1844-06-01 DETROIT MICH-----EXPRESS LABEL--WELLS & CO, DETROIT, BLACK ON ORANGE GLAZED ---MS PAID 2/- --2 SHILLINGS = 48 CENTS---TO ABBY & FREEMAN AT 61 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK----FROM FISH & GREGORY AT DETROIT---LABEL FEATURES A STEAMBOAT AND LISTS SERVICE TO BUFFALO, CLEVELAND, DETROIT, AND CHICAGO-----CONGRESS PASSED AN ACT MARCH 3, 1845 EFFECTIVE JULY 1,1845 THAT OUTLAWED THE CARRYING OF LETTERS BY PRIVATE COMPANIES BETWEEN CITIES WHERE THE POST OFFICE DEPT HAD INTER-CITY MAIL SERVICE-----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 1160 $260
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-06-01
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Stampless Letters
, MI Waterways
, Privately Owned
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