Envelope with first day cover for 50th anniversary of Rural Free Delivery

Name/Title

Envelope with first day cover for 50th anniversary of Rural Free Delivery

Entry/Object ID

ARC570

Scope and Content

Envelope with first day cover for 50th anniversary of Rural Free Delivery which was inaugurated in West Virginia October 1, 1896; sticker with cachet is in upper left corner; cancelled in Charles Town October 1, 1946. Three-cent stamp with Smithsonian Institution Castle on it is afixed to envelope. Addressed to "Miss Winnie Eby, 308 - So. George St., Charles Town Jeff. Co. West Va" The name "Melvin T. Strider" is at bottom left.

Acquisition

Accession

219

Source or Donor

Eby, Cecil

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1946 October 1