McKinley Five Cent Postage Stamp 1905 Envelope Addressed to Mr. Otto Treichel.

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McKinley Five Cent Postage Stamp 1905 Envelope. Front.: Origformat: Artifact
McKinley Five Cent Postage Stamp 1905 Envelope. Front.

Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

McKinley Five Cent Postage Stamp 1905 Envelope Addressed to Mr. Otto Treichel.

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.2515

Scope and Content

McKinley Five Cent Postage Stamp 1905 Envelope. Three stamps, with two Detroit postmarks atop, are affixed to the upper right hand corner of the envelope; a three cent purple (Andrew) "JACKSON, 1765-1815, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POSTAGE" stamp, a blue five cent (Abraham) LINCOLN, 1800-1865, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POSTAGE, SERIES 1902" stamp, and a blue five cent (William) "MCKINLEY, 1843-1901, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COMMEMORATIVE SERIES OF 1901" stamp. The return address reads in three lines of text, "AFTER 5 DAYS RETURN TO AMERICAN OPTICAL COLLEGE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN." An image of an eye is located between the 2nd and 3rd lines. The envelope is addressed to: "Mr. Otto Treichel, 173 Chapel St., Windsor. Melbourne, N.S. W. Australia." Under the address a label reads, "R UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. NO. 15866," and written in pencil, "4202." A third postmark reads, "DETROIT, MICH. AUG 11 1905, REGISTERED." The back has two additional postmarks; "SAN FRANCISCO, CAL AUG 16 1905. REGISTERED F. D." and "MELBOURNE.5. REGISTERED." The date is not completely legible, [11.9.05].

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL