Short Hills Poultry Farm Envelope, c. 1906

Name/Title

Short Hills Poultry Farm Envelope, c. 1906

Entry/Object ID

2007.029.003

Scope and Content

Light yellow envelope sent in 1906 from the Short Hills Poultry Farm, B. C. Fincke, Proprietor, Short Hills, NJ to W. H. Congdon Esquire at Oak Lawn in Providence, RI. 2 cent Benjamin Franklin stamp printed on the upper right corner of the envelope. Slightly bumped corners and minor edge wear. Light soiling along the envelope flap. Envelope sealed shut, but slit open at the top. Cancellation mark on the front from January 11 in Short Hills, NJ with an oval cancellation mark with regularly spaced black lines. Cancellation mark on the back from January 12 in Oak Lawn, RI.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.029

Source or Donor

Lynne Ranieri

Dimensions

Height

6-1/8 in

Width

3-1/2 in