Letter

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.86 A-B

Scope and Content

A half page typed letter inside a business size envelope, from POSTMASTER, St. Joseph, MO. Dead Letter Section to Carrier No. 34, Fairleigh Station, St. Joseph, Mo., postmarked on the back MAY 15 1950

Context

A. Please deliver the inclosed dead letter to sender, Charles R. Woodson, 723 North 22nd S. collecting 30¢ xxxxxxxxx postage due, which due stamps should be attached to the letter, and securing his signature at (x) on the pink form. You should sign the form as a Witness, and return in the inclosed self-addressed envelope. Thanks G. Sanford Dead Letter Clerk (hand written in ink) $1.00 bill inclosed in letter B. The envelope has a brown round 1½¢ stamp with a profile of George Washington and is stamped 'POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT PENALTY FOR PROVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE OFFICIAL BUSINESS (The envelope has handwritten notes across the mid-section) #54030 'no response 5/15/50 PM 5/16/50 am Delivery impossible 5/16/50 am

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

8" x 5"

Dimension Notes

4" X 9½"

Parts

Letter and Envelope