$65.00 CAD
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Attractive 1854 letter from John Slade & Co. to J.P. Bradley of Boston with accounting of bale purchases.
Handwriting bit difficult to decode.
Mailed to "J.P. Bradley Esq. --- Boston Mas."
Postage paid with nice copy of USA #11A 3 cent Washington imperforate stamp, L&R margins into design. Cancellation:
Letterhead:
Folded to form envelope. Some light toning on fold. Couple small holes on fold.
3 ⅛” x 5 ⅛”
he U. S. Express Mail postmarks had their origin in the attempts made by the Post Office Department, beginning in 1842, to meet the competition of the private express carriers. The name "U. S. Express Mail" was intended to indicate more rapid service than by ordinary mail.
