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1847 Stamp Correspondence
Forty-four letters document the history of the design, production, issuance and use of the first federal U. S. postage stamps
following the Post Office Act of March 3, 1847. Details of the collection as well as a full inventory of its contents can be
found within Finding Guides.
Donor: Anonymous
1997.2001
Image (at left):
1851 letter from printing firm Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson suggesting the destruction of dies
and plates to Postmaster General Hall
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