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March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
LOT# : 3129
Date: 03/29/2023 - 17:00
Connecticut Postal History
dateline on 1873 1c Postal card (UX1) with pencil "Hartford" alongside, addressed to "Miss Ada Louise Taylor" in Hartford, message reads: "My Dear Daughter, I send you the first letter I have ever written on a postal card and this is the first day they have been put into circulation in this city. You can recollect this all your life. Your affectionate Papa Sam", very fine, although uncancelled still an extraordinary first day use of the first United States postal card which was produced in nearby Springfield, ex-"Georgian"
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Starting Price: $200
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