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1876 PHILADELPHIA. PA. - CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION - 70™ MAV TO 70™ NOVEMBER

S it e : 236 acres_, U isito rs_: 9 .9 rrUttlcnx. 3 0 ,8 6 3 , $ 8 .9
C en ten n ia l Com m ission r e s p o n s ib le fo r th e E x p o s itio n , & th e POD was au th orised , to have a
P o sta l S ta tio n th e re & to produce a PSE w ith an em bossed commemorative 3c stam p. P re s.
Grant opened th e E x p o sitio n w ith th e B r a z ilia n Emperor Dorn Pedro 11 as an g u e st.

cdi CENTENNIAL/ PHILADELPHIA PA. NOl/ 10 on Centennial Coven; Exposition handitamp.
V ie. 2 '2mm g a p ' b etw een ’ L ' of, CENTENNIAL & 'A ' of, PA.

Rem ington Arms Co. m anufactured th e C h risto p h e r Latham ty p e w r ite r w hich i t
dem onstrated in i t s booth; v is it o r s had Commemorative PSE ad d ressed in PURPLE UPPER CASE
b e fo re p o stin g them at th e E x p o sitio n PO; f i r s t p u b lic dem on stration o f th e ty p e w r ite r .

cdi CENTENNIAL/ PHILADELPHIA PA. JUL 27 on Commemonative PSE TyPEdlRITTEN ADDRESS.
Die 1 'N o g a p ' b etw een • L'of, CENTENNIAL & 'A ' of, PA.
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