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5 .2 FROM SEA TO S H I N I N G S E A 7877-7893

1890s - WASHINGTON. P .C.

W ashington, a C a p ita l C it y founded as th e GoveA.nme.nt had p tan t a td o a t in
1791 by French en g in eer PieAAe L'E nfiant. Key th e & W hite
w ith P en n sylva n ia Avenue con n ectin g them . Among th e many new added was th e
P ost O ^ iic e Department [A r c h ite c t W. J . Edbrooke)b u ilt on P en n sylva n ia Avenue in 1891-95.

C apito

Pennbytvania Avenue

B o o k le t co m p le te w ith 24 x 7c, + 24 x 2 c Stam p4
POO bhotim on 73c Booklet Cover, in 1911, on 1983 Pobtd Card
S ta rtin g in 1896 [qv 6 . 1 , 1896 RED) th e ’ C o lle c t io n & D is t r ib u t io n Wagon S e r v ic e ’ in
W ashington was an improvement in m ail h a n d lin g . M ail s o r tin g sa ved tim e due to dropping
o{s th e ou t -o ^ -c it y m ail bags at R a il D epots. The Servicetoat> d t^ c o a ttiaa 15. J UN. 00.

AMERICAN STAMP EXCHANGE.
225 First Street,. S. E., Washington, D. C.

Route 1.75 g 9 ? ? . i c
Trip It 1 labt oi day.
Start 9.0pm, took 2 hr.
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duplex on 2c PSE; COLLECTION £ DISTRIBUTION/ WASHINGTON, ./ DEC 12/ TRIP 7 /96 WAGON N°_,