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6 .7 DOMESTIC P O L I T I C S A N V P O S T A L SER VICES 7893-7907
7897 WASHINGTON. P .C . HOSTS FIFTH UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS.
U. P. U. Congredd met ^rom 5.M AV-75. JUNE in th e C oron ation A There were
62 member n a t i o n d & i t wad th e 4 ir d t Congredd to meet in th e Main
d u b je ct didcudded wad ’matt tr a n d it ch a rg ed ’ . There wad a branch o& th e C it y PO £
d elega ted needd ( not open to p u b lic ) w hich a p p lie d an Am erican m/c SLOGAN c a n c e lla tio n .
American m/c FEag Pmk: WASHINGTON/ MV U 1897/ D.C. Slogan: CONGRES/ POSTAL/
125 deldo/s cu rren t dtampd & p od tal d ta tio n e ry were o v e rp rin te d
’ UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS’ £o r p red en ta tio n to th e d e le g a te d .
5c Nemi pape Stamp
1895 tilaterm
Overprinted 1894 iMue 1c Portal Card.
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