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7 .2 T R A N SP O R T AND P O S T A L S E R V I C E S 78 4 5 - 1 8 6 0
ACT OF CONGRESS 3 .MAR.7847 AUTHORISES FIRST POSTAGE STAMPS.

POA o($ 3 . MAR.1845 {,lxed ra ted at 5c under & 10c 300 & POA 3 .MAR. 1847
au th orlded Idduethe I d t 5c & 10c postage The d ela y dome C i t y t o
Iddue t h e ir own P ro v ld lo n a l Stampd. In A U G .1846 W illiam B. Sa yled PM o£ P ro v id en ce, R1.
Iddued dheetd o-fa 12 (3x4) com prldlng 1 TEN CENTS & 11 FIVE CENTS adhedlve
podtage dtamp In USA wad 3c Iddued on 1 . FEB. 42I n New by p r iv a te CITY DESPATCH POST.

City Despatch Rhode U. P 5c 7.JUL.7847
1St2 (E) 1846 pa*" # s No Gum |E) 7 0c LaAge. D-te Pa o o &

Both P riv a te & Government A e rv lce * uAed term 'PoAt O ^ t c e ’ , 60 Sw art6 Chatham Square P0.

Letteh to Philadelphia dateUned 11 MAV 1849. 5c dtamp tied by kUhb plud cdd NEW VOK MAy 18.
PAW becoudd handed in with payment at Swarid Ckatham Square PO (Private) |0/t delivery to New Vori PO (Govt.).
Red SMARTS hd on $d.ont uded FEB. to NOV 1849. H4 LETTERS FOR N.VORK CITy/ dl%£CJ j§j CHATHAM SQUARE/ POST OFFICE,
only known on hevehde, l limited to period MAV to JULV 1849.

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