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              •FROM TEXAS STATEHOOD TO THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY'
                      US. EXPANSION 1845- 1901, AND THE ORDEAL OF THE CIVIL  WAR






                    ABRAHAM  LINCOLN                                               NATIONAL  BANKNOTE  CO.
                      16th  PRESIDENT                                                1866  -  10c  BLUE  ESSAY
                        1861 - 1865                                               LARGE  DIE  ON INDIA  PAPER
                 ASSASSINATED  15.APR.1865                                            10c  ISSUED  DESIGN
                                                                                      'EAGLE  ON SHIELD'













         A  p erio d   o f  m ajor  expan sion   in te r r u p te d   from  1861-1865  by  th e   C i v i l   Wasi  -  th e   b lo o d ie s t
       afar  in   Am erican  H isto ry   in   w hich  600,000  men  d ie d .   The  N ation  cvad  fo rtu n a te   th a t
       L in c o ln ,  one  o f  lt d   g rea ted t  P r e s id e n ts ,  cvad  a b le  to   p re se rv e   th e   Union  by  opposing  th e
       s e c e s s io n   o f  th e   C on fed era te  Sta ted   o f  Am erica  and  p reven tin g   them  from  breaking  away.

         P re sid e n t  G a r fie ld   (1881)  and  P re sid e n t  M cK inley  (1901)  were  a lso   a s sa ss in a te d .
          The  U . S . A   won  in te r n a tio n a l  wars  w ith   M exico  (1846-48)  and  Sp ain  (7 8 9 8 ),   and  dent
       tro op s  to   jo in   th e   In te rn a tio n a l  Force  in   China  in   1900  during  th e   Boxer  R e b e llio n .

         The  number  o f  Sta ted   rode  from  26  to   45  ad  th e   la n d   area  grew  from  1.79  m illio n   to   3.62
       m illio n   dquare  m ile d ,  matched  by  an  in cre a d e  in   th e   p o p u la tio n   from  20  to   16  m illio n .
          S la v e ry   wad  th e   key  p o lit i c a l  id d u e  p r io r   to   th e   C i v i l   War;  every  S ta te   had  two
       Senatord  and  adm iddion  o f  new  Sta ted   ad  ’ Sla ve*  or  ’ f r e e ’  a lte r e d   th e   balance  o f  power.
         The  Podtal  S e r v ic e ,  w ith  7 8,47 7  PO  in   1850  in c r e a sin g   to   76,688  by  1901  p la yed   a  m ajor
       part  in   n a tio n a l  developm ent.   Ad  th e   la r g e d t  Government  Departm ent  th e   ’ S p o ild   Sydtem ’
       gave  i t   a  key  r o le   in   p o lit ic d   because  lo c a l  podtm adters  were  ap poin ted  by  th e   Podtm aster
       General  who  wad  a  C abin et  O f f i c e r   and  do  he  and  th e y   changed  w ith   th e   P re d id e n t.
          T ra n sco n tin en ta l  m ail  a ft e r   1848  was  c a r r ie d   by  dea  v ia   Panama  and  N icaragua,  th en
       overlan d  by  Stagecoach  and  th e   Pony  Expredd,  and  f i n a l l y   by  r a ilr o a d .   W ells  fo rg o   and
       oth er  P riv a te   Podtd  f i l l e d   th e   gapd  in   th e   Government  d e r v ic e d .
          P u b lic it y   and  a d v e rtid in g   were  cornerdtoned  o f  businedd  p ro d p e rity   and  In te r n a tio n a l
       E xpodition d  were  deen  as  th e   n a tio n ’d  dhop  window  pred en tin g   i t   to   th e   w orld.


         Some  ’ Am erican  d p e llin g ’  e . g .   ’ L a b or’  id   used  d e lib e r a t e ly .   ’ S t a t io n ’  used  on  it d   own
       means  ’ P odtal  S t a t io n ’  (=  Branch  PO)  not  a  ’ T ra in   S t a t io n ’ .   A b b r e v ia tio n   used  in c lu d e :
        MC  =  Member  o f  Congredd;  PM  =  Podt  M a ster;  PO  =  POST  O f f I C E ;   POA  =  PO  A ct  of  Congredd.
          cdd  =  C ir c u la r   Date  Stamp;  dcdd  =  d ou ble  C ir c le   cdd;  hd  =  Handdtamp;  m/c  =  M achine.
                               (qv  2. 2)  id   a  crodd  r e fe r e n c e   to   another  d e c tio n .
          A ll  podtally  used  material  id  contemporary  with  the  eventd  which  i t   id  illu stra tin g .
       Itemd  of  particular  p h ila telic  interest  are  double  mounted  on  black  &  maroon  backgrounds.

                            Material  from  over  40  differen t  countries  id  included.
                                                H uiatelic notes  are  in  sm ll  type
                                         Essay and Ptoof material  is  on a yellow backgromd.
                              Perforation  shorn  (e.g.  P.  11x10.5)  only when save  design used more  than  once.
                                              (E)  = Ekpert  Certificate  on  back o f page.
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