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7.2 TRANSPORTANV POSTAL SERV ICES 1845-1860
1850-1860 VALUABLES IN THE POST

PAioA to 1 8 5 5 theAe waA no o ffic ia i ’ Re though,
opeAated in many iaAge c itie s becauAe money Aent by matt. The
the contents waA not maAked on the coveA & no paid. PoAtmaAteAA noted a
which waA deciaAed aA vaiuabte on the waybitt Aent with the to the deAtination PO.

Folded letten d a t d i n e d Aug. 17 1850. Blue cdA NEW BEDFORD/ Mi. AUG 17.
Unde* 300 milei nate m i 5 c . mi ’37' a change box
Blue '10' denotei ’double letten' because a $2000 check mi endoied,
Philadelphia applied a blue 'R' to alt incoming/outgoing mail knom to contain ’valuabtei'.
PO A of 3.MAR. 7855 authoAiAed PMG to intAoduce RegiAteAed PoAt 1.JUL.1855 with a
pAepaid AegiAtAation f e e o f 5c, though no compenAation to be
individuaity numbeAed & a Aeceipt given to the AendeA. The poAtmaAteA kept a a it
AegiAteAed mait & Aent a n o tifica tio n to each PO due to Aeceive i t . ThiA numbeA waA
AecoAded on the te tte A , togetheA with the 5c fee paid though thiA waA often omitted.

Only Pegiitened Stamp
even uied. I 1911
mithdnam 1915.

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Regiitened Letten #24 datetined lanuany 16 1856. Red cdi SALEM 3 PAID, JAN 16.
3c Stamp wai unden 300 mile nate to New Vonk. 5c |ee not
Letten ne$em to $50 being endoied.

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