Page 48 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue
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D. Bisects Diagonal - Matched Set
To the Same Addressee
One of five recorded matched sets o£10~ diagonal bisects from the Evans Correspondence
of Gardiner, ME and the only one to bear orange-red postmarks, all others are blue
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The considerable number of bisected covers dated April through June 1851 suggests that postal patrons
wished to use up the 10~ they had on-hand before they were demonetized on July 1, 1851.
