Page 5 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue
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D. Earliest Known Usage of a July 2, 1847
US General Issue Postage Stamp
Positions 71-72L
JY 2, 184 7, to Indianapolis, IN.
The two 10~ stamps partly pay the 30~
triple domestic weight (10~ per V2 oz. for
letters travelling > 300 miles). The letter
was discovered to be overweight and an
additional1 0~ was charged to the recipient.
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