Page 63 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue

B. Auxiliary Postal Services Unofficial Philadelphia Registry
1. Registration

Based on the few recorded registered Philadelphia covers extant and their dates of posting, it is likely the Postmaster
restarted numbering letters at number 1 when he reached 100. No covers bearing numbers above 100 are recorded.

AP 18 (#95) 1850 to Philadelphia, PA.
From the Mechanics Bank of Baltimore containing checks for collection.

Only recorded 1847 example of the registered marking applied at point of origin

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MR 29, 1851 , Wilkes-Barre, PA to Philadelphia, PA. ·
Straightline Registered applied at Wilkes-Barre and blue "R" and registration #25 applied on arrival at Philadelphia.