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Stamped Folded Letter P O Markings

 
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sharons25
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I have a stamped folded letter with P O markings from 1884 and I would like to know more about the markings and also the holes on the paper?

Thank you

sharons25
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The markings on the back relate to its handling among the NYCity stations. See this thread for more examples:

http://goscf.com/t/71937
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I'm not seeing how the holes are related to the rest of the item. In general, holes like that just look like someone pinned it up on the wall for awhile.
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parttime I agree..........pinned to something at some time. this was an old time practice and is commonly seen on early revenue stamps.
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A common filing system on many 19th century desks

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