Here is some of my newest acquisitions from this morning. I blew my stamp budget for this month but I think they're worth it. Makes me feel a little better anyway. Enjoy.
Blood's Penny Post. Acid tied. Scott #15L13 on folded letter via Blood's despatch. Sent on August 20th, 1852.
Auction listing notes: "Nice letter from mother to son, who has been sick and mother is telling him how she found out about his condition."
That "Cherries Brand" cover is addressed to S. Mills Ely & Co., Binghamton, NY. In case you were wondering, here's a period billhead I uncovered on the internet from S. Mills Ely & Co.:
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Posted 01/04/2014 4:14 pm
