
Sujet
3c Washington War Department cover, November 29, 1881. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
3c Washington War Department cover, November 29, 1881. Official Cover to the Chief Signal Officer of the Army. Franking is cancelled with a seldom seen Anacostia, D.C. handstamp, November 29, 1881; An expanding federal government required more accountability. Free franking ended in 1873 due to abuse of the privilege. To replace it, the Post Office Department released the Officials, special stamps and envelopes used for official correspondence. Departments of the executive branch purchased the Officials. Postmasters used seals to close mail opened for inspection or damaged in handling.;In addition to Official stamps, stamped envelopes were issued for the Post Office and War departments. This envelope carried a report of the local weather to the Signal Corps, which conducted national weather reporting and forecasting.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM21A89_373
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
42,4Mo (1,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 25,3cm / 4960 x 2987 (300dpi)