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)

Mots clés

weather communication communications education politics country post mail letter envelope color political war location Armed Forces century first president concept stamp correspondence postage address collecting Army post office collectible politician warfare philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution postal service postage stamp 19th century United States Army stamp collecting politicians Educational Institution FRANK nineteenth century postage stamps US Army American America USA scientific institution George Washington George ink united states Unknown Washington Major Washington U.S. Army General Washington paper Heritage Art 19th-century Postage Stamps National Postal Museum franked franking