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10-cent Washington Valentine Cover and Enclosure, 1848-51 (envelope with postage stamp)

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SMT1216940
Image title
10-cent Washington Valentine Cover and Enclosure, 1848-51 (envelope with postage stamp)
Artist
American School, (19th century) / American
Location
National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
Medium
envelope with postage stamp
Date
1848 AD - 1851 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
20.32x25.4 cms
Image description

This spectacular printed Valentine envelope was mailed at Potsdam, New York, on February 8 of an unknown year. Since it traveled a very short distance to West Potsdam, the need for a 10¢ stamp was not distance but rather weight, being more than one-half ounce and less than one ounce. The 10¢ stamp thus pays a double weight rate of less than 300 miles. The enclosed Valentine is an elaborate multicolor design and a ribbon, with a handwritten verse. This is the only known 10¢ cover from Potsdam.

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© Smithsonian Institution / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
decoration / USA / North America / America (continent) / New York (city) / New York (state) / valentine / ornate / postal / national postal museum / handwriting / stamp / letters / covers / stamps / correspondence / letter / mail / handwritten / postage / ten-cent / smithsonian institution / cover / envelope / ten cents / envelopes / usa / potsdam / new york / george washington
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Largest available format 3169 × 2662 px 4 MB
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Medium 1024 × 860 px 87 × 73 mm 1.3 MB

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