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Monday, August 3, 2020 at 8:24 AM
Item n°1055829492
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Monday, August 3, 2020 at 10:13 PM
Almost 220 years old , this entire makes for an incredible survivor of early United States postal history and remains an historical artefact in its own right. As pictured, with a lengthy letter dated 5 February 1803 addressed to Gent. William Irvine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA). Delightful handwriting, certainly a sight for sore eyes!"NEW YORK" on "FEB 7". In what looks like mostly fresh condition.Less than USD$60 right now – a bargain! Gent. William Irvine The Historical Society of Pennsylvania today holds an extensive collection of papers, correspondance, certificaes and other documents relating to this elite Irvine-Newbold family papers (1766 – 1955). The collection is rich in information on the military and political history of the United States from the Revolution through the War of 1812, and the business and social history of Pennsylvania in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Some military records and correspondence of an unrelated General James Irvine (1735-1819) are also contained in the Irvine-Newbold Family Papers.
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