Lot
1727 
U.S. Dead Letter Office in the 19th Century - Barlow Exhibit Balance, balance of 5-frame exhibit with single and double-pages, starts with early postmaster reports, DLO handstamps including "G.P. Office" and later "P.O. Dept" circular handstamps in red and black, latter "P.O. Department, Dead Letter Office" large double-oval, "Dead Letter Office, G.P.O. Dept, Postage Not Paid" double-oval, smaller cds styles, etc, note 1831 unclaimed ship letter and "refused" letter; Dead Letter return letters and envelopes from 1830s to 1880s showing postage due envelopes transitioning to free, Official stamps and penalty mail; held for postage mail, various DLO divisions including return letter division, property division, minor division, money division, DLO foreign mail, registered foreign mail, pointing finger handstamps, DLO seals, unmailable matter, deficiency in address supplied including labels, blind reading with DLO forwarding label, DLO trace requests, carrier labels, corner cards and postal stationery, National Return association, etc., Very Fine and wonderful exhibit balance tracing the DLO operations from the 1830s to 1890s. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $3,250