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Santa Fe, N.M., May 1, double-circle postmark with matching "5" rating handstamp on gray 1852 folded letter endorsed "Official Business" to Maj. Gen. W. Towson, Paymaster General, Washington, D.C., datelined letter concerning paymaster accounts "…I inform you that I have sent by Col. Alexander to the paymaster in New York my accounts…", rating handstamp obliterated in manuscript as free military business use (See website for images), Very Fine, ex-Dike & Risvold.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS SANTE FE DOUBLE-CIRCLE DATESTAMP.
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