1836 “Elmira 10 May” manuscript cancel on a 2-page letter from Isaac & Betsey Mead addressed to Daniel Mead at Port Byron. Upon arrival at Port Byron, the postmaster there entered “under Ch 2 1/2″ and added that to the “10” rate and totaled it to “12 1/2″ due from Daniel Mead. The letter is dated “Elmira May 8th 1836″ at the bottom of page two. The letter IS present. You are purchasing BOTH the letter and the postal markings. The letter has not been separated–it’s still here, and pictured. ONE of the reasons it is collectible is because of the fact that the local postmaster applied postal markings considered appropriate for the letter’s journey–namely: The originating town name and a rate. In addition to being collectible because the addressee or the town from which it was sent, it is a collectable item of “postal history”. Because of the rates, markings usage, the addressee or something that might appeal to the collector. ANOTHER is the writer, the content and the addressee. Sometimes I will require this to protect us both. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\Covers\Postal History”. The seller is “ivymontcpa” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Topic: Stampless
• Certification: Uncertified
• Quality: Used
• Grade: Ungraded
• State: New York
• Place of Origin: United States