1858 BLACKS & WHITES Va. ” black circular datesamp on a 1pg letter from Charles Ogburn datelined “April 30, 1858″ addressed to “Messers Jones & Eliott, Meores Warehouse, Petersburg, Va. Content relates to tobacco trade including I have sent you one Hogshead of Ground leavs with my name marked on the head of it… This is an original postal item, not a reproduction. This item is a “stamped folded letter” insomuch as the writer used a sheet of paper to write their letter and then folded it – leaving a space for the address and postal marking – and then sealed it, addressed it and took it to the post office where the postmaster applied a stamp (unless already placed on the letter by the sender) and applied markings appropriate for the letter’s journey (principally the cancelling of the stamp and noting the origin of the letter with a town, state and date marking) and gave it to the postrider/post-wagon or stage to send the letter on its way. 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 cancel. 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. 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.

• Place of Origin: United States
• Quality: Used
• State: Virginia
• Grade: Ungraded
• Topic: Stamped
• Modified Item: No
• Certification: Uncertified