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US Haverhill MA 05 OCT 1855 to Islip, Long Island NY. 3c PAID in cash. Haverhill 5 OCT Mass CDS, 3 PAID handstamp, embossed seal. Late stampless Env, prepayment compulsory before stamps required. Mrs. Ann M. Currier, Suffolk Station.
Summary
- Date sent: 5 October 1855. The day and month come from the postmark; the year comes from a later pencil note, “1855,” and fits the markings.
- Country of origin: United States
- Sent from: Haverhill, Massachusetts (Essex County)
- Sent to: Suffolk Station, Islip, Long Island, New York
- Distance: about 180 miles in a straight line, roughly 230 miles by road and rail
- Philatelic details:
- Black circular datestamp “HAVERHILL 5 OCT MASS.,” with the day placed above the month.
- Black handstamp “3 PAID”: the 3-cent rate for a prepaid single letter under 3,000 miles (1851 rate), paid in cash.
- Late stampless use. Prepayment became compulsory on 1 April 1855, but stamps were not required until 1 January 1856.
- Embossed decorative seal on the back flap.
- Later pencil note “1855” and other faint pencil marks.
- Stampless Env, no contents.
- Sender: not named.
- Receiver: Mrs. Ann M. Currier, at Suffolk Station in the town of Islip, Long Island.
- Historical interest:
- Suffolk Station was a stop on the Long Island Rail Road in central Islip. Its name in the address shows how railroad stations had become addresses for mail in rural districts by the 1850s.
- The Currier family was well established in Haverhill (compare your 1830 Nathaniel Currier Junior letter), so the cover probably carried family news from Haverhill relatives to a Currier who had settled on Long Island.
- Genealogical interest: The cover places Mrs. Ann M. Currier at Suffolk Station, Islip, Long Island, in October 1855, with a likely family connection to Haverhill.
Transcription Front of Env:
3 PAID
Mrs Ann M. Currier
Suffolk Station
Islip
Long Island
N.Y.
Pencil (later note):
1855 |