Undenom Allen's City Dispatch single
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1882
Undenom Allen's City Dispatch single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2004.2019.6), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 3L3. Dated by the museum: 1882. Medium: paper (yellow); ink (red).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
"Established by Edwin Allen for the intracity delivery of letters adn circulars. The price of the stamps is belived to have been determined on a quantity basis. Uncanceled and canceled reminders were sold to collectors after suppression of the post in Februay, 1883."
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper (yellow); ink (red)
Identification
- Place
- Research required
- Topic
- U.S. Stamps
- Date recorded
- 1882
- Museum object number
- 2004.2019.6
- Museum classification
- Postage Stamps
Catalogue references
- ScottUSA 3L3
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum example; confirm perforation, watermark, printing and variety details against philatelic references.