National Postal Museum
Stampless Cover
1845
Partial blue NEW ORLEANS postmark and PAID; WASHINGTON CITY D.C. red postmark and FREE; from New Orleans to a U. S. Senator in Washington, forwarded to Bentivoglio, VA; letter from an army colonel requesting help with a promotion request; the congressional franking privilege applied to both mail received and mail sent.
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