National Postal Museum
Folded letter by US Navy Surgeon David Shelton Edwards
David Shelton Edwards, American, died 1874 · August 29, 1839
The letter was sent unpaid to Bridgeport, Connecticut, and marked at Washington, DC post office for 18 3/4 cents postage due at destination. This was the correct rate for a single sheet letter going a distance of 150-400 miles. The manuscript postmark “Washington Aug 30” in the upper left corner is unusual for this period when circular date stamps were in use.
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