1851 Priest's Despatch 2-cent yellow
United States · 1851 · 2¢
A rectangular stamp featuring the text 'PRIEST'S DESPATCH' at the top, 'PAID' in the center, and '2 CENTS' at the bottom, all enclosed within a simple border.
This stamp represents a private local postal service, 'Priest's Despatch', operating in the United States in 1851, a period when private carriers often supplemented or competed with nascent government postal systems.
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Image: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nonenmac" title="User:Nonenmac">R. A. Nonenmacher</a> · License: Public domain
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