1905 Western Union Telegraph Stamp

United States · 1905 · 1 Dollar

This stamp features the 'WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY' inscription with 'ONE DOLLAR' denomination. It was issued in 1905 for internal company use or for customers to prepay telegraph services.

Telegraph stamps were used by private telegraph companies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to account for services, predating widespread telephone communication and representing a key era of rapid information exchange.