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Post office box rental receipt
Description:
The renter of post office box number 197 at the Hollidaysburgh, Blair County, Pennsylvania, post office received this payment record rendered for the lease period “Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 1879.” Although he did not sign the receipt, John Gorley served as postmaster of the Hollidaysburgh Post Office from its establishment on February 26, 1846, until it changed to the Hollidaysburg Post Office in 1892.
Reference:
Kay, John L. Pennsylvania Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1994. Lincoln, MA: Quarterman, 1995.
Date:
October - January, 1879
Markings:
(No. 43) / Box No. 197 / To Hollidaysburgh Post Office, Pa. / TO BOX RENT / From Oct to Jany, 1879 $ 25 / 3 / 28 / RECEIVED PAYMENT, / P.M.
Medium:
paper; ink / printed; handwritten
Dimensions:
7.6 x 14.0 cm (3 x 5.5 in.)
Museum ID:
2001.2014.1
Place:
Pennsylvania
Collection:
Glossary
