1885 Philadelphia PA Cover to Princeton NJ Student Francis F Kane University Hot
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This is a postal history cover from 1885. Postal Route & Markings From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania To: Princeton, New Jersey Sending Postmark: Philadelphia, PA, circular date stamp dated April 1, 1885 (Wednesday). R ... Read More
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- United States
- Condition
- Cover (Postal History)
- Centering
- Fine
- Stamp Format
- Single
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This is a postal history cover from 1885. Postal Route & Markings From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania To: Princeton, New Jersey Sending Postmark: Philadelphia, PA, circular date stamp dated April 1, 1885 (Wednesday). Receiving Postmark: Princeton, N.J., circular date stamp on the reverse, also dated April 1, 1885. Transit: The cover traveled approximately 40 miles and was delivered on the same day. Postage: A 2-cent stamp paid the first-class letter rate. Addressee and Destination Details The cover is addressed to Francis Fisher Kane (1866-1955), who was a student at Princeton University at the time (Class of 1886). Kane later became a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The destination is the University Hotel in Princeton. Opened in 1876, it was a prominent hotel located adjacent to the university campus. The building was destroyed by fire in 1887. The site is now part of the Princeton University campus.Sales History
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