1885 Pigeon Run VA DPO Cover to Asheville NC Lynchburg Transit 2c Stamp History

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United States

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Cover (Postal History)

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Single

Item Description

This is a postal history cover from 1885, mailed from the discontinued post office of Pigeon Run, Virginia. Addressed To: Thos T. Hunter Esqr Farmer's Ware House, Box 301, Asheville N. C. The recipient, Thomas T. Hunter (1830-1901), was a lawyer and politician in Asheville. The address, Farmer's Ware House, was a business location, likely for agricultural goods, and Box 301 was a post office box. The area of former warehouses in Asheville is now the South Slope Brewing District. Postage: The letter rate is paid by a 2-cent stamp, cancelled with a target postmark. Postal Markings & Transit: Dispatch Postmark: A circular date stamp reads "PIGEON RUN, V.A., MAY 11". The Pigeon Run post office in Campbell County was in operation from 1880 to 1903. Transit Postmark: A circular date stamp on the reverse reads "LYNCHBURG, VA., MAY 12 1885". Receiving Postmark: A circular date stamp on the reverse reads "ASHEVILLE, N.C., MAY 14 1885". Transit Analysis: Sent from: Pigeon Run, Virginia on Monday, May 11, 1885. Transit Point: Lynchburg, Virginia on Tuesday, May 12, 1885. Received in: Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday, May 14, 1885. Total Travel Time: 3 days. Approximate Travel Distance: Approximately 270 miles, including the transit through Lynchburg. Historical Context: This cover was in transit when the Revised Version of the Old Testament was first published in London and New York on May 15, 1885, an event of major cultural and religious significance in the English-speaking world.

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