1931 Fort Worth to Austin TX Special Delivery Cover Fee Claimed Littlefield Dorm
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This postal history item is a cover sent via Special Delivery from Fort Worth to Austin, Texas, in 1931. The cover is franked with one 2-cent stamp and one 10-cent Special Delivery stamp, for a total postage of 12 c ... Read More
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This postal history item is a cover sent via Special Delivery from Fort Worth to Austin, Texas, in 1931. The cover is franked with one 2-cent stamp and one 10-cent Special Delivery stamp, for a total postage of 12 cents. This corresponds to the 2-cent first-class letter rate plus the 10-cent fee for special delivery service at the time. To: Mrs. Marie Allen Littlefield Dormitory Austin, Tex Additional Visible Features: A purple, two-line handstamp reading "Fee Claimed by Office / of First Address". Detailed Information: Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Handwritten Address: Mrs. Marie Allen / Littlefield Dormitory / Austin, Tex Handstamp: Fee Claimed by Office of First Address Postmarks and Transit: Dispatch Postmark: Fort Worth, T.Y. (Texas), July 16, 12:30 PM (Thursday). The year is confirmed by the arrival mark. Arrival Postmark: Austin, Tex., July 17, 1931, 5:30 AM (Friday). Total Travel Time: 17 hours. Approximate Travel Distance: The distance between Fort Worth and Austin is approximately 190 miles (305 km). Historical Context: On the date of the postmarks, July 16-17, 1931, Texas was experiencing significant economic turmoil during the Great Depression. The massive East Texas Oil Boom had created a glut of oil, causing prices to collapse. This situation would lead Governor Ross S. Sterling to declare martial law and shut down the oil fields one month later, in August 1931. Location Information: Sender's Address: Not indicated on the cover. Recipient's Address: Littlefield Dormitory is a historic women's residence hall at the University of Texas at Austin. Opened in 1927, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and remains in use as a student dormitory today.Sales History
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