Boston MA 1886 Cover 2c Washington Stamp Machine Cancel to Lynn Newhall St
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This report details a postally used cover from 1886, mailed from Boston to Lynn, Massachusetts, with sending and receiving postmarks indicating overnight transit. Addressee and Sender Information: From: No sender in ... Read More
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This report details a postally used cover from 1886, mailed from Boston to Lynn, Massachusetts, with sending and receiving postmarks indicating overnight transit. Addressee and Sender Information: From: No sender information is present on the cover. To: Miss Abby N. Barry, #76 Newhall St., Lynn, Mass. The addressee, Abby N. Barry, is listed in the 1886 Lynn city directory as a teacher at the Cobbet primary school, boarding at the 76 Newhall Street address. Text and Markings: Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Obverse Postmark: BOSTON, MASS / NOV 4 / 9-30P / 1886 Reverse Postmark: LYNN, MASS. / NOV 5 / 8 AM / 86 Stamp: UNITED STATES POSTAGE / TWO CENTS Address: Miss Abby N. Barry. / #76 Newhall St. / Lynn, / Mass. Cancel: [4] within horizontal bars. Postal Markings and Postage: Postage: The cover is franked with one 2-cent stamp. Origin Postmark: Boston, Mass., dated November 4, 1886, 9:30 PM. Destination Postmark: Lynn, Mass., dated November 5, 1886, 8 AM. Cancel: A machine cancel with horizontal bars and the numeral "4". Transit Information: Mailing Date: Thursday, November 4, 1886. Receiving Date: Friday, November 5, 1886. Total Transit Time: 10 hours and 30 minutes. Approximate Travel Distance: The distance between Boston and Lynn is approximately 11 miles. Historical Context: Date: November 4-5, 1886. No specific major events for these dates in either city were identified in general historical records. Location Information: Sender's Address: Not provided. Recipient's Address: 76 Newhall Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, is located in a residential neighborhood. The current structure at this address is a multi-family home consistent with late 19th-century architecture.Sales History
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