Early St. Louis Collection, 1807-1820's. Approximately 30 items from the Sandford M. Arnold collection, mounted on exhibit pages with brief write-ups, mostly covers and also some letters, earliest items are territorial, including 1807, 1812 and 1813 covers with manuscript "St. Louis" postmarks, 1813 postmaster free frank, 1815 manuscript "St. Loies" (sic) postmark, 1814 free frank from Missouri Territory delegate to the U.S. Congress Rufus Easton, many "ST. LOUIS/(date)" two-line datestamps from territorial period in a few different styles including a use in 1815 described on exhibit page as the earliest known use, a few items from 1820s statehood period and a couple later into 1850s-60s, Very Fine and interesting group, see website PDF for a complete scan

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