Wisconsin-based Dr. Dan Undersander, a U.S. postal stationery expert, spoke at the October 2020 Chicago Philatelic Society online meeting about high-denomination envelopes ranging from 1861-1894.
His talk included a discussion of usage, scarcity, rates, and numbers sold. His examples feature a variety of colors and postal markings and demonstrate mailings to foreign destinations and usage by express companies such as Wells Fargo.
Stay tuned to learn about the 1861 Nesbitt first issue and 1863-1864 Nesbitt second issue, including a registered mail use. At the end of the presentation, he answered questions regarding dies, watermarks, paper quality, specimens, and rates.
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