About this piece
1901 railway post office cover with a "Weston & Sutton R.P.O. Jun 10 1901 Tr 5" circular datestamp, franked with a red 2 cent Washington stamp. Pencil address to Mr. Asbury C. (surname partly illegible), Davis, W.Va., with a Davis receiving backstamp dated Jun 11 1901. About 5.7 x 3.2 inches. Heavily soiled and toned, with chipped and torn edges, a folded lower corner and creasing; the RPO strike is clear and readable.
A West Virginia railway mail usage for RPO and route collectors, carried on the Weston and Sutton line and received at Davis the next day.
The pencil address is faint. Please view the photos of the front and back for condition.
A West Virginia railway mail usage for RPO and route collectors, carried on the Weston and Sutton line and received at Davis the next day.
The pencil address is faint. Please view the photos of the front and back for condition.
