Details For Cover ID# 28848

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Cover Type:	USA domestic with stamp(s)
Entered by:	dwsnow
Added on:	Oct 9, 20
Edited on:	Oct 9, 20

Postmark:	Oct 25, 1855
Origin:	Tahlelquah, Indian Country, Oklahoma, UNITED STATES
Destination:	Rehoboth, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES

Description:	"Tahlequah, Ark. Oct. 25" (1855) cds on 3c red on buff Nesbitt postal entire (U10) to Rehoboth, Mass. Docketed received Nov. 16 1855 faintly in pencil at left. Ex-Allen. Tahlequah was capital of Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (now Cherokee County, Oklahoma). Arkansas Territory was larger than the state. After statehood in 1836, the left-over area to the west had post offices, such as Tahlequah, that continued for some years to use an Arkansas abbreviation in the postmarks although really they were in the "Indian Country." Actually Indian Territory (early name was Indian Country) never had a territorial form of government.
Owner's ID:	2377

Certificate?	No
For Sale?	No
Stampless?	No
Stamps:	Stamp images are from reference catalog. Click image to view at larger resolution.