1892 Syracuse NY Postal Card to Baldwinsville Century Magazine
$ 6.6
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1892 Syracuse NY Postal Card to Baldwinsville Century Magazine. Thank you for visiting! This item is in stock and usually ships within 1 business day of your purchase. It will be shipped via ebay Standard Envelope which provides tracking information when it passes through the sorting machines for First Class mail. USPS workers have no way of scanning the barcode on the label. When it marks it as "out for delivery or delivered" it means it has arrived at your local sorting center, not your home address. Depending on your local postal route, it may take several days yet to arrive at your home. Also, consider possible weather delays in the actual time the service takes. Feel free to write if you have any questions. Discover a fascinating piece of postal history with this genuine United States One Cent Postal Card, postmarked January 3, 1892, from Syracuse, New York. This government-issued postal stationery features the classic George Washington profile, emblematic of the era's official correspondence. The card bears a clear Syracuse postmark and is addressed in elegant script to "The Gazette & Farmers Journal" in Baldwinsville, New York, offering a glimpse into late 19th-century communication networks. The reverse side reveals a pre-printed form from the esteemed Office of THE CENTURY CO., located at 33 East 17th St., Union Square, New York, N.Y. This form details a subscription payment for "The Century Magazine," a prominent publication of its time, covering the period from November 1891 to October 1892. The handwritten entries, including a date of January 19, 1892, provide authentic details of a transaction with this significant publisher. This postal card is a tangible link to publishing history and early American mail services.
