Broome County, New York Postal History

Binghamton: May 29, 1830 - Present

Binghamton - 1856 Dateless CDS With Integral PAID: Only Reported Usage

BINGHAMTON/PAID/N.Y. 30mm Black dateless CDS with integral "PAID" on printed
                     circular from the Office of Peoples's College.  This is the 
                     only reported usage of this type CDS per Wilcox. Paid the
                     1 cent prepaid rate for up to 3 ounces for printed matter
                     effective August 30, 1852.  Unpaid, the rate would have
                     been doubled to 2 cents. The circular appears below.

  

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