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Kevin Blackston
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United States of America

Union Trust Company Cover

As noted elsewhere, the most common commercial solo usage of the 14¢ American Indian stamp may have been on two-ounce registered covers. For a period of nearly two years immediately following the stamp’s release, postage on such an item would have been 2¢ per ounce plus a 10¢ registration fee.1

The latest example of that sort of cover in this collection was postmarked in Los Angeles, California, on October 4, 1924, and again in San Diego, California, on October 5. At the time the cover was mailed, there was no charge for the return receipt requested by the handstamp above the registration marking.

Front of cover bearing 14-cent American Indian stamp
14¢ American Indian cover mailed to the Union Trust Company of San Diego, California
Reverse of cover
14¢ American Indian cover mailed to the Union Trust Company of San Diego, California (reverse)

The envelope was prepared for the Palomar Park Company, which was incorporated just two years prior to the cover’s mailing and had offices in the Walter P. Story Building.2 3 The company’s name is crossed out, however, and the name of one of the firm’s directors, A. Hart, is written in manuscript in the top left corner of the cover, which is addressed to the Union Trust Company of San Diego.

Beginning on April 15, 1925, the registration rate increased from 10¢ to 15¢ making the rate demonstrated here obsolete.

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References

  1. Beecher, Henry W., and Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz. U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, 1872–2011. 3rd ed. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania: American Philatelic Society, 2011.
  2. Southwest Builder and Contractor, 15 Sep. 1922. Accessed 11 June 2024.
  3. Walter P. Story Building. Los Angeles Conservancy. Accessed 11 June 2024.

Published 2024-06-11 Last updated 2024-06-12

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