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1881 Postcard Farmer City, Illinois 'Couldn't Pay .50 Freight & You Owe Me '
1881 Postcard Farmer City, Illinois 'Couldn't Pay .50 Freight & You Owe Me '

1881 Postcard Farmer City, Illinois 'Couldn't Pay .50 Freight & You Owe Me '

$ 1.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Era: Pioneer (c. 1870-1898)
  • Modified Item: No
  • Postage Condition: Prepaid
  • Region: United States
  • Type: Blank
  • Condition: Heavily creased, once folded in 12ths. Piece of message side missing.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

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    Blank postal card dated June 18, 1881, from W.N. Zumwalt of Farmer City, Illinois, to A.J. Roberts of Canton, Illinois.  In it, Zumwalt complains that he intended to ship the "goods" that belong to Roberts that day, presumably by rail, but is "short of money" and couldn't afford to pay the .50 freight charge. (Farmer City is 97 miles, or 156 km, southeast of Canton).
    He asks Roberts to "tell your father I pade (sic) the man one dollar for cleaning out the well (and) he said he would send me that as soon as I would let him no (sic)."
    The long and the short of it, Zumwalt concludes: "send the money and I will send the goods."
    Prepaid postage.  No publisher listed.
    Card measures 3" x 5 1/8".
    This item has been stored in a smoke-free environment.
    Any condition assigned to items I have up for auction is based on my conservative, albeit amateur, opinion, so please examine available images closely and come to your own conclusion.
    With that said, I want the buyer to be satisfied, so please ask any questions before purchase.
    Thank you!