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Handwritten letter from Shelbyville, Indiana, dated July 6, 1883

Subjects
Mail & CorrespondencePostmarks & Cancels
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1873 (Pioneer Era)
Front of Handwritten letter from Shelbyville, Indiana, dated July 6, 1883, T. S. Parvin, IA, USA, c. 1873 postal card postcard
Front
Back of Handwritten letter from Shelbyville, Indiana, dated July 6, 1883, T. S. Parvin, IA, USA, c. 1873 postal card postcard
Back

About this postcard

The scan shows the message side of a card rather than a picture: a cursive letter in dark ink, with blue postmarks, dated Shelbyville, Ind., July 6, 1883. The writer refers to mailing a $15.00 draft and asks for a copy of Report Proceedings, fearing the earlier letter miscarried.

Postcard Details

Message

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POSTAL CARD NOTHING BUT THE ADDRESS CAN BE PLACED ON THIS SIDE. U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT
Stamp
Addressed to
T. S. Parvin

Iowa City, IA

Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place addressedT. S. Parvin, Iowa City, IA
Place mentionedShelbyville, IN
Stamp1c Liberty, green
NotesHandwritten message on front; blue postmarks; no printed picture or caption; light staining and edge wear. Postmark: illegible faint circular cancel. Undivided government postal card with "NOTHING BUT THE ADDRESS CAN BE PLACED ON THIS SIDE" imprint and one-cent indicium; light toning, small pencil dealer mark below stamp.

Cite this card

Handwritten letter from Shelbyville, Indiana, dated July 6, 1883, postcard, c. 1873. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/handwritten-letter-from-shelbyville-indiana-dated-july-6-188. Accessed October 24, 2026.