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Property tax inquiry postal card, Vineland, NJ, 1885

Subjects
Mail & CorrespondencePostmarks & Cancels
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1885 (Pioneer Era)
Front of Property tax inquiry postal card, Vineland, NJ, 1885, R. P. Fuller Esq, NJ, USA, c. 1885 postal card postcard
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Back of Property tax inquiry postal card, Vineland, NJ, 1885, R. P. Fuller Esq, NJ, USA, c. 1885 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

Mrs. Q. P. Stanning writes from Spring Valley, New York, to R. P. Fuller in Vineland, New Jersey, about a $2.14 bill for 1883 taxes on her plots in Vineland, forwarded to her on February 14, 1884. She asks whether the lots were assessed in 1884 and wants to know if anything is still owed. The surname also appears in the record as Hanning, probably a misreading of the hand. Vineland was laid out in the 1860s as a planned agricultural colony and sold in small parcels to buyers who often lived far from their land, which made tax questions by mail routine. A one-cent government postal card was the cheapest way to send one.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Spring Valley New York Apr 10/85 R. P. Fuller Esq Dr Sir you forwarded me my Sasp Bill on my Plots at Vineland Feb 14 - 1884 amt to $2.14 This of course was for 1883 what is the matter was it not assessed in 1884 if there are no Taxes to pay all right if there should be any due will like to know it Respectfully yours Mrs Q. P. Stanning

POSTAL CARD NOTHING BUT THE ADDRESS CAN BE PLACED ON THIS SIDE. U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT --- POSTAL CARD NOTHING BUT THE ADDRESS CAN BE PLACED ON THIS SIDE.
PostmarkedNEW YORK, April 10, 1885, 15:30
Addressed to
R. P. Fuller Esq

Vineland, NJ

FromMrs A. P. Hanning, P.O Box 157, Spring Valley, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, NEW YORK
ConditionGood
Place addressedR. P. Fuller Esq, Vineland, NJ
Place sent fromP.O Box 157, Spring Valley, NY
Stamp1c Liberty Head, imperforate
NotesAddress side only; no picture. Undivided back, aged and toned stock with rounded corners. Handwritten address block: R. P. Fuller Esq, Vineland, Cumberland Co, New Jersey. New York postmark APR 10 3:30 PM with 1-cent stamp. Dealer pencil marks '4/10/85' (matching the postmark date) and 'SLP $4' at top. Postmark: NEW YORK APR 10 330PM 85. Undivided-back 1-cent U.S. government postal card, 1885; message dated Apr 10/85. Toning/foxing and light edge wear; dealer pencil marks (4/10/85, SLP $4) in top corners.

Cite this card

Property tax inquiry postal card, Vineland, NJ, 1885, postcard, c. 1885. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/property-tax-inquiry-postal-card-vineland-nj-1885. Accessed November 2, 2026.