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Postal notes a forerunner to modern money orders
A look at postal notes as precursors to money orders explains their use from 1883 to 1894. The Elyria note purchased June 6, 1884, shows old small cash transfers, holes indicating date and value, and non redemption.
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U.S. Postal Service
Elyria
Chicago
Post Office
Walter Q. Gresham
Homer Lee Bank Note Co
New York
Lee
Mansfield
Ohio
Security Printing Company
New York City
Dennis Sadowsk