1858 WESTBOROUGH Ms (MA) CDS to ERVING, MA POSTMASTER, "FREE" H/S, P.O. BUSINESS

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Country

United States

Condition

Used

Stamp Format

Miniature Sheet

Item Description

1858 westborough ms (ma) cds to erving, ma postmaster, "free" h/s, p.O. Business

Oct 11, 1858 cds
Manuscript p.O.B.
Torn Corner

Both Joseph & Noah Rankin served as ERVING, MASS Postmasters.
Joseph preceded Noah. Noah was appointed in 1862.

Joseph Rankin: A craftsman and store-owner in Erving, Massachusetts during the mid-1800s, Joseph Rankin was unusually well-connected. He ordered salt from Boston, groceries from Hartford, and sold chairs in New York City and Chicago. Rankin’s store supplied the essentials: produce, hardware, news, and gossip.

Noah Rankin: The Wasburn and Heywood Chair Company, organized in 1870 with a capital of $40,000, manufacture annually the value of $50,000 cane- and wood-seat chairs. Seventy-five men find employment in this establishment, which has been since its foundation the most important industry at Erving Centre, Noah Rankin has been engaged at Erving village since 1860 in manufacturing chairs. He employed 15 men, and produces $25,000 worth of chairs annually.

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