Lot 162 Certificate of Mailing: 1938, 50c Taft mauve, 1938, 16c Lincoln black, 1938, and 1c Washington green

Description

Certificate of Mailing: 1938, 50c Taft mauve, 1938, 16c Lincoln black, 1938, and 1c Washington green ,tied by AKRON OHIO NOV 4 1948 duplex to SENDER?S STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF BULK MAILING (Form 3606) for 14610 identical pieces of third class matter. (Scott 804 ) Est. Cash Val. $300 – 500

This particular example is reported to be THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE of this form. The fee associated with the bulk mailing certificate is in a chart at the bottom of the form: 10c for 1 to 200 pieces, 15c for 200 to 1,000 pieces and 3c for each additional 1,000 pieces or fraction thereof. The fee in this case was calculated as 10c for the first 200 pieces, 15c for 201 to 1,000 pieces, and 42c for the balance of 13,610 pieces (at 3c per thousand or fraction thereof).