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September 1854 New York City local post service by Swarts Dispatch,
Swarts 1c stamp prepaid for delivery of this letter to a street address
Aaron
Swarts operated his privately owned local post from 1847 until 1856. He
served the Chatham Square area of New York City by providing collection
boxes and mail delivery service to a street address.
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1853
West's Trained Dogs token, New York City
Merchant
tokens, such as this example produced by H.B. West, served as a
circulating medium of exchange during periods when normal coinage was
scarce. This example commemorates the New York Crystal Palace.
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