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This 1875 postal card originates from the First National Bank of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a historic institution located on the city’s central square. The card is signed by cashier H. S. Clarke, a significant local figure in the 19th-century banking community. The message acknowledges a substantial payment of $396.80 related to Zimmerman & Co., and is directed to Henry H. J. Ricker in Quincy, Illinois.
This card captures the professional daily operations of one of Henry County's primary financial pillars during the Gilded Age. The formal printed header and the large-sum financial transaction reflect the disciplined administrative standards required to manage regional commerce in the 1870s.
The card is of particular interest to postal historians due to its dual cancels. It features a primary Mount Pleasant, IOA. cancel dated DEC 4, which served as the initial postmark and obliterator for the one-cent stamp. Additionally, there is a distinct Carrier stamp dated DEC 6.
This secondary mark indicates that the card was processed by a city carrier or through a specific delivery branch two days after its initial mailing. Such markings provide a clear timeline of the mail's journey from the bank in Mount Pleasant to its final destination in Quincy.
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