cotton factory document apprasial HILL FONTAINE AND CO.

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this is a receipt for 1 bale of cotton but what is good is that the receipt is from 1880 and is from a cotton factory called hill fontaine and co. i have done research and it was the biggest cotton factory in the us back in the day i am asking how much this product is worth plz reply. just ask if you need anything like more pics .



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this is the link to the envelope that came with it i also have it   
http://www.twitpic.com/84uce
 

[KC]

Can you clarify what the stamp is/how it is applied?  I know 3cent....but 1869 and onward they are square stamps! 

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the stamp appears to have been embossed onto the envelope.

[KC]

The first printed stamped envelopes (issued July 1, 1853) and were produced by private contractors and sold at the cost of postage plus the cost of manufacture. With the exception of manila newspaper wrappers used from 1919 to 1934, watermarks have been mandatory for stamped-envelope paper since 1853. The watermarks usually changed with every four-year printing contract to help identify the envelope and paper manufacturers.

You might want to look for a watermark and authenticate the envelope....to help verify/establish the time/date.

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http://paperhistory.home.mindspring.com/net/master.htm
 thats the only stamp site thats has good info but my only problem is that it is a round and the are square???

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[KC]

Preprinted envelopes did have some with round printed stamps on them....just need to somehow come up with this 3cent one...have found only 2cent so far!