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title: New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, 1845
author: BFolkman
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20453/new-york-postmasters-provisional-stamp-1845/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-05-16
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# New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, 1845

_Authored by BFolkman_

## Image File

[![New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, 1845](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20453.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20453.jpeg)

## Image Caption

New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, USA, 1845. The kind of stamp that may have been used to send enslaved people, such as William "Box" Peel Jones to freedom in 1859.

## Cite This Work

### APA
BFolkman. (2025, May 16). New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, 1845. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20453/new-york-postmasters-provisional-stamp-1845/>
### Chicago
BFolkman. "New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, 1845." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 16, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20453/new-york-postmasters-provisional-stamp-1845/>.
### MLA
BFolkman. "New York Postmaster's Provisional Stamp, 1845." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 May 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20453/new-york-postmasters-provisional-stamp-1845/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYPostProv.jpg) by [**BFolkman**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYPostProv.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 16 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.