LATER U.S. 19th CENTURY MAIL – NY “DISINFECTED” DS (EX INDIA...

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£140

LATER U.S. 19th CENTURY MAIL – NY “DISINFECTED” DS (EX INDIA), INTERESTING CONTENTS, ETC.: Large blue circular "HEALTH OFFICERS' DEPARTMENT/DISINFECTED/JAN 30 1897" ds on back, used on this day only (c. 12 examples recorded); 1879 env. & letter with Deer Island Quarantine Station insignia, letter from the Duty Health Officer ref. his work boarding steamers; 1884 "HEALTH OFFICER'S/DEPARTMENT/STATE OF NEW YORK./QUARANTINE, S.I." env. (neatly opened right side cutting stamp in half); 1888 env. with two parallel rows of 8 nail holes for treatment; 1877 env. to Denmark from an immigrant quarantined in New York; plus a death certificate and 3 Bills of Health. (5 envs., 4 documents) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INDIA, DENMARK