AMHERST COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Richard Bennett collection provides a variety of postal cancellations from Amherst County and other locations in Virginia. Here's a sampling of some of the Amherst County cancellations.
 Amherst, April 23, 1854; manuscript; with 1853 3 cent red Washington envelope |
 Cool Well, November 27, 1873; manuscript postmark with 1873 3 cent green Washington stamp |
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 Elon, December 20, 1900; manuscript postmark with 1895 2 cent carmine Washington stamp |
 Galts Mills, February 19, 1919; with 1917 2 cent rose Washington stamp |
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 James River, February 23, 1889; with 1887 2 cent green Washington stamped envelope |
 James River, January 3, 1910; with 1910 1 cent green Franklin stamp |
 Pedlar Mills, May 2, 1885; sawtooth circular date stamp; 1883 2 cent red brown Washington stamp |
 Pleasant View, August 17, 1901; circular date stamp; with 1895 2 cent carmine Washington stamp |
 Riverville, April 30, 1884; manuscript postmark; with 1881 2 cent red brown Washington stamp |
 Salt Creek, June 25, 1866; manuscript postmark; with 1861 3 cent brown red Washington stamp |
 Sandidges, November 19, 1881; manuscript postmark with 1881 3 cent green Washington stamp |
 Snowden, November 3, 1884; manuscript postmark, with on 1874 1 cent black Liberty postal card |
 Stapleton Mills, January 28, 1875; manuscript postmark; with 1873 3 cent green Washington stamp |
 Sweet Briar Institute, September 12, 1907; with 1907 2 cent carmine Washington stamped envelope |
Created 01/11/2011
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