PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 07/18/1889 - HFSID 16439
Appointment of a Postmaster in Mount Carmel, Illinois.
Partly Printed DS: "Benj. Harrison" as President and "Jno
Wanamaker" as Postmaster General, 1p, 16¼x13.
City of Washington, 1889 June 18.
Sale Price $1,495.00
Reg. $1,800.00
Condition: Lightly creased
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BENJAMIN HARRISON and JOHN WANAMAKER
Appointment of a Postmaster in Mount Carmel, Illinois.
Partly Printed DS: "Benj. Harrison" as President and "Jno
Wanamaker" as Postmaster General, 1p, 16¼x13.
City of Washington, 1889 June 18. In part: "Know ye, That, reposing special trust and confidence in the
Intelligence, Diligence, and Discretion of John T. Stansfield, I do appoint him
Postmaster at Mount Carmel, in the County of Wabash, State of
Illinois...." BENJAMIN HARRISON filled his Cabinet with loyal
supporters, including JOHN WANAMAKER, who served as Postmaster General during
Harrison's entire administration (1889-1893). Among Wanamaker's improvements was
the introduction of the Parcel Post system. An enthusiastic Republican,
Wanamaker had run unsuccessfully for a number of offices. He was best known as a
successful retail innovator. In 1861, he and his brother-in-law Nathan Brown had
started a men's clothing business that developed into the country's largest
retail men's clothing store within ten years. In 1877, he expanded by creating
the first "department store". 2½-inch gold Post Office
Department seal and teal blue ribbons affixed at lower left. Lightly creased and
soiled. "Benj" slightly smudged. Shaded on verso (no show
through).
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