DeAutremont train robbery disaster cover

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Object Details

Associated Person

Hugh DeAutremont, American, 1904 - 1959

Ray Charles DeAutremont, American, 1899 - 1984

Roy A. A. DeAutremont, American, 1899 - 1983

Description

Destined for Alameda, California, the cover addressed to Carrie Compton was postmarked "Seattle, Wash. 3 Terminal Sta. / Oct 10 / 11:30 AM / 1923". Damaged during the DeAutremont robbery in Oregon, the Post Office Department handstamped the message in red ink (now faded) in the upper right corner below the 2-cent postage stamp: "Damaged in Wreck of / Ashland-Gerber Train 13 / at Siskiyou, Oregon Oct. 11, 1923."

Credit line

National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Date

October 10, 1923

Object number

1990.0563.2

Type

Covers & Associated Letters

Medium

paper; ink (black); pencil / handstamped; handwritten

Dimensions

Height x Width: 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12 cm)

Place of Destination

California

Place of Origin

Washington

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On View

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Associated Event

DeAutremont train robbery, 1923

Topic

The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929)

Covers & Letters

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm848e6fdaa-2620-421e-b209-5e23f52bd226

Record ID

npm_1990.0563.2