1951 U.S. Postal Service Money Order Check - North Salem NH Stamp - Complete Check - 1951 Salem New Hampshire Post Office Check

This listing is for one of the photographed 1951 United States Postal Money Order Check and Receipt. The checks were made for 5 cents each and authorized at the North Salem, NH post office location with a stamp dated June 30th, 1951. Rarer earlier postal money order check issue! Complete, intact checks. Excellent condition, interesting piece of history.

Postal Money Orders were introduced by the U.S. Postal Service in 1864 as a way of sending small amounts of money through the mail, as coins and paper currency would commonly get stolen when travelling via postage. The orders would be purchased and sent through the buyers local Post Office and authorized at the location with a dated postal stamp. The purchaser's check is insured and protected through the purchaser's receipt, which is detached and given to the purchaser in case the money order is lost. Money orders continue to appeal to immigrants sending money abroad as well as those ordering goods by mail and internet businesses because of their security. 

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1951 U.S. Postal Service Money Order Check - North Salem NH Stamp - Complete Check - 1951 Salem New Hampshire Post Office Check