US PO Forms and Tags

Thumb 1
Thumb 2
Form Number 3870
Division
Title Return Receipt (International) as a postal card
Where Used originally prepared only in Foreign exchange offices; then other postmasters "specially authorized" were added; finally in 1932 PL&R 1st, 2nd, & 3rd class offices - 4th class still sent to the exchange offices
EKU 1918 ASW
LKU 1936 DLS
Notes the function is described in the 1879 PL&R - earliest seen with a form number in the 1890s - initially a sheet of pink paper, by at least 1923 had been converted to a postal card; replaced in 1932? by Form 2865
Revision c1923