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211 1549A Window Registry Receipt Book Used in conjunction with 1549 at larger post offices to provide customers with a quick receipt. Data about the sender and recipient copied from mail piece into form 1549 after the customer left the window. 1908 DLS 1909 DLS Introduced experimentally in Washington DC in 1907; extended to at least 66 large post offices in 1908. Until the end of 1910 consisted of two parts - a gummed label placed on the registered item and receipt detached and given to the customer. Both halves were stamped with the Registry Number and dated Registry Postmark. From 1911 gummed labels replaced by boxed registered handstamps, however the form number continued as a quick receipt for the customers. Replaced by 3806 in 1916 OPG.
212 1549B Window Registry Receipt Book Similar to 1549, but in smaller books; used smaller post offices or at stations. Replaced by 3805, approximately 1916.
213 1550 Registry Bill Gray penalty card listing registered letters or parcels sent in a Registered Package Envelope, or with a Registered Package Tag 1880 DLS 1907 DLS c190?
214 1551 Registry Bill, sheet form Listing of registered letters or parcels sent in a package
215 1553 Record of Registered matter in Transit
216 1555 Card Receipts for Registered Packages green
217 1556 Receipt for Registered Packages Half-sheet used to obtain receipts for Registered Package Envelopes 1878 DLS 1884 DLS 2 lines of text at bottom with nothing below. Uses of this version seen beginning June 1881, the example here with 1881 in m/s at top and 1880 (I think errantly) in the postmark. c1880 (01)
218 1556 Registered Package Receipt Yellow Penalty card used to obtain receipts for Registered Package Envelopes 1884 DLS 1923 DLS by 1919 appears to have been replaced by Form 3830
219 1556 Suspense Items Support Information 1978 DLS 1987 DLS
220 1556 ½ Registered Package Receipt, for RMS clerks robin's egg penalty card replaces Form 1541 1894 DLS 1910 DLS by 1919 appears to have been replaced by Form 3830 c1908

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