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Item Specifics:
Type: Shipping Tag / C.O.D. Parcel Post Tag
Year: 1935
Sender: Slate Seed Company, Inc. ("Seedmen Since 1866"), South Boston, Virginia
Recipient: Tucker & Erwin, 515 South Elm Street, Greensboro, N.C.
Postmark / Markings: Boston, VA Parcel Post postal mark dated March 31, 1935
Description:
Front: Heavy-stock commercial shipping tag from famous seed merchant Slate Seed Company (established 1866). Sent via C.O.D. Parcel Post to Tucker & Erwin hardware/grocers on S. Elm St. in Greensboro. Includes C.O.D. accounting grids and reinforced metal eyelet.
Condition: Strong vintage shape. Original string intact/partially intact, minor handling wear near edges, clear dates and text.
Collector Appeal: Cross-collectible appeal for seed catalog/agricultural collectors, Virginia postal history, and Greensboro South Elm Street merchant history.
