AUGUSTA, ME STRAIGHT LINE
DIAGONAL LINE & 1 MACHINE CANCELLATION
THIS US POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT COVER IS POSTMARKED FROM AUGUSTA ME AND SENT TO MAISON AD. BRAUN & CO. 257 FIFTH AVENUE NY. NY. IT IS DATE DECEMBER 23 '96 (1896). THERE ARE TWO NY RECEIVING PMK'S ON THE BACK, ONE WITH A FAINT LETTER C AND THE OTHER WITH THE LETTER F.
THE USPOD POSTAL STATIONARY ENVELOPE IS #U311.