Burney California 1896 Postal Money Order Advice Shasta 5 x 4

This 1896 postal money order advice form from Burney, California documents a small-value transaction issued through the United States Post Office and payable at Shasta during the late nineteenth century.

Postal money orders provided a secure method for transferring funds across distances before the widespread use of personal banking services, particularly in rural and developing regions. Communities such as Burney and Shasta in Northern California relied on postal systems to facilitate financial exchange tied to mining, agriculture, and local commerce. These forms served as official records of payment, combining printed government formatting with handwritten transactional details.

The document is printed as an Advice of U.S. Postal Money Order and prominently identifies Burney, California, with a stamped issue date of February 22, 1896. Handwritten entries record a payment of four dollars and seventy-five cents made in favor of Jim McKeag, with the order drawn on the postmaster at Shasta. The form includes a circular postal stamp and signatures of the remitter and postmaster, preserving a clear example of late nineteenth-century postal financial documentation.

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