{"product_id":"california-knob-postal-money-order-advice-1899-shasta-3-5-x-5-5","title":"Knob California 1899 Postal Money Order Advice Shasta County 3.5 x 5.5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eThis 1899 postal document is a U.S. Postal Money Order Advice issued from Knob, California, a small mining-era community in Shasta County during the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"909\"\u003eMoney orders became an essential service of the United States Post Office in the nineteenth century, allowing individuals to send secure payments across long distances before modern banking networks were widely accessible. In rural and mining regions of the American West, postal money orders provided a trusted method for transmitting funds between isolated communities and larger commercial centers. Post offices in small settlements such as Knob served as vital communication and financial hubs for residents, miners, and merchants operating in northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003eThe document is printed as a U.S. Postal Money Order Advice form and bears the location Knob, California with the serial number printed at the top. Handwritten entries record the date in 1899 and identify the remitter as Chas Erickson. Additional handwritten notations appear across the form along with postal markings from the receiving office. The compact format and official printed headings illustrate the standardized postal financial forms used by the federal postal system during the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1698\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined or refunded to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982725804216,"sku":"20250827op","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_ab1069a7-b626-4269-b9cc-dbf93af6ec9e.jpg?v=1773103713","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/california-knob-postal-money-order-advice-1899-shasta-3-5-x-5-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}