{"product_id":"california-nevada-city-postal-money-order-1904-advice-sutter-creek-3-5-x-5-5","title":"Nevada City California 1904 US Postal Money Order Advice Sutter Creek 3.5 x 5.5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eThis postal money order advice form was issued in 1904 at Nevada City, California, documenting a small payment transmitted through the United States Post Office Department.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"797\"\u003eAt the beginning of the twentieth century the U.S. Postal Money Order system served as a trusted method for sending funds across the country, particularly for people in rural communities where banking services were limited. Introduced in the nineteenth century to provide a safer alternative to mailing cash, money orders became widely used for personal payments, mail-order purchases, and business transactions handled through local post offices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"1266\"\u003eThe document is a printed U.S. Postal Money Order advice slip completed by hand, identifying Nevada City, California as the issuing office. The form records a payment of twenty-five cents payable to Mrs. R. Christensen, with the postmaster at Sutter Creek, California noted on the document. Handwritten entries and postal markings appear across the form, reflecting routine administrative paperwork associated with the early twentieth-century postal financial system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1557\"\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":52982577365176,"sku":"20250827rf","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_a6c2812d-2a9b-4fdc-9237-81fa210571a1.jpg?v=1773098991","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/california-nevada-city-postal-money-order-1904-advice-sutter-creek-3-5-x-5-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}