Description
Letter to Dr. E. H. McCleery from Leonard Rue III (of Leonard Rue Enterprises, signed "Lennie Rue"), who photographed Dr. McCleery’s wolves for True Magazine. Rue tells Dr. McCleery about his friend, Fred Space, a mink farmer and owner of the largest zoo in New Jersey, who is interested in purchasing Dr. McCleery’s wolf pack. Rue wishes to be remembered to Rose. The envelope is postmarked from Wallpack Center, NJ.
The date of this letter is likely between 1958 and 1960. The cancelled stamp on the envelope of this letter is for 4 cents, a rate which was introduced August 1, 1958 and discontinued after Dr. McCleery's death in 1962. Judging from what is visible of the year on the postmark, the last digit has a rounded bottom, suggesting an 8, 9, or 0.
The date of this letter is likely between 1958 and 1960. The cancelled stamp on the envelope of this letter is for 4 cents, a rate which was introduced August 1, 1958 and discontinued after Dr. McCleery's death in 1962. Judging from what is visible of the year on the postmark, the last digit has a rounded bottom, suggesting an 8, 9, or 0.
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Date
Between 1958 and 1960
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Copyright
This letter is likely in-copyright. As of 2013, unpublished works by authors who died before 1943 are in the public domain, but this letter was written after 1943.