1934 Barnesville, Ohio, 3¢ Washington (U.S. posta)

Updated August 7, 2026

1934 Barnesville, Ohio, 3¢ Washington embossed stamped envelope (U.S. postal stationery) to Canton, Ohio.IdentificationType: U.S. stamped envelope (postal stationery), not a postage stamp on a plain envelope.Denomination & design: 3¢ purple/violet embossed Washington head in oval, “UNITED STATES POSTAGE” / “3 CENTS” — standard first-class rate for a letter in 1934.Postmark: Circular date stamp “BARNESVILLE / APR 30 / 1 AM / 1934 / OHIO” with four horizontal bars (machine cancel) tying the embossed stamp.Return address (printed form, filled in by hand):After 5 days, return toClarkson PeacockF.B.I.BARNESVILLE, OHIO.Addressee (handwritten):Abram R. PeacockR.R. #3Canton, Ohio.Manuscript note at bottom: “3R – R 5” (or similar; typical routing/handling mark).Condition notes from image: Clean overall, light aging/toning, no obvious major tears or stains visible on the front. Embossed stamp appears intact and well-centered in the cancel.This is ordinary commercial/personal correspondence of the period. The “F.B.I.” in the return address is almost certainly a local/business abbreviation or personal notation rather than a Federal Bureau of Investigation connection (no supporting evidence of official FBI mail).Catalog / Type ContextStandard 3¢ Washington embossed envelopes of the early 1930s fall into the Scott U500s–U600s range (exact die/watermark variety would require the reverse or watermark check). These are common postal stationery; millions were used.Auction / Market Value (Siegel / Cherrystone style)Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries and Cherrystone specialize in higher-end stamps, postal history, and better covers. Ordinary 1930s domestic stamped envelopes with routine town cancels and no special markings (first-day, fancy cancel, advertising, error, or historical association) rarely appear in their sales as individual lots.Typical realized prices for comparable plain 1930s 3¢ embossed covers in average condition at general postal-history or bulk-lot sales: $5–15.Clean, attractive single examples in specialized postal stationery sales or online retail: $10–25.Siegel or Cherrystone would almost never offer this as a standalone lot unless part of a larger collection or if a rare variety/watermark/error were confirmed. In a bulk “1930s Ohio covers” lot it would contribute negligibly (a few dollars at most).Realistic current retail / auction estimate: $8–20.Higher only if the reverse shows an interesting backstamp, content (letter inside), or a confirmed scarce envelope variety.

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