File:The Hoosier Naturalist, Valparaiso, Indiana, March 30, 1888 - Postal Cover.jpg

English: Postal Date: March 30, 1888, Valparaiso, Indiana

Scott Catalog Number of Postage Stamp: 213 Collection: Steven R. Shook

ENVELOPE IMAGE: Bird head.

SENDER: RETURN TO R. B. TROUSLOT & CO. VALPARAISO, IND. PUBLISHERS OF The Hoosier Naturalist, Devoted to Oology, Ornithology and Taxnidermy, Sample Copy, 7 cents. DEALERS IN SUPPLIES FOR THE OOLOGIST, TAXIDERMIST AND COLLECTOR. Hurst's Artificial Eyes a Specialty. Sole Agents in the United States for the E. K. Isaacs' "IDEAL" Pen. Samples 5 Cents, Every book published can be obtained of us at publisher's lowest price. Discount on large orders. Penmen's Guide, Beautifully Illustrated, 10 cents. A 62 page Illustrated pamphlet of Artists' Materials and Supplies for 15 cents. Turn over and read the other side. [Other side is a pre-printed advertisement for Merchant's Gargling Oil Liniment.]

RECIPIENT: C. R. Orcutt, San Diego Calif.

REMARK: Charles Russell Orcutt was a rather noted naturalist who was also known as the "cactus man," as he discovered many new species of cacti on natural science expeditions. A genus of grass is named after Orcutt, called Orcuttia. Orcutt was born on April 27, 1864, in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, and died August 25, 1929, in Haiti; he is buried in Port-au-Prince. Orcutt was married to Olive Lucy Eddy, the first woman to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Michigan's Homœopathic Medical College at Ann Arbor (June 30, 1882). Orcutt traveled extensively on natural science expeditions in the southwestern United States, the Baja Peninsula, and Central America. He was on an expedition to Haiti when he passed away.

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