Sharon (US-CT)

1891 Sharon, Connecticut duplex ★ Killer

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Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680. The ZIP code for Sharon is 06069.

The first inhabitants of the area they called Poconnuck were the Mattabesec Native Americans. These were part of what became known as the Wappinger confederacy, which in turn belonged to the loose Algonquian confederacy.

Sharon was incorporated in 1739. It is named after the Plain of Sharon.

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1c Franklin wrapper uprated wirh 2x2c Red Franklins August 1891 Posted at Sharon, Connecticut cancelled by a duplex with ★ Killer. Sent to Gorze, Lotheringen, then Germany - Elsass–Lothringen region . Now known as the Alsace-Lorraine region of France..