Scope and ContentEnvelope: Protection Lodge, No. 634, Knights of Honor. Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, no date, 1880s. Imprinted stationery, yellow paper printed in black, 3-3/8" x 6" wide. Original contents not present. Postage stamp is a 1 cent Benjamin Franklin that was issued mid-1870s to 1881 (secret mark - on pearl to left of '1'), but could have been used through the 1880s. Date on cancel not legible. Imprinted star seal with monogram: O M A. (Representing the motto of this lodge; used for recognition pins.) "If not delivered, return to Carsten Pope, Hoboken, N.J." (See notes for more about Pope.) Sent to a W. Fisher, 11 Newark (old number, Hoboken.) --- The fraternal organization, Knights of Honor, was founded in Kentucky in 1873, but expanded widely through the 1880s. The New Jersey Grand Lodge was organized April 16, 1877. A secret society. Note that there was also a later society known as Knights and Ladies of Honor that split off from parent organization. "Protection" was a lodge activity with varying official designations that was apparently part of both societies.