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Postmark Des Moines 9 March 1909. Postmark Bruxelles and Uccle 18 March 1909. Addressed to Mme Madeleine Wouters, 300 Avenue Brugmann Brussels Belgium Postage Stamp U.S Postage Two Cents Yvert N ° 168 George Washington Year of issue 1908 Des Moines (pronounced [dé moin]) is the capital of the US state of Iowa. The city was founded in 1846 and has 198,682 inhabitants (2002). It lies at the confluence of the rivers Racoon and Des Moines (called Rivière Des Moines by the French, Monks River, from which the town's name is derived). Des Moines is in the heart of the Corn Belt (a large agricultural area where many corn and other cereals are traditionally grown) and is also the capital of Polk County.
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