Postmarks
Ok, so this postcard is sealed in plastic and the price tag is on the outside of the plastic – so I didn’t scan it.
What drew me to this postmark was the notation to “Address your Mail to Street and Number” next to the straight line dauber. It was postmarked in New York on December 31, 1921.
NY Dec 30, 1921:
Dear Sister and Family
My Box with pretty gifts received. Many thanks. Will write later. We have had fine weather for this time of the year. Sarrty has been very to me. Wish so to all and a xxxxx SEW.
Continue reading about December 31, 1921 – New York, New York
This is a postcard postmarked from Fort Oglethorpe, GA. I thought it was an interesting name for a postmark! It is addressed to Mrs. Ted Pitzen in Waukegan, Illinois. Apparently it is from Aux Irene Witek, 9th Company 23rd Regiment 3rd WAAC Training Center, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Hello Laurie:
Greetings from Georgia. How are you all. – Fine I hope! I like army life very well so far. Please say hello to the girls. –
Regards – Irene
Here is a postmark from New York on September 21, 1930. The card is addressed to Miss S.L. Clarke.
Sal, So glad to get your letter + know that you have a satisfactory [miand?] . This is Seatoris Hall & I have just furnished his hall suite on the carfurs side – in heart. I have been back in 63-67 + living over happy days with a dear suite mate. Love GB.
Apparently, Ms. Morey collected pictures of landscape scenes. You can see that there are two postmarks on the postcard. The first is Sayre PA at 4pm followed by the postcard being received in Athens, PA at 5:30 – both on April 12, 1906. Under the picture is written Here is another for your album. Mama. I am not sure why the work album is blacker, perhaps it did not fade??
I received this wonderful card from Martin who lives in Kiel, Germany. It is of the Gorch Fock, a boat with the German Navy. I particularly enjoyed the two stamps that he used to post the card. The left most is celebrating 600 years of the University of Leipzig…This is a translation from the German Deutsche Post website:
I ordered my Mailer’s Postmark from Bill Porter over at the Olathe Poste. Here is a sample of one of the Mailer’s Postmark Cancels he uses.
This is the pictorial cancellation I received for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the East Broad Top Railroad Station in Rockhill Furnace, PA. Apparently, the East Broad Top Railroad is a museum/excursion railroad.
Continue reading about 50th Anniversary of East Broad Top Railroad Station
On July 15, 2010 the US Postal Service issued the Negro Leagues Baseball stamp and provided a First Day Cover postmark from San Francisco. There are two stamp styles, so I have included both styles in the post. The postal service also was kind enough to provide a CDS postmark on my outer envelope, which I thought was nice. You will also notice, however, that there also is a spray on postmark from the San Francisco P&DC.
