Modern Us Mail

MODERN U.S. MAIL A series of columns published in Linn’s Stamp News

Part 2: Jan 14, 2008 – Dec 13, 2010 Columns written by Tony Wawrukiewicz

Extracted or scanned and compiled into these consolidated files by Mike Ludeman 2017

Note: Copyright to these articles is owned by the author. Table of Contents

4 INTRODUCTION 4 ***** 2008 ***** 4 4 [Jan 14] 40c fee in 1980 for first-class mail handled by dead letter office 4 [Feb 11] Custom-designed- service Express Mail not often paid by stamps 6 [Mar 10] Stamps Help Nonprofit Organizations Maximize Funding Campaigns 7 [Apr 14] Customs Clearance, Delivery Fees and Custom Duties in 1971 9 [May 12] Insured International Air Parcel is a Modern Postal History Find 11 [June 9] Surface International Mail items that Weigh More Than 1 Ounce 13 [July 14] Variety of Postage Used to mail 297 International Postcards in 1974-75 15 [Aug 11] Matter for the Blind and Handicapped sent after January 1968 15 [Sept 8] A 50 percent Reduction for International Printed Matter Rates 17 [Oct 13] 1926 cover with 'Deficiency in address' took a remarkable cross-country journey 19 [Nov 10] US International Registration and Return Receipt Fees from 1875 to 1925 21 [Dec 8] Uses of Samples of Merchandise sent from the U.S. 23 24 ***** 2009 ***** 24 24 [Jan 12] NO COLUMN PUBLISHED 24 [Feb 9] Special delivery mail with 'Forwarded, fee not claimed' auxiliary marking 24 [Mar 9] Use of Special Delivery with Domestic Priority mail in 1972 26 [Apr 13] Use of United States postal rate books help in Asylum Case 27 [May 11] What defines a good example of modern postal history 29 [June 8] Varieties of scarce modern postal history take many forms 31 [July 13] Modern foreign uses on cover can be scarce as classics 33 [2Aug 10] Puzzling out franking on reply-paid postal card sent via airmail 35 [Sept 14] 'Damaged in handling in the postal service' -- a tragic marking? 36 [Oct 12] Redelivery of COD after shipper requests service change 37 [Nov 9] Domestic Air Parcel Post and the 80c Diamond Head airmail stamp 39 [Dec 14] Stamps used for Postage Due on business reply envelopes 40 40 42 ***** 2010 ***** 42 42 [Jan 11] Early example International Air Parcel post 42 [Feb 8] Complex airmail surcharges on 1937 international mail piece 43 [Mar 8] Evolving US Address correction and return services, 1954-68 45 [Apr 12] How 1939 Postcard Airmail service differed from letter service 46 [May 10] Research results in revision to airmail letter-rate references 47 [June 14] US Military mails used by foreign Red Cross field hospital staff 48 [July 12] Recent non-profit mail opened for inspection by the Postal Service 49 [Aug 9] Many uses of U.S. commemoratives on cover can be hard to find 51 [Sept 13] More uncommon usages of U.S. Commemoratives 52 [Oct 11] Ruling in 1939 allowed Reply-Paid Postage Prepaid by Meter stamps 53 [Nov 08] Subject revisited: Is it Parcel Post or is it Third-Class Mail? 54 [Dec 13] Unusual usages of special delivery markings found on cover 56 Modern U.S. Mail by Tony Wawrukiewicz 40¢ fee in 1980 for first-class mail handled by dead letter office The first United States liverable first-class letters each first-class letter opened Domestic Mail Manual, that contained no return at the dead letter office and dated July 30, 1979, explains address or identical return returned to the sender or how undeliverable domestic and delivery addresses were forwarded to the addressee. first-class mail was handled forwarded on fixed sched- The total amount due was circa 1980. ules to the appropriate dead shown on the face of a post- Such items might be un- letter office branch. age due envelope. Collection deliverable because they did There were 13 dead letter of the postage due normally not bear postage; because offices then. was receipted at the post they had an incomplete, il- Once the mailpiece office of delivery by the use legible or incorrect address; reached a dead letter of- of postage due stamps. Any This postage due envelope from January 1980 originated at the San because the addressee was fice, it was examined and postage that was due before Francisco dead letter office branch. The article tells the story behind not at the address, had opened when necessary to the article became undeliv- the cover’s affixed meter strip and the 40¢ stamp used to pay the fee. moved or was deceased; or find the name and address erable was also collected. because the mail was un- of the sender or addressee. The image nearby shows nated at the San Francisco is printed on the dead letter claimed or refused. At the time, a fee of 40¢ a postage due envelope from dead letter office. The leg- office official business pen- At that time, such unde- was charged for delivery of January 1980 that origi- end “Postage Due 40 Cents” alty envelope.

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31013p018 19 18 12/28/07 12:09:26 PM Modern U.S. Mail by Tony Wawrukiewicz Metro Expo show Jan. 18-20 The Metro Expo D.C. with the same theme. A 40¢ postage due me- of the fee was not receipted by from a “Delivery Notice or stamp show will take place A cacheted cover is avail- ter strip was applied at San postage due stamps. Receipt,” presumably one the Jan. 18-20 at the Washing- able with this postmark for Anselmo, Calif., in Marin Perhaps there were no Fairfax post office left for the ton Hilton at Dulles Air- $3.50 and a No. 10 stamped County, north of San Fran- postage due stamps at the addressee or sender to come port, 13869 Park Center reply envelope. Covers can cisco. It is dated Jan. 29?, Fairfax post office, or the in and claim the mailpiece. Road, Herndon, Va. be ordered by writing to 1980. There is another me- postmaster or clerk there Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 Metro Expos, 42 Sentry Way, ter strip under it. did the person who paid the Tony Wawrukiewicz and Henry p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Merrimack, NH 03054. The envelope was then fee (perhaps a collector) a Beecher are the co-authors of two 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Ad- For additional informa- very useful books on U.S. domes- sent on to the nearby city of favor by using the Promi- tic and international postage rates mission and parking are free. tion contact Elaine Dunn Fairfax, where the address- nent Americans series since 1872. The books can be or- The show will feature at 800-635-3351, via e-mail ee or sender lived. stamp. This is a rarely seen dered at the site or from dealers in 40 dealers, and the United at [email protected], or philatelic literature who advertise In Fairfax, the 40¢ postage usage of this stamp. in Linn’s classified ad section. States Postal Service will visit the show web site at (fee) due was paid and was The pink Form 3849-A tab The web site is located at have a table on Friday and www.metroexpos.com. receipted by a 40¢ Thomas attached at the cover’s left is www.spiritone.com/~tonywaw/. n Saturday. A limited number of Paine stamp of the Prominent Vatican stamps to mark Lourdes anniversary The 41¢ Year of the Rat dealer booths are still avail- Americans series. The stamp stamp issued nationwide able. For more informa- is postmarked Jan. 30, 1980. The Vatican City is slated to issue stamps in 2008 to Jan. 9 will be used on the tion, contact Dick Murphy What is interesting about commemorate the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of show cover, along with a at 508-393-9732, or e-mail this cover is that the collection Mary at Lourdes, France, to Bernadette Soubirous. postal service postmark [email protected]. n

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31013p018 19 19 12/28/07 12:09:43 PM MODERN U.S. MAIL BY TONY WAWRUKIEWICZ Custom-designed-service Express Mail not often paid by stamps My book U.S. Domestic Until March 20, 1981, types of Express Mail have Postal Rates, 1872-1999, rates for custom-designed- no rate deduction rules or second edition, page 77, service Express Mail could delivery fees to be added. states that after Oct. 9, 1977 be decreased by $3 if items The ancillary deductions (when experimental Express were tendered at the origin are no longer found in the Mail ended), next-day post airport airmail facility or literature as of the Postal office-to-addressee Express claimed at the destination Bulletin of March 20, 1981, Mail service is the only type airport mail facility, while a but delivery fees for custom of Express Mail that will $5.25 fee was to be added for designed service remain. be found paid by adhesive delivery to the addressee. Although this receipt of stamps or meter stamps. I still have not seen such payment for a custom-de- Documents such as The an example of a custom-designed-service Express Mail Postal Service Manual — signed-service Express Mail item does not indicate that Transmittal Letter 44 of Aug. item paid by adhesive or stamps were used directly 21, 1978, state that all types meter stamps, but illustrat- This example of Postal Service Form 5625 represents a receipt on the item to mail it, it of Express Mail could be paid ed here is an item that sug- for a custom-designed-service Express Mail item weighing up to shows that usage of stamps by adhesive or meter stamps, gests one could exist. 16 pounds and with the postage and fee paid by the addressee. can be closely connected to by special permit, or through It is a U.S. Postal Service the service. the use of an Express Mail Form 5625, representing a stamps affixed to the receipt gin airport airmail facility Rates for custom-de- account. I have never seen, receipt indicating the post- indicate that the basic rate of where $3 was deducted. It signed service are not in however, any nonexperi- age and fee for the Express $16.70 and a delivery charge was delivered to the ad- U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, mental Express Mail item Mail item was paid by the of $5.25 were paid by the addressee with the $5.25 fee 1872-1999, because this that clearly was a custom-de- addressee, the Pacific Clear- dressee as he accepted the added. This combination of type of usage is rare. signed-service item paid by ing Corp. This means the 16-pound Express Mail item. the basic rate, the deducted stamps. I therefore assume stamps were not directly on An examination of the part, and the added fee can Tony Wawrukiewicz and Henry that this service was invari- the item when it was sent. rate charts of the period us- fit only if the receipt was for Beecher are the co-authors of two very useful books on U.S. domes- ably paid by a corporate ac- The piece was mailed ing Transmittal Letter 44 custom-designed-service tic and international postage rates count or by special permit. from Pacific Clearing in indicates that the custom- Express Mail. since 1872. e books can be or- Custom-designed service Portland, Ore., to Pacific designed-service rate for up The similar rates for the dered at the site or from dealers in philatelic literature who advertise is contracted, scheduled Clearing in Los Angeles (the to 16 pounds was $19.70. other three types of Express in Linn’s classiﬁed ad section. service between designated fifth Express Mail zone). Apparently this piece Mail do not come close e web site is located at postal or other locations. A total of $21.95 in postage was tendered at the ori- to $16.70, and these other www.spiritone.com/~tonywaw/. n United States and ,?Q'H1NI=E Worldwide Postal History -22-+ ,.-12',. *#12',# 4IFOG? @LIGNB?=IFF?=NCIHI@8PC F?R;H>?L b Emphasis on 20th Century. b Competitive pricing. 172 Pages, fully illustrated in color, in English and Turkish. b Priced from $10.00 with emphasis on b Credit Cards Accepted. A real must for every Holy Land collector. Net price $45 covers in the $10.00 to $50.00 range. b Payment Terms Available. FMI P;CF;?L I have over 100,000 covers in stock. 120 Pages, fully illustrated in color, English and Turkish. Net Price $45 Jim Forte Postal History Please add $3 postage each; we accept VISA, MC, PayPal PO BOX 5502 P.O. Box 94822, Las Vegas, NV 89193 Ph: 800-594-3837 or 702-791-6828 REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 Fax: 888-898-6123 or 702-369-9139 Phone 650-366-7589 Email: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

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1 of 1 5/17/2010 10:25 AM MODERN U.S. MAIL July 18-20 Minnesota show Continued from page 28 true, at least for postcards. the correct postage. The 67th Minnesota Stamp Postal Service and the Unit- postage for the service. Many mailers either could My experience with Expo will take place July 18- ed Nations Postal Adminis- As a result of studying not distinguish between groups of international let- 20 at the Crystal Commu- tration will also have booths. this group of postcards, I the rates for international ters from 1970 until 1990 nity Center, 4800 N. Douglas The show will include conclude that by the early postcards and letters, or suggest that most writers Drive in Crystal, Minn., a a table with free items for 1970s, this was no longer couldn’t be bothered to find still knew what the letter suburb of Minneapolis. children, door prizes ev- rates were, as in most cases The show hours are 10 a.m. ery hour, a silent auction, Frankings on 1974-75 airmail postcards sample they franked international to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 seminars, and an informal 15¢ franking period (pre-March 2, 1974) Quantity letters of the time correctly. p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. appraisal booth to assist in underpaid, not assessed postage due 8 By early 1990, though, to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission valuing collections. underpaid, postage due 13 even international letters correctly paid 531 and parking are free. The show theme will overpaid 582 were frequently incorrectly More than 200 frames of commemorate the 150th 18¢ franking period (March 2, 1974 and later) Quantity franked, probably because stamp exhibits will be on anniversary of the state of underpaid, not assessed postage due 9 they didn’t know the cor- underpaid, postage due 19 display. Minnesota. A cacheted cov- correctly paid 703 rect rates or just couldn’t The show is part of the er and pictorial cancellation overpaid 674 be bothered to locate the American Philatelic Soci- will be available. correct postage. ety’s World Series of Philate- The Lake Minnetonka Notes: 1 Eleven franked with the 15¢ Prominent Americans Oliver Wendell Tony Wawrukiewicz and Henry ly. 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1 of 1 6/1/2010 1:52 PM MODERN U.S. MAIL by TONY WAWRUKIEWICZ Recent nonprofit mail opened for inspection by the Postal Service

As first defined, and for more The nonprofit envelope shown than 100 years after its introduc- in Figure 1 was a surprise to me tion, third-class mail was not to be because it illustrates that the re- sealed so it could be examined to quirement that third-class was not show that it contained no personal to be sealed has changed. messages. Eventually, a nonprofit The envelope was mailed in third-class mail category was es- 2010 (this is known because it tablished on July 1, 1952. This new was delivered to the recipient in bulk, quantity-discount rate cat- 2010). egory, labeled “special,” was for The envelope was marked with authorized nonprofit organizations. two auxiliary markings: “Opened Items to be mailed in this new for inspection by USPS” and category included all matter, ex- “Opened for postal inspection, cept first- and second-class mail, Business Mail Entry, 1251 William Figure 1. The two auxiliary markings added to this nonprofit envelope mailed in 2010 weighing less than 8 ounces. There D. Tate, Grapevine, TX 76051- to indicate it was opened for inspection by the United States Postal Service. was a per piece rate for each item 9998.” Figure 2 shows the second mailed and also a bulk mailing fee auxiliary marking. required for each calendar year. The envelope was taped closed Initially, to qualify for these spe- on the back flap. cial discount rates, at least 200 Discussion with nonprofit bulk identical pieces or 20 pounds of mail users indicates that the fol- identical pieces had to be in the lowing inspection process now special bulk, quantity-discount occurs for such mailings. rate mailing. The weight require- When a mailer brings a mailing Figure 2. A close-up of an auxiliary marking from the envelope shown in Figure 1. ment has since been upped to 50 to the business mail entry office, is then inspected in order to deter- The example, like the envelope pounds, and other minor changes all envelopes must be sealed ex- mine that the mailing qualifies as in Figure 1, is then handstamped have occurred. cept one. The unsealed envelope third-class. and sealed and enters the mail-

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31072p036 37 38 39 62.indd 36 6/25/10 12:26:26 PM MODERN U.S. MAIL by TONY WAWRUKIEWICZ NEW ISSUES - ASIA stream with the remainder AZBERBAIJAN—May 18: 2010 World into the hole; using buckets of water to get sheng. Offset in sheets of 20, Cardon En- Cup Soccer, South Africa, se-tenant pair ball out. Designer, Liu Guizhong; gravure terprise; 1 million sets. of the nonprofit bulk mail- of stamps, 20 gopiks, symbolic soccer in sheets of 20, Beijing Post Stamp Print- CYPRUS—June 4: Visit of Pope Bene- ing. player, emblem; 60g, symbolic player, ing House. dict XVI, €0.51, the pope, St. Paul’s pil- In the near future, I will mascot. Designer, K. Mirzoyev; offset in June 5: Save Energy, Reduce Emis- lar, St. Kiriaki sheets of 10; 25,000 sets. sions, Protect the Environment, two $1.20 Church, Pathos. make an effort to deter- May 18: World Expo 2010 Shanghai, stamps, humans, birds, butterfly, city Designer, Mela- mine when this change souvenir sheet with 60g stamp, Shanghai buildings, representing low carbon de- nie Efstathiadou; took place and report the skyline, emblem. Designer, K. Mirzoyev; velopment; umbrella over humans, mam- offset in sheets offset; 20,000. mals, birds, shark and fish, representing of six, Giesecke date in this column. BANGLADESH—May 2: Shekh Mujib environmental protection. Designer, Chen & Devrient; The Figure 1 envelope Medical University 10th Anniversary, sou- Shaohua; gravure in sheets of 16, Beijing 50,000. with its auxiliary markings venir sheet with 20-taka stamp, symbolic Postage Stamp Printing House. June 4: Cy- caduceus. Designer, Manzare Shamim; June 12: Kunqu Opera, three $1.20 prus Railway, Cyprus issued this represents just one of the offset, Bangladesh Security Printer. stamps showing scenes from operas, se-tenant pair of stamp June 4 to com- many markings illustrat- CHINA—May 15: Ancient Calligraphy Washing the Silken Gauze; The Peony Pa- €0.43 stamps, memorate the visit of ed in the Auxiliary Mark- Running Script, six 1.20-yuan stamps, vilion; The Palace of Long Life. Designer, different views Pope Benedict XVI. two stamps show different text from pref- Ye Hua; offset in sheets of 16 and in min- of locomotives, ings Club’s newsletter ace to orchid pavilion; two show poems iature sheets of nine (three designs se- outline maps, drawing of tracks, cog- published quarterly. The composed during the Cold Food Festi- tenant), Henan Post & Telecommunication wheel; souvenir sheet with €0.85 stamp, newsletter is printed in full val, Huangzhou; two show different text Printing House. train, tracks. Designer, Andreas Mavro- from elegiac lament for nephew. Designer, TAIWAN—July 7: Chinese Classic Nov- genis; offset in sheets of eight, Giesecke color. Wang Huming; gravure in sheets of 16 and el, Journey to the West, two NT$5 stamps, & Devrient; 175,000 sets. The club’s dues are in miniature sheets of 12, Beijing Postage monkey king, Sun Wukong, studies under 2010: Refugee postal tax stamp, €0.02, $15 per year. You can join Stamp Printing Buddhist teacher Subodhi; Sun Wukong child and barbed wire, with a “2010” year House. steals peaches from heaven; NT$12; Wei date. Offset, printer not reported. through the web site www. May 25: 10th Zheng and Emperor Tang Taizong play HONG KONG—June 24: Characteristic postal-markings.org. When Global Travel chess, Wei Zheng beheads the Jing Riv- Streets in Hong Kong, two $1.40 stamps, you reach the home page, and Tourism er Dragon King; NT$25, Sun Wukong in Pottinger Street; Nathan Road; two $2.40, Summit, $1.20, ginseng orchid, goddess of mercy saves Hollywood Road; Temple Street; two $3, click on the “new mem- scene with sun- the ginseng fruit trees. Offset in sheets of Des Voeux Road; Stanley Market; souvenir berships” tab at the upper rise and flowers. 20, China Color Printing; 1 million NT$5; sheet, contains the six stamps se-tenant. left. Designer, Huang 900,000 each other denominations. Designers, Gideon Lai, Dreamergo; offset Yongyu; gravure July 28: Lighthouses, two NT$5 in sheets of 25, Cartor. in sheets of 10, stamps, Chilung Tao Lighthouse; Wenkan INDIA—April 17: Chandra Shekhar, Tony Wawrukiewicz and Henry Beijing Postage Tui Lighthouse; NT$10, Paisha Chia Light- 5 rupees, portrait of the prime minister. Beecher are the co-authors of two Stamp Printing house; NT$25, Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse. Off- Gravure, India Security Press, Nasik; useful books on U.S. domestic and House. set in sheets of 20, China Color Printing; 400,000. international postage rates since June 1: Wen An umbrella repre- 1 million NT$5 Chilung Tao Lighthouse; April 26: Kanwar Ram Sahib, 5re, por- 1872. The books can be ordered Yanbo Gets the sents environmental 900,000 each other stamps. trait of the Bhagat storyteller. Offset, India from dealers in philatelic literature Ball from a Hole Aug. 9: Modern Taiwanese Paintings, Security Press, Nasik; 400,000.. who advertise in Linn’s classified in a Tree, two protection on a $1.20 se-tenant gutter pair of stamps, NT$5, May 6: Velu Thampi, 5re, portrait of ad section, or from the web site $1.20 stamps, commemorative is- Bamboo Grove in Early Summer by Tsai the prime minister. Offset, India Security www.spiritone.com/~tonywaw. n the ball goes sued June 5 by China. 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31072p036 37 38 39 62.indd 37 6/25/10 12:26:53 PM MODERN U.S. MAIL by TONY WAWRUKIEWICZ Many uses of U.S. commemoratives on cover can be hard to find Most collectors who have at least a passing experience with modern United States covers be- lieve that covers with con- temporary commemoratives are common. Not so. Let’s say, for example, that you would like to de- velop a first-day cover exhibit of the 1948 3¢ Palo- mar Mountain Observatory stamp (Scott 966). To cre- Figure 1. A June 6, 1956, up-to-1 ounce surface letter from the United ate a successful exhibit, States to Canada franked with the 1948 3¢ Oregon Territory stamp. Figure 2. The 3¢ Oregon Territory stamp franking a postcard sent by you also need to search surface mail to Switzerland on Sept. 7, 1948. out commercial usages for gressively searching out The cover shown in Fig- this stamp, in addition to unusual uses of this stamp ure 1 is a surface letter from seldom seen use. amples of ordinary-looking the FDCs. and have only located three. the United States to Cana- A second equally desir- items that are actually very You would soon find, Nafziger hasn’t had much da weighing up to 1 ounce. able use is pictured in Fig- sought-after examples that much to your chagrin, that more success than I have. It is franked with the 3¢ Or- ure 2. This Sept. 7, 1948, can be included in a spe- doing so is not easy. Even Nafziger also collects egon Territory stamp and surface postcard was cialized collection. domestic 3¢ uses are not the 1948 3¢ Oregon Terri- postmarked June 6, 1956. mailed to Switzerland and trivial finds, and exotic tory stamp (Scott 964). The postage rate for that is also franked by the 3¢ Tony Wawrukiewicz and Henry uses are frustratingly hard The covers pictured here service was, at the time, Oregon Territory stamp. Beecher are the co-authors of two useful books on U.S. domestic and to locate. — and others like them — the same as the U.S. do- In this case, the interna- international postage rates since Ralph Nafziger collects the are so difficult to locate that mestic rate: 3¢ for up to tional surface postcard rate 1872. The books can be ordered 1959 4¢ Oregon Statehood Nafziger will probably never 1 ounce. Therefore, this was 3¢, and this stamp again from dealers in philatelic literature who advertise in Linn’s classified stamp (Scott 1124). I have have more than he could stamp correctly paid the correctly paid the postage. ad section, or from the web site spent the last four years ag- exhibit in a single frame. rate and is a wonderful, These are just two ex- www.spiritone.com/~tonywaw. n

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MODERN u.s. MAIL BY TONY WAWRUKIEWICZ Unusual usages of special delivery markings found on cover In the February 2009 fee not claimed,' and spe This letter carried other Modern U.S. Mail column, cial delivery should occur auxiliary markings reading I discussed special deliv at the new post office." "insufficient address" and ery letters that carry some Recently, Tom Breske "not in directory." There variant of the auxiliary showed me a variant of fore, it was marked with marking reading "Forward this marking reading "Fee another handstamp read ed, fee not claimed." not claimed." The marking ing "returned to sender, un As the 1902 Postal Law was applied to the Sept. 15, claimed." Since the special and Regulation stated: "If a 1952, cover shown in Figure delivery service could not forwarding order was giv 1. The 1952 3¢ NATO stamp be performed, and therefore en in advance of arrival of paid the up-to-1-ounce was not attempted, the cover the matter, so no delivery surface-letter rate, while the was marked with the hand attempt was necessary, it special delivery fee was paid stamp "Fee not claimed." shall be forwarded with the by the 1951 10¢ Motorcycle This is an unusual ex endorsement 'Forwarded, special delivery stamp. ample, even more so than Figure 2. This October 1929 cover was mailed special delivery from the "Forwarded, fee not Dubuque, Iowa, to Waterloo, Iowa. The letter was forwarded after SAUL 0 . H ERMAN claimed" usage described special delivery service was attempted. ~,.,...,...... tl$4.0, in the earlier column. :~mu.. ~ ~~€¢! lOJr'JI.irr1't.£ '~~~~\il~ltTON Another interesting spe formation that the person ed, delivery fee paid by of l iS r ...,._ l' .: :161 i>l~• !:;1 ~f \T'f' r \,..'.~II. cial delivery marking was in addressed had removed to fice of the first address.' " SPECIAL DELIVE:lY Mr . David F. Murr y troduced even earlier. Prior the delivery area of anoth Until recently I had not T:ea.nster a nd Storage to the 1902 Postal Law and Por tland, Ore . er special-delivery office, been able to locate such Regulation and its associat and the letter was then a marking. Then I found ed marking, the Oct. 1, 1885 forwarded, it was not to such a marking on two Postal Bulletin announced: be regarded as entitled to almost identical 1929 cov msumc1::n ADDnEsg, N!jiT'ber, Sn!et, o.d "After a special-delivery special-delivery at the sec ers forwarded in Waterloo, lor~e Omitted. letter had been taken out ond office. In every such Iowa. One of these covers by messenger at a special case the letter was to be is shown in Figure 2. Figure 1. This 1952 special delivery cover carries multiple auxiliary delivery office, and had endorsed by the forward This Oct. 15, 1929, cover markings after different disruptions occurred. been returned with the in- ing postmaster 'Forward- Please turn to page 16

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MODERN U.S. MAIL Stamp for bluegrass legend Bill Monroe considered Continued from page 14 Both of the covers shown in this By Bill McAllister sociation, which is based in was mailed special delivery, per the column are special, not just because Washington Correspondent Nashville, Tenn., have been large handstamp, from Dubuque, the usages are rarely seen but be Bluegrass music legend Bill campaigning for several years Iowa to Waterloo, Iowa. cause they indicate the types of Monroe has been placed "un in hopes of getting a stamp for The 1923 Fourth Bureau 2¢ wonderful modern usages that are der consideration" for com Monroe. George Washington stamp paid the out there for us all to find. memoration on a United States Monroe, whose music has up-to-1-ounce domestic surface If you enjoy these types of usages, postage stamp, according to a been described as the foun rate, while the 1922 10¢ Motorcycle consider joining the Auxiliary Mark letter published by the Interna dation of "that high lonesome special delivery stamp paid the spe ings Club, which publishes an excel tional Bluegrass Music Asso sound," is known as "the Fa cial delivery fee. lent quarterly journal. Membership ciation on its web site. ther of Bluegrass music." Apparently, some type of first for a year is $15. For a membership The Nov. 16 letter from Terry The genre takes its name time special delivery was attempted application write to C. David Eeles, McCaffrey, manager of stamp from Monroe's band, the Blue in Waterloo before the actual ad Box 933, Columbus, OH 43216; or development for the U.S. Post Grass Boys, named for his na dress of 213 Fremont Ave., was de visit www.postal-markings.org. al Service, suggests that the tive state of Kentucky. The mu termined. Therefore, since this letter earliest the stamp might be is sic genre has its roots in the was forwarded after the attempted Tony Wawrukiewicz and Henry Beecher are folk music of the British Isles. the co-authors of two useful books on U.S. sued is 2013. special delivery, the handstamp domestic andinternational postage rates since Stamp subjects for 2011 and A frequent longtime per "Forwarded, delivery fee paid by of 18 72. The books can be ordered from dealers 2012 programs have already former at the Grand Ole Opry, fice of the first address" was placed In philatelic literature who advertise in Linn's classified ad section, or from the web site been selected. Monroe died in 1996 at the age on the envelope. www.spiritone.com/-tonywaw. • Members of the music as- of 84. • What can't you live without? WEEKLY SPECIALS E-1 U.S. MilT PLATE BLOCKS 48V/85S:2ll gtghls: lint BS9-61, 869-78. Uso1669-85, 688-71, • REVENUES: Among the largest stocks in the U.S.A. Quality. one-of-a-kind collections stiU on album pages~-\I I areas of tfle world B91·2SIS t onidllllO!a F·Vf CV , .. CM!>S4,1Xll.Good I>Jy 0 Ll1de< 15%Add SIL.... 5595.110 • POSSESSIONS: From Canal Zone to Puerto Rico E- 4 K:ELAND MINT C4-o: 1930 Milenarysel VF lH Cotr91e1e -· CV S225.M:IS2 ...... 180.110 Sale priced at Huge discounts from Scot:! Calalogue. Collections range from Request price list (specify which) or Shop online at: E- 5 ITALY MINT NH 413-18: 1941 Hillel &M""'""I. VF NH OPL - CV SBO. Add S2 ...... $30.110 several doUars to hundreds of dollars. Request FREE price lisL Mendon E-6 MA LTA MINT 41: 191 1551> Edwanl ~L Rich COOs. F-Vf lH - CV 575. Add S2 ..... $35.110 Linn:S ad and recei\'e a five dollar gift certificate. www.astampdealer4u.com E-7 NETHERLANDS MINT SELECTION 1t40-59: 40 dl canple1e sets+ a lew~- Nc

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