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~- . ~c lt4)<14. t'.t.. ........ Spring 2011 1 Spring 2011 Volume 42, Number 1 Whole Number 245 IN THIS ISSUE: The Turbulent 70s by Michael Dattilico .......... 9 La Posta: A Journal of The Postmasters General of the United States XLIX. Walter F. Brown, 1929-1933 American Postal History By Daniel Y. Meschter .......... 19 Website: www.la-posta.com A Man’s Dying By Richard Martorelli .......... 23 Publisher: Richard W. Helbock Associate Editors: Henry Berthelot Tom Clarke Coastal Artillery in the Canal Zone Rod Crossley Michael Dattolico By Wayne L. Worthington .......... 38 Dennis H. Pack Robert G. Schultz Receiving Marks and Abington, Advertising & Circulation Manager: Cath Clark Montgomery County, Pennsylvania COVER: A psychedelic swirl reminiscent of the By Tom Clarke .......... 45 tie-died tee-shirts of the decade provides a col- orful background to a few covers illustrating as- Improving Postmark Illustrations: The Background pects of the postal turbulence of the 1970s. Michael Dattiloco refreshes our memories. By Dennis Pack .......... 52 La Posta: A Journal of American Postal History is published four times a year with issues mailed on or about the 20th of March, June, September and December. Persons desiring infor- An Air Mail Cover Census mation on manuscript submittals or subscription should e-mail or By Richard W. Helbock .......... 64 write La Posta c/o All About Mail, 33470 Chinook Plaza, Suite 216, Scappoose, OR 97056, [email protected] or (Digital edition only) Telephone in Australia: 612-6645-1829 Opinions expressed in articles appearing in this journal are The Post Offices of Harlan County, Kentucky those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the By Robert Rennick .......... 81 views of the publisher. La Posta cannot be responsible for the accuracy of any information printed herein. Postmarks of Territorial Alaska, 4th edition Introduction and “A” Towns (1st Draft) SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Richard Helbock .......... 103 U. S. A. - $25.00 per annum (4 issues) CANADA - $33 (US) per annum OVERSEAS - $65.00 per annum airmail A digital only subscription is available for $12.50 worldwide 2 Whole Number 245 LA POSTA Benefactors & Sustaining Subscribers La Posta Benefactors are those persons contributing $50 or more for their subscription. Benefactors recog- nize that the La Posta journal, along, with its books and e-books, are a vital force that helps build and sustain interest in American postal history. Benefactor and Sustainer contributions go beyond just supporting the journal and help fund our research and publishing endeavors. We would like to give our special thanks to the following individuals for contributions above and beyond: Joseph J. Adamski Michael P. Corriss Millard Mack Robert G. Schultz Albert Aldham Rod Crossley Richard Malmgren Larry R. Sell Gary Anderson Richard F. Curtin Bernard D. Mayer Jr. Dr. Michael Senta Ted Bahry J. Leonard Diamond Larry McBride Timothy M. Sheehan Rex J. Bates Elwyn J. 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We at La Posta have been eagerly awaiting the publication of Louis Fiset’s Detained, Interned, Incarcerated, and it has been worth the wait. This 234-page, beautifully produced hardback is a thorough study of U.S. enemy ter 4 is on internment within Hawaii, and Chapter 4 noncombatant mail in WWII. The text is well-written covers the U.S. incarceration of deportees from Latin and scrupulously researched, describing the sequence America. of internments that ensued as the war approached, pro- gressed, and ended. The role of the M.S. Gripsholm in diplomatic ex- changes is elucidated in Chapter 6, followed by the There are 25 tables, including data on camp locations handling of Axis and French diplomatic staff in Chap- and populations, and useful chronologies. More than ter 7. Chapters 8-11 give comprehensive coverage of 250 crystal clear illustrations of covers, censor mark- the Japanese American experience, from Assembly ings, and photographs, most of which are in color, make Centers to Relocation Centers, and special Nisei sol- the book both educationally edifying, and a joy to the dier units. Finally, Chapter 12 describes the relocation eye. Detained, Interned, Incarcerated is the first com- of Aleuts and Pribilof Islanders to Southeast Alaska. prehensive documentation of the postal history of the U.S. internment program in WWII, affecting the lives The book is neatly concluded with a description of the of more than 140,000 people. It illuminates for the first 1988 Civil Liberties Act that acknowledged serious time the differences in mail handling by the four differ- injustices to citizens of Japanese ancestry with their ent agencies involved in internment, documented with WWII internment. The Act directed that relocation covers and censor markings. Within both a broad his- centers be preserved as national historic sites “as re- toric context, and from a philatelic perspective, there minders of how the government turned on some of its can be no doubt of this book’s importance. citizens in a time of fear.” Fiset also gives locations of monuments and plaques placed thus far at former in- Chapter 1 portrays the events leading to America’s in- ternment camps and assembly centers. The Act also carceration program, starting with the scuttling of the directed support to educational projects to inform the German merchant ship, the S.S. Columbus, and the American people about internal incarcerations during subsequent internments of German and Italian Merchant World War II. Dr. Fiset has truly enveloped the spirit Seamen. Chapters 2 and 3 describe differences in camps of the Act in the writing of this book. operated by the War and Justice Departments. Chap- 4 Whole Number 245 For the collector, there is a discussion of philatelic con- is an exceptional book that should be in the library of siderations of the condition and scarcity of material, both the U.S.
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