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FEBRUARY 2004 Whole No. 158 Vol. 32, No. 1 PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORIAN THE BULLETIN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY Inside this issue: The Ordinance of 1856 and the Renumbering of Philadelphia Street Addresses CAMERON COUNTY – LAND OF THE SINNEMAHONING Part 3, Discontinued Post Offices on Portage Creek and on Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning Baltimore Freight Money Letter Returned to Philadelphia as a Private Ship Letter Stampless Covers from Linwood or Linwood Station? Remailed Postcard Engenders New EKU for Collingdale, Pa. Doane PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORIAN The Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Postal History Society ISSN – 0894 – 0169 Est. 1974 PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORIAN The bulletin of the Pennsylvania Postal History Society Published quarterly by the PPHS for its members Volume 32 No. 1 (Whole No. 158) February 2004 APS Affiliate No. 50 Member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations www.PaPHS.org The PPHS is a non-profit , educational organization whose purposes are to cultivate and to promote the study of the postal history of Pennsylvania, to encourage the acquisition and preservation of material relevant and necessary to that study, and to publish and to support the publication of such knowledge for the benefit of the public. The views expressed by contributors are their own and not necessarily those of the PPHS, its Directors, Officers, or Members. Comments and criticisms are invited. Please direct your correspondence to the Editor. OFFICERS and DIRECTORS APPOINTED OFFICERS OFFICERS President Richard Leiby, Jr. Historian Editor Norman Shachat 1774 Creek View Dr. 382 Tall Meadow Lane Fogelsville, PA 18051 Yardley, Pa 19067 Secretary Norman Shachat Auctioneer Robert McKain 382 Tall Meadow Lane 2337 Giant Oaks Drive Yardley, PA 19067 Pittsburgh, PA 15241 Treasurer Richard Colberg Publicity Donald W. Smith P. O. Box 10082 PO Box 576 Lancaster, PA 17605 Johnstown, PA 15902 Catalogs Thomas C. Mazza DIRECTORS 1301 Ave. of the Americas Room 2300 2004 N. Shachat, G. Spector, S. Washburne New York, N. Y. 10019-6092 2005 R. Colberg, R. Leiby, D. Telep 2006 R. McKain, S. Roth, C. Woodward 1 HISTORIAN Vol. 32, No. 1 (Whole No. 158) February 2004 PRESIDENT’S LETTER Even though it’s a little late, a Happy New Year to everyone. 2004 looks to be another good year for our Society. Our financial condition is good, and we have had over 100 members who have paid their dues before the first of the year. We can look forward to another year with good shows and the chance to renew old acquaintances. This coming year we would like to compete with other state societies at ROPEX and PNSE, and hope to show PA material at their annual meeting venues. We’ll need your help to accomplish that. I’ll try and get the preaching done early. If you were one of those other members who set your dues notice aside, consider this your reminder. Put the proverbial check in the mail! Help us to avoid sending the annual procrastinator’s letter we have had to send to finalize the dues collection in years past. So far this winter has really given us everything. Three snow storms before Christmas, then mild weather after Christmas. Hopefully, it will settle down to being winter and give us lots of time with our covers and auction catalogs. May this year bring you the cover that you’ve been hunting. As you spend this time, don’t forget to write something up for the Historian. And think about exhibiting at ROPEX and creating that single frame exhibit for PNSE. No, don’t think about it, write it up! When you receive this, our editor, Norm, will be recovering from eye surgery. Please join me in wishing him a speedy recovery. I know he made sure that this issue was “put to bed” before hand, rather than risk its being delayed. This looks to be another great issue. Now if the kids will go to bed, if Marilyn will let me put off doing my chores, and the phone doesn’t ring, then let old man winter do his thing and I’m going to enjoy the issue. Ri For Details on: PPHS Mid-Year Meeting at Lancopex 2004 see Page 31, Ropex 2004 State Society Exhibit Competition see Page 16, Annual PPHS Meeting and State Society Exhibit Competition at PNSE 2004 see Editor’s Comments on Next Page. Check Out Our Fabulous Web Site www.PaPHS.org For input, questions, or comments contact our webmaster Steve Roth at: [email protected] HISTORIAN Vol. 32, No. 1 (Whole No. 158) February 2004 2 EDITOR’S COMMENTS As indicated on the previous page, state society exhibit competitions this year have been scheduled at ROPEX (p. 16) and PNSE. I am coordinating the competition at PNSE at which we will be holding our annual meeting. The show will again be at the Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Pussia, PA, and the dates are Oct. 1 – 3 (our meeting will be on Sat. Oct. 2). Both NJ and NY have indicated they will participate. Each state society will have up to six 1-frame exhibits, each by a different member of their society. The 1-frame exhibits will not be judged individually, but the entire state exhibit will be judged in competition with the other two. For PA, I would like to encourage new exhibitors and will give them preference. One frame is only 16 pages, so I urge you to consider constructing a one-frame exhibit in your PA area of interest. If you need help, don’t hesitate to contact me. I will be submitting the application for all six frames, so individuals who wish to participate need only to let me know; individual applications to PNSE will not be necessary. My thanks to those who contributed to this issue, which you may notice is a little thicker than usual (36 vs normal 32 pages). Also, please take note of our new full page advertiser, Nutmeg Stamp Sales, on the inside back cover. I too wish you all a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2004. Hope to see you at our mid- year meeting at LANCOPEX 2004 on April 24 (p. 31), and if not then, at our annual meeting at PNSE 2004 on Oct. 2. N MEMBERSHIP SUMMARY Total Membership as of 10/15/03 ------------------------------------------------------------ 129 New Member ------------------------------------------------------ +1 # 546 Raymond George Hahn (Youngstown, OH) (Small PA towns, postmarks on small letters) Reinstated ---------------------------------------------------------- +1 # 510 Charles R. Gray (Murrysville, PA) (Cambria County) Resignations -------------------------------------------------------- -3 # 405 James Mehrer # 448 Thomas Kurtz # 483 James Fahs Total Membership as of 1/15/04 -------------------------------------------------------------- 128 (106 paid, 4 life, 18 unpaid) 3 HISTORIAN Vol. 32, No. 1 (Whole No. 158) February 2004 Pennsylvania Post Office Challenge By Bill Schultz (# 6) Life member Bill Schultz has again provided a challenge to the membership with a prize of $10 to the winner. In order to give all members a chance to compete, all correct answers received by March 31, 2004 will be eligible for a drawing to select the winner. Send your answers to Historian editor by mail or E-mail. Good luck and have fun! Clues are as follows: a) Located in “Waynes’ World” b) Opened before the Civil War c) First postmaster reminds one of the Amish d) Post office is still active with a zip code which terminates with a “5” e) Located east of Bellefonte, PA •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• HISTORIAN Vol. 32, No. 1 (Whole No. 158) February 2004 4 Member E-Mail Addresses George Ashman [email protected] (Carbon Co.) John Barwis [email protected] (Phila. Exhange Office Mails) Gordon Baker [email protected] (Fayette Co.) Chip Blumberg [email protected] (Montgomery Co., Dealer) Glen Blauch [email protected] (Lebanon Co.) Jim Boyles [email protected] (Lancaster City and County) Mike Burke [email protected] (Braddock, Greencasle, Rankin, Swissvale) Tom Clarke [email protected] (Philadelphia Postal History) Richard Colberg [email protected] (Litiz) Joe Crosby [email protected] (Pa. Fancy Cancels) Gerald Cross [email protected] (Wilkes-Barre) George Danyliw [email protected] (Phila. and Schuylkill Co.) Barry Elkins [email protected] (Philadelphia Co.) Helen Galatan-Stone [email protected] (Phila. Buildings prior to 1900) Ken Hall [email protected] (Pa. Manuscript Postmarks) Gerald Hof [email protected] (Philadelphia, Hagerstown, Md.) Peter Hubicki [email protected] (Columbia, Montour, Northumberland Co.) Van Koppersmith [email protected] (Phila. Maritime Markings) Robert Kroupa [email protected] (Chester County, DPO’s) Rick Leiby [email protected] (Pa. Stampless) Tom Mazza [email protected] (Erie, Western Pa.) Bob McKain [email protected] (Pittsburgh, Pa. Machines) Jim Mehrer [email protected] (Dealer: Mail Bid Sales, Lit. and Supplies) Gordon Morrison [email protected] (Bradford County) Clay Olson [email protected] (Tioga County) Joseph Palombit [email protected] (Montgomery, Chester, & Delaware Counties) Steven Roth [email protected] (Domestic Maritime, Prexies) Robert G. Rufe [email protected] (Bucks County) Bill Schultz [email protected] (West Chester,West Whiteland & West Town) Norm Shachat [email protected] (Phila. and Bucks Co.) Dave Silcox [email protected] (Schuylkill and Berks Co.) Don W. Smith [email protected] (Johnstown, Cambria County) Gus Spector [email protected] (Phila., Buildings, Civil War ) Anita Sprankle [email protected] (North Central DPO’s, Sewing Machines) Gordon Trotter [email protected] (Nathan Trotter & Co. Correspondence) Dan Telep [email protected] (Pittsburgh, Sewickley, Western Pa.) Steve Washburne [email protected] (Philadelphia, Monmouth Co., N. J.) Cliff Woodward [email protected] (Western Pa., Oil Towns) PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS LISTED HERE. INDICATE YOUR PA COLLECTING INTEREST. 5 HISTORIAN Vol. 32, No.