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LA POSTA: A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN $4 POSTAL HISTORY SEPTEMBER 1998 -.... August- September 1998 Volume 29, Number 4 L4 POSTA: AJOURNAL OF Whole Number 172 AMERICAN POSTAL IN TillS ISSUE: "DOANE FENCE ME IN!" By Robert G. Munshower .......... 7 HISTORY AMERICA'S MILITARY POSTAL STATIONS- The China Relief Expedition 1900-1901 By Michael Dattolico .......... 9 THE FIRST TRANSMOUNTAIN MAIL ROUTE CONTRACTS Part VIII- The Denver City Spur Contracts ' ... By Daniel Y. Meschter .......... 25 NON-STANDARD POSTMARKING & CANCELING 33470 Chinook Plaza,- Suite 216, DEVICES FROM 1900 TO DATE Scappoose, OR 97056 Part 37 - Catalog Section - Type I PHONE: (503) 543-2606 By Randy Stehle and Doug DeRoest ....... 31 EMAIL: [email protected] Publisher: Richard W. Helbock DEAR LITTLE ELLEN: ByRobert G. Munshower .......... 40 Associate Editors: Henry Berthelot Tom Clarl<e POSTAL MARKINGS OF NORTH DAKOTA Rod Crossley Michael Dattolico TERRITORY; Martin Margulis Bob Munshower Part 5- Dunn, Eddy, Emmons & Foster Counties James Patn:rson By Mike Ellingson .......... 41 Robert G. Schultz Randy Stehle Advertising Manager: Cathy R. Clarl< PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORY NOTES By Tom Clarke ......... 45 COVER: Our cover illustration shows the regimental flag ofthe United States 9th Infantry flying over troops in THE POST OFFICES OF MORGAN COUNTY, the field, and an enlargement ofone of the duplex post KENTUCKY, Part II marks used to cancel mail from U.S.forces in China. It By Robert M. Rennick .......... 55 is intended to call attention to Mike Dattolico -.s fine article in this issue. POSTAL FACILITIES OF UNITED STATES DOMESTIC MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN La Posta: A Journal ofAmerican Postal History is published six times a WORLDWARII year with issues mailed on or about the 20th of February, April, June, Au Port of Embarkation & Army Hospital Updates pd. October and December. Persons wishing additional information about advertising. manuscript submittals or subsaiption should contact the pub By Rod Crossley .......... 63 lisher ,. 33470 Chinook Plaza, Suit< 216, Scappoose, OR 970S6 AN AMERICAN IN SAIGON By Robert Munshower & Tung Bao Nguyen SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U.S.- $18.00 per annum (6 issues) Also Postal History Notes & Reviews CANADA- $26(US) per annum (6 issues) OVERSEAS- $30.00 per annum surface Visit us at www.la-posta.com - $50.00 per annum airmail l September 1998 La Posta LA POSTA SUSTAINING SUBSCRIBERS The following individuals and institutions have contributed financial assistance to La Posta in excess of their subscriptions. 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Mase!M Eric Scott do The Stamp Shop La Posta September 1998 3 PUBLISHER'S PAGE The Next Phase this autumn, and do not yet have a new telephone number lined up. The fastest way to learn our new telephone La Posta continues to evolve. I would like to inform number after October I st will be to consult the new La our readers of several changes which are about to oc Posta website www.la-posta.com. I will upload the new curred, and will to some extent effect the way things number to the site just as soon as we have one. operale here. Before describing these changes, I hasten to add that none ofthem should in any way diminish the Change 6: As many of you may have already heard, content or quality of our journal, the publication of our Cathy and I will be returning to Australia in October.