May 2012 Whole No. 191 Vol. 40, No. 2
PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORIAN
THE BULLETIN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Inside this issue:
Pennsylvania’s Postmasters General
Mount Hope (Lebanon County) Manuscript First Reported Example
A New Philadelphia “Forwarded” Marking; Station H, 1887
Gum Tree P. O., Chester County, Pa. (June 30, 1834 – Feb. 15, 1916)
Woman Suffrage Label
2nd Update on Pennsylvania Manuscript Markings, Part XII (Huntington and Indiana Counties)
Indiana, PA Post Office Building Dedicated to Jimmy Stewart
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 40 No. 2 (Whole No. 191) May 2012 APS Affiliate No. 50 Member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations
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The PPHS is a non-profit, educational organization whose purposes are to cultivate and to promote the study of th e 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 Steven Kennedy P. O. Box 10082 P. O. Box 599 Lancaster, PA 17605 Myersville, MD 21773
Catalogs Thomas C. Mazza DIRECTORS 1301 Ave. of the Americas Room 2300 2012 T. Clarke, R. McKain, S. Roth New York, NY 10019-6092 2013 J. Boyles, G. Spector, S. Washburne 2014 R. Colberg, R. Leiby, D. Telep
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Editor’s Note: Our President chose not to provide a letter for this issue so in its place I decided to fill the space with an interesting Civil War cover from my collection.
Mail to South Suspended
Returned to Sender via Washington D.C. Dead Letter Office
Postmaster General Montgomery Blair suspended delivery of mail to the rebellious southern states effective June 1, 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861. Thus the above letter, posted at Philadelphia June 28, 1861, was sent to
the Dead Letter Office in Washington. On Aug. 5, it was sent back to Philadelphia, arriving on Aug. 6. The sender paid the 3¢ return postage on receipt of the letter.
(J. D. Kohlhepp, The Chronicle, Feb. 1977, pp. 36 – 39)
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EDITOR’S COMMENTS
All indications are that PNSE had another successful show, albeit on a somewhat reduced scale. Apparently most national shows are facing similar problems. Analysis continues while plans are being made for next year’s show. Hope springs eternal!
Although there were a substantial number of competitive exhibits by our Society members, only two of those showed PA postal history (see page 5). Both were awarded gold medals and one achieved the Reserve Grand Award. Congratulations John Barwis!
The minutes of our Annual Meeting are shown on the next page. Since our treasury is getting low and our current income does not quite cover our expenses, the membership voted to increase dues to $25 starting next year. I am also happy that Steve Kennedy, who recently rejoined our Society, volunteered to handle Publicity. He will also work with Rick and Steve to update our website. I think this is important because in the past whenever a press release appeared in the philatelic publications, I would receive two or three requests for further information and I would follow up by sending a copy of the Historian and a membership application. On average, approximately one out of four inquiries would result in a new member.
The feature article in this issue “Pennsylvania’s Postmasters General” by Steve
Kochersperger was written to honor our current Postmaster General and show Pennsylvania’s significant contribution to the office. At the beginning of this year, Steve (Julian, PA Postmaster) relinquished the editorship of The Pennsylvania Register to Nancy Isenberg (Home, PA Postmaster). I contacted Nancy and we agreed to continue working cooperatively on the exchange of articles. My sincere thanks to Steve for his contributions
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MEMBERSHIP SUMMARY
Total Membership as of 1/15/12 ------115
New Member ------+ 2
# 586 Lettice Moon (Roslyn, PA)
(19 th Century covers and postal cards)
# 587 Frank A. Piazzi, Jr. (Greentown, PA)
(Old covers)
Total Membership as of 4/15/12 ------117 (includes 4 life members) (As of the end of Feb., ten members had not paid their dues. Before our Treasurer left for France, he sent out new bills. Hopefully he will find their dues in his P. O. box when he returns at the end of May.)
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Minutes of the Annual PPHS Membership Meeting at PNSE 2012 Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA, March 31, 2012
Attendees: George Ashman, Carl Barna (guest), Tom Clarke, David Crossland, Gene Fricks (guest), Suzanne Haney, Steve Kennedy, Rick Leiby, Letty Moon, Gordon Mathis (guest), Bob Rufe, Bill Schultz, Norm Shachat, Gus Spector, and Steve Washburne
The meeting was called to order at 1:10 PM by President Rick Leiby with 13 members and 2 guests present (12 members required for a quorum). The minutes of the last Annual Meeting at PNSE 2011, published in the May 2011 Historian, were unanimously approved. The membership unanimously reelected Dick Colberg, Rick Leiby and Dan Telep to serve the Society as the 2014 Class of Directors.
Our Treasurer Dick Colberg could not attend this meeting because he was in France. He did supply report which Norm indicated showed a total balance as of Feb. 25, 2012 of $5166 ($4518 in the General Fund + $648 in the Publication fund). The report also showed that our dues income +
ad income + donations just barely cover the cost of the printing and distribution of the Historian. He suggested we consider increasing dues from $22.50 to $25.00 starting next year. A motion to that effect was made, seconded and unanimously approved. Norm also indicated that as of the end of February, our membership was 115 (including 4 life members). Ten members had not yet paid their dues and before Dick left for France he sent them fresh bills. They are all dedicated members who probably overlooked the dues notice which was sent out with the Lancaster Monograph. Hopefully Dick will find their dues in his box when he returns at the end of May.
Steve Washburne proposed we congratulate those who published the Lancaster Monograph and all those present agreed.
The Board of Directors was convened to reelect Rick Leiby as President, Dick Colberg as Treasurer and Norm Shachat as Secretary. The need for someone to handle publicity was again discussed. Steve Kennedy volunteered for the position and was immediately appointed by our President. Steve also indicated that he had lots of web site experience and would work with Rick and Steve Roth on our web site.
Tom Clarke indicated he had no immediate plans to publish an update of his Phila Catalogs, but that he continuously updates it electronically on a daily basis. The consensus was that an update would sell well, and that a prepublication subscription might help with initial costs. Tom indicated he can supply the books electronically as well (CD, e-mail, etc.), but he does not have them in PDF format. He indicated that he sold approx. 200 copies of his initial publication.
George Ashman suggested that we might increase membership by offering a one-year free subscription to the Historian to people recommended by current members. Most members belong to local clubs where they might find such potential members. It would not cost us anything because we mail 200 to get the bulk rate. I suspect we might be inundated with a blanket advertisement because there are lots of collectors who request anything that is free.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Norm Shachat, Secretary
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Awards to Pennsylvania Exhibits at PNSE 2012
Gold and Reserve Grand: John Barwis “Pre-GPU Philadelphia-Great Britain Mails” Also: American Philatelic Congress Award and PPHS Harry Yeager Award
Gold: Norman Shachat “19 th Century Philadelphia Registered Mail”
Vermeil: Henry J. Applegate “1926 Sesquicentennial Exhibition” Also: American Assoc. of Philatelic Exhibitors Award and Novice Award
Non-Competitive Single-Frame (Complimentary Gold Medal)
Bill Schultz “Chester County, Pa., - Early Free Franking”
Awards to PPHS Members Not Exhibiting PA Material
Gold: Robert G. Rufe “U, S. Special Handling 1925-1959: the Stamps and the Service”
Also: APS 1900-1940 Medal and US Stamp Soc. Statue of Freedom Award
Gold: Mark Schwartz “Salem Postal History” Also: APS pre-1900 Medal
Gold: Bill Schultz “Toll Gates and Toll Houses – Their Progression on Postcards” Also: Sheller Family Award for Best Post Card Eshibit
Gold: Steve Washburne “Portugal - Uses of the Mouchon Issue 1895-1910” Also: International Soc. For Portuguese Philately Best Portuguese Exhibit
Single Frame Exhibits:
Gold: Mark Schwartz “The Postal History of Newbury and Newburyport, Mass. 1755-1851” Also: American Assoc. of Philatelic Exhibitors Best Title Page Award”
Gold: Mark Schwartz “The “Special Arrangement” between Liverpool and the U. S. 1844-1848” Vermeil: Dr. Edwin J. Andrews “Union Airways, Inauguration of the First Commercial Airmail Service in South Africa”
Vermeil: Dr. Edwin J. Andrews “The L-10 Postal Censor Labels of Barbados, 1943-1945” Silver: Bob McKain “Eight-Cent Registry Rate, 1874-1875”
Silver: Bill Schultz “The 25-Cent Rate’s Multiples, 1792 to 1845”
Silver: Steve Washburne “Portuguese Boas Festas Cards: The Beginning Years”
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Member E-Mail Addresses
Edwin J. Andrews [email protected] (Scott # 65 Pa. Usages) George Ashman [email protected] (Carbon Co.) John Barwis [email protected] (Phila. Exhange Office Mails) Glenn Blauch [email protected] (Lebanon Co.) Jim Boyles [email protected] (Lancaster City and County) Mike Burke [email protected] (Braddock, Greencastle, 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)
Dave Crossland [email protected] (Reading and Berks Counties) Roger Curran [email protected] (Lewisburg to 1900, Fancy Cancels) George Danyliw [email protected] (Phila. and Schuylkill Co.) William Dixon [email protected] (Wyoming County, Fakes and Forgeries) Barry Elkins [email protected] (Philadelphia Co.) Neal Erkes [email protected] (Philadelphia) Helen Galatan-Stone [email protected] (Phila. Buildings prior to 1900) Ken Hall [email protected] (Pa. Manuscript Postmarks) Suzanne Haney [email protected] (Welsh in Pa., Civil War Phila.) Gerald Hof [email protected] (Philadelphia, Hagerstown, Md.)
Steven Kennedy [email protected] (Philadelphia) Van Koppersmith [email protected] (Phila. Maritime Markings) Rick Leiby [email protected] (Pa. Stampless) Tom Mazza [email protected] (Erie, Western Pa.) Bob McKain [email protected] (Pittsburgh, Pa. Machines) Phil Marks [email protected] (Bucks Co., Southern NJ, Eastern Shore) Lloyd Mitchell [email protected] (Southwest Pa.., Washington Co. RFD’s) Gordon Morison [email protected] (Bradford County) Vern Morris [email protected] (Philadelphia, Locals) Ed Mosheim [email protected] (Hereford Twp. P. O. and Adjacent Twp’s.)
Bud Newman [email protected] (Pa. Stampless) Norm Nicol [email protected] (Luzerne and Wyoming Counties) Clay Olson [email protected] (Tioga County) Al Parsons [email protected] (Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler Counties, NY) Larry Pettinger [email protected] (Susquehanna County) 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)
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Pennsylvania’s Postmasters General
By Steve Kochersperger
(Editor’s note: Steve Kochersperger is editor of The Pennsylvania Register , Postmaster of the Julian, PA Post Office and National VP of NAPUS. This article, which I thought would be of interest to our membership, first appeared in the April 2011 edition of The Pennsylvania Register and is reprinted here with his permission. Nine of Postmasters General who served our country came from Pennsylvania. This includes both the first (Benjamin Franklin) and the current (Patrick Donahoe). I think we can all agree that our current postmaster faces great problems and we wish him much success in solving those problems.)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Franklin's postal career began in 1737 when the British Crown Post appointed him postmaster of Philadelphia. In Franklin's day, newspaper printers often served as Postmasters, which helped them to gather and distribute news. More important, Postmasters decided which newspapers could travel free in the mail - or if they could travel by mail at all. Philadelphia's previous Postmaster, who printed a rival newspaper, had barred
Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette from the mails. Postmaster General Elliott Benger (1743-1753) added to Franklin's duties by making him comptroller with financial oversight over neighboring Post Offices. When Benger's health failed, Franklin lobbied the British for the job of Postmaster General of America. On August 10, 1753, he and William Hunter of Virginia became joint Postmasters General for the Crown.
As joint Postmaster General, Franklin surveyed
post roads and Post Offices, introduced a simple accounting method for Postmasters, and had riders carry mail by night, as well as day, speeding service. He encouraged Postmasters to establish the penny post, a British idea he had implemented while
Postmaster of Philadelphia, whereby letters not called for at the Post Office were delivered for a penny. He also ordered Postmasters to print in newspapers the names of people who had letters waiting for them.
Remembering his own experiences as a printer and Postmaster, Franklin abolished the practice of letting Postmasters decide which newspapers could travel through the mail and mandated delivery of all newspapers for a small fee. Thanks in part to Franklin's efforts, the
British Crown Post in North America registered its first profit in 1760. In 1757, while still serving as joint Postmaster General, Franklin went to London, where he represented the government of Pennsylvania. In 1763, back in the colonies, Franklin began an extensive survey of post roads and Post Offices from Virginia to New England. Putting an odometer on the axle of his carriage, he personally measured distances between
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Post Offices, traveling approximately 1,600 miles. A decade later, in 1774, Benjamin Franklin was dismissed as joint Postmaster General for the Crown because he was judged too sympathetic to the colonies.
Back on American soil in 1775, Franklin was part of the Second Continental Congress and served on many committees, including one to establish an independent postal system. On July 26, 1775, the Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin the first Postmaster General of the organization now known as the United States Postal Service. Franklin received an annual salary of $1,000 plus $340 for a secretary and comptroller. He was responsible for all Post Offices - from Massachusetts to Georgia - and had authority to hire as many Postmasters as he saw fit.
RICHARD BACHE
Richard Bache (pronounced BAYSH ) was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1737, the 18th child of William Bache and Mary Blyckenden. He followed his older
brother, Theophylact, to New York City in 1760 and joined him as a partner in a business that sold dry goods and insurance in New York, and traded with people in Newfoundland and the West Indies.
In 1762, Richard Bache moved to Philadelphia and worked in the Mount Regale Fishing Company until he opened his own dry goods store in 1766. On October 3, 1767, he married Sarah Franklin, the only daughter of Benjamin Franklin; they had seven children. Bache served as a member of the Committee on Non-Importation Agreements in 1769, opened a grocery business in 1773, and became a member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1775.
On July 26, 1775, Benjamin Franklin became the first Postmaster General of the United States and on September 29, 1775, he appointed Richard Bache as secretary, comptroller, and register-general. Bache held this office until he was appointed Postmaster General on November 7, 1776. He also served on the Pennsylvania Board of War and as the chairman of the Republican Society. He served as Postmaster General until approximately January
1782, when Ebenezer Hazard was appointed as the next Postmaster General.
EBENEZER HAZARD Ebenezer Hazard (1744-1817) was a businessman and amateur historian whose public life was tied in with the post office. In 1775, he was appointed Deputy Postmaster of New York City. Hazard advanced in his job and was named to the position of Surveyor General of the Constitutional Post Office in 1776. Shortly thereafter, in 1782, Hazard rose again, this time to the position of Postmaster General.
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As Surveyor General, Hazard was responsible for maintaining or improving the
efficiency of the postal system by monitoring and altering postal routes when necessary.
During the war, since an overwhelming majority of the post was franked military correspondence, Hazard's position required
him to follow the Continental Army in order to facilitate efficiency in the postal routes. In
November 1776, Hazard wrote to Congress asking for more money given the hardships he encountered on the job. Unable to secure a horse, he followed the army on foot with his postal sack carried by a servant.
TIMOTHY PICKERING
Timothy Pickering (1745 -1829) was a politician from Massachusetts who served in a variety of roles, most notably as the third United States Secretary of State, serving in that office from 1795 to 1800 under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
After the end of the American Revolution, Pickering made several failed attempts at financial success. In 1786, he moved to the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania where he assumed a series of offices at the head of Luzerne County. When he attempted to evict Connecticut settlers living in the area, Pickering was captured and held hostage for nineteen days. In 1787, he was part of the Pennsylvania convention held to consider ratification of the United States Constitution.
Washington brought Pickering into the government as Postmaster General in 1791. He remained in Washington's cabinet and then the cabinet of John Adams for nine years, serving as Postmaster General until 1795, Secretary of War for a brief time, then Secretary of State until 1800. He became a senator from Massachusetts in 1803 as a member of the Federalist Party. He lost his Senate seat in 1811, and was elected to the United States
House of Representatives in U.S. House election, 1812, where he remained until 1817. His congressional career is best remembered for his leadership of the New England secession movement.
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JAMES CAMPBELL
James Campbell (1812 - 1893) was a politician from Philadelphia. He served as Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and United States Postmaster General during the presidency of Franklin Pierce.
Nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court at a period when Know-Nothingism and anti-Catholic feeling was rife, he was defeated, although his four
colleagues on the Democratic ticket were elected. Governor William Bigler appointed him Attorney- General of Pennsylvania, in which office he served until March 4, 1853, when he entered President Pierce's Cabinet as Postmaster-General, serving
until March 4, 1857. Campbell's Cabinet service was a reward to the faction of the Democratic Party that supported James Buchanan in the 1852
presidential nomination convention. Furthermore, as a Catholic, Campbell's nomination helped
Pierce reach out to new voters from Ireland.
In 1861, he was a candidate for the United States Senate against Charles R. Buckalew, but was defeated by one vote in the state legislature, which at the time elected Senators. In 1873, he was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, but declined to serve owing to the condition of his health.
JAMES WILLIAM MARSHALL James William Marshal (1822 - 1910) was a United
States Postmaster General under President Ulysses S.
Grant. He was born in Clarke County, VA, but moved to Carlisle, PA, to attend school. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1848, and later was made a Professor of Ancient Languages, which chair he filled
until the outbreak of the civil war, when President Lincoln appointed him United States Consul to Leeds,
England. Mr. Marshal remained in that capacity for four
years. In 1869, President Grant called him to this country to become First Assistant Postmaster General.
Mr. Marshal served in that office until the close of the administration, except for the brief term in 1874, when he temporarily filled the office of Postmaster General to cover an interim between the resignation of Postmaster General Creswell in July, 1874, and the acceptance of the portfolio by Mr. Jewell in September of the same year. At the close of the
Grant Administration, Mr. Marshall was appointed General Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service by Postmaster General Key.
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JOHN WANAMAKER
John Wanamaker (1838 - 1922) was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising. Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia. He pioneered the concept of the department store. Before Wanamaker invented the price tag, most buying was done by haggling. A devout Christian, he believed that if everyone was equal before God, then everyone should be equal before price.
As an admirer of President Abraham Lincoln, Wanamaker became involved in Republican politics in the decades following the Civil War. In the presidential election of 1888, Republican candidate
General Benjamin Harrison surprisingly won in the Electoral College after losing the popular vote. As Harrison selected his Cabinet members, his first instinct was to appoint Wanamaker as Secretary of the
Navy. He reassessed this decision when Wanamaker responded, “I can't do it… if I take anything, I will take the hardest place you have got” so Harrison appointed him Postmaster General effective March 5, 1889.
Wanamaker was credited with introducing the first commemorative stamps, and many efficiencies to the Postal Service. He was the first to make plans for free rural postal service in the United States, although the plan was not implemented until 1897.
In 1890, Wanamaker persuaded Congress to pass an act prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets through the mail, and then he aggressively pursued violators. These actions effectively ended all state lotteries in the U.S. until they reappeared in 1964, partly as an effort to undermine organized crime.
Wanamaker's tenure at the Post Office was riddled with controversy, including the firing of some 30,000 postal workers under the “spoils system” during his four-year term, which caused severe confusion, inefficiency and a run-in with civil-service crusader Theodore Roosevelt.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH
Charles Emory Smith (1842 -1908) was an American journalist and political leader. He was born in Mansfield, Connecticut. In 1849, his family removed to Albany, New York, where he attended the public schools and The Albany Academy. He graduated from Union
College, was a recruiting officer on the staff of General John F. Rathbone, taught in the Albany Academy, and was editor of the Albany Express. He joined the staff of the Albany
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Journal in 1870, was editor-in-chief of this paper, and he was a regent of the University of the State of New York. From 1880 until his death, he was editor and part proprietor of the Philadelphia Press .
He was active as a Republican in state and national politics. From 1890 to 1892, he was United States minister to Russia. During that period, he had charge of distributing among the Russian famine sufferers five shiploads of food and other supplies, valued at an estimated $750,000. He was Postmaster General in the cabinet of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt from April 1898, until January 1902, and did much to develop the rural free delivery system.
PATRICK R. DONAHOE Patrick R. Donahoe was named the 73rd Postmaster General of the United States of
America on October 25, 2010. A 35-year postal veteran, he reports to the Postal Service Board of Governors.
Prior to being named Postmaster General, Donahoe served as the 19th Deputy Postmaster General, the second highest-ranking postal official,
and Chief Operating Officer.
He began his career as a clerk in Pittsburgh in
1975, and worked his way up through a variety of management positions. In 1990, Donahoe was appointed Postmaster of Lancaster, PA. Donahoe’s previous positions have included Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President,
Senior Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice
President of Human Resources and Vice President of Allegheny Area Operations.
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Mount Hope (Lebanon County) Manuscript
First Reported Example
By Glenn Blauch (# 468)
The Mount Hope Post Office is included in the listing of post offices for Lebanon County (Aug. 7, 1838 to Jan. 12, 1843) even though the P. O. was located in Lancaster County, approximately ¼ mi. south of the Lebanon – Lancaster County line.
Until now, there were no reported examples from the Mount Hope P. O. during the time it is listed as being in Lebanon County. Fortunately, I was the successful E-bay bidder on the cover shown in Figure 1, posted at Mount Hope on Oct. 17, 1840 during the period that the P. O. was in Lebanon County and the Postmaster was John Koch. The letter head with the clear total date is shown in Figure 2. The letter was sent 10¢ collect to Philadelphia and is signed by Edward B. Grubb.
Figure 1
Edward B. Grubb was a fourth generation member of the Grubb Family Iron Dynasty and a son of Henry B. Grubb. Henry was the owner of the Mount Hope Furnaces. Edward managed the iron business and the Mount Hope Estates in partnership with his brother
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Clement upon the death of his father Henry.
Figure 2
The Mount Hope Estates consisted of over 2,500 acres on the border of Lebanon and Lancaster Counties. There were over 30 building located on the estate, including a charcoal iron furnace, a grist mill, a church, housing for his workers, a post office, a general store and a school. Today most of the buildings are gone, but the mansion is still there. The site is currently used for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair.
I believe that Mount Hope was initially designated as a Lebanon County P. O. because a large part of the Mount Hope Estate was located in Lebanon County. The iron ore used by the Mount Hope Furnaces came from the Cornwall ore mines, a short distance from the furnaces.
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A New Philadelphia “Forwarded” Marking; Station H, 1887
By Norman Shachat (# 76)
After collecting Philadelphia for many years, it is not often that I find a new marking. Prior to purchasing the cover in Figure 1 on E-bay, I checked Clarke’s catalog and did not find the “FORWARDED” marking listed. The double rate cover was posted at
Langenschwalbach, Germany on June 30, 1887 and addressed to Philadelphia.
Figure 1 The 40 pfennig double rate is paid with two 20 pf. 1880 German issue. The FORWARDED in a 36 x 17 mm. oval is struck in black.
As the markings on the back indicate (Figure 2), the letter was received in Philadelphia on July 11, 1887 and forwarded from Station H to Newport, R. I. on July 12, 1887.
I sent scans to Tom Clarke to find out if he had ever seen the marking. He responded that he did have one example and was kind enough to send me scans of both the front and back (Figures 3 and 4) of the locally addressed letter which was forwarded from, you guessed it, Station H to Columbia, Pa. on July 5, 1887.
Without further input we can only tentatively conclude that this forwarded marking was used by Station H during July 1887. A few questions come to mind. Did Station H use the marking for a longer period? Did other stations use the same marking? Answers will require the discovery of additional examples. Are there any out there?
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Figure 2 Back of Figure 1
Figure 3 Local letter posted in Philadelphia on July 5, 1887 (Coll. of Tom Clarke)
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Figure 4 Back of Figure 3
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Thanks to Glenn Blauch we now have a Mount Hope, Pa. manuscript while the post office was in Lebanon County. Does anyone have another?
It is unusual to find a new Philadelphia marking, but I did, and describe it in an article entitled “A New Philadelphia “Forwarded” Marking; Station H, 1887”.
Bill Schultz continues to enlighten us regarding the post offices of Chester County with an article on Gum Tree, Pa.
In his article entitled “Woman Suffrage Label” Gene Fricks requests input regarding the label.
In “2 nd Update on Pennsylvania Manuscript Markings, Part XII”, Tom Mazza covers Huntington and Indiana Counties.
Finally, I conclude with a short follow up blurb on the dedication of the Indiana P. O. building to, you guessed it, Jimmy Stewart. Hope you enjoy the issue.
I need articles so that I can avoid filling the next issue with manuscript updates. Have a great spring and summer.
Norm
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Gum Tree P. O., Chester County, Pa. (June 30, 1834 – Feb. 15, 1916)
Bill Schultz (# 202, LM #6)
The post office was originally established in the middle of Highland Township, not too far from Coatesville, on April 1, 1823 under the name Clingans. The name was derived from the family whose home the P. O. was located (Figure 1). Samuel McClean was the first Postmaster and he was succeeded by James M. Lewis, William Wallace, and William Baker and they held the Office for brief periods of time.
Figure 1
The name was changed to Gum Tree in June, 1834 and Stephen P. Cochran was the first Postmaster and he held the job for less than two years. He was followed by William Baker, May 12, 1836, a former Postmaster, who held the position for more than four years. On March 28, 1840, Robert Fairlamb was appointed Postmaster, but his incumbency was less than ten months.
Joseph Hughes, followed on January 13, 1841 and remained as Postmaster for ten years. Mr. Fairlamb again became the PM on March 25, 1851 and this time he stayed for thirty years. Charles N. Hartshorne was appointed on August 6, 1880 and Saner Fairlamb then followed on March 29, 1887, with the latter staying for twenty (20) years.
The final Postmaster was Robert P. Myers who was appointed on November 25, 1907 and remained until the doors closed in 1916.
The mail was then delivered from the Coatesville P. O. Population of Gum Tree in 1870 was 125.
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On June 30, 1873 the Pennsy lvania & Delaware Railroad opened between Pomeroy, Pa. and Landenberg, Pa. (Figure 2), completing the line to Delaware City, Del., and operating as part of the Philadelphia Division. Stations were as follows: Stottsville, Newlin, Gum Tree, Rokeby, Doe Run, Pusey, Chatham, Avondale, Landenberg, Pa., Thompson, Del., Newark, PW&B Crossing, Cooch's, Glasgow, Delaware RR Crossing, Corbet, Reybold, Delaware City.
Figure 2
No manuscript postmarks have yet to be reported for Clingan. In the latest manuscript update for Chester County ( Historian , May 2010, p. 24), Mazza lists three manuscript postmarks on stampless covers for Gum Tree as follows:
Gum Tree M-1 William Baker (5/12/36 – 3/28/40) 8/19/36 1 M-2 Joseph Hughes (1/13/41 – 3/25/51) -/--/43 1 M-3 Robert Fairlamb (3/25/51 – 8/6/80) -/--/60 1
I have recorded two circular markings for Gum Tree. The cover shown in Figure 3 from my collection contains a black 31 mm. GUM TREE / Pa. postmark. It is franked with a 3¢ 1857 issue, manuscript cancelled. Thus the letter was posted sometime between 1857 and 1861. The scan of the later cover shown in Figure 4 was an item offered by Doubleday on E-bay. It contains a blue duplex cancel consisting of a 28 mm. GUM TREE / PA townmark and a target cancel. The townmark not only contains the month and date, but also appears to contain a slug for a time or year date. The cover has a manuscript “(1887)” at the
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upper left which is consistent with the two-cents postage paid with the 2¢ 1883 American Bank Note.
Figure 3
Figure 4
Gary Anderson ( www.doanecancel.com ) lists a Type 3 with a Number 1 Doane cancel for Gumtree (one word) from Oct. 26, 1906 to sometime in 1911. Kay and Smith indicate that between Dec. 1 1895 and June 1, 1909, the post office name was officially a single word, Gumtree.
Now you know everything that I know about Gum Tree . But if you know more, please let me know.
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Woman Suffrage Label
By Gene Fricks
The cover shown below may be of interest to members of the PaPHS. Its condition suggests that it had an unfortunate history. I rescued it from a dealer box of odds and ends.
The significant item on the cover is the blue woman suffrage label, which I cannot recall seeing previously. The text reads: IN / WYOMING / COLORADO / UTAH AND / IDAHO / WOMEN / VOTE / ON EQUAL / TERMS / WITH / MEN. It was printed by the American Bank Note Co. The postmark indicates the letter was posted at Plymouth Meeting, Pa. on April 22, 1903. Backstamps show that the letter passed through the Philadelphia P. O. at 9:30 PM on April 22, 1903 and arrived at Clarksboro, N. J. on April
23, 1903.
I would appreciate input from anyone who has seen other examples or has additional information regarding the label. It was not until passage of the 19 th Amendment to the Constitution in August 1920 that woman achieved the right to vote in all states of the Union.
Prior to 1903 (the date of the cover), women were allowed to vote only in the four states listed on the label.
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Member E-Mail Addresses (cont.)
Gordon Trotter [email protected] (Nathan Trotter & Co. Correspondence) Dan Telep [email protected] (Pittsburgh, Sewickley, Western Pa.)
Herb Tindall [email protected] (Lancaster County Postal History) Joe Volutza [email protected] (Berks county, Dealer) Steve Washburne [email protected] (Philadelphia, Monmouth Co., N. J.) Harry Winter [email protected] (Centre County, Railroads) Cliff Woodward [email protected] (Western Pa., Oil Towns) Ronald J. Yeager [email protected] (Elk, Cameron and McKean Counties)
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS LISTED HERE. INDICATE YOUR PA COLLECTING INTEREST.
2nd Manuscript Marking Updates for
Reference Purposes
Part I Adams-Armstrong Aug. 2008 Part VI Chester May 2010
Part II Beaver-Berks Feb. 2009 Part VII Clarion-Columbia Aug. 2010
Part III Blair-Bradford May 2009 Part VIII Crawford-Cumberland Aug. 2010
Part IV Bucks-Butler Aug. 2009 Part IX Dauphin- Delaware Nov. 2010
Part V Cambria-Centre Feb. 2010 Part X Elk – Fayette Nov. 2011
Part XI Forest – Greene Feb. 2012
An index of the Initial Manuscript Updates is given in the Aug. 2008 Historian , p. 22
Column Headings and Explanation:
Postmaster Cover Dates # Post Office a M-Designation b Name Term c (EKU-LKU) Recorded
a.) An asterisk indicates handstamp markings have been reported as well during the stampless period.
b.) Each postmaster is given a single M-designation independent of the number of terms served or the appearance of the manuscript (handwriting, full or abbreviated, with or without “Pa”, etc.)
c.) If a postmaster served more than one term, his first term is designated “A”, second term, “B”, etc. The term in parenthesis is the date of his appointment to the date of appointment of his successor. An asterisk indicates the date is approximate.
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nd 2 Update on Pennsylvania Manuscript Markings, Part XII
By Tom Mazza (# 301)
Huntingdon County
Alexandria * M-1 Lewis Mytinger (*10/1/98 – *4/1/04) 4/24/00 – 1/21/01 3 M-2 Samuel Fisher (*4/1/04 - *10/1/08) 8/20/04 1
M-3 John Walker (*10/1/08 – 6/11/14) 4/4/12 – 5/1/13 3
M-4 Conrad Bucher (6/11/14 – 12/1/15) 7/8/15 – 9/2/15 2
M-5 John Scott (12/1/15 – 4/23/18) 7/26/16 – 3/13/18 9 M-6 Israel Grafius (4/23/18 – 1/1/21) 9/18/18 – 6/30/20 5 M-7 John Porter (1/1/21 – 11/10/31) 8/28/22 – 9/27/31 19 M-8 Charles Porter (11/10/31 – 5/21/41) 10/5/37 – 4/10/40 2 Barre Forge M-1 Robert K. Allison (4/29/54 – 1/18/64) 9/6/61 1 Birmingham * M-1 Thomas Stewart (9/22/17 – 12/24/22) 12/11/19 1 M-2 William Galbraith (12/19/32 – 3/9/40) 11/29/36 – 11/2/39 3 M-3 David Cree (6/21/41 – 7/21/45) 8/12/43 – 5/4/44 2 M-4 William Cunningham (7/21/45 – 5/29/49) 9/16/48 – 4/21/49 4 M-5 James Thompson (5/29/49 – 12/9/80) 8/25/49 1 Blair’s Gap M-1 John Blair (6/3/19 – 10/31/26) 4/11/20 1 Canoe Creek M-1 Henry Leamer, Jr. A (6/17/30 – 11/16/30) B (11/24/32 – 7/25/39) 9/8/34 1 Cassville M-1 Isaac Smith (5/3/49 – 5/20/53) -/--/52 1 Coalmont M-1 Samuel Brooks (2/13/57 – 4/13/60) 12/27/58 – 3/15/60 5
Colerain Forge M-1 David Stewart A (3/1/31 – 6/28/39) -/-/34 - 7/3/39 3 B (3/31/40 – 2/1/63) -/--/40 –3/26/50 2 Cottage M-1 Henry Davis (10/16/45 – 5/11/50) 3/21/49 1 Duncansville * M-1 James R. Patton (6/21/41 – 6/7/43) 8/29/41 1 Ennisville (1) M-1 Alexander Ennis (7/8/24 – 6/6/28) 3/31/25 1 Frankstown M-1 Alexander Johnston (9/10/32 – 1/3/35) 5/15/34 1 or 2 M-2 Christian H. Leas (6/21/41 – 4/13/42) 4/5/42 1 M-3 David Durlinger (4/13/42 – 7/24/45) 10/5/4- 1 Graysville (2) M-1 John Ewing (9/23/40 – 11/4/42) 7/28/41 1 M-2 James Jacobs (2/12/51 – 8/28/52) Samuel Goss (8/28/52 – 12/21/52) Henry A. Bathurst (12/21/52 – 5/26/54) William S. Curry, Jr. (5/26/54 – 4/2/60) 6/28/5+ 1
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Hollidaysburg *
M-1 Samuel Moore (7/8/31 – 5/26/36) 8/17/31 – 9/9/33 3 M-2 William McFarland (5/26/36 – 4/1/41) 1/29/-- 1 (dated by term) Huntingdon * (ch) M-1 Samuel Steele (2/4/04 – 9/8/25) 12/9/05 – 5/20/24 11 M-2 Isaac Dorland (9/8/25 – 9/10/41) 10/14/26 – 4/1/41 10 M-3 David Snare (9/10/41 – 4/5/45) 12/22/42 1 James Creek M-1 Benjamin C. Lytle (8/27/49 – 8/21/50) 3/13/50 – 7/3/50 2 Maddensville M-1 Robert Madden (5/3/49 – 2/20/67) 4/16/50 - -/--/53 2 Manor Hill M-1 Benjamin Hartman (2/9/41 – 7/3/45) 7/13/41 2 M-2 Robert Davison (6/22/49 – 9/16/53) 7/2/50 – 7/24/-- 2 Marshall’s Mills M-1 Samuel Marshall (6/5/10 – 10/14/18) 5/23/11 1 M-2 John Anderson (10/14/18 – 10/1/22) 3/26/19 1 Mary Ann Furnace M-1 George Thompson (6/9/34 – 5/2/38) 5/20/35 – 6/14/36 4 McAlevy’s Fort * M-1 (John Hirst) (5/24/47 – 4/14/49) (William Cummins) (4/14/49 – 3/24/52) 12/16/4+ 1 McConnellstown M-1 John B. Givin (6/27/48 – 2/28/50) 4/11/49 – 9/10/49 2 Mill Creek * M-1 Edward L. Plowman (3/26/40 – 5/31/41) 10/28/40 1 M-2 Leonard G. Kepler (5/31/41 – 6/14/45) 5/3/43 1 M-3 Washington Buchanan (6/14/45 – 5/11/49) 4/29/47 – 11/30/47 2 Mount Union M-1 William Pollock (4/1/33 – 6/11/39) 8/2/37 1 or 2 M-2 Antes Bathurst (10/14/40 – 5/24/42) 5/17/42 1 M-3 Adam Holliday (4/10/50 – 3/15/52) 3/20/51 – 6/9/51 3 Newry M-1 Robert McNamara (12/31/25 – 6/10/46) 7/7/27 – 6/23/35 6 Orbisonia M-1 Thomas E. Orbison A (5/11/33 – 6/11/39) 8/10/33 – 12/3/34 3 B (6/5/41 – 5/20/53) 3/22/42 – 3/25/52 3 Paradise Furnace M-1 Percival P. Dewees (6/16/43 – 3/7/48) Jacob D. Royer (3/7/48 – 7/14/49) - /--/48 1 M-2 Charles Mickley (7/14/49 – 5/17/55) 5/8/50 1 Shade Gap * M-1 (Brice Blair (3/6/24 – 8/12/41) Alexander C. Blair A( 8/12/41 – 5/10/42) B (5/1/44 – 12/23/47) Brice X. Blair A (5/10/42 – 5/1/44)) 12/29/-- (pre-1845) 1 M-2 Brice X. Blair A (5/10/42 – 5/1/44) B (6/30/49 – 5/20/53) 6/24/50 – 11/10/51 4 Shaver’s Creek * M-1 Abraham Cresswell (4/1/39 – 7/31/41) 12/18/40 1 M-2 Joseph M. Stevens A (7/13/41 – 9/18/46) B (2/26/49 – 3/26/49) C (5/28/50 – 5/23/53)
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John R. Hunter (9/18/46 – 2/26/49) 7/27/48 – 5/22/4+ 2
John Irvine (3/26/49 – 5/28/50) Shirleysburgh * M-1 James McDonald (4/14/27 – 4/22/28) 6/23/27 – 3/25/28 3 M-2 William B. Leas (5/8/35 – 12/10/41) 1/30/38 – 11/6/40 2 M-3 Benjamin Leas (12/10/41 – 6/7/45) 12/21/41 – 8/25/43 2 Sinking Valley Mills M-1 David Beyer (*1/1/18 – 6/3/33) 7/6/30 1 M-1 Robert Stewart, Jr. (7/13/41 – 7/2/45) 12/17/42 1 Springfield Furnace M-1 Samuel Royer A (1/11/26 – 1/2/33) B (10/20/34 – 9/18/56) 3/22/42 – 9/6/44 3 Spruce Creek (2) M-1 John S. Isett (6/28/39 – 3/31/40) 7/10/39 1 Spruce Creek (3) * M-1 G.W. McWilliams (3/11/50 – 8/21/52) 3/28/50 – 11/28/50 3 Three Springs M-1 Daniel Bare (4/10/37 – 10/4/41) 10/11/38 1 M-2 John B. Logan (12/16/47 – 7/14/49) 2/6/49 – 2/27/49 3 Union Furnace (1) M-1 Samuel P. Wallace (6/22/41 – 12/30/47) 3/27/42 - -/--/43 2 Vineyard Mills M-1 Samuel H. Bell (7/19/33 – 7/23/61) 2/11/50 – 5/28/50 4 Warrior’s Mark * M-1 Samuel W. Stonebraker A (4/18/24 – 4/--/26) B (7/11/28 – 3/8/37) C (6/18/41 – 4/15/45) 9/9/41 – 4/9/42 3 M-2 Benjamin F. Patton A (3/8/37 – 6/18/41) 10/2/39 2 B (12/28/48 – 2/8/49) M-3 George Orlady (4/15/45 – 12/22/48) 11/11/46 – 8/14/48 4 M-4 Jane Vantries (5/29/49 – 3/7/85) /--/49 – 7/3/50 3 Water Street M-1 Lewis Mytinger A (1/17/25 – 3/25/26) B (-/--/26 – 9/11/37) 11/22/34 – 7/4/36 2 M-2 Henry B. Mytinger A (9/11/37 – 5/11/50) 3/4/39 – 4/17/50 20 B (4/27/54 – 12/4/61) 11/3/54 1 or 2 M-3 John Balsbach (12/17/51 – 4/27/54) 11/19/53 2 or 3 West Barre M-1 Isaac Neff (3/31/35 – 5/9/48) 11/10/40 - 11/28/43 2 Williamsburg M-1 William W. Harris (*10/1/11 – 12/23/26) 1/27/16 1 M-2 Adolphus Patterson (12/23/26 – 6/1/41) 1/18/27 – 5/10/38 6 M-3 Philip Rees A (6/1/41 – 5/12/43) 6/4/42 1 B (2/9/44 – 3/25/45) 3/15/45 1 Winchester Furnace M-1 William Pollock (6/11/39 – 6/5/41) 12/2/40 – 5/11/41 3 Yellow Springs M-1 Maxwell Kinkead A (1/--/15 – 6/8/38) 1/20/38 – 5/14/38 2 B (4/8/41 – 1/3/42) M-2 James C. Bryan (7/16/39 – 4/8/41) 11/23/40 1 M-3 Alexander Lowry, Jr. (1/3/42 – 3/29/42) 3/31/42 1
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Indiana County
Armagh M-1 James Johnston (9/14/36 – 6/9/49) 7/12/42 – 7/29/46 4 Black Lick (2) M-1 George W. Campbell (2/8/50 – 4/10/52) 10/17/51 1 Brush Valley M-1 Andrew W. Wilson (12/17/47 – 2/17/52) -/--/48 1 Conemaugh Salt Works (officially Great Salt Works) M-1 Robert Johnston (1/21/18 – 3/27/19) 12/12/18 1 M-2 Levi Hilleary (3/27/19 – 3/30/20) 12/13/19 1 Home M-1 Robert Cannon (3/23/36 – 1/12/58) 7/21/54 1 Indiana * (ch) M-1 John Denniston (4/28/10 – 8/29/29) 4/18/18 – 6/26/29 7 M-2 John Ayres, Jr. (8/29/29 – 4/28/35) 10/24/29 – 11/15/34 36 M-3 James Thompson, Jr. (4/28/35 – 5/27/37) 6/4/35 –11/21/35 3 M-3 William B. Clark (5/27/45 – 5/30/49) 6/27/48 1 Kent M-1 John P. Lafferty (3/18/39 – 6/2/45) 6/28/43 1 M-2 Robert Hunter (6/2/45 – 5/29/49) Elliott Ferguson, Jr. (5/29/49 – 5/18/52) 6/16/4+ 1 Mahoning M-1 John Ewing (3/10/30 – 12/5/53) 4/26/38 – 8/30/47 2 Marchand M-1 Thomas B. Allison (3/23/46 – 4/23/53) 4/18/53 1 Mitchell’s Mills M-1 John Clarke (3/23/33 – 12/18/49) 3/10/42 1 M-2 George Spalding (12/18/49 – 8/26/54) John C. Conner (8/26/54 – 3/25/58) David B. George (3/25/58 – 1/6/64) 6/18/5+ 1 Newman’s Mills M-1 Peter Newman (7/24/41 – 2/21/48) 3/2/46 – 8/23/47 2 M-2 George Gamble (2/21/48 – 12/18/49) 7/12/48 1 Penn Run M-1 David Fulton (9/25/45 – 4/16/56) 2/27/50 1 Saltsburgh * M-1 Robert McIlwain (4/20/33 – 5/24/36) 9/3/33 1 Shelocta M-1 Robert McChesney (12/29/43 – 6/30/51) 9/14/47 1 Smicksburg M-1 John Steer, Jr. (3/20/46 – 5/28/50) -/--/48 1 Strongstown M-1 Edmund Burke A (5/27/35 – 5/4/37) B (6/26/45 – 10/9/48) 12/25/46 1 M-2 Mary Burke (10/9/48 – 10/4/52) 3/8/50 – 4/29/5+ 2 M-3 Thomas S. Robertson (7/16/61 – 7/27/63) 12/13/61 1
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Indiana, PA Post Office Building Dedicated to Jimmy Stewart
In the August 2010 issue of the Historian following the article by Jesse Spector entitled
“Horse and Buggy to Jetliner- 140 Years of the Moorehead’s of Indiana, Pa.”, I wrote a short Editor’s Comment indicating the infatuation of the town with Jimmy Stewart who was born there.
Apparently the infatuation continues as reported in the September 2011 issue of The
Pennsylvania Register (page 13). A bill, sponsored by Congressman Mark S. Critz, passed th the U. S. House of Representatives officially rededicating the postal facility at 47 S. 7 St. as the James M, “Jimmy” Stewart building.
The dedication ceremony was held on June 10, 2011 to unveil the official plaque on display at the Indiana Post office. Church bells rang at noon to start the ceremony and famed Jimmy Stewart impersonator Chris Collins performed excerpts from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”.
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Urgently Needed Back Issues of the Historian
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