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| History
of California Post Offices |
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In the Gold Rush and years to follow almost every named
place had a post office. The publication provides a listing
of every post office, postal branch and postal station that
has operated in California, along with their dates of operation,
name derivation, location, first postmaster and much more,
from 1849 up to 1991, the date this second edition was published.
For the collector, the genealogist or the historian, this
book is a valuable resource. There is at least one map of
each county locating each office that could be found --
though some sites are still a mystery!
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| California
Postmaster Compensation |
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A
book that lists the post offices by county giving postmaster
compensation for odd-numbered years 1849-1911 may seem like
dry reading, but this is a fantastic resource for researchers!
During these years the income of the office was the postmaster
pay for all but the largest towns, so one can trace the economic
fortunes of most offices by the amount of compensation. Can
you believe that in 1859 the Mariposa post office did a larger
business than did Los Angeles? |
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| Wyoming
Post Offices 1850-1980 |
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by John S. Gallagher and Alan H. Patera |
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This
book lists all the post offices that have ever operated in
Wyoming, including those within the present boundaries before
it even became a territory. A separate section for each county
gives a concise history and exact dates of postal operation,
as well as a location map. There is also a statewide alphabetical
listing with year dates of operation.
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| Post
Offices of New Mexico |
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A
complete listing of all post offices that have operated in
New Mexico, researched by a noted postal history publisher.
The listing is alphabetical with exact dates and county designation.
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| Pacific
and Wahkiakum Counties |
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The
story of the early settlement of two Columbia River counties
is told by Guy Reed Ramsey through the stories of the post
offices and early communications. Learn how Oysterville, now
a remote little village, played a pivotal point for the early
mails. The book is full of anecdotes, photos and original
sketches; the book is informative while it provides enjoyable
reading. |
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| Jefferson,
Clallam and Mason Counties |
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The
story of the early settlement of the Olympic Peninsula is
told through the stories of the post offices and early communications
by a renowned postal historian. Full of anecdotes, photos
and original sketches - a few in color - the book is informative
while it provides enjoyable reading. Learn about the man who
opened up a post office in a hollowed out tree stump! |
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| It's
Postal and Paper Legacy |
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| Established
March 9, 1847, Astoria was the first U.S. post office established
west of the Rocky Mountains. This 24 page publication by the
Pacific Northwest Postal History Society contains never before
published photos found in the basement of the old post office,
as well as illustrations of collectible items and articles on
various facets of Astoria's postal history. |
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