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![]() Gabon Scott #992c - LIRR M1 |
![]() Serbia 150th Anniversary of Nikola Tesla Birth Tesla Tower, Shoreham 1898 view S - 5/26/2006 |
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USA Trains on Stamps: Click here | |||||
![]() Scott 114 - 3˘ ultramarine March 27, 1869 |
![]() Scott 295, Issued May 1, 1901 - 2c carmine & black 4-4-0 locomotive No. 938 & passenger cars Empire State Express New York Central & Hudson River Railroad |
![]() Scott 922 - issued 5/10/1944 |
![]() Scott 961 - issued 8/02/1948 |
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![]() Scott 993 - issued 4/29/1950 |
![]() Scott 1006 - 3˘ issued 2/28/1952 |
![]() Scott 1506 10˘ issued 8/16/1974 |
![]() Scott 4801j Made in America - Building a Nation Railroad Track Worker issued 2013 |
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![]() Martha Washington 1938 - 1 1/2˘ (Scott #805) Patchogue precancel |
![]() Ben Franklin 1938 - 1˘ (Scott #632) Patchogue precancel |
![]() US National Defense Issue - Liberty 1˘ 1940 (Scott #899) Patchogue precancel |
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A precanceled stamp, or precancel for short, is a postage stamp that has been cancelled before being affixed to mail. Precanceled stamps are typically used by mass mailers, who can save the postal system time and effort by prearranging to use the precancels, and delivering the stamped mail ready for sorting. | |||||
![]() Franklin 1˘ Scott #374 6/18/1913 LIRR perfin |
![]() Washington 2˘ 7/18/1913 LIRR Perfin |
![]() ![]() Washington 2˘ c.1915 LIRR Perfin |
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A perfin, 'perforated initials', is a postage stamp
that has had initials or a name perforated (LIRR) across it to
discourage theft, authorized for use in the United States on May 8, 1908.
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LIRR Stamp Covers | |||||
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Railroad Postmarks of the United States 1861 to 1886
by Charles L. Towle and Henry A. Meyer
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RPO Railroad Markings: RAILROAD
POSTMARKS OF THE UNITED STATES 1861 to 1886, Charles L. Towle & Henry A
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Cover with 3˘ Scott 25,26,26A series of 1857-61
Cancellation is: LONG ISLAND R. R. with DEC 17.
Postal rates in effect at the time: 1855 up to 3,000 miles per 1/2 oz.
3˘ and after March 3, 1863 .06 first ounce (.03 for 1⁄2 oz) As no LIRR rail service to Sag Harbor
existed prior to 1/1871, this item was carried via the LIRR RPO service as
indicated below.
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U.S. Mail and Norton's Express was carried via the LIRR from Brooklyn to Greenport starting in 1848, then via the steamship "Statesman" which ran regularly between the LIRR's Greenport dock to the Sag Harbor loading docks. Hence, the LIRR RPO cancellation, but no rail service into the actual town. At the time of this mailing (1857+) Norton's Express had been replaced by Corwin & Munsell's Long Island Railroad Express, also known as Corwin & Munsell's Long Island Express, and the same delivery arrangement was in force. When the LIRR constructed a branch from Manorville on the Main Line to Sag Harbor in 1869, mail and express were no longer carried by ferry from Greenport, but directly by rail. Express was handled by various express companies which came and went and postal workers handled the U.S. Mail on board trains. Info: Dave Keller from Bruce H. Mosher's, "Express Businesses that Operated over the Long Island Rail Road System."
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Postal rates: 1855 Up to 3,000 miles per 1/2 oz. March 3, 1863 all U.S., per 1/2 oz. On April 12, 1861, the war erupted at Fort Sumter. Less than two months later, the United States discontinued postal services to the South. The process of demonetizing rendered the old stamps invalid, while at the same time replacing them with the newly designed stamps. The new 1861 stamps were sent to post offices along with a notice that required an exchange period of six days be announced in local newspapers. During the exchange period, old stamps could be exchanged for new ones. After the six-day exchange period, the old stamps were no longer accepted as postage. Info: Wiki
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![]() ![]() ![]() LIRR Greenport-New York Cancellation Types - U.S. Route & Station Agent Postmarks by Charles L. Towle |
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![]() Towle (113-C-1, Rarity III) Bulls-eye cancellation |
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The LIRR 1903
timetable indicates WESTBOUND LIRR trains in the early 1900s were
even-numbered. Not odd-numbered as they have been for decades. ALSO . . .
double digit train numbers were Main Line trains. Decades later they were
Speonk and Montauk trains. So that changed as well it would appear. How did this card get to Patchogue the same day it was mailed, arriving at 4:30 pm (one hour and 4 minutes later) per the receipt cancellation issued at Patchogue? Perhaps that mailbag was off-loaded at Medford and carried by horse and wagon along Patchogue-Port Jefferson Road into Patchogue? That's a distinct possibility. It didn't get carried into Jamaica and then back out again on an eastbound train. Not sufficient time to do so and no additional eastbound RPO cancels added. Info/Archive: Dave Keller |
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Cover
with 2˘ Washington LIRR perfin stamp cancelled July 18, 1913 |
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LIRR Claim Received Postal
Card Notice
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![]() Claim for $3.13 "alleged loss of feed" recorded on 7/17/1915 Note: Roughly $70.00 in 2018. |
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Sent from L.I. City to the Fasoline Monument Co, Woodside, NY. As this consignee had no LIRR freight siding location, it would have been a shipment delivery pick-up at a near by team track.
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![]() Scott UX9 Jefferson Postal Card: 1893 LIRR Form 121 Freight Pickup Slip
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![]() Shipping Receipt
IRS Documentary Stamp Scott R163 series 1898 |
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New York
World's Fair - R.P.O., First Day of Issue, and World's Fair Station
Cancellation The New York World’s Fair, featured on U.S. #853, was the largest
World’s Fair ever. The stamp showcases the “Trylon” and “Perisphere,” two of the most famous images of the Fair. Over 44 million people attended the fair. Mr.
Hyde used this Washington 3˘ pre-stamped envelope (sold until 1932), added
the World’s Fair stamp for the postmark at 9:00AM at World’s Fair
Station. Then
crossed out the Fair Station address, went and purchased/added the 150th
anniversary of George Washington's Inauguration as President in New York
City first day of issue stamp with the 11:00AM R.P.O. post mark and RMS
(Railway Mail Service) “killer cancel” as utilized for RPO mail for
forwarding to his Plainfield, NJ home. Of
course, when applying the additional 3˘ 1939 World's Fair Trylon-Perisphere
stamp, it was already in excess rate; referred to as "Philatelic”,
not postal use to transport “real” letter correspondence. Likewise with
the addition of the 3˘ Washington stamp. However, this might be a very rare cover ( how many stamp collectors knew this AND took the time/travel/cost to do this) with both stamps bearing legit postmarks at this location: as the first day the Fair (FAIR Station, also) could cancel this stamp AND utilize the Inauguration of Washington 3˘ first day AND it is a R.P.O… |
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November 2, 1917 - July 1, 1919 First Class War Years
rate increased from 2˘ to 3˘. 3˘ + 2˘ for the rate to Bermuda (above)
Post card increased form 1˘ to 2˘ (right) |
Camp Upton Headquarters - General Bell censored post card 8/1918 |
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![]() Camp Upton, NY postmark 2/13/1942 - Scott #901 National Defense 1940 |
![]() Camp Upton, NY postmark 4/3/1943- From 1222 RC 3rd RS - Soldier Free Mail (Franking) |
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LIRR Commemorative Covers |
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This philatelic cover commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Penn Station, New York, first opened November 27, 1910. The original station was demolished October 28, 1963. The new and current Penn Station is completely underground, and sits below Madison Square Garden, 33rd Street, and Two Penn Plaza. It is owned by Amtrak and is the main New York City station for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), New Jersey Transit, and, of course, Amtrak. It also has MTA stations for both the 7th Ave Subway (1, 2, and 3 trains) and the 8th Ave Subway (A, C, and E trains).
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LIRR Steam History Covers | |||||
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LIRR Stampless Covers | |||||
It was
expected that the person who received the letter would pay the fee. It must
be pointed out that a great many of the letters of the day were sent
stampless, that is without pre-payment until the 1855 requirement that all
letters be prepaid. |
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![]() Cover cancel 7/08/1830 Southold, NY to Hartford, CT Rate paid of 9˘ Note: Approx: $2.45 per inflation 2018 ![]() |
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LIRR stampless cover with brown ink circular hand stamp L. I. RAIL ROAD postmarked 7/26/1850.
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LIRR RPO Cancellations |
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![]() Montauk to NY Train #79 RPO 1910 |
![]() Greenport to NY Train #211 RPO 8/23/1910 |
![]() Greenport to NY 01/05/1911 -Train #211 Collection: Dave Keller |
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![]() Port Jefferson to NY RPO Train #623 and Train #648 philatelic "Hand Back" cover 2/09/1952 |
![]() Montauk to NY RPO Train #37 6-18-65 Last Mail Run on the LIRR Archive: Dave Keller |
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The
hand stamped cancellations are very nice as it was a "hand back"
over the counter to the customer. LIRR ETT No. 19, Sep 17, 1950 indicates as follows: Train 623, leaves Port Jeff 8:00 AM daily Train 648, leaves NY 4:31 PM daily, except Sunday Research: John Fusto Train 623 was the
westbound to NY handed back to him, returning on a later afternoon train eastbound
Train 648 and then delivered through the postal system to his address in PA.
Note: You can see the font for the train numbers differ between the two cancellations AND
Train 648 is upside down! As for direction: rule of thumb has ALWAYS been evens/eastbound,
odds/westbound. Research: Dave Keller |
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Last day of RPO Service |
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Trolley RPO Service |
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BROOKLYN N.Y. CIRCUIT R.P.O. TR.8 4/23/1906
cancelation. Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) surface line mail streetcar. Note
that, unlike RPO cancels on board a train, the "TR 8" indicated does not
mean "Train 8" but "Trip 8." |
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The Brooklyn City Railroad (BCRR) was the oldest and one of the largest operators of streetcars (horse cars and later trolleys) in the City of Brooklyn, New York, continuing in that role when Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898. Incorporated on December 17, 1853 with capital of $2,500,000, a large sum in those days. Its first line, the Myrtle Avenue Line, was the first horse car line in Brooklyn, and opened on July 3, 1854. The line operated from Fulton Ferry via Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue to the former stagecoach stables at Marcy Avenue. The BCRR became part of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) system in 1895. Per roster data, this car was built by Brill in 1895 and it appears the builder's photo was taken prior to acquisition by the BRT as the car has been stenciled for the BCRR. Info: Dave Keller |