10/30/2020
Robert Dalton Harris and Diane DeBlois are editors of the Postal History Journal. Their presentation will showcase a detailed analysis of four special post office situations. North Bergen, NY (1828 to 1834) offers a profile of an office that responded to local need. Shrewsbury, VT (1849 to 1859) was made redundant by the railway’s passing just enough beyond its borders to make its continuance impracticable, while its profile includes the impact of postage stamps and mandatory pre-payment of postage. Several communities in Westchester County, NY (1850-1851) shed light on the political ramifications of the special provisions. Madera and Hegarty’s Cross Roads, PA reveal the impact of commercial interests ‘hopscotching’ with the railroads 1850s and onward.
This presentation was recorded on October 30, 2020 during the 11th Postal History Symposium.
Video Duration: 47 minutes
Diane DeBlois and Robert Dalton Harris
View More by Diane DeBlois and Robert Dalton Harris
Article of Distinction: Robert Louis Stevenson: Poet, Parts 1 and 2
Save the Date: 2024 Postal History Symposium
2022 Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium: Schedule
2022 Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium - Presentations and Videos
Lights and Shadows of the Allied Stamps in Italy
Review of the 2022 Postal History Symposium
Toll Gates & Toll Houses: Assistance or Hindrance for Mail Delivery Modes
The New York Postmaster Provisional
Confederate States of America: Postal Innovation during the Civil War
Blazing Trails for the Westward Expansion
Evolution of Intercity Mail Transportation Modes 1840-1880
Reserve Your Room for the Postal History Symposium Today!
White Hall Makes the Cover
Postal History Symposium - Save the New Dates
Tax Strategies for Owners of Philatelic Material and Other Collectibles
Article of Distinction: Tyrone, New Mexico – Utopia in War Time
From the Vault: December 1923
GASS 2024 to Host Duck Stamp Art Tours
USPS Issues New Floral Geometry Stamp
Scott English, Executive Director
Susanna Mills, Editor in Chief
X