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MORE ON OCEANFRONT FANCIES William C. Coles, Jr. In the January 1986 NJPH on page 13, there were illustrated two covers under the above heading. Since there was no copy identifying them, this article will give a little information on them. Until these two items turned up, the writer had not known of any handstamped hotel markings from New Jersey hotels, such as are listed for various cities in the 1973 edition of the American Stampless Cover Catalog, on pages 243-44. The post office at Ocean Beach, New Jersey was of short duration, having been established June 22, 1874 and changed to Belmar, New Jersey July 16, 1889. During that time, the Hotel Columbia used the red octagonal strike on the reverse of its outgoing mail. At the post office, this cover received the 30mm strike with the shaded star, both in black The second cover has a purple double circle from Spring Lake, New Jersey. Close examination shows an additional 22mm circle marking, also purple, and reading BEACH HOUSE/SEA GIRT, N ,.J. with a star in the circle. Based upon the spacing of a second strike to the right and barely visible, it appears as if the striking device had both markings firmly affixed to it since the distance between the two circles is constant. Note that one of the two hotels in the corner card is the BEACH HOUSE, SEA GIRT, N.J. while the other two hotels shown are in Spring Lake. Sea Girt did not have an established post office until 1899, at which time it was spelled as one word, Seagirt. Spring Lake and Sea Girt are about four miles apart. The Seagirt post office also had a short existence from 1877 to 1882, when it was changed to Spring Lake Beach. This letter was addressed to Paris where it received the Paris marking for incoming mail and the Drexel, Harjes & Co strike in blue. The BEACH HOUSE strike is definitely a hotel marking, not a post office one. This these two covers record the first two hotel markings noted for New Jersy. If collectors will check their old covers of New Jersey, they may discover others with these desirable strikes. They may not be particularly valuable, but certainly are of interest. -0- Research Articles Needed Readers are invited to contribute research articles in all areas of New Jersey post history. If you have documented a study of your specialty, share it with your fellow members by offering the manuscript for publication in NJPH. Write to the Editor, outlining the manuscript you have prepared, or may now have in the planning stages for assistance in assembling the work for publication. Remember, one of the greatest contributions a member can make to the NJPHS is to share the results of philatelic study with others. NJPH 22 March 1986
• SAND BROOK, NEW JERSEY Robert Larason Sand Brook post office, in Hunterdon County, was located six miles south of Flemington, 23 miles nother of Trenton, and 177 miles north of Washington, D.C. Listed below are the postmasters for this fourth class post office. Illustrated are markings and records, primarily from the period during Samuel Fauss' tenure as postmaster. POSTMASTERS Reading Moore Calat F. Wolverton Amy Wolverton Joseph F. Fauss George W. Higgins George W. Holcombe Andrew Bearder Charles W. Moore Samuel F. Fauss Frank Johnson George Roemlin Frank Yosunas To Rural Stockton March 19, 1858 March 23, 1860 August 26, 1878 March 17, 1884 November 19, 1886 December 5, 1888 March 25, 1891 January 14, 1901 April 18, 1902 April 17, 1911 October 16, 1924 November 24, 1928 December 31, 1959 .1■•■•••• (P•rma No. MTh lout @flirt Bepartntrut THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL The Postmaster will insert DIVISION OF MONEY ORDERS DOLLARS I CENTS / '2 O here the °nice drawn on. when the °Mee named by t he remitter in the body of this application Is nah , aN NO/ Stamp of Issuing Office Spaces above this I lieor the Postmaster's record, tote4164.III Application for Domestic Money Order Al))ma Spaces below to be tilled In by purchaser, or, if necessary. by another person for hp Pay to I Order of .. lixes..ax. . Add I Is I N o. '.tA et prrwu or oral for _ O o- r O : W a O W A 0 z 0 W 0 OW MI OP Oa Ow 0 or C F_— TA a 11".■ 2562 RECEIPT DOLLARS ..... 1 9.,..4 CENTS AMOUNT IOM WHICH ISSUED TO SE DETACHED NY THE FUR. CHASER. WHO SHOULD PRESENT IT AT THE OFFICE OF ISSUE IF NC WISHES TO MAKE INQUIRY REGARDING THE ORDER . • lasumciorrIci • SiAM• • Hint Ont., Ser.t ..... 01 .:ender J No, PURCHASER MUST SEND ORDER AND NJ PH 23 March 1986
Page 1 and 2: .11 NEW JERSEy 4 e:)1 (/) 1972 HIST
Page 3 and 4: REGISTERED STAMP BILL Joe McDonough
Page 5: Docketing on the reverse acknowledg
Page 9 and 10: MEMBERSHIP REPORT New Members : Phi
Page 11 and 12: New Jersey Postal History-Society A
Page 13 and 14: 623. CINNAMINSON 1865 bola/fresWavg
Page 15 and 16: 725. - MILLSTONE 18V) buld/fve8,/vf
Page 17 and 18: - RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS and others
Page 19 and 20: 1.1 STAMPS CANCELED MONTH MONTH /r-
Page 21 and 22: Postal Markings of NEWARK NJ April
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