Essays on Sussex County and New Jersey Postal History
Essays on Sussex County and New Jersey Postal History
Essays on Sussex County and New Jersey Postal History
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RURAL FREE DELIVERY ~Len PeckFig. 5: March 12, 1906 RFD cancel from <strong>Sussex</strong>, NJ.Courtesy Jim WalkerFig. 6: Typical RFD blue pencil cancel from Juncti<strong>on</strong>, Jun 6, 1908.Today, rural routes operate out of so many <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> post office that we no l<strong>on</strong>gerthink of it as a “special” service. No distinctive markings indicate their existence or theservice they provide.ENDNOTES:1 Law, Mary, “Celebrating 100 Years of Rural Free Delivery in NJPH, Vol. 24, No. 4, Whole No. 119, Sep 1996,pp. 100-123.2 Ibid.3 Coles, William C., Jr. “Rural Free Delivery in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> NJ,” in NJPH, Vol. 21, No. 2, Whole No. 102, Mar1993.4 Doane, Edith R., “The Beginning of Rural Free Delivery in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>,” in Proceedings Of The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>Historical Society,” <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> Historical Society, <strong>New</strong>ark, NJ, January 1959, Pp 27-315 Mary Law, ob cit.6 Laras<strong>on</strong>, Robert “Rural Free Delivery Centennial - 1896-1996” NJPH Vol 24, No. 4, Whole No. 120, Nov.1996, pp. 130-159.7 Richow, Harold E., Encyclopedia of R.F.D. Cancels, Lake Oswego, OR: La Posta Publicati<strong>on</strong>s (Printed byRaven Press), c1995.8 Edith Doane, ob cit.9 Ibid.NJPH 90Vol. 36/No. 2May 2008 Whole No. 17070
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