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SNUFFTOWN [SUSSEX COUNTY] EXPLAINED! ~ Len PeckFig. 3a: Continuation of the letter. Unfortunately no cover was present.ENDNOTES:1 Osgood, Samuel, “In search of the elusive Snufftown,” NJPH, September 1085, vol. 13, No. 4, Whole No. 64, p.62.2 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/sussex/cemeteries/stock.txt, Apr 07, 2005.3 Longstreet was postmaster at Stockholm from June 5, 1874 – Jan 3, 1883. Information from National Archives,Washington, D.C.4 The signature, while almost unreadable, was determined by comparing the dates he mentions to those of postmastersat Stockholm. Hiram H. Strait was the postmaster during the period indicated.NJPH 66Vol. 33/No. 2May 2005 Whole No. 158
Robert G. Rose ~ NEW BRUNSWICK’S POSTAL MARKINGS: Part I ~ 18 th Cent.NEW BRUNSWICK’S POSTAL MARKINGS: THE STAMPLESS PERIODPart I: 18 th Century MarkingsBy Robert G. RoseCollectors and students of New Jersey’s postal history have long recognized NewBrunswick as very significant because it used a wide variety of postal markings beginning in theColonial Period and continuing throughout the pre-stamp and stampless period ending in 1855.New Brunswick’s postal history was recounted in a six-part series authored by Gene Frickswhich appeared 25 years ago in The Collectors Club Philatelist. 1 The Fricks articles illustratedmany of New Brunswick’s postal markings, which in turn, served as the foundation for theirlistings in The Postal Markings of New Jersey Stampless Covers, authored by William C. Coles,Jr. in 1983. 2 In the years since, Nathan Zankel, a collector and exhibitor of New Brunswick’spostal history, has continued the study of its postal markings, contributing a number of newlistings which appear in the Coles Update, published in 2004. 3 This series of articles willprovide illustrations of actual usages of virtually all of these markings, as well updated censusinformation and auction history for several of the scarcer markings.Although there appears to be some uncertainty as to when New Brunswick’s post officewas established, 4 Fricks reports “a regularly operating post office” by 1763, with theappointment of a postmaster, Brock Farmer, in the following year. 5 The first reportedmanuscript postmark is from 1764 and is illustrated below.Fig. 1: Manuscript “N Brunswick” postmark to Albany via New York.Vol. 33/No. 2NJPHWhole No. 15867May 2005
Page 1 and 2: NJPHThe Journal of theNEW JERSEY PO
Page 3 and 4: Robert G. Rose ~ ON THE AUCTION SCE
Page 5 and 6: Robert G. Rose ~ ON THE AUCTION SCE
Page 7 and 8: Charles A. Fricke ~ MULTIPLICITY -
Page 9 and 10: Len Peck ~ SNUFFTOWN [SUSSEX COUNTY
Page 11: Len Peck ~ SNUFFTOWN [SUSSEX COUNTY
Page 15 and 16: Robert G. Rose ~ NEW BRUNSWICK’S
Page 17 and 18: Robert G. Rose ~ NEW BRUNSWICK’S
Page 19 and 20: Craig Mathewson ~ A BIT OF HISTORY
Page 21 and 22: Bruce Mosher ~ NJ PRIVATE EXPRESSES
Page 35 and 36: Jack Edge ~ BURLINGTON COUNTY POST
Page 47 and 48: BIBLIOGRAPHYJack Edge ~ BURLINGTON
Page 49 and 50: Gene Fricks & Jean Walton ~ TRENTON
Page 55 and 56: WORD PUZZLEWORD SEARCH: CAMDEN COUN
Page 57 and 58: MEMBER ADSWANTED: Calno, Brotzmanvi

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