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1 * )1- NJPH F-4 THE JOURNAL OF "1 THE POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY 4 L HISTORY S #41-11-** # ###* **# ##*### #### *######* -***41- #41-*#### ### ## #### ##*# #############* -** *** Vol. XII No. 3 Whole Number 58 May (Summer) * ** *A-###### #*# #####*### ###### ######****########### -***## ####*-**#####**### - CONTENTS - The New Officials by: Brad Arch 34 New Jersey Postal History Tidbits submitted by: Gary Dubnik 36 Freehold, manuscript & handstamped stampless covers 39 Manuscript Stampless - Englightown, Acquackanonk, New Germantown 40 New Jersey circa 1869 (continued) by: Brad Arch 41 Secretarys Report, Notices, Auction Listings Supplement 33 *41-41 * ** # #######*411*** -0- ###### #*####* -4 ****11***##########* # ####**####*## # * -*** 0-1* Affiliate 95 of the American Philatelic Society Affiliate 1A of the Postal History Society, Inc. Chapter 44S of the North Jersey Federated Stamp Clubs, Inc. Annual Membership Subscription $10.00 NJPHS Joyce Groot, Secretary 28 Briar Lane Basking Ridge NJ Gerard Neufeld - President NJPHS Journal E. E. Fricks, Editor 26 Windmill Drive Clementon NJ Brad Arch - Vice President **A**** #31****************************************41 -******* # ######## # ##*# 999L0 CN >03NV31 VOT "AV >103NVA1 997,1 83WW0S 'G WA/1.1 CVS1,100 JIANA VSfl CM a2pt8 2upisug auei aetag 9z 113I00S ABOZSIH rivisod A2SE2f M2N

2 , Inclded among the Bect /98'3 of the NJT,'A fo;xad nftioi Me*.e item very.:zzci even. :Aonzt of a faw. - _.:" W7T1 '3,04; 4. 1.:.!: 1 Paying shotiiiing use a stagering Registersd ''-- MarcL plue 2 ounces postage and 3 icg stamps, totaling ' cover f)r a very highiy valued high value covers. -

3 1 4 / : " '-' \ United States 4 ) Department of \ki Agriculture Environmental Education Center 190 Lord Stirling Road Basking Ridge, N.I Official Mall USA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE local recruiter USA $1.00 USA $1.00 p_ potab ow MO Owboior orkolowo POO USA 17c mow+. mmimmiiaoo USA tic bowbobr p United Statess Department Agriculture Environmental Education Center 190 Lord Stirling Road Basking Ridge, N.I Official Mal USA Official Mal USA Ofliciaf ma USA 1E0: -, Official Mall USA V Official Mail USA Official {alri 14 fficial 2. USA 20c nioromr 'Mae.. WOO USA 20c USA 20c USA 20c leap* FAO.. 7`oo0.00 prbabow Ow l'enarhe forbahtum oo 3 1. Ordinary one ounce first class rate = 200 from BASKING RIDGE NJ. 2. Special Delivery fee of $2.10 plus one ounce of 200, being paid by 2 $1.00 stamps and a 170 and 130 = $ 2.30 used from PATERSON NJ. 3. Certified Mail fee of 750 plus one ounce of 201, being paid by a strip of coil stamps plus a 130 and 2 10 stamps = 950 used from NEW VERNON NJ. The author of this article would love to have the opportunity of seeing and/or aquiring any of these new officials on cover from New Jersey, especially the more unusual usages. NJ PH 35

4 POTPOURRI of New Jersey Postal History TIDBITS accumulated from various clippings of the past 50 years submitted by: Gary Dubnik Union: "A" (classified) 1; pion County, effective July 1, Hammonton: Ancora (contract), Atlantic County, effective Jan. 8, Aura, Gloucester County, route Effective Aug Mail to Glassboro. Discontinued Fourth Class Bartley, Morris County, route 1, Flanders. Effective Jan. 15, Mall to Flanders. Chester: Bartley, rural, Morris County, effective Jan. 16, (i -r Hackensack: 9e602, "Bend's" Braneh (contract) in the Administration Building, Malcolm Ave., effective June 16, Berkley heights, Union County, 675 feet northeast on route 1027M. Order of Apr. 11, Post-Office Name Changed Berkley Heights, Union County, N. I. Changed to Berkeley Heights. Effective Sept. 1, Established Bkxwatield: Brookdale (classified) effective Dec Modification Bluorafleld: Witt Brook...lido (classified) established effective Dec. 1, 1946, is modified to show effective Feb. 1, i Brainards, Nicsaxen County. Effective as of May WI, Mail to Phillipsburg. Summer Post Offices to Close Byrum Cove, Sussex County. N. J. Effective Sept Mail to Honateone , Byram Cove, Sussex County. Effective Juno :8034. Byram Cove, Sussex County. Effective Sept.,14, Mail to flopatoong. tt: > 1 New Bninswick: Camp Kilmer (classified) effective June 3, New Brunswick: Camp Kilmer (classified), effective June 80, 1955.,r; East Orange: Central station (Classified) at 810 Sanford St., effective Oct. 1, Rahway; Clark (classified) Union County, effective May 1, Cranberry Lake, Sussex County. N. J. Effective Sent Mail to Andover Cranberry Lake, Sussex County. Effective June Cranberry Lake, Sussex County. Effective Sept Mail to Andover. Browns Mills: Deborah, runs!, BurIbigton County, effective Jan. 1, Browns Mills: Deborah, rival, Burlington County, effective Jan. 1, East ()ranee: boddtown (classified) effective Feb. 1, Elizabeth: Elmore (eisasilled) Union County, effective DegaL1053. Established Englewood: Englewood Cliffs (eliassllied). Bergen County, effective Dec. 30, Change in Status Haddonfield: Briton (contract), Camden County, to: Eriton (classified), Camden County, effective Nov. 16, Discontinued--Third Class Fair Haven, Monmouth County, route Effective July Mall to Red Bank. Consolidation with Rea Bank, a carnal nod branch to be established in lieu thereof. Red Bank: Fair Haven Branch (classified) effective Aug. 1, Established Madison: Florham Park (contract), Morris County, effective Mar. 21, Highlands: Fort Hancock (classified) effective as of May 15, Highlands: Fort Hancock (classified), Monmouth County, effective May Red Bauk: Fort Monmouth Branch (classified) effective Oct. 21, 1940, to be located in the adminisinstion building Red Bank: Fort Monmouth (classified) branch is designated Independent for the receipt and dispatch of registered mail, effective Sept. 1, Established Bergenfield. Foster Village (classified), Bergen County, effective Feb. 11, Established Cliffside Park: "Grantwood" Station (contract) at 679 Anderson Ave., effective July 1, Discontinued Second Class Great Notch, Passaic County. Effective as of July 31, Mail to Little Falls. Grein Pond, Morris County, N. I. Effective Sent Mail to Newfoundland Green Pond, Morris County. Effective Juno 15, Summer Post Offices--Closed Green Pond, Morris County. Effective as of Sept. 16, Mail to Newfoundland Green Pond, Morris County. Effective June 15, Englewood: HighwoOd (contract), Bergen County. Effective May Change In Name Elizabeth: Industrial (Classified). Union County to: Industrial-Hillside (Clasalfled ), Union County, effective Dec. 1, Newark: Ironbound station (classified) at 24 Wilson Ave., effective Oct. 1, Established-- Fourth Class Jersey Homesteads ("76.4) Monmatth County. routes and Ilielostown. 5 miles northwest: Clarksburg, 3 miles southeast: Perrineville. 3 miles east. a Jersey Homesteads, it ightstowo. Established Fourth Class -i- Modify Avis" Jersey Homesteads. The order appearing In Burarrrs establishing this office and showing office supplied by routes and 9135, has been modified to show the office supplied by route only. New Brunswick : Kilmer (Classified), Middlesex County, effective Dec. 27, Lakehurst: (naval post office for Naval Air Station) with money-order facilities effective Jan. 2, Established---Second Class N EW JERSEY it 3 Post office No , unit Nol 747 Order No It is hereby ordered that a sceond-class past office be established at Led'. Bergen County, N. J., effective Feb. I, 1041 the salary of the postmaster to be based are receipts from the present branch service of Backensack, N. J., post office which will be $2,600 per mum. Discontinued--Third Class Lindenwold, Camden County, effective Mar. 31, Mail to Clementon, N. J. Clementon: Lindenwold (classified), Camden County. affective Apr. 1, Discontinued Third Class Longport, Atlantic County. Effective May , Consolidated with Atlantic City. Mall to Atlantic City. Atlantic City: Longport (classified), Atlantic County, effective June 1, Maplewood : Maplecrest (classified), Essex County, effective Mar. 1, Discontinued Newark: Market Street (classified), effective Oct. 31, Hackensack: :Gaye/owl Contract Branch, effective Dec. t, 1940, to be located at 92 West Pleasant Ave McKee City, Atlantic County, routes and Effective as of Dec. 31, Mall to Pleasantville. Summer Post Office to Open Metedeconk, Ocean County, N. J. Effective Apr. 1, NUN 36

5 Summer Post Office Opened Mete'ieconk, Ocean County. Effective Mar. 1, Newark: "Midtown" station (classified) at Clinton St., effective Oct. 1, 19:38. West New York: Monitor (classified), Hudson County, effective June 1, t-) Dover: Naval Ammunition Depot, Late Denmark with money-order facilities, effective Aug. 1, Avon By The Sea: Neptune City (contract), Monmouth County, effective Feb. 1, Newark, N. J. Contract Station No yx. Newark. N. J. Contract Station No. 71. New Brunswick: Nqrth Brunswick (classified), Middlesex Vounty. effective Feb. 1, Normandy Beach, Ocean County. Effective Oct. 31, Mail to LaViiiiVIte. "Orange, New Jersey Sesqui-Centennial " (Orange, New Jersey) August 15, 1956 to November 30, 1956 Change in Name and Status i Garfield: No. 1 (cont44ct), Bergen County to: Outwa4r/(classified), effective June I Palisade. Bergen County, effective July 31, Mail to Fort Lee, N. J. Classified station of Fort Lee, to be established. Fort Lee: Palisade (classified), Bergen County, effective Aug. 1, Bayonne: Pamrapo (classified) effective Feb. 1, Passaic: Passaic Park (classified) effective Jan. 1, Established Clementon: Pine Branch (contract) at 9th and Ertel Ayes., effective Dec. 16, 1939) Change of Name First Class Point Pleasant, Ocean County. Changed to Point Pleasant Beach, effective Aug. 1, 1956, with no change in number. Change in Name Point Pleasant Beach: West Point Pleasant (classified), Ocean County to: Point Pleasant (classified), Ocean County, effective Aug. 1, T Fair Lawn: River Road (classified). Bergen County, effective Oct. 1, Prospect Plains, Middlesex County, effective Sept. 30, Mail to Cranbury. N. J. Oldest P. 0. Building Ralston, N. J. has the oldest post office building in the U. S. Erected originally in 1776 as a general store, George Washington is reputed to have visited it. C. L. Wallace, New Jersey Ralston, County. Effective as of Dec Mail to Mendham. Paterson: River Street (classified), Passaic County, effective Dec. 1, "RUTHERFORD DIAMOND JUBILEE SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH 22" (Rutherford, New Jersey) July 30 through September 22, 1956 L=.6 South Orange: Station No. 7 (contract) at 410 Irvington Ave., effective Nov. 16, "SETON HALL UNIVERSITY CENTENNIAL " (South Orange, New Jersey) May 1st to l December 1, 1956 Established Livingston: South Livingston (classified) Essex County. effective Jan. 1, Paterson : South Paterson (classified), Passaic County, effective as of June 18, Discontinued Second Class South Vineland, Cumberland County, route Effectixo Dec. 31, Consolidated with Vineland. Mail to Vineland. Vineland: South Vineland (classified) Cumberland County, effective Jan. 1, Sperry Sprincs. Sussex County, N. I, _Effective hue is, )9:Is. Summer Post Office to Close Sperry Springs, Sussex Cowl! y. N. J. Effective as of Sept. 15, Mail to Hopatcong Sperry Springs, Sussex County. Effective June 15, Sperry Springs. Sussex County. Effective Sept. I t Mail to Hopatcong Sperry Springs, Sussex County. E ffeotive June 15, Sperry Springs, Sussex Connty. Effective Sept. 15, Mail to Hopatcong Sperry Springs, Sussex County. Effective June 15, Spring Lake: Spring Lake Heights (contract), Monmouth County, effective June 1, (Established in lieu of Lake Como Post Office.) Change of Name Second Class Stelton, ;Middlesex County. Changed to Edison, with new number , effective. Aug. 1, Treasure Island, liunterdon Cou.a1y. Effective June 19, a. 'treasure Ishnd, Hunterden CountV. Effective Aug. 31, Mail to Frenchtown. North Bergen: Tyler Park effective Aug Modification North Bergen: 9e,i66. Order establishing Tyler Park (classified effective Aug. 1, is modified to show effective as of Sept. 1, Modification North Bergen: Tyler Park (classified) established effective Sept is modified to show effective Oct Change of Name NF.W JERSEY Union City: Uptown (classified) name changed to 43(1 St. (classified) effective Dec. 1, East Orange: V. A. Hospital (contract), Essex County, effective Jan Establishad 1 : \1'.1FR.-1Ey IA ark 911V; Vallshlirg Station (classified) eileen v (l i The station will be ha at, +I ai N. 7 Halstead St.. between South Orange Ave. and Norwood Place. Union City: Weehawken (classified) effective July 1,1946. t Change of Name Union City: Weehawken (classified) name changed to Uptown (classified) effective July 1, Newark: Weequahio (classified), Essex County, effective Feb. 15, New Brunswick: West Brunswick (Contract) Middlesex County, effective Nov. 1, Carteret: West Carteret (Contract) Middlesex County, effective Nov Little Falls. N. J. West Paterson Contract Branch. V 1 - Discontinued Fourth Class West Portal, Hu nterdon County, effective June 30, Mail to Asbury, N. J Discontinued Second Class :: West Trenton, Mercer County, routes 1119, 9995 and Effective July 31, Consolidated with Trenton. Mail to Trenton Whitesbog, Burlington County, effective Jan. 31, Mail to Browns Mills, N. J. Established (classified) Browns Mills: Whitesbog (rural), Burlington County, effective Feb. 1, NJ PH 37

6 Catherine Wendlocher HANOVER TWP. Catherine D. Wendlocher, former postmaster in Cedar Knolls, died Thursday at Morristown Memorial Hospital. She was 80. Born in Troy Hills, Mrs. Wendlocher had lived here all her life. She was the postmaster in Cedar nolls in the 1920s and '30s. She was a charter member and historian of the Hanover Township Senior Citizens Club. Vernon appoints new postmaster Joseph S. Wolf, of Hainesville, has been appointed postmaster of the Vernon Post Office. Wolf has served in the U.S. Postal Service since 1974, first as a clerk in Newton, then as a letter carrier in Butler. He has held several supervisory. positions since 1977, the latest being officerin-charge in the Riverdale Post Office. Norwood to welcome new postmaster John H. Alston of Englewood has been appointed postmaster of the Norwood Post Office. Alston was chosen on merit by a regional management selection board and appointed by the postmaster-general. His appointment is not subject to confirmation by the United States Senate. Alston began his postal career in Nov. IS, 1966, in Englewood as a distribution clerk. He became personnel clerk in September In 1973 he received his first promotion, to personnel assistant. In March 1975 he was advanced to, supervisor of delivery and collections. In May.1979 Alston was promoted to superintendent of postal operations in Montvale. From January to May of this year, he was assigned as officer-in-charge in Emerson. As Norwood postmaster, Alston will supervise an office with 13 empoyees who handle an annual volume of mail of approximately 3.2 million pieces. He served in the Army from 1953 to 1957, advancing to sergeant In the adjutant general corps. Mooney appointed Ironia postmaster The appointment of Eloise R. Mooney as postmaster of Ironia, has been announced by the Northeast Regional Postmaster General John G. Mulligan. Mooney was appointed by the Postmaster General, and is not subject to Senate confirmation. She Mooney was appointed as a temporary substitute rural carrier in July 1965 at the Long Valley post office. In December 1966 she was coo cried to a substitute distribution and window clerk and accepted a career appointment in July, She was promoted in July, 1973 to the position of supervisor postal operations and reassigned to postal supervisor in March Mooney was reassigned and changed to a full-time distribution and window clerk in March She served in this capacity until her promotion and reassignment as post- ; iii,:ster to the Ironia. post office, which was effective July 24. During her years with the Postal Service the new postmaster has completed numerous job-related courses. Mooney is a graduate of Hackettstown High School. A resident of Long Valley for 43 years, the new postmaster lives with her husband, Harold, on Bartley Road. Mooney will head an office i t h one employee, and an annual mail volume of approximately 653,G30 pieces. She succeeds William G. Crowley who retired March 19. In the interim James Jankowski was the officer in-charge. He has returned to his duties as a window technician at the Dover post office. UNN'S STAMP NEWS, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1982 Postmark Pursuit By Elaine Durnin Boughner Collectors have been noting a relatively new machine cancel of late with the designation "Kilmer Facility, NJ 088." Bob McCurdy of Pennsylvania became curious about the marking and began investigating. His findings are shared with Pursuit readers. The earliest date so far found for the Kilmer marking is Sept. 24, Three types of postmarks have been seen so far, two machine cancels and a four-bar hand cancel with the full ZIP Code of McCurdy wrote to the facility and received the following letter from Chester H. Kuchnicki, manager of retail sales and services: "The Kilmer GMF (General Mail Facility) was designed to house the New Brunswick Management Sectional Center offices and to replace the small processing annex which was formerly at 1 Home News Row in New Brunswick. "Administrative offices moved in during the last week of August with all other opera- tions moving in the Columbus Day weekend. "In addition to consolidating New Brunswick's operations, the vehicle maintenance facility was moved from Asbury Park to the new Kilmer GMF. No formal dedication has been held yet (Dec. 9), but one is planned for January "The 142,000 square foot structure is located on 32 acres of land on the site of the former Camp Kilmer arthy post in Edison. "The building was named for Sgt. Alfred Joyce Kilmer, poet and soldier, born in New Brunswick on Nov. 6, 1886, and killed in action in France in World War I on July 30, Kilmer was also a poet and wrote the well-known poem Trees. "As for the appearance of odd slogan dies, tests had to be conducted at the Kilmer GMF on the refurbished Mark Its using 'live' mail, and at the same time maintain the operation at the former annex. "During this period maintenance personnel inadvertantly used some dies which were not appropriate at that time. "We are now fully operational at the new facility, the home of the New Brunswick Management Sectional Center." Thanks go to Bob McCurdy for sharing this background information on a new postmark with us. NJP1-1 38

7 FREEHOLD, Manuscript August 24 (1827) Headed "Upper Freehold" Janaury 13 (1830) ( Pn-Az.e ~ili 2,..e%4- NJPH 39

8 More New Jersey Manuscript Markings,yte,77/1 Y 2 _ Englishtown January (""'.2 At " A/i. 4 1, e :; We, 0). 7 G' --e P r "=4;f4491X ,111101r...40"*m" Acquackano& September L71/ for New Germantown January gas 194:1,, e iverv Iv.1 t? 2 ;, NJ PH 40

9 New Jersey Circa 1869 Continued from Vol. XII No. 2 AUXILIARY MARKINGS APPLIED IN (MIS) SENT TO ADVID 41

10 NOT CALLED FOR /I. DEAD LETTER OFFICE DUE 3 NJ PH

11 "GOOD SAMARITAN LABEL" ELD FOR POSTAGE' NANDSTAMP THIS LETTER Wu detained in the Post Office at Newark, N. J.. on account of the nonpayment or postage. One who realizes how Important It may be to have letters forwarded immediately, has plated the necessary stamps upon this letter. To repay him, please send postage stamps of equal value, addressed to BOX 582, NH:WARR. N.J. I -7/ Ydgrliler

12 NJc AUXILIARY MARKINGS APPLIED ELSEWHERE ON MAIL ORIGINATING IN N.J. FO AWARDED NJ PH 44

13 NJ PH 45

14 ADVERTISED RETURNED TO WRITER , P.. ABBOTT, A-TTORNEY AT i?aw,.iia IS LANDING, N. J. NJPH Sumer

15 NJcl PLATE MARKINGS ATTACHED TAB WITH PLATE NUMBER aerjcs* gar A i a Ire./ cfn )47 fr-2 ce- # ada L9e/ PARTIAL PLATE IMPRINT NJ PH 47 Sumer 1984

16 414 g i 7 r, s.s. FcrRt:'2\,'T 0 F LAI, g '$J stat C) N s pry 4h,. NJ PH Sumner to be continued...