MPOS Press Release 11-0520. For immediate distribution to the Philatelic press and Internet.

TRANSIT POSTMARK COLLECTOR MAY/JUN 2011

TRANSIT POSTMARK COLLECTOR Volume 62, No. 4

In "News from the Cities," David Gentry writes about 13 Baltimore street car RPO covers purchased in an eBay lot. All are dated in late 1920s and franked with commemorative stamps.

In his HPO column, Will Keller continues his series on Little Rock HPOs to Fort Smith and Berryville, Arkansas and successors. He illustrates more schedules, a map and postmarks. This is Part II of a series.

Sidney Fingerhood concludes his series on drinking in the RPO cars.

There is Society news, a mail sale and much more!

Mobile Post Office Society, founded in 1950, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of enroute distribution of mail, emphasizing postal history of the USA but including information and study of operations from all countries of the world. Interested collectors can receive a sample copy of the award-winning periodical "Transit Postmark Collector" for $2.00 postpaid, and/or a membership application by writing to Doug Clark, PO Box 427, Marstons Mills MA 02648 or by email to Doug.

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