MPOS Press Release 99-0815. For immediate distribution to the Philatelic press and Internet.

TRANSIT POSTMARK COLLECTOR SEP/OCT 1999

Transit Postmark Collector Vol. 50 No. 6

Larry Church details a "Mobile Post Office" operation in his home town of Concord, CA.

In his street car RPO column, David Gentry discusses the two SL-2-b (St. Louis & Florisant RPO) varieties and the late "3rd Ave Dist Car" marking of New York City, and continues his listing of EKU/LKU street car markings.

William Keller studies the Riverhead & Harmon Station and Riverhead & New Haven HPOs. Schedules, map and postmark types are shown.

Cover Sales Department, Mail Bid Sale and Society news are also given.

We're sorry this issue came out late. We have to depend on many contributors and one late submission can bog down the whole issue!


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 "Transit Postmark Collector" for $2.00 postpaid, 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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