MPOS Press Release 09-0515. For immediate distribution to the Philatelic press and Internet.

TRANSIT POSTMARK COLLECTOR MAY/JUN 2009

TRANSIT POSTMARK COLLECTOR Volume 60, No. 4

In his HPO column, Will Keller continues his series on the HPOs of Southeast Texas. In the fourth installment, he deals with Houston & Victoria.

In "News from the Cities," David Gentry writes about a new San  Francisco Mission St. R.P.O. postmark discovery.

A few outstanding covers of the Atlanta Exposition R.P.O. of 1894 appearing in a recent auction are illustrated.

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

NOTE: Can anyone contact MPOS member Richard S. Warfield? His last TPC was returned for invalid address. We haven't been able to contact him. Email MPOS Publicity Director if you can help.

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.

For additional information contact MPOS Publicity Director at the MPOS Home Page