washington DPO?

I need some help here. I have a cover, postmarked Jan 14, 1907 Seattle,
Wash, addressed to C. Millan, Alki Point, Wash. It is marked UNCLAIMED,
RETURN TO WRITER and also has a CDS, Jan 22, 1907 from YOUM**TOWN, WASH.
There is a similar backstamp. A previous holder of this cover penciled in
DPO with an arrow pointing to the CDS.

The "M" in cancel may not be an M. It could be something else.

Any Washington DPO specialist who can help me out with this?

chuck petterson
chuck underscore petterson at excite decimal com

I'm no specialist by any means but I'd guess its Youngstown, WA - fits
the letter pattern anyway. Plus there's a reference for such at
http://www.consolidatedmarkets.com/Philatelic.htm
last entry on the page.
John

nachogrande wrote:

I need some help here. I have a cover, postmarked Jan 14, 1907 Seattle,
Wash, addressed to C. Millan, Alki Point, Wash. It is marked UNCLAIMED,
RETURN TO WRITER and also has a CDS, Jan 22, 1907 from YOUM**TOWN, WASH.
There is a similar backstamp. A previous holder of this cover penciled in
DPO with an arrow pointing to the CDS.

The "M" in cancel may not be an M. It could be something else.

Any Washington DPO specialist who can help me out with this?

chuck petterson
chuck underscore petterson at excite decimal com

"nachogrande" wrote in message ...
I need some help here. I have a cover, postmarked Jan 14, 1907 Seattle,
Wash, addressed to C. Millan, Alki Point, Wash. It is marked UNCLAIMED,
RETURN TO WRITER and also has a CDS, Jan 22, 1907 from YOUM**TOWN, WASH.
There is a similar backstamp. A previous holder of this cover penciled in
DPO with an arrow pointing to the CDS.

The "M" in cancel may not be an M. It could be something else.

Any Washington DPO specialist who can help me out with this?

chuck petterson
chuck underscore petterson at excite decimal com


I believe it is Youngstown WA, United States
Altitude (feet) 200 Altitude (meters) 60
Lat (DMS) 47° 34' 0N
Long (DMS) 122° 22' 6W

Confirmation found at:
D.P.O.'s (Discontinued Post Offices)

Washington: (date cancel seen)
Alpha, WA, Mar 1910
Bremer, WA, Feb 17, 1911
Brooks, WA, Mar 1915
Dungeness, WA, May 20, 1910
Elgin, WA June 4, 1907
Forest, Wa, 1910
Fort Flagler, WA 1907
Frances, Wa, Oct 1914
Hover, WA, Aug 14th, 1907
Knox, Wa, Sept 29, 1908
Lawrence, Wa, June 20th, 1913
Longmire, WA, Aug 31, 1909
Little Falls, Wa, Jun 9th, 1907
Long Lake, Wa
Peorla, WA, Jan 13, 1909
Pilchuck, WA Mar 10, 1910
Potlatch, WA, Apr 26, 1912
Puget, WA 1910
Sherlock, WA 1909
Stella, WA, Dec 29, 1910
Union City, WA, Sept 2, 1911
Youngstown, WA, Oct 1908, Wavy Flag "1" 12 Star cancel ========

Blair Stannard (TC)

"nachogrande" wrote in message ...
I need some help here. I have a cover, postmarked Jan 14, 1907 Seattle,
Wash, addressed to C. Millan, Alki Point, Wash. It is marked UNCLAIMED,
RETURN TO WRITER and also has a CDS, Jan 22, 1907 from YOUM**TOWN, WASH.
There is a similar backstamp. A previous holder of this cover penciled in
DPO with an arrow pointing to the CDS.

The "M" in cancel may not be an M. It could be something else.

Any Washington DPO specialist who can help me out with this?

chuck petterson
chuck underscore petterson at excite decimal com

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- ADDENDUM -

In addition to my previous identification of
your Washington State D.P.O. as Youngstown,
I have found the following additional information.

"West Seattle beginnings: Humphrey Post Office
(later Youngstown) opens on January 13, 1903."

On January 13, 1903 the Humphrey Post Office opened.
John W. Reed was appointed the first postmaster.
Humphrey, renamed Youngstown on July 19, 1905,
was located in present-day West Seattle, three
miles south of the business district of Seattle,
within the future city limits.

During 1904, the Seattle Steel Company started
manufacturing steel, the first to be produced
in King County. The company, owned by William
Piggott (1860-1929), was located in Youngstown.

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Source:
Guy Reed Ramsey, "Postmarked Washington, 1850-1960" on Microfilm
(Olympia: Washington State Library, February, 1966), Pgs. 668-669
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In 1907, Youngstown was annexed to Seattle.
It is presently known as the Delridge area
of West Seattle.

Delridge map:
http://www.historylink.org/I-map/SW_del.jpg

I hope that this information answers your question.

Blair Stannard (TC)

West Seattle was the original trading post settlement for furs and pelts.

After the railroad came - the port of Seattle was developed, and the
settlement moved to Seattle proper. Seattle was staging point for Klondike
gold rush, and the original 'skid row' is where logs went down a chute
through the town.

If you're ever in Seattle go to the Pioneer Square Post Office. Here is the
original US post office, and they have a fine display of turn of century
mail carrier memorabilia.

I have an 1886 registered cover from Seattle to Key West Florida with a
large (20mm) 'SEATTLE' straight line used to cancel the stamps. This is part
of my 2c 1883 collection I exhibited in Portland 2 years ago.

- a

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I need some help here. I have a cover, postmarked Jan 14, 1907 Seattle,
Wash, addressed to C. Millan, Alki Point, Wash. It is marked UNCLAIMED,
RETURN TO WRITER and also has a CDS, Jan 22, 1907 from YOUM**TOWN, WASH.
There is a similar backstamp. A previous holder of this cover penciled
in
DPO with an arrow pointing to the CDS.

The "M" in cancel may not be an M. It could be something else.

Any Washington DPO specialist who can help me out with this?

chuck petterson
chuck underscore petterson at excite decimal com

================================================== ================

- ADDENDUM -

In addition to my previous identification of
your Washington State D.P.O. as Youngstown,
I have found the following additional information.

"West Seattle beginnings: Humphrey Post Office
(later Youngstown) opens on January 13, 1903."

On January 13, 1903 the Humphrey Post Office opened.
John W. Reed was appointed the first postmaster.
Humphrey, renamed Youngstown on July 19, 1905,
was located in present-day West Seattle, three
miles south of the business district of Seattle,
within the future city limits.

During 1904, the Seattle Steel Company started
manufacturing steel, the first to be produced
in King County. The company, owned by William
Piggott (1860-1929), was located in Youngstown.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Source:
Guy Reed Ramsey, "Postmarked Washington, 1850-1960" on Microfilm
(Olympia: Washington State Library, February, 1966), Pgs. 668-669
-----------------------------------------------------------------

In 1907, Youngstown was annexed to Seattle.
It is presently known as the Delridge area
of West Seattle.

Delridge map:
http://www.historylink.org/I-map/SW_del.jpg

I hope that this information answers your question.

Blair Stannard (TC)

Thanks to all for the information.

chuck petterson

"TC Blair" wrote in message
m...

During 1904, the Seattle Steel Company started
manufacturing steel, the first to be produced
in King County. The company, owned by William
Piggott (1860-1929), was located in Youngstown.


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Here is a Youngstown scan for you:

http://www.historylink.org/hl2/image...CoastSteel.jpg

Pacific Coast Steel Co., Youngstown (West Seattle), 1914
Photo by Asahel Curtis, Courtesy MOHAI (Neg. 28818)

Blair (TC)