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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 |
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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 |
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"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) |
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"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 ================================================== ================ - 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) |
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Thanks to all for the information. chuck petterson |
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"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. ================================================== ========== 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) |
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