Post by darrenk on Mar 9, 2024 4:40:58 GMT
Sandia Crest:
On the 1st May 1956 another U.S.A. local was inaugurated, the Sandia Crest. The service was truly unique among the modern American private express services for the delivery of mail. It served an area not reached by the U.S. Postal Services; in fact, it catered for approximately 60,000 people who made the 14 mile journey to the peak of Sandia Crest, 10,678 feet above sea level, each year.
At the peak of this mountain is a trading post where visitors may purchase curios, cards etc., which could be left there for delivery to the nearest post office, Sandia Park, by the Sandia Crest local delivery. It was stipulated that all mail emanating from the trading post had to have the correct U.S. postage affixed before the item would be accepted for delivery.
The first day of issue of this local was 1st May 1956 when 1,000 covers were carried. The label was a 2 cent triangle, printed in 2 colours, black and yellow on white paper in sheets of four perforated and gummed. They were printed by Ward Anderson Printing Co of Albuquerque. A total of 10,000 labels were printed for this issue.
On the 1st May 1956 another U.S.A. local was inaugurated, the Sandia Crest. The service was truly unique among the modern American private express services for the delivery of mail. It served an area not reached by the U.S. Postal Services; in fact, it catered for approximately 60,000 people who made the 14 mile journey to the peak of Sandia Crest, 10,678 feet above sea level, each year.
At the peak of this mountain is a trading post where visitors may purchase curios, cards etc., which could be left there for delivery to the nearest post office, Sandia Park, by the Sandia Crest local delivery. It was stipulated that all mail emanating from the trading post had to have the correct U.S. postage affixed before the item would be accepted for delivery.
The first day of issue of this local was 1st May 1956 when 1,000 covers were carried. The label was a 2 cent triangle, printed in 2 colours, black and yellow on white paper in sheets of four perforated and gummed. They were printed by Ward Anderson Printing Co of Albuquerque. A total of 10,000 labels were printed for this issue.
