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Post by jamesw on Feb 5, 2014 1:09:27 GMT
Picked up a few cindys from my local dealer today. Here are two local posts, Shrub Oak and Centerport L.I. New York Know nothing about them, so any info is much appreciated.   |
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Cal
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Post by Cal on Feb 5, 2014 2:05:01 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Feb 5, 2014 2:16:26 GMT
Awesome Cal. Thanks. Unfortunately Centerport isn't listed, but a good resource, non the less.
edit - just found an ebay image of the Centerport stamp on a cover dated 1954. That narrows it down a bit.
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alanl
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Post by alanl on Jul 9, 2014 22:25:16 GMT
Another example of the Shrub Oak local post.  |
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Post by rod222 on Jul 10, 2014 1:57:44 GMT
Currently on ebay $7  |
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Post by jamesw on Aug 15, 2015 2:53:07 GMT
Just picked up my own Alfie X2!
 Didn't realize until I saw the scan that this pair is not perforated in the middle. And I'm supposed to be a 'visual person'! |
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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2015 7:43:47 GMT
Alans excample is also only Perf on 3 sides
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Post by de61 on Oct 22, 2019 23:57:28 GMT
The Chautauque Lake Local Post was a genuine local post operation in Greenhurst, New York, which is in the western part of the state near Lake Erie. It provided mail pick-up from designated docks around Lake Chautauqua (typical spelling) via the boat "För Rolight," which means "For Fun" in Swedish, and delivered the mail to the 9 U.S. post offices surrounding the lake. The service ran on an irregular schedule.
The cinderella labels are well produced and have a tongue-in-cheek edge to them. The monetary units used on the labels are "raspufnicks," for which a monetary exchange rate was periodically determined and published in philatelic publications.
The souvenir sheet honoring the visit of Count Wilhelm Wachtmeister aboard the För Rolight for its first mail run of the 1977 season on June 23, 1977, was issued for an actual event. Wachtmeister was the Swedish ambassador to the United States and active in supporting the activities of Swedish-Americans as well as promoting commerce between Sweden and the United States. To this day, there is an award named after him that is presented by the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce to a person who is active in promoting trade between the two countries.
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