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Post by jamesw on Mar 8, 2016 4:18:26 GMT
Here's the image side of the post card whose Columbia Rectilinear machine cancel (I learn sooooo much here!) I posted on the US machine cancel thread the other day.
 This is not a philatelic question. I'm just wondering what the letters above the Armory door stand for. Appears to read N.G.S.N.V. Armory. Can anyone enlighten a poor Canadian boy? |
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Post by alanl on Mar 8, 2016 4:56:01 GMT
National Guard S? New York.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 5:01:19 GMT
You may already know this but an Armory is a US National Guard headquarters/operational center. The first two letters no doubt stand for natinal guard. The third could be supply or service perhaps.
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Post by jaysee on Mar 8, 2016 10:40:15 GMT
I believe that N.G.S.N.Y stands for National Guard of the State of New York.
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Post by jamesw on Mar 9, 2016 2:11:10 GMT
Thanks all for the responses. But I do have to say, on the card it really does look like a V and not a Y, though I know Y would make more sense. There's Y directly below it (armorY) and they look very different.
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Post by Mick on Mar 9, 2016 2:22:45 GMT
James, a GIS for "elmira armory" brings up a lot of postcards of this building. On some of the postcards is written "N.G.S.N.Y. Armory." A couple of examples below.   |
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Post by jaysee on Mar 9, 2016 2:49:37 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Mar 9, 2016 4:08:35 GMT
thank you ladies and gentlemen. you keep me honest.
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