Vol. 40 No. 1 Whole number 185  February 2012

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  • President’s Message by Robert G. Rose
  • A Wonderful Revolutionary War Letter by Ed & Jean Siskin
  • From Guadalcanal To The Garden State: August 6, 1942: Part I by Lawrence Brennan
  • History of the Hammonton Post Office by Doug D’Avino
  • Civil War Patriotics: The Story of the Beverly Hospital by William E. Hughes, Jean Walton
  • & Richard Micchelli
  • Census of Early NJ Covers, Part 3: Princeton by Ed & Jean Siskin
  • Hometown Post Offices: Ampere, NJ by Doug D’Avino
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CIVIL WAR PATRIOTICS: THE WYMAN CORRESPONDENCE

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By Richard Micchelli

If you were to conduct a detailed review of the 190 Civil War patriotic covers illustrated in NJPH whole nos. issues 100 and 117, or the online exhibit of covers shown at NOJEX, you can begin to see the emergence of some interesting patterns among the covers. An obvious pattern is that there are several different correspondences represented in the illustrated covers. 

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Vol. 39 No. 4 Whole number 184 November 2011

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  • President’s Message by Robert G. Rose
  • Clarksburg Rimless Postmark by Robert G. Rose
  • New Jersey Civil War Covers: The Wyman Correspondence by Richard Micchelli
  • Roadstown Manuscript Marking by Gene Fricks
  • Smithville ~ Hezekiah B. Smith’s Industrial Village by Doug D’Avino
  • Development of the Mail in Morris County: Part V by Donald Chafetz
  • Some New Jersey Machine Cancels by Gene Fricks
  • The New Jersey Philatelist, 1892 by Jean Walton
  • Hometown Post Offices: Amatol, NJ by Doug D’Avino.
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ELIZABETHTOWN STAMPLESS POSTMARK ALTERED TO READ “ELIZABETH”

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By Robert G. Rose

On May 23, 1855, the name of the post office in what was then Elizabethtown, was shortened to “Elizabeth.” Prior to that date, and throughout the stampless period, the Elizabethtown post office used a variety of handstamped postmarks, including a large circle with the shortened “Elizabeth” town name which the Coles Book records with an 1853-55 period of use.

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Vol. 39 No. 3 Whole number 183 August 2011

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  • President’s Message by Robert G. Rose
  • Bordentown Stage cover by Robert G. Rose
  • Two Jersey City Transatlantic Covers by Robert Buckler
  • Elizabethtown Stampless Postmark Altered To Read “Elizabeth” by Robert G. Rose
  • Liberty Corner and Its Postmasters by Doug D’Avino
  • Illegal Use of Postage as Revenue by Edward T. Andrews
  • Census of Early New Jersey Covers, Part 2: New Brunswick by Ed & Jean Siskin
  • Millville’s “Old Home Week”: Snapshots from a Century Ago by Edward C. Smith, III
  • Development of Mail Service in Morris County Part IV by Don Chatetz
  • NJ Manuscript Markings: Update by Steven J. Roth
  • Hometown Post Offices: Wharton (Port Oram), NJ by Doug D’Avino
  • Member News: Minutes, Obituary, New Members
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CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVERS USAGES FROM NEW JERSEY

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by Richard Micchelli & Robert G. Rose

Celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War is the theme of NOJEX 2011 that will be held at the Crown Plaza Meadowlands Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey on May 27-29, 2011. The Court of Honor at the Show will feature six frames of Civil War patriotic covers postmarked from a wide variety of New Jersey towns. Several are shown on the pages that follow. This Court of Honor exhibit is part of an extensive collection owned by Richard Micchelli. In 1992, his collection was featured in NJPH as the Society’s 100th issue of its journal.

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Vol. 39 No. 2 Whole number 182 May 2011

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  • President’s Message by Robert G. Rose
  • Bordentown Stage cover by Robert G. Rose
  • New Jersey Civil War Covers by Richard Micchelli
  • Clover Hill Fancy Cancel by Jim Walker
  • A New (Old) Postmark And Travelogue by Robert Livingstone
  • Fair View Straightline Handstamp: Is It a New Jersey Postmark? by Robert G. Rose
  • Census of Early New Jersey Covers, Part 1: Newark by Ed and Jean Siskin
  • Additions to the Southard Letters by Mike Yannotta, with Historical Notes by Jean Walton
  • Development of Mail Service in Morris County Part III by Don Chatetz
  • Hometown Post Offices: Fanwood, NJ by Doug D’Avino
  • Member News: Donations, Web Updates
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POINT BREEZE (BORDENTOWN) AND THE BONAPARTES

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By Jean Walton

Bordentown, a stop on the stage route between Philadelphia and New York, is wellknown to philatelists for the very rare stage markings which graced its covers in the early days of stage mail. The town, north of Philadelphia and south of Trenton, marked the point at which travelers from New York exchanged their bumpy ride in Jersey stage coaches for steamers which continued down the Delaware to Philadelphia. But is has another claim to fame: in 1817, it became the home to the former King of Naples and King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte.

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Vol. 39 No. 1 Whole number 181 February 2011

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  • President’s Message by Robert G. Rose
  • Bordentown Stage cover by Robert G. Rose
  • Point Breeze, (Bordentown, NJ) & The Bonapartes by Jean Walton
  • Lebanon, NJ – An Extraordinary Postal History by Jim Walker
  • On the Auction Scene: NJ Stampless Covers by Robert G. Rose
  • Development of Mail Service in Morris County Part II, 1750-1847 by Don Chatetz
  • The Short-Lived Mannington Hill Post Office edited by Jean Walton
  • Hometown Post Offices: Ocean Grove by Doug D’Avino
  • Member News: Donations, Web Updates, Treasurer’s Report
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DEVELOPMENT OF MORRIS COUNTY MAIL SERVICE

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By Donald A. Chafetz

This exhibit traces the development of a mail system in Morris County. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington encamped three times for various lengths of time in the Morristown area. During these encampments, a “temporary” civil post office was established in Morristown and the military postmaster was also present.

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