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POST OFFICE PAYMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF THE MAILS
By Don Bowe
Three interesting items in my collection are checks which were used for payment of transportation of the mails and associated expenses. They are from three different dates, May 26, 1856, Sept. 17, 1859, and February 25, 1861. It is an opportunity to see the differences.
A COVER & LETTER FROM HENRY C. KELSEY – LEADER OF THE KELSEY RING
By Andy Kupersmit
This cover and accompanying original enclosures are full of clues to an earlier time and place, as a little research will show. The enclosures are a four-page letter on official government stationery and a fifth page hastily written and included in the envelope, all in the hand of Henry C. Kelsey, leader of the Kelsey Ring.
WORLD WAR I: POSTMARKED NEW JERSEY
By Robert G. Rose
The Centennial of what was once called the “Great War” is marked by the 100th anniversary of the United States entry on April 6, 1917, in what we now remember as World War I. Because New Jersey’s location on the east coast provided easy access for the movement of troops and war supplies to the Western Front, the State became the home to a number of military installations in support of the war effort.
ADDITION TO THE SOUTHARD CORRESPONDENCE: “RASCALITY IN BRAZIL”
By Andy Kupersmit
This cover came to light when a collection of New Brunswick (and New Jersey in general) was recently sold. This cover is addressed to Hon. Samuel Southard as Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. It has a red “New Brunswick Jul. 19” cds and a matching red “FREE” handstamp at top right, and is datelined “New Brunswick July 19th (18)27”.
OVER THERE! A Jersey City Doughboy’s Journey to France and Home
By John A. Trosky
Over the next two years America will remember those who fought and died “Over There” as we honor those who served during this centennial remembrance of US involvement in World War I…
THE STORY OF THE MORRIS & ESSEX RAILROAD
By Don Bowe
Colonel John Stevens is without a doubt the father of railroading in New Jersey, if not in this country. As early as 1809, he demonstrated the use of steam engines on a ferry, the Juliana, which ran between New York and Hoboken, and on ocean-going vessels.
