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THE NEW JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY was established in 1972, to study and explore the many aspects of New Jersey postal history.

The society produces a quarterly award winning journal in electronic and hardcopy format, which publishes articles on a variety of subjects relating to this theme. Join the Society and receive NJPHS as a benefit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NJFSC Chapter #44S..........PHS Affiliate #1A..........APS Affiliate #95

Welcome to the NEW NJPHS Free Library....

NJPHS Free Library...Section One (Articles)

Explore several interesting articles below on various topics, or

Click here for Section Two (Journals)

Steven M. Roth: STAGE OPERATIONS AND THE MAILS IN NEW JERSEY
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/rothstage.pdf

DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO EARLY POST OFFICE LEGISLATION
Postal Act of 1792
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/postact1792.pdf

Ed & Jean Siskin: PAGES from the JOURNAL OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS RELATING TO PO LEGISLATION
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/JrnlContlCongress-PO.pdf 

Files relating to COLONIAL POSTAL RATES
Ed Siskin: Colonial rate files:
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratechartdoc.pdf
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratesxls.zip
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratejpgs.zip

These last two are also available as .rar files
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratejpgs.rar
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratesxls.rar

Ed & Jean Siskin: PAGES FROM BARBER & HOWE (1844) ON NJ POST ROADS
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/HistColl-BarberHowe-roads.pdf

Don Chafetz Some REVOLUTIONARY WAR COVERS From the Award-Winning Exhibit  of Don Chafetz  http://www.njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/revolutionaryNJ.pdf

Richard Micchelli: NEW JERSEY CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVERS From the Award-Winning Exhibit  of Richard Micchelli http://www.njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/NJCWPats.pdf

A WONDERFUL ARTICLE ABOUT THE HANDLING OF FOREIGN MAIL IN NYC
Foreign Mail in NY ~ 1899 - great old article!
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NYForMail.pdf

MAP OF NJ RAILROADS
NJ RRmap:
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/archive/027rrmap-marnjph78.pdf
Same as a jpg:
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/archive/027rrmap-marnjph78.jpg

COUNTY FORMATION IN NEW JERSEY  --
A document showing counties and when they were formed, with additional on the NJ capital
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NJCtyformation.pdf

AND OF COURSE OUR COLLECTION OF NJ DPO WORD PUZZLES BY COUNTY
http://NJPostalHistory.org/wordsearch.html
OR TOGETHER IN ONE DOCUMENT: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NJDPOPuzzlebook.pdf  

A SURVEY OF NEW BRUNSWICK (NJ) STAMPLESS POSTAL MARKINGS:
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NBstampless-markings-RGRose.pdf

NEW JERSEY POSTMASTERS of the STAMPLESS ERA, 1789-1857 by William Coles & Stanley Griffith – A listing of Postmasters from New Jersey towns between 1789 and 1857, when stampless covers were in use: http://www.njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/ColesNJPMs1789-1857.pdf

POSTMASTER FILES by COUNTY - not all counties have been done, but we show those that have been completed so far:

BURLINGTON COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by John Edge in his research for Burlington County Post Towns http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/BurlingtonCoPMlist.pdf

CAPE MAY COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by Mary E. Law in her research for the Postal History of Cape May County: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/CapeMayPMs.pdf

HUNTERDON COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by Jim Walker in his research for Hunterdon County New Jersey Postal History: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/HunterdonCoPMs.pdf

SUSSEX COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by Len Peck in his research for Essays on Sussex County and New Jersey Postal History: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/SussexCoPMs.pdf

BERGEN COUNTY POSTMASTERS has been researched by the Genealogical Society of Bergen County, and includes on their site a list of Bergen County postmasters. This links to that web site. http://www.njgsbc.org/databases/6/76-postoffices

Full country histories of the above counties are available to NJPHS members. Contact your Secretary. *National Archive files are available for NPHS members wishing to research other counties. Consult the Secretary at Secretary@NJPostalHistory.org



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