Broome County, New York Postal History

Glencastle: December, 1895 - March 15, 1920

The Glencastle Post Office was established in Broome County in December, 1895.  Prior to that it was Glen
Castle.  The first postmaster of Glencastle was Titus D. Cook. The Glencastle Post Office was discontinued
on March 15, 1920, with future service provided by the Binghamton Post Office.

Glencastle - 1913

GLEN CASTLE/JUL/19/A.M./1913/N.Y.  Black 30mm CDS, black 4 Bar cancel on 1 cent carmine rose parcel post
                                   issue of 1912 (#Q1)paying post card rate.  Note:  Post office name in
                                   CDS is two words, even though officially changed to one word in 1895.

Glencastle - 1919

GLEN CASTLE/DEC/22/A.M./1919/N.Y.  CDS 33mm Black 4 Bar cancel on 1 cent green booklet pane single.
                                   Note:  Post office name in CDS is two words, even though officially
                                   changed to one word in 1895.

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