Broome County, New York Postal History

Union: January 11, 1810 - July 1, 1923

Union - 1855

UNION/DEC/17/N.Y. CDS 31mm Black with arcs, off center Month/Day. 
                  Manuscript "From E. Daniels/Rcvd Dec 17/55"
                  Franked with 3 cent dull red (#11).

Union - 1857

UNION/SEP/11/N.Y. CDS 31mm Black with arcs, off center Month/Day. 
                  Manuscript "From E. Daniels/Rcvd Sept 12/57"
                  Franked with 3 cent dull red (#11).

Union - 1859

UNION/Mar/5/N.Y. CDS 31mm Black with arcs, with manuscript Month/Day.
                 Manuscript "Ans March 7/59".  Was the CDS so worn that
                 the postmaster had to resort to a handwritten date?
                 Franked with 3 cent dull red (#26).

Union - late 1850's

UNION/Aug/30/N.Y. CDS 31mm Black with arcs, with manuscript Month/Day.
                  Another example of the handwritten date.
                  Franked with 3 cent dull red (#26).

Union - 1863

UNION/JUN/24/N.Y. Black 26mm CDS, target cancel on 3 cent rose (#65)used as forwarding stamp
                  on 3 cent pink on buff (#U35)from Washington, D.C.

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