Broome County, New York Postal History

Binghamton: May 29, 1830 - Present

Binghamton - 1903: Rural Free Delivery

R.F.D./JUL 20 1903 P.M./BINGHAMTON/N.Y. Straight line R.F.D., no comma after Binghamton.  2 killer
                                        ties 2 cent carmine (#301) paying the first class rate.
                             

Binghamton - 1904: Rural Free Delivery

R.F.D./JUN 20 1904 P.M./BINGHAMTON,/N.Y. Straight line R.F.D. with comma after Binghamton.  3 killer
                                         ties 2 cent carmine (#319) paying the first class rate.
                             

Binghamton - 1904: Rural Free Delivery

R.F.D./JUL 19 P.M. 1904/BINGHAMTON,/N.Y. Type 2F, straight line R.F.D. 4 killer ties 2 cent
                                         carmine (#319) paying the first class rate.
                             

Binghamton - 1905: Double Rate

BINGHAMTON,N.Y./SEP 25/930PM/1905 20mm Black CDS; Black wavy line machine killer tying 4 cent 
                                  brown Bureau issue of 1903.  4 cents paid the 2 ounce first 
                                  class rate effective July 1, 1885.
                             

Binghamton - 1918: Local Letter

BINGHAMTON,N.Y./APR10/230PM/1918 20mm Black CDS; No space between month and day. Black wavy
                                 line machine cancel on 2 cent carmine on white stamped
                                 envelope, die 1 (#U429) paying the non-carrier local letter
                                 2 cent per ounce war tax rate effective November 2, 1917.

Binghamton - 1918: Local Letter

BINGHAMTON,N.Y./JUL 10/8-PM/1918 20mm Black CDS; Space between month and day. Black wavy
                                 line machine cancel on 2 cent carmine on oriental buff stamped
                                 envelope, die 1 (#U431) paying the non-carrier local letter
                                 2 cent per ounce war tax rate effective November 2, 1917.

Binghamton - 1919

BINGHAMTON/JUL 22/530PM/1919/N.Y. Universal Type DB300 machine cancel with 20mm Black CDS ties pair
                                  of 1 cent green paying the new reduced post-war 2 cent first class
                                  rate which took effect three weeks earlier on July 1, 1919.

Binghamton - 1921

BINGHAMTON/APR 27/1030AM/N.Y. Black 26mm "B" away from "N" CDS with black numeric (1) duplex
                              used as a receiving cancel on rear of envelope.

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