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I, like so many other things, noticed this and thought it worthy of a post and a question. I have never seen or even heard of a CDS with the word "Garrison" on it. Can anyone maybe shed a little light on it for me? I'd be much obliged. I think it's very interesting for the time period but I know nothing more about it. Thank you. 
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There is a town of Garrison, MN.
To be fair though many states have a town named Garrison |
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| Edited by smauggie - 11/10/2012 08:42 am |
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Look at the U.S. partial CDS to the left smauggie. That's why I thought military. Not too many CDS have USA on them. |
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A quick look at Jim Forte's postal history website shows that the following states had a town named "Garrison" during the period this stamp was current: Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. Good luck with all that.
I don't think the cancellation has anything to do with the military. |
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From the bottom portion of the right CDS, I think Pennsylvania is the winner! |
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OK thank you as that seems to be the consensus. Thank you for your effort. -Jeff |
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Maybe I'm the dissenting opinion here, but I'm not so convinced it's Garrison, PA. The characters at the bottom of the postmark don't look right to me.
Here's an idea: Could it be "Garrison, NY" on the top of the circular stamp; with "Parcel Post" at the bottom? The use of an 8-cent stamp back in that period and the look of the stamped characters in the postmark make me think that might fit.
No telling for sure, though. |
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I think wt1 may be right. I couldn't find any Garrison examples but here is a San Diego example of a complete postmark.  |
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