Smauggie's Minnesota Postal History

stallzer,
I found a Newport cover.

Very nice and looks to be before Newport was incorporated in 1889. If I'm reading it correctly the year looks to be 1888 ?
If so then it was still while Newport was a township.. Nice cover

I'm not sure of the date myself. I believe it is December 28th, There is no year. I have not studied it enough to know if it is 158 or 184. It is type A46a.

Brownsdale, MN - Mower County
PO Opened 1852 - Cover dated March 31, 1874



Nice blue-green colored cancel and target killer.

pjsstamps, the info on the dates ia from info given to me from another collector several years ago.

I think it is #158. I have three other covers, all to the same address in "East" Minneapolis. One is dated 1876. The other has an enclosure dated 1875, so I am guessing all four are from the same time period which would make it too early for a 184. I know, not very conclusive, but a good guess. I can tell 158's from 184's off cover by the paper. On cover I have problems telling the difference, so go to the date if it is available.

Either way the value to me is not in the stamp. Either one would be a dollar box item. I go for the cancellation.

Smuggie,

I have some Minnestoa Covers my only problem is finding them:

don't worry it is me going to kentpex 2012 to flog my wares.

Save some for me! ;o)

This is my Newport. Not as early as pjsstamps.



Here is the message in a more readable format.

A cover from Northfield.



I like the Paris postage due marking. I wonder what is written in red.

It is addressed to A. H. Massopust. He was born and raised in New Ulm, MN. He started college at Carlton in 1913.




From: http://apps.carleton.edu/alumni/cou...h_massopust/

Carlton College is located in Northfield.

A poster from the games (from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Allied_Games)

This is why I like to get postcards as postal history. You get to see what was being communicated.

Grand Portage,MN - Cook County



Father on a fishing trip to the north shore sends his son a postal card. Nobody today would say they were at an "Indian Store".

Smug,
Have you gotten down to Town Names beginning with the letter Z? if not here is a cover for you:

I have Zumbro Falls. Haven't finished going through all the covers yet. If I am still missing it when I am doing cataloging, I will send you a note.