Dual Postoffice..canada/USa.

Some of you may know about this dual Canada/USA post office, but I will post it for new collectors or any one else who does no know it existed.

The first post office was established on the border of Beebe Plain VT USA and Beebe Quebec, Canada. in 1864 and I believe it continued to be in use until approx. 1907..It was classified at the time to be the only dual post office in the world.

The building was built about 1820 as a store...Both were served by the same post master, but have not narrowed down the original postmaster. Information I have tracked down lead me to believe it was a Canadian post mater who took care of both sides Canadian and American...J.L.House was postmaster from April 1, 1864 until his registration May 27,1899..BUT, BUT, there was a Name of Porter Dixon who was involved with this post office..He could have been the first post master...below are a few pictures of the dual post office.





Below is the marker that divided the 2 countries as shown by the picture below.


The funny thing about this set up was it is against postal rules to hand deliver letters/parcels with out going through proper procedures

It took a 3 day journey to go through the rail system which made the journey of 200 miles to go one inch, so to speak.

Interesting post office in my eyes...Comments anyone..?
Robert

It is a shame it closed before the war. That would have also made censorship interesting. Thinking about it it is a shame it cklosed at all.

Got that right Anthraquinone

Robert

The Beebe Plain, Vermont Post Office was established on September 2, 1867 and is still in operation today. Under the new USPS operation methods it no longer has a postmaster but is remotely managed by the post master of Derby Line, VT Postmaster as of July 13, 2013.

Here is a complete listing of the Beebe Plain Vermont postmasters and officers in charge (OIC):
John Tinker, Sept. 4 1867
Miss Carrie E. Tinker, Feb. 13, 1889
Carroll C. Beebe, July 80 1893
Eva B. Tinker, June 7. 1897
Edwin M. Foss, Feb. 2, 1900
(Foss never commissioned)
Leonard N. Collier, March 9. 1900
Amelia N. Collier, Aug. 29, 1900
Clayton F. Bayley, Dec. 2, 1902
George H. House, (Acting) Sept. 21, 1924
Walter H. Akin, Feb 16, 1925
Carroll E. Salls, Aug. 23, 1932
Walter H. Akin, Feb. 16, 1933
Gary S. Heath, (Acting) May 11, 1934
Gary S. Heath, June 26, 1934
Miss Helen H. Howneg (Acting)
Sept. 8, 1938
Rudolph E. Bean, May 6, 1939
John S. Hebert, (Acting) Nov. 5, 1941
John S. Hebert, March 26, 1942
William Hebert, (Acting) Jan. 1,1947
Mrs. Edna C. Bean, Sept. 15, 1947
Mrs. Edna C. Bean 09/15/1947
Lucille Jones (OIC) 06/01/1987
Jennie M. Johnson 08/01/1987
Jocelyne Boyer (OIC) 04/30/2007
Deanna Keenan (OIC) 08/21/2007
Marcel A. Garneau 09/29/2007
Jocelyne Boyer (OIC) 10/02/2009
Janice A. Beadle (OIC) 05/01/2013
Andre L. Bussiere (OIC) 06/08/2013
"Converted to a Remotely Managed Post Office under the direction of the postmaster of the Derby Line Post Office on July 13, 2013." (USPS website)

Glenn Estus, editor, The Vermont Philatelist. (If you would like to see the May 2018 Vermont Philatelist, visit www.vermontps.org )

Nice thread.
Enjoyed reading. Thanks Robert.

Thanks for the kind words rod222..But having some one like Glen fill in the blanks makes it more interesting.

Robert