Postal History of Cowlitz County, Washington
A book by Ted Gruber
A book by Ted Gruber
Table of Contents
Chapter One - A County is Formed
Evolution of Cowlitz County from the Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, and Washington Territory periods
Chapter Two - The Post Offices and Postmasters
Histories of all 45 Cowlitz County post offices, the dates they were established and discontinued, a list of their postmasters, mail supply, and a map showing their locations and moves; includes 60+ photographs
Chapter Three - Contract Stations and Contract Postal Units
Histories of the contract stations and contract postal units that have operated in Kelso and Longview
Chapter Four - Postmark Evolution
Postmark devices and a chronology of the postmark types supplied by the Post Office Department
Chapter Five - Postmark Catalog
Documents and illustrates all 300+ postmarks known from Cowlitz County, along with their earliest known usage dates, latest known usage dates, and a scarcity index
Chapter Six - Railway and Highway Post Offices
Discusses the railway post offices and highway post offices that ran through Cowlitz County
Chapter Seven - Rural Free Delivery and Rural Routes
History of the RFD program and the RFD and rural routes in Cowlitz County
Chapter Eight - Other Types of Postmarks
Receiving postmarks, Money Order Business postmarks, precancels, meter imprints, and more
Chapter Nine - Event and Naval Covers
Lists and illustrates some of the Cowlitz County event covers and navy ship postmarks
Chapter Ten - Pictorial Postmarks
Lists and illustrates the known pictorial postmarks used in Cowlitz County
Appendix A - Alphabetical List of Post Offices
Appendix B - Chronological List of Post Offices
Appendix C - Alphabetical List of Postmasters
Appendix D - Postmaster Compensation
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Copyright © 2024 Ted Gruber · All Rights reserved
Chapter One - A County is Formed
Evolution of Cowlitz County from the Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, and Washington Territory periods
Chapter Two - The Post Offices and Postmasters
Histories of all 45 Cowlitz County post offices, the dates they were established and discontinued, a list of their postmasters, mail supply, and a map showing their locations and moves; includes 60+ photographs
Chapter Three - Contract Stations and Contract Postal Units
Histories of the contract stations and contract postal units that have operated in Kelso and Longview
Chapter Four - Postmark Evolution
Postmark devices and a chronology of the postmark types supplied by the Post Office Department
Chapter Five - Postmark Catalog
Documents and illustrates all 300+ postmarks known from Cowlitz County, along with their earliest known usage dates, latest known usage dates, and a scarcity index
Chapter Six - Railway and Highway Post Offices
Discusses the railway post offices and highway post offices that ran through Cowlitz County
Chapter Seven - Rural Free Delivery and Rural Routes
History of the RFD program and the RFD and rural routes in Cowlitz County
Chapter Eight - Other Types of Postmarks
Receiving postmarks, Money Order Business postmarks, precancels, meter imprints, and more
Chapter Nine - Event and Naval Covers
Lists and illustrates some of the Cowlitz County event covers and navy ship postmarks
Chapter Ten - Pictorial Postmarks
Lists and illustrates the known pictorial postmarks used in Cowlitz County
Appendix A - Alphabetical List of Post Offices
Appendix B - Chronological List of Post Offices
Appendix C - Alphabetical List of Postmasters
Appendix D - Postmaster Compensation
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Copyright © 2024 Ted Gruber · All Rights reserved
