Photos, videos and docs of Alan Mays, with the keywords: "U.S. Mail"

They Are on the Way from the Harrisburger Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:09:54 +0000

"They are on the way now. Harrisburg, Pa., ________. Dear ________. We are pleased to inform you that we are forwarding today--____ letters ____packages. And we have noted your change of address on our records. J. A. Johnson, manager. The Harrisburger, Harrisburg's newest hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.M. Doc Rankin."

New Bloomfield Post Office, Perry County Parade, 1970

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:02:28 +0000

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Sign on float: "New Bloomfield Post Office. Perry Co. Sesquicentennial 1970, The County Seat, New Bloomfield, Pa. 17068."

The United States Postal Service's "Mr. ZIP" character--the cutout of a wide-eyed, smiling postman that's standing in the middle of the float next to two mailbags and a mailbox--promoted the use of ZIP codes, which were first used in 1963.

Perry County Sesquicentennial Parade, photo taken at the intersection of West Main and Apple Streets, New Bloomfield, Pa., 1970.

For other photos from this parade, see:

Air Mail Lightweight Note Paper

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:50:26 +0000

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The registration number--NC-14715-- that appears on the wing and tail of the airplane in the illustration on the cover of this notepaper pad identifies it as the Philippine Clipper, which was lost in the crash of Pan Am Flight 1104 in 1943.

Wikipedia provides additional details: "Pan Am Flight 1104, Trip No. 62100, was a Martin M-130 flying boat nicknamed the Philippine Clipper that crashed on the morning of January 21, 1943, in Northern California. The aircraft was operated by Pan American World Airways, and at the time of the crash was transporting ten US Navy personnel from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Francisco, California. The aircraft crashed in poor weather into mountainous terrain approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Ukiah, California, due to pilot error."

Tragically, all nineteen who were on the aircraft, including the ten Navy passengers and nine crew members, perished in the crash.

A Happy New Year, Will D. Reiber, Letter Carrier

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:42:54 +0000

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"A Happy New Year. Will D. Reiber."

Initials on mailbag and wagon: "U.S.M. [United States Mail]."

William D. Reiber (1860-1933) served as a letter carrier in Brooklyn, New York, from 1882 until his retirement in 1924 (as mentioned in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug. 7, 1924, p. 18).