Broome County, New York Postal History

Binghamton: May 29, 1830 - Present

The Binghamton Rimless CDS

Binghamton: Local Non-Carrier Letter - 1870's

BINGHAMTON/FEB/20/N.Y. 27mm Black Rimless CDS; Black cork killer ties 1 cent
                       ultramarine banknote (#145) paying the first class local
                       non-carrier 1/2 ounce letter rate effective March 1, 1865.  

Binghamton: Local Carrier Letter - 1870's

BINGHAMTON/MAR/6/N.Y. 27mm Black Rimless CDS; Black cork killer ties 2 cent
                      red brown banknote (#146) paying the first class local
                      carrier 1/2 ounce letter rate effective July 1, 1863.

Binghamton - 1873

BINGHAMTON/JAN/18/N.Y. 26mm Black Rimless CDS; Black cork killer ties
                       3 cent green banknote paying the 1/2 ounce first 
                       class surface letter rate effective July 1, 1863.
                       "J T Blakeslee / Jan 18 73" pencil docketing on rear. 

Binghamton: To Austria Via S.S. Deutschland, Forwarded to London - 1873

BINGHAMTON/APR/25/N.Y. 26mm Black Rimless CDS; Black cork killer ties pair of 3 cent green banknotes paying the 6 cent per 1/2 oz letter rate 
                       to the North German Union, direct by any North German Lloyd or Hamburg-American steamers.  Red Port of New York Transit
                       marking dated April 26.  S.S. Deutschland sailed this date for Bremen via Southhampton, England.  Red Bremen Franco (Paid)
                       marking showing letter arrived May 9, 1873 at Bremen, home port of the Deutschland.  Letter arrived in Vienna on May 10
                       and was directed to Care of Anglo-Austrian Bank where it was forwarded to London c/o Morton Rose & Co., Bankers.  Black
                       WIEN/11/5/3 M./73 CDS on face indicates that the letter re-entered the mailstream at Vienna on May 11.  Red London arrival
                       backstamp indicates that the letter arrived in London via Newcastle on May 14.  Manuscript marking at upper left shows
                       1 1/2d. due for forwarding.  Routing to London via Newcastle is extremely scarce. Normal routing would be via Liverpool.
                       The 6 cent direct mail letter rate to Germany became effective October 1, 1871 and existed until July 1, 1875 when it
                       was replaced by the 5 cent per 15 grams (1/2 ounce) UPU rate.  

Binghamton: Postal Card - 1873

BINGHAMTON/DEC/13/N.Y. 27mm Black Rimless CDS; Black cork killer on 1 cent
                       brown on buff postal card (#UX3) paying the first  
                       class surface postal card rate effective May 1, 1873.
                       "Binghamton NY Dec 11 1873" docketing on rear. 

Binghamton - 1874

BINGHAMTON/MAY/1/N.Y. 26mm Black Rimless CDS; Black cork killer ties
                      3 cent green banknote paying the 1/2 ounce first 
                      class surface letter rate effective July 1, 1863.
                      1874 May 2 pencil docketing on right edge. 

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