Broome County, New York Postal History

Binghamton: May 29, 1830 - Present

Binghamton: Censored To England- 1945

BINGHAMTON/FEB 12/530 PM/2/1945/N.Y.  Universal Ca400 machine cancel, 22mm Black CDS with "2" in the dial;
                                      5 cent blue "Prexie" issue (#810) pays the surface rate to England.
                                      Cover was opened and examined by Examiner 6905 and resealed with standard
                                      censor tape.  Letters going overseas during the war were censored.

Binghamton: Registered - 1945

BINGHAMTON N.Y./DEC/4/1945/STA 1  Magenta 28mm DCDS on rear flap;  Magenta "REGISTERED", black "3544", and  
                                  magenta double oval killers tying two 10 cent brown red (#815) and 3 cent
                                  violet (#807) "Prexies".  Stamps paid the 3 cent first class rate and the 20
                                  cent registration fee for less than $5.00 indemnity effective March 26, 1944.

Binghamton: Registered - 1956

BINGHAMTON/JUL/21/1956/N.Y.  Magenta 30mm DCDS on rear flap;  Magenta "REGISTERED", black "767", and black
                             double oval killers tying 5 cent (#810) and two 30 cent (#830) prexies to 3 cent
                             stamped envelope (#U534c) which paid the 3 cent first class rate and the 65 cent
                             registration fee for $25.01 to $50.00 indemnity effective January 1, 1952.

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