Tag Archives: Postal Service

Neither Snow nor Rain

Posted on September 2, 2016 by vanbraman

Today at lunch I finished reading Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service by Devin Leonard. I saw this book on the New Book shelf at the library a couple weeks ago. It quickly went … Continue reading →

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A Little Coin

Posted on January 22, 2014 by vanbraman

Coin, Iowa that is. Did you even know that there was a town named Coin? The scan above comes from one of my Grandma’s scrapbooks, and is an advertisement by Grit Publishing Co. to advertise in their magazine. The postmarks … Continue reading →

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