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CHECKLIST OF DATED PRECANCELS KNOWN TO BE USED IN JULY 1938

Jim Hirstein September 2020

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INTRODUCTION

In July 1938, the dating order of the

Third Assistant Postmaster General took

effect, requiring all precanceled stamps

on packages with more than 6c postage

to include the initials of the user and the

month and year of use. Since then, dated

precancels have been a popular specialty

for precancel collectors. There have

been checklists, journal articles, study

groups, catalogs, and databases that

picture more than 10,000 controls.

The controls were applied in three ways.

Precancels with the city and state already

on the stamp would have the control

added by some type of printing process

(printed dated) or by a handstamp device

(handstamp dateds). In some cases, the

city, state, user, and date were all applied

in the same printing operation (these are

called integral precancels). Some of the

early users did not have any kind of

printing device, so they just used a pen

to write the initials and the date. These

are referred to as manuscript controls,

and are noted in the list by (mms).

This is the third printing to show all

known control initials that were used in

that first month, by any means. By far,

most of the controls were applied by

handstamps. Any printed dated controls

are noted in the list by (PD). Integral

precancels are noted by (int). In a few

cases, the same initials appear on more

than one device in the same month.

There are brief descriptive notes that

distinguish these devices. The note

‘SNIF’ means ‘state name in full’ – it

compares that device with one where the

state name is abbreviated. Some devices

are clearly July ’38 but the user is hard

to read, so a (?) indicates that this is my

best guess at the users initials.

This list has over 1200 entries, but I expect

there are more. Some have probably been

missed, and some have not been found yet.

Some of these are very common and others

are known on only one copy. I continue to

look for July ‘38 and will add to the list

whenever I can, but this is now a pretty good

start.

As always, thanks go to the early collectors,

checklist compilers, and catalog writers who

saved and documented so much of the

valuable information that we can draw upon

today. Many of these collectors are

unknown to me, but their efforts have

contributed to this hobby, and I express my

heartfelt appreciation to all of them.

I will mention a few names from the long

line of contributors to the dated cause. The

original was certainly Rolston Lyon, who

compiled the first checklist of all dateds in

1940. His list was updated by Dr. Jon

Wilson in the 1980s, and extended by my

good friend Earl Ratzer. The study and

information I gained from these pioneers is

priceless. I learned much of what I know

about printed dateds and integrals from Dale

Besom, catalog editor when I found dateds

in the 1980s. The extension of the PSS PD

catalog and the Handstamp Dated Database,

both by Gene Byers, have been most

helpful. Integrals are illustrated in the PSS

Town and Type Catalog, now in its eighth

edition. Manley Behrens and Bob Bartlow

started me down the path of dateds around

1980, and it has led to an exciting and

challenging journey. I hope this checklist

will inspire future collectors to keep looking

for the new frontiers that are still there to be

found in dated precancels.

Jim Hirstein

September, 2020

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ALABAMA

Birmingham

[ ] GTR

[ ] LO

[ ] TC

ARKANSAS

Little Rock

[ ] DL

[ ] DL (mms)

[ ] KSS

[ ] MMC

[ ] TECO

[ ] WNU

CALIFORNIA

Chico

[ ] DMCo (mms)

Hollywood

[ ] E.A.

Huntington Park

[ ] ARSC-

Los Angeles

[ ] ACSC

[ ] A G S

[ ] CCC

[ ] DMS-

[ ] DPSC

[ ] E.A. (7/38)

[ ] E.A. (JUL)

[ ] E.F. Co.

[ ] HSC

[ ] HSC (mms)

[ ] LASS

[ ] MMC

[ ] O&M-

[ ] PWC

[ ] RW

[ ] SRC- (tall)

[ ] S R C- (short)

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] UD

Oakland

[ [ BWSP

[ ] KDS

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

Sacramento

[ ] LJM

San Francisco

[ ] AAC

[ ] ASC

[ ] AWC

[ ] B&H

[ ] BC

[ ] BHC

[ ] BPC

[ ] CBG

[ ] CMC

[ ] CP

[ ] CR

[ ] CRG

[ ] DC (mms)

[ ] DB (mms)

[ ] DSC

[ ] ECO

[ ] EHCO

[ ] EKS (thick font)

[ ] EKS (thin font)

[ ] F.F.

[ ] F.M.C.

[ ] FS/NC

[ ] G.CORP.

[ ] GES

[ ] GSC

[ ] HDI

[ ] H.M.N

[ ] HWC

[ ] IC

[ ] LDC

[ ] LMCo

[ ] M&S

[ ] MBC

[ ] ML (mms)

[ ] MLCO

[ ] MNS

[ ] M.S.

[ ] MS (mms)

[ ] MSCo

[ ] O’C.M.

[ ] PLC

[ ] RB

[ ] S&K

[ ] S.C.C.

[ ] SFB

[ ] S-F.Co

[ ] SFN

[ ] SLCO

[ ] SSC

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San Francisco, CA (continued)

[ ] STC

[ ] TMC

[ ] UEA

[ ] VSW (mms)

[ ] WB

[ ] WBC

[ ] WEMCO

[ ] WES

[ ] WH&TCo (mms)

[ ] WOBB.

[ ] WNCO

[ ] WPF

Stockton

[ ] SRC- (int)

CANAL ZONE

Cristobal

[ ] S R C-

COLORADO

Denver

[ ] A.C.-

[ ] ADT

[ ] A.E.C.

[ ] ASC

[ ] BCC-

[ ] BKS-

[ ] BWC-

[ ] C.H.-

[ ] CNC-

[ ] CTM-

[ ] DBD-

[ ] G.D.C.

[ ] G.E.-

[ ] GES-

[ ] H.&B.

[ ] ISR-

[ ] L&C

[ ] MHI-

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] M.W.- (int)

[ ] N&M-

[ ] POB-

[ ] T.C.-

[ ] USSC (?)

[ ] WSG

[ ] WVC-

[ ] WWM

CONNECTICUT

Ansonia

[ ] ABC

Bridgeport

[ ] BMG

[ ] RAY

[ ] RRI

Hartford

[ ] ED

[ ] SGOB

Manchester

[ ] CB- (int)

Montville

[ ] MC

[ ] M.C.

Naugatuck

[ ] NC-

[ ] RMC

New Britain

[ ] AHC

[ ] AHC- (PD)

[ ] APC

[ ] BCM

[ ] CSC

[ ] SR&L

[ ] S W

New Haven

[ ] ACG

[ ] EMC

[ ] HBI

[ ] K-C-

[ ] SMC

[ ] WES

[ ] WSC

New London

[ ] MPC

Norwalk

[ ] EDW

[ ] YMP

Norwich

[ ] A.T.B.

Shelton

[ ] STC

[ ] WTC

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Stamford, CT

[ ] P.P.

Wallingford

[ ] H L J

Waterbury

[ ] ABC

[ ] ABC-

[ ] HHC

[ ] LCC

[ ] SH

[ ] WBC

DELAWARE

Newark

[ ] CD-

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington

[ ] C P I (tall)

[ ] C P I (short)

[ ] EKS

FLORIDA

Jacksonville

[ ] AAC

[ ] G.T.R.

[ ] MW-

[ ] MW- (PD)

GEORGIA

Atlanta

[ ] A C -

[ ] C. CO.

[ ] E.K.S.

[ ] ELR

[ ] GBE

[ ] HGH

[ ] M.B.

[ ] P.F.C.

[ ] S&D

[ ] S M C-

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SRC- (int-SNIF)

[ ] WEM

[ ] WNU

HAWAII

Honolulu

[ ] McK (JUL)

[ ] McK (JULY)

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] S R C-

IDAHO

Idaho Falls

[ ] C.M.

ILLINOIS

Aurora

[ ] MBP

[ ] RW

Bradley

[ ] DBMW

Chicago

[ ] A&C

[ ] AAD

[ ] A.CO.

[ ] ADC-

[ ] AF

[ ] AMA

[ ] A.P.CO.

[ ] APVW

[ ] ASC

[ ] ASMC

[ ] ASW

[ ] B & H

[ ] BB

[ ] B. B.

[ ] BBB

[ ] BBC

[ ] BBC (PD)

[ ] BEC

[ ] BMC

[ ] BWSP

[ ] C&C

[ ] CFP

[ ] CLI

[ ] CMC

[ ] CMO-

[ ] CMO- (int JUL-38)

[ ] CMO- (int JUL 38)

[ ] CPC

[ ] CPS

[ ] CRC

[ ] CSC (short)

[ ] CSC (tall)

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Chicago, IL (continued)

[ ] CSH

[ ] CTC

[ ] CTD

[ ] CWC

[ ] CWMSC

[ ] DCH&C

[ ] D-GC

[ ] DMC

[ ] DRC

[ ] DVC

[ ] E.C.D.

[ ] EHU

[ ] EK

[ ] EKC

[ ] EKS

[ ] ELM

[ ] EPC

[ ] ESW

[ ] FAC

[ ] FDI

[ ] FDL (mms)

[ ] FEC

[ ] FH (mms)

[ ] FMC (mms)

[ ] FPC

[ ] FQC

[ ] FT&R

[ ] GB&H

[ ] GBC

[ ] GDS

[ ] GEX

[ ] GFC

[ ] GFI

[ ] G.L.&C.

[ ] GMC (short)

[ ] GMC (tall)

[ ] GPCo

[ ] GPS

[ ] GWC

[ ] HCC

[ ] HH

[ ] H I C

[ ] HM

[ ] HP

[ ] HRC

[ ] HSM

[ ] IAE

[ ] IAP

[ ] I.B.M.

[ ] IBT

[ ] ILCO

[ ] JB

[ ] JBWC

[ ] JCD

[ ] JGC

[ ] J L H

[ ] JPD

[ ] JRC

[ ] JWB

[ ] J W Inc.

[ ] KCC

[ ] L&H

[ ] LCS

[ ] LN (mms)

[ ] LSS

[ ] LWC

[ ] M&W

[ ] MBH

[ ] MCC

[ ] McCC

[ ] McMC

[ ] MFC

[ ] MMR

[ ] MW-

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

[ ] NC

[ ] NGP

[ ] NSC

[ ] PABCo.

[ ] P-C

[ ] PFC

[ ] PMC

[ ] PNC

[ ] PSB

[ ] PSS

[ ] R&K

[ ] RLC

[ ] RRR

[ ] R W C C

[ ] S&S

[ ] S&S (mms)

[ ] S&V

[ ] S B H

[ ] S B R

[ ] SCC

[ ] S C O

[ ] SDS

[ ] SFC

[ ] S FE

[ ] SL

[ ] SMC (short)

[ ] SMC (tall)

[ ] SMC (PD)

[ ] SPC

[ ] SPE

[ ] SPE (PD)

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SS&S

[ ] SSI

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Chicago, IL (continued)

[ ] SWC

[ ] SWC (mms)

[ ] SWM (PD)

[ ] TCP (Jun 38)

[ ] TCP

[ ] TCP (PD)

[ ] TEC

[ ] TGC-

[ ] TP

[ ] TSC

[ ] TST

[ ] TTC (PD)

[ ] UMC

[ ] VCB

[ ] VFG

[ ] VMG

[ ] WAJ

[ ] WAM

[ ] W B

[ ] W.B.

[ ] WC

[ ] W.C.

[ ] WDA

[ ] WDC

[ ] WE&M

[ ] WFH

[ ] WFH (PD)

[ ] WFW

[ ] WLC

[ ] WMC

[ ] WNC

[ ] WPH

[ ] WSC

[ ] WU (JULY)

[ ] W.U. (JUL)

Elgin

[ ] BSP (mms)

Harvey

[ ] A.S.CO.

Mattoon

[ ] KMC

Mount Morris

[ ] KBC-

Rockford

[ ] ACHC (Jun 38)

[ ] ACHC

[ ] ELWM

[ ] RDGC

[ ] RSP

Springfield

[ ] HMC

[ ] S.M.CO.

Sycamore

[ ] ICD

Techny

[ ] SVD

Winnetka

[ ] CHfS

INDIANA

Alexandra

[ ] MLC

Anderson

[ ] GTC- (PD)

Crawfordsville

[ ] RRD

Fort Wayne

[ ] L.N.L. (PD)

Indianapolis

[ ] E.L.C.

[ ] E R

[ ] FMC-

[ ] G.J.M.

[ ] VHC

Muncie

[ ] CDC

South Bend

[ ] B.W.C.

[ ] OFE

[ ] S.B.B.C.

Terre Haute

[ ] MW-

IOWA

Des Moines

[ ] AAS

[ ] A.C.

[ ] AH (mms)

[ ] AYM-

[ ] CPB

[ ] DMSR

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Des Moines, IA (continued)

[ ] FBS

[ ] FMC (mms)

[ ] GHC

[ ] LSC

[ ] T.A.C.-

Dubuque

[ ] MBC

Lansing, IA

[ ] LBC

Newton

[ ] N.M.C.

Sioux City

[ ] T.S.M.CO.

Waterloo

[ ] GCo.

KANSAS

Topeka

[ ] HLC

KENTUCKY

Lexington

[ ] GES

Louisville

[ ] SDC

[ ] SRC

Paducah

[ ] WTK-

MAINE

Portland

[ ] GMAC

[ ] H.M.C.

[ ] SSS

MARYLAND

Baltimore

[ ] AC

[ ] A.F.

[ ] BEI

[ ] BGL

[ ] D M C

[ ] DMS

[ ] FT&R

[ ] H S C

[ ] IHC (mms)

[ ] J.B.

[ ] K.K.

[ ] L.B.

[ ] MCC

[ ] MW-

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

[ ] PHV

[ ] RTC

[ ] SSC (short)

[ ] SSC (tall)

[ ] SSM

[ ] TFC

[ ] T.J.O.

Federalsburg

[ ] JWS

MASSACHUSETTS

Athol

[ ] MOPC (PD)

Boston

[ ] BDC

[ ] CCB-

[ ] CHN

[ ] CSCo

[ ] DSM

[ ] DWC-

[ ] EMCO (PD)

[ ] ERSS

[ ] FF (mms)

[ ] GC

[ ] H.B.Co.

[ ] HLS (PD)

[ ] HMCo.

[ ] HPD

[ ] JBCO

[ ] JBS

[ ] MBC-

[ ] PBLC

[ ] S&D

[ ] SRC- (tall)

[ ] SRC- (short)

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] T.CO.

[ ] TDW

[ ] THE

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Boston, MA (continued)

[ ] TJE

[ ] USMC

[ ] WAL

Brockton, MA

[ ] ULC

Holyoke

[ ] THE AMERICAN

THREAD CO.

Indian Orchard, MA

[ ] MCC

Lowell

[ ] JCM

[ ] JCM (mms)

New Bedford

[ ] S.M.Inc.

Norwood

[ ] HM

Rockland

[ ] ETW

Springfield

[ ] DHB

Templeton

[ ] T P (PD)

Worchester

[ ] HES

[ ] MSC

MICHIGAN

Bay City

[ ] MW-

Benton Harbor

[ ] RRI

Dearborn

[ ] HGL-

Detroit

[ ] A.F.CO.

[ ] DLC

[ ] GLTC

[ ] HRCo

[ ] MTMc

Dowagiac

[ ] JHS

Galesburg

[ ] BSP (int)

Muskegon

[ ] B.B.C.-

MINNESOTA

Duluth

[ ] RSY

Le Center

[ ] F.M.S. (int)

Minneapolis

[ ] AETCo (mms)

[ ] B&R

[ ] BBCCo-

[ ] CAF

[ ] CJP

[ ] CMS

[ ] C.W.

[ ] DB (mms)

[ ] D U S

[ ] EKS

[ ] F.S.I

[ ] G & C

[ ] HHC

[ ] HML (mms)

[ ] HRCo

[ ] HRS

[ ] J.CO.

[ ] JIC

[ ] L&C

[ ] L.W.B.

[ ] MDC

[ ] M.K.W.

[ ] MLR&CO.

[ ] NWD

[ ] OFE

[ ] P F M

[ ] PHYCO

[ ] RRHCo

[ ] R.S.CO

[ ] RSY

[ ] S&M

[ ] SBMCo

[ ] SMCo-

[ ] SRC- (tall)

[ ] S R C- (short)

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] TCBW

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Minneapolis, MN (continued)

[ ] TMCO

[ ] WECO

[ ] W.W.

Saint Paul, MN

[ ] B&K

[ ] CMO-

[ ] FOK

[ ] LB

[ ] MNC (mms)

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

[ ] MWC (int)

[ ] N.W.B&J

[ ] NWSW

[ ] PRLH

[ ] SRCo

[ ] SSMV

MISSISSIPPI

Meridian

[ ] D.P.Co.

MISSOURI

Kansas City

[ ] AA

[ ] A.P.C.

[ ] B A

[ ] B G

[ ] B.E.CO.

[ ] BWSP

[ ] C CO

[ ] C.CO.

[ ] C.M.

[ ] CMC

[ ] E.L.Co.

[ ] EKS

[ ] E.Q.Co.

[ ] F B

[ ] FS&C

[ ] G B

[ ] G P C

[ ] HCL

[ ] H.D.L.Co.

[ ] HL

[ ] H.L.

[ ] H R C

[ ] JIC

[ ] J.L.C.

[ ] K C P

[ ] KDC-

[ ] KDC- (int)

[ ] LeV

[ ] LKO

[ ] L.W.G.Co.

[ ] MAS

[ ] MC

[ ] MDC

[ ] MMS

[ ] MRS

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

[ ] NBH- (PD)

[ ] NBH- (int)

[ ] N.C.

[ ] NDC

[ ] P. B. & L.

[ ] P D

[ ] P-T

[ ] R&S

[ ] R.F.

[ ] R.W.P.

[ ] S&C

[ ] S&D

[ ] S.E.M.

[ ] SEN

[ ] S P & V

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SSS

[ ] T R B

[ ] T.R.B.

[ ] UNB

[ ] U S D

[ ] W.B.

[ ] WB

[ ] WBSC

Saint Joseph

[ ] RFIC

[ ] WHC

Saint Louis

[ ] ABC (mms)

[ ] ASC

[ ] ASG (mms)

[ ] AST

[ ] B-R

[ ] BRS

[ ] BSC-

[ ] C R (mms)

[ ] CSM

[ ] ECC (int)

[ ] G. L. I.

[ ] H & M

[ ] HBSC

[ ] HS (mms)

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Saint Louis, MO (continued)

[ ] L&C

[ ] L.K.Co.

[ ] LPC

[ ] MMC

[ ] M.S.Co.

[ ] NP

[ ] OPS

[ ] S. INC.

[ ] S M C

[ ] S.W.F.B.

[ ] W N U

NEBRASKA

Lincoln

[ ] CAA

[ ] DSC

[ ] DSS

[ ] EKS

[ ] INC

[ ] M&P

[ ] R&G

[ ] U P C

[ ] UPC (PD)

Omaha

[ ] BJ

[ ] DB

[ ] H

[ ] O&W

[ ] P F C

[ ] PGC

[ ] SOC

[ ] TC

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord

[ ] R. P. (July)

[ ] R. P. (JULY)

Lebanon

[ ] HWC

NEW JERSEY

Atlantic City

[ ] J.I.

Bloomfield

[ ] ISR (mms)

[ ] PL

Clifton

[ ] BS

Closter

[ ] USB

Elizabeth

[ ] F.S.C.

[ ] F.S.C. (int)

Jersey City

[ ] ARSC

[ ] B.M.C. (mms)

[ ] CLI

[ ] SGE

[ ] WSC

Marlton

[ ] FWL- (int)

New Brunswick

[ ] J & J- (PD)

Newark

[ ] AMC –

[ ] AMG

[ ] APC

[ ] A.P.C.

[ ] AWC

[ ] B&O

[ ] B.C.C.

[ ] BEST

[ ] DMC

[ ] EAS

[ ] FMC

[ ] KCO

[ ] LSB

[ ] MB-

[ ] NVW (mms)

[ ] PLWC

[ ] PPG

[ ] SFS (mms)

[ ] SPL

[ ] SRL- (mms)

[ ] TZC

[ ] W.C.H.B.&CO.

[ ] W.E.I.C.

[ ] WEM

[ ] WEMCO

[ ] WI

Ocean City

[ ] WFS

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Passaic, NJ

[ ] AHCO

[ ] M.R.M.

[ ] NHM-

Paterson

[ ] LTC

Summit

[ ] C.P.Co.

Trenton

[ ] GPC

[ ] G.P.C.

[ ] WCI-

NEW YORK

Albany

[ ] MC-

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

[ ] MW- (int SNIF)

[ ] SSS

Brooklyn

[ ] AMF

[ ] ASC

[ ] ASRC

[ ] BLP-

[ ] BMC

[ ] BSH

[ ] CIC

[ ] D&R

[ ] F.H.&CO.

[ ] GTC

[ ] HKC

[ ] IPS

[ ] JH

[ ] JSC-

[ ] JW

[ ] K&S

[ ] K.R.C. (mms)

[ ] OPI-

[ ] RRC

[ ] SLH

[ ] SMC

[ ] S.S.

[ ] TTC

[ ] WL&B. (mms)

Buffalo

[ ] ARCO

[ ] BH

[ ] BNC

[ ] DSC

[ ] DTR

[ ] GH

[ ] H.H.B.

[ ] JHW

[ ] L Co. (PD)

[ ] MWC

[ ] NAC (Jun 38)

[ ] NAC

[ ] RKM

[ ] SDM

[ ] WAS

[ ] WSC

Corning

[ ] CGW-

Elmira

[ ] RRI

Jamaica

[ ] KB-

[ ] MW

Kingston

[ ] HC (mms)

Long Island City

[ ] CMC

[ ] DMS

[ ] MAM

[ ] P F C

[ ] SMP-

[ ] V.S.C.

McDonough

[ ] Vc (mms)

[ ] VC (mms)

Mohawk

[ ] DUO (naro)

[ ] DUO (wide)

New York City

[ ] 3MCo.

[ ] A A V

[ ] ABB

[ ] A.C.

[ ] ADS

[ ] AFI

[ ] AGS

[ ] AHK

[ ] AJCC

[ ] All (mms)

[ ] A M (Jun 38)

[ ] A M

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New York, NY (continued)

[ ] A of P

[ ] A.P.C.

[ ] APSS

[ ] ARR

[ ] AWC

[ ] AWH

[ ] BB

[ ] BBI

[ ] BBS

[ ] B.C.C.

[ ] B. Co. (PD)

[ ] BFD

[ ] BG

[ ] BMC

[ ] BNCo

[ ] BRES-

[ ] B.S.

[ ] B-S (mms)

[ ] BSC

[ ] BSS-

[ ] C&C

[ ] C & F

[ ] CAR

[ ] CBC

[ ] C.F.

[ ] C.F. (typw)

[ ] CHC

[ ] C.I.C.

[ ] CLI

[ ] C M

[ ] CMS

[ ] CRH

[ ] CS.

[ ] CSC (Jun 38)

[ ] CSC

[ ] CSC (PD)

[ ] C.S.S.

[ ] CTD

[ ] DAC

[ ] DBM

[ ] DF (mms)

[ ] DLCo.

[ ] DPH-

[ ] DS (mms)

[ ] D.S.

[ ] ECofA

[ ] EDC

[ ] E.J.

[ ] EMK

[ ] E.T.S.

[ ] F&B

[ ] FABC

[ ] FAW

[ ] FB

[ ] F.C.

[ ] F CO.

[ ] FEC

[ ] F G S

[ ] FHS

[ ] FKCO (mms)

[ ] FMU

[ ] FPC

[ ] FWW

[ ] G&S

[ ] GCo

[ ] GHS

[ ] GM

[ ] G.M.C.

[ ] G.V.P.

[ ] GWH

[ ] HKC

[ ] H.M.

[ ] HMI

[ ] HRC

[ ] HRCo

[ ] H. S.

[ ] HSI (mms)

[ ] HTC

[ ] HWA

[ ] HWC (mms)

[ ] IC

[ ] IIC

[ ] I of SI (mms)

[ ] I.S.N.Co (mms)

[ ] J. B. (short)

[ ] J.B. (tall)

[ ] J.C.

[ ] JHS

[ ] J Mc

[ ] K&A

[ ] KB-

[ ] K.C.

[ ] KL (mms)

[ ] K.W.H.

[ ] L.B.- (PD)

[ ] L E L

[ ] L.F.C.

[ ] LI&S

[ ] LTC

[ ] M&C (naro)

[ ] M&C (wide)

[ ] MBD Co.

[ ] MBP

[ ] M B P

[ ] MC

[ ] MC (mms)

[ ] MG

[ ] M H

[ ] M I

[ ] MJL (mms)

[ ] MKC

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New York, NY (continued)

[ ] MLR

[ ] M.M.

[ ] M.M.C.

[ ] MNC

[ ] MPC

[ ] MPS

[ ] MSC (mms)

[ ] MSI

[ ] M.T.Co.

[ ] NAC

[ ] NB&M

[ ] N.B.S.

[ ] NECA (mms)

[ ] NHC (mms)

[ ] NNC

[ ] NSC

[ ] N.S.C.

[ ] NSM

[ ] NU (mms)

[ ] NYPL (PD)

[ ] O B (mms)

[ ] P&C

[ ] PA

[ ] P.F.

[ ] PHC

[ ] PHI

[ ] PPC

[ ] P.P.Co.

[ ] P.R.

[ ] R. & S.

[ ] RAS

[ ] RAS-

[ ] R.A.S.

[ ] REC

[ ] RET

[ ] R.I.C.

[ ] RRT

[ ] RSC

[ ] RTP

[ ] S&Co.

[ ] S & D

[ ] S & H

[ ] SBC-

[ ] S.C.

[ ] SCo

[ ] S CO

[ ] S C O

[ ] S H

[ ] SHR

[ ] S.P.B.

[ ] SPC-

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SS. Co.

[ ] SWP

[ ] TAC

[ ] T.B.

[ ] T C

[ ] T.H.I.

[ ] T.H.M.

[ ] TIC

[ ] TSP

[ ] TTC

[ ] T.W.C.

[ ] U S C-

[ ] USL

[ ] VR-

[ ] VS-

[ ] W&H

[ ] W&L

[ ] WAB

[ ] WBS

[ ] WC

[ ] WEH

[ ] WER

[ ] WIK

[ ] W.P.

[ ] W.P.G.

Perry

[ ] DKC

Rochester

[ ] ARCO

[ ] A.S.Co.

[ ] A.S.CO.

[ ] CKC

[ ] E S I

[ ] FP

[ ] GRS

[ ] GW

[ ] HCC

[ ] K C

[ ] KCM

[ ] McC

[ ] McF

[ ] MSCo

[ ] NCC

[ ] OFC

[ ] PRC

[ ] R C

[ ] RD

[ ] RES

[ ] RSC

[ ] S&S

[ ] SJR

[ ] TNF

[ ] WC

[ ] Y&E

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Sherrill, NY

[ ] OL (JULY)

[ ] OL (JUL)

Spring Valley

[ ] CSC

Syracuse

[ ] C.B.L.

[ ] DEY

[ ] EWP

[ ] FT&R

[ ] HRCo

[ ] J.I.C.

[ ] KMC

[ ] RSY

[ ] S.O.C.

[ ] W.C.C.

Utica

[ ] BS

[ ] DBS

[ ] DKCo.

[ ] MB

NORTH CAROLINA

Ashville

[ ] GBC

[ ] IVEY

OHIO

Akron

[ ] SPC

Cincinnati

[ ] ABC-

[ ] A.C.

[ ] A.L.L.

[ ] C&B

[ ] CMO-

[ ] D&H

[ ] DDC (mms)

[ ] EII (mms)

[ ] EKS

[ ] EPS

[ ] FSC

[ ] I.C.

[ ] I.P.I.

[ ] JD

[ ] JES

[ ] K-T

[ ] McA

[ ] MMSC

[ ] OKC

[ ] P G C

[ ] Ranco

[ ] RHN

[ ] TSBC- (PD)

[ ] UST

[ ] VEP

Cleveland

[ ] A & C

[ ] BBC (mms)

[ ] BC (mms)

[ ] BRC

[ ] CCS (mms)

[ ] CMC

[ ] CTS

[ ] EKS

[ ] ERS

[ ] E.V.C.

[ ] FBC

[ ] FGC

[ ] FWS

[ ] GCS

[ ] G-E

[ ] ICS

[ ] K-WI

[ ] MOM

[ ] MPC

[ ] N.A.

[ ] NEA

[ ] NEA (PD-1938)

[ ] NEA (PD-38)

[ ] NSM

[ ] PES (mms)

[ ] R.Co.

[ ] RL&P

[ ] RMB

[ ] SBPS.

[ ] S.C.H.

[ ] SRC

[ ] TBC

[ ] U.G.P. (PD)

[ ] WCo.

[ ] W.F.

[ ] WST

Columbus

[ ] COP

[ ] MHC

[ ] SBH

Dayton

[ ] G.P.C.

[ ] R. Co. (short)

[ ] R. Co. (tall)

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Elyria, OH

[ ] FFD

[ ] W.A.

Massillon

[ ] JI

New London

[ ] CEW

Portsmouth

[ ] MI- (PD)

Springfield

[ ] MW

[ ] O.F.E.

Toledo

[ ] ANC

[ ] BMC

[ ] D (mms)

[ ] EPMC

[ ] HMC

[ ] R&B

[ ] TMC

[ ] TPS (PD)

[ ] TSC

[ ] WK&M

[ ] WSC

Troy

[ ] T.S.S.

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City

[ ] OBB-

[ ] OIB

[ ] P&H

[ ] S.&H.

[ ] SSW-

[ ] W.N.U.

Tulsa

[ ] BMC-

[ ] W.O.B.C.

OREGON

Portland

[ ] BBS-

[ ] CCC (mms)

[ ] J.K.M.

[ ] JMV

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

[ ] M W E Co.

[ ] PWM

[ ] RMW

[ ] Sears

PENNSYLVANIA

Erie

[ ] ASC

[ ] CRW

[ ] EDG

[ ] GMC

[ ] JMC

[ ] OSC

Harrisburg

[ ] BMC

[ ] D H D

[ ] D S C

[ ] DSC

[ ] K INC.

[ ] OFE

[ ] UAS (mms)

Honesdale

[ ] KU

Lancaster

[ ] C.B.&F.CO.

Philadelphia

[ ] ABD

[ ] A E S

[ ] BB

[ ] BWSP

[ ] CEP

[ ] C.F.R.&S

[ ] CLS

[ ] CPC

[ ] DSS

[ ] ECC

[ ] ELM

[ ] E.S.

[ ] F.M.C.

[ ] F-N

[ ] FRP

[ ] G.A.P.

[ ] H.F.C. (int)

[ ] HFM

[ ] J B D

[ ] JBS

[ ] JBSCo

[ ] J E CO

[ ] JJP.

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Philadelphia, PA (continued)

[ ] K&A

[ ] KBR

[ ] K.C.A.

[ ] Lefax

[ ] MB

[ ] PCC

[ ] P.R.C.

[ ] P.T.I.

[ ] RRC

[ ] S.Co.

[ ] SFW

[ ] S.K.&F.

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SUN

[ ] W.A.B. (int)

[ ] WBSC

[ ] WHH

Pittsburgh

[ ] A&C

[ ] ABI

[ ] AESCO

[ ] A.T.C.

[ ] B.K.E.

[ ] BTC

[ ] C & F

[ ] CBC

[ ] D.H.E.

[ ] E.B.B.

[ ] EKS (JUL EKS 38)

[ ] EKS

[ ] FSCo (mms)

[ ] GBC

[ ] GPCo

[ ] HJH

[ ] JWC

[ ] L&C

[ ] MW-

[ ] N.B.C.

[ ] PNC

[ ] R.CO.

[ ] RMC

[ ] SOT

[ ] S.R.E.

[ ] WE&M

[ ] WE & M

[ ] WJG

[ ] W S C (mms)

Reading

[ ] CSE

[ ] KKM

[ ] V.F.

[ ] WP

Shippensburg

[ ] BCo (PD)

Tyrone

[ ] WCC- (PD)

Vernfield

[ ] NMC

Warren

[ ] NP- (int)

Wilkes Barre

[ ] SB

Williamsport

[ ] A.M.C.

PUERTO RICO

San Juan

[ ] SRC-

RHODE ISLAND

Providence

[ ] USR-

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls

[ ] B & S

TENNESSEE

Memphis

[ ] CMO-

[ ] SRC- (wide font)

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SRC- (int SNIF)

Nashville

[ ] DEC.

[ ] LB&T

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TEXAS

Brownsville

[ ] RO (mms)

Dallas

[ ] ACM

[ ] A.S. (PD)

[ ] B&S

[ ] BFA

[ ] BWM

[ ] FTC

[ ] H & P- (PD)

[ ] H.B.L. (PD)

[ ] MDC

[ ] M S

[ ] PFC

[ ] P S I

[ ] RBG

[ ] RPC

[ ] S.B.I.

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SRC- (int SNIF)

[ ] SSS

[ ] TSC

[ ] VHM

Fort Worth

[ ] MW- (PD)

[ ] MW- (int)

Houston

[ ] ERS

[ ] NSC (mms)

San Antonio

[ ] SMC

UTAH

Salt Lake City

[ ] HRCo

[ ] O.CO.

VERMONT

Burlington

[ ] VHC-

[ ] WR

VIRGINIA

Norfolk

[ ] SRC

WASHINGTON

Seattle

[ ] ABC- (mms)

[ ] AL

[ ] ARC

[ ] B&S

[ ] B&W

[ ] BDM

[ ] B.I.

[ ] BM

[ ] BMT

[ ] CMC

[ ] EES

[ ] GBC

[ ] GEC

[ ] GESC

[ ] GPCo

[ ] HMI

[ ] HRC

[ ] L&H

[ ] MB (JULY)

[ ] MB (JUL)

[ ] O K Co

[ ] PCSW

[ ] S&D

[ ] SBCO

[ ] SFCO

[ ] S R C-

[ ] SRC- (int)

[ ] SSCO

[ ] W&D (mms)

[ ] WSC

[ ] WSG- (mms)

Spokane

[ ] JBCo

[ ] JCP

[ ] R G C

[ ] S.S.R.

[ ] WBS

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WEST VIRGINIA

Huntington

[ ] APC

[ ] GRK

Wheeling

[ ] S.T.

WISCONSIN

Kenosha

[ ] S CO

Milwaukee

[ ] A-BC (mms)

[ ] A.C.

[ ] AWC

[ ] BPC

[ ] DFL (mms)

[ ] EKS

[ ] ESCo

[ ] FDC

[ ] FGF (mms)

[ ] GSSCo

[ ] L.R.C.

[ ] MGCo

[ ] MGS

[ ] MSC-

[ ] MSS

[ ] N-BC-

[ ] NLW

[ ] OPC

[ ] P.P.G.

[ ] RAJ

[ ] RSY

[ ] SGC

[ ] SPCo.

[ ] SSS

[ ] USC

[ ] WR

[ ] W.R.C.

[ ] WTC

EXAMPLES

Integrals

Printed Dateds

Handstamp Dateds