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Fall Fling and TPHS Meetings

Set for Greater Houston Stamp Show

Sept. 18-19, 2015

Attend the TPHS Meetings at the Greater Houston Stamp Show

September 18-20, 2015, Humble Civic Center, Humble, Texas

Friday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. - The AnnualTPHS Fall Fling social for members and

guests will be held at a Humble, Texas arearestaurant (check the TPHS website for the

latest details -www.texascovers.org)

Saturday, Sept. 19, 1 p.m. - TPHS

Business Meeting at the Civic Center. Thisalso features a show and tell session.

The Humble Civic Center, above, is the site ofthe 68th Greater Houston Stamp Show featur-ing 1,200 pages of exhibits, 33 dealers, auc-tion, special presentations, USPS substation,awards dinner, Beginner’s Booth and more.See www.houstonstampclub.org. The Centeris located at 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy, Humble,Texas 77338.

The Texas Philatelic Association Founda-tion and Board of Directors will meet at 8a.m. and 9 a.m. respectively, on Saturday,Sept. 19 at the Civic Center. The public iswelcome to attend these meetings. Seewww.texasstamps.org for additional infor-mation about the TPA.

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Texas Postal History Society Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3 August 2015 Page 1

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the President by Vince King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Sport, Texas PO by Rex H. “Jim” Stever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

John David Crow Cover by Tom Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Catarina, Texas by Joe H. Crosby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Seen at Auction by Tom Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

TPHS 2015 Membership Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16

On the Cover: Tarpon fishing was the lure that caused wealthy businessman Col. Ned

Green to build a large private club on St. Joseph’s Island in the Gulf of Mexico. His facility

was the only edifice that became the “town” of Sport, Texas with its own U.S. Post Office.

PresidentVince King

315 S. Locust, Denton TX 76201

E-mail: [email protected]

Vice PresidentJim Doolin

11258 Goodnight Lane #105, Dallas TX 75229


Secretary-TreasurerLyle Boardman

3916 Wyldwood, Austin TX 78739-3005


Journal EditorTom Koch

1013 Springbrook Drive, DeSoto TX 75115

E-mail:[email protected]

Texas Postal HistorySociety Journal

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Advertising covers have long been popular with collectors of Texas postal history.The illustrated ad covers were widely used in Texas and elsewhere in the 1880-1930 period, and can be used to ad color, local history, and topical interest to anycollection. Herewith is a lovely cover from 1894 with an attractive two-color ad fora Beaumont lumber dealer. This would easily fit into collections of Beaumont cov-ers, Texas economic history, the lumber industry, and Columbians on cover.

From the President

Vince King

Page 2 Texas Postal History Society Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3 August 2015

The Texas Postal History Society Journal is the offi-

cial publication of the Texas Postal History Society. It

is published quarterly. The TPHS is not responsible for

the accuracy of any contributed articles. Articles and

images submitted by regular or electronic mail are

welcomed by the editor. The TPHS provides no guar-

antee that submitted articles will be printed or when

they may be printed. Articles may be reproduced with

prior permission and attribution.

The Journal is available to members of the society.

Dues to the TPHS are $18 per year, payable to the Sec-

retary-Treasurer. Single copies are $5, plus $1 First-

Class postage.

Texas PostalHistory Society

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New Texas Postal History Society Website now available

at www.texascovers.org

Founded in 1975, the TPHS is affiliated with the

Texas Philatelic

Association and

the American

Philatelic Society.

Fall Fling Coming Sept. 18;

Take Part in Website Survey

I t is time once again for the Texas Postal History

Society Fall Fling and meeting at the Greater

Houston Stamp Show in Humble, Texas. The

Fall Fling for members and their guests will be held

6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at an area restaurant. Check

our website (www.texascovers.org) for the exact loca-

tion. Members with email will receive a notice via that

medium on the location. The general meeting is set for

1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. It is open to members and

the general public and will be held during the stamp

show in a room at the Humble Civic Center as usual.

Bring show and tell items.

Nice Small PO Profiles in this Issue

This issue features a pair of stories about some un-

usual Texas post offices. Jim Stever has produced an

intriguing profile of the Sport, Texas Post Office that

was propelled by multi-millionaire Col. Ned Green of

Inverted Jenny fame. In fact, the Locket Copy of one

of the U.S. C3a Jenny’s he made for his wife Mabel

was recently sold to a coin collector. There is an inter-

esting twist about the postmaster of the Sport PO that

was responsible for mail in one facility only!

Next is a piece about the rise and dissipation of the

South Texas town and post office at Catarina, Texas by

Joe Crosby. The town is featured in a country song by

Max Stalling titled “Cowboy from Catarina.”

Website Survey on Inside Front Cover

We would like your feedback on the TPHS website. To

get you started, we have a few questions listed on the

inside front cover of this issue. This will help us assess

the current design and content, plus give us an idea of

what members would like to see. There is a Members

Section, only accessible by members that includes spe-

cial features such as the entire run of TPHS Journals

beginning in 1975, a cover database for research and

an exhibits area where we will post some of the no-

table TPHS exhibits.

Philately consists of two divisions – stamp collecting and postal his-

tory collecting. One of the most famous stamp collectors was Col.

E.H.R. Green. Actually, he wasn’t a collector but rather a massive

accumulator whose subsequent philatelic sales after his death in 1936

consisted of 29 major auctions totaling some 50,000 lots.

Col. Green was Edward “Ned” Green, son of one of the richest

women in the world, Hetty Green, who was known as “The Witch of

Wall Street.” When she acquired the Texas Midland Railroad in 1893,

she sent Ned to the headquarters in Terrell, Texas. to oversee operations.

In Texas, Green owned some 17 companies in Dallas, supposedly

drove the first automobile in Texas, and was active in Republican poli-

tics. He became acquainted with Democratic Texas Gov. Oscar Colquitt,

who, in the custom of that time, could bestow the title of “Colonel” on

worthy citizens. So Green, who would become famous in philatelic cir-

cles when he acquired the entire 100-stamp sheet of the 1918 “Upside

Down Jenny” airmail error, became “Colonel” Green in Texas.

With an enormous amount of wealth, Green delved into wealthy ac-

tivities. One was tarpon fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas

coast. He acquired land on the south end of St. Joseph’s Island and built

a $40,000 clubhouse. He named it the Tarpon Club, and it became a des-

tination for his rich friends and associates from the East Coast and the

Midwest. They were treated to fishing in the gulf, plus duck and wild

Sport, Texas PO

The Tarpon Club, St. Joseph’s Island,The Tarpon Club, St. Joseph’s Island,

Aransas County, Texas.Aransas County, Texas.– Photo courtesy of TPHS member Jim Moloney– Photo courtesy of TPHS member Jim Moloney

ByRex H. “Jim”Stever



game hunting on the island.

Placing that many “important” people at such a re-

mote location presented a problem. Their status re-

quired communication with the outside world,

particularly to handle situations in the financial world

and perhaps to deal with a curious spouse. Green

solved the problem by requesting a U.S. Post Office in

the Tarpon Club. Regulations required a town before a

post office could be established, so Green named the

place “Sport” in recognition of fishing and hunting

sports.

The “town” of Sport, Texas, consisting of only one

building, received a post office on March 6, 1899. A

Green employee, Carl R. Evans, who was the overseer

of the property, was named postmaster of Sport, Texas.

There is some evidence that this unique one-build-

ing “town” was not only the site of tarpon fishing and

duck hunting but also a place for drinking and woman-

izing. At any rate, the Sport Post Office was discontin-

ued on Dec. 31, 1904, because Col. Green’s interests

had changed. He sold the Tarpon Club facility and it

was later razed.

Obviously, there was very little mail in and out of

Sport, Texas. Shown is the only known cover from

Sport, Texas, and it is no doubt a great rarity. It was

posted March 12, 1900, and was sent that day via mail

boat to Rockport, Texas (marking on reverse). A

Cleveland, Ohio, receiving mark on March 18 is also

on the reverse.

Although letters to and from the Sport Post Office

were scarce, according to page 249 of A HundredYears of Texas Waterfowl Hunting: The Decoys,

Mrs. A.E. Riester

A.E. RiesterCol. Ned Green

Above - The double circle-circular date stamp ofSport, Texas, March 19, 1900, addressed toMrs. A.E. Riester. August Englebert Riesterfounded a sheet metal firm, Riester & Thes-macher Co. in Cleveland, Ohio in 1900. He waspresident and also director of Broadview Sav-ings and Loan Co. He was a highly-regardedcivic leader, trustee and advisory board memberfor several charities.

Riester was just the kind of well-to-do guest whowould take part in the activities of Col. Green’sTarpon Club at St. Joseph’s Island. It is likely Riester addressed the above cover to his wifePauline back in Cleveland.


A VALUABLE ADDITIONFOR THE

TEXAS POSTAL HISTORIAN!

TEXAS POSTMASTERAND

COUNTY HANDSTAMPSON COVER, 1857-1911

BY FRED EKENSTAM

Only $55 postpaid

Send your check to:Fred Ekenstam

803 Dogwood Lane

Fredericksburg TX 78624

This book chronicles the history, development and

usages of county and postmaster handstamps of

Texas on cover known to date. The covers, over 150

of them, are presented in full color. There are two

tables which list the known 221 cancellations

alphabetically and then again alphabetically by

county. There is a rarity guide which sets value based

on years of usage and what has been seen or docu-

mented. Several of the covers are from the

stampless period, a few are from the Confederate

period, but most are from the 1870s and 1880s.

Guides, Clubs and Places, 1870s to 1970s by R.K.

Sawyer, “Instead of letters and newspapers, however,

Postmaster Evans was kept busy with gourmet foods,

fine liquors and wine sent south from throughout the

United States.”

On Jan. 11, 1899, the Dallas Morning News re-

ported that it was understood that “Grover Cleveland,

President McKinley, Matt Quay, Mark Hanna and a host

of other men of national prominence are members of

the club.” Green would hold court on his flagship yacht,

Mabel. The newspaper also noted it would be the play-

ground of “The First 400 Sportsmen of America.”

The News reported on April 29, 1899, that 160

members of the Texas Medical Society traveled by train

to Rockport, where they boarded the yachts Mabel,Novice, Cannie, Oriole and Aneid to reach the Tarpon

Club for wining and dining.

A murder trial report in the Dallas Morning News of

June 20, 1899, includes testimony from C.R. (Carroll)

Evans. He was a bartender in Dallas and knew the vic-

tim, L.G. Randle, and the defendant, C.H. Alexander.

“I make my home now at Sport, Tex., at the Tarpon

club’s place. I know C.H. Alexander and I knew L.G.

Randle in his lifetime. I moved down to the Tarpon club

on Feb. 1 of this year. Prior to that time I was engaged

as bartender at the St. George bar in Dallas. I was so en-

gaged on Dec. 19, 1898. I recollect that Major Randle

was killed. I saw C.H. Alexander in the saloon that day.

I saw him there that afternoon about 3:30 oclock when I

went on duty shortly before 3:30 oclock and I went off

about 8 oclock. He was at the bar drinking part of that

time – all of the time that I saw him.”

So Evans went from tending bar in Dallas to become

the manager of the Tarpon Club and postmaster of

Sport, Texas!

According to the Jim Wheat Postmaster Papers,

Austin R.A. Brice, a native of Guernsey Island, took

over as Sport postmaster on Jan. 10, 1901. The 1900

U.S. Census has a page listing 27 persons residing at

“Justices Precinct 1, Division Sport PO.” It was taken

on June 30, 1900.

First listed is Edward E.H. Green, 31-year-old rail-

road president and native of England. There is Carl R.

Evans, 23, a Michigan native listed as “hotel clerk.”

Then Robert A. Brice is noted as “hotel keeper,” fol-

lowed by his wife and two children. In other census list-

ings he is referred to as “Austin R.A. Brice,” short for

Austin Robert Anderson Brice. (Continued on page 6)


Cover Encompasses Great Era

of Texas Aggie Football Glory

JohnDavidCrow

1935 -2015

In mid-June one of the greatest football players from the old

Southwest Conference and Texas A&M football died at age 79.

To a kid weaned on SWC sports in the 1950s, I had no problem

reflecting back to those days of Eisenhower, Texas drought, the

Dallas tornado and fellows like John David Crow.

Until Johnny Manziel a few years ago, John David was the

only Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M. Perhaps more

notable than that, he was the only Heisman winner who played

for the immortal coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. You may use a

search engine to see details about those two men, but here is a

description of the cover featured below:

On May 23, 1981, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame opened its

first permanent home in Grand Prairie, Texas. A cacheted cover

was executed by well-known newspaper cartoonist Bill Mc-

Clanahan for the occasion. This cover features the 1969 U.S.

football centennial 6¢ stamp (featuring a coach and his player)

and the 12¢ Torch stamp issued in Dallas.

University of Alabama Coach Bryant signed the cover at a

Cotton Bowl Classic luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Dallas

hotel in late 1981 before the Crimson Tide played The Univer-

sity of Texas on New Year’s Day, 1982. Bryant was near the end

of his legendary career.

In late 1982, Crow, one of Bryant’s favorite players, was in-

ducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He signed the cover

below Bryant’s signature. Bryant died in January 1983. There

were two giants of a bygone era.

– Tom Koch

Others listed included an electrician, a seaman,

eight servants and various family members.

Brice served a period as mayor of Rockport,

Texas, according to an obituary in the May 7, 1947

Corpus Christi Caller Times. He operated the Orien-

tal, a tourist hotel at Rockport, before moving to

Corpus Christi to manage the old Seaside Hotel.

After a 1919 storm destroyed the hotel he moved to

San Antonio. He served as secretary for the Cham-

ber of Commerce before his death at 87.

The Tarpon’s clubhouse was opened Saturday,

March 18, 1899, according to the first annual report

of the Tarpon club as reported by the Dallas Morn-ing News on Dec. 17, 1899.

Sources:

Dallas Morning News, Jan. 11, 1899.

Dallas Morning News, June 20, 1899.

Dallas Morning News, Dec. 17, 1899.

Corpus Christi Caller Times, May 7, 1947, p. 12.

1900 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, UT, USA:

Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Rockport,

Aransas, Texas; Roll: 1607; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL mi-

crofilm: 1241607

A Hundred Years of Texas Waterfowl Hunting: The Decoys, Guides,Clubs, and Places, 1870s to 1970s (Gulf Coast Books, sponsored by Texas

A&M University-Corpus Christi) Hardcover – July 13, 2012.

Jim Wheat’s Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930. Online.


Catarina, TexasBy Joe H. Crosby

The name Catarina has been associated

with the area now located in Dimmit

County, Texas, since at least 1778.

Legend holds that it is the name of a Mexican

woman killed by Indians on or near the site.

The town was established after Asher

Richardson, a rancher, decided to build a rail-

way link from Artesia Wells to his planned

town of Asherton.

In return for an easement through the

nearby Taft-Catarina Ranch, Richardson

agreed to allow the ranch to establish a rail-

road depot, with cattle-shipping pens, on his

railroad. By 1910, when the Asherton and

Gulf Railway began operations, these cattle

pens had become the nucleus of a small com-

munity built by Joseph F. Green, the manager

of the ranch. Green moved the ranch head-

quarters to the depot and added a bunkhouse,

a commissary, a hotel, a post office in 1919,

and a small schoolhouse.

By 1915 the little town had 25 residents

and had become famous in the area for the

Taft House, an expensive mansion that

Charles Taft, the owner of the ranch, suppos-

edly built with oversized bathtubs to accom-

modate his brother, President William

Howard Taft.

The Catarina, Texas Post Office was orig-

inally established in Dimmit County on Dec.

16, 1919, and was discontinued Apr, 14,

1923, and the mail moved to Asherton.

Thereafter, Catarina Farms, a develop-

ment project, built roads, sidewalks, a water-

works, an impressive new hotel and installed

electric power and a telephone exchange.

Agent Charles Ladd imported entire orchards

of fruit-laden citrus trees to impress prospec-

tive investors with the area's agricultural pos-

sibilities.

Dimmit County During

The Promotional Period

CATARINA, TEXAS POSTMASTERSGreen, John M., 16 Dec 1910

Churchwell, Geo. W., 7 Nov 1918Paterson, Mina, 16 Jly 1919Mars, Lucile, 10 Mar 1920

Discontinued 14 Apr 1923; mail to Asherton(Re-established) Meitzen, Walter F., 2 Mar 1926

Brown, Albert E., 25 Apr 1927Reyher, Harry, 26 May 1928

Jackson, Alva, 18 May 1929 (Acting postmaster)Burns, Marguerite M., 16 Dec 1929

Per Jim Wheat Papers Online

Catarina, Texas Aug. 10 , 1927 cds 6 bar cancel, very fine strike on PPC with Pales-tine, Tex. DCDS general delivery cancel in purple.

The front of the above post card is a black and white real photo of Catarina Club House(also known as Taft House}.


The Catarina Post Office was re-established on

Mar. 2, 1926. The featured postcard was mailed Aug.

10, 1927, during the 17th month after reopening.

A large number of automobiles are noted at the

right side of the 1927 photo of Catarina (above right),

a little over a year after the post office reopened. How

was this accomplished? By conducting excursions of

potential investors and settlers. Principal among these

was Winter Garden Farms Inc. The image below

shows the “Winter Garden Farms, Inc. Excursion

Party at the Barbecue Grounds, Catarina, Texas. Win-

ter Garden District - Chas. F. Clago Colonization

agent in Charge, Nov. 9, 1926.”

By 1929 Catarina had between 1,000 and 2,500

residents, a bank, at least two groceries, a lumber com-

pany, and a bakery. Short supplies of water, marketing

problems, and the Great Depression damaged the

town. By 1931 the population had dropped to 592, and

many of its businesses had been forced to close. In

1943 Catarina had 403 residents and seven businesses;

in 1956 it had 380 residents and three businesses. By

1969 some of the town's most picturesque old build-

ings had been abandoned, and the population was 160.

Endnote: Much information for this article was

gleaned from a very informative online source at

http://www.texasescapes.com/SouthTexasTowns/Cata-

rina-Texas.htm.

At left, the original Catarina PostOffice. (Photo courtesy of Robert

Vahle, June 2011)

Below, a Catarina street sceneon April 2, 1927, four monthsbefore the featured post cardwas mailed.


Seen at Auction by Tom Koch

Historic But Rugged Republic Offerings

And More Burma POW Covers on EbayHarmers International offered a batch of Texas Republic ma-

terial that I found a bit worn. The prices realized also reflected a

modest result on quite a few of these lots. Matthew Bennett had a

few more Texas-related registry label covers to offer. Ebay

showed more Burma prisoner of war mail involving Eldon or Ells

Schmid of Slaton, Texas. The prices realized on the POW covers

seemed to diminish with each ensuing lot.

United States, British Commonswealth, Foreign &

Forgeries, Harmers International Inc. Spring 2015

Sale, June 6, 2015, New York

Lot 196 – 1842 Texian Prisoners Period. Folded letter sheet

bearing boxed VERA CRUZ AGOSTO 12 postmark, rare black

"3" handstamp and very rare blue "SHIP" plus manuscript "Care

Collector New Orleans", docketing "Velasco relating to Douglas,

a Texian prisoner", to General Thompson. Est. $150-200. Real-ized $160.

Lot 197 – 1843 Texian Prisoners. Folded letter sheet bearing ex-

tremely rare red boxed PUERTO DE MATAMOROS postmark

and matching "1", docketing "Isaac D. Marks, Esq. U.S.V. Consul

Matamoros" stating that "the rumor of shooting 30 of the Texian

prisoners has not been confirmed Feb. 10", to Don Theodoro

Ducoing y Co. Chilling and later confirmed. Est. $250-300. Real-ized $160.

Lot 198 – 1843 (?) Texian Prisoner Period. Folded letter sheet

missing bottom flaps bearing straight line LAGOS handstamp to

Benjamin Green, manuscript May 30. Lagos de Mexico is north

west of Leon. Est. $100-125. Realized $75.

Lot 199 – 1843 Texian Prisoners, 5 folded letter sheets from

1842 to 1844, 4 addressed to General Thompson, 1 to Benjamin

Green all bearing boxed VERA CRUZ date pinks, one with addi-

tional "3" handstamp, 4 with interesting docketing, one with ref-

erence to the arrival of a ship. Fine historical group. Est.

$200-300. Realized $325.

Lot 200 – 1842-44 Texian Prisoner Period. The remaining 19

folded letter sheets to Thompson and Green all bearing VERA

CRUZ dated pen marks and a red JALAPA, good for the chronol-

ogy of this period. Also thrown in because it doesn't belong any-

where else, about 30 black and white postcards, mostly of the

Pancho Villa War. Est. $400-500. Realized $650.

Lot 201 – Sam Houston Deposition 1843. #10 size folded letter

sheet from "Washington (DC) June 24, 1843" bearing manuscript

“$1.50” postage, “Deposition of Sam Houston in the case of

James Perkins vs Philip A. Sublett” on reverse a signed certifica-

tion "received 26 Sept 1843 J.B. Johnson" addressed to the Dis-

trict Court of Saint Augustine County, St. Augustine Texas. Quite

historical. Est. $150-200. Realized $220.

Harmers 199b

Harmers 200

Harmers 199a


Lot 202 – “Off Brazos Santiago Jan 13th,” manuscript on en-

velope bearing PT. ISABEL JAN 16 1847 (Texas) 2 line post-

mark "10" handstamp, fine. Port Isabel’s history is forever linked

to the fate of the United States and Mexico. The importance of

Port Isabel’s role is reflected in the great military minds that were

sent to this area during the U.S-Mexican War." Port Isabel-Texas

Tourist Bureau: The Walk of Generals. Est. $150-200. Realized$150.

Lot 203 – “Tacubaya Sept 1st” manuscript on envelope bearing

VERA CRUZ MEX SEP 22 (1847) and manuscript “1.,”

Tacubaya is a Mexico City suburb. Est. $150-200. Realized $115.

Lot 204 - "Mexico City Nov 10 + 25th", manuscript on enve-

lope bearing VERA CRUZ MEXO NOV 29 (1847) 2-line hand-

stamp, "X" handstamp, on reverse manuscript "Saturday night

January 8th 1848". Est. $150-200. Realized $160.

Lot 205 – Tacubaya" 1848, group of 4 envelopes after the

Treaty of Guadalupe. Manuscript “May 6”, “May 18”, “April

4,6,7th”, one undated, each bearing VERA CRUZ boxed 2-line

cancels dated May 11, May 18, April 12 and May 11, fine group

of the occupying period. Est. $350-400. Realized $400.

Lot 206 – The Soldier F. Woodbridge War Correspondence

remainder, 37 envelopes comprising 10 Tampico commencing

Jan 18 (1847), Lobos Islay 1 cover, Vera Cruz 6 covers, Lizardo

(Anton) 1 cover, Perote -2 covers, Tepeyahulco 3 covers, Puebla

2 covers, Mexico City 2 covers, Tacubaya 2 covers, no towns,

but dated 8 covers. Ratings include "Due 10" 2 have "10" + "20",

"SHIP"," VERA CRUZ" 2-line, manuscript "via Louisville &

Cincinnati" most with New Orleans transits. Wonderful for study.

Est. $1,000-1,500. No photo. Realized $600.

Lot 207 – BRAZO (misspelled) FEB 27 (1848), 2-line mark-

ing on faulty folded letter sheet to North Carolina. Quite readable

marking. After the Treaty and troop withdrawal. Not Woodbridge

correspondence. Est. $200-300. Realized $140.

Lot 208 – MATAGORDA MAY 21 TEXAS, 3-line handstamp

on manila envelope bearing manuscript “paid 10,” red NEW

YORK 5 JUN ____ receiver, 4-page letter date lined “May 19

1849,” re-addressed to Vermont. Not part of the Woodbridge cor-

respondence. Est. $100-150. Realized $70.

Matthew Bennett Intl., LLC, NOJEX Sale, Public

Auction 352, May 30, 2015, Secaucus, N.J.

Lot 190 - El Paso, Texas (FX-EP2), handstamped name with

capital initials on 1910 cover from Port Au Prince, Haiti to

Guadalajara, Mexico franked with a 10c pictorial tied by one of

two strikes Port Au Prince c.d.s. Oct 22 Oct, with handstamped

"Recommandée", backstamped New York (Oct 31), El Paso (Nov

6), Ciudad Juarez and Guadalajara (Nov 8). Very Fine. One of

only four recorded examples of the handstamped El Paso label.

Scott $1,000. Realized $450.

Harmers 201

Harmers 205

Harmers 204

Harmers 202

Lot 191 - El Paso, Texas (FX-EP2), name in all upper case let-

ters, used on 1909 cover from Oakland, Cal. to Mexico City,

franked with five 2¢ Shields & a 2¢ Washington (319, 332) tied

by target cancels, violet Oakland “Registered” c.d.s., Feb 2,

boxed Ciudad Juarez & Mexico City registration number hand-

stamps, backstamped El Paso (Feb 5), Ciudad Juarez (Feb 5) and

Mexico City (Feb 8 - incorrect Jan ("Ene") month slug). F.-V.F.

One of four recorded El Paso labels. Est. $500-750. Realized $325.

Lot 197 - Laredo, Texas (FX-LA1), on 2¢ entire to Mexico City,

Mexico, uprated with 3¢ violet & 5¢ blue (302, 304), postmarked

Cuero, Tex., Jun 3, 1905; handstamped registry markings from

Nuevo Laredo, Mex. & Mexico City, backstamped Laredo reg-

istry postmark (Jun 4), Nuevo Laredo (Jun 5) and Mexico City

(Jun 7). VF. One of 27 recorded. Scott $1,200. Realized $250.

U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers, Cherry-

stone Philatelic Auctioneers, July 8-9, 2015.

Lot 291 - FRANCE 1872-78 correspondence of 10 FLs from

Bordeaux and Paris to Brownsville, Texas, variety of franking

incl. both Ceres and Laureated issues, with rates up to 3fr, also

2.40fr, 2fr, 1.05fr, 50fr etc., interesting markings, some faults and

aging, generally fine. Realized $900.

Ebay Realizations

1944, Burma, Japanese camp POW, US Prisoner, censorship,

Postcard from Texas, May 21, 2015. Item 321753857416. 2 bids.

Realized $405.

1944, Burma, Japanese camp POW, US Prisoner, censorship,

Postcard from Texas, May 17, 2015. Item 321750600205. 5 bids.

Realized $363.

1944, Burma, Japanese camp POW, US Prisoner censorship,

Postcard from Texas, Jun 7, 2015, Item 321767710560. 2 bids.

Realized $350.

1942, Burma, Japanese camp POW, US Prisoner, Cover from

Texas, May 17, 2015. Item 321750593258. 2 bids. Realized$146.39.

1942, Burma, Japanese camp POW, US Prisoner, Cover from

Texas, Jun 21, 2015, Item 321777491537, 3 bids. Realized$96.69.

1942, Burma , Japanese camp POW, US Prisoner, Cover from

Texas to Java, Apr 26, 2015, Item 321719308493, 1 bid. Realized$70.

10c Webster # 226 on 1894 single frank registered DPO, Go-

forth Texas, July 21, 2015, Item 38132972260. 6 bids. Realized$43.89.

1886 Lloyd, Texas DPO Denton County Cover to Augusta

Maine; Very Scarce Town, June 5, 2015. Item 311370776124. 1

bid. Realized $39.99.


Bennett 191

Bennett 197

Bennett 190

Cherrystone 291


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Special Supplement to the Texas Postal History Society Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3, August 2015

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TEXAS POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY

2015 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER (Updated from 2015 Dues Notices)

ADAMS, Jerry

1425 Cat Mountain Trail, Keller, TX 76248-3258 Tel. 817-609-3938 email: [email protected] Collects: Pre-1950 postal stamps, foreign, USA, CSA and postal covers. Pre-1920 Cinderellas, BoB.

ARMENDARIZ, John A.

2438 W. Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60645-4612 Tel. (H) 773-465-7989 email: [email protected] Collects: Mexico stamps and covers, literature and auction catalogs

ARNDT, Carol G.

P.O. Box 1095, Odessa, TX 79760-1095 Tel. (H) 432-366-6467 Collects: Midland General Mail 797 Sprays, United Nations, Exporta

ARNDT, R. M. (Ferd) P. O. Box 1095, Odessa, TX 79760-1095 Tel. (H) 432-366-6467 email: [email protected]

Collects: World War I Cross Border Covers, “DEPR” cancels, Clarksville

BALLANTYNE, Larry

P.O. Box 6634, Katy, TX 77491-6634 Tel. 281-579-6276 email: [email protected] Col. Locals and Express companies

BERRYHILL, James B. Jr. 104 Palomino Crossing, Waco, TX 76712-8885 Tel. (H) 254-752-9810 email: [email protected] Collects: US Mint, Stained Glass Windows on stamps, Interest in

Texas Postal History BLAIR, Jeffrey D. 1406 Kelving Way, Wharton, TX 77488-3416 Tel. (H) 979-532-8023 (W) 979-532-0404 email: [email protected]

Collects: Wharton County Postal History, Texas military installations, DPOs

BOARDMAN, Lyle C.

3916 Wyldwood, Austin, TX 78739-3005 Tel. 512-282-4150 email: [email protected]

Collects: Austin, TX covers, US, Germany, US Revenues, US Proofs, Slania, 1995 Texas Statehood, Chicken Industry advertising covers

BYNE, Richard H. 7518 Buckskin Lane, San Antonio, TX 78227-2716 Tel. 210-674-1146 email: [email protected] Collects: Great Britain Machins, Malta

COHEN, Norman Alan P.O. Box 29543, Dallas, TX 75229-0543 Tel. 469-556-4922 email: [email protected] Collects: US Parcel Post stamps on cover, Q1-Q12

COLLYER, David C. 2212 Primrose Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76111-1419

Tel. 817-838-8320 (H) 254-580-5110 (Cell) email: [email protected] Collects: 776 FDC & all Centennial Activities; USS Texas; Texas State Hospitals; Callahan, Collins, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant, Terrell, and Fort Worth covers

CRAIN, James P.

411 Parland Place, San Antonio, TX 78209-6620 Tel. 210-826-2984 Email: [email protected] Collects: Covers and philatelic ephemera related to photography, Texas and early West. Also collect original art cachets on covers.

CROSBY, Joe H. 5009 Barnsteeple Court., Oklahoma City, OK 73142-5405 Tel. 405-990-2389 email: [email protected]

Collects: Texas, Oklahoma & Indian Territory postal history, Greer County, Texas Postal History

DEAN, Louis

PO Box 821086, Dallas, TX 78382-1086 Tel. 214-697-7901 email: [email protected] Collects: Scott 776 FDC, USS Constitution 1932 visit to Texas ports, McKinney, TX, Lubbock, TX

DEATON, Charles W. Box 27408, Houston, TX 77227-7408 (Nov-Apr), Box 2836, Orleans, MA 02653-6836 (May-Oct) Tel. 713-485-5803 (H) 713-927-9948 (Cell) email: [email protected]

Dealer in Texas and Worldwide Postal History DOOLIN, James P.

11258 Goodnight Ln, #105, Dallas, TX 75229-3395 Tel. 800-886-2653 email: [email protected] Collects: 19th Century Postal History of all “Columbus” named towns

DOW, Wayne 40 IH 35 N, Apt 9C1, Austin, TX 78701-4367 Tel. 512-964-0554 email: [email protected] Collects: Confederate, 19th Century Journals, Natchez, Ellsworth patriotics

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EGGLESTON, Craig 4530 Isabella Lane, Dallas, TX 75229-5410 Tel. 214-369-9632 Email: [email protected] Collects: US possessions, Philippines, Philatelic Literature

EISENHAUER, Anita PO Box 260056, Corpus Christi, TX 78426-0056 Tel. 361-241-7097 email: [email protected] Collects: Corpus Christi and the surrounding towns.

EKENSTAM, Fred 803 Dogwood Lane, Fredericksburg, TX 78624-2564 Tel. 830-998-7762

email: [email protected] Collects: Texas County & Postmaster cancels, Texas POW Camps,

Texas RFD, Octagon Cancels, Wanted Cards EMERY, Richard

8015 Chambers Road, San Antonio, TX 78229-2613 Tel. 210-683-7353 email: [email protected] Collects: Early Texas covers

FAY, Jason 2813 Glenwood Trail, Cedar Park, TX 78613-5129 Tel. 512-784-0617 email: [email protected] Collects: US on cover, postcards

FINNEY, Clayton

2009 Sheridan St, Houston, TX 77030-2105 Tel. 713-662-0001 (H) 214-906-9068 (C) email: [email protected] Collects: Arkansas Postal History; USA; British Africa

FOHN, Jane King 10325 Little Sugar Creek, Converse, TX 78109-2436 Tel. 210-566-1436 email: jkfohn.alamo.1043@gmail,com

Collects: Medina County, Texas, WW I Aeronautic Branches; US 9c Alamo (#1043), Ryukyus Islands

FOSTER, John C.

4113 Paint Rock Drive, Austin, TX 78731-1320 Tel. 512-346-8253 (H) 512-424-5134 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: 4 bar hand cancels; post office information & history.

FRAJOLA, Richard

PO Box 2679, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557-2679 Tel. 575-751-7607 Postal History Dealer

GADDY, A. Eugene 6917 Waggoner Pl, Dallas, TX 75230-4267 Tel. 214-341-7239 (W) Collects: Dallas County Postal History GEBERT, Karl 104 Apple Rock, Boerne, TX 78006-4700 email: [email protected] Collects: South Texas Postal History

GERMANN, John J. 12102 Whittington, Houston, TX 77077-4911 Tel. 281-493-3938 email: [email protected]

Collects: Texas DPO's and other Texas postmarks; US Navy ship cancels

GORLEY, Marvin

PO Box 82, Paris, TX 75461-0082 Tel.903-784-2248 (H) 903-517-3491 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: Paris, Texas Postal History

GREEN, Dan 7114 Meadowood Drive, Austin, TX 78723-1616 Tel. 512-926-4229 Collects: US; Confederate, Canada, France

GROSSE, John W. P.O. Box 9066, Houston, TX 77261 Tel. 281-328-4725 Email: [email protected]

Collects: Texas Postal History – Spanish period to 1936, Literature HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

TXR Serials 500 McKinney Ave, Ste 600 Houston, TX 77002-2530

GRETT, Harry

P.O. Box 969 Elgin, TX 78621-0969 Tel. 512-303-5714 (H); 512-585-2948 (W) Collects: Texas before 1870, Bastrop County

HUNT, Brady R.

8000 S.E. 15th, Midwest City, OK 73110-8140 Tel. 405-259-9899 (H) 405-733-2717 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: US Postal Cards, all Oklahoma postal items including Indian Territory

HURWITZ, Edward J., M.D.

1000 Uptown Park Blvd., Apt 192, Houston, TX 77056-3248 Tel. 713-622-6027 (H) 713-981-4444 (W) Collects: Houston stampless, Harris County JURIED, Nicholas J.

6002 Mesa Drive, Austin, TX 78731-3734 Tel. 512-458-3791 email: [email protected] Collects: Worldwide stamps and Postal History

KANNWISCHER, Lewis Richard 1215 Sleepy Hollow Road, Woodway, TX 76712-3247 Tel. 254-715-7891

email: [email protected] Collects: Texas covers to Foreign Destinations

KAUFMANN, Patricia A.

10194 N. Old State Road, Lincoln, DE 19960-3644 Tel. 302-422-3483 (H) 302-422-2656 (W) email: [email protected] Dealer specializing in Confederate States stamps and postal history


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KIEL, Frank W., M.D. 133 Skyline Drive, Comfort, TX 78013-2801 Tel. 830-995-2706 email: [email protected]

Collects: Madagascar; Comfort, TX; Texas Hill Country

KING, Vince 315 S. Locust Street, Denton, TX 76201-6055 Tel. 940-565-6636 (H) 940-898-1173 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: Texas Postal History 1836-1870, early east Texas, Texas Nesbitt usages

KOCH, Tom

1013 Springbrook Drive, DeSoto, TX 75115-3943 Tel. 972-224-4615 (H) email: [email protected] Collects: Incoming & outgoing Transatlantic mail from Texas pre 1900, Austin County postal history, Texas German postal history

LEISSNER, Ed. L.

6410 Meadowvista Drive Apt 609, Corpus Christi, TX 78414-2655 Tel. 210-826-1522 Collects: Postal History of South Texas, especially San Antonio LERA, Thomas

8714 Alegre Circle, Orlando, FL 32836-5452 Tel. 703-598-2728 email: [email protected]

LILLJEDAHL, Dale

4044 Williamsburg Road, Dallas, TX 75220-6327 Tel. 214-350-4655 (H); 940-458-7503 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: USS Texas, Olympics, #2204, Hamilton County

LOOBY, Jim

1713 County Road 318, Early, TX 76802-3432 Tel. 325-646-8830 email: [email protected] Collects: US, Covers, PC’s, Historical

LUDEMAN, Michael M.

P.O. Box 2024, Denton, TX 76202-2024 Tel. 940-566-1608 (H) 817-627-8917 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: Texas Panhandle, South Plains, DFW Counties Postal History, postmarks, pictures of post offices, Texas RPO’s, DPO’s, Machine Cancels, USPOD Forms and Documents

MATTHEWS, James Evan

3824 Cedar Springs Rd, #122, Dallas, TX 75219-4136 Tel. 214-208-3679 (H) 214-823-2931 x154 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: US Used

McDANIEL, William K. 800 Cannan Drive, Angleton, TX 77515-3306 Tel. 979-849-6045

email: [email protected] Collects: Brazoria County, U.S. 3¢ 1851-57 issues

email: [email protected] Collects: US, Texas, Air/Space, Postage Due, Railroad

MOLONEY, Jim 3435 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78411-1408 Tel. 361-855-7045 (H) 361-882-9745 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: Corpus Christi area postcards & ephemera, Aransas, Kleberg, Kenedy, Nueces, & San Patricio counties

MORRIS, Dr, John Miller

8905 Bell Mountain Drive, Austin, TX 78730-2854 Tel. 512-338-0889 email: [email protected] Collects: Texas, New Mexico, Mexico

MOSS, Douglas 7643 Fallmeadow Ln, Dallas, TX 75248-5323 Tel: 469-363-2684 email: [email protected] Collects: Censored mail, Texas POW camps, Texas Internment camps, San Patricio County, Texas colleges

NOAH, Barbara

11809 N. Anna J Dr., Spokane, WA 99218-2707 Tel. 509-464-0237 Collects: Texas postmarks from all Texas post offices

PARKER, John M., M.D.

3713 W. 15th St, Ste 402, Plano, TX 75075-7754 Tel. 972-596-5900 (H) 214-213-6797 (cell) Collects: Panola County Postal History; Texas maps

POORE, Ralph Spencer

2210 Del Ray Court, Arlington, TX 76013-5241 Tel. 817-235-8472 email: [email protected] Collects: Postal History on postcards; Censorship; RPO; Flag cancels; Slogan cancels

POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATION, Slusser Library

920 N. First Ave, Tucson,. AZ 85719-4818 Tel. 520-623-6652 x 107 email: [email protected] Philatelic Library

RICHARDS, Dr. Thomas

1781 Franklin Chase Terrace, Henderson, NV 89012-3212 Tel. 614-530-0447 (C) email: [email protected] Collects: CSA Texas Postal History, AMG Trieste, Movie-related mail, AMG Military Travel Permit stamps

RIGHTMIRE, Vance F. PO Box 302918, Austin, TX 78703-0049 Tel. 512-657-6183 email: [email protected] Collects: Travis County & WW Stamps Dealer: General; Texas Postal History RODGERS, Richard R. 46 Silent Circle Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77498-5808 Tel. 281-491-0012 (H) Email: [email protected] Collects: Houston & Harris County Postmarks ROGERS, Jim

760 17th St, Rock Island, IL 61201 Tel. 309-738-7667 Email: [email protected] Collects: Texas south of the Nueces, Texas State and county officials, Brownsville & the Valley


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ROWE, John N., III 6116 N Central Expressway, Ste 921, Dallas, TX 75206-5157

Tel. 214-505-7696 (W) 214-823-9202 (H) email: [email protected] Collects: Early Texas before 1870 SANFORD, Michael B.

1417 Mill St., Camden SC 29020 email: [email protected] Collects: Confederate Texas covers, Texas covers

SCHMIDT, Dennis W., M.D. 4325 Smallwood Road, Paris, TX 75462-3137 Tel. 903-784-8777

email: [email protected] Collects: U.S. Official stationery/covers. SMITH, Harrison P.

4104 Balcones Woods Drive, Austin, TX 78759-5010 Tel. 512-346-2283 (H) 512-795-0270 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: Republic of Texas, State of Texas, Texas in the Confederacy

STEVER, Rex H. (Jim) 44 Camden Place, Corpus Christi, TX 78412-2613 Tel. 361-991-6085 (H) email: [email protected]

Collects: Texas Republic covers

STRAUSS, Bill P.O. Box 984, Big Lake, TX 76932-0984 Tel. 325-884-2382

email: [email protected] Collects: Texas Hotels, Texas Wells-Fargo, Texas Advertising, and Texas DPO’s

THOMPSON, Michael W.

732 E Highland, Red Oak, TX 75154-5800 Tel. 972-921-6293 (H) 817-846-8950 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: Early Collin County Postal History (Fayburg, Farmersville), and Ellis County (Chambers Creek), Texas, CSA Postal History

TOPPER, Jonathan

8524 Highway 6 North, Ste 237, Houston, TX 77095-2103 Tel. 832-518-6558 email: [email protected] Collects: USA Columbian postal stationery envelopes and stamps used on Texas covers, Texas Flag cancels, Postal History dealer.

TREAT, William. Jay 7 Dellwood, Dove Canyon, CA 92679-4202 Tel. 949-635-6913 email: [email protected] Collects: Pre-1900 Texas TURNER, Thomas L. (Tom)

2460 Lakeview Circle, Arlington, TX 76013-3326 Tel. 817-261-5275

UHLS, William T. 4908 Prairie Dunes Drive, Austin, TX 78747-1469 Tel. 512-282-4544 email: [email protected]

Collects: US and Texas Postal History; Canal Zone

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS McDermott Library – Philatelic Serials 2601 N. Floyd Road Richardson, TX 75080-1407 Tel. 972-883-2964 email: [email protected]

VAN WINKLE, W. Barry

865 Stonegate Way Box 9A, Townsend, TN 37882-4145 Tel. 865-448-3391 email: [email protected] Collects: Republic of Texas, Statehood, CSA, Brenham, Liberty, Galveston counties, Houston

VON-MASZEWSKI, Wolfram M.

1705 Willow Drive, Richmond, TX 77469-4844 Tel. 281-235-4066 email: [email protected]

WALSTON, Gary H. 206 Stanley Court, Friendswood, TX 77546-4544 Tel. 281-482-2179 email: [email protected] Collects: Texas Postal History, Texas DPO’s: Travis, Williamson,

Terry, Eastland counties WALSTON, Royce 919 Montclair Drive, Waco, TX 76710-4042 Tel. 254-776-3382 (H) 254-733-1637 (C)

email: [email protected] Collects: Postal History of Anderson, Leon and McLennan Counties

WATZ, Norma B. 920 Empire Street, El Campo, TX 77437-2823 Tel. 979-543-4325

Collects: Texas Postal History; 1836-1936 covers from all 17 Texas Coastline Counties; 1846-48 Mexican War Letters; related PO Documents and collateral

WEGNER, Thomas R.

841 9th Ave. SW, Rochester, MN 55902-6364 Tel. 507-285-0222 email: [email protected] Collects: US Dead Letter Office Postal History, 1800-1880

WILLIG, David 6242 Valley Forge Dr., Houston TX 77057-1155 Tel. 713-466-5481 (H) 713-935-0616 (W) email: [email protected] Collects: US Postal History 1840-1940

TEXPEX 2016

The next APS World Series of PhilatelyShow in Texas is set for Feb. 26-28, 2016,at the Hilton DFW Lakes ExecutiveConference Center, 1800 Hwy. 26 East,Grapevine, Texas.

Exhibit Prospectus and Entry Forms canbe found at www.texpex.org.

The TPHS will have its annual SpringFling and General meeting at the show, soput TEXPEX 2016 on your calendar.

Ken Lawrence, left, visits with TPHS membersMike Ludeman and Jim Doolin after Lawrencemade a special presentation at UT-Dallas Aug. 1that was organized by the Wineburgh PhilatelicResearch Library. Lawrence discussed FAM 22and its importance during the World War II era.

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