Connecticut Manuscript Postmarks Project

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1 Connecticut Manuscript Postmarks Project In the early 1980s collector-friend Ray F. Longobardi suggested that the Connecticut Postal History Society publish a reference work on manuscript postmarks of the state. Close collaboration with Vin Vaicekauskas and Arthur J. Warmsley resulted in the first edition of Connecticut Manuscript Postmarks, 1788 Thru 1899, being published in The second edition was greatly expanded and much improved by Ralph A. Edson in I did the page layout and served as editor for the second effort. Both Ray and Ralph expressed the hope that in the future philatelists would continue the work which they had begun. With their encouraging words I have prepared this updated web version table of the study. Dozens of changes have been included. The intention is to continue to update the study on this site as new information becomes available. ~ W. J. Duffney January 2019 ( Contributors ) John Amberman Robert Anderson Phil Bansner Edward B. Bushnell Robert Chipkin Russell Crow W.T. Crowe Anthony Dewey Elwyn J. Doubleday Ralph A. Edson John Elliot Steve Ekstrom John Ellis Ed Festi Richard C. Frajola Robert Gaudian Clifford C. Gilmond Ken Hall Gerry Heresko Russell H. Hill Roger Hinze Richard Lamoreaux Ray Longobardi Gilbert J. Levere Robert Lorenz Thomas J. Mancuso Robert Manke John Olenkiewicz Leonard D. Royce Nicholas V. Rubino William K. Sacco Gregory Stone Vin Vaicekauskas Arthur J. Warmsley ( Key ) BN Bank Note c Circa C Congressional C-FF Congressional Free Frank chg d Changed Co. County d Pence Discont. Discontinued DPON Discontinued Post Office Name EKU Earliest Known Use Estab. Established FF Free Frank Fwd Forwarded hs Handstamp Pound Sterling LKU Latest Known Use ms Manuscript nc/ Name Change nr No Rate Indicated NYD No Year Date Op Operational Pc Postal Card Pd Paid PM Post Master Pp Picture Post Card Ps Postal Stationery re: Reestablished s Shilling S Stampless folded letter or envelope sc/ Spelling Change S-CFF Stampless Congressional Free Frank S-FF Stampless Free Frank stp Stamp wr War Rate * Refer to Alternate Spellings p. 61 or Apparent Anomolies p. 62 x Multiple Copies Earliest date in official record rather than actual date of establishment (1), etc. Denotes a single name designation that was assigned more than once, not necessarily to the same office location Counties F H L M NH NL T W Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham Scott Catalog numbers used throughout.

2 Abington c Op W S-FF 1860 #26 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 10, Paid 10, Andover Op T S-FF S Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 37½ Paid 10, 12½ Ashford W S-FF #184 Free, 3, stp 3, 5, 10, 12½, 15 (wr) Avon Op H S #26 Free, stp 3, 5, 6, Paid 6, Paid 10, Paid 12½, 25 Balls Pond F x S NYD #11 Paid 3, stp F BN stp 3 Banksville F #26 stp 3, 5 Bantam Falls L S-FF 1850 S Free, Paid 5 Barkhamsted [1] L S-FF S Free, 3, 25 Barkhamsted [2] L S #65 3, stp 3,, 25 Beacon Falls Op NH NYD #11 stp 3 Berlin H S 1852 S Free, 10, Paid 10, 12½, 18½,, 25 Bethany (Church) NH S 1858 #26 Free, stp 3, 10 Bethel Op F S S Free, 10, Paid 12½ Bethlehem* Op L S BN stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 6 Bethlem* L S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 5, 6, 10 Bill Hill NL U68 Ps 3 Black Rock F c #94 stp 3 Bolton T S-FF 1868 #94 Free, stp 3, 10, 25, Bozrah NL S-FF 1861 U10 Free, Pc 1, 5, Paid 5, 6, Bozrahville [1] NL S S-FF Free, 6, Paid Way 11, 25 Bozrahville [2] NL S #11 Free, stp 3, 6, 10, Bradleyville L S Free, 10 Branford Op NH S #26 Free, 10, Paid 10, 25 12½, 25, 25 Bridgeport Op F S S-FF Free, 5, 8, 10, 12½ Bridgewater Op L S-FF 1852 S Free, Paid 3, 5, Way 6, 10, Paid 10 Bristol Op H S-FF 1842 S Free, 6, 10, Paid 10, Postage Paid 12,, 25 Broad Brook H S #11 Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, Paid 10, 25 Brookfield Op F S-FF S Free, 6, Paid 10, 10, 10½, 12½, Paid 25 Brooklyn Op W S-FF 1847 S Free, 6, 10, Paid 10, Brooks Vale NH 1865 # #65 stp 3 12½,, 50 Buckland H 1830 S U10 Pc 1, Paid 3, stp 3, 5 Buckland Corners H S S Paid 5, 6, 10 12½ 6¼,

3 Burlington H S? #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Campbells Mills NL re: NL 6, 10, Paid 10, 34 re: NL BN BN stp 2, stp 3 Campville L S #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3 Canaan Op L S-FF S Free, 6, Paid 6, Way 7, 10, Paid 10, 12½,, Paid 20, Canterbury [1] W S 1849 S Free, 5, Way 7, 10, 12½ 12½ 25 Paid 10, 18½,, 20, 25 Canton [2] H S-Way #94 Free, stp 3, Paid 5, 6, 10, Paid 10, 12½, 25, Way 26 Canton Centre H S 1862 #65 stp 3, 5, PAID 5, stp 10, 18½ Central Village Op W S-FF BN Free, Paid 3, 5, Paid 10, stp 10 Centre Groton NL S 1841 S Free, 12½ re: NL Chalybes L NYD #65 stp 3 Chapinville* L S Free, Paid 3, 5, 6, Chapin Ville* re: L stp 3 re: L BN stp 3 10, Paid 10 Chaplin Op W S #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Chatham [1] M S 12½ Chatham [2] M 5, 6, 10, Chelsea Landing NL S 1823 S Free, Paid 8, 10, Paid 10, 12, 12½, Paid 12½, 15, 12½ 17, 4½, 18½, Paid 18½, 20, Paid 20, 25, 37½, Paid 40, Cheshire Op NH 1812 S S 10, Paid 10, 12½, 6, 25 Chester Op M S S Free, 5, Paid 5, Chesterfield NL Paid 6, 10, Paid 12, re: NL S NYD #65 Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 10 Clarks Corner W Ps 2 Ps 1, Ps 2 Clinton Op M S S 5, Paid 5, Paid 6, 10 Cobalt M S Paid 3, Paid 6 Colchester Op NL 1801 S S Paid 6, Way 9, 10, Paid 10, Paid 12½, 18½,, Paid, 25 Cold Spring F S Paid 3, Paid

4 Colebrook [1] L S Free, stp 3, 6, Paid Colebrook [2] Op L S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 5, Way 7, Colebrook Meeting House L S-FF S-FF Free, 25 Paid 10, Paid 12½, Colebrook River L S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 6, 10, Collamer W 1861 # #65 stp 3 Collinsville Op H S S Free, 5, 6, Paid 10, 25 Columbia Op T S-FF #213 Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, Copper Hill H U Ps 3 6, Way 6, 10, Paid 12, Way 13½, 25 Cornwall Op L S S-FF Free, 5, 6, 10, 12½, 25 Cornwall Bridge L S-FF S Free, Paid 5, 6, Cornwall Hollow L S S-FF Free re: L NYD #26 stp 3 re: L 1864 S Paid 6, Way 6, 12½, Paid Coventry [1] T S-FF 1865 #65 Free, stp 3, 5, 6, Coventry Depot T 1853 # #11 stp 3 Cromwsell S Paid 3 Paid 12½, Way 13½, Danbury Op F S S Free, Paid 8, 10, 12, 17, 20, Paid 20, 25 Darien F S S Paid 5, Paid 6, 10, Darien Depot F NYD S NYD #11 Paid 3, stp 3 Deep River Op M S-FF S Free, 6 Derby [1] NH S-FF Free Op Durham Op M S-FF S-FF Free, Paid (hs), 3 (ms), stp 3, 6, 12, 12½, 25 Durham Centre M S NYD #11 3, Paid (hs) 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5 Eagleville T S NYD #11 Paid 3, stp 3, 5 East Berlin Op H NYD S NYD #11 stp 3, 5 East Glastenbury Op H 03-?? # #65 stp 3 East Goshen L S-FF S Free, East Granby Op H S-FF 1857 #11 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, 6, Paid 6, Paid 10 East Guilford NH S-FF S-FF Free, 6, Paid 6 East Haddam Op M S S 6, Paid 6, Paid 10, East Haddam Centre M S-FF 1839 S-FF Free Forwarded (hs) East Hampton Op M 1836 S BN stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 10 East Hartford H S-FF 1841 S East Haven NH 1833 S #11 stp 3, Paid 5, 10, Way

5 East Killingly Op W S S-FF Free, stp 3, 5 East Litchfield L re: L NYD # BN stp 3 East Lyme NL S S Free, Free (hs) 5, re: NL re: Op NL BN BN stp 3 East Putnam [1] W #65 stp 3 East River NH NYD 3 BN stp 3 East Thompson W re: W 1868 # BN stp 3 5, Paid 5, 10, 25 East Windsor [1] H S S 6, Paid 6, 12½, 18, East Windsor [2] H Paid 25 East Windsor [3] H #65 Ps, stp 3, 5 East Windsor Hill [1] H S 6, Paid 6, 12 East Windsor Hill [2] Op H 1847 Eastbury H S Eastford Op W 1832 S #26 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, Paid 10 Easton F S-FF #65 Free, stp 3 Ellington Op T NYD #11 stp 3 Elliot W BN stp 3 Ellsworth L S-FF Free, stp 3, 5 Enfield H S S Free, 15 (wr) Essex Op M S S-FF Free, 18½, 25 Exeter NL 1836 S S-FF Free re: NL Fair Haven NH 1833 S NYD #26 stp 3, 10, 12½ Fairfield Op F 1774 S 1860 #26 Free, 1s, 2, stp 3, 6, 10, Way 12½, 15 (wr), 17 Falls Village Op L S S Free, 5, Paid 5, 10, 12½, 25 Farmington Op H S #65 Free, stp 6, Way 7, 10, 12½, 25, Fisherville W 1842 S S 5, Paid 5 Franklin NL S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 5, 06, 25, 18½ Furnace Village L S S Free, 6, 10, Paid 10, 12½, Paid 12½, Gales Ferry Op NL S BN Free (PM), Free (C), Gardners Lake NL S S Paid 3 stp 2, stp 3, 5, 12½ Gaylords Bridge L Way 1838 Free, Way 19¾ re: L S S 5 Gaylordsville Op L NYD #26 stp 3 Georgetown Op F S Paid

6 Gildersleeves Landing M U25 Ps 3 Gilead T S-FF #94 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, 5 10 Overcharged 5, 6, 10, Glastenbury* H S 1850 S Free, 5, 6, 10, 18½, Goshen Op L S S Free, 5, 10, 10 8, 18½, Goshen Hill NL S S Paid 6, 25 Granby Op H S-FF U10 stp 3, Ps 3, 6, 10, 25 Way 11, 25 Greenfield Hill F S 1859 #26 stp 3, 5, 5 C Greens Farms Op F NYD UX-3 1 Pc Greenville NL S S 5, Paid 5 Greenwich Op F S-FF 1852 S Free, 3, 10, 20 Griswold W/NL S-FF NYD #11 Free, stp 3, Paid 6,, 10, 12½ Groton NL S-FF S Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 5 Guilford Op NH S S Free, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, Gurleyville T 1853 S #11 stp 3 12½, 17, Paid 20 re: T # #65 Forwarded, stp 3, Forwarded Haddam Op M S S 5, 6, Paid 6, Way 10, Haddam Neck M NYD # BN stp 3 Hadlyme Op NL S-FF U9 Free, Ps 3, 5, Paid 5, 6, 10, Paid 10 Hamburgh NL S-FF S Free, 5, 6, 10, Paid 10,, 25 Hamden NH S-FF S Free, 12½ Hampton Op W S-FF BN Free, stp 2, Paid 3, 5, Hanover Op NL S #65 stp 3 Paid 5, 10 Hartford 1773 Op H S S-FF Free, 2.16, 8, Paid 8, 10 (ms), 10, 12 12½, 16, 17, 18½, 20, 25 Hartland [1] H S-FF #65 Free, stp 1 & 2, stp 3, 5, 6, 10, 25 Harwinton L S-FF S-FF Free, 6, Paid 6, 10, Hawleyville F NYD #9 stp 1 re: Op F 7-31-NYD #11 stp 3 Paid 10, 12½, 25, Way 7 Hazardville H # #11 Paid 3, stp 3 Paid 6 Paid ¾ Forwarded 10 28¾,

7 Hebron Op T S-FF S-FF Free, 2(ms) over 5 (hs), stp 3, 5, 5 (hs), 6, Paid 6, 12½,, 25 Higganum M S-FF #68 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 10, stp 10, 12½, re: Op M # #65 stp 3 Hitchcockville L S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 5, 6, Paid 6, 10, 25 Hope Valley T S S 6, Paid 6, Howards Valley W S-FF Free, 10, Way 11, 18½ Humphreysville NH S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 5, 10, 12½ Huntington F S-FF 1869 #114 stp 3, 5, 10, Huntsville L NYD #11 Paid 3, stp 3 Jewett City Op NL 1805 S S Free, Paid 3 (hs), 5, Joyceville L #26 stp 3 Kensington Op H S #11 stp 3, 6 Paid 5, 6, Paid 6, 8, 10, Paid 10, 12½, Paid 12½, Kent Op L S-FF S-FF Free, 6, Paid 6, 10, 18½ Way 11, 12½,, 25 Ketch Mills H S S 6, Paid 6, 10 Killingly [1] W S S 6, 10 Killingly [2] W S Free, 5, Paid 5, 12½ Killingly Centre W S S 6, 10, 12½ Killingworth [1] M S S 2, 8, 10 Killingworth [2] M S 1857 S Free, 5, 25 Lanesville L #26 stp 3 Laurel Glen [1] NL Laurel Glen [2] NL BN BN stp 2 Laysville NL S-FF Free, 5, Paid 6 Lebanon Op NL S S-FF Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Ps 3, 5, Paid 6, 8, 10, 12½, 25, 30 Ledyard NL S-CFF #65 Free, stp 3, 5, 12½ Leesville M S-FF 1869 #94 Free, Paid 3, Paid 5 re: M 1869 #94 stp 3 Leetes Island NH U45 Ps 3 Liberty Hill NL S #26 stp 3, 5 Lime Rock L re: L S 5 Lisbon NL S-FF S Free, Paid 3, 5, Litchfield Op L S S Free, 8, 10, 12, 12½, Long Hill F S-FF Free F 17, 18, 18½, 20, 25, 25½ Little River W S S-FF Free, 6, 10, 12½ 6 8

8 Lords Bridge NL re: NL # #26 stp 3 Lyme NL S 1849 S Free, 5, 6, Way 7, Madison Op NH 1826 S 1839 S Free 10, Paid 10, 12½, 18½,, 20, 25, 30 Manchester [1] H S-FF 1847 S Free, 10, 37½ Manchester Station H S S Paid 3, stp 3, 5 Mansfield T 1825 S U10 Free, Ps 3, Paid 5, 10,, 25 Mansfield Centre T S Ps 3 Paid 10,,, 37½, Ps 3 Mansfield Depot Op T S-FF #65 Free, stp 3, Ps 3 Marble Dale* L S-FF 1860 #26 Free, stp 3 Marbledale* L NYD #11 stp 3 Marion Op H 1852 S Paid 5 Marlborough* H S-FF S 5 Marlboro* re: H S NYD #65 Free, stp 3, 5, 6 Mashapaug* T # BN stp 1&2, stp 3 Mechanicsville M S S 6, Meriden [1] * NH 1814 S S-FF Free, Paid 6, 10, 12½, 25 Merrow Station T NYD S NYD #11 3, Paid 3, stp 3 Merwinsville L #26 Paid 3, stp 3, Ps 3 Mianus F NYD # #26 stp 3 Middle Haddam Op M S-FF S Free, Paid 5, 6, 10, 25 Middlebury Op NH 1842 S #11 stp 3, 5 Middlefield Op M U1 Ps 3 Middletown Op M S 1837 S Free, 4, 6dwt, 16, Paid 24 Middletown Upper Houses* c1828 M S S Free, 12½, 18½, 24, Milford Op NH S S-FF Free, 6, 10, 17, 20 Mill Brook L S #11 stp 3, 5 Mill Plain F S S Free, 5, Paid 10 Mill River F S-FF Free, 25 Millington M S-FF Free, Paid 3, 5 re: M (sic) #114 stp 3 re: M U S6 Pc, Ps 3 Milton L S-FF #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, 6 Minortown L NYD 3 BN stp 3 Monroe [1] F S-FF #26 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 6, Paid 10 Montville [1] NL re: NL S-FF S-FF Free, 6 Montville [2] NL Montville [3] Op NL Moodus Op M S-FF S-FF Free, stp 1, 5, ½ 29½

9 Moose Meadow T S 1846 S Free, Paid 3, Paid 10 re: T re: T NYD #11 stp 3 Moosup Op W S S Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Morris Op L 1860 #11 stp 3 Mount Carmel NH 1853 # #11 stp 3 Mount Hope T S 10 10, Paid 10,, 20 re: T # BN stp 3, 1 Pc Mystic (1) NL S S Free, Way 7, 10, Paid 10, 12½ Mystic Bridge NL S #26 stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 6, 15 Mystic River [1] NL S S-FF 10 Natchaug W S-FF Free Naugatuck Op NH 1837 S 1854 S 10, 12½ New Boston W S-FF #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 12½ New Britain Op H S S Free, 6, Paid 6, 10 New Canaan Op F S-FF 1834 S Free New Fairfield F NYD S 1868 #65 Paid 3, stp 3 New Hartford Op L S-FF S Free, 6, 10, Paid 12, New Hartford Centre L S #65 Free, stp 3, Paid 5, 6, 12½ New Haven Op NH 1757 S S 2, 2/1, 2.16, 3, 4, Paid 5 New London Op NL 1706 S S Free, 2 16s, 3..8, Sh 3.16, = 5.8 dwt, 8, 8/, Paid (hs), 10 (ms), 12½, Paid 15,, 20 (ms), 20 Paid (hs), New Milford Op L S S Free, Paid 8, 12½ 10, 12½, Way 13½, 17, 25 chg d to 10 New Preston Op L S-FF #26 Free, stp 3, Paid 6, New Salem NL S-FF S 12½, Paid 12½, Paid Newington H S-FF #26 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5 Newtown Op F S S 5, 6, 10, 12½, 17 Niantic NL NYD S 25 Overcharge 6½ 18½ 25½ Forw d 44¼ re: Op NL NYD #26 stp 3 Noank NL 1844 S #11 Free, 2d, stp 3, 5, Norfield F 1834 S S Free, Paid 5, 6, 10, 12½, Paid 12½ Norfolk Op L S 1846 S Free, 10, Paid 10, 12, 12½, 25 North Ashford W S-FF 1866 #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5 North Branford NH NYD S-FF ? U10 Free, Ps 3 12½ 6¼ 5 4 9

10 North Canton Op H S 1869 #94 stp 3, PAID 5, 25 North Colebrook L S #114 stp 3, 5 re: L North Cornwall L # U58 stp 3, Ps 3 North Franklin [1] NL S U5 Ps 3, Paid 5 re: NL North Franklin [2] Op NL &147 stp 1 & stp 2 North Goshen L S Free, re: S #26 stp 3, 5, North Granby Op H S S Free, 5, 10, 25 North Greenwich F S #26 stp 3, 5 North Groton NL S-FF Free North Guilford NH 1844 S S 5 North Haven NH 1841 S Pc 1 PC, 5 re: Op NH S S 5 North Kent L S-FF S-FF Free re: L S 25 North Killingly W 1854 # #11 stp 3 North Killingworth* M S-FF Free North Killingsworth* M NYD #65 stp 3 North Lyme NL S-FF #11 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Ps 3, 5, 6, 10 North Madison NH S NYD #26 Paid 3, stp 3, 5 re: NH North Somers T S-FF 1862 #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, 6, 10, 12½ North Stamford F S Paid 5 North Stonington Op NL S-FF S Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, 10, North Windham Op W S #114 Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 10 North Woodstock [1] North Woodstock [2]) W re: W S S 5, 10 Op W Northfield L S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 5, 10 Northfield Church L S-FF S Free, 6, Northford Op NH S S stp 3, Paid 3, 5, 6, 6, Northington H S 10 10, 12½, 15, Northville L S NYD #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Paid 6 Norwalk Op F S S Free, 2 Way, 8, 10, Paid Post 10, Paid 10 12½, 15, 10 Fowd, 25 Norwich [1] (13) NL S S Free, 8, Paid 8, 10, Paid 16, 16, 25 re: NL S S-FF 6, 10, 12½, 17, 37 Norwich [2] Op NL S 1843 S Free Norwich Town NL S Paid

11 Norwich Falls NL S S Free, Oakdale Op NL BN stp 3 Oakland H S S-FF Free, Paid (nr), 5, 10 Oakville Op L S NYD #11 stp 3 Oneco Op W #11 stp 3 Orange NH NYD #11 NYD #26 stp 3 re: Op NH #65 stp 3 Orford H S-FF S-FF Free Oxford NH S S-FF Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Packerville W S S 6, Paid 6 Pendleton Hill NL 1845 S #65 stp 3, 5 Pettipauge* M S 12½ Pines Bridge NH S Phoenixville W S c1860s #65 stp 3 Pine Meadow L S S Paid (hs), 3 (ms), 6, 25 stp 3, 5 Plainfield Op W S S Free, 5, Paid 5, 6, Paid 6, 10, Paid 10, 12, Paid 12, 17 Plainville Op H 1830 S S 5, Paid 5, 6,, 25, 40 Plantsville Op H NYD # NYD #11 stp 3 Pleasant Valley Op L 1838 S #11 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Paid 6G, 10 Plymouth Op L S-FF S-FF Free, 10 Plymouth Hollow L S 1841 S 25 Pomfret Op W S S Free, 5, 10, 12½, 17,, 25 Pomfret Landing W S S stp 3, 10, 6, Forwarded (hs) re: W S BN Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 5 Poquetanuck* NL S BN Free, stp 3, 5, 25 Poquonock* Op H 1841 S BN Free, stp 3, Paid 5, Poquonock Bridge NL S U10 Paid 3, stp 3, Ps 3 6, 10 5, Paid 5 Portersville NL 1825 S S 10, 12½, 25 Portland Op M S S 6, 12½ Preston NL S-FF 1865 #65 Paid 3, stp 3, Paid 10, 12½, 40 Prospect NH 1845 S #65 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, Quandoc W S 5 5 (ms) + 5 (hs) Quarryville T S #65 5, stps 1 (x3), stp 3, stp 5 re: T BN #210 stp 3 Rawson W U311 Ps ¾ 24¾ 10 4, 6

12 Redding [1] F S 16 Redding [2] Op F S #65 stp 3, Paid 3, 5, 10, stps 10 (1, 3x3 ) Redding Ridge Op F S-FF S Free, 5, 10, 12 (wr), Redding Town House F S S-FF Free, 10, Paid 10 Reynolds Bridge L BN stp 3 Ridgebury F S-FF S Free, 10, Paid 10 Ridgefield Op F S 1838 S Free, Paid 10 Cents 10, Way 11, 12½, Riga L NYD S-FF Free, Paid 8 Ripton (Parrish) F S c1816 Paid 8, 10 Riverhead NL S 1843 S 6, Paid 10, 12½ Robertsville L # NYD #65 stp 3 re: L NYD #114 stp 3 Rockville T S S Free, 5, 6, 5 10, 10 Rocky Hill H 1801 S S-FF Free, Paid 3, Paid 5, 10, Paid 10, 37½ Round Hill F 1832 S 1863 #65 Paid 3, stp 3, 5 Roxbury Op L S-FF Free, stp 3, 5, 12½ Salem NL S BN Free, Free (hs), stp 2, stp 3, 5, 6, 12½, Salem Bridge NH S-FF S-FF Free, Way 7, Way 13½ Salisbury Op L S-FF S Free, 5, 6, Paid 10 Saugatuck [1] F S S Free, stp 3, 10, 18/, Saugatuck [2] F NYD #11 Saybrook M S #65 Free, stp 3, 6, 10, 12½,, Way 26 Saybrook Ferry M NYD # NYD #65 stp 1, stp 3 re: M #65 stp 3 Scantic (Village) H S S 5, 6, Paid 6 Scitico H 1836 S 1854 S Free, 5, 6 Scotland Op W S S 5, Paid 5, 6, Paid 10, Way 26 Scotland Society W S-FF S-FF Free Seymour Op NH 1856 # #11 stp 3 Shaker Station H UX-3 1 Pc Sharon Op L S S Free, 10, Sharon Valley L BN stp 3 Sherman F S #65 Free, stp 3, 5, 10, 12½, Paid 19, Paid 30 Cts Simsbury [2] Op H S-FF 1850 S Free, 5, Paid 5, Paid 5 10, Smiths Ridge F # #65 stp 3 12½, Somers Op T S-FF #26 Free, Paid 3, Paid 5, 10 Somerville T NYD S-FF NYD #26 Free, stp 3 12½ 6¼

13 South Britain Op NH 1830 S #11 stp 3, Paid 5, 12½ South Canaan L S Free, Paid 5, 6, Paid 25, Paid 25½ South Canterbury W NYD 3 BN NYD 3 BN stp 3 South Coventry T S-FF 1849 S Free, 5, Paid 5, 6, 10, 12½ South Farms L 1817 S S Free, 5, 6, 10 (hs), Missent & Fwd South Glastenbury Op H S S-FF Free, 5, South Haven NH NYD # NYD 3 BN stp 3, Ps South Kent L S-FF S Free, stp 3, 5 South Killingly [1] W S S Free, 6 South Killingly [2] W S #65 stp 3, 6 South Lyme Op NL 1843 S BN Free, stp 3, 5, 10 South Norfolk L S-FF NYD #65 Free, stp 3 South Norwalk F S S Paid 10, 12½ re: F S 1848 S Paid 5, South Port F S-FF S 6, 10, 25, Paid 25, 25 chg d to 50 South Voluntown W S 1840 S Free, Paid 20 South Wilton F NYD #182 stp 1 South Windham Op W NYD #11 stp 3 South Windsor Op H 1848 S #15 stp 3, 10, stp 10 Southbury Op NH S-FF S-FF Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, Paid 6, 10, Paid 12½, Southford NH S Overcharge 6, Paid 10 re: NH S re: NH 1848 S 5 re: NH #65 Paid 3, stp 3, 5 Southington Op H S-FF 1850 S Free, Paid 6, 10, 12½, 18½, 25 Southville S 5 (hs) Square Pond T S S 5, Stafford* Op T 1844 S S 3, Paid 3, 5 Stafford Spa* (AKA Stafford Springs) Unofficial T S S Free, 10, Paid 10 Stafford Springs [1]* T S-FF S Paid 10, Stafford Springs [2]* Op T 1846 S Staffordville Op T NYD S NYD #26 stp 3 Stamford Op F S-FF S-FF Free, Paid 10, Way 10 Paid 12½ Stanwich F 1830 S 1874 U0-5 Ps 2, 5, 10, Paid 10 Stepney F #65 stp 3 Stepney Depot F c1852 # c1855 S stp 3, 5 Sterling [1] W S S Free, stp 3, 5, 8, 25 Sterling [2] Op W #10 stp

14 Sterling Hill W NYD #114 stp 3 Stonington Op NL S S 6, 8, 10, Paid 10, Stony Creek NH NYD # #11 stp 3 Straitsville NH S-FF Free, 10 12½,, 52 Sh Stratford F 1805 S #26 Free, Paid, 3, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, Paid 6, 10, Paid 10 Suffield Op H 1797 S S-FF Free, 5 (hs), 6, 8, 10, Paid 10, 12½, Paid 12½, Way 13½,, 20, 25 Tariffville H S-FF S Free, Paid 5, 6, Terry(s)ville Op L S-FF S Free, Paid 12½ Paid (ms) over 5(hs), 6, Paid 6, Thompson Op W S S Free, 6, 10, Paid 10, Thompsonville H 1833 S S Free, 10, Paid 10, 12½, 37½ Tolland Op T S-FF 1857 S Free, 5, 6, Paid 6, 10, Way 11,, Paid Torringford L 1812 S S Paid, 10, Way 13½ Torrington [1] L S S Free, 10 re: L S S 6, Paid 10, re: L Trumbull F S-FF S-FF Free Trumbull Long Hill F 1845 S 1867 #65 Free, stp 3, 5, 6, 10 Tyler City NH BN stp 3 Uncasville NL 1836 S ½ re: Op NL S #11 Free, stp 3, 5, Paid 5, 12½, 25 Union T S NYD #65 Free, stp 3, re: T BN BN stp 2, stp 3 Union City NH 1879 UX5 Pc 1 Unionville Op H S #11 stp 3, 5, 25 Upper Middletown c M S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 6, 10, Paid 10, 12½, 20 Vernon [1] T S-FF S Free, 6, 10, Vernon Centre T S Voluntown Op NL 1853 S #26 stp 3 Wallingford Op NH S S 10, Paid 10, 12½ Warehouse Point* Op H S-FF 1842 S Free, 20, 25 Wapping H #65 stp 3 5 2, 7 18½ 6½ Undercharge 25

15 Warren L S-FF 06-?? U25 Free, Ps 3, 5, Paid 5, Warrenville Op W BN stp 3 10, 6,, 25 Washington Op L S-FF S Free, 5, chd 5, Washington Hollow S stp 3 5 (hs), 10 Waterbury Op NH 1814 S S-FF Free, 12½,, 25½ Waterford Op NL 1846 S 8-26-NYD #88 Free, Paid 3, stp 3 Watertown Op L S-FF S Free, 5, 6, 10, 12½ Waterville NH S S 3, PA3ID hs Weatogue H NYD S #65 stp 3 West Ashford W S Paid 3, stp 3 West Avon H NYD S #65 stp 3, 5 West Brook M S 1857 S Free, Paid 3, 5, Paid 6 West Cheshire NH NYD # #65 stp 3 West Chester* NL S-FF S Free, 5, Paid 6, 12½, West Cornwall Op L S-FF S Free, 5, Paid V (hs), West Goshen L #65 stp 3 12½, Way 11 West Granby Op H S #11 Free, Paid 3, stp 3, 5 West Hartford H S 1847 S Free, 5, 10, 12½, 25 re: H S 1856 S 5, 10 West Hartland Op H S #114 Paid 3, stp 3, Paid 5, 10 West Haven NH S-FF #65 Free, stp 3, Paid 10 West Killingly W S 1843 S Free, 6, West Meriden NH S 5 West Redding Op F S #7&26a Paid, Paid 3, stp 1 & stp 3 West Simsbury Op H NYD 2 BN stp 2 West Stafford T S #65 stp 3, 12½ West Suffield Op H S S Free, 5, 6, 10 West Thompson [1] W S S-FF Free, stp 3, 10, Paid 10 West Thompson [2] W S Free, stp 3 West Willington Op T S #11 Paid 3, stp 3 West Woodstock W S-FF S Free, 5, 6, Paid 10, Westchester* NL S 1850 S stp 3, 25 Westford W S-FF? UX1 Pc 1, Free, 5, 5+5 Forwarding 10, 10 Westminster W S S Free, 5, Paid 6, Westport Op F S 25 Paid 12, Weston [1] F S-FF 1842 S Free, Paid 10 Weston [2] F S #65 stp 3, 5, Westville NH S 1847 S 6, Paid 6 Wethersfield H S-FF S Free, Paid 1, Paid 5, 6, Paid 8, 10, Paid 10, 12½, 20 Whitneyville NH #65 stp 3 Wilkinson W S S Free, Pd, 5, Paid

16 Willimantic Op W S 1852 S P 2, 5, 6, 12½ Willington T 1824 S 1853 U10 Free, 10,, 37½ Wilsonville W #114 stp 3, 10 Wilton Op F S-FF S Free, stp 3, 6, 10, Winchester L 1808 S S Free, Paid 12½, s overcharge 06¼,, Paid, Winchester Centre L S-FF #26 Free, Paid 3, stp 3 Windermere T 1862 #65 stp 3 5, 6, Paid, Windham (Centre) Op W S S 5, 8, 10, Paid 10, Paid 12, Paid 12½, 18½,, Windsor Op H 1795 S S Free, 6, Paid 6, 10 Overchgd, Paid 12½, 18½,, 25, 25½ Windsor Locks* Op H S-FF S Free, 5, 10, Windsorville H S NYD #26 stp 3, 5 Winnipauk F U U5 Paid 3, Ps 3 Winthrop M S-FF S Free, Paid 3, stp 2 /3, Paid 6, Paid 10 Wintonbury H S-FF S Free, Paid 6, Paid 10 Wolcott NH S-FF U44 Stp 3, Ps 3, 5, Paid 6, 10, 12½, Paid 12½ Wolcottville L S S Free, 6, Paid 6 Woodbury [1] L S-FF #26 Free, stp 3, 12 17, Paid 17, Woodstock [1] W S-FF S-FF Free, 25 12½ Forwarded Woodville L S-FF S-FF Free, 5, 6, Paid 6, 10 Yantic Op NL 1852 # #26 stp 3 Yalesville NH NYD # #114 stp 3 Zoar Bridge NH 1803 S 1836 S Paid 10, 12½ 12½ 06¼ 12½ 21½ 34 Bethany Church EKU manuscript pmk March 23, 1846.

17 ( Alternate Spellings ) Common Abbreviations, Contractions, and Simple Variations Post Office Alternate Post Office Alternate Buckland Corners Central Village Chapinville Gales Ferry Harwinton Hitchcockville Merwinsville Middletown Upper Houses Upper Middletown Mount Carmel Mystic River New London North Ashford North Branford North Bridge North Canaan North Canton North Colebrook North Goshen North Greenwich North Haven North Killingly North Lyme North Madison North Stonington North Windham North Woodstock Packerville Pettipauge Plainfield Bucklands Corners C.Village Chapin Ville, Chapinvill Gale Ferry Harwintown Hitchcocksville Merwins ville MUHouses U. Middletown Mt Carmel Mistick N. London No. Ashford No. Branford Northbridge No. Canaan N. Canton No. Colebrook No. Goshen No. Greenwich No. Haven No. Killingly No. Lyme No. Madison No. Stonington No. Windham No. Woodstock Packersville Pattipague Plainf d Poquetanuck Poquonoc Redding Ridge Riverhead Saybrook Scantic Scantik Village Somerville South Britain South Canaan South Coventry South Farms South Glastenbury South Kent South Killingly South Norfolk South Port South Windham South Windsor Suffield Terryville Warehouse Point West Avon West Brook West Chester West Cheshire West Granby West Hartland West Suffield Windsor Locks Poquetanock Poquonock Reading Ridge RiverHead Say Brook Scantik, Scantick Scantick Village Somersville So. Britain So. Canaan So. Coventry So. Farms So. Glastenbury So. Kent So. Killingly So. Norfolk Southport So. Windham So. Windsor Suff d Terrysville W.H. Point W. Avon Westbrook Westchester W. Cheshire W. Granby W. Hartland W. Suffield W Locks, W. Locks, Wind Locks The contents of this reference table are fully covered and protected by copyright. Researchers, philatelic authors, collectors, and dealers are hereby authorized to make use of the information contained within the table without securing specific permission from the publishers, provided that proper due acknowledgment is made of the source, Connecticut Manuscript Postmarks, Second Edition, 1997, and the ctpostalhistory.com website, 2019.

18 ( Apparent Anomalies ) Bethlem/Bethlehem (L) This town was first incorporated as Bethlem and the post office was established on July 29, 1811, with Joseph Brooks appointed first postmaster. The name was changed to Bethlehem by It is unclear whether this change was ever made official. Centre/Center; Burgh/Burg; Borough/Boro A spate of spelling changes occurred throughout the country in the 1890s. In accordance with the new Board of Geographical Names attempt to standardize spelling, the POD ordered that the spelling Center replace Centre on December 12, The POD directed that the h of burgh and the ugh of borough be eliminated, effective December 1, Additionally, the use of possessives was ended at that time. Chapinville/Chapin Ville (L) The Chapinville post office operated from May 31, 1828 to August 26, After having been closed for about three years, it was reopened as Chapin Ville on July 3, The second period of operation lasted until October 30, This simple spelling change continued in effect during the third period of operation from January 19, 1872 to January 21, Glastenbury/Glastonbury (H) The post office was first established as Glastenbury on July 1, 1806, with Joseph Wells postmaster. The spelling was changed to Glastonbury on November 23, It is probable that this change simultaneously affected East Glastenbury, which was established on September 6, 1861, and whose name is also known with the spelling East Glastonbury. Killingworth (W), et al There were two offices serving the area: Killingworth, established on April 10, 1794, and North Killingworth, established on November 20, The North Killingworth office was discontinued on August 24, The next day both post offices merged and reopened as the Killingworth Post Office. Because of the change, two different periods of operation of the Killingworth Post Office have been ascribed - Killingworth (1) and Killingworth (2). Another office, North Killingsworth, with an s, was opened on February 15,1859 to again serve the north side. It was discontinued on January 16, Marble Dale/Marbledale (L), et al On December 1, 1895, many office names of more than one word were combined throughout the country. Mashapaug/Mashapang (T) The Mashapaug Post Office appears in some official records as Mashapang. This is undoubtably a clerical error made in Washington, D.C. The actual manuscript postmark examples suggest that the u could easily have been misinterpreted by a clerk or typist as being the letter n when reading handwritten reports. (See page 51) Meriden/West Meriden (NH) On August 24, 1880 the original Meriden Post Office was discontinued. However, the West Meriden Post Office was renamed the Meriden Post Office. There are, therefore, two separate periods of operation for Meriden. This study has found manuscript examples from the first period of operation only, and none from West Meriden. Stafford/Stafford Spa/Stafford Springs (T) Even local historians are not certain of the details of this situation. Manuscript postmarks for both Stafford Springs and Stafford Spa are known to exist. It might be that both versions were accepted at the Stafford Springs Post Office because 'springs' are sometimes referred to as 'spas' by various local populations. Another possibility is that official records might be incomplete or erroneous. Further study of this state of affairs is required to come to a definitive understanding.