THE NEW JERSEY POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY was established in 1972, to study and explore the many aspects of New Jersey postal history.

 

The society produces a quarterly award winning journal in electronic and hard copy format, which publishes articles on a variety of subjects relating to this theme. Join the Society and receive NJPHS Journal.

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Section One (Articles)

 

Explore several interesting articles below on various topics, or Click Here for Section Two (Journals)

 

Steven M. Roth: STAGE OPERATIONS AND THE MAILS IN NEW JERSEY

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/rothstage.pdf

 

DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO EARLY POST OFFICE LEGISLATION Postal Act of 1792

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/postact1792.pdf

 

Ed & Jean Siskin: PAGES from the JOURNAL OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS RELATING TO PO LEGISLATION

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/JrnlContlCongress-PO.pdf

 

Files relating to COLONIAL POSTAL RATES

Ed Siskin: Colonial rate files:

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratechartdoc.pdf

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratesxls.zip

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratejpgs.zip

 

These last two are also available as .rar files

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratejpgs.rar

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/ratesxls.rar

 

Ed & Jean Siskin: PAGES FROM BARBER & HOWE (1844) ON NJ POST ROADS

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/HistColl-BarberHowe-roads.pdf

 

Don Chafetz Some REVOLUTIONARY WAR COVERS From the Award-Winning Exhibit  of Don Chafetz 
http://www.njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/revolutionaryNJ.pdf

 

Richard Micchelli: NEW JERSEY CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVERS From the Award-Winning Exhibit  of Richard Micchelli http://www.njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/NJCWPats.pdf

 

A WONDERFUL ARTICLE ABOUT THE HANDLING OF FOREIGN MAIL IN NYC

Foreign Mail in NY ~ 1899 - great old article!

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NYForMail.pdf

 

MAP OF NJ RAILROADS

NJ RRmap:

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/archive/027rrmap-marnjph78.pdf

Same as a jpg:

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/archive/027rrmap-marnjph78.jpg

 

COUNTY FORMATION IN NEW JERSEY  --

A document showing counties and when they were formed, with additional on the NJ capital

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NJCtyformation.pdf

 

OUR COLLECTION OF NJ DPO WORD PUZZLES BY COUNTY http://NJPostalHistory.org/wordsearch.html

 

OR TOGETHER IN ONE DOCUMENT: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NJDPOPuzzlebook.pdf

 

A SURVEY OF NEW BRUNSWICK (NJ) STAMPLESS POSTAL MARKINGS:

http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/NBstampless-markings-RGRose.pdf

 

NEW JERSEY POSTMASTERS of the STAMPLESS ERA, 1789-1857 by William Coles & Stanley Griffith – A listing of Postmasters from New Jersey towns between 1789 and 1857, when stampless covers were in use:
http://www.njpostalhistory.org/media/pdf/ColesNJPMs1789-1857.pdf

 

POSTMASTER FILES by COUNTY - not all counties have been done, but we show those that have been completed so far:

BURLINGTON COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by John Edge in his research for Burlington County Post Towns
http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/BurlingtonCoPMlist.pdf

 

CAPE MAY COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by Mary E. Law in her research for the Postal History of Cape May County: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/CapeMayPMs.pdf

 

HUNTERDON COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by Jim Walker in his research for Hunterdon County New Jersey Postal History: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/HunterdonCoPMs.pdf

 

SUSSEX COUNTY POSTMASTERS: Compiled by Len Peck in his research for Essays on Sussex County and New Jersey Postal History: http://NJPostalHistory.org/media/pdf/SussexCoPMs.pdf

 

BERGEN COUNTY POSTMASTERS has been researched by the Genealogical Society of Bergen County, and includes on their site a list of Bergen County postmasters. This links to that web site.
http://www.njgsbc.org/databases/6/76-postoffices

 

Full county histories of the above counties are available to NJPHS members. Contact your Secretary. *National Archive files are available for NPHS members wishing to research other counties.

Contact the Secretary at Secretary@NJPostalHistory.org

 

 

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