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*Kansas-Nebraska Overprints - Series of 1922 postage stamps overprinted "Kans." or "Nebr." in 1929 for sale in those states, but valid in all states. Scott 658-679.
2: USPS abbreviation for Nebraska. Neale, Thomas: appointed first American colonial Deputy Postmaster General in charge of all mails arriving from overseas, 1691. Neapel: (Dan., Ger.) Naples.
(1980) 29 Years to Oblivion, The Last Years of Railway Mail Service in the United States, Mobile Post Office Society, Omaha, Nebraska. Crissy, Forrest (December 1902). "The Traveling Post-Office".
Ironically, the Kansas-Nebraskas themselves have been counterfeited extensively in the years since their issue, not to defraud the Postal Service, but to cheat collectors.
The legendary pony express, running through parts of various states or territories (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California), began in April 1860 as a private enterprise and operated that way through June 1861.
Hicks, Nebraska , 2,661 votes; W. Danforth Walker, Maryland, 2,360 votes. Other candidates for director-at-large were Yamil H.
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