Subject: Re: NYNJ - Here: official postal marking
Date: May 10, 2003 @ 20:49
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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> Arif's subject "NYNJ" reminded me that, when the US PostalService
> issues stamps, its first days of issue ceremonies usually are aday in
> advance of nationwide sale at one designated post office. The"first
> day post office's normal cancellation device is changed to readon
> that day "First Day of Issue" and is used to cancel all mailbearing
> the newly issued stamp(s). Ellis Island has been such a sitesince
> the 1960s at least, and the official, federal governmentcancellation
> device from the temporary post offices opened on the island forthese
> occasions reads "Ellis Island - NY/NJ".<fHoiberg@y...> wrote:
>
> For what it's worth.
>
> LN
>
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Arif Samad
> > You know what a polygon with infinite side is? It's a
> > circle. And circles have a measurable perimeter...