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Archival documents and philatelic objects related to the Albany Letter Express
Object Details
- Description
- In early March 1970 most of the postal employees of New York City went on strike causing near commercial paralysis. Postmaster General Winton Blount responded to this emergency by issuing a special order of March 18, 1970 temporarily suspending the Post Office Department's monopoly on carriage of first-class mail. The founders of the Albany Letter Express responded to this challenge by forming a company for the delivery of mail in and around Albany, NY. The collection consists of philatelic items related to this venture, company records, published columns, and articles about the company (including an article in The American Philatelist of July 1971). See also records 2010.2023.1 to 2010.2023.46 for cataloged philatelic objects from this collection.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- c. 1970
- Object number
- 2010.2023.INTRO
- Type
- Archival Material
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- approx. 1 linear foot
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2010.2023.INTRO
- Usage
- Not determined