Texas Postmarks
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Discontinued Post Offices
Anderson County
Bethel
Bradford
Ioni
Salmon
Andrew County
Frankel
City
Angelina County
Cheeseland
Homer
Marion
Archer County
Geraldine
Mankins
Atascosa County
Benton
City
Gallinas
Austin County
Broomtown
Peters
Shelby
Bandera County
Polly
Bastrop County
Young's
Settlement
Baylor County
Mabelle
Bee County
Caesar
Clareville
Papalote
Tulsita
Bell County
Bland
Brookhaven
Crossville
Cyclone
Donahoe
Maxdale
Moffat
Sparta
Summer’s
Mills
Vilas
Bexar County
Bexar
Earle
Kirby
Luxello
Blanco County
Board
House
Round
Mountain
Bosque County
Eulogy
Steiner/Fowler
Bowie County
Bassett
Malta
Oak
Grove
Rolyat
Brazoria County
Hinkle's
Ferry
Sandy
Point
Brazos County
Allenfarm
Edge
Macy
Brewster County
Castolon
Briscoe County
Gasoline
Brooks
County
Flowella
Brown County
Hutson
Burleson County
Birch
Brazos
Bottom
Burnet County
Mahomet
Naruna
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Biography
John Germann is
a retired teacher for whom Houston, Texas has been home since 1950.
He is a "history nut." He taught history for over four decades, and
he continues to pursue it - reading it, researching it, writing it.
He is an avid and active philatelist, with a special interest in collecting
the postal history of Texas. Of particular interest are postmarks
from those post offices which have come and gone. There are thousands
of these discontinued post offices (DPOs) in the state. Most have
disappeared from the maps and the scenery, and their postmarks frequently
represent the only historical reminder that they ever existed. He
also enjoys travel, inside and outside of Texas, eating, watching
movies, and just being a retired wastrel - all in the company of his
lovely and exceedingly tolerant wife, Caro Ann.
Research:
I have published Texas Post Offices By County serially and
then on CD-Rom - based on 40 total years of research among the primary
sources, histories, and maps at the National Archives, Library of
Congress, Texas State Archives, Texas General Land Office, Barker
Center for Texas History, Houston Public Library (Texas Room), Clayton
Genealogy Library (Houston), American Philatelic Research Library,
the Internet, etc. I have also published varied articles and compendia
on Texas post offices in journals and magazines, and am a very active
member of the Texas Postal History Society.
- John J. Germann |
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