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United States/Covers & Postmarks : Fort Snelling, MN Cover - Fort Snelling Sesquicentennial

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smauggie
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03 Apr 2014
10:35:09pm
Here's a cover from a post office that closed in 1918.

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Of course, it is a philatelic cover, but a nice find from the dollar box.
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04 Apr 2014
04:54:58am

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Antonio,

was the PO resurrected for this event?

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04 Apr 2014
08:25:40am
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I suspect that is the case amsd. I suspect if I knew what the "329BPO" meant that might help me understand the cover better. BPO might stand for Base Post Office.

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04 Apr 2014
08:34:40am

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in APO covers, BPO is Base Post Office, and if this is military, rather than civilian, that stands to reason

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04 Apr 2014
08:53:36am
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Yes, Fort Snelling was and is a military installation. The cemetery there is still actively used for the final resting place of Minnesota servicemen.

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I still have more questions than answers
04 Apr 2014
11:15:56am
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Antonio,
It was a one day only cancel. Joe Johnson has a lot of history on that cancellation.
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04 Apr 2014
12:29:47pm
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Thanks Pat. I will be sure to ask him about it at this saturday's board meeting.

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