30 January 2002 La Posta
Figure 28 Extraordinary mixed-franking cover mailed from Germany in 1956 to a doctor who had
relocated to Marathon Shores, Florida Soon after, he moved on to the American hospital at
Guatemala City, Guatemala. The 10-cent stamp is tied by a large cds “Marathon, Florida, Marathon
Shores Rural Station.” The back of the cover shows the smaller double-circle ”Marathon, Fla.
thon, Florida...Marathon Shores Rural Station”
La Posta Backnumbers
cancel. Shown on Figure 28A is a Marathon Shores
double circle-date cancellation.
Backnumbers of La Posta may be purchased from
Sherry Straley, 2214 Arden Way #199, Sacramento,
My suggestion to today’s postal history
CA 95825. An index of all backnumbers through
community...find and accumulate the ‘rural station’
Volume 28 has been completed by Daniel Y.
markings from Alaska and Hawaii near their territo-
Meschter and is available on the La Posta website
rial/statehood periods. Gather Guam’s rural stations
at www.la-posta.com.
in the early 1960s, and accumulate all Puerto Rico
rural station cards and covers from the mid-20th cen-
To order backnumbers call Sherry at 916-486-9339
tury. Study and document them. I think you’ll find
or send her an E-mail at sherjohn@softcom.net.
that they are not easy to find today.
Shown are examples of rural stations from Alaska and
Hawaii circa 1959, along with similar Guam and
Puerto Rico material, and an example of foreign mail
involving a rural station being used as both a destina-
tion and forwarding location. My advice....find them,
enjoy them now, catalog them and pass them on to
future postal historians.
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