42 January 2002 La Posta
A Peculiar
Kindred and
Barrie, North
Dakota Postal
Relationship
Figure 1 Adjoining Cass and Richland Counties in SE North
Dakota. Arrows point to Hickson, Kindred and Barrie
By Ronald Olin
Figure 2 shows the postal card from Missoula, Mont.,
The author recently came across two cards with a pe-
addressed to Barrie, N.D., with the Kindred, N.D.
culiar and speculative relationship. Figure 1 is a map
Rec’d postmark. Barrie, N.D. had a post office from
of Cass and Richland counties in southeastern North
September 20, 1878 to November 30, 1907. We felt
Dakota showing the locations of the towns involved.
that this postal to Barrie with a Kindred transit mark
Both cards were sent to Doug Wick in Bismarck, North
made sense. Most likely it was carried by rail, despite
Dakota for his opinion.
the lack of an RPO post-
Figure 2 Postal
mark, and Kindred was the
card from
dropoff point. Rural mailMissoula, Mont.,
Nov. 14, 1907. carriers likely completed
Addressed to
the 10-mile overland jour-
Barrie, N.D.
ney.
Back side has a
Kindred, North Dakota
Kindred, N.D.
had a large and activeRec’d, Nov. 17,
1907 RFD system in 1907.
Eight different styles of
cancels between 1902 and
1913 are known.
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