Monterey County Postal History Collection
Finding aid created by Monterey Public Library staff using RecordEXPRESS
Monterey Public Library
2023
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, California 93940
(831) 646-3741
https://www.monterey.org/services/library/history_room/index.php
Title: Monterey County Postal History Collection
Dates: 1870-2012
Collection Number: ARC 611
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 27 cm x 32 cm album binder; 62 items.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: Collection consists of covers or postal stationery displaying postmarks of unique post offices, including former post offices
and mobile, branch, and temporary post offices, Wells Fargo post offices and telegraph forwarders.
Language of Material: English
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
[Identification of item]. Monterey County Postal History Collection. Collection Number: ARC 611. Monterey Public Library
Gift from Jefferey L. McBride in 2018.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes photocopies of 1897 map showing post offices, rail and stage lines, and an article on Monterey and San Benito counties
postmarks.