Description
Offered here is a 1944 cover postmarked from Church Street Annex, New York City, a short-lived postal substation that operated from 1937 to 1945. This piece of postal history is franked with the 3¢ Washington Inauguration stamp-a commemorative issue honoring George Washington and widely used during World War II.
The cover is addressed to Robert Fulton Stamp News, located at 169 High Street, Portland 3, Maine. This adds a meaningful connection to the mid-century philatelic world, as the publication catered to stamp collectors during a time when philately surged in popularity alongside wartime correspondence.
Church Street Annex postmarks are prized among postal history collectors due to their specific and relatively narrow operational window. When paired with wartime stamps and philatelic addresses, they provide layered value to both patriotic and specialist collections.
This cover combines wartime postal usage, a commemorative stamp, and a desirable postmark-all sent to a known philatelic publication during the golden age of American stamp collecting. It’s a fine example of how even ordinary mail became part of a much larger historical narrative.
