Nevada Postal History - Local Posts and Railway Post Offices

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LOCAL POSTS

Dynathermic Associates Rocket Flight

This cacheted cover and label are for the 1961 Dynathermic Associates rocket flight commemorating the Fritz von Opel 1929 first rocket powered flight. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN BY ROCKET SPARKS NEVADA   OPEL MK II". Machine pictorial & slogan cancellation: "RENO, NEV. SEP 30 1961 | GIVE THE UNITED WAY |".

Local Post hand cancellation: "H.N. LOCAL POST JUN 21 1985". Special hand slogan cancellation: "RENO, NV 89510 JUN 21 1985 | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE |".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 7th Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight. Local post hand cancellation: "Flown by Rocket March 25 1960". Machine cancellation: "RENO, 2 NEV. MAR 25 1960".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 1964 Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight in commemoration of IGY. Local post hand cancellation: "Flown by Rocket II Jan. 1 1964". Special machine commemorative pictorial & slogan cancellation: "RENO, NEV. JAN 1 1964 | NEVADA CENTENNIAL   THE BATTLE-BORN STATE 1864 - 1964 |".

This label-cacheted cover is for the 16th Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight. Local post hand cancellation: "Flown by Rocket 1 31 Dec 1965". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 DEC 31 1965".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 1967 Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight. Local post hand cancellation: "Flown by Rocket 11 Sept. 30, 1967". Hand cancellation: "GERLACH, NV 89412 SEP 30 1967".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 21st Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN IN ROCKET 2 AT PYRAMID LAKE, NEVADA ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1968 AT 6:00 P.M. P.D.T.". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 SEP 22 1968".

This label-cacheted cover is for the 17th Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN IN ROCKET 2 THE DONN F. EISELE. AT PYRAMID LAKE NEVADA To Honor The First Manned Apollo Flight". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 OCT 11 1968".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 25th Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight commemorating the Apollo 10 flight. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN IN RRI CARGO ROCKET 1 on 18 May 1969 at 5:05 P.M., P.D.T. The Day That Apollo 10 Was Launched". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 MAY 18 1969".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 25th Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight commemorating the Apollo 10 flight. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN IN RRI CARGO ROCKET 1 on 18 May 1969 at 5:05 P.M., P.D.T. The Day That Apollo 10 Was Launched". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 MAY 18 1969".

This cacheted cover and label are for the 27th Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight honoring Robert H. Goddard. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN IN RRI CARGO ROCKET 1, the NEIL ARMSTRONG, on 20 July 1969 at 9:10 P.M., P.D.T., at Pyramid Lake, near Nixon, Nevada, ....". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 JUL 20 1969".

This cacheted cover and label are for a Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost cargo rocket flight commemorating the Apollo 13 flight. Local post hand cancellation: "ROCKET FLOWN by RRI, Inc., CARGO ROCKET PYRAMID LAKE, NV 11 APRIL 1970, the same day that APOLLO 13 was launched". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 APR 11 1970".

This cacheted cover and label are for Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight 31 commemorating the Apollo 14 flight. Local post hand cancellation: "ROCKET FLOWN BY RRI, INC., CARGO ROCKET PYRAMID LAKE, NV PIAUTE INDIAN RESERVATION 31 JANUARY 1971". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 JAN 31 1971".

This label-cacheted cover is for the 25th anniversary Rocket Research Institute Rocketpost rocket flight. Local post hand cancellation: "FLOWN BY ROCKET - 25th Anniversary Flight - June 28, 1972 - RRI Nevada Flight Range". Hand cancellation: "NIXON, NV 89424 JUN 28 1972".

It has a Star Wars Local Post 75 cents postage stamp. Local Post hand pictorial cancellation: "STAR WARS LOCAL POST". Hand cancellation: "MERCURY, NV 89023 NOV 3 1978".

Hand cancellation: "COBRE & ELY R. P. O. TR.13 JUL 28 1931 | RMS |".

Hand cancellation: "RENO & GOLDFIELD R.P.O. 23 MAY 15 1907 | RMS |".

Hand cancellation: "RENO & MINDEN R.P.O. TR.2 JUN 1 1949 | RMS |".

Special hand slogan cancellation: "RENO & MINDEN RPO. TR. 1 MAY 31 1950 | FINAL TRIP   V & T RAILWAY |".

Hand cancellation: "RENO & VA. CITY R.P.O. TR.1 SEP 10 1907 | RMS |".

Hand cancellation: "WIN & SAC R.P.O. TR2 OCT 23 1946 | RMS |".

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