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August 19, 2005
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Friday, August 19, 2005
The Special Postal Cancellation for Pelham's October 1954 Tercentennial
Celebration
Last year Pelham commemorated the 350th anniversary of the
signing of the treaty between Thomas Pell and local Native Americans on
June 27, 1654. By that treaty, Pell acquired the lands that later became
Pelham, New Rochelle, East Chester, City Island and surrounding areas. The
celebration lasted an entire year and included a large number of events.
In 1954, Pelham similarly celebrated the Tercentennial anniversary of the
signing of the Pell-Siwanoy Treaty. The Chairman of the Committee that
oversaw the celebration, Lockwood Barr, arranged a host of events held
principally during the weekend of October 15, 16 and 17 that year.
Dedicated local philatelists may know that on October 18, 1954, the United
States Post Office held a special postal cancellation dedicated to the
Tercentennial celebration. An image of a so-called "proof example" of the
cancellation appears immediately below.
The special cancellation shows a design on the left with a Native
American and a Pilgrim family standing on each side of the words
"TERCENTENNIAL 1654-1954 PELHAM, N.Y. October 15, 16, 17 CELEBRATION". The
three cent U.S. Postage printed to the right appears next to a
cancellation marked "PELHAM P O [Post Office] N.Y. OCT 18 '54".
A number of these appear to exist and at least two have auctioned
recently on eBay.
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