Founded in 1848 byJames C. Harriot, this post was purchased by Beryamin Lockwood and Joseph E. Dunham around 1854. Lockwood, who owned several posts at the time, continued the post until it closed around 1860.
The Broadway post office issued two different stamps of the same design. The first were printed in gold on black glazed paper; these are the most scarce of the two stamps. The next stamps issued were printed in black on white paper.
Genuine issues
Key features
The dash between "POST" and "OFFICE" has a dot on each end
A swirl of dust, consisting of fine lines arrayed in a whorl, rises from the track behind the
locomotive
There is a small puff of steam from the whistle spout.
The "S" of "POST" is ;lower than the other letters
The 2nd "F"of "OFFICE" appears to lean slightly forwards
Forgeries
Forgeries of the first issue are rare, the following are attributed to Scott & Taylor
There is no steam puff coming from the whistle spout.
The dash between "POST" and "OFFICE" has no dot on each end
There is a white space in the cowcatcher.
There are no whorls of smoke or of dust behind the locomotive
The engineers left shoulder is high and clearly visible
The puff of steam coming from the whistle spout is outlined.
The double lettered "P" in "POST" touches the inne1 frame line.
The engineer's right hand is lower on the throttle than in forgery A.
The bumper at the front of the locomotive is longer than in forgery A.
There are six short horizonal lines in the cowcatcher
A partial sheet of E forgeries
Found in the usual Taylor bogus colors
The engineer is wearing a flat topped hat.
The dash between the "T" of "POST' and the "O" of "OFFICE" has a large dot over it
There is a short bumper at the front or the locomotive
Heavy smoke between "O" & "A" and large space between letters
Forgery C Scott
There is a strong puff of smoke from the whistle spout
The smoke from the locomotive goes hack in fairly straight lines
The lines of shading are very heavy
Forgery D Unknown
No shading lines in background
There is only a single frame line around the stamp
The stamp is in a square frame
Forgery F Unknown
Very crude design
| A checkered locomotive There is no railing around the engineer. There is a lot or smoke from the whistle spout. |
Forgery G Moens
The engineer is unshaded.
Lower letters touch the frame line
The boiler chamber on the engine is unshaded
Unknown Forgery
Short top letters with "R" top cut off
Background of dots & dashes
Engineer heavily shaded
Warning
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