Towns with Manuscript Postal Markings

List maintained by Greg Stone

Manuscript postal markings were, usually, the first markings used in a town and, therefore, are much sought after by collectors. When a town was new or small the Postmaster would write in cursive the name of the town and the date the letter was postmarked and the rate (cost) to send the letter. In addition a notation of “Paid” would be added to those letters that were prepaid by the sender. As the outgoing letter volume for a town increased, they would acquire a circular datemarking device (CDS) and the manuscript cancels would not be used unless an emergency arose.

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Selecting a town will bring up the list of the known manuscript postal markings from that town. If the letter that you are interested in is in the erniesmichigan.com archives you can select the link and you will be taken to a list of letters from your letter’s date. You would then select the letter that you want to view. When you are done viewing all that you would like to know about that letter, you can follow the link back to the list of manuscript towns, and continue your selections. If additional manuscript cancels are known by collectors, please notify Greg Stone directly or through erniesmichigan@gmail.com

List of Cities
(Burnips Corners)(Detroit)(Elba)(Fawn River)(Jefferson)
(Monroe)(Otsego)(Summerfield)(West) Rives3 Rivers4 Towns
AbroniaAbscotaAdaAdams AdamsvilleAddison
AdrianAdventureAkronAlaiedonAlamoAlaska
AlbanyAlbionAlbion (5)AlembicAlganseeAlgodon
AlgomaAlgonacAlgonquinAlleganAllen CreekAllis
AlmiraAlpineAltoAltonAmberAmboy
AndoverAnn ArborAnn ArbourAnnArbourAntrimAntrim City
AppletonArenacArgentineArgyleArkdaleArland
ArlingtonArmadaArmada MTArvonAshlandAshley
AshleyvilleAssyriaAthensAtlasAtwoodAuburn
AugustaAusterlitzAustinAustin's LakeAustins LakeAvon
AvondaleAyrBad RiverBaileyBainbridgeBakers
Bald MountainBaldwin CityBaldwins MillsBall CreekBall(d) MountainBaraga
BarnardBarryBarryvilleBase LakeBataviaBates
BathBattle CreekBay SettlementBear Lake Bear Lake MillsBear River Junction
Beaver Beaver IslandBedfordBeechBeldenBell Branch
Bell(e)vueBelle RiverBellevilleBellevueBelmontBengal
Bennett's CornersBenningtonBenonaBentonBenzoniaBerlin
BerrienBerrien SpBerrien SpringsBerrien SprsBerrien SpsBertrand
BervilleBethelBig BeaverBig CreekBig PrairieBig Spring
Birch RunBirdBirminghamBismarkBlack RiverBlackberry Ridge
BlendonBlissBlissfieldBlookfieldBloomer CentreBloomfield
Blooming ValleyBlumfield Bonds MillsBorodinoBostonBostwick Lake
BowneBoyne FallsBradleyBradyBranchBranch C.H.
BrandonBravoBreedsvilleBrestBrethrenBrick Tavern
BridgeportBridgeport CentreBridgetonBridgevilleBridgewaterBrighton
BristolBristol (7)BristolvilleBronsonBronson Pr Bronson Prairie
Bronson's PrairieBrooklynBrooksideBrownstownBruceBuchanan
Buck CreekBucklinBucksBuelBuena VistaBur(nips) Cor(ners)
BurgessBurlingtonBurnsBurt LakeBurtonBush(nell) Centre
ButlerByersByronByron CentreC(opper) HarborCady
CaledoniaCaliforniaCalvinCambria (Mills)Cambria MillsCambridge
CamdenCampbell Campbells CornersCanandaiguaCanbyCannonsburg
CantonCapacCarlisleCarltonCarp LakeCarp River
CascadeCascoCaseltonCasevilleCassCass Bridge
CassapolisCassopolisCassvilleCastletonCatoCatville
CayugaCedar Cedar CreekCedar ForksCedar LakeCedar Run
CentreCentreportCentrevilleCerescoChadwickCharleston
CharlesworthCharlevoixCharlotteChaseCheboyganChelsea
ChesaningCheshireChesterChickamingChinaChubbs Cor(ners)
Chubbs CornersChurchs CornersClaireClam LakeClarenceClarendon
ClarionClarkstonClayClay BankClay Bank(s)Clay Banks
ClaytonCleonCliffordCliftonClimax (Prairie)Climax Pr
Climax PrairieClintonClioClydeClyde MillsCob moo sa
CobmoosaCodys MillsCohoctahColdwaterColfaxCollinsville
ColonColumbiaColumbia LakeColumbiavilleColumbusCommerce
ComstockConcordConstantineConvisConvis CentreConway
CooperCoopersvilleCopper HarborCorinthCornellCorning
CortlandCortland CenterCorunnaCot(t)re(ll)villeCottrellvilleCranbrook
CrapoCrawfordCrockery CreekCrystalCrystal LakeCuba
CulverCutcheonCutlers CornersDallasDaltons MillsDanby
DavisburghDavisonvilleDaytonDearbornvilleDecaturDeer Creek
Deer LickDeerfieldDelhi CentreDelhi MillsDeltaDelton
DenaDenmarkDentons MillDenverDesmondDetroit
Devils LakeDewittDexterDiscoDixboroDover
DowagiacDrayton PlainsDrentheDrummond IslandDrydenDubuques Mines
DunbarDuncanDundeeDuplainDurhamDushville
E BloomfieldE(ast) GoldenEagleEagle HarborEagle LakeEagle River
EamesEast BellevueEast DoverEast FarmingtonEast MarionEast Muskegon
East OgdenEast ParisEast RaisinvilleEast SaginawEast ThetfordEast Walton
EastmansvilleEastonEaton RapidsEau ClaireEckfordEcorse
EdenEdenvilleEdgelEdgewoodEdnaEdwardsburgh
ElbaElginElkElk GroveElk RapidsElkland
Elm Elm HallElmiraEmpireEnglishvilleEnterprise
EpsportErieEsconawbaEssexEssexvilleEtna
ExeterFair GroveFair HavenFairfieldFairviewFallasburg
Farmers CreekFarmingtonFaroweFawn RiverFayetteFelt's
FentonvilleFerrisFillmoreFinktonFlat RiverFleming
FlintFlint RiverFlorenceFloridaFlowerfieldFlushing
FordneyForest CityForest HomeForestvilleForkForman
Fort DesMoinesFort GratiotFort PleasantFort SnellingFort WilkinsFort Winnebago
Four TownsFrancisco(ville) FranciscosFranciscovilleFrankenmuthFrankfort
FranklinFraserFredoniaFreedomFremontFrenchtown
Frenchtown River RaiFrontierFultonFyfe LakeG(ran)d JunctionGaines Centre
Gaines StationGainesvilleGalesburghGalienGamblesvilleGanges
GatesGelosterGenaGeneseeGenesee VillageGenesee Ville
GenevaGenoaGibraltarGibsonGidleys (Station)Gidleys Station
GileadGirardGladwinGlendaleGlenwoodGolding
GoodlandGoodrichGoodwinsvilleGraafschapGraceGran(d)ville
Grand BlancGrand CakalinGrand HavenGrand JunctionGrand LedgeGrand Rapids
Grand TraverseGrandvilleGrantGrass LakeGratiots GroveGrattan
Gravel RunGraylingGreen BayGreen OakGreenbushGreenland
GreenvilleGreenwoodGrovelandGull LakeHadleyHamburg
Hamburg VillageHamiltonHamptonHanoverHarrisonHarrisville
HartfordHartlandHartwellsHartwellvilleHarveyHasler
HastingsHavanaHavreHazel GreenHelenaHetherton
Hickory CornersHickvilleHighlandHilliardsHillsdaleHinman
HollandHolly MillsHomerHookerHoopertownHope
HopkinsHoughtonHowardsvilleHowellHudsonHunters Creek
HuronIdaImlayIndexIndian CreekIngham
InglesideInwoodIoniaIron CreekIrvingIrvington
IshpemingIthacaJacksonJacksonopolisJacksons MillsJamestown
JayJeddoJeffersonJeffersonvilleJenisonvilleJersey
JohnstownJonesvilleJoscoJoyfieldKalamazooKalamo
KearsleyKedronKedzies GroveKeelersvilleKelloggsvilleKellys Corners
KendallKensingtonKentKewawenon BayKeweenaw BayKey Stone
KeystoneKibbie(s)Kidzies GroveKinderhookKings MillKipps Corners
KossuthLa GrangeLafayetteLaingsburghLakeLake City
Lake ElizabethLake HarborLake MillLake RidgeLakevilleLakewood
LambertvilleLamontLamotteLanesvilleLapeerLaphamville
LasalleLathropLawrenceLeeLeesburgLeesville
LeightonLemontLenoxLeoniLeonidasLeRoy
LeslieLeveringLexingtonLibertyLimaLinden
LisbonLitchfieldLittle Prairie RondeLivingstonLivoniaLivonia Centre
LockeLockportLocks StationLockwoodLodiLondon
Long RapidsLooks CornersLoomisvilleLowellLucerneLynn
LyonLyonsMackinacMacks PlaceMacombMacon
MadisonMahopacMallets CreekMaltonMancelonaManchester
ManhattanManisteeManliusMapleMaple CityMaple Grove
Maple RapidsMaple ValleyMapletonMaplewoodMarbleMarengo
MarillaMarine CityMarionMarquetteMarshallMarshall Mic T
MarshvilleMartinMartinsvilleMasonMason CentreMastodon
MathertonMattawanMattisonMayMayfieldMcDonald
McIvorMeads MillsMearsMecostaMedinaMelville
MemphisMendonMenomineeMenomineevilleMereMeridian
MetamoraMich CentreMichamMichiganMichigan CentreMiddleburg
MiddleburyMiddlevilleMilanMilfordMillburgMillett
MillingtonMillwaukeeMiloMiltonMilwaukeeMineral Point
Model CityMolineMonguagoMonroeMonroe CentreMont Lake
MontereyMontgomeryMontroseMontrose Sta Montrose StationMonuago
MorenciMorganMorganvilleMorleyMorriceMorton
MoscowMoshervilleMottvilleMoulin RougeMoundvilleMount Clemens
Mount VernonMt ClemensMt MorrisMt PleasantMt VernonMud Creek
MuirMundyMuskegonN West MinesN(orth) BradleyN(orth) Vernon
NankinNapoleonNashvilleNavarinoNebraskaNeebish
NelsonNelsonvilleNew BaltimoreNew BuffaloNew CanandaiguaNew Casco
New EraNew HavenNew Haven CentreNew LothropNew Stony CreekNewberg
NewcombNewmanNewportNewtonNilesNo Farmington
No ShadeNoble CentreNorth AdamsNorth AdrianNorth BrightonNorth Cannon
North DorrNorth FarmingtonNorth LakeNorth MarshallNorth PlainsNorth Raisinville
North ShadeNorth StarNorth UnityNorthamptonNorthfieldNorthfield Church
NorthvilleNorvellNorwoodNottawaNottawa(y)Nottaway
NovestaNoviNW MinesOakOak GroveOak Hill
OakfieldOakfordOaklandOakleyOakvilleOceola
Oceola CentreOgemawOlive CenterOlivet OmenaOneida
OnondagaOntonagonOportoOrangeOrangeville Orangeville Mills
Ore CreekOregonOrionOrtonvilleOsbornOtisco
OtisvilleOtsegoOtsego LakeOttawa LakeOtter CreekOtto
OveriselOviattOvidOvid CentreOwassoOwosso
Ox BowOxfordP(leasant) ValleyPaint CreekPalmerPalmyra
PaloParadiseParisParkParkvilleParshallville
PartelloPatterson MillsPatterson's MillsPavilionPaw PawPaye
Peach BeltPennPere CheneyPere MarquettePerryPeru
PewamoPiercevillePinckneyPine GrovePine Grove MillsPine Hill
Pine LakePine PlainPine RiverPine RunPinnebogPipestone
PittsburghPittsfieldPittsfordPlainfieldPlainvillePlainwell
Plank RoadPlattePlattevillePleasant Pleasant ViewPleasanton
PlymouthPogwatigue M.T.PokagonPolktonPompeiPonama
PontiacPoolPort AustinPort HopePort HuronPort Lawrence
Portage Portage EntryPortlandPrairie Du ChienPrairie RondePrairie Round
ProctorPulaskiQuimbyQuincyRabbitt RiverRaisin
Raisin CentreRaisin RiverRaisinvilleRankinRansomRavenna
RawsonvilleRayRay CentreRaynoldReadingRed Bridge
RedfordRenwickReserveRice CreekRichfieldRichland
Richland CenterRichmondRichmond CornersRichmondvilleRidersRidgeway
RileyRives JunctionRoberts LandingRobinsonRochesterRollin
RomeRomeoRomulusRonald CentreRoot RiverRootville
RoseRose LakeRosevilleRossRound LakeRoxana
Royal OakRoyal Oak M.T.RoyaltonRubyRural ValeRustford
S LyonSaganawSaginawSaguina BaySaint LouisSalem
SalineSalt RiverSamariaSammons LandingSandstoneSanford
SaranacSatterlee MillsSaugatuckSault Ste MarieSaut de Ste MarieSaut Ste Marie
SawyerSchafferSchoolcraftScioScipio Scipio Centre
ScottsvilleSearsSebastopolSebawaingSebewaSedan
SenecaSharonSheboyganShelbySheridanSherman
SherwoodShiawasseeSidneySilver CreekSix CornersSlayton
Slocums GroveSmithfieldSmiths CornersSmithvilleSmyrnaSo Boston
So GenoaSo LyonSo NankinSo PlymouthSo RileySo Woodstock
SodusSolonSomersetSomerset MillsSonomaSouth Arm
South AssyriaSouth BoardmanSouth BostonSouth CamdenSouth CassSouth Haven
South JacksonSouth NankinSouth PlymouthSouthfieldSovaSparta
Sparta CenterSparta CentreSpencer MillsSpencers MillSpoorSpring Arbor
Spring CreekSpring GroveSpring MillsSpringbrookSpringdaleSpringfield
SpringportSpringvilleSt ClairSt JamesSt JohnsSt Joseph
St LouisStarits LakeStarkStckbridgeSteam MillSteam Mill(s)
Steeles LandingStellaStephensSterlingStevens LandingStockbridge
Stoney RunStony CreekStony P(oin)tStony PointStony RunStraits Lake
StrasburgSturgisSummerfieldSummertonSummervilleSummit
Summit CitySunSunfieldSuperiorSwainesvilleSwartz Creek
Sylvan SylvanusSylvesterTallmadgeTaylor CentreTaylorsville
TaymouthTecumsehTekonshaTerry StationTexasThetford
Thetford CentreThompsonThorntonThornvilleThorpThree Rivers
Thumb LakeThurmanTiptonToledoTompkinsTorch Lake
Totten Traverse CityTremainvilleTroyTruagoTuscola
TustinTylerTyroneUnadillaUnionUnion City
Union Dist.Union HomeUnionvilleUptonUraniaUtica
Van DecarVandaliaVassarVergennesVermont(VT)villeVermontville
VernonVeronaVerona MillsVevayVictorVienna
ViolaVistulaVoliniaVolneyVt villeVt villle
W(est) LeroyW(hite)F(ish)P(oint)WacedahWacoustaWahjamegaWakeshma
WalesWallacevilleWalled LakeWalshWaltonWanicott
WarrenWasepiWashingtonWaterburgWaterfordWaterford Centre
WaterlooWatertownWatervlietWatrousvilleWatson Co'sWatson Cor(ners)
WaverlyWaylandWayneWebsterWeesawWellsville
West BerlinWest BloomfieldWest BranchWest ClimaxWest DelhiWest Farmington
West HavenWest LeroyWest NoviWest OgdenWest RivesWest Sumpter
West SumterWest TroyWest WindsorWestfieldWestonWestphalia
WexfordWheatfieldWheatland Wheatland centerWheatland MT Wheeler
WheelervilleWhiteWhite CloudWhite LakeWhite OakWhite Pigeon
White RiverWhite RockWhite SwanWhite WaterWhitefordWhiteford Centre
Whiteford CtrWhites StationWhitesburgWhitesvilleWhitewoodWhitmanville
Whitmore LakeWhitneyvilleWilliamsto(w)nWilliamstownWindsorWinfield
WiotaWisnerWixomWolf CreekWoodbridgeWoodhull
Woodlins MillsWoods CornerWoodstockWordenWorthWyandotte
Yankee SpringsYnouskiYork YorkvilleYpsilantiZeeland

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