Matthew E. Liebson
Ohio Straightline Postmark Census


This is an ongoing (and just starting) project.  Listings are taken from the 5th edition of the ASCC and dates provided are from actual known covers.

Sources thus far include my personal collection, selected materials from a few collectors and dealer stocks, and selected auction catalogs, including the 1990 Jarrett sale. 

Please submit data you may have or find, and an image if possible, or direct me to auction catalog listings that include Ohio straightline material.

Illustration Town Color EKU LKU Census Size or Style Notes

Adelphi Black 9/15/1840
1 35x3.5

Akron Black


24.5x3

Akron Black


23x3

Akron Black 8/2/1833 (ASCC)

dbl box

Alexandersville Black 6/5/1839
1 39x2.5

Alexandersville Red


39x2.5

Ashtabula Black


38x3

Athens Black 2/6/1827 11/29/1827 5 boxed

Baltimore Red 6/13/1851
1 57x4

Batavia Black


29x2.5

Batavia Blue-Green


octagon box

Berea Black


19x2.5

Berea Red


19x2.5

Berlin Black 7/2/1850
1 17x2.5 italics

Berlin Center Black 1/3/185?
1 35x2.5

Bloomingburg Blue 2/1/1844 8/5/1845 3 53x3

Bloomingburg Black


53x3

Blue Rock Black


boxed

Braceville Black 12/19/1835
1 40x3.5

Brandywine Mills Black


38x2

Chagrin Blue


50x3

Charlestown Black





Chillicothe Black (8/14)/1801
1 32x3 NWT

Cincinnati Black 2/15/1831
1 26x3

Clarksville Black


boxed

Clarksville Black


33x2

Cleveland
see Tom Allen monograph



Cleves Red 6/26/18??
1 24x3

Clifton Red 6/20/1848 10/15/1849 2 21.5x2.5

Conneaut Red


53x3.5

Cross Roads Blue 5/18/1833
1 23x8.5 with cross

East Liverpool Black 1/22/18??
1 34x2.5

East Trumbull Black


37x3

Edinburgh Black


26x2.5

Elyria Red 8/9/1832 3/2/1833 2 boxed

Euclid Black 10/9/1830
1 25.5x3

Euclid Black


boxed

Euclid Red 7/18/1833
1 boxed

Fairfield Black


24x2.5

Filney Black 12/11/1838 12/13/1838 2 23x3

Findley Black 6/2/1838 9/3/18?? 2 25x3

Finley Black 12/26/1838 3/14/1839 2 23x3

Franklin Black 4/15/1820
1 33x3

Franklin Mills Black 1/7/1831
1 52x3

Fremont Blue


47x5

Fulton



box

Gambier Black


24x3.5

Gambier Black


24.4, 2 lines lower case

Hamilton Black


32x3, 2 lines

Hamilton Black 9/23/1838 1/18/1840 6 32x3

Hampden Red


dbl box

Harpersfield Black


31x2.5

Hayesville Black


30x2.5

Kilbuck Black 7/24/1838
1 19x2.5, 2 lines

Lancaster Black





Lebanon Black





Litchfield Black


25x2.5

Little Beaver Bridge Red


boxed

Lodi Black 1/13/1846
1 fancy frame

Lodi Black


20x2

Logan Black 9/??/1836 8/14/1837 2 25x2.5

Madison Black


30x3

Madison Black


30x3 4mm "O"

Mansfield Black


28x4

Mansfield Black 1/15/1831
1 36x3

Mantua Black


41x4

Marysville Black 3/16/1842 8/24/1842 2 31x3

McCutchenville Blue 2/25/1846 10/13/1847 4 36x2.5 with and without line

Medina C.H. Black


27.5x3

Miamisburgh Red 11/12/18??
1 45x3.5

Middlebury Black 9/22/1827
1 dbl box

Middlebury Black 11/8/1832 5/3/1833 4 40/42.5x3

Middlesex Black


29x2.5

Monroeville Black 3/17/1832
1 28x2.5

Montpelier Black


boxed

Morgan Black


30x2.5

Morrow Red 11/4/18??
1 35x3.5

Mt. Eaton Black 8/15/1831
1 33x5

Mt. Eaton Wayne Co. Black 9/2/1848
1


Mt. Eaton Black


fancy frame

Mt. Gilead Black


19x2

Mt. Vernon Black 12/22/1841 1/31/1843 2 29x2.5

Newark Black 11/24/1829 2/2/1830 2 box; town 17mm

Newark Black 12/16/1829 12/25/1829 2 box with dots

Newark Black 3/7/1833 4/18/1833 4 box; town 23mm

New Lisbon Black





North Fairfield Black 10/13/1844
1 39x2

North Newbury Black





North Newbury Black


35x2.5

Norwalk Black


boxed; 24x14

Painesville Green


dbl box; 38.5x17

Painesville Blue 1/21/1825
1 dbl box; 38.5x17

Painesville Red


30x23

Perins Mills Black 1843
1 fancy eagle

Perrysburgh Black 2/2/1831
1
ASCC unlisted

Randolph Black


15x1.5 lower case

Randolph Black


26x2.5

Reading Black


29x3

Reynoldsburgh Black


boxed; 40x17.5

Richfield Black 12/8/1835
1 25x2.5 italics

Rochester Black





Rollensville Black


30x2

Sandusky City Black 8/10/1831 4/9/1835 6 38x2.5

Sandusky City Black


39x2.5

Streetsborough Black


21x1.5 italics

Strongsville Black


29x3

Tiffin Red 6/20/1835
1 17x3

Tiffin Red


23x3

Tiffin Black 7/4/1835
1 23x3

Toledo M.T. Black 11/6/1835 1/24/1836 5 25x2.5 3 archival

Toledo Ohio Black 7/17/1835 9/13/1835 6 25x2.5 4 archival

Unionville Black 9/17/1830
1 40x3.5

Urbana Black


19x2.5

Utica Ohio Black 2/27/1836
1 24x2.5

Utica O Black 6/26/1836
1 24x2

Wapakoneta Black 4/??/1845
1 25x3.5

Warren Black 7/6/1831 9/9/1833 3 29x3

Waterville Black


20x2

Wilkesville Black


36.5x3

Willoughby Yellow 7/3/1835
1 44x3

Willoughby Black


44x3

Worthington Red


boxed; 35x14

Worthington Black


boxed; 35x14

Xenia Red


21x16.5

Zoar Black


47x9 with PM name

Zoar Black 2/5/1847 1/11/1853 6 20x3








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