{"id":20527,"date":"2026-04-13T12:28:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=20527"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:33:16","slug":"boston-2026-talk-northwest-territory-and-postal-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=20527","title":{"rendered":"Boston 2026 talk: Northwest Territory and Postal Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Young Philatelic Leadership Fellow<\/span><\/strong> who is sponsored by the American Philatelic Society <strong>Writers Unit #30<\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Cole Longcor<\/strong><\/span>, will make a brief presentation on his project at the YPLF event on Monday May 25th at 11 am. He will talk about the extensive research paper he is submitting to the <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Postal History Symposium<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sc837_northwest-territory_web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20526\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sc837_northwest-territory_web-261x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sc837_northwest-territory_web-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sc837_northwest-territory_web-130x150.png 130w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sc837_northwest-territory_web.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a>His subject is the relationship between the expansion of mail systems and the development and growth of the territories\/states in the Northwest territory along the Ohio River, sparked by an interest in the Northwest Territory issue (Scott 837) of 1938. It is titled, &#8220;The River Runs Through It&#8221; and examines the relationship between the Ohio River and the postal system in the three states of the Northwest Territory through which the river runs: Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A mixed media approach is used,&#8221; Longcor said in his proposal to the symposium. It includes &#8220;investigating artifacts from personal and museum collections, analyzing Richard Helbock&#8217;s Post Office dataset, and reviewing past literature, including sources from <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cole_longcor_web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-20530\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cole_longcor_web-260x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cole_longcor_web-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cole_longcor_web-130x150.png 130w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cole_longcor_web.png 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>Marietta College Legacy Library&#8217;s Special Collections and philatelic publications.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Longcor has a BA in journalism and political science from Marietta College and a MA in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield. He has worked for NPR Illinois and Capitol News Illinois and has been published by papers such as <em>The Chicago Sun-Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Young Philatelic Leadership Fellow who is sponsored by the American Philatelic Society Writers Unit #30, Cole Longcor, will make a brief presentation on his project at the YPLF event on Monday May 25th at 11 am. 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