POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Saint Joseph, MO 64501 (Buchanan County)
Date of Photo: circa 1907
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comments: Originally established as BLACKSNAKE HILLS on June 10, 1840 with Julius C. Robidoux as its first postmaster. Changed to SAINT JOSEPH on November 20, 1843 with Frederick W. Smith as postmaster.


Post Office: Saint Joseph, MO 64501 (Buchanan County)
Date of Photo: circa 1907
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comments: Rear view of Post Office Building


Post Office: Saint Joseph, MO 64501 (Buchanan County)
Date of Photo: circa 1940
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comments: The New U.S. Post Office and Court House built in 1939 at a cost of approximately $775,000 is one of the finest examples of modern architecture.