"M1" for Posm ?

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Abe

I show it as MI not M1.  Perhaps a typo.

Jim


At 11:18 PM 10/5/2013, you wrote:

>Today I was at Dr. Frank Scheer's "DK" Telegraph Office in the old 

>depot at Boyce, Va, and studying some of the books in his collection.

>

>One item was the May 1, 1931 "Official List of Stations, Officers, 

>Agents &c."  This publication lists an office call for Posm on the 

>Lynchburg Bent Line and the call is "M1."  (That's the capital 

>letter M plus the numeral "1" ["one.] )

>

>It's not unheardof for a numeral to be used in a telegraph call, but 

>this is the first numeral I've ever seen used by the N&W in a telegraph call.

>

>Does anyone have other Official Lists from the 1920s-1930s, which 

>may substantiate that "M1" is a correct entry and not a 

>misprint?  If so, while you checking, see if there are any other 

>telegraph calls listed for the Lynchburg Belt Line.

>

>-- abram burnett

>

><<  PS - No, "Posm" ain't no typographical error on my part!  That's 

>the way the railroad spelt the word.  :-)   >>

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