On 21st July 1962, another new local saw the light of day in the town " of Findlay Ohio. The post was called "Fort Findlay Local Post" and it was organized and run by H. H. Smith.

The post was established and operated for and during the Findlay stamp exhibition, held on 21st and 22nd July, as part of the Findlay Sesquicentennial celebrations. The mail was carried from the exhibition station by car the Findlay post office. The fee for each letter carried on this local service 10 cents.
The labels were designed by Mr. Smith and a local printer, and the Marbee Art & Printing Company printed them in sheets of sixteen on Davac gummed white paper. The printing process was offset on a multilith press. Each sheet of sixteen has a layout of four blocks of four, as the format of the label is triangular, the perforation is by means of roulette and each sheet has two plate numbers, Plate 1 and Plate 2. The design has green lettering and frame with a brown colored fort in the triangle.

The first delivery was of 2,476 labels and 663 first day covers were serviced and both days have, cancellations of 'the show station or the regular post office cancel. All covers on the first day were cancelled with a blue circular hand stamp reading FORT FINDLAY LOCAL POST in four lines, within the circle, and a straight line LOCAL POST FIRST DAY in blue. The first day cover in my collection has a cachet of the State of Ohio and enlarged target view of Fort Findlay; the second day cover is autographed the Postmaster of Findlay.

On 16th December, 1962, the post was re-opened for collectors, and 2,064 labels were overprinted with a wreath in green and within the wreath a red "5c" was applied by means of a rubber hand stamp. The post was operated to 1st January 1963, and 475 covers were carried on the first day and on Christmas Day. This time the stamps were cancelled with the same canceller but in red. A total of 977 covers were serviced for this second issue. The only known error has been a complete sheet imperforate, but Mr. Smith has kept it in its entirety.

Article Donated by Ralph Phillips