CAPRIO'S POST By R. E. F. PEGG Early in 1957 a new local, called Caprio's Post, appeared on the scene. The service; according to the local, operated from Verona in New Jersey for a fee of ½ cent. The copies that came into my possession were mint singles, and attempts to locate the individual responsible were negative. Some time later, however, a friend and fellow member of our club, Mr. Walter Brink, wrote giving me the operator's name and address. Armed with this information, I wrote to Mr. Caprio for details of his local post. To my amazement I received a reply telling me that this post had been the result of a result of a present to a fourteen-year-old boy, the present being a small printing press. This press, together with the boy's enthusiasm for philately and possibly the birth of the modem locals, prompted him to run many labels off his press. These labels apparently were never sold for a service or for the operation of a private post delivery; the only use they saw was on the letters that Mr. Caprio wrote himself. In his letters to me on this subject he informed me that only some twenty copies were used on his own private mail. The labels printed, as far as Mr. Caprio can remember, as no records were kept, were all black type on manila colored thin paper imperforate, with no gum. The types were as Figures 1, 2 and 3. Each design was printed on a small sheet measuring about 6in X 3in and, depending upon the design, from five to six impressions was made on each sheet. The writer has never seen any of these issues on cover and Mr. Caprio himself did not say what method of cancellation was used if any, on these issues. I would, therefore, appreciate any data or information that any of our members can provide on this subject. Editors Note: This was originally published in the July 1962 issue of THE CINDERELLA PHILATELIST. Article submitted by Ralph Phillips.