Chambers Stamp Factory

Chambers Stamp Factory (HMEVC)

Location: Callao, VA 22435 Northumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 57.975', W 76° 33.854'

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Two miles northeast, at Lodge, stood the Chambers Stamp Factory, owned by the same family for our generations. Founded in Washington, D.C., about 1830 by Benjamin Chambers, Sr., an engraver and inventor of a breech-loading cannon, the company specialized in postmark and cancellation stamps. From 1867 to 1931 the company was the sole supplier for the U.S. Post Office Department. Benjamin Chambers, Jr., moved the factory to Lodge in 1877. After his death in 1908, his son Henry B. Chambers, Sr., assumed direction of the company until he died in 1927. Henry B. Chambers, Jr., succeeded him. In July 1931 the postal department awarded the contract to Pitney Bowes and the Chambers Stamp Company closed the next year.
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HM NumberHMEVC
Series This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series
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Marker NumberO-54
Year Placed1994
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 12:21am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 362597 N 4203224
Decimal Degrees37.96625000, -76.56423333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 57.975', W 76° 33.854'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 57' 58.50" N, 76° 33' 51.24" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17390 Richmond Rd, Callao VA 22435, US
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