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New York City, often called simply New York and abbreviated as NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2019 population of 8,336,817 distributed over about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the U.S. state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With almost 20 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and approximately 23 million in its combined statistical area, it is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.

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Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City is composed of five boroughs, each of which is a county of the State of New York. The five boroughs—Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world as of 2016. As of 2019, the New York metropolitan area is estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $2.0 trillion. If the New York metropolitan area were a sovereign state, it would have the eighth-largest economy in the world. New York is home to the highest number of billionaires of any city in the world.

New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York was the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790, and has been the largest U.S. city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the U.S. by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is a symbol of the U.S. and its ideals of liberty and peace. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity, entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity. In 2019, New York was voted the greatest city in the world per a survey of over 30,000 people from 48 cities worldwide, citing its cultural diversity.

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Postmark Examples

1947

POstmark OVAL A, Scott 246, Franklin.

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NEW YORK REG'Y DIV. cancel on 50c Due

NEW YORK U.S.A. FOREIGN cancellation Scott 319, 2c Washington, 1904

NEW YORK U.S.A. FOREIGN cancellation on 15c Washington 1910

Precancels

Precancel New York on Scott 334, Washington. c.1908

Precancel New York on Scott 552, Franklin. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 554, Washington. c.1923

Precancel New York on Scott 556, Martha Washington. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 637, Roosevelt. c.1927.

Precancel New York on Scott 558, Garfield. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 559, McKinley. c.1923

Precancel New York on Scott 561, Jefferson. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 563, Hayes. c.1923.

Precancel American Indian on Scott 565. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 567, Golden Gate. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 569, Buffalo. c.1923.

Precancel New York on Scott 684, Harding. c.1930.

Precancel New York on Scott 803, Franklin. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 804, Washington. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 805, Martha Washington. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 806, Adams. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 807, Jefferson. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 809, The White House. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 810, Monroe. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 811, Quincy Adams. c.1938.

Three line precancel New York on Scott 803, Franklin. c.1938.

Three line precancel New York on Scott 841, Adams. c.1938.

Three line precancel New York on Scott 810, Monroe. c.1938.

Three line precancel New York on Scott 811, Quincy Adams. c.1938.

Precancel New York on Scott 720, Washington. c.1932.

Precancel New York on Scott 899, Liberty. c.1940.

Precancel New York on Scott 901, Torch. c.1940.

Precancels Special Delivery

Meter cancel 1922 double-line

Meter cancel 1925 double-line

Slogan cancels

Slogan cancel on postal card in 1951

NEW YORK N.Y. 17, JUL 9, 5:30 PM, 196(2), Slogan cancel "HIRE THE HANDICAPPED IT'S GOOD BUSINESS"

Commemorative Postmarks

Tito Puente Station 10 Sep 2007

First day cancellation Miles Davis and Edith Piaf 12 Jun 2012

First day postmark Miles Davis, New York 12 Jun 2012 details

Meter cancels

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19th century

Red NEW YORK in 1869. Sold 800 SF in 2001

1893

Cards and Covers (all offices)

Postal card from New York to Amsterdam, 1900, front side

Postal card from New York to Amsterdam, 1900, rear.

New York Station cover to Trenton (US-NJ)

New York to Montreal, Canada 1946 Scott Stamp & Coin Company

Cancel from Grand Central Terminal, New York City, April 19, 1916.

Cancel from Grand Central Station, New York City, September 19, 1925.

New York NY 7 office cancel on 1c postal card with 1c stamp to London with 15 centimes/3d tax for under payment

1941 New York Station H cancel on cover with 3c postage to Catskill (US-NY)

1947 New York City to Sofia, Bulgaria

First Day Covers

NEW YORK FDC in 1956.

NEW YORK FDC in 1960.

NEW YORK FDC in 1961.

NEW YORK FDC in 1970.

NEW YORK FDC in 1971.

NEW YORK FDC in 1972.

New York Sub Offices

City Hall

Duplex cancel New York City Hall, 1922, on postal card Jefferson.

Federal Hall Station

Federal Hall Station roller cancel on cover sent to Washington D.C. 1932 with a Washington Bicentennial cachet

Madison Square Station

Madison Square Station New York City, 1939

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

See Also Brooklyn (US-NY)

1905 Govan, UK to Brooklyn (Railway cancel)

Reply Card, Brooklyn 1907.

Bronx

1965 Bronx, NY to Sofia, Bulgaria

Meter stamp from Bronx 1968

West Farms

West Farms is a residential neighbourhood of West Central Bronx.

Queens

Jamaica and Air Mail Facility Kennedy

Jamaica is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential.

Air Mail Letter sent 1970 from Jamaica (A.M.F. Kennedy) to Baltimore via First flight Lufthansa to Hamburg (Germany).

Aerogramme sent 1971 from Jamaica-1 to the Netherlands.

Air Mail Letter sent 1974 from A.M.F.Kennedy (NY) to Paris via First flight Air truck Cargo transport.

Parcel Post - Jamaica RH NY Oval cancel.

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