POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Michigan Center, MI 49254 (Jackson County)
Date of Photo: (circa 1930's)
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky Postmarks from the Past
Comment: Leoni Township. Originally established as MICHIGAN CENTRE on February 1, 1838 with Abel F. Fitch as its first postmaster. Discontinued operation on November 12, 1856 and re-opened on August 28, 1857; Discontinued operation on November 9, 1860 and re-opened on December 3, 1860; Spelling change to MICHIGAN CENTER in 1893. Discontinued operation on June 30, 1908; mail to RFD Jackson. Re-opened on September 29, 1923 and is still an active post office today.