POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Salem, OR 97301 (Marion County)
Date of Photo: circa 1907
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comment: Originally established in the OREGON TERRITORY in CLATSOP COUNTY on November 8, 1849 with John B. McClane as its first postmaster. Changed to MARION COUNTY in 1850. On February 14, 1859, OREGON became the 33rd State in the United States.