Mrs Santa Claus runs unique Christmas post office
In Christmas Florida postmistress Juanita Tucker handles a quirky mail operation stamping and re mailing letters to 48 states and foreign countries with the Christmas postmark. The town founded in 1835 hosts the lone Christmas post office in the United States dating from 1892, near a history of Seminole conflict and palm front scenery.
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Sante Claus
Juanita Tucker
Maine
United States
The Fort Christmas Post Office Heritage Story
The article describes Fort Christmas settlers with rugged Anglo-Saxon names like Tucker Roberts and Barber. Mrs Santa Claus tends mail with care stamping Good Will Toward Men and Christmas postmarks. The post office sits in a country store on Mrs Tucker’s property, 25 miles from Orlando with no railroad nearby.
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Fort Christmas
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Roberts
Barber
Santa Claus
Ressevelts of Warsaw Visit Amid Disaster Coverage
In Warsaw on December 12, the Ressevelts arrive to aid evacuees as relief efforts unfold after the 48 disaster. The report notes local pestmistress kindness and mutual help among residents, with LP Elliott Roosevelt and his wife also in attendance.
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Elliott Roosevelt
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