MO DPO - Paris Springs - machine cancel

The post office in Paris Springs, Missouri (located in Lawrence County) was established during the 19th-century "mineral water" craze and served as a key stop for early wellness tourists before the arrival of Route 66.

Established: 1872 (as Chalybeate Springs)

Renamed: 1874 (to Paris Springs)

Discontinued: 1920

Cancel is on the message side of a vintage postcard