Until 1995, Plattsburgh (Clinton County) had had a military presence since the late 1790s. In the 1910s it was the training ground for future officers. The Plattsburgh idea eventually morphed into the current ROTC program.
There has been no record of this oval handstamp used in 1916 or 1917. However, in the historical files in the Special Collections of Feinberg Library at SUNY Plattsburgh, I found an old Camp of Instruction newspaper which says that the YMCA established a post office tent for the use of the soldiers. Since the cancel is definitely not a standard cancel, I'm wondering if this was used at the Post Office tent before taking the mail to the main Plattsburg post office for mailing.
After 40 years of collecting Plattsburg and Clinton County, I have 3 examples in my collection, all purchased in the last 10 years. None of the 3 examples show the year date, which leads me to think that it's not an official postal marking. But, still a marking that traveled through the mails.
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