Receiving Mark: Received Malaria Eradication Branch

(Published: January, 2019, Volume 19, Number 1, Issue #48) (Table Of Contents)
(Author: Larry Fillion)


Donald R. Johnson held two positions at the Malaria Eradication Branch. He was the Assistant Chief of the Malaria Eradication Branch and then promoted to Acting Chief of the Malaria Eradication Branch when Roy R. Fritz left the position. When covers and documents arrived through the mail, they were "stamped" with a receiving mark like the ones below. All but one were were in the Donald R. Collection and has been noted. And of course the content of the items are interesting but taken out of context. Many of the items are also in other articles in this Donald R. Johnson Special Edition.

Ignoring the color of the ink, there are two types. The earlier ones from 1/11/1961 to 6/8/1962, there was as extra "TRD-O/PH". Below is a table with all of the recorded receiving marks on items. The latest date recorded is November 17, 1964.

It also appears that another receiving mark was created (and a change of the branch name?) and there are three items with a new receiving mark Received Aedes Aegypti Eradication Branch and there are three recorded dates: September 8, 1964, November 1, 1964, December 14, 1964.

Receiving Mark 1
JAN 11, 1961
Receiving Mark 2
OCT 10, 1961


Receiving Mark 3
JAN 23, 1962 (not in the collection)
Receiving Mark 4
MAR 15, 1962


Receiving Mark 5
MAR 19, 1962
Receiving Mark 6
JUN 8, 1962


Receiving Mark 7
NOV 18, 1963
Receiving Mark 8
NOV 17, 1964


Item With Receiving Mark 1
USOM/Djakarta Transmittal Of Malaria Stamps (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch JAN 11, 1961)

Item With Receiving Mark 2
Letter from Laurence Wyatt "Suggestions for Design for U.S. Postage Stamp on Malaria Eradication" (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch OCT 20, 1961)

Item With Receiving Mark 3
Postcard Sent To Donald R Johnson Asking For An Article (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch JAN 23, 1962)
(not in the collection)

Item With Receiving Mark 4
Letter From Laurence Wyatt To Mr. Fritz and Mr. Johnson (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch MAR 15, 1962)

Item With Receiving Mark 5
Letter From Mr. P Siegal (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch MAR 19, 1962)

Item With Receiving Mark 6
Haiti Malaria FDC (Back) (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch JUN 8, 1962) June 8, 1962

Item With Receiving Mark 7
W.H.O. Document WHO/Mal/411 "Postage Stamps Portray A World United Against Malaria" (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch NOV 18, 1963)

Item With Receiving Mark 8
Letter From K. F. Meyer, M. D. (w/ Received Malaria Eradication Branch NOV 17, 1964)