Picture postcard of Stevens Hall at Washington State University, then called Washington State College (WSC). On reverse side of the picture is a hand-written message dated Nov. 24, 1915. In the upper right hand corner it appears that a postage stamp may have been affixed, but removed. There is a partial postmark (see photo) with wording which appears to say/might have said, “PULLMAN, WASHINGTON COLLEGE STATION.” The College Station post office was on the WSC/WSU campus until closing in May 2006, prior to a major remodel of the station's location, the Compton Union Building (CUB).
This* College Station post office was operated by the U.S. Post Office, later called the U.S. Postal Service. When Zip Codes came into being, the College Station post office had the code 99165, different than the 99164 used by the university and 99163 used by the city of Pullman. According to information found online at the USPS.com website in Jully 2012, the finance number for the College Station post office was 54-6888. Identified as a "classified station." the station and the 99165 zip code were discontinued 5/12/2006.
*There are other College Station post offices around the country.
