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Camp Genter: Colorado Ghost Town Mail, origins and operations of a 4th class post office by John H. Willard and Sergio Lugo The battle of a small town for postal service, mostly in the 1920's but it spans from the 1880's through the 1943, 2008, 98 pages, full color, card, $25.00
The William H. Gross Collection, United States Classics 1847-1869, 2007, 136 pages, full color, cloth with dj, $80.00
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United States Multiple Advertising and Discount Postal Cards edited by for the UPSS by Bill Falberg 2007, 185 pages, hard bound in paper case, an extremely limited edition, enquire, $60.00
Over 200,000 pages, all searchable on DVD-ROM
These DVD also important non-official information and abstracts such as: Dyer's Compendium, Fox's regimental Losses, Southern Historical Society Papers, Confederate Military History, Campaigns of the Civil War, Biographies of 7 Confederate Generals (Early, Stuart, Gordon, Lee, Longstreet, Sorrel, and "Stonewall" Jackson). This program will only run on a computer having a DVD drive and also the program takes a bit of getting acquainted with however a computer is the only realistic way to handle the 200,000 pages of text and maps.
The content is divided into two large databases and is completely searchable. A must for students of the Civil War, postal history, the 1861 issue. $169.95 + $5.00 shipping via priority mail.
The 2007 Pricing guide for the Unlisted Carriers, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries and Bogus Posts of the United States by Larry Lyons
2007, 73p, card cover. A marvelous booklet that illustrates and prices all of the examples written about in Lyon's three volume work: The Identifier for Carrier's, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries, and Bogus Posts of the United States. A valuable guide book to this increasingly popular collecting area. $20.00
The Postal History of The Powell Bros. Livestock Emporium, Spring Corners Spring, Pennsylvania by Norman Cohen The story of a company involved in importing and breading pure-bred live stock, numerous covers from the 1870's through the 1890's are illustrated. 2007, 44 pages, full color, $20.00
United States Post Offices by Richard W. Helbock The set is now complete, arranged in alphabetical order giving the County, State, Year of Operation and a Scarcity Rating, a handy format for finding states.
U.S. Three Cent 1851 Essays for Postage Stamps by Roy Weber, 2007, CD, 328 pages in Microsoft Word file with many illustrations, many 100s in full color, $24.95
Pre-UPU Rates Between the US and the German States by Dwayne O. Littauer, 2008, CD, $20.00
Index to Congress Books No. 1 - No. 72, 1935-2006, American Philatelic Congress, 2007, 163 pages, card, limited edition, limited stock, $35.00
The Turbulent Decade, Georgia's Post Offices 1860-1869 by Francis J. Crown, Jr., An excellent listing by Post Office of the US - CSA - US etc. postmasters and appointment with dates by Town and the postmasters alphabetically plus an exceptional 22 pages introduction and history, appendix, notes and bibliography. It shows the transition between the US - CSA - US postal systems, highly recommended, 2007, 158 pages, cloth, edition of 200 copies, $50.00
Confederate Post Office, Postmasters and Postmarks of the Trans-Mississippi States by Warren Sanders & Erin Gunter A listing of the towns, postmasters with appointment dates, handstamped and manuscript markings with many markings and covers illustrated covering Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, etc. 2007, 125 pages, cloth, edition of 250 copies, now out of print but we have a small stock, $50.00
An excellent book on the Polar Postal History, 69 illustrations in color, 46 in black and white 25 paintings etc. photographs, 11 maps, others 336, in all 476 illustrations. Well reviewed in the Collectors club Philatelist this year based on the Italian edition.
OAT and AV2 Markings by Murray Heifetz, 2nd edition from the AAMS, Air mail markings giving transit instructions, 1938-1974 2000, 2nd edition, 142 pages, card, $12.50 2007, 3rd edition, 168 pages, card, $17.50
Machine Cancels - APOs in World War II by Bart Billings, Russ Carter, Bob Payne, and Reg Morris, a catalog of all known machine postal markings listing the APOs and illustrating and pricing the cancels. 2006, 2 volumes, $50.00
Slogan Book US machine cancels by Bart Billings Vol 1contains the Slogan Listing from A (Address Detroit Mail) to N (National Export) and Vol 2 finishes the listing and also has a section on the Philippine slogans. 2006, 2nd printing, 2 volumes, 398 pages 1.000+ illustrations, tape bound with acetate cover overlay, $44.00
Passed By Army Censor By Richard W. Helbock, A catalog of censor markings used on mail from American soldiers and War Department civilians assigned overseas in 1941 and 1942. There are 18 chapters in all and they are organized chronologically and geographically. All Army operations throughout the world are covered. The last chapter deals with Operation Torch (the invasion of North Africa) which involved nearly 200 thousand servicemen and was a turning point in the war in Europe. Well illustrated with covers and markings. 2006, 256p, cloth, $45.00
Undercover Addresses of World War II, Revised Edition, C. R and A. M. Entwistle. This work covers mailing addresses that permitted communication between the Axis powers and the Allies and also to conceal the identity and or location of those involved. Many things used such addresses such as the Box numbers for the Manhattan Project, addresses on mail from the Netherlands to Portugal to be sent to London, etc. etc.
The Suspension of United States Mail to Switzerland 1942 to 1944/1945 by Charles J. LaBlonde, This also has much good Canadian information and illustrates some Canadian covers, 2006, 84 pages, spiral bound, 2006, $20.00
The Alexandria Blue Boy by May Day Taylor, An excellent account of the discovery of the Blue Boy and the subsequent discovery of the original letter, 2006, 43 pages, card, $6.00
An excellent work which covers all types of Chicago postal markings from the 1832 manuscripts until the mid 1950's and some later. Markings from the rare and unusual to the common and mundane. No other has been so well covered and especially for such a long period, the closest comparison is Boston Postal Markings by Blake and Davis but it only goes to1890. Highly recommended.
2006, 576p plus 8-page color section, cloth with dj, $75.00
Harlan W. Miller Philatelic Printer, A Biography by Harlan L. MillerA wonderful folksy story of a devoted Philatelic Printer that was responsible for many fine journals in the 1930-1960's such as The American Revenuer, Philatelic Literature Review, Bulletin of the Polonus Philatelic Society Kay Chief Stamp Journal and perhaps 40 more. 1965, 107 pages, printed on one side, some color, limited stock, $65.00
The Post Office Seals of the United States, Vol. One, The Regular Issues by Adam Perkal and Seymour Kazman Covers regular seals from 1872, complete with catalog and pricing guide. 1984, 160 pages, 100 illustrations, cloth sewn signatures, $45.00
Official Seals of the World by James N. Drummond The numerous Post Office Seals and Tapes used in over 150 countries, to re-seal and repair covers, 648 pages, full color, edition of 100 copies, card, $99.00, sout out
Hawaiian Missionaries and the Grinnell Controversy by Fred F. Gregory, 2006, A DVD based on a lecture given at the Collectors Club of New York, well produced, good sound and video, runs 65 minutes, $15.00
The Grinnells and the Mystic Stamp Company, The Mystic stamp company has issued three booklets on the Grinnell forgeries which we consider a significant part of the story.These are or were available from Mystic at no charge however we find it necessary make a small charge.
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Lawrence Sherman This new edition is in full cover and list over 11,060 cachets versus 9,660 in the first edition which sold out in several months.
New Chapters
2006, 428 pages, full color, $75.00
OPINIONS 7 is now in stock
A major study of fraudulent material of real value.
A new work on US Stamps and Collecting, from the stampless period though the start of the 21st century. An almanac of US philately.
2006, 720 pages, in full color, cloth with dj, $32.50
The Dealers' Guide to Chemical Restoration of Postage StampsFor years we would not stock this booklet though a few used copies came in form time to time as being a Chemical Engineer I felt that it could cause more harm than good but now I think the general concepts are of value. 1976, 8th and last edition, published at $18.00, in stock at $15.00
An exceptional book from the United States U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, the edition was limited to about 25 copies over the actual copies ordered as of March 1, 2006 and it sold out at Washington 2006. 2006, 378+ pages, cloth, From our stock we offer at the same price as the society, $130.00 delivered to a US mailing address
In stock, cloth with dj and cd, $145.00
United States Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations, 1847 to GPU-UPU by Charles J. Starnes
Detailed rate tables from the U.S. to every country in the World for all mail systems, appendices cover British Treaty Mail via Marseilles, French and Bremen transit charges, UPU entrance dates, etc. Because of a printing problem 25% of the edition was destroyed.
Western Express, journal of the Western Cover Society, from 1950 through 2005 on one DVD as a fully searchable PDF file, complete with a one year membership in the society. $60.00 for those residing in the US, an additional charge may be required for those abroad.
Please note that some computers can read only CD's and not DVD's. To obtain this price you must become a member of the society, if you are already a member the cost is only $40.00, but you must order the DVD directly from the society.
We now have The World, the first volume in 1993 covers mostly the US and the new volume covers mostly foreign. I say mostly as there is some overlap in the work of the engravers. We have also been able to obtain more copies of the original edition and have reduced our price to the original one. Those that purchased the 1993 book from us can obtain, at no charge, the supplement on request with there next order.
The Engravers Line, United States only 1993, 437, cloth, 14 page supplement, $85.00
The International Engravers Line, Other than the United States 2005, 381+10 pages, cloth, 4 page addenda, $70.00
American Philatelic Congress, 1936, No. 2, card, reprinted by the APC in 2005, 64 pages, edition of 143 copies, limited stock, card, $45.00
The History & Local Post of Rattlesnake Island, Lake Erie by John Wells, 2003, 112 pages, in color, card, $20.00
The Revenue Stamps of North Carolina, including Tax Tags and Related items by Scott Troutman, 2005, 39 pages, well illustrated in color, card, $20.00
Handbook of the Postal Cards of the World's Columbian Exposition by Ken Wukasch This work covers much more than just the Goldsmith cards but gets seriously into the operation of the PO at the exposition. A catalog of all known cards including new finds not previously published. There is an additional section which lists and illustrates 83 collateral and advertising (which are Fair oriented) government issued cards. Well illustrated and includes pricing. 2005, 176 pages plus 2 additional in color, cloth $50.00
Chicago's Great White City, A Postal History Panorama of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition by Harvey M. Karlen, 2004, 6+282 pages, cloth, edition of 150, the text, content, wording and printing are excellent and invaluable to any collector however without exception the illustrations are from xerox copies and are poor though legible and evident to the collector. I am prejudice as I collect Chicago and Harvey is an old friend but I do think this is a major work. Out of print, limited stock, $97.00
The United States Five Cent Stamp of 1856 by Richard C. Frajola and Frederick R. Mayer
A major new work on a classic for both the stamp and postal history collector. The book covers the stamp production, distribution, domestic and foreign usages, etc. from the Collectors Club of New York. The first book from the CCNY in over 10 years, 2005, 176 pages, in full color, cloth, $45.00
Post Offices and Postmasters of Inyo County, California 1866-1966 by Robert P. Palazzo. Well written and produced, showing maps, covers, old pictures, etc., 2005, 54 pages, card, $8.95
The International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog by Joel A. Hawkins & Richard Stambaugh, For details see: Meters, 2005, 1240 pages, card, UK - Continent price is £65 or €95, US delivery $96.00
The Pony Express by M.C. Nathan and W.S. Boggs The history of the service and a plating of the adhesive stamps. The plating of the 10c and 25c are not covered in either of the above two works. 1962, 108 pages, cloth, $175.00
The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, A study of America's First and Most Versatile Stamp-Producing Plate by Scott R. Trepel, 2003, 25+14 pages, color and b&w, card cover, a fine study of the history, covers and the plating, published compliments of Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., $12.50
United States Newspaper Stamps by Doc. M. Pepper
Morality and the Mail in Nineteenth Century America by Wayne E. Fuller, 2003, 264 pages, cloth with dj, from the University of Illinois Press, a scholarly treatment, Fuller's last book, detailed coverage on the delivery of mail on Sunday, the Paperback rate controversy, Lottery and morality aspects, a most enjoyable and informative book to read for the postal historian, limited edition, $50.00
German North Atlantic Catapult Flights 1929-1935 by James W. Graue & Dieter Leder, A good history, flight details and detailed priced catalog. Many if not most of these covers are to the US. 2004, 235 pages, metal spiral bound, $32.00
Birth and Development of American PostcardsMax-I didn't get to know him very well by A. D. Jones The life of Max Miller, the first of the early U.S. airmail pilots from May 15,1918 until his death on September 1, 1920. The story of the development of the transcontinental air mail service. 2004, 132 pages, card, $16.50
Postal History of Spanish New Orleans, A Study of the Development of Mail Service and Postal Communications to and from New Orleans during the Spanish Period, 1763-1804 by Dr. Y. H. Kouri From the Stuart Rossiter Trust, An exceptional study of all postal functions relating to the City of New Orleans during the Spanish period, with excellent historical background, also some references to the Southwest Territories. 2004, £38.50 plus transit, $88.50
Mourning Covers: The Cultural and Postal History of Letters Edged in Black by Ernest A. Mosher, a major work as to US postal history and the subject matter, 12 + 341 pages, card, $48.50
The Post Office Mail Sent Across the Lines at the Start of the American Civil War, May to July 1861 by Steven C. Walske An excellent new coverage of the Mails Suspensions, Railroad Mail Routes through Virginia, Railroad Mail Routes through Tennessee, Tennessee-Kentucky Mails after June 12th,. Distributed at no charge compliments of the author to USPCS and CSA members. Free to our regular customers if you are not a member of either society, with an order. 2003, 36 pages in full color, card, $5.00 US or $12.00 abroad.
Catalog of U.S. Stamped Envelopes Essays and Proofs by Dan Undersander An exceptional work and most certainly the final word for many years to come. Essays are covered from the original drawings, models, die essays, etc with proofs from trial color through printers' waste. 2003, 25+367 pages, cloth with CDR having illustrations in color, edition 500, $50.00
Postal History of Walla Walla County Washington by Robert Keatts Normal county material but a greater than normal section of biography of postmasters. 2003, 99 pages, card, $14.95
Montana Territorial Postmarks by Wesley N. Shellen and Francis Dunn Just out from La Posta, a fine addition to the Meschter work. 2003, 128 pages, card, $26.50
Montana, The Postal History of Montana through June 30, 1870 by Meschter An enjoyable and useful study, history, PO dates, covers, etc. 1989, 92 pages, card, La Posta Monograph 4, $12.00
Prexie Postal History by Richard W. Helbock Prexie 1938 Presidential Series, postal history including overseas airmail The latest edition and most welcomed but don't discard your1988 one as it remains of value
The Two Cent Stamp of the Small Bank Note Issue of 1890 by Richard M. Morris Exploring Relief Breaks, Papers and Shades, a useful booklet 2003, 40 pages with two pages of color chips and a black out mask, spiral bound, $26.50
Indian Placenames in America, Vol 1: Cities, Towns and Villages by Sandy Nestor Indian names often indicate Indian origin and are thus of special interest, arranged by state, much background information. 2003, 240+8 pages, cloth, $45.00
United States Doanes, 2nd Edition by R. W. Helbock and Gary Anderson, Rubber handstamps issued by the POD to thousands of small office, mostly between 1903 and 1906, lists nearly 23,000 Doane cancels, a scarcity rating system, more than twice the listings of the previous edition in 1993. 2002, 336 pages, card, $28.50
Post Offices of Kentucky's Big Sandy Valley by Robert M. Rennick The 341 PO in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin & Martin Counties 2002, 140 pages, card, $12.50
Catalog of Private Express Labels and StampsChicago's Mail, An anthology of postal history articles focusing upon the community's growth, ins interests, and its attitudes by Harvey M. Karlen The author is first rate as is the text however the illustrations are not as one would expect from the CCC. This was well realized thus the printing is quite limited, in fact the lowest of any CCC book to date. This is a collection of mostly previously published articles from pre-Post Office through the Chicago Perforations and the Civil War to the Century of Progress. 2002, over 276 pages, cloth $39.50
The Micarelli Identification Guide to U.S. Stamps, Regular Issues 1847-1934 by Charles N. Micarelli An easy to use, well illustrated, guide for identifying the look alike stamps. 2006, 162+6 pages, card bound, $39.50
The United States Post Office in World War II by Dr. Lawrence Sherman The 1951 PO document titled "A Wartime History of the Post Office Department" with the addition of 300 illustrations and commentaries by today's postal historians. Another Collectors Club of Chicago title that went out of print quickly. 2002, 530 pages, cloth, limited stock, $75.00
U.S. Forces During World War II by Stanley C. Jersey
The Place Names of New Mexico by Robert Julyan More than 7,000 names with Post Offices and abandoned settlements covered. 1996, 385 pages, card, $22.50
Sanitary Fairs by Alvin and Marjorie Kantor R. A. Siegel is to auction this collection in the Spring of 1995. A Philatelic and Historical Study of Civil War Benevolences A beautifully produced book of great interest to any collector of American Civil War or Charity material. Each fair is covered with respect to both the philatelic and historic aspects, many illustrations of the stamps, covers and proofs, also the fantasies. Our only reservations is the plating of the stamps is not covered. 1992, 304 pages, 16 pages in full color, cloth price reduced from $75.00 to $45.00
Postmarks on Postcards, An Illustrated Guide to Early 20th Century U.S. Postmarks by Richard W. Helbock US postmarks and cover collecting for the 1900 - 1920 period, Detailing the various marking types, their use and some indication of collector interest.
United States Postal Card Catalog by U.S. Postal Stationery Society The standard work, previous edition appeared dated 1985, 1990, 1995
Appletons' United States Postal Guide - October 1863 More than a list of POs, also the laws and regulations along with a section on Local Post Office Regulations, operating data on major POs: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis. This volume should prove to be most useful.
The Forwarding of Mail by the U.S. Post Office Department, 1792-2001 by Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz 2001, 230+8 pages+8 color plates, A fine study and well presented, cloth $40.00
Volume I, the literature for the 1862-1984 period, Volume II covers 1985 - 1999 plus a few year 2000 listings and any listings from the earlier period that have just come to our attention.
We consider the Byne Index to be one of the top three CSA reference books. For a new collector the listing is the 1959 Dietz Catalog, the 1929 Dietz Postal History, and finally the Byne Index. For the established collector the sequence is reversed as it starts with the Byne Index, the 1929 Dietz and the 1959 Catalog.
Confederate Philately with over 10,000 references is one of the most extensively documented in philately, without the index you can't find what is in your own library.
Alaska, Nome Gold by Kenneth J. Kutz The book contains 129 fascinating letters between a young man trying to make his fortune in the gold fields and his sweetheart in St Louis, virtually all of the postal markings are illustrated as halftones. 1991, 240 pages, cloth with DJ, edition of 600, $32.50
California, Gold Fever by Ken Kutz Not really a California book but it evidently has a place here. A history of gold from the mid 1850's, many illustrations of covers, a rarity guide. 1987, 400 pages, cloth with dj, 600 illustrations in color, $75.00
Black Gold The Gold of the Hydrocarbon; the story of Oil, World Wide 1995, 304 pages, leather, edition of 50, $50.00
Untold Wealth, Canada's Mineral Heritage The Mineral Wealth of Canada; Gold, Copper, Coal, Lead, Tin, etc. 1998, 380 pages, cloth with dj, $50.00
Klondike Gold Gold on the Canadian Side of the Klondike 1996, 272 pages, cloth with dj, $45.00
Victoria Gold The Gold Fields of Australia 1993, 240 pages, cloth with dj, $37.50
United States Stamps 1927-32 by Gary Griffith This book is a continuation of his work on the 1922-26 postage stamps, the Regular Issues, Commemoratives and Air Mails; from original research in the various Official Records, Smithsonian, National Archives and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 2001, 512 pages, cloth bound $45.00, card bound $27.50
Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, by Warren Upham Geographic Names, Origin and Historic Significance 2001, 3rd edition, first since 1969, 736 pages, cloth, $52.50
The United States 1847 Issue: A Cover Census by Tom Alexander A detailed listing of nearly 13,000 covers arranged by place of mailing and data, also a separate section on fake covers, over 200 covers illustrated, 16 pages in color, the characteristics of mail from each state. From the USPCS. 2001, 949 pages, cloth with DJ, $80.00
A Catalog of U.S. Revenue-Stamped Documents of the Civil War Era by Type and Tax Rate by Michael Mahler A valuable and fun book for the Civil War Collector, quite attractive, pricing pamphlet. 1999, 268 pages, cloth, $45.00
Thomas Leavitt, His History and Postal Markings, 1875-1892 by Robert J. Payne, The first machine cancellation, used in 29 cities with major usages in Boston and New York, about 375 illustrations, 2000, 342 pages, cloth, $42.50
Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog from the Bureau Issue Association Lists all US plate numbers from the 1851's, Air, Revenue, CSA, etc. to 1999, published every 3-4 years, 2000, 456 pages, card, $17.50 2005. 464 pages, card, only one copy available, $25.00
U.S. Booklets and Booklet Panes, 1900-1978, Volume 1: Flat Plate Regular Issues, 2004, 280 pages, card, only one copy available, $29.00
An extremely attractive and useful set, for the NC, US and CSA collector. The book is arranged by County with every postmaster appointment listed, a map is provided for each County and the markings are well illustrated in full size, rarity factors are given. With the appearance of Vol. 4 the set is complete.
The Transports by G.H. Davis The Airmail Transport series of 1941-44, all facets, stamp design, production, usage, rates and routes, over 200 photographs of stamps and covers. 1999, 231 pages, card, $28.00
Florida Stampless Postal History 1763-1861 by Florida Postal History Society A brief history of each town, all postmasters, compensation and receipts, establishment and discontinuances dates, Seminole War forts and camps, stampless markings, quantity known of each, listings also include markings known only in archives, extremely useful. 1999, 311 pages, card, $42.50
Linn's U.S. Stamp Facts 19th Century Basic current data on each adhesive postage stamp, well illustrated 1999, 272 pages, card $16.50
Franklin D. Roosevelt: the Stamp-Collecting President by Brian C. Baur, This book covers FDR as a collector and his collections. 1999, 160 pages, cloth bound $32.00, card bound, $16.50
APS Manual of Philatelic Judging edited by W. H. Bauer Twice the size of previous editions, 88 pages in 8.5 x 11 format. 1999, 4th edition, 88 pages, card, $12.00
Straightline, Fancy & Unusual Cancels and Handstamps on Confederate General Issue Stamps by Conrad L. Bush A listing of all straightline, fancy and unusual cancels and handstamps. 1997, 90 pages, 160 illustrations, hardbound, edition of 500 copies, $35.00
New York, 200 Years of Cayuga County by Charles H. Sweeting From manuscript and straight-lines to philatelic notables. 1998, 346 pages, cloth bound, edition 102 copies, $40.00
A Comprehensive Checklist of Earliest Known Usages, Earliest Documented Covers, of U.S. Stamps 1847-1931 from the APS by by Siskin, Lawrence, etc. 1998, 40 pages, card, $6.00
Vermont Place Names by Esther M. Swift More detailed and of greater philatelic value than most PN books. A good but brief history the 1st, 2nd, etc. PM are often provided. The new printing is an exact reproduction of the original however the overall page size is slightly smaller and a three page biograph of the author has been added.
Forgeries and Fakes by Alexander J. Séfi An excellent monograph prepared for the 1929 Philatelic Congress of GB going into the scientific methods of fake and forgery detection.
Match & Medicine Census Book by Michael E. Aldrich A census of the stamps with over 125 illustrations, copies are tabulated by condition, well printed and most usable, enjoyable to read. 1997, 220 pages, cloth, $35.00
Discovering U.S. Rotary Booklet Pane Varieties 1926-1978 by B. H. Mosher A well done monograph, detailed on printing, perforating, paper & ink 1979, 128 pages, card, $12.00
Postal Markings of U.S. Waterway Routes 1839-1997 by Fred Mac Donald Includes U.S. Route Agent and R.P.O. Operations 1839 to 1978, Contract Listings 1843 to 1905 and the Detroit Marine Operations 1895 to 1997, markings are illustrated. 1997, 196 pages, cloth, $35.00
Postal Markings of the Canal Zone by Lawson P. Entwistle Each marking is detailed and illustrated, marking devices are shown, a plastic angular gauge is provided giving 10° spacing to measure markings. 1982, 1st edition, 262 pages, card, limited stock, $10.00 1992, 2nd edition, 328 pages, card, $20.00
National Political Convention Tickets and Other Convention Ephemera by E. Krohn From the 1860's to date, the tickets were well produced by the leading Banknote Engravers and Printers of the day.. This book should be useful in tying the various political covers together as there is little philatelic material in print beyond Jim Milgram's books that only go to 1872. 1996, 200 pages, card, $20.00
Mellone's Photo Encyclopedia of U.S.S. Akron & U.S.S. Macon Event Covers by Ullmann All 2,700+ covers are photographed with a catalog number and basic identification along with a monetary evaluation.1996, 352 pages, card, published $34.95+$3.00 postage, $38.00
US Postage Stamps of 1869 by Jon Rose Each stamp has it's own chapter covering everything from the design, essay, proofs, specimens, multiples, cancels, etc. 1996, 200 pages, card at $16.00
US Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper by W. V. Combs Three fascinating books on the much neglected filed of our first tax stamps. A superb study in all respects, excellent history and philately.
The Combs Catalog of Usages and Varieties of U.S. Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper 1791 - 1817 by W. V. Combs A catalog of the usages with updates for the 1st and 2nd issue. 1992, 100 pages, cloth bound, edition of 475 copes, $27.50
A Price Guide to U.S. APO Cancels of Second WW by J. Forte & R. Helbock A convenient pocket reference as to the locations, period and rarity. 1996, 140 pages, card $15.00
Cancellations & Killers of the Banknote Ear 1870-1894 by James M. Cole Useful and attractive work on the Banknote Era Cancellations and Killers. The format is that of the Herst-Sampson and Skinner-Eno books with the markings arranged by design, 63 classifications. Cole emphasizes the 1870-1894 period while the previous works are mostly pre 1870. An excellent index is provided; arranged first by State and then by City. Richard Graham has provided an excellent article on the devices. A three level rarity scale is provided. Highly recommended as with all previous books from the United States Philatelic Classics Society. 1995, 357 pages, 140 halftones and 5,000 line cuts, cloth $49.50
Postmasters & Postoffices of the United States, 1782-1811 by R. J. Stets The critical and poorly documented founding years, 3,000 PO & 6,200 PM. 1994, 294 pages, cloth bound $45.00
Presidential Campaign Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper, 1840-1872 by James W. Milgram An important work of both philatelic and historic significance, over 400 illustrations. 1995, 263 pages, cloth $42.50
Abraham Lincoln, Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Sheets 1860 - 1865 by James W. Milgram Most comprehensive and extremely well illustrated, much related material covering Slavery, the Confederacy, and Lincoln before and after the 1860 - 1865 period, enjoyable. 1984, 272 pages, cloth $30.00
The Catalog of Union Civil War Patriotic Covers by William R. Weiss Jr. The first comprehensive work since the Walcott Catalog in 1934 and is most welcome, Robert Grant's work in the 1970's never progressed beyond the first volume. A large volume that tips the scale at 7 lbs, the illustrations are surprisingly well done. For each listing we have: a new catalog number, the color of the design, color of envelope, imprint, verse, the Walcott listing, and a few notes. Over 6,400 listings with over 5,000 illustrations and 2,942 verses. 1995, 839 pages, cloth, $115.00
Western Roundup edited by W. T. Crowe and M. X. Zelenak An excellent compilation of articles on Western Covers, The Philatelic Foundation Seminar Series Textbook No. 1. 1990, 119 pages, card $27.50
The Prexies by Roland E. Rustad The Prexies, the regular issue series from 1938 to 1954. This work will be of great value to the WW II collectors, the emphasis is on the adhesive stamps with respect to the printings, quantities and dates but the usages are also well covered. Another fine reference volume from the BIA. 1994, 343 + 8 pages, card, $30.00
Linn's Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Stamps of the United States 1933-45 by Bauer A good philatelic coverage of each stamp, background on the subject, and naturally FDR's involvement. Good historic content, well indexed. 1994, 375 pages, card $15.00
Free Franks and Autographs of the War Department and the Army 1789-1860 by Grover Hinds A useful compilation of franks and autographs, dates of service, prices 1994, 76 pages, card $11.00
Privately Printed Franks on US Government Envelopes by A.P. Haller 1988, 128 pages, looseleaf, no binder $15.00
The Legendary Persian Rug, The large and small Persian Rugs by Thomas C. Kingsley The spectacular $200 and $500 stamps and the unissued $5,000 proof, the bi-color 50¢ - $5.00 proprietary stamps. A handsome volume, well printed on quality paper, covers all facets from the printing and distribution through the usages and a survey of the surviving examples. 1993, 152 pages, 145 illustrations, 20 in color, cloth $55.00
Introduction to United States Revenue Stamps by Richard Friedberg An extremely good overall book on these most diverse stamps, well written and well produced, recommended.
The 1996 Specialized Catalog of U.S. Non-pictorial Waterfowl Stamps by David R. Torres All varieties are illustrated, a paragraph to a page on each issue, values for most. 1996, 52 pages, card, $16.00 reduced to $10.00
Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper Priced catalog of Civil and Spanish American War documents imprinted with revenue stamps, Scott's RN, ie checks, drafts, stocks, bonds
Volume 1 covers the period from Lloyd's founding in 1857 to circa 1920 listing 279 ships. Vol 2 goes to 1970 when Lloyd merged with the Hamburg-American Line to form Hapag-Lloyd A.G. From the middle of the 19th century through the 1920's Norddeutscher Lloyd was the major carrier of immigrants from Europe to the United States and a major mover of the mail.
Most ship description gives the year of building and Lloyd service, tonnage, engine, speed, passenger and crew size. Most also have a paragraph or two which usually gives the date launched and details which vary from ship to ship such as the rebuilding, ultimate disposition, important events, etc.
SANABRIA, North America 1995 The first Sanabria since the fables 1972 edition. covers US, US Possessions & Dependencies, Canada, Newfoundland, Mexico 1995, 120 pages, card $20.00