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AM PHIL CONGRESS - ANTHOLOGY
Literature #3665. American Philatelic Congress. HANDBOOK #52, LOS ANGELES, CA. Published 1986. HB. 234 p. 11 articles of worldwide interest inc Haiti (16); Newfoundland (41); St. Helena (33); Tasmania (35); U S Revenues (17); NY PO (25); Pennsylvania Precancels (33).
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POSTAL HISTORY - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9551. Arlinghaus, Sandra Lach. DOWN THE MAIL TUBES: THE PRESSURED POSTAL ERA, 1853-1984. Published 1985. LL. 79 p. System maps. Study of the underground mailing systems technology in large cities of Western Europe & the U.S.
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AUSTRIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #978. Austrian P.T.T. 100 JAHRE OSTERREICHISCHE BRIEFMARKE. Published 1950. HB. 100 p. 20 quality plts, (4 color) showing stamps. Articles commerating 100 years of the Austrian Postal Service. In German. Small binding flaws.
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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #8703. ISBN #1859284043. Beale, P. A HISTORY OF THE POST IN ENGLAND FROM THE ROMANS TO THE STUARTS. Published 1998. HB. 304 p. Illus. 4 color plts. History of services provided by medieval kings and sheriffs, churchmen, merchants, town and carriers, ending with the 1635 proclamation that began their amalgamation.
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Literature #13359. Blair, Neal. THE POSTAL HISTORY OF PERTH. Published 1976. Card. 27 p. Maps, show pmks. Development of postal services and postal organization up to 1900 with handstamps and cancellations used during the period. Also PM list & sub post office list.
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1847 ISSUE - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10858. Boggs, Winghtop S. POSTMASTER ROBERT MORRIS OF N. Y., BEING LETTERS FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 11, 1847 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1848. Published 1960. HB. 206 p. Illus. Biographical & historical notes; text of 223 letters written between Jun 11, 1847 & Feb 28, 1848. Author's commentary. A deluxe edition in green 1/2 leather, one of four presentation copies. Inscribed to Harrison Haverbeck from Boggs.
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Literature #1549. Boggs, Winthrop S. POSTMASTER ROBERT MORRIS OF N. Y., BEING LETTERS FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 11, 1847 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1848. Published 1960. HB. 216 p. Illus. Biographical & historical notes; text of 223 letters written between Jun 11, 1847 & Feb 28, 1848. Author's ccommentary. Good view of the workings of the P O. Deluxe bound in red with gilt-edge page tops. Edition of 150.
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U S POSTAL GUIDES - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9669. Bowen, Eli. THE UNITED STATES POST-OFFICE GUIDE. Published 1851. 1976 reprint edition. HB. 352 p. History; Laws & Regulations; RR & Steamboat routes; POs by state/w town, county, PM; Mail Routes by state.
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U S CSA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1419. Brannon, Peter. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONFEDERATE POST OFFICE AT MONTGOMERY AND A STORY OF THE THOMAS WELSH PROVISONAL STAMPED ENVELOPE. Published 1960. HB. 166 p. Ordinance of Secession; PO organization; PMG report; CSA stamps & postal paper; 30 p. on the Welsh Provisonal.
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1920 TO DATE - HANDBOOKS
Literature #2876. Bruns, J. THE PHILATELIC TRUCK. Published 1982. HB. 101 p. History of the PO vehicle carrying postal exhibits that toured the Country for 2 years prior to WW II.
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Literature #2101. Bruns, James H. THE PHILATELIC TRUCK. Published 1982. SB. 101 p. History of the PO vehicle carrying postal exhibits that toured the Country for 2 years prior to WW II.
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RAILROADS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9527. Bruns, James H. THE FIRST HIGHWAY POST OFFICE, INTRODUCTION OF HIGHWAY POST OFFICE SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C./HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA. Published 1985. Card. 78 p. Illus + vintage photos. Compilation from Govt. documents & contemporary accounts. Schedules, routes, cancels & markings.
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POSTAL HISTORY - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9482. Bruns, James H. COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION WAGON SERVICE 1896-1904. Published 1986. Card. 52 p. Vintage photos. Maps. Shows cancels, many on covers. Story of the service used to speed mail sorting used in New York City, Washington DC, Buffalo NY & St Louis. Routes, dates scarcity ratings.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #8818. Bruns, James H. MAIL ON THE MOVE. Published 1992. Card. 224 p. Illus. Many vintage photos. Documents the methods used to transport mail including land, sea, air & pneumatic tube.
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Literature #8395. Bruns, James H. HORSE DRAWN MAIL VEHICLES. Published 1996. SB. 73 p. 140+ illus inc. many vintage photos. Three sections cover overland vehicles, urban & rural free delivery vehicles.
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Literature #8394. Bruns, James H. MOTORIZED MAIL. Published 1997. Card. 252 p. 300+ photos of postal vehicles. A photographic & narrataive history of Postal vehicles and their uses.
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Literature #8396. Bruns, James H. GREAT AMERICAN POST OFFICES. Published 1998. SB. 174 p. 200 drawings & photos. State-by-state guide to 250 historic post offices with anecdotes about what took place in them.
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Literature #4430. ISBN #0805926496. Clifton, Robert Bruce. MURDER BY MAIL AND OTHER POSTAL INVESTIGATIONS. Published 1979. HB. 225 p. Dorrance Co. Very Good. Small d/j flaws. The author, a postal inspector, gives a narrative history of famous & routine cases.
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POSTAL HISTORY - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1433. Collectors Club Of Chicago. UNITED STATES MAIL AND POST OFFICE ASSISTANT, OCT 1860-SEPT 1872. Published 1872. 1975 Reprint edition. HB/2 vols. 577 p. Large format. Slipcase. General information for PMs; Procedural changes; Charts & tables, regulation changes Foreign mail charts. The standard reference manual for PMs of the time period, forerunner to the postal guides.
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Literature #10140. ISBN #1878770012. Collins, Herbert R. THE FIRST U.S. POSTAL MUSEUM. Published 1991. Card. 50 p. Illus. History of the museum located in Washington, DC.
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RAILROADS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7057. Culkin, W. L. U. S. HIGHWAY POST OFFICES HISTORY AND CATALOGUE. Published 1950. LL. 56 p. List by H.P.O. no./w city, miles one way, trips, # cvrs carried, cancel, cachet, division towns served. With price list of cvrs.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1435. Cushing, Marshall. THE STORY OF OUR POST OFFICE. Published 1893. HB. 1034 p. 450 Illus. 37 chapters give a narrative history of the Post Office. Not just tables & data but interesting stories of operations and incidents. Back cover hinge crack.
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Literature #14832. Cushing, Marshall. THE STORY OF OUR POST OFFICE. Published 1893. HB. 1034 p. 450 Illus. 37 chapters give a narrative history of the Post Office. Not just tables & data but interesting stories of operations and incidents. Binding wear, front cover slightly loose. All pages intact and unmarked.
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TEXAS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1402. Day, James M. POST OFFICE PAPERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, 1836-1840. Published 1966-1967. HB/2 vols. 477 p. Texas State Library. Very Good. No d/j. Postal laws & regulations; Operation of the postal system inc routes. By PO/w PM, account of revenues. Text of many documents.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9517. Ellsworth, Fergus R. POSTAL SERVICE DEVELOPMENT UNDER UNITED STATES POSTMASTERS GENERAL AND BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF EACH. Published 1960. SB. 21 p. Chronological with major events documented.
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BIOGRAPHICAL - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6875. Farley, James A. JIM FARLEY'S STORY, THE ROOSEVELT YEARS. Published 1958. HB. 388 p. 8 p. photos. Autoboigraphy of his political years with Roosevelt.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1472. ISBN #0820304026. Fowler, Dorothy Ganfield. UNMAILABLE, CONGRESS AND THE POST OFFICE. Published 1977. HB. 266 p. History of censorship of the mails for political reasons covering the time period from the Revolution to the 1970s.
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Literature #1690. Franklin, Benjamin. THE LEDGER OF DOCTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Published 1776. SB. 65 p. Reprint of 1865 facsimile of the 1776 original. Shows U.S. Post Office receipts 1776-1778.
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LIECHTENSTEIN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #606. Frick, Alexander. 50 JAHRE LIECHTENSTEINISCHE POSTWERTZEICHEN, 1912-1962. Published 1962. HB. 381 p. Illus. 26 articles on issues, cancels, Post Office, designers/engravers of stamps. In German, some French, two in English.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1492. Fuller, Wayne E. THE AMERICAN MAIL - ENLARGER OF THE COMMON LIFE. Published 1972. HB. 378 p. The Postal system & its contribution to the development of the Country.
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Literature #5958. Fuller, Wayne E. MORTALITY AND THE MAIL IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA. Published 2003. HB. 264 p. How evangelical Protestants struggled against the transformations in American society wrought by the postal revolution.
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CONNECTICUT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6931. Geddes, Virgil. COUNTRY POSTMASTER. Published 1952. 1st edition. 230 p. Stories of the author's days as Postmaster of the Brookfield, CT. Post Office. True stories of the way the office was really run, many human interest touches.
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FRANCE - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7334. ISBN #0961668407. Giangreco, D. M. ROOSEVELT, DEGAULLE AND THE POSTS. Published 1987. Card. 172 p. Period photos. Shows stamps, covers, markings. Franco-American war relations viewed through their effects on the French Postal system 1942-1944.
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ARKANSAS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9767. Gill, John Purifoy. POSTMASTERS: ARKANSAS POST OFFICE ART IN THE NEW DEAL. Published 2002. Card. 106 p. A photo tour of 19 post offices with details on art produced during the 1930s.
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PMG REPORTS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10134. Hagan, William. REPORTS OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, 1823-1840 WITH ADDITIONAL DATA. Published 2004. 1st edition. SPB. 150 p. With 1st PMG report of 1789. Chronological table/w # of POs, Income, Expenses, PM Compensation, stamps & stationery issued.
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GEN INT 20TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #5484. Harlow, Alvin F. OLD POST BAGS: THE STORY OF THE SENDING OF A LETTER IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES. Published 1928. 1st edition. 500 p. about 100 illus. Well-written, entertaining reading covering the beginnings of mail through airmail.
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POSTAL HISTORY - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10137. Harris, Robert Dalton. SOURCEBOOK OF U.S. POSTAL RELATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. Published 2004. Comb. 284 p. Postilion reprints of 11 Congressional Documents concerning foreign mails, 22 Postal Conventions of BNA & Latin America. Chart of incoming rates 1881-1953). Rates to Latin America 1845-1934. Pan-Am Postal Union. Lanman & Kemp correspondence.
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Literature #1179. Heath, Perry S. RURAL FREE DELIVERY, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. Published 1899. 128 p. Vintage photos. Extracts from the annual report of 1st Asst. PMG Perry S. Heath for the fiscal year ended Jun 30, 1899 Marbeled boards & page edges, 1/2 black leather, some wear.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10085. Hecht, Arthur & Heynen, William J. RECORDS AND POLICIES OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT RELATING TO PLACE-NAMES. Published 1975. Card. 16 p. PO records useful for place-name studies; PO policies on place-names; Lists, tables, guides & directories of POs; Chronological list of post-route maps 1867-94 & 1866-84. National Archives reference paper #72.
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Literature #6698. Hecht, Arthur et al. PRELIMINARY INVENTORIES: RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL 1814-1946. Published 1955. 1967 edition. Comb. 40 p. The inventory listed by 13 topics. 3 app., inc. a list of postal convention & agreements. The Holdcamper revision.
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