United States & Worldwide Philatelic Literature

Canada — Handbooks
Bailey, W. J. & Toop, E. R. CANADIAN MILITARY POSTS, VOLS 1-3. Published 1984. HB/3 Vols. 900 p. Illus. Covers postal history, military campaigns, postal markings and censorship. Vol 1: Colonial to 1919. Vol 2: 1920-1946. Vol 3: Operations in NATO, United Nations & Canada 1847-1989.
Literature #10696 | Price: $120.00 | Your Price: $96.00
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Postal History — Handbooks
ISBN #0960354824. Baker, Hugh J. & Baker, J. David. BAKERS' U.S. CLASSICS. Published 1985. HB. 343 p. From stampless to 1869 issues, some CSA. A compilation of articles by the noted philatelists provide a good survey of United States postal history.
Literature #1638 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00
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Indiana — Handbooks
ISBN #0917528034. Baker, J. David. THE POSTAL HISTORY OF INDIANA. Published 1976. HB/2 vols. 1061 p. Comprehensive from pre-Indiana Territory through Territory into Statehood. Shows hundreds of cancels, markings and covers. Alpha PO list/w county, open/close dates, PMs. A numbered edition of 750.
Literature #1377 | Price: $65.00 | Your Price: $52.00
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Belgium — Handbooks
Balasse, W. CATALOGUE WILLY BALASSE, BELGIQUE ET CONGO BELGE TOMES 1-3. Published 1949. Vol I, 365 p.; Vol II, 282 p.; Vol III, 199 p. Comprehensive illus. handbook/priced catalog on Belgium & the Belgian Congo. The covers are loose or weak, the bindings are a bit weak. The pages are intact and unmarked.
Literature #1629 | Price: $225.00 | Your Price: $180.00
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World Air Post — Handbooks
Baldwin, N. C. POST-WAR BRIDGING THE ATLANTIC 1945-1950. Published 1951. 50 p. Chronological illus/priced supplement to "Bridging The Atlantic" Date, route, cachets, notes, value. "Aero-Field" handbook #12.
Literature #6986 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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St Kitts-Nevis — Handbooks
ISBN #1901624006. Baldwin, P. A STUDY OF THE KING GEORGE VI STAMPS OF ST. KITTS-NEVIS 1938-50. Published 1997. 2nd edition. 69 p. Enlarged illus. Incs. design, printings, perfs, color, gum, flaws, varieties, postal rates, pmks, comparative values.
Literature #7762 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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Literature — Handbooks
Bansner, Phil. PHILATELIC LITERATURE PRICE LIST NUMBER 5 - 1992. Published 1992. Card. 83 p. Worldwide reference works, periodicals & auction catalogs. With index.
Literature #9179 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Literature — Handbooks
Bansner, Phil. PHILATELIC LITERATURE PRICE LIST NUMBER 7 - 1995. Published 1995. Card. 217 p. Worldwide reference works, periodicals & auction catalogs. With index.
Literature #9180 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Scandinavia — Handbooks
Barefoot, John. EUROPEAN PHILATELY 14: SCANDINAVIA REVENUES. Published 1988. 2nd edition. Card. 52 p. Illus. By Country & issue, descriptive priced catalog/w index. Incs. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden.
Literature #1554 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Colorado — Handbooks
Barker, Emerson N. EARLY COLORADO MAILS. Published Undated. 8 p. Articles inc. "The Nearest Postoffice," "Why The Hot Sulphur Mail Was Late," "Chauncey Thomas' Tribute to Buffalo Bill," "Mountain Mails." With list of Colorado Territorial P O 1861-67, map of area.
Literature #1527 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Postal Stationery — Handbooks
Barkhausen, L. H. THE RECUT TWO-CENT U. S. ENVELOPE DIES OF THE SERIES OF 1904. Published 1950. HB. 59 p. Enlarged illus, with descriptions of 143 types, varieties & rarities.
Literature #1315 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Oregon — Handbooks
ISBN #0964818522. Barklow, Irene. FROM TRAILS TO RAILS, THE POST OFFICES, STAGE STOPS & WAGON ROADS OF UNION COUNTY, OREGON. Published 1987. HB. 300 p. Illus. Maps. Vintage & modern photos. Comprehensive narrative history. Alpha PO list with name, location, operating dates, all PMs, history.
Literature #7203 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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Falkland Islands — Handbooks
ISBN #085397148X. Barnes, R. THE POSTAL SERVICE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, INCLUDING SOUTH SHETLANDS (1906-1931) AND SOUTH GEORGIA. Published 1972. 1980 second printing edition. HB. 96 p. Illus. PO lists; Postal rates; Postal history inc airmail & tables of ship sailings.
Literature #10916 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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Falkland Islands — Handbooks
ISBN #085397148X. Barnes, Robert. THE POSTAL SERVICE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, INCLUDING SOUTH SHETLANDS (1906-1931) AND SOUTH GEORGIA. Published 1972. Card. 96 p. PO lists; Postal rates; Postal history inc airmail & tables of ship sailings.
Literature #1147 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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United Nations — Handbooks
Barnes, William J. THE LONDON 1945 UNITED NATIONS SLOGAN CANCELLATION. Published 1979. 84 p. 63 illus. showing forms & varieties of the cancel. History, significant dates. PO using the slogan, early & late dates of use; Machines used; Details on types & varieties, notes on prices.
Literature #9508 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Great Britain — Handbooks
Barnes, William J. BRITAIN, THE LEAGUE, AND THE U.N., A PHILATELIC STUDY. Published 1987. SB. 82 p. Illus. Shows many stamps, covers & postal markings. Ten sections cover the British involvement with the organizations.
Literature #7904 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Postal Stationery — Handbooks
Bartels, J. M. FIRST COMPLETE CATALOGUE AND REFERENCE LIST OF THE STAMPED ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS & LETTER SHEETS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES. Published 1897. 1st edition. Card. 38 page catalog + 4 p of ads. Illus. Shows watermarks, envelope shapes. By issue list/w Bartels #, n.p.s. #, value, color, die, size, shape, paper, price for unused/used entire & cut square.
Literature #175 | Price: $35.00 | Your Price: $28.00
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Canal Zone — Handbooks
Bartels, J. M. BARTELS' CHECK LIST OF CANAL ZONE STAMPS. Published 1906. 1st edition. Card. 14 p. Descriptive list of 1st six issues inc major varieties/w notes.
Literature #9894 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Canal Zone — Handbooks
Bartels, J. M. BARTELS' CHECK LIST OF CANAL ZONE STAMPS. Published 1908. 2nd edition. Card. 20 p. Illus/priced list of 1st six issues inc major varieties/w notes.
Literature #5636 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Falkland Islands — Handbooks
Barton, M (ed). FALKLAND ISLANDS PHILATELIC DIGEST NO. 1. Published 1975. HB. 184 p. Illus. 24 philatelic articles on a variety of Falkland Islands subjects.
Literature #14346 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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Falkland Islands — Handbooks
Barton, Malcolm D. FALKLAND ISLANDS FLOWER DEFINITIVES 1968-1974 PART 1. Published 2009. PB. 44 p. Background & preparations. By value study showing drawings, essays, proofs & issued stamps 1/2d-1L.
Literature #12466 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Orange Free State — Handbooks
Batten, A. G. M. THE POSTMARKS OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 1868-1910. Published 1972. LL. 271 p. Shows many postal markings. Numeral, "B.E.", Alpha; Triangular numerical; Railway; Date stamp impressions book post office records, London; "Time of Day". List of POs, sub POs & postal agencies and their postmarks.
Literature #14241 | Price: $45.00 | Your Price: $36.00
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Orange Free State — Handbooks
Batten, A. G. M. THE POSTMARKS OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 1868-1910. Published 1972. Card. 271 p. Shows many postal markings. Numeral, "B.E.", Alpha; Triangular numerical; Railway; Date stamp impressions book post office records, London; "Time of Day". List of POs, sub POs & postal agencies and their pmks.
Literature #14454 | Price: $45.00 | Your Price: $36.00
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Orange Free State — Handbooks
Batten, A. G. M. THE POSTMARKS OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 1868-1910 & MORE VOLS 1-2. Published 1972-1973. HB/2 vols. Vol 1 271 p. with blue binding, Vol 2 403 p. with red binding. Illus. Shows many postal markings. Comprehensive work on everything in postal markings. Also PO list with name, district, open/close dates, pmks used.
Literature #14238 | Price: $90.00 | Your Price: $72.00
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Orange Free State — Handbooks
Batten, A. G. M. MORE ABOUT THE ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY. Published 1976. Comb/2 vols. 403 p. 100s illus postal markings. Alpha/w district, openings, closing, type cancel, cancel usage dates, notes. Appendices contain official reports, PO as of 1909/w notes.
Literature #5717 | Price: $45.00 | Your Price: $36.00
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Orange Free State — Handbooks
Batten, A. G. M. THE POSTMARKS OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY 1868-1910 PARTS 1-2. Published 1976. Comb. 2 vols. 347 p. By type detailed showing & description of postmarks with usage dates List of POs, sub POs, & postal agencies and their postal markings.
Literature #13640 | Price: $75.00 | Your Price: $60.00
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Germany — Handbooks
Bauer, William. POST CARD IDENTIFIER; A TRANSLATION OF THE ASHER CATALOG. LL. 184 p. English translation/w 13 p index. Shows/identifies cards inc varieties.
Literature #5946 | Price: $50.00 | Your Price: $40.00
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Colorado — Handbooks
ISBN #91854424. Bauer, William H., Ozment, James L. & Willard, John H. COLORADO POST OFFICES 1859-1989. Published 1990. HB. 280 p. Colorado Railroad Museum. Very Good. Small d/j flaws. Shows post offices, cancels, covers. Alpha POs, stations & branches. Incs. open/close dates, county, notes.
Literature #4189 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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Kansas — Handbooks
ISBN #0877260044. Baughman, Robert W. KANSAS POST OFFICES, MAY 29, 1828 - AUGUST 3, 1961. Published 1961. Card. 256 p. Kansas Postal History Society. PO list by town/w county, open/close dates, name changes, 1st PMs, Notes. Incs Pre-Territory & Territory. County lists/w maps.
Literature #1457 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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1920 To Date — Handbooks
Baur, Brian C. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-45. Published 1993. HB. 361 p. Illus. History of the stamps issued during the time and Roosevelt's involvement with them.
Literature #6257 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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Barbados — Handbooks
Bayley, Edmund A. THE STAMPS OF BARBADOS. Published 1989. HB with custom dustcase. A limited edition of 1000 copies. 405 p. Illus. 8 full color plates. Study from 1852-1952, incs essays, proofs, stamps in all forms, reprints, forgeries & fakes; printing quantities when known.
Literature #6753 | Price: $100.00 | Your Price: $80.00
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Sierra Leone — Handbooks
ISBN #0900631163. Beale, P. O.. THE POSTAL SERVICE OF SIERRA LEONE; ITS HISTORY, STAMPS AND STATIONERY UNTIL 1961. Published 1988. HB. 240 p. 4 color plts. Many b/w photos of stamps, cancels, markings. Incs. country history, PO & Postmasters, Postal statistics. Stamps, cancellations, postal markings, usages.
Literature #4117 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Wisconsin — Handbooks
Becher, Thomas. THE HISTORY AND POSTAL HISTORY OF THE TWO U.S.S. WISCONSIN'S. Published 2001. LL. 52 p. Shows covers, markings. Service history & postal history of each battleship.
Literature #10034 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Arizona — Handbooks
Bechtel, Robert B. ARIZONA STATEHOOD POSTMARK CATALOG. Published 1989. 17.4 edition. Comb. 268 p. Full size postmark illus. By PO/w county, value rating, postmark code, early/late usage dates, owner, killer, notes.
Literature #787 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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Indiana — Handbooks
Becker, John R III. 100 YEARS OF VIGO CONTY, INDIANA, MACHINE CANCELLATIONS: 1893-1993. Published 1994. SPB. 62 p. Show machine cancels. List of machines by mfg/w dates & places of use. Also list of POs/w machines used.
Literature #7872 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Revenues — Handbooks
Bedford, C. W. & Black, George. SHIFT HUNTER LETTERS - UNITED STATES REVENUE VARIETIES. Published 1983. Card. 35 p. 160+ Illus. Double transfers, damaged plates, cracks, etc. shown & described. Incs issues 1-3, 1898, & proprietary of 1871-75 & 1898.
Literature #6495 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Postal History — Handbooks
ISBN #9780967278216. Beecher, H & Wawrukiewicz, A. U.S. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL RATES: 1872-1996. Published 1996. Card. 402 p. 33 chapters give a complete compilation. Incs simplified domestic & international rate & fee charts; UPU membership/w names & dates entered; Suspended mail dates; Index.
Literature #4537 | Price: $35.00 | Your Price: $28.00
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1920 To Date — Handbooks
Beedon, F. W. AMERICAN WAR HEROES. Published 1937. SB. 10 p. A bit of history of the 1937 Army-Navy issues with spaces to mount the stamps.
Literature #6283 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Great Britain — Handbooks
Beith, R. SCOTTISH AIR MAILS 1919-1979. Published 1981. Card. 84 p. Illus. Official & unofficial fights; Aviation meet of 1919; International flights; Crash mail; Rocket mail; Origins of principal Scottish airlines.
Literature #4713 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Stamp Shows — Handbooks
Belgica 1972. BELGICA 72 INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION. Published 1972. Card. 368 p. The official catalog. In Beligan, French, German, English. 3 articles on Belgian philately: (1) Stampless period, (2) Postal Stationery, (3) First Air Mails between Brussels & Paris. Shows key pieces from many exhibits.
Literature #6841 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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Revenues — Handbooks
Bellinghausen, Charles J. KANSAS STATE REVENUE CATALOG. Published 1972. SPB. 30 p. By type tax, an illus & priced listing with notes.
Literature #7354 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Bermuda — Handbooks
Benbow, Colin. BOER PRISONERS OF WAR IN BERMUDA. Published 1962. Card. 80 p. Shows postal markings, many period photos. Complete history of the Boer War POW camps.
Literature #575 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Barbados — Handbooks
Benwell, B & Britnor, L. THE POSTAL MARKINGS OF BARBADOS. Published 1961. Privately HB. 29 p. Map. Shows markings inc Stampless; Paids; Obliterators; Ship & Paquebot; Circular date; Machine; Slogan; Registry, Miscellaneous; Air Mail cachets. BWI study circle #2.
Literature #13807 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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Hungary — Handbooks
ISBN #9637357548. Ber, Andor & Laszlo, Makki. HANDBOOK OF THE HUNGARIAN PRE STAMP MAIL. Published 1989. HB. 455 p. Shows 750+ postal markings. Development of the post, mail administration & transportation, types & evaluation of postmarks. Illus. catalog of postmarks, with values, 1850-1871 in seven chapters. In Hungarian, German & English .
Literature #13450 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Hungary — Handbooks
ISBN #0939429160. Berecz, Victor G. THE PIONEER PERIOD OF HUNGARIAN AIRMAIL. Published 1996. Card. 208 p. Illus. with map, photos, covers, markings. Chronological history to 1945.
Literature #14008 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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New York — Handbooks
Bernadt, G. POSTAL MARKINGS OF NEW YORK STATE 1792-1856. Published 1993. LL. 197 p. 12 p. introduction, 185 p illus. list of markings alpha by county & town/w type, usages dates, color, rarity & value. With 69 p alpha town list/w county location.
Literature #11657 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00
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Western Postal — Handbooks
Berthold, V. HANDBOOK OF THE WELLS, FARGO & CO'S HANDSTAMPS AND FRANKS USED IN THE UNITED STATES & DOMINION OF CANADA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Published 1926. Triad reprint edition. Card. 85 p. Many illus. of markings used in U S, Canada, Foreign Countries. Short histories of each line, with values.
Literature #11054 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Postal Stationery — Handbooks
Berthold, Victor M. UNITED STATES ENVELOPES: PRELIMINARY 20TH CENTURY LIST ISSUE JULY 1, 1911 - JULY 1, 1918. Published 1918. Card. 36 p. Illus. Shows/describes dies. By issue list/w Bartels #, size, paper, knife, price for unused.
Literature #6737 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Cape of Good Hope — Handbooks
ISBN #2970012553. Bertolaja, Antonio. MY ROMANCE WITH THE CAPE. Published 2002. HB. 176 p. Full color photos of stamps and covers. A history of the stamps and the author's collection. Full color showing of the author's collection. A numbered edition of 450.
Literature #15060 | Price: $45.00 | Your Price: $36.00
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Belgium — Handbooks
Bertrand, G. MEMORIAL PHILATELIQUE II: LA BELGIQUE. Published 1934. SB. Cover flaws. 217 p. + 26 plts, some in color + text illus. Issues descriptions inc varieties. In French.
Literature #11282 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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France — Handbooks
Bertrand, G. MEMORIAL PHILATELIQUE VI: PARTS I-III. Published 1949. SB/3 vols. 519 p. Plts + text illus. Study of issues inc varieties. In French. Binding faults.
Literature #3788 | Price: $150.00 | Your Price: $120.00
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Italy — Handbooks
Bertrand, Gustave. MEMORIAL PHILATELIQUE IV: L'ITALIE. Published 1934. Card. 365 p. 25 color plts + text illus. Detailed descriptions of issues inc varieties. Some cover flaws. In French.
Literature #4312 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Revenues — Handbooks
Bidwell, Ray. SERIES OF 1941 WINE REVENUE STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Published 1965. Card. 44 p. Illus. Stamps study, quantities issued, regulations, usages.
Literature #186 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Biographical — Handbooks
ISBN #0811903478. Bierman, Stanley M. THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS. Published 1990. HB. 296 p. Illus. Frederick Fell Publishers. Very Good. Small d/j flaws. 20 stories about famous stamp collectors inc. Ferrary, Tapling, Avery, Duveen, Worthington, Crocker, Green, Luff, Hind, Caspary, Lichtenstein, Klemann, Petrie, Lindsay, Earl of Crawford, Ackerman, Lilly & Burrus.
Literature #1678 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Biographical — Handbooks
Bierman, Stanley M. THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS AND MORE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS. Published 1990. HB/2 vols. Dust case. 296 p & 215 p. Illus. 36 stories of the lives & collecting habits of famous stamp collectors.
Literature #4962 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Canada — Handbooks
Bileski, Kasmir. SOME CANADIAN STAMP ERRORS. Published 1982. Card. 39 p. Illus. Deals with several errors appearing after the Inverted Seaway of 1959. Explains how errors can occur. Stories of specific errors, their discovery, break-up, etc.
Literature #7705 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Billig's — Handbooks
Billig, Fritz. BILLIG'S HANDBOOKS. Published 1942-1961. #1-44 edition. HB/49 vols. All editions. With index for vols. 1-32. Vol 33 U.S. fancy cancels. Vols. 34-43 reprint of Robson Lowe's British Empire series. Vol 44 Guidelines to the Penny Black.
Literature #11997 | Price: $500.00 | Your Price: $400.00
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Billig's — Handbooks
Billig, Fritz. BILLIG'S HANDBOOKS VOLUMES 1-32. Published 1942-1972. #1-32 edition. HB/32 vols. All the latest editions. Vol. 32 contains the index for the series.
Literature #13992 | Price: $350.00 | Your Price: $280.00
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Ohio — Handbooks
Billings, B. A HISTORY OF POSTMARKING MACHINES USED IN OHIO. Published 1982. LL. 127 p. Illus. Listing by type cancel with towns, periods of use.
Literature #327 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Machine Cancels — Handbooks
Billings, B. INTRODUCTION TO FLORIDA MACHINE CANCELS. Published 1989. LL. 13 p. Illus. First machines; Installation Chronology; International; American; Barry; Doremus; Columbia; Time Marking- Cummins; Universal; Use by town.
Literature #8334 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Machine Cancels — Handbooks
Billings, Bart. GEORGE EZRA BARNARD PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS. Published 1989. 21 p. Illus. Background; Dial types; Catalog of stations/w notes.
Literature #8336 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Machine Cancels — Handbooks
ISBN #1880065045. Billings, Bart. AN ANTHOLOGY OF MACHINE POSTAL MARKINGS VOL 2. Published 1992. LL/punched. 111 p. List of known spray markings; Dayton, Ohio jet-sprayed labels; Potter and Vail update; U S Postal Service/Official sponser of 1992 Olympic games; Doremus received markings.
Literature #6617 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Virgin Is (U S) — Handbooks
Birch, J. Alfred. POSTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS (FORMERLY THE DANISH WEST INDIES). Published 1966. Card. 40 p. Postal markings, dates of usage, rate study. Shows cancels, markings, covers.
Literature #2544 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Massachusetts — Handbooks
ISBN #0880000406. Blake, Maurice C. & Davis, Wilbur W. BOSTON POSTMARKS TO 1890. Published 1975. HB. 367 p. Quarterman Publications. Comprehensive, shows about 3,000 pmks, auxiliary markings & cancels. Earliest/latest usages dates, remarks.
Literature #5434 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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Massachusetts — Handbooks
Blake, Maurice, C. & Davis, Wilbur W. BOSTON POSTAL MARKINGS TO 1890. Published 1949. HB. 367 p. Comprehensive, shows about 3,000 pmks, auxiliary markings & cancels. Earliest/latest usages dates, remarks.
Literature #1384 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Numismatics — Handbooks
Blanchard, Julian. SIGNED VIGNETTES ON OBSOLETE BANK NOTES. Published 1945. Card. 5 p. Illus. Study of engraver's signatures found on currency issues.
Literature #9785 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Handbooks
Blecher, F. NORDDEUTSCHER POSTBEZIRK; ELSASS-LOTHRINGEN U. FELDPOST, 1870-71, HEFT 14 & 15. Published 1969. SB. 68 p. Illus. North Germany Postal District; Alsace-Lorraine Fieldpost. In German.
Literature #4598 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Canada — Handbooks
Boggs, Winghtop S. THE POSTAGE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY OF CANADA. Published 1946. HB/2 vols. 761 p. plus 169 p. addendum. Illus. The definitive work on the country..
Literature #646 | Price: $60.00 | Your Price: $48.00
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Canada — Handbooks
ISBN #0880000422. Boggs, Winthrop. THE POSTAGE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY OF CANADA. Published 1945. 1974 Reprint edition. HB. 870 p. Illus. Quarterman reprint w/o the appendices found in the original which are mostly regulations & text of official documents & letters.
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Stamp Production — Handbooks
Boggs, Winthrop S. EARLY AMERICAN PERFORATING MACHINES AND PERFORATIONS 1857-1867. Published 1954. 1982 reprint edition. Card. 38 p. Illus. Construction & mechanism; List by country of perforated stamps; Varieties of perforation & their causes. the Unitrade reprint.
Literature #10899 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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1847 Issue — Handbooks
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 commentary. Good view of the workings of the P O. Deluxe bound in red with gilt-edge page tops. With dust case. An edition of 150, signed by the author.
Literature #1549 | Price: $70.00 | Your Price: $56.00
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Cyprus — Handbooks
Bols, A. THE POSTAL SURCHARGE AND REVENUE STAMPS OF CYPRUS. Published 1979. SB. 12 p. Historical background; Comprehensive illus catalog/w rarity values for issues 1882-1979. Addenda/w new discoveries.
Literature #6944 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Railroads — Handbooks
Booth, Lloyd. THE STREET RAILWAY POST OFFICES OF PITTSBURGH. Published 1983. Card. 59 p. Background, routes, maps, markings. Shows cancels with cat. no., description, usage dates, trips, scarcity rating.
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Airmail — Handbooks
Borden, Norman E. AIR MAIL EMERGENCY 1934. Published 1968. HB. 177 p. Period photos. "An account of the 78 tense days in the winter of 1934 when the Army flew the United States mail.".
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Postal History — Handbooks
Bostwick, Arthur F. POSTAL MEANS, RATES & MARKINGS 1800 - 1850. Published 1989. SB. 116 p. The "official" photocopy of the exhibit produced by the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society.
Literature #8345 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Guam — Handbooks
Bowker, H. GUAM GUARD MAIL. Published 1939. SB. 20 p. Illus. Text of official documents. Establishment of Postal service; Stamp production & issues inc. varieties. Cover/w stamp vignette produced from the original die. Cover faults. Ex Herbert Bloch.
Literature #11372 | Price: $100.00 | Your Price: $80.00
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Pennsylvania — Handbooks
Boyles, James G., Colberg, Richard A. & Mazza, Thomas C. POSTAL MARKINGS ON STAMPLESS MAIL FROM LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Published 2011. Comb. 130 p. Illus. Alpha by town with postmaster, appointment date, annual compensation, postal receipts from 1816-1859, rarity guide. Appendix of offices with no reported markings.
Literature #13919 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Colonial — Handbooks
Braake, Alex L. ter. THE POSTED LETTER IN COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA, 1628-1790. Published 1975. HB. 653 p. Illus. with maps, covers. Loose rate table in custom pocket. The definitive work. Incs Postal rates & Trans-Atlantic mails.
Literature #1358 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00
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Netherlands — Handbooks
Braake, Alex L. ter. KORTE KRONIEK VAN DE GEPOSTE BRIEF; VOORNAMELIJK VOOR ZOVER DIT BETREKIING HEEFT OP HET BRIEFVERVOER VAN NAAR NEDERLAND. Published 1975. HB. 151 p. Illus. Shows many stampless cover markings. In Dutch.
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U S Csa — Handbooks
Brannon, Peter. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONFEDERATE POST OFFICE AT MONTGOMERY AND A STORY OF THE THOMAS WELSH PROVISIONAL STAMPED ENVELOPE. Published 1960. HB. 166 p. Ordinance of Secession; PO organization; PMG report; CSA stamps & postal paper; 30 p. on the Welsh Provisional.
Literature #1419 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Columbian - 1908 — Handbooks
Brazer, Clarence W. A HISTORICAL CATALOG OF U S STAMP ESSAYS AND PROOFS; THE OMAHA, TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE OF 1898. Published 1939. Card. 48 p. Illus. Origin, essays, hybrids, quantities. Each illus. & described with engravers, dates of each essay, value guidelines.
Literature #1320 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Essays & Proofs — Handbooks
Brazer, Clarence W. ESSAYS FOR U S ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS. Published 1941. HB. 236 p. High quality photos. Shows & describes issues. Gives catalog no., size, designer, color, types, varieties.
Literature #7922 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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1847 Issue — Handbooks
Brazer, Clarence W. A HISTORICAL CATALOG OF U S STAMP ESSAYS AND PROOFS, THE 1847 ISSUE. Published 1947. Card. 32 p. Illus. History of the contract, subjects used for vignettes, priced listings by paper, size & color.
Literature #1286 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00
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Essays & Proofs — Handbooks
Brazer, Clarence W. PRICE LIST OF ESSAYS & PROOFS UNITED STATES & BRITISH NORTH AMERICA MARCH 15, 1948. Published 1948. Paper. 12 p. Illus. By country & issue priced catalog.
Literature #14800 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00
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Great Britain — Handbooks
Britnor, L & Latham, A. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE POSTAL HISTORY OF REIGATE, REDHILL AND DISTRICT. Comb. 32 p. Illus. Shows markings, gives usage dates. History, development, POs, services.
Literature #7923 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00
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Brit West Indies — Handbooks
Britnor, L. E. THE HISTORY OF THE SAILING PACKETS TO THE WEST INDIES. Published 1973. HB. 175 p. Illus. Chronological postal history. Appendices list Packet Boat & Captains; Falmouth Packet Agents; Packet Letter Letter Rates 1702-1842.
Literature #404 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00
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Brit West Indies — Handbooks
Britnor, L. E. BRITISH WEST INDIES POSTAL RATES UP TO 1900. Published 1977. HB. 52 p. Shows covers, markings. Compiled mostly from official documents, list/w notes by type of mailing. Incs. inland, inter-colonial & foreign country rates.
Literature #14224 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00
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1851-67 Issues — Handbooks
Brookman, Lester G. NOTES ON THE GRILLED ISSUES OF THE UNITED STATES. Published 1940. Card. 72 p. Illus. History, machines, types, companies producing, oddities & varieties, counterfeits, exceptional grill sales.
Literature #1297 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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Bank Note Issues — Handbooks
Brookman, Lester G. THE BANK NOTE ISSUES OF THE UNITED STATES STAMPS 1870-1893. Published 1941. Card. 98 p. Illus. Stamp study by issue & printer through the Columbian issue. Incs. essays, proofs, varieties, cancels.
Literature #8870 | Price: $25.00 | Your Price: $20.00
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U S General Works — Handbooks
Brookman, Lester G. THE 19th CENTURY POSTAGE STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES. Published 1947. HB/2 volumes 624 p. Study of stamp issues 1847-1898. Includes notes on grills, special printings, postage rates.
Literature #1280 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00
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U S General Works — Handbooks
Brookman, Lester G. THE UNITED STATES POSTAGE STAMPS OF THE 19TH CENTURY. Published 1966. HB/3 vols. 882 p. Illus. History/descriptions of issues/usages. The classic reference work by the noted philatelist.
Literature #1679 | Price: $60.00 | Your Price: $48.00
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U S General Works — Handbooks
Brookman, Lester G. THE UNITED STATES POSTAGE STAMPS OF THE 19TH CENTURY. Published 1966. HB/3 vols. 882 p. Illus. History/descriptions of issues/usages. The classic reference work by a noted philatelist. 1/2 leather deluxe bindings in black and blue. Full gilt-edge pages. Extremely fine in all respects. With sturdy blue dust case. Clear plastic book covers cause lightened color and shiny spots in scan.
Literature #15799 | Price: $500.00 | Your Price: $400.00
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New South Wales — Handbooks
Brown, A & Campbell, H. NEW SOUTH WALES NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS. Published 1977. 2nd edition. HB. 85 p. Illus. Obliterator types; Patterns of allocation; Chronological PO list & their numeral obliterators; Alpha index to POs.
Literature #1495 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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St Vincent — Handbooks
Brown, S. THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF ST. VINCENT. Published 1917. HB. 24 p. + 6 p. ads. Illus. General & philatelic history; study of issues from 1st through 1917 inc. War Tax. The paper bound monograph in a modern binding.
Literature #13781 | Price: $45.00 | Your Price: $36.00
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Straits Settlements — Handbooks
Brown, William. THE STAMPS OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SURCHARGED FOR USE IN THE NATIVE PROTECTED STATES. Published 1894. HB. 108 p. Many plts & illus. Descriptive catalog for Bangkok, Johor, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor & Sungei Ujong surcharges. The binding with wrinkles and small flaws. The text is intact and unmarked.
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Straits Settlements — Handbooks
Brown, William. THE STAMPS OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SURCHARGED FOR USE IN THE NATIVE PROTECTED STATES. Published 1894. HB. 108 p. Many plts & illus. Self Published. Good. Binding with some wear, light hinge crack. Spine tear. End papers light foxing. All pages intact and unmarked. Descriptive catalog for Bangkok, Johor, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor & Sungei Ujong surcharges..
Literature #14779 | Price: $175.00 | Your Price: $140.00
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Great Britain — Handbooks
Brumell, George. BRITISH POST OFFICE NUMBERS, 1844-1906. Published 1946. HB. 201 p. Illus. Distinguishing numbers given to POs & the stamps on which they were used in the British Isles & Overseas Agencies of the British PO..
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France — Handbooks
Brun, Jean-Francais. OUT-FOXING THE FAKERS. Published 1993. HB. 119 p. Illus. Deals with French issues. Incs Counterfeit stamps; Altered stamps; Falsified Documents, Counterfeiters. English translation of the French work.
Literature #3205 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00
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1920 To Date — Handbooks
Bruns, Franklin R. UNITED STATES FAMOUS AMERICAN SERIES OF 1940 - HEROS OF PEACE. Published 1940. HB. 73 p. Text by Franklin R. Bruns, Jr. Illustrations by Edwin Nicoliades Homer. Published by Jacques Minkus. An albums with a page for issue with illustration, biographical information, space for single and block of the stamp. The pages are unused and unmarked, the binding is tight. The covers show some normal wear..
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U S General Works — Handbooks
Bruns, Franklin R. UNITED STATES FAMOUS AMERICANS SERIES 1940, HEROS OF PEACE. Published 1940. Hardbound. 73 pages. Illustrated. Very fine, complete with dust jacket. Short biography of the person depicted plus a block four and single of the stamp issue. Random check shows the stamps to be never hinged. 2023 catalog value for the stamps is $170.00. In the scan only the portrait of Bell is cropped at top.
Literature #15819 | Price: $85.00 | Your Price: $68.00
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