United States & Worldwide Philatelic Literature

Ohio — Handbooks
Ball, George J. THE TOLEDO STRIP. Published 1984. Card. 73 p. Illus. The postal history of Northwest Ohio. Background & history; Post Offices; PM Compensation; List of Territorial covers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Falkland Islands — Handbooks
Barton, M. D. FALKLAND ISLANDS PHILATELIC DIGEST NO. 1. Published 1975. Card. 184 p. Illus. 24 philatelic articles on a variety of subjects concerning the Falkland Islands.
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Great Britain — Handbooks
Batchelor, L.E. & Picton-Phillips, D. B. PRE-VICTORIAN STAMPS AND FRANKS. Published 1971. Card. 42 p. Shows markings, describes each, notes on usages. Incs. Irish franks. Chapter on valuation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Russia — Handbooks
Bazilevich, K.V. THE RUSSIAN POSTS IN THE XIX CENTURY. Published 1987. HB. 159 p. Illus. Translation of the 1927 work. Historical development of the post. "Rossica Translation #2." by David Skipton.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Great Britain — Handbooks
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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Great Britain — Handbooks
Blair, Neil. THE POSTAL HISTORY OF PERTH. Published 1976. Card. 27p. Illus. Maps. Development of postal services; Postmarks to 1900. List of PMs, town sub POs 1689-1900. Cover loose.
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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..
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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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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.
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Texas — Handbooks
Braake, Alex L. ter. TEXAS: THE DRAMA OF ITS POSTAL PAST. Published 1970. HB. 298 p. American Philatelic Society. Very Good. No d/j. Shows many covers. Spanish Colony through Mexican conflict of 1914. Incs. PO list, Postal Laws & Routes.
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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.
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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.
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Montserrat — Handbooks
Britnor, L. E. MONTSERRAT. Published 1965. 1st edition. Comb. 95 p. Illus. General information. Postal history & markings. Issues study through QE II. Airmail, war, specimens. Stationery, Fiscals. Postal rates.
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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.
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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.
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Montserrat — Handbooks
ISBN #0950653578. Britnor, L. E. MONTSERRAT. Published 1998. Comb. 104 p. Illus. "Incorporating supplementary information compiled by Charles Freeland." General information. Postal history & markings. Issues study through QE II. Specimens, Airmail, War issues. Stationery, Fiscals. Postal rates. De La Rue's invoices for the Queen Victoria issues.
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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.
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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.
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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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