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Precancels — Handbooks
Adams, Harrington. COMPARATIVE VALUES OF GHOST TOWNS, THE ELUSIVE STAMPS OF PRECANCELDOM. Published 1967. 7th edition. SB. DPOs, absorbed, name changes. By state/w town name, comparative value, notes. Checked to June 15th, 1967.
Literature #10619 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00


Postal History — Handbooks
ISBN #9780979029424. Alexander, Thomas J, Brett, George W. & Hulme, W. Wilson. THE TRAVERS PAPERS: OFFICIAL RECORDS UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY AND POSTAGE STAMPS 1834-1851. Published 2011. HB/2 vols with dust case. 1283 p. Illus. The complete story of the development of the United States 1847 first issue.
Literature #13643 | Price: $175.00 | Your Price: $140.00


World Air Post — Handbooks
American Air Mail Society. AMERICAN AIR MAIL CATALOGUE - 5TH EDITION. Published 1974/1983. HB. 5 vols. 2802 p. Illus. Priced catalog for U S & Worldwide air mail postal history. Comes with the hardbound 218 page 1990 pricing supplement.
Literature #2556 | Price: $50.00 | Your Price: $40.00


Stamp Shows — Handbooks
Anphilex 1971. ANPHILEX; COMMEMORATING THE 75TH YEAR OF THE COLLECTORS CLUB - NEW YORK. Published 1971. Card. 128 p. Many illus of famous stamps & covers, 8 color plts. Some history of the Club, numerous philatelic articles.
Literature #5697 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00


New Jersey — Handbooks
Arch, Brad. ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF NEW JERSEY 1847 ISSUE COVERS. Published 1987. Card. 44 p. Shows 71 cvrs. By value, alpha list/w origin, destination, description, cancel, date, postmark.
Literature #14828 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00


20th Century — Handbooks
Armstrong, Martin A. UNITED STATES COIL ISSUES, 1906-38. Published 1977. 1st edition. Card. 124 p. Illus. Study by issue, printing statistics, production, counterfeits. Inc. 26 p. on private vending issues. Same text and photos as the "2nd Edition".
Literature #1273 | Price: $35.00 | Your Price: $28.00


World Maritime — Handbooks
ISBN #0919801366. Arnell, J. C. STEAM AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC MAILS, THE IMPACT OF THE CUNARD LINE AND SUBSEQUENT COS. ON THE CARRAIGE OF TRANSATLANTIC MAILS. Published 1986. 295 p. Illus. Shows many covers, markings. Communication between Great Britain & North America during the transition from sail to steam. The contracts, agreements, lines, routes, disasters.
Literature #1348 | Price: $35.00 | Your Price: $28.00


Postal History — Handbooks
Ashbrook, Stanley. ASHBROOK SPECIAL SERVICE. Published 1951-1957. Reprint edition. Looseleaf. 658 p. 319 photos. The Bilden reprint of the classic postal history series. The glossy photos have been grouped 2 or more to a page.
Literature #2784 | Price: $500.00 | Your Price: $400.00


Postal History — Handbooks
Ashbrook, Stanley. ASHBROOK SPECIAL SERVICE. Published 1951-1957. LL. 658 p. 319 photos. Photocopies of the original work. The photos are numbered. Classic Postal History series with all information as in the originals.
Literature #15154 | Price: $150.00 | Your Price: $120.00


Postal History — Handbooks
Ashbrook, Stanley B. ASHBROOK RESEARCH GROUP. Published 1931-1941. 1994 reprint edition. HB. 122 p. Contains lists of ships sailing from New York to South America, Panama, & California 1849-1857. Also 37 reports and analysis on 19th cen. postal history. Predecessor to the Special Service. This reprint compiled by Tom Alexander.
Literature #7829 | Price: $40.00 | Your Price: $32.00


1869 Issue — Handbooks
Ashbrook, Stanley B. THE UNITED STATES ISSUE OF 1869 PRECEDED BY SOME ADDITIONAL NOTES ON "THE PREMIERES GRAVURES OF 1861". Published 1943. Card. 69 p. Illus. History & scandle of the 1869 issue; Contracts; Specimens, proofs. Description of values. "Birth" of first issue. Comments on the essay versus stamp debate.
Literature #1294 | Price: $35.00 | Your Price: $28.00


U S Csa — Handbooks
Ashbrook, Stanley B. SOME NOTES ON THE POSTAL LEGISLATION OF THE CSA 1861-65: POSTAL RATES, EARLIEST KNOWN DATES OF USE OF THE GENERAL ISSUE STAMPS. Published 1946. Card. 54 p. Show 48 CSA rate cvrs. Text of official documents; Provisonal use of U.S. stamps in seceded states.
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U S Csa — Handbooks
Ashbrook, Stanley B. SOME NOTES ON THE POSTAL LEGISLATION OF THE CSA 1861-65: POSTAL RATES, EARLIEST KNOWN DATES OF USE OF THE GENERAL ISSUE STAMPS. Published 1946. Card. 54 p. Show 48 CSA rate cvrs. Text of official documents; Provisonal use of U.S. stamps in seceded states. Front cover with tape sealed tear, no pages or text affected.
Literature #13400 | Price: $30.00 | Your Price: $24.00


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


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


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.
Literature #1665 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Arizona — Handbooks
Bechtel, Robert B. ARIZONA STATEHOOD POSTMARK CATALOG. Published 1989. 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


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


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


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


Postal Markings — Handbooks
Berg, Paul. CHICAGO BLUE POSTAL MARKINGS, 1870-1877 - SUPPLEMENT. Published 1996. PB. 8 p. Shows/describes new cancels. Gives new information on early & late usage dates of cancels.
Literature #905 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00


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


New Jersey — Handbooks
Bernstein, Herbert. GENERAL SCHEME OF NEW JERSEY WITH DIAGRAM OF POST OFFICES, SEPT 1, 1891. Published 1891. 1975 rep edition. Card. 88 p. Illus. Complete list of contemporary RR stations, RPOs & indirectly serviced Post-Towns within the state.
Literature #1395 | Price: $10.00 | Your Price: $8.00


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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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


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


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


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


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


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


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.
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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.
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Pennsylvania — Handbooks
Blauch, Glenn L., Colberg, Richard A. & Mazza, Thomas C. POSTAL MARKINGS ON STAMPLESS MAIL FROM LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Published 2005. Card. 28 p. Illus. Alpha by town with postmasters, compensation, postal receipts from 1816-1859, rarity guide. Appendix of offices with no reported markings.
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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


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.
Literature #1342 | Price: $15.00 | Your Price: $12.00


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.".
Literature #9554 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00


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


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


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.
Literature #1890 | Price: $20.00 | Your Price: $16.00


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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