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AIRMAIL - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1229. Amick, G. THE INVERTED JENNY: MONEY, MYSTERY, MANIA. Published 1986. Card. 250 p. Illus. The 24c inverted airmail. History of the famous stamps. Description by position. Incs. provenance of most copies.
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Literature #7030. Amick, G. THE INVERTED JENNY: MONEY, MYSTERY, MANIA. Published 1986. HB. 250 p. Illus. The 24c inverted airmail. History of the famous stamps. Description by position. Incs. provenance of most copies.
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Literature #5062. Amick, George. JENNY!. Published 1986. HB. 250 p. Illus. The 24c inverted airmail. History of the famous stamps. Description by position. Incs. provenance of most copies.
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BIOGRAPHICAL - HANDBOOKS
Literature #4962. Bierman, Stanley M. THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS AND MORE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS. Published 1990. 1-2 edition. HB/2 vols. Dust case. 296 p & 215 p. Illus. 36 stories of the lives & collecting habits of famous stamp collectors.
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Literature #9811. Bierman, Stanley M. THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS AND MORE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS. Published 1990. Card/2 vols. Dust case. 296 p & 215 p. Illus. 36 stories of the lives & collecting habits of famous stamp collectors.
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Literature #14479. Bierman, Stanley M. THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS AND MORE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAMP COLLECTORS. Published 1990. Card/2 vols. 296 p & 215 p. Illus. 36 stories of the lives & collecting habits of famous stamp collectors.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
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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GEN INT 20TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7950. ISBN #0825296560. Eisenhart, Willy. THE WORLD OF DONALD EVANS. Published 1980. HB. 173 p. Biography of author; Shows/describes (full color) postage stamps created for imaginary countries. Very unusual.
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Literature #14005. ISBN #0825296587. Eisenhart, Willy. THE WORLD OF DONALD EVANS. Published 1980. Card. 173 p. Biography of author; Shows/describes (full color) postage stamps created for imaginary countries.
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Literature #14846. ISBN #1558597174. Eisenhart, Willy. THE WORLD OF DONALD EVANS. Published 1994. 2nd edition. Card. 173 p. Biography of author; Shows/describes (full color) postage stamps created for imaginary countries.
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Literature #11857. Garfield-Perry Stamp Club. THE GARFIELD-PERRY STAMP CLUB 1890-1990, A BRIEF HISTORY. Published 1990. Card. 95 p. Illus. History of one of the oldest stamp clubs in the U.S.
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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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GEN INT 19TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6128. Hardy, W. J. & Bacon, E. D. THE STAMP COLLECTOR. Published 1898. HB. 300 p. + 12 plts showing 257 stamps. Introductory/w stories of postal systems, famous stamps & stamp collections. Chapter on the stamp market is a list of prices realized at London auctions during 1897. Some binding wear.
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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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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #411. Herst, Herman Jr. FORENSIC PHILATELY. Published 1986. Reprint edition. Card. 133 p. Raven Press Pub. Very Good. Illus. Account of the famous English Stamp Fraud Trials. Originally published in The Stamps News 1890-1892.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10625. Holbrook, J. TEN YEARS AMONG THE MAIL BAGS: OR, NOTES FROM THE DIARY OF A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Published 1855. 1856 printing edition. HB. 432 p. Illus. Stories of an investigator of post office crime & fraud. Light binding wear, some page edge foxing.
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Literature #14833. ISBN #0548651310. Holbrook, J. TEN YEARS AMONG THE MAIL BAGS: OR, NOTES FROM THE DIARY OF A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Published 1855. Modern reprint edition. Card. 432 p. Illus. Stories of an investigator of post office crime & fraud.
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Literature #7236. Holbrook, J. TEN YEARS AMONG THE MAIL BAGS: OR, NOTES FROM THE DIARY OF A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Published 1874. HB. 432 p. Illus. Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait & Co. Stories of an investigator of crime & fraud. Binding wear but firm, pages intact.
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GEN INT 20TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #3653. Kehr, Ernest A. THE ROMANCE OF STAMP COLLECTING. Published 1947. 1956 Printing edition. HB. 342 p. Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. D/J flaws. Bookplate inside cover. Plts + text illus. 24 p. glossary. Interesting comments on history; Collecting guidelines; Famous collectors.
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TOPICAL GUIDES - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7037. Klinefelter, W. A THIRD DISPLAY OF OLD MAPS AND PLANS. Published 1973. 77 p. History of maps which appear on 38 stamps of the world. Each stamp is shown in the front of the book, actual examples could be mounted over the illus.
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GEN INT 20TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #2144. Loso, Foster W. (ed). THE STAMP COLLECTORS' ROUND TABLE. Published 1937. HB. 360 p. Illus. Frederick A. Stokes Co. Good. No d/j. Compendium of 34 articles, by noted philatelists, about stamps and stamp collecting.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7352. Makris, John N. THE SILENT INVESTIGATORS; THE GREAT UNTOLD STORY OF THE U. S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE. Published 1959. HB. 319 p. + 12 photo plts. 19 interesting actual case histories.
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STAMP STORIES - HANDBOOKS
Literature #2424. Melville, Fred. J. THE CRADLE OF THE POSTAGE STAMP. Published 1923. 32 p. The Penny Black & early history of Harmer, Rooke & Co. Oversize cover faults.
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Literature #12477. O'Keefe, Donna. LINN'S PHILATELIC GEMS VOLUME 1. Published 1984. HB. 174 p. Illus. 79 stories about worldwide rare & famous stamps of both 19th & 20th Century.
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Literature #12476. O'Keefe, Donna. LINN'S PHILATELIC GEMS VOLUME 2. Published 1985. HB. 168 p. Illus. 75 stories about worldwide rare & famous stamps of both 19th & 20th Century.
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Literature #12479. O'Keefe, Donna. LINN'S PHILATELIC GEMS VOLUME 4. Published 1989. HB. 167 p. Illus. 72 stories about worldwide rare & famous stamps of both 19th & 20th Century.
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POSTAL HISTORY - HANDBOOKS
Literature #5544. Pease, Samuel J. MAIL STORY OF THE FLOOD. Published 1928. HB. 80 p. Illus. The story of how the mails got through during the devastating New England floods. Plenty of personal stories, many vintage photos.
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STAMP SHOWS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #14414. Sedlacek, F. SELTENE BRIEFMAKEN AUS ALLER WELT. Published 1965. HB. 230 p. Color & b/w photos of 236 worldwide rare stamps. Artia Praha. Good. Some color fading on cover, lightly dropped corners. Articles about worldwide rare stamps. Produced in conjunction with PRAGA 1962. List of jurors, list of exhibits with awards. In German.
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GEN INT 20TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #944. Seron, Zaven M. FROM THE WINGED HEELS OF MERCURY; THE STORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE STAMP FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMES. Published 1984. HB. 196 p. Illus. Ancient times to 1840; 1840-47 first adhesive postage stamps; Stamps of North America, 18th century; Special purpose stamps. Touches on many interesting subjects.
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STAMP STORIES - HANDBOOKS
Literature #5394. Williams, L. N. and M. STAMPS OF FAME. Published 1949. HB. 280 p. 180+ photos of stamps, postmarks & covers. Blanford Press. Good. No d/j. 48 stories behind many of the world's famous stamps.
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