Language: English
Published by American Philatelic Congress, 1961
Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Altadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light foxing to outer page edges, else clean and undamaged inside and out. It will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "President's Message and Welcome"; "26th American Philatelic Congress"; "The Specialty Group Seminar"; "U. S. Rural Free Delivery--Early County-Wide Systems, 1899-1904" by Edith R. Doane; "British North America--The Necessity for A Specialized Catalog" by Daniel C. Meyerson; "Papermakers' Watermarks with a Check List of Known Varieties" by John Freehafer; "Civil War Patriotic Envelopes--A Photographic Essay on Crests and Watermarks" by Thomas W. Blinn; "Malays--An Outline of Its Postal History" by Howard J. Selzer; "The Boston University Philatelic Library--A Study in Experimental Bibliosophy" by Albert Roy; "The Ruhleben Express Delivery of World War I" by Herman Herst, Jr.; "Anthropology on Stamps" by Edmund DeS. Brunner; "United States Permit-Meter Systems 1898-1911--Early Development and Approbation" by Alfred P. H. Overment; "Canada 'Small Queen' Series of 1870-97" by Peter J. Hurst; "An Index--The National Philatelic Museum Magazine Articles of Philatelic Interest, 1948-1957" by Helen K. Zirkle; "The Senegal Coastal Mailboat, 1886-95" by Robert G. Stone; "United States--The First Postal Card, 1873-75--Three Related Studies" by Charles A. Fricke; "Revenue Stamps of Norway" by Frederick A. Brofos; "The 'Ferriage Rates' of Upper Canada--Postal History of the Niagara Frontier" by Pitt Petri; "A Sociologist's View of the Stamp Collector" by Edwin A. Christ; "The Fourth 'China Marines' Regiment, U.S.M.C.--Postal History, 1927-42" by Stanley C. Jersey; "The Registration Stamps of Panama" by Gustave Schay; "Russia--The Romanov Tercentenary Issue" by Gregory B. Salisbury; "The Second Issue of Ecuador, 1872-1881" by Roberto Levi-Castillo; "Confederate States--John H. Reagan answers An Inquiry" by Van Dyk MacBride; "Encore for our Authors"; and "Cumulative Index and Index to Book 26".
Published by Lindquist, New York, 1947
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No fading. Top of spine has 1/2" chip of paper missing on the cover. No marks. Mailing label on front cover. Febryary 1st issue. Featured articles include "Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper" by Lothrop Brown. Blue cover.
Published by Lindquist, New York, 1947
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No fading. No tears. No marks. Mailing label on front cover. January 11th issue. Featured articles include "Jefferson Davis and Philately" by Van Dyk MacBride and ""Mail Delayed" Machine Cancellations" by Kenneth Olson. Red cover.
Published by The American Philatelic Society, 1979
Seller: Atteberry's Antiques, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. This soft bound book consists of 64 pages of text and black & white illustrations. This is the 2nd printing of the original 1943 edition. One of the most informative books on Confederate Postal covers, well illustrated. The book is in Very Fine condition, a faint crease to the lower outer corner of the title page, all pages clean and the binding solid. The covers are in Very Fine condition, very minor handling creases to the outer edge of the front cover. The book measures 9 3/4" x 6 3/4".
Published by Triad Publications, MA, 1979
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. Slight smell from storage. ; Book illustrates patriotic covers of the Confederate States of America. The photographs and descriptions are intended to give a comprehensive picture of the various patriotic designs and the various postal usages. Scarce copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 64 pages.
Language: English
Published by New York : The Fairfax Press,, 1960
ISBN 10: 0517371510 ISBN 13: 9780517371510
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 249 pp. ; illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Raymond Houhlihan; black cloth; no dustjacket ; name on front ep ; marks on contents page ; Contents; Why the boom? -- The Travail of WIlmer McLean -- House Divided -- Firsts -- The First Battle -- Mr. Lincoln's Beard -- The Blockade -- Music, Music -- War in the Air -- The Machine Gun -- A General's Grammar -- How Young They Were! -- Famous Onlookers -- Which War? -- John Brown Ignites a War -- The Widow Fritchie -- Imported Warriors -- The Rains Brothers -- Riots on the Home Front -- The Inner Man -- Was Stonewall Jackson a Hypochondriac? -- The Marvelous Ram Albermarle -- Some Oddities of This Odd War -- Spies at Work -- The Gettysburg Address -- The Hero of Gettysburg -- Sex in the Civil War -- The Submarine Hunley -- Lincoln's Subs -- What They Said About US Grant -- Dixie -- Symbols of the Lost Cause -- The Perfect Battle -- The Human Side of Robert E Lee -- Aftermath-at-Arms -- The Price in Blood -- The War is Not Over -- Atrocities -- The Folklore. ; some marks ; G. Book.
Published by The American Philatelic Society,Triad Publications, Weston, 1979
Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.64. book.
Published by American Philatelic Society
First Edition
Condition: Good. The American Philatelic Society, Inc., 1943. 1st edition. Sm 4to Paperback. 64pp. B/W plates and text figures. Good book. Bookplate inside. Owner's name on title page. (stamps, philately, confederacy, US history, civil war) Inquire if you need further information.