Language: English
Published by American Philatelic Congress, 1963
Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Altadena, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. The book's hinges are secure. Foxing to front pastedown, first few pages, back pastedown and last few pages; the remainder of pages are clean, unmarked and undamaged. Foxing to outer page edges. Front and back covers slightly mottled with very faint foxing. Three cover corners are bumped. Slight rubbing to top and bottom edges of the spine, corner tips. The book will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This book includes: "President's Message and Welcome"; "28th American Philatelic Congress"; "Korea--Our Present Information on the Second Issue, 1895, 1896-97" by Helen K. Zirkle; "U.S. -- Don't Throw It Away: A Study of Sales Catalogs as They Apply to U.S. Stamps" by Alvin R. Kantor; "The Costume Issue of the Second Austrian Republic" by William R. Stericker; "U.S.--Pre-1855 Registry Systems" by Barbara R. Mueller; "Reflections on the Two Penny Blue of Great Britain" by Julie M. Gereke; "U.S.--Steamboat Mail on the St. Louis Levee" by Robert W. Murch; "U.S.--Official Stamps, 1873-1884" by Rae D. Ehrenberg; "Not Such a Pity, After All." by Herman Herst, Jr.; "Air Mail--The Mail Must Go Through" by Joseph L. Eisendrath; "The Pioneer Mail Flights of 1910-1916" by Thomas J. O'Sullivan; "Bremen--A Study of Its Postal Markings" by Karl Knauer and Arthur Salm; "A Find!--Mail to the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia: 1918-1920" by Edith M. Faulstich; and "Germany--German Classics" by Major Malcolm Leybourne (Ret.).
Language: English
Published by American Philatelic Congress, 1962
Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Altadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The book has sound hinges and does not suffer from spine-lean. The front pastedown, first few pages, last few pages and rear pastedown show light foxing (tan spotting). Pages are clean, unmarked and undamaged. Exterior covers and spine very clean. No bumped corners or rub wear. The book will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "President's Message and Welcome"; "27th American Philatelic Congress"; "Civil War--Postal History of Ship Island, Mississippi" by Richard B. Graham; "Japan--German P.O.W. Mail, 1914-20" by Frank A. Winters; "United States--Postal Markings of The Pan-American Exposition of 1901" by James U. Smith, Jr.; "Basic Philatelic Reference Literature" by Walter Curley; "I Collect People--The Personal Touch in Crash Cover Collecting" by Joseph L. Eisendrath; "French Colonies, 1892-1910--The Allegorical Group (Commerce and Navigation) Type" by Robert G. Stone; "United States--First Bureau Series Plate Numbers and Their Characteristics" by Robert C. Lorenzen; "United States--The Unusual Demise of the 1847 Issue" by Norton D. York; "Panama--The Acknowledgment of Receipt Stamps" by Gustave Schay; "'Pegasus' on Stamps, The Story of A Topical Collection" by Beatrice M. Berner; "Putting a Railroad Together Philatelically--The New York Central" by W.W. Hicks; "United States--Registry System Forms, 1869-1871" by Delf Norona; "United States--The First Bureau Special Delivery Series" by Robert L. Markovits and "Encore for Our Authors".
Language: English
Published by American Air Mail Society, Washington, D.C., 1978
Seller: Summerhill Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo., 310 pp., b/w photographs throughout. Red cloth with gilt titles. No dust jacket, likely as issued. Sections by year, alphabetical index by country. Front hinge shows four small tears exposing binding, but binding is firm; 1/2" tear/crease to ffep. Boards show slight wear/softening to head/tail of spine.
Published by American Air Mail Society, 1979
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In maroon cloth. No jacket.
Published by American Air Mail Society, Washington D.C., 1978
US$ 27.67
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Bright red buckram boards; binding tight; gilt titling bright. B/w illustrations.; 8vo (6" x 9"); 310 pages.
Published by American Air Mail Society, Cinnaminson, NJ, 1986
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A history of rocket launch dates listed by country with technical information of the launch, the number of commemorative covers carried and with example images of the covers. 191 pages. Bound in maroon cloth with lettering in gilt. A near fine copy. Book.
Published by American Air Mail Society [1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1990], Mineola, NY, 1974
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Sixth edition. Five volumes plus Supplement Volume. The definitive guide to airmail flights within and in and out of the United States, possessions, territories and Canada. The five volumes total 2705 pages with listings of cachets, descriptions, values, etc. The Supplement is 218 pages with updated values. All six volumes bound in original leatherette with lettering stamped in silver. A fine, handsome, set. Book.