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The book is directed to the collector who has just become fascinated with revenue stamps or to the collector looking for something else to collect. The book is divided into four parts: 19th-century U.S. revenues; beyond the first three issues and through the 20th-century; private die proprietary stamps; and other back-of-the-book areas and non-Scott listed revenues. It includes sewing-machine perforations, playing cards revenues, medicine stamps used for advertising, lock seals, telegraph stamps, savings stamps, motor vehicle stamps.
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About the Author:
Richard Friedberg was born in New York City and educated in the public schools there. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Allegheny College in 1970 and masters of arts and a Ph.D., both in English language and literature, from the University of New Mexico in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Since 1974, he has been a professional philatelist, specializing in the postage stamps and revenue stamps of the United States. Additionally, he has been writing a monthly column on U.S. revenue stamps for Linn's Stamp News since 1980. His writings also have been published in the American Revenuer, the journal of the American Revenue Association, and in the American Philatelic Congress Book (52nd edition, 1986). Friedberg was president of the American Revenue Association for four terms (1984-92). He is a member of most philatelic societies related to U.S. stamps and postal history, including the American Philatelic Society, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Bureau Issues Association, American Revenue Association and United Postal Stationery Society. He is also a member of the APS Speaker's Bureau and occasionally gives the program for stamp clubs in western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. Friedberg is married to Courtenay Dodge. They are the parents of two daughters. He is active in community and civic organizations and has sat on several boards over the past decade, including his local United Way, where he was campaign chairman in 1989.
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- PublisherLinns Stamp News
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0940403633
- ISBN 13 9780940403635
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages154
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