Vol 1 - The West

Vol 2-The Great Plains

Vol 3-The Upper Midwest

Vol 4-The Northeast

Vol 5- The Ohio Valley

Contains:

• Combined alphabetical list of all Post Offices from all states! A valuable time-saving reference for identifying postmarks (such as 9th Century manuscripts), Real Photo postcards, letterheads, etc., where only the town name is known. Eliminates the need to check all 50 state lists. The list is split into separate files by letter - "A" towns, "B" towns, etc - making the file sizes manageable and convenient to use. Shows towns, states, years of operation and counties.
• Individual lists of all 50 states, plus Indian Territory, showing towns, years of operation and counties. The most complete lists currently available. Includes previously unpublished information for thousands of Post Offices for two states that have never been fully researched: Alabama and Georgia.
• Combined list of all U.S. counties. Another time-saving reference for identifying postmarks, postcards, letters, etc., where references are made to specific counties in unnamed states.
• Statehood, Territorial and Confederate Secession Dates. Files containing listings of these important historical dates.
• "United States Post Offices on CD-ROM" is upgradable! As more research is done and corrections are made to data on the existing lists, the editor plans to make reasonably priced exchange upgrades available to owners of original CDs.
• Order Instructions: email us the following information: Format Required (either PC or Mac)
• PC format: contains files in Excel 3.0 and ascii text
• Mac format: contains files in ClarisWorks 5.0 and ascii text
• PRICE: $99.00, plus p/h/i ..
  .. $5 priority p/h/i in U.S., $7 Canada/Mexico Global Priority, $9 Global Priority most other countries.

Internationally known postal history auctioneer, Jim Mehrer says: "It is a rare case when a reference book has equal appeal to collectors and dealers of postcards and postmarks alike, but here is just such a book. "

This 290-page volume is designed to provide both an introduction to all U.S. postmarks of the 1900-1920 era and a reference for anyone wishing to learn more about postmarks and postmark collecting. The first of two sections explores all U.S. postmark types found on cards and covers of the Postcard era; and the second provides details of which U.S. postmarks are collected. Part Iconsists of ten chapters featuring Doane cancels; Manuscript & Straight-line markings; Anachronisms & Mimics; and Machine Cancels, just to name a few. Each subject is carefully explained and well illustrated, and the discussion includes comments on the market value for each postmark type. The chapter on Machine Cancels includes a simple technique that enables the reader to make a rapid identification of the manufacturer of nearly all machine cancels of the 1900-1920 period. Part II discusses the major ways in which U.S. postmarks are collected. The six chapters include information about collecting by Geographic Regions, Rural Free Delivery, Railway Post Offices, Naval & Military Specialties and an entirely new chapter on Collecting Ancillary & Auxiliary Markings. The book wraps up with a Glossary of Postal History Terms; four Appendices providing specific data on the subjects ofU.S. Doane cancels and Military & Naval postal history; and an Index. (290 pages; softbound.)

A complete listing of all post offices ever to have operated in the United States. Scheduled to be published in 8 compact regional volumes (5.5" x 8.5"), beginning in 1998 with the first two volumes.This series of books builds on the foundation that was laid by LaPosta's original "pocket book" series. (That popular series is now out of print, and there are no plans to reprint it.)Post offices within each volume are arranged in one complete alphabetical listing. In addition to post office names, the lists include location by county and state, dates of operation and a scarcity index number which, when combined with the appropriate demand factor, will yield an approximate market value for the most common postmark from each office. (These volumes contain the first-ever scarcity indexes for Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin and others.)

PLEASE NOTE that, as stated above, all of the post offices from all states within each volume are mixed together into one continuous alphabetical listing. This is a useful arrangement for dealers, accumulators and general collectors because of the great amount of information that is contained in such a compact format. Once the series is completed, it will be much easier to identify partially struck handstamp markings and cryptic manuscript postmarks. Postcard collectors and dealers will also find these to be great guides for identifying "real photo" postcards.

For the first time, an alphabetical arrangement of Illinois post offices, with a RELATIVE SCARCITY index for every office, and corresponding VALUATION GUIDE. Contains opening dates (virtually complete through 1930) and closing dates (complete through 1930, with previously unpublished data about later closings.) Also shows county information and name changes, and comparative data where sources disagree. Limited printing. (192 pages; softbound.) #970302.

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• Mail Approval Order Form
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• Postcard Net Price Sale
• What We Want To Buy
• Reference Materials, Books, Price Guides
• Encyclopedia of Antique Postcards  
• Archival Postcard/Paper Supplies for Sale
• Some Helpful Postcard Collector Information 

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