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collection. COLLECTION OF 117 ORIGINAL ACTUAL WAX POSTAL LETTER SEALS ( early 1800s )
Actual wax seals mounted in stringbound wraps album of 5 leaves. A few have ink notations telling city of origin. One seal dated 1831, rest appear of similar date. Most red wax, a few black and green. Most seals cracked but all pieces present, some are whole and uncracked. Many seals from New York but some from Mobile, Holland, Calcutta, Trinidad, etc. Unique item as far as we know. Belongs in a maritime museum or American shipping history collection. (a1924)
$350.00 (postal) . AIR MAIL SCHEDULE TO AND FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA MARCH 1, 1939
1939. 4to., 18pp., photo illustration of new U.S. Post Office and Court House, Los Angeles on front, wraps. VG. (a22242)
$24.00 Chien, E. K. . PRIZE SELECTIONS FROM THE ROCPEX TAIPEI '81
Tapiei 1981. Sm.4to., pp.1-448 all color plates of Chinese stamps, captions in English and Chinese, pp. 449-709 of text are in English and Chinese, hardcover. Includes foldout map and separate booklet in Chinese (List of Post Stations...) A gorgeous book. Fine in Fine DJ. (a33324)
$100.00 Shoemaker, Floyd C. . THE PONY EXPRESS COMMEMORATION, STABLES AND MUSEUM
1950. Article at pp.343-363 with photo illustrations in Missouri Historical Review. Whole issue has several other articles. octavo., wraps. VG. (a53646)
$29.00 (new hamsphire) . MAIL STORY OF THE FLOOD
Concord 1928 1st Concord Press. About damage to the postal service and mail during the New England Flood of 1927. Sm.4to., 80pp., photo illustrations, original hardcover. Good, two small chips in backstrip. (a57774)
$25.00 Stange, Arnold M. . A LIST OF BOOKS ON THE POSTAL HISTORY, POSTMARKS AND ADHESIVE POSTAGE AND REVENUE STAMPS OF GREAT BRITAIN
1965 Breat Britain Philatelic Society. 8vo., 32pp., wraps. VG. (a6520)
$20.00 Thompson, H.K. M.D. . UNITED STATES COUNTY AND POSTMASTER POSTMARKS
Jamaica 1949 Billig. Billig's Handbook on Postmarks Vo. 8. 8vo., 179pp., illustrations, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ (blank as issued.) (a6559)
$26.00 Holmes, John . POST OFFICE INQUIRY: MR HOLMES'S SPEECH ON MR. GRUNDY'S RESOLUTION DELIVERED IN THE SENATE U. S. FEBRUARY, 1831
Washington 1831 Printed at the Office of the National Journal. Octavo, 27pp., later wraps. VG, light soiling. (a68557)
$48.00 Lowell, Juliet . DUMB BELLES-LETTRES LALLAPALOOZAS FROM THE MORNING MAIL
NY 1933 1st Simon and Schuster. Hardcover. Small octavo, illustrations by Soglow, red cloth with mounted printed paper spine label. Good plus, slight bit of red stain on spine label. Humor. (a72229)
$20.00 National Park Service . ELIGIBILITY / FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL AUTHORIZATION CALIFORNIA AND PONY EXPRESS TRAILS MISSOURI, IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, COLORADO, WYOMING, UTAH, IDAHO, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, OREGON
1987 GPO. 4to. 150pp., 12 foldout maps of Trails, tables, original wraps. Very light non-circulating library name and numbers on front and title page, no other merks. VG plus. (a75845)
$47.00Sorkin. Alan L.. THE ECONOMICS OF THE POSTAL SYSTEM
Lexington 1980. Hardcover. Octavo, 200pp., index, original printed boards. Library label at heel of spine, stamp on top fore-edge and on front cover-no other markings. Good, no dj. (a76718)
$27.00United State Post Office. COLLECTION OF 17 ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE U.S. POST OFFICE DATED 1824 - 1875
All pamphlets are octavo some in original wraps, most removed from larger binding. (1) Letter from the Postmaster General Transmitting a List of Unproductive Post Routes, 1824, 38pp.; (2) List of Names of Clerks of the General Post Office, 1826, 4pp. (3) Letter from Postmaster General to Hon. Richard M Johnson in Relation to the Erection of a Suitable Building for a Post Office in New Orleans, 1828, 2p. (4) Certain Memorials Against the Transportation of the Mail on the Sabbath, 1829, 7p. (5) Road from Mobile to New Orleans, 1829, 2pp. (6) About bounty offered to catch a post mail robber named Henry Bainbridge Cox, 1829, 2pp. (7) Postal Routes 1838, 5p. (8) Case of Erastus Granger Postmaster in Buffalo New York Accused of Stealing Postal Funds, 1829, 18pp. (9) Frinking privilege , 1838 14p. (10) Case of Nathaniel Patten, Postmaster Franklin, Howard county, Missouri,1830, 8pp. (11) Orin Fowler Speech on a Motion to Reduce Postage on all Letters to Two Cents, 1851, 8pp. (12) Names of Clerks in P.O. 1863, 8pp. (13) Smuggling Through the Mails, 1875, 11pp. (14) Amos Kendall "Specie Postge" and post roads in Hampshire , Virginia 3p. (15) New Postal Routes, 1838 1p. (16) Passengers in Mail Coaches, 1p. 1838.(17) Petition of Joseph F Caldwell for unpaid postal servies services rendered, 1838, 5p. Interesting information. 17 documents. (a78617)
$275.00 Woodbury, Mr. . SPEECH OF MR. WOODBURY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE RELATIVE TO THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Washington no date. Octavo, 8pp., wraps. Latest date in text is 1829 and is owner signed on top margin 1831. Good, a bit toned, lightly frayed on edges. (a82330)
$29.00 Palfrey, Mr. . SPEECH OF MR. PALFREY OF MASSACHUSETTS ON POSTAGE REFORM
Washington 1849. Speech delivered February 21st 1849 in House of Representative. Octavo, 8pp., wraps. Good, lightly soiled, lightly worn. (a82331)
$29.00 French Revolution . ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT WITH TWO FANCY STAMPS DATED 21 THERMIDOR IN NANCY AND SIGNED
Single sheet of paper, 9x7 inches, writing on recto only. 13 handwritten lines in French. Two black fancy postal stamps on top left side. Signed but signature not legible. Mentions the Code Hypothequaire (hypothecaire) and "les droits contre notre Debiteurs." Signed in Nancy and dated "21. Thermidor" but year is not easy to read, possibly "L'an Sept". Good, tiny puncture hole in lower blank margin. (a88203)
$90.00Thompson, H K MD. BILLIG'S HANDBOOK ON POSTMARKS - VOLUME 8: UNITED STATES COUNTY AND POSTMASTER POSTMARKS
Jamaica, New York 1949 first edition. Billig. Hardcover octavo. 179p. Fully illustrated. Fine in original publisher's plain paper dj which is in VG condition. (a88930)
$39.00 Payne, H C (postmaster General) . LETTER FROM THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL TRANSMITTING REPORTS RELATING TO THE USE OF CANCELING MACHINES IN THE POST-OFFICES
Washington 1904 first edition. GPO. House of Representatives document no. 573. Later wraps. octavo. 20p. VG. (a89964)
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