THE ALDINE MONTHLY JOURNAL 1871, the complete 12 month 1871 issues of this famous New York art journal published by James Sutton (NY), 201 pages hardbound 11” 16” with gold gilded pages, profusely illustrated with beautiful engravings and packed with intellectual articles, short stories, reports on stage and theater events, symphony news, art events, personality news ++, each monthly edition has 2-3 pages of commercial advertising where life insurance is prominent, a very early coffee table book for only the most distinguished of New York homes, some minor cover wear to be expected after 137 years, retails over $200, F-VF est ($20+ US)

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34 USA & WORLDWIDE PHILATELIC REFERENCES, includes 28 copies of the Essay & Proof Journals 1944-1952 complete, USA Postal Card catalog, USA Classic Stamps 1845-1869 (Chase) ++, retails over $180, VF est ($20+ US)

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213 USA STAMP JOURNALS 1978-2005, includes a complete run of Wisconsin "BADGER" postal history journals 1978-2005, also 63 Western Express postal history journals 1981-1986, great references and VF, retails over $350, F-VF est ($35+ US)

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25 USA PHILATELIC REFERENCES, library balance noting Federal Duck Stamps (Barre), USA Commemorative Stamps (Kimble), 1954 Life magazine entire with section on the worlds rarest stamps, USA Plate Number Singles (Hebert), USA Stamps 1901-1922 (Post Office Dept.), The Paper Chase (Novel by Harlow with stamp theft theme) ++, retails over $180, F-VF est ($20+ US)

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USA OFFICIAL POSTAL GUIDE JULY 1941, part-1 for domestic services published by the US Government Printing Office (Washington-DC), 990 pages hardbound, includes postal regulations for all classes of domestic mail, rates, rural delivery, airmail, registered, C.O.D., money orders, savings bonds, insured mail, post office listing by State and County, discontinued post offices 1937-1941, army + navy + marine corps post offices ++, this was the last postal guide before WWII, well used with a reinforced cover, retails over $75, F-VF est ($20+ US)

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US DOMESTIC POSTAL RATES 1872-1993, the definitive reference by Henry Beecher and Anthony Wawrukiewicz, 1994 first edition published by Randy Neil (Shawnee-Mission KS), 229 pages hardbound with the original dust cover, includes postal regulations and rates for all first to fourth class mail, FREE mail, registered mail, certified, AR fees, special delivery, insured mail, C.O.D. Mail, postage dues, DLO, forwarded mail ++, an essential US postal history reference that will never go out of date, retails over $100, VF est ($20+ US)

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UNITED STATES 19th CENTURY POSTAGE STAMPS, by Lester G. Brookman, 1947 first edition in 2 volumes published by Henry Lindquist (NY), 625 pages hardbound with original dust covers, the definitive reference for US stamps 1847-1898 covering proofs, essays, printing quantities, plates, papers, grills varieties ++, volume 2 has clipped pages that does not affect the tet or illustrations, a scarce first edition that retails over $150, VF est ($20+ US)

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AMERICAN AIRMAIL SOCIETY VOLUMES 1-3, note volume-1 is the 6th edition, volumes 2-3 are 5th editions, retails over $100, VF est ($35+ US)

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14 USA PHILATELIC REFERENCES & CATALOGS, includes The Story of US Mails (Scheele), American Stampless Cover Catalog (Sampson), US Statue of Liberty Stamps & Postmarks (topical), AMERIPEX 1986 program, US Plate Number Catalog, US Postal Card Catalog, 4 American Philatelic Research Library publications, US Stamps 1847-1959, US FDC Journal ++, retails over $120, F-VF est ($20+ US)

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10 BILLIGS HANDBOOKS, all different noting 7 are hard bound, retails over $150, VF est ($20+ US)

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42 STAMP COLLECTING REFERENCES, includes Musson Stamp Dictionary (Patrick), The Post (James), World of Classical Stamps (MacKay), Stamp Collecting (Melville), Stamp Collectors Handbook (Grossman), Introduction to Stamp Collecting (Stanley Gibbons), Advanced Stamp Collecting (Krause), Boy Scout and Girl Guide Topical Stamps (Entwistle), History of the Postcard (Willoughby), Collecting Stamps (Lidman), Philatelic Atlas (Chapman) ++, retails over $300, F-VF est ($35+ US)

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