Sale No: 46
Lot No:392
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Chapin, John C.,Census of U.S. Classic Plate Blocks, 1851-82, 1982, 116 pages, paper back. Still the definitive work on the subject. Endorsed in ink: "To Stanley Piller, with thanks for your help, John C. Chapin". Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 38.00
Sold...US$ 38.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:19:52 EST
Sold For 38
Sale No: 46
Lot No:393
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French, Loran C.,Encyclopedia of Plate Varieties on U.S. Bureau-Printed Postage Stamps, 1979, hard bound, with numerous illustrations in black & white. Slight wear. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:20:13 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 46
Lot No:395
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Linn, George W.,Paid Markings on the U.S. Stamp of 1861, 1955, hard bound. Illustrated in black & white. Nearly new. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:20:54 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 46
Lot No:396
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Rose and Searing,1869 Issue on Cover: A Census and Analysis, 1986, 223 pages, hard bound. Extremely detailed and illustrated in black & white. Like new. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 55.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:21:18 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 46
Lot No:397
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Rose, Jon,U.S. Postage Stamps of 1869, 1996, 191 pages, paper back. Part of Linn's Handbook Series. A useful intro to the 1869 Pictorial issue. Like new. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:22:14 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 46
Lot No:398
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Wagshall, Jerome S.,The Wagshall Census of 7R1E, 2001, loose-leaf, approximately 150 pages, well illustrated. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 55.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:22:36 EST
Sold For 55
20th Century Issues
Sale No: 46
Lot No:399
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Belasco, Steven R.,Guide to U.S. Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations 1907-1927, 2009, 216 pages, hard bound. In-depth coverage, profusely illustrated in color. Like new. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:23:18 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 46
Lot No:400
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Fishback & Walker,20th Century U.S. Fancy Cancelations Revised, 1987, hardcover, 244 pages. A revision of the original edition by Loso and de Windt. Profusely illustrated in black & white. The best book on this unusual subject. Like new. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:23:48 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 46
Lot No:401
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Johl, Max G.,U.S. Commemorative Stamps of the Twentieth Century, 1947, 2 volumes, 738 pages, hard bound, with dust jackets. The classic work on the subject by a distinguished philatelist, with illustrations in black & white. Slightly used. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:24:25 EST
Sold For 45
Back-of-the-Book
Sale No: 46
Lot No:402
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Gobie, Henry M.,The Speedy - A History of the U.S. Special Delivery Service, 1976, 296 pages, hard bound. Very comprehensive, and profusely illustrated in black & white. Slightly worn. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 55.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:24:56 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 46
Lot No:403
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Gobie, Henry M.,U.S. Parcel Post: A Postal History, 1979, 2540 pages, hard bound, well illustrated in black & white. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:25:46 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 46
Lot No:404
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Patton, Donald Scott,Private Local Posts of the U.S., Vol. 1, New York State, 1967, 350 pages, hard bound. A Robson Lowe publication, profusely illustrated in black & white. Still a useful work on the subject (there was never a volume 2). Modest wear, mainly to the dust jacket. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:26:09 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 46
Lot No:405
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Precancel Stamp Society,Catalog of U.S. Bureau Precancels, 1990, 3rd edition, loose-leaf. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:26:24 EST
Sold For 24
First Days
Sale No: 46
Lot No:420
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Mellone, Michael et al.,Mellone's Specialized Cachet Catalog of First Day Covers, 1940's - 1960's, 1964-85, 7 volumes, paperback, profusely illustrated. Suggested Bid $60-80 (Image)
Suggested Bid $60-80
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:33:30 EST
Sold For 60
Foreign Mail
Sale No: 46
Lot No:421
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Starnes, Charles J.,U.S. Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations 1847 to GPU-UPU, 1989, 2nd edition (revised). One of the most useful works on the subject, with detailed tables. Very slightly worn. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 32.00
Sold...US$ 32.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:33:54 EST
Sold For 32
Sale No: 46
Lot No:422
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Weiss, Jr., William R.,The Foreign Mail Cancellations of New York City, 1870-1878, 1990, 504 pages, hard bound. Well illustrated in black & white, with Weiss's numbering system. Almost like new, but inscribed in ink "To my friend Stanley Piller with best regards. W R Weiss, Jr." Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:34:35 EST
Sold For 550
Post Office Related
Sale No: 46
Lot No:423
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Table of Post Offices in the U.S., Jan. 1, 1851, 1851, 459 pages, hard bound. Well aged, and stamped ex-Post Office Dept. Library, 1934. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 34.00
Sold...US$ 34.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:35:01 EST
Sold For 34
Sale No: 46
Lot No:424
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Frajola, Perlman & Scamp,The U.S. Post Offices in China and Japan 1867 to 1874, 2006, 242 pages, hard bound. Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color, with detailed listings of sailings. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:35:18 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 46
Lot No:425
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U.S. Post Office Dept.,U.S. Mail and Post-Office Assistant, 1975, 2 volumes, 575 pages, hard bound with slip case. The Collectors Club of Chicago reprint, a massive (and very heavy work) with an immense body of original data, invaluable to the postal historian. Volume 1 covers Oct 1860-Sept.1866, Volume 2 covers Oct. 1866-Sept. 1872. Volume 1 is inscribed "No. 282 of 300". Nearly new. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:35:34 EST
Sold For 120
Postal Markings
Sale No: 46
Lot No:427
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Cole, James M.,Cancellations and Killers of the Banknote Era, 1870-1894, 1995, 345 pages, hard bound. Well illustrated in black & white, this is now the definitive work on the subject, and Cole's numbers are widely used. Like new. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:36:19 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 46
Lot No:428
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Gobie, Henry M.,Piszkiewicz, Leonard. Chicago Postal Markings and Postal History, 2006, 573 pages, hard bound. Extremely detailed and comprehensive, and profusely illustrated in black & white with some color plates. Like new. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:36:56 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 46
Lot No:429
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Towle, Charles L.,U.S. Transit Markings Catalog, 1837-1974, Vols. 1-3, 1975-81, 3 volumes, 824 pages, hard bound, in slip case. The classic work on the subject, extremely detailed. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:37:21 EST
Sold For 100
Postal Stationery
Sale No: 46
Lot No:406
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Milgram, James W.,American Illustrated Letter Stationery 1819-1899, 2016, 560 pages, hard bound. A beautiful book, lavishly illustrated in color, a great read as well as a useful catalog. Signed by the author Like new, and even has the original invoice to Stanley Pilller (for $90). Suggested Bid $60-80 (Image)
Suggested Bid $60-80
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:26:38 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 46
Lot No:407
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Undersander, Dan (editor),Catalog of the 19th Century Stamped Envelopes, Lettersheets and Wrappers of the U.S., 2012, 3rd edition, 234 pages, hard bound. Profusely illustrated in color. A publication of the United Postal Stationery Society. Like new. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00
Closed..Mar-26-2022, 16:27:02 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 46
Lot No:408
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Undersander, Dan,Catalog of U.S. Stamped Envelope Essays and Proofs, 2003, 367 pages, hard bound. The best current work on the subject, profusely illustrated in black & white. Like new. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)