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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ART PHOTOGRAPHS of THE WORLD & 1893 COLUMBIA EXPOSITION, a signed copy by H.H.Ragan published by Star Printers in 1893, 509 pages hardbound, pages 13-73 cover the 1893 Eposition, pages 74-175 show great photos of America, and pages 176-509 are “Wonders of the World”, some cover wear after 125 years, a rare undervalued book retailing $50-$100, F-VF est ($20+ US)

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COLUMBIAN (EXPOSITION) GALLERY 1894, a photo portfolio of the Columbia Worlds Eposition published by Werner (Chicago), 400 pages hard bound, a rare book retailing $75-$300, 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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AMERICAN ILLUSTRATED COVER CATALOG, the incredible Phillips auction catalog for the John Biddle USA advertising collection held in Miami on JAN28,1982 with prices realized, organized by US stamp issue plus some specialized topics, includes a cross reference by topic and state, this remains the essential reference for US advertising covers, retails over $100, 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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UNITED STATES 19th CENTURY POSTAGE STAMPS, by Lester G. Brookman, 1966 second edition in 3 volumes published by Henry Lindquist (NY), 882 pages hardbound with original dust covers, the updated definitive reference for US stamps 1847-1898 covering proofs, essays, printing quantities, plates, papers, grills varieties ++, like new with retail value over $150, VF est ($20+ US)

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THE YUCATAN AFFAIR, the work of stamp counterfeiter Raoul de-Thuin by James M. Chemi et-al, 1974 first edition published by APS (College-Station PA), 524 pages hardbound, the complete story with illustrations and descriptions of all the known fake cancel devices sorted by country, after 25 years of the US and Meican Governments unsuccessfully trying to arrest de-Thuin, he finally quit in 1965 after the APS bought out his business and he agreed to assist them in document all his fakes, retails $25-$50, VF est ($20+ US)

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14 USA PHILATELIC REFERENCES & CATALOGS, includes The Story of US Mails (Scheele), American Stampless Cover Catalog (Sampson), US Staur 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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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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13 USA PHILATELIC REFERENCES & CATALOGS, includes State Town Checklists by Helbock noting Alaska, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, also Durland Plate Number Catalog, Stamped Envelope and Wrapper catalog, US Stampless Cover Catalog (Severn), Pictorial Treasury of US Stamps (HB Marzulla ++, retails over $150, 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 ($20+ 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, The Paper Chase (Novel by Harlow with stamp theft theme) ++, retails over $180, F-VF est ($20+ US)

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370 AMERICA PHILATELIST JOURNALS 1986-2018, a complete run for 32 years (12 per year) with 1000's of fabulous well illustrated philatelic articles on USA and Worldwide philately, retails over $2000, VF est ($20+ US)

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