Blake L S Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in white dj with black lettering. 42 sections, 37 page index, appendices of tables of stress, area, units symbols and constants etc., b & w photos and drawings, a plethora of data. Over 1,000 pp. The kind of book that will not become outdated. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The book has sound hinges but does lean slightly to the left. All pages clean, unmarked and undamaged. Exterior covers and spine are also completely clean. Gilt lettering on the cover is a little rubbed in places. The lower right corner of the front cover and lower left corner of the back cover are each lightly bumped. A trace of rub wear to top and bottom edges of the spine. The book will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The American Philatelic Congress, Inc., Officers and Council"; "The President's Message" by George T. Turner; "A Message from the Postal History Society of the Americas" by Edwin Mayer; "The Secretary's Report" by Helen Kingsbury Zirkle; "Lowell, Massachusetts, Express and Letter Offices, with Notes on the Penny Post" by Maurice C. Blake; "Haiti's 'Hard Money' Issue of 1906" by F. Burton Sellers; "Canal Zone: The Type III Mount Hope Local Overprints" by William K. Philler; "The Postage Rates of the French Colonies, 1787-1946" by Robert G. Stone; "The Nick in the Bottom Frame Line of the Two Cent Brown of 1883 United States Postage" by Arthur G. Hall; "Malta Postal Markings, 1893-1909" by G. Philip Grabfield; "The Manufacture of United States Postal Stamps" by George W. Brett; "Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II in a Stamp Collection" by Richard W. Garlichs; "The Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee--Its Contributions to Philately" by L. Rohe Walter; "Confederate Navy Covers" by Capt. T.S. Dukeshire, U.S.N., Ret.; "Philatelic Problems and Their Solutions" by Earl P.L. Appelbaum; "Ryuku Islands Postal Stationery 1946-1958: Provisionals and Regular Issues" by Belmont Faries; "A New American Nation: The Federation of the West Indies" by Francis J. McCall; "A Commentary on the Operation of the Posts in the Days of Benjamin Franklin" by Helen Kingsbury Zirkle; "Elephantiasis Graecorum on Stamps" by George L. Fite and "Subject Index, American Philatelic Congress Books 1 to 24".

Some b/w Illustrations (illustrator). Paperback : soft cover edition in good to better condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself. Or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Sticker on cover. Articles authors include Wilferd Peterson, Noel and Rita McInnis, Larry W. Barber, Donald Curtis, Joseph Sackman. 112 pages. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Book.

Condition: Very good. 1954, London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, pp334, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, tan cloth spine over beige boards in dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 178 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.