STATE POSTAL HISTORIES
STATE POSTAL HISTORIES
655 AK: Postmarked Alaska: A
Saga of the Early Alaska Mail $50.00
Cavagnol, 1957, 105p, HB in
green cloth.
661 AK: Alaska’s Postmasters
and Post Offices: 1867 to 1963 $15.00
Ricks, circa 1965, 72p, CC. Precedes Dickerson’s work.
663 AR: Handling Mail In
Benton City, Arkansas: 1836 to 1978 $10.00
Phillips; 1979; 1936 p; SB.
664 AZ: Arizona Statehood
Postmark Catalog $25.00
Becthel, 1989, 268p, SPB.
The postmarks are illustrated along with an alpha listing and includes earliest
and latest known.
665 AZ: Arizona Territorial
Postmark Catalog $25.00
Dike, 1995 sixth edition, 131p, SPB. The last edition that will be published. Markings well illustrated. The
best work on the subject.
666 AZ: Territorial Post
Offices of Arizona $7.50
Dike, 1958, 32p, SB.
668 AZ: Arizona Post Offices $27.00
Patera & Gallagher, 1988, 244p, HB. Lists post offices by county and alpha; gives dates established &
discontinued, plus some historical and fiscal data; many postmarks are
illustrated.
669 CA: Postmarks of Railway
Post Offices and Route Agents in CA $7.50
Brenner, 1973, 15p, CC.
Alpha listing with some text.
670 CA: A Century of
California Post Offices: 1848 to 1954 $30.00
Frickstad, 1955, 395p, HB.
Superb source of California
post office information.
671 As above, SB edition. $20.00
676 CA: County Atlas of
California: 1904 $10.00
Spellman, 1981 reprint, 24p,
PC.
678 CA: California Postmarks
to 1935 - Los Angeles County $20.00
Williams, 1990, SB. An
alphabetical listing of post offices. This book illustrates the markings.
679 CO: Colorado Post Offices:
1859 to 1989 $15.00
Bauer, Ozment & Willard, 1981
edition, 248p, HB.
681 CO: Territorial Post
Offices of Colorado $5.00
Dike, 1957, 116p, SB.
682 CO: Colorado Territory
and Pre-Territorial Postmarks $65.00
Jarrett, 1976, 207p, Deluxe
HB edition with maps and slipcase.
683 CO: Postmarks and Places $17.50
Harlan, 1976, 190 p +
Appendix, SB. A series of many postal related antecedents about the history of
Colorado.
684 CO: Pre-Territorial
Colorado Postal History $16.00
Meschter, 1994, 98p, CC.
Story of early Colorado express cos. and mail service Illustrated, maps
685 CO: Colorado Illustrated
Covers $12.00
Segerstrom, 1988, 104p, CC.
A wonderful monograph illustrating advertising covers of Colorado businesses
before 1900.
686 CT: Connecticut
Manuscript Postmarks $17.50
Longbardi, 1997 second
edition, 60p, SB. A well illustrated update.
687 CT: Connecticut Manuscript
Postmarks: 1788 to 1899 $15.00
Longbardi, 1984, 44p, CC.
688 CT: The Post Offices of
Connecticut $20.00
Patera, 1977, 54p, CC. Alpha
listing of offices, listing by county with dates of operation. Scarce.
690 FL: Territorial Post
Offices of Florida $5.00
Dike, 1963, 12p, CC.
691 FL: Florida Stampless
Postal History 1763-1861 $67.50
FPHS, 1999, 311p, SB. Traces
the growth of the postal service in Florida. Covers the Patriots Rebellion,
Cession of East Florida, the West Florida Republic Seminole Wars and Express
Mail. Loaded with markings, illustrations and maps. Limited HB edition is now
sold out but we have it.
692 FL: Florida Post Offices
$50.00
Gallagher, 1997, 240p, HB.
The first major work on Florida in years. Post offices listed by county with
dates established and discontinued, mail to and first postmaster. Also contains
an alpha listing index.
697 IL: Illinois Place Names $38.00
Adams, 1989, 610p, HB. The Best book for Illinois post office information. Formatted in
alphabetical sequence and gives county, post office start and stop dates.
698 IL: Pre-1830 Post Office
Business $15.00
IPHS, 1984, 100p, SPB.
Excerpts from the Postmaster General letter books pertaining to Illinois and
surrounding areas, 1801-1829.
699 IL: Chicago Postal History
$35.00
Karlen, 1971, 191p, HB. New.
700 IL: Chicago’s Crabgrass
Communities $35.00
Karlen, 1992, 384p, HB. The
history of the independent suburbs and their post offices that eventually became
part of Chicago. New.
701 IL: Doane Cancels of
Illinois and Nebraska $12.00
Mehrer, 1995, 22p, loose-leaf. Alphabetical listing of towns using
Doanes, EKU, LKU and rarity factors.
702 IL: Illinois Post Offices
- Listing & Guide to Postmark Scarcity $25.00
Mehrer, 1996, 192p, SB.
Alphabetical listing of towns, post office operation dates, county and pricing
guide.
703* IL: The Postal History
of Coles County, Illinois $15.00
Redlich, 1986, 175p, SPB.
The first hundred years, 1830-1930. Illustrated with maps and covers.
704* IL: Illinois 19th
Century Cancels $25.00
Russell, 1984, 94p, SPB.
Identifies and illustrates1093 cancels.
705 IN: The Postal History of
Indiana (2 Volumes) $75.00
Baker, 1976, 1100p total
with microfiche, HB. Definitive Indiana work.
706 IT: A Study In Contrasts -
Oklahoma City and Indian Territory $15.00
Bleuler, 1976, 14p;,SB.
Excellent, illustrated article as part of the 113p OKPEX 1976 exhibition
program.
707 IT: Indian Territory Mail
$120.00
Signorelli & Caldwell, 1966,
approximately 170 p, screw post binding. The definitive work on the subject.
708 IA: Alphabetical Listing
of Iowa Post Offices 1833-1970 $10.00
IPHS, 1970, 137p, CC. Alpha
listing of post offices, county and dates of operation.
711 IA: Postmarked Iowa $30.00
Ramsey, 1976, 556p, HB.
Alpha by town within county. Opening and closing dates. Change to and notes.
Maps and town indexes. New. Short Supply.
712 KS: Somewhere in Time $35.00
Martin, 1987, 170p, HB.
Kansas territory from 1854 to 1861. Illustrated with covers and postmarks.
713 KY: Postmarked Kentucky $20.00
Atkins, 1975, 163p, HB.
715 KY: A Checklist of
Kentucky Post Offices $12.50
Patera & Gallagher, 1989, 82p, CC.
717 LA: The Great Mail: A
Postal History of New Orleans $50.00
Huber and Wagner, 1949, 200 p. HB. A
postal history of New Orleans
718 ME: Maine Postal History
and Postmarks $30.00
Dow, 1976, 235p, HB.
Quarterman reprint.
722* MA: Postal Service in
Boston 1639 -1893 $10.00
Ernst, 1975, 70p, CC.
Interesting history, all text.
723 MA: The Post Offices of
Massachusetts $25.00
Merolla & Crowther, 1981, 159p, HB.
729 MN: Minnesota Territory in
Postmarks, Letters and History $65.00
Risvold, 1985, 329p, HB
w/map; authoritative work on MN. New.
730 MS: Postal History of
Mississippi, Stampless Period: 1799 to 1860 $75.00
Oakley, 1980, Two volumes, V
1 200p, V 2 637p, HB. Illustrates both manuscript and hand stamped markings.
Alpha sequence by town with postmaster information included. An in depth opus!
Volume one is quite scarce.
731 MS: Mississippi Post
Offices $40.00
Gallagher & Patera, 1996, 259p, HB. The first complete listing of Mississippi post offices published.
Listings are arranged both alphabetically and by county.
733 MO: Our Storehouse of
Missouri Place Names $15.00
Ramsey, 1973, 160p, CC.
735 MO: Postal Facilities and
Postmarks $17.50
Wagner, 1954, 38p, CC.
Covers district of Louisiana, Territory of Louisiana and the Territory of
Missouri, 1804-21. Also includes St. Louis, 1821-61.
736 MT: The Postal History of
Montana through June 30, 1870 $12.00
Meschter, 1989, 80p, CC.
Details the beginnings of the postal service in Montana. Appendices contain most
complete listing of stage line operations in Montana and adjacent states ever
published.
9113 Montana Territorial Postmarks
$25.00
Shellen and Dunn, 2003, 128p, Card cover. Illustrates markings.
741 NC: Illustrated North
Carolina Postal Markings 1777-1865 $30.00
Stroupe, 1988, 146p, SPB.
Alpha illustrated listing of manuscript and hand stamped markings. Edition of
100 copies.
742 NC: North Carolina Post
Offices and Postmasters 1860-1866 $15.00
Stroupe, 1992, 33p, SPB.
Alpha listing by post office, county and dates of operation during the
Confederacy. Also includes covers known.
743 NC: The First 100 Years of
Historical Guilford: 1771 to 1871 $30.00
Weatherly, 1972, 207p, HB.
746 NE: Post Offices of
Nebraska, Part I: Territorial Post Offices $ 10.00
Rapp; 1971; 115 p plus 2 p of
plates; SB. Lists post offices alphabetically and by county; gives dates
established and closed.
749 NE: Nebraska Territory
Postal History $35.00
Winter, 1999, 176p, HB.
Contains 230 drawings of markings, 149 photos and eight line drawings of maps.
750 NH: Scarcity Guide to New
Hampshire Post Offices $10.00
Doubleday & Stevens, undated,
18p, Loose-leaf. Alphabetical listing with scarcity rating.
751 NH: The Postal History of
New Hampshire $25.00
Smith & Kay, 1986, 158p, HB.
Covers post offices, date established and discontinued, first postmaster, 1795
to 1985.
752 NJ: New Jersey DPO’s $5.00
Arch, 1981, 20p, CC. Alpha
listing with dates of operation.
753 NJ: Illustrated Directory
of New Jersey 1847 Issue Covers $10.00
Arch, 1987, 44p, CC..
757 NJ: Post Offices and
Postmasters of Cape May County, NJ 1802-1970 $10.00
Mathewson,1970, 44p, CC.
Alpha listing of towns, with postmasters, some illustrations.
758 NM: New Mexico Territorial
Postmark Catalog $10.00
Dike, 1981, 145p, SPB.
Alphabetical town listing. Markings are illustrated. EKU and LKU.
762 NV: A Century of Nevada
Post Offices: 1852 to 1957 $12.50
Frickstadt, 1958, 40p, CC.
763 NV: Nevada Post Offices:
An Illustrated History $30.00
Gannett & Paher, 1983, 176p,
HB.
764 NV: Nevada Postal History $15.00
Harris, 1973, 64p, HB; Basic
post office information, rarity factors.
767 NY: Federal Post Offices
of New York State 1792 -1969 $50.00
DeGraff, 1969, 308p. HB.
Alpha listing by county, which includes dates of operation, first postmaster and
disposition.
768 NY: The Steamboat Mail
Service of Historic Lake Champlain $5.00
Johnstone, 1960, 14p, PC.
Includes map and illustrates covers.
769 NY: New York Postal
History: The Post Offices and First Post Masters From 1775 to 1980 $40.00
Kay & Smith, 1982, 556p, HB.
Lists post offices by county and alphabetically. Gives dates established and
discontinued.
772 NY: Star Cancels of New
York State $15.00
Proulx,1987, 23p, CC.
773 NY: County and
Postmaster Cancels of New York State $10.00
Proulx,1990, 44p, CC.
Illustrated with markings and covers.
775 OH: Nineteenth Century
Cleveland, OH Postal Markings $20.00
Allen,1991, 122p, CC.
776 OH: Ohio Doane Cancels $15.00
Billigs, 1976, 115p, velo
bound, well illustrated.
777 OH: Illustrated Postal
History - Chillicothe, Ohio $15.00
Brust, 1999, 96p, SB. An
exciting look at the mail and markings from
Ohio’s
first capital. A wonderful template publication for the collector’s of single
town postal history. Illustrates both covers and markings.
778 The Toledo
Strip $15.00
George J. Ball, 1984, 73p, Velo bound.
779 OK: Oklahoma Post Offices $24.00
Helbock, 1987, 272p, SB.
Lists over 3,500 post offices which operated in Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory. Listed alpha and by county with dates of operation.
784 OR: Portland Area Postal
History $7.00
Helbock, 46p, CC. A
comprehensive history of the Portland post office and offices in surrounding
suburbs. Text, maps and illustrations.
785 OR: Post Offices of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho $45.00
Landis, 1969, 251p, HB.
Alpha listing of offices by state. Includes county, dates opened and closed;
some markings illustrated.
786 OR: Oregon Postmarks $35.00
Whittlesey & Helbock; 1985, 244p, SPB. Illustrates 19th century town markings; gives earliest, latest dates,
killer type and value.
787 PA: An Introduction to
the Postal history of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County $10.00
Flack, 1978, 20p, CC.
Illustrates covers and markings, some text.
788 PA: Independent Post
Offices, Philadelphia County, 1800 to 1861 $10.00
Stets & Kay, 1979, 44 p, CC.
Illustrated with markings, maps and a rarity guide.
789 PA: Pennsylvania Postal
History - The Post Offices and First Postmasters From 1775 to 1994 $75.00
Kay & Smith, 1996, 630p, HB.
The long-awaited update to the 1976 edition. Contains over 1,000 additions and
updates to the original work. Contains an alphabetical listing of post offices, P.O.’s by county with established and discontinued dates, postmaster and notes
and listings of first postmasters. The special hard binding allows the book to
lay open on your desk. Until now, the most difficult state book to find,
bringing as much as $300.00 at auction.
790 PA: An Illustrated
Catalog of Philadelphia Postal Markings found on Stampless Covers 1728-1863 $10.00
Stets, 1983, 32p, C.C.
791 RI: Rhode Island Postal
History — the Post Offices $ 25.00
Merolla, Jackson & Crowther,
1977, 136p, SB. Illustrates each post office with a cover. Includes dates of
operation, first postmaster and county.
792 RI: As above, HB. $ 35.00
793 RI: Providence, RI
Postal Markings and Cancellations before Twentieth Century $10.00
Smith, 1960, 26p, SPB.
Illustrates 304 markings.
794 SC: South Carolina Post
Offices $20.00
Mehrer, 1998, 59p, SPB.
Alpha listing gives county and dates of operation for post offices through 1966.
795 SC: South Carolina Postal
History and Illustrated Catalog of Postmarks 1760-1860
Stets & Teal, 1989,
228p, SPB.
Marvelous history, maps, postmaster listings, and postmark tracings.
$30.00
798 SD: A Checklist of South
Dakota Post Offices $5.00
Patera & Gallagher, 1986, 28p, CC.
800 TN: Tennessee Post Offices and
Postmaster Appointments: 1769 to 1984 $75.00
Frazier,1984, 834p, HB. Part I contains alphabetical listing of 6,400+
post offices including opening, closing dates. Part II lists all postmaster
appointments by town, arranged by county. Includes useful county map of town,
arranged by county. Includes useful county map of towns, railroads by county.
805 TX: Handling the Mails at
Corpus Christi $35.00
Stever, 1997, 265p, HB w/dust jacket.
This book will serve as the standard and template for all future local postal
histories. A well-documented look at the development of the mails into and from
this Texas
port city. New.
806 TX: Texas - the Drama of
It’s Postal Past $75.00
ter Braake, 1970, 289p, HB.
Superb work.
807 UT: Utah Post Offices $20.00
Shaw, 1999, 81p;,SPB. Alpha
and county listing showing post office, county, dates of operation, comments and
rarity factor.
808 VT: Postal History of
Burlington, VT. The First 100 Years $6.00
Johnstone, 1992, 64p, CC. A
great book for anyone who collects 19th century postal history. It serves as a
template for the study of any town from 1792 to 1892. Markings are
well-illustrated. Highly recommended.
810 VT: The Black Jack in
Vermont $16.00
Mommsen, 1991, 72p, CC.
Nice, illustrated look at some blackjack usages from Vermont. Superb census and
text. Out of print.
811 VT: The Postal History of
Vermont $175.00
Slawson, 1969, 308p, HB.
812 VA: The Post Offices and
Early Postmasters of Virginia
$49.00
Small, 1997, 9 chapters no
page count, SB. Alpha and county listing showing post office, county, first
postmaster and dates of operation. Includes info on early post roads and
colonial Virginia. Not complete but probably the best thing produced to date.
815 WA: Postmarked Washington
- Lewis & Colwitz Counties $7.50
Ramsey, 1978, 240p, PB.
816 WA: Postmarked Washington
- Okanogan County $8.00
Ramsey, 1966, 60p, CC.
817 WI: Wisconsin Post Office
Handbook $15.00
Hale, 1988, 42p, plus 2 p
addenda, Loose-leaf. Alphabetical listing of offices with start and stop dates along
with county.
818 WI: Nineteenth Century
Fancy Cancellations of Wisconsin $10.00
Moertl, compiler, 1987, 15p,
CC. Book illustrates known markings and lists towns from which they originate.
819 WI: The Territorial Post
Offices of Wisconsin $15.00
Richow, 1963, 38p, CC. Alpha
listing by town showing dates of operation and any additional
notes. Some illustrations. Most useful.
821 WY: Wyoming Post Offices:
1850 to 1980 $20.00
Gallagher & Patera, 1980, 176p, HB with a check list pamphlet. New.
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