Local Posts

LOCAL POSTS
034 The Fresno and San Francisco Bicycle Mail of 1894 $50.00
Cooper, 1982, 134p, HB. Definitive work on the subject.

035 Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Collection of Carriers and Locals $25.00
Frajola net price sale, 1990, 787 lots SB. Fabulous, full color reference of one of the pre-eminent collections of this material.

9180 Hale & Co. Independent Mail Company 1843-1845 $75.00
Gutman, 2005, 345p, HB. Gutman has taken the Hale & Co. portion of the Perry-Hall manuscript and expanded it into a wonder work. With 1377 surviving covers the author was able to tell the complete story of the growth and demise of Hale. A well illustrated and important work on independent mails. Limited edition.

036 The Chatham Square Post Offices and Swarts City Dispatch Post $15.00
Hall, 1941, 34p, CC. Have a small quantity of this scarce publication.

037 Handbook of Private Local Posts $40.00
Hurt & Williams, 1947 edition, 168p, HB. Covers local posts of the world. Billig's Handbook No. 6.

039 Sanitary Fairs: A Philatelic & Historical Study of Civil War Benevolences - Now just $40.00
Kantor, 1992, 304p, HB. Superbly written & illustrated look at every facet of the benevolences. This title will be very useful to students of the 1861-1867 issue and Civil War. Out of print. Was published at $75.00

040 The Identifier for Carrier’s, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries and Bogus Posts of the U.S. Volume III $88.50
Lyons, 1998, 496 p, HB. Covers posts Q to Z plus corrections to vol. I and II.

041 As above, Volume I, 1998, 496p, HB. Covers 129 posts from Adams City $88.50
Express to Empire Dispatch, 934 illustrations and 428 sketches. Lyon’s work completely revises Patton and incorporates Patton's unpublished work.

042 As above, Volume II, 1998, 496p, HB. Covers Essex Letter Express through $88.50
Putman's Penny Post. Format and illustrations mirror volume I.

9224 The 2007 Pricing guide for the Unlisted Carriers, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries and Bogus Posts of the United States $20.00
Lyons, 2007, 73p, card cover. A marvelous booklet that illustrates and prices all of the examples written about in Lyon’s three volume work: The Identifier for Carrier’s, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries, and Bogus Posts of the United States. A valuable guide book to this increasingly popular collecting area.

043 Moens 1868 Timbres D’Offices Americans $350.00
J. B. Moens, 1868, 34p, CC. This is the second edition of Moens catalog of U.S. Locals and Carriers. The first edition was in 1863. A very rare catalog, written in French, cut used to illustrate the cover. Also contains U.S. stamped envelopes.

044 Boyd’s Local Posts In New York City: 1844 - 1882 $15.00
Patton, 49p, CC. Well written and illustrated, especially with regard to forgeries.

045 The Local Posts In Brooklyn, NY: 1844 - 1882 $10.00
Patton, 28p, CC. Well illustrated, especially on forgeries.

046 Private Local Posts of the United States: Volume 1 - New York State $45.00
Patton, 1967, 350p, HB. The standard text on New York locals.

047 U.S. Letter Carrier Stamps of Philadelphia Under the Fee System 1849 to1863 $10.00
Perry, 1954, 18p as part of the National Philatelic Museum booklet, Vol. IV, No. 4, CC. A wonderful profusely illustrated essay.

048 Pat Paragraphs $55.00
Perry; 1981, BIA reprint, 648p, HB. A must for any student of the classics and local posts.

049 The First United States Postage Stamp $25.00
Perry, circa 1920, 14 p, CC. The story of the United States City Dispatch Post.

050 Byways of Philately - Privately Owned Posts and Early Locals $37.50
Perry compiler, 1966, 271p, HB. The primary work on Hussey’s post and a few others as written by H. Warren Hale, edited by Elliott Perry.

051 One Hundred Years Ago $30.00
Perry & Hale, 1942, 68p, CC. Story of the City Dispatch Posts.

052 Scott’s Standard Catalogue of Local Stamps of the United States $15.00
Scott Stamp & Coin Co., 1933, 33p, CC.

053 Scott’s Supplementary Catalogue $15.00
Scott Stamp & Coin Co., 1921, 31p, CC. The benefit of this book is in the high-quality reproduction of the Scott’s cuts for the United States locals. Several editions in stock.

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