La Posta Books

Philatelic

Postal History

U.S. Mail: The Story of the United States Postal Service

by Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1960, hardbound, 256pp., illus

$20

American Postal Markings From Colonial Times to the 1850’s: The Unexhibited Exhibit of Royden H. Lounsbery

1983, hardbound, 149pp

$125

Spreading the News: The American Postal System from Franklin to Morse

by Richard R. John. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1995, perfectbound, 382pp

$30

The Postal History of Christmas Seals

by Douglas K. Lehmann. Springfield, Va.: Paragon Publishing Co., 1990, saddlestitched, 39pp

$15

The First U.S. Postal Museum

by Herbert R. Collins. Springfield, Va.: Paragon Publishing Co., 1991, saddlestitched, 50pp

$17

Introducing Postal History

By Vivien J. Sussex. British Philatelic Trust, 1988, saddlestiched, 36pp

$15

Prexie Postal History

By Richard Helbock, ed. Lake Oswego, Ore.: La Posta Publications Monograph 2, 1988, saddlestitched, 100pp

$20

Florida Postal History and Postal Markings During the Stampless Period

By Mrs. Harold Major Pickett, Kenneth L. Rice and Henry M. Spelman III. Palm Beach, Fla.: Palm Beach Stamp Club, 1957. Florida Federation of Stamp Clubs Handbook Number One. Three-hole screw bound, 74pp., a rare first volume

$50

Chicago Postal History

By Harvey M. Karlen, ed. Chicago: Collectors Club of Chicago, 1971, hardbound, 198pp

$30

Postmarked Kentucky: A Postal History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1792-1900

By Alan T. Atkins. J-B Publishing Co. (NE), 1975, hardbound, 169pp., Illustrated

$20

Discontinued Post Offices of New Jersey

by Stanley E. Griffith. Bound Brook, N.J.: New Jersey Postal History Society, 1975, stapled

$7

New Jersey’s Foreign Mail

by Gerald J. Neufeld. NJ Postal History Society, 1975, saddlestitched, 76pp.

$16

The Catalog of New Mexico Railway Postal Markings

By Charles L. Towle. Las Cruces, N.M.: La Posta reprint, 1988, saddlestitched, 80pp

$20

South Carolina Postal History and Illustrated Catalog of Postmarks 1760-1860

By Harvey S. Teal and Robert J. States. Lake Oswego, Oregon.: Raven Press, 1989, spiral bound, 234pp., Illustrated, scarce

$50

The Post Offices of Utah

By John S. Gallagher. Burtonsville, Md.: The Depot, 1977, saddlestiched, 84pp

$10

United States Railroad Postmarks 1837-1861

By C.W. Remele. State College, Pa.: American Philatelic Society handbook series, 1958, hardbound, 175pp

$190

Railroad Postmarks of the United States 1861 to 1886

By Charles L. Towle and Henry A. Meyer. U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, 1968, hardbound 393pp

$85

Vessel-Named Markings on United States Inland and Ocean Waterways 1810-1890

By James W. Milgram, M.D. Chicago: Collectors Club of Chicago, 1984, hardbound, 828pp., illus., w/16pp. value guide, heavy-Add $5 extra postage

$95

19th Century United States Fancy Cancellations Third Revised Edition

By Herman Herst Jr. Shrub Oak, N.Y.: Herman Herst, 1963, hardbound, 287pp

$30

United States Registered Mail 1845-1870

by James W Milgram M.D. North Miami, Fla: David Phillips Publishing Co, 1988, perfect bound, 176pp

$15

Pacific Northwest Doanes

by Richard W. Helbock. Lake Oswege, Ore.: Raven Press, 1985, saddlestitched, 68pp, illus., covers Washington, Oregon and Idaho

$10

Civil War

Sanitary Fairs: A Philatelical and Historiclal Study of Civil War Benevolences

by Alvin and Marjorie Kantor. Self published, 1992, hardbound, 304pp. NEW in original. wrapper

$40

Civil War Patriotic Covers Postally Used

Nutmeg Stamp Auctions Sale 27, June 21-23 2000, hardbound, 390pp., like new

$45

The Confederate Postmaster Provisionals of Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Richard C. Calhoun. Confederate Stamp Alliance, 2013, saddlestiched, 29pp

$7

Uniontown, Alabama, Postmaster’s Provisionals

By Francis J. Crown Jr. Confederate Stamp Alliance, 2016, saddlestiched, 80pp, Illustrated

$10

The North vs the South 1860-1865: The Southern Side of the Philatelic Goings On as Seen from Charleston, SC

By Bob Karrer. Springfield, Va.: Springfield Stamp Club monograph, 1989, stapled, 25pp. Illustrated

$7

Exhibitions

AMERIPEX 86 World Philatelic Exhibition Catalog

1986, perfect bound, 346pp+ads, incl. SS, hologram on cover.

$20

World Stamp Expo ’89 Official Exhibition Guide

1989, perfect bound, 208pp

$10

ANPHILEX ’96 Exhibition Catalog

Collectors Club, New York, 1996, hardbound, 147pp.

$20

Pacific 97 World Philatelic Exhibition Handbook and Congress Book 1997

1997, hardbound, 400pp. NEW.

$35

Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition Catalog

2006, spiral bound, 336pp

$15

Other Philatelic

Rowland Hill: Victorian Genius and Benefactor 1795-1879

by Colin G. Hey. London: Quiller Press, 1989, hardbound, 210pp

$30

The Historical Air Mail Catalogue, 1929

New York: K. Lissiuk Philatelic Co., 1929, hardbound, 180pp. incl. period ads.

$12

The Congress Book 2008

edited by Ken Trettin. American Philatelic Congress, 2008, hardbound, 218pp

$35

The Congress Book 2018

edited by Ken Trettin. American Philatelic Congress, 2018, hardbound, 231pp., NEW

$35

Indexes to The Airpost Journal Vols 1-60 (1929-1989) and Aero Philatelist Annals Vols 1-25 (1953-1971 and 1975- 1982)

American Airmail Soc., 1992, hardbound, 194pp

$15

Index of the USPCS Chronicle Whole No. 45-131

by Theron Wierenga, USPCS, stapled

$4

USPS

USPS Pub 100 1993 edition

saddlestitched, 32pp., scarce

$5

USPS Pub 100 2003 edition

saddlestitched, 60pp., scarce

$5

USPS Pub 100 2007 edition

perfect bound, 84pp.

$6

Nonphilatelic

Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary

Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster, 1988. hardbound, 1,3764pp. A great placename reference

$10

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third ed.

Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992, hardbound, 2,184pp. A great reference

$15

The CIA World Factbook 1990

Washington, D.C.: CIA, 1990, perfect bound, 382pp. plus map inserts, illus., the unclassified ed. What’s happening in the world in 1990

$10