Air Mail and Space, Catalogs & Books
Hindenburg Crash Mail, the search goes on by Arthur Falk, 1976, 64 pages, card, $20.00
Weebau, World Space Catalogue
The complete world catalogue of Space on Stamps, over 13,000 illustrations,
Scott, Yvert & Teller and Michel numbers, English, French & German
1990, 2nd edition, 1,168 pages, card, mostly in French $35.00
The Hawker Stamp of Newfoundland by Goodkind, outprint from CCP, 23 pages, card, $12.50
United States, The 24¢ Air Mail Inverted Center of 1918 by H. M. Goodkind
1956, 32 pages, card, outprint from CCP, $12.50
The Saga of the Air Mail by Carroll V. Glines, 1968, 180 pages, cloth, with dj, not philatelic but of interest, $8.50
Standard Airpost Catalogue 1933, cloth $32.50
Kessler's Catalogue of Aerograms, 1961-on, Vol 1-3, original binders, in
English, $105.00
Catalogue Mondial des Entiers Aeropostaux by Godinas 1967, in two, two ring binders, in French, $37.50
The editions of the American Air Mail Catalog are a bit complex, a proper
identification of the editions and printings would be most appreciated and listed
for everyone to use if some reader would obliged.
- AAMC, 1st ed, 1940 with 1941 supplement, $12.00, sold
- AAMC, 2nd ed,
- 1947, vol 1, $10.00
- 1950, vol 2, $10.00
- 1951, Air Letter Sheets including Military and POW Air Letter Cards, 115 pages, card, $22.50
- 1959, vol 3, $12.50, sold
- AAMC, 3th ed, we suspect the above 1959 was
considered the 3rd edition
- AAMC, 4th ed, 1966 - 1971, all 4 volumes, sold
- AAMC, 5th ed, 1974-1990, Vol. 1 - 5, plus bound pricing supplement, complete $175.00
AAMC, 6th ed
- Vol 1, US Pioneer Flights 1910-1916, US Government Flight, US Air Express, Crash Covers, Airport Dedication, Mexico First Flights, 1998, 552 pages, cloth, $37.50
- Vol 2, First Flights of US Airlines since deregulation, Glider Mial, First Jet Flights,
2003, 588 pages, cloth $37.50
- Vol 3, Foreign Contract Air Mail Routes (FAMS), Alaska Canal Zone, etc., 2005, 486 pages, cloth, $37.50
- The Airmails of Canada and Newfoundland from the American Air Mail Society Covers: Pioneer Flights, SCADTA, Semi-Officials, Airship, Government and other covers 1926-1997, Crash Covers, Balloon, Helicopter, Forces, etc. We consider this a part of the 6th edition though it is not so designated, 1997, 552 pages, cloth, $37.50
Sanabria's Air Post Catalog
- 1936 edition, 433 pages, cloth $10.00
- 1938 edition, 557 pages, cloth $10.00, sold
- 1939 edition, 659 pages, cloth $15.00, sold
- 1954-55 edition, 540 pages, cloth $15.00, sold
- 1966 edition, 1350 pages, cloth, sold
Air Mail an illustrated history 1793-1981 by D. B. Holmes 1981, 226 pages, cloth with dj, $22.50, sold
The Australian Air Mail Catalog by H. N. Eustis, Vol 1, 1914-1941, 1965, 63 pages, card, $7.00
On the Trail of the Air Mail by van Zandt, 1926 National Geographic Out print, 62 pages, card $10.00
By Airplane Towards the North Pole, an account of an expedition to Spitzbergen in the Summer of 1923 by Mittelholzer
Non philatelic, 1925, 176 pages, cloth with maps $25.00
Important Single Copies
The Royal Philatelic Collection by Sir John Wilson Bt, 440 pages, 12 color plates and 60 b&w plates, exceptional color plates, fine paper, superb color and black and white illustrations
- 1952, bound in full Niger Morocco Leather, binding has Royal Arms in gold, one available, $875.00
- 1952, bound in red buckram with slip case, one available, $675.00
- 1952, some individual country sections exist from remainders
The Plating of the 10¢ 1847 by Elliott Perry
Published in the Collecors Club Philatelist between April 1924 and July 1926 in 9 issues (vol III 2-3, vol IV 1-4, vol V 1-3), never reprinted
- We can supply quality xerox copies of the 10¢ 1847 plates for $100.00, full size or enlarged
The Collectors Club Philatelist, a fine run, starting in 1924, it lacks two issues of the above plating study, please enquire and we will describe and work up a price.
The Pioneer Miner and the Pack Mule Express by Ernest A. Wiltsee
Original edition autographed from Wiltsee to Schoenfeld
1931, 112 pages, large fold out map, cloth $125.00
Record and Postal Account Book, Class 4
Printed ledgers providing a form for small offices. Each page provided
space with printed instructions for the monthly or quarterly information.
Corning, Pennsylvania, used by E. Trump, Postmaster, Quarterly
Many original documents and a cover tipped in.
Oct 1892 through September 1895, $125.00
A Catalogue for Advanced Collectors by Collin and Calman
Scott Stamp and Coin Company, 1901
- Complete Text, pages 1-1,349, bound in two cloth volumes,
pages are excellent however title page is a xerox, $325.00
- Pages 395 - 1,349, Parts 7 - 14,
Beautiful old half leather binding, black, hubbed, two volumes, $225.00
- US - CSA only, Part 13, pages 1061-1266, paper wraps as issued ,$100.00
Major Americana
U. S. CongressOriginal CR papers, Executive Documents of the House and Senate from the 1840's
into the 1870's, mostly: War, Navy, Treasury but a smattering of others including
Indian Affairs, Executive, etc., however no or few Postal related items, fascinating history and all original.
- A 30 inch high stack of paper that needs to be separated by subject and preserved as single documents or rebound. A treasure trove for the history lover, phone for more details, $450.00
Rare Book & Autograph Catalogs
The Thomas Winthrop Streeter Collection of Americana
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. New York
- Complete Vol 1, 1966 through Vol 7, 1969 plus Vol 8 being the Index, cloth bound,
- new condition, $750.00
Charles Hamilton Auction Galleries
Waldorf Astoria, New York
- Number 14, Sept 22, 1966 through No 47, Feb 3, 1971 (less no. 20) and
No. 63, December 7, 1972 through No. 87, May 8, 1975, most with pr,
- new condition, $325.00
Picture Post Cards
All of the Post Card books are soft bound and well illustrated unless otherwise noted.
- Alphonse Mucha auction catalog, BJG March 4, 1997, catalog looks new however there are some bidding notations and some page corners folded, with prices realized, $12.50, sold
- Pioneer Post Cards, the story of mailing cards to 1898 by J. R. Burdick, 1957, 144 pages, cloth, $27.50, sold
- Till the Boys Come Home, the picture postcards of the first world war by Tonie & Valmai Holt
, 1973, 192 pages, cloth with dj and price guide, well illustrated, $32.50
- Black American Postcard Price Guide by J.L. Mashburn, 1995, 350 pages, $17.50
- Fantasy Postcards with Price Guide by J.L. Mashburn, 1996, 351 pages, $17.50
- IPM Catalogue of Picture Postcards 1976, by J.H.D. Smith, 142 pages, $5.00
Not Really Post Cards but of interest:
- 1000 Fruit Jars Priced and Illustrated by Schroeder, 1980, $6.50
- Militaria Collecting Print and Manuscript by Rev. A.H. Denney, 1973, 96 pages, cloth with dj, $8.50
- Catalogue of Cigarette & Other Trade Cards, 1981 from Murray Cards, 1981, 164 pages, $10.00
Playing Cards, etc.
- Playing Cards, History of the Pack and Explanations of its Many Secrets
by W. Gurney Benham
published by Ward, Lock & Co, London, 1931, 195 pages, cloth
- The Devil's Picture-Book, A History of Playing Cards
by Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer
published by University Press, John Wilson & Sons, Cambridge, 1895, green cloth
full-page chromos of early Persian, Tarot, Chinese, etc.
- The Fireside Book of CARDS edited by Oswald Jacoby & Albert Morehead
published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1957, 364 pages, cloth
- A bargain, the three books, $325.00
Non US Journals,
Brazil, Bulls Eyes complete for period, in English, Apr/Jun. 1992-Jan/Mar. 1998, $50.00
Mexico, The Oxcart, Issues 1-177, complete, Jan. 1961-Dec. 2004, $285.00 in English,
Honduras, Honduras Filatélica, in English, 1980-1992, no 1-12 Series 2 (less no. 11) , no. 1-10 Series 3 (less no. 3), $60.
New Century Cyclopedia of Names, 1954, 3 large volumes, 4,300+ pages, cloth, Invaluable to a collector of World Postal History, $135.00 plus $5.00 part postage
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