The postage stamps of the United States

The postage stamps of the United States

Philatelists had, for some time, felt the need of a new history of the postage stamps of the United States, as the only work on this subject, which was then extant, had been written many years before and, in spite of its numerous excellent features, had become obsolete. The discoveries of recent years had increased the interest in the stamps of this country, enlarged the field of collecting and given us new literary material which it was desirable to gather into some permanent form.

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THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY.

HISTORICAL NOTES.

THE POSTMASTERS' STAMPS.

ALEXANDRIA, VA

ANNAPOLIS, MD.

BALTIMORE MD.

BOSCAWEN N. H.

BRATTLEBORO VT.

LOCKPORT, N. Y.

MILLBURY, MASS.

NEW HAVEN, CT.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

PITTSFIELD, MASS.

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

WASHINGTON, D. C.

WORCESTER, MASS.

MADISON, FLA.

GOVERNMENT ISSUES.

ISSUE OF 1847.

ISSUE oF 1851-55.

ISSUE oF 1857-60.

ISSUES OF 1861-66.

ISSUE oF 1867.

ISSUE OF 1869.

ISSUE OF 1870.

ISSUES OF 1873-75.

ISSUE oF 1879.

ISSUES OF 1881-88.

ISSUE OF 1890.

ISSUE OF 1893.

ISSUE OF 1894-95.

ISSUE OF 1898.

ISSUE oF 1898.

ISSUE OF 1901.

CARRIERS' STAMPS.

THE BALTIMORE CARRIERS' STAMPS.

THE BOSTON CARRIERS' STAMPS.

THE CHARLESTON CARRIERS' STAMPS.

THE LOUISVILLE CARRIERS' STAMPS.

THE NEW YORK CARRIERS' STAMPS.

THE PHILADELPHIA CARRIERS' STAMPS.

WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S PONY EXPRESS STAMPS.

THE FRANKLIN CARRIERS' STAMP.

THE EAGLE CARRIERS' STAMP.

SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMPS.

OFFICIAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF I 873

OFFICIAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF 1879

NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF 1865.

NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF 1875

NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF 1879

NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF I 894.

NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL STAMPS. ISSUE OF 1895.

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS. ISSUE OF 1879

REPRINTS, RE-ISSUES AND SPECIAL PRINTINGS.

OFFICIAL SEALS.

APPENDIX.

ADDENDA.

ERRATA.

INDEX.