Lovely meter mail... and more

Not too long ago, we received a large donation from the Meter Stamp Society, consisting of many monographs and journals from many countries in many languages. I've started processing this generous gift, starting with three AICAM (Italian Association of Meter Stamp Collectors) titles, AICAM Flash, Aicam news, and Congresso AICAM. Much more meter mail material to come in the next several months!

Some highlight of our other recently added material:


We have two of these Postage Stamp Catalogues from the Republic of China, the 1983 and the 1984. Isn't this cover fantastic?


Title: Postage stamp catalogue of the Republic of China

Author: China (Republic of China). Directorate General of Posts.

Publisher: Directorate General of Posts, Republic of China

I just had to put up the BACK cover of the auction catalog for The Richard L. Calhoun collection of Charleston, South Carolina: the first year of secession. Stunning.

AND, lot 541, "5-Cent Blue Provisional Stamp, the only recorded block," went for $15,000. I like to peek at the prices realized & see if there were any mind-boggling transactions.

Auction gallery: Robert A. Siegel Galleries in New York
Date of sale: 27 February 2014
Sale #1065





An auction catalog for the most famous lady in all of philately, the Inverted Jenny. The sale of this one stamp puts the 5-Cent Blue Provisionals to shame: it fetched $575, 100.

!!!

Auction gallery: Spink Shreves in New York
Date of sale: 21 May 2014

I'm pretty much a sucker for western postal history, so I had to include this auction catalog in the highlights, as well. It has some really nice background and history to several of the pieces up for sale.

Auction gallery: Robert A. Siegel Galleries in New York
Date of sale: 24 June 2014
Sale #1072









Full-color and large illustrations make this Japenese philatelic book a really exceptional addition to our collection.

Title: The large commemorative datestamps of Japan: 1902.06.20-1944.04.24 (ISJP Monograph 21; a supplement to volume 69, no. 3)

Author: Charles A.L. Swenson.

Publisher: The International Society for Japanese Philately, Inc., 2014



This fictional thriller by Michael Aldrich has a philatelic thread running through it.

Title: Imagine no more lies [a thriller]

Author: Michael Aldrich

Publisher: Xlibris Corp., 2011










You can delve into the history of British stamp design.

Title: Royal Mail stamps: a survey of British stamp design

Author: Stuart Rose

Publisher: Phaidon, 1980










And, a serious topic, road safety, complete with a "SAFETY DEPENDS ON ME!" slogan. This doesn't look like an official official publication -- I couldn't find a publication # for example. But it clearly has an association with USPS.

Title: Lifting the fog from driver safety: rural carrier training guide

Publisher: United States Postal Service? No date.








And a complete list of all our recent arrivals:

Meter mail journals:

• AICAM flash - n. 1 (1982) - no. 59-60 (1996).
• Aicam news - no. 1 (1997) - no. 10 (1999), no. 12 (1999) -no. 16 (2000), no. 18 (2001) - no. 20 (2001)
• Congresso AICAM - no. 1 (1982) - no. 17 (1998), no. 19 (2000), no. 20 (2001)

Other journals:

• DFT, Dansk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift - 1960-2010 (computer file)
• Inside Coverage: first day cover newsletter - 1976-1983
• Philamath - Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 1979)- Vol. 35, no. 4 (Apr 2014) (computer file)
• Philatelia chimica et physica / Journal of the Chemistry and Physics on-Stamps Study Unit - Vol. 8, no. 1 (spring 1986)-CURRENT [selected issues]
• PHT, Posthistorisk tidsskrift - 1972-2011 (computer file)
• Skilling - 1972-2000 (computer file)

Books / monographs:

• How to collect stamps (Bullard handbook Series)
• Imagine no more lies [a thriller] by Michael Aldrich.
• The large commemorative datestamps of Japan: 1902.06.20-1944.04.24 by Charles A.L. Swenson.
• Postage due: the United States postage due essays, proofs, and specimens 1879-1986 by Harry K. Charles.
• Postage stamp catalogue of the Republic of China, 1983 & 1984
• Royal Mail stamps: a survey of British stamp design by Stuart Rose.

Auction catalogs:

• The Brandon collection of Confederate states stamps and postal history: part one: postmaster's provisionals, R.A. Siegel Auction Galleries
• The Daniel H. and Marcel V. Collection: birds of the world, R.A. Siegel Auction Galleries
• The J.E. Safra 24c Inverted Jenny, Spink Shreves Galleries
• The New Helvetia collection of western expresses and California mails: featuring Pony Express stamps and covers, R.A. Siegel Auction Galleries
• A portion of the Wade Saadi struck on stamps collection: 5 cents - 90 cents, 1851-1866 issues, R.A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Exhibits:

• Die figurestempel Finnlands = Finnish figure postmarks / Reinhard Weber collection cork cancels, Finland (computer file)

Postal employee manuals, training, etc.

• Arizona district IJ (instructions for the job) guidelines: for RCA/TRC rural route delivery new hires
• Field implementation kit: special postal bulletin / Rate case implementation / R-2000-1
• Handbook EL-812: Hazardous materials and spill response - 1997
• Lifting the fog from driver safety: rural carrier training guide
• Performance evaluation system: confirm profile quick-start guide version 1, September 2004
• Postage, rates, and information / Domestic postage rates and fees / Notice 59 - 1959, 1985, 1993, 1998
• Rate case training: shaping our future (video)
• Unisys model 2050 integrated retail terminal: user's guide