This, that, & Korea

This installment of new arrivals marks further progress on the giant Meter Stamp Society donation. All those books cataloged this round were in English, but the foreign items are coming soon. Speaking of foreign, we do have two new lovely catalogs, one from Japan and one from Korea. The Korean book was a most welcome addition to the collection, as the most recent Korean catalog we had previously was almost 20 years old! And the cover is stunning, Even better in person than on the screen.

Title: KPC-Han'guk up'yo togam = KPC-Korean postage stamp catalogue.

Publisher: Umun'gwan, 2001.

Title: Sakura Nihon kitte katarogu = Sakura catalogue of Japanese stamps.

Publisher: Nihon Yushu Kyokai, 2011.

Part of the Meter Stamp Society's donation included a few histories of Pitney-Bowes. Here's one. Can you tell by the cover that it was published in the 1970s?

Title: The history of Pitney Bowes.

Author: S.T. Roberts.

Publisher: Pitney Bowes Limited, 1975.

We've got a a few more history books-- one describes the story of the British mail system and a children's book with fantastic illustrations that includes a cool map of the Pony Express route. Also a history of Patagonia, Arizona by historian and retired police officer Stan Benjamin. Our Arizona history collection continues to grow!

Title: First post: from Penny Black to the present day.

Author: Peter Davies and Ben Maile.

Publisher: Quiller Press, 1990.

Title: Off like the wind! The first ride of the pony express.

Author (text): Michael P. Spradlin.

Illustrator: Layne Johnson.

Publisher: Walker Publishing Company, Inc., 2010.

Title: Patagonia Arizona.

Author: Stan Benjamin.

Publisher: Benjamin & Company, 2001.

And now a complete list of all our recent arrivals:

Books:

• Bưu hoa Việt-Nam = Timbres-poste pur collection du Viet-Nam = Postage stamps of Viet-Nam
• Catalogue descriptif des varietes de France du type "blanc" a nos jours (1900-1949) by Wanos et de Belleville
• Collect meter stamps: pt 1 beginner by R. Peck
• Collect meter stamps: pt 2 advanced by R. Peck
• First post: from Penny Black to the present day by Peter Davies and Ben Maile
• The history of Pitney Bowes by S.T. Roberts
• An introduction to the hobby of collecting the postage meter stamps by R.H. Harsh
• KPC-Han'guk up'yo togam = KPC-Korean postage stamp catalogue
• Off like the wind! The first ride of the Pony Express by Michael P. Spradlin ; paintings by Layne Johnson
• Patagonia Arizona by Stan Benjamin
• Sakura Nihon kitte katarogu = Sakura catalogue of Japanese stamps
• State and local official mail / official business slogan meter stamp catalog by Joel A. Hawkins
• The story of Pitney-Bowes by William Cahn
• United States Air Force postal meters: history and usages by Joel A. Hawkins

Auction catalogs:

• The Natalee Grace collection :$bused stamps of the United States part one 1847 to 1861 issues and re-issues, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale no. 1024, Thursday, 7 June 2012
• Konigreich Sachsen: die sammlung Horst und Arnim Knapp teil III, Heinrich Kohler, Sale no. 346, 24 September 2011
• The Dr. William A. Litle collection of United States encased postage, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale no. 1029, 3 October 2012
• The Scarsdale collection: part eight: United States match and medicine stamps, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale no. 1030, 3 October 2012
• Mail auction: poste maritime Francaise = French maritime mail, Soler y Llach, 4 June 2012.

USPS Documents:

• Price list, Notice 123

Ephemera:

• Postal service-Arizona-Cal Peters paintings-Picacho (Miscellaneous clippings and notes relating to the historical events in the Cal Peters painting featuring Mr. Leonard near Picacho Peak)
• Postal service-Arizona-Cal Peters paintings-Fairbank (Miscellaneous clippings and notes relating to the historical events in the Cal Peters painting featuring Jeff Milton foiling the 1901 Fairbank train robbery)
• Postal service-Arizona-Cal Peters paintings-Mule mail (Miscellaneous clippings and notes relating to the historical events in the Cal Peters painting featuring a mail carrier driving mules to Yuma)
• Postal service-Arizona-Cal Peters paintings-Russell (Miscellaneous clippings and notes relating to the historical events in the Cal Peters painting featuring Captain Gerald Russell discovering the body of a slain mail carrier in the Dragoon Mountains)
• Postal service-Arizona-Cal Peters paintings-Russell (Miscellaneous clippings and notes relating to the historical events in the Cal Peters painting featuring Miscellaneous clippings and notes relating to the historical events in the Cal Peters painting featuring the Wickenburg massacre)

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