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Tables of Contents Current Issues

Vol. 18, No. 1, January 2010

Handstamps Found on Boston Carriers Covers 1849-01863 Including A new Discovery by Larry Lyons
The Madison Square Posts by Larry Lyons
Hesshaimer's Eagles by Larry Lyons
The 4th Annual Postal History Symposium by John Bowman
Forms Emerge: The S. Allan Taylor Project by Larry Lyons
Kidder's Simplified Identification Tips by Clifford Alexander
Crossman & Co.and Hale & Co., A Relationship Revealed by William Sammis

Vol. 17, No. 4, October 2009

The U.S. City Mail Adhesive Period by Larry Lyons
The Mystique of Clarence E. Chapman by John Bowman and Gordon Stimmell
A Cover Worth a Second Look by William Sammis
Menant & Co. - Simplified Identification Tips by Clifford Alexander
Commercial Express Company by Larry Ballantyne

Vol. 17, No. 3, July 2009

Carriers and Locals on Labels and Souvenirs by Cliff Alexander
New Forgeries - "To a Forger Unknown" by William Sammis
Important S.F. Local Covers at the Bill Tatham Sale by Larry Lyons
Robison & Co. Simplified Identification Tips by Clifford Alexander
Sammis' Four Purple Stamps - My Opinion: They're Taylor Creations by Larry Lyons
Baltimore Blues: The Baltimore Carrier Department Handstamp by John Bowman
Baltimore Carriers, Part II - The "Horse and Rider" Stamps by Larry Lyons

Vol. 17, No. 2, April 2009

Two Philadelphia Eagle Carrier Cancellation Discoveries, New LRD and
A New Theory by Vernon Morris, MD
Sanitary Fair Stamp Forgeries: Part II by William Sammis
Stringer & Morton's City Dispatch, A New Cover by John Bowman
Hale & Company 1843-1845 Update by Michael Gutman
Index of Literature: A Philatelic Review by John Bowman
Floyd's Penny Post - Simplified Identification Tips by Clifford Alexander
The Usage of Carrier Adhesives in Baltimore - Part I by Larry Lyons
A List of Carrier Stamps and Private Posts by State and City by John Bowman & Clifford Alexander

Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2009

America's First Carrier Service, The U.S. City Despatch Post by Larry Lyons
Wheeling Penny Post by Barry Elkins
Johnston-Dienstag Special Service Labels by Bruce Mosher
Fancy Overprint Forgeries of S. Allan Taylor by Clifford Alexander
Boyd's Mercury Stamps - Why Pink and Blue? by John Bowman
Perforations on Boyd's Mercury Stamps by John Bowman
Bidding at Auction - Then and Now by Larry Lyons and John Bowman
Changes to the 2009 U.S. Specialized Catalogue Regarding Carrier and Local Stamps by John Bowman

Vol. 16, No. 4, October 2008

Blood's Postal Envelopes, Part II by John Bowman, Cliff Alexander and Martin Richardson
Carter's "Ribbed Paper" Adhesives by Larry Lyons
Carter's Colored Adhesives by Larry Lyons and Gordon Stimmell
Simplified Identification Tips for Berford's Forgeries by Clifford Alexander
Earliest Known Usages of Boyd's Stamps on Cover by John Bowman
Things You May Find in Locals Collections, Part II - Advertising Labels by Larry Lyons
The Chestnut Street Line Bogus Stamps by Larry Lyons
John Henry Honour, D.D. by Larry Lyons

Vol. 16, No. 3, July 2008

Pips Daily Mail by Cliff Alexander and John Bowman
Two Bates to Hales Covers to New York by Doug Clark
John J. Jerome's Express - A "Patient" Cover by William Sammis
Sanitary Fair Stamps - The Taylor Forgeries by Larry Lyons
Things You May Find in Locals Collections, Part I - Footwear License Stamps by Larry Lyons
The Mystery Surrounding Jesse K. Furlong and the Kennedy's Despatch by Larry Lyons

Vol. 16, No. 2, April 2008

"ONS" Error on the Baltimore Running Horse by Larry Lyons
Wells Fargo to Boyd's Conjunctive Usages by Larry Lyons
Blood's Postal Envelopes, Part 1 by John Bowman, Clifford Alexander and Martin Richardson
Hussey's Time Posted Labels: Addendum by William Sammis
Printing Variations in Taylor Forgery B of Bouton's
Manhattan Express Stamp by Larry Lyons
Review of Book-on-CD "New Jersey Private Express Companies" by John Bowman
A New Boyd's Discovery - The Blue on Lilac Pink Laid Paper,
Mercury Series Type I by Larry Lyons
 A New paper for Honour's First Carrier Stamp by Scott Trepel
J.W. Scott's Request for Devices to Make Local Stamps by Larry Lyons

Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2008

Hussey's Circus Rider Special Delivery Services by John Bowman|
California City Letter Express: The Three Types and the Variations by Larry Lyons
126th Pennsylvania Regiment Carrier Stamp by Clifford Alexander
Hanford's Pony Express: A Third Visit by Larry Lyons
Some Interesting Old Express Covers by Bruce Mosher
Buying at Auction 120 Years Ago: The Thomas Cunningham Sale of September 22, 1887 by John Bowman

Vol. 15, No. 4, October 2007

Large Preprinting Paper fold on 5L2 by Robert Markovits
The First Adhesive Stamp of the American Letter Mail Company and Its Proofs and Reprints - Part IV by John Bowman
The American Letter Mail Company and the Post Office Department, Conjunctive Partners by William Sammis
A Visit from Boyd's Messenger by Scott Trepel
Patriotic Covers Carried by Private Local Posts by Clifford Alexander

Vol. 15, No. 3, July 2007

Identifying the Various Unnamed City Despatch and City Post Handstamps by Larry Lyons
Hall of Fame - Donald B. Johnstone by John Bowman
Stampless Carrier Covers and Drop rate Covers from Cities other than Boston, Philadelphia and New York by Larry Lyons
Boyd's "PAID" Handstamp Discovery by John Bowman
American Letter Mail Company - Part III by John Bowman and Gordon Stimmell
The Tapling Collection of U.S. Carriers and Locals by Clifford Alexander
McGreely's Express by Carl Kane
Henry Needham's Second Stamp by William Steele
The American Pneumatic Service Company Parcel Delivery Operation in Boston by Bruce Mosher

Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2007

The Strange Case of the Black Hussey Large "LETTER" Box Type V Stamp by William Steele
Go for the Gold! Unraveling the Mysteries of Boyd's Stamp Issues in Gold by John Bowman
The Brooklyn City Express Post by Larry Lyons

Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2007

The Sale of the Edgar Kuphal Collection by Larry Lyons
Boyd's Handstamp Discovery by John Bowman
Forgery G of Boyd's 20L16 Type X Stamps by Bowman, Alexander, Lyons and Stimmell
APS Champions of Champion Exhibit at Collectors Club
Update: New York Penny Post by Dale Forster
The Eagle Carrier Forgery A by Larry Lyons
Uncle Henry Needham's Pony Express by William Steele
A Newly Discovered Philadelphia Carrier Marking; 1867 by Norman Schachat
Hussey's First Two Designs and Their "Reprintings" by Larry Lyons
John Wiley's Baltimore City Dispatch Post by Clifford Alexander

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