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U.S. Philatelic Classics Society November 2–4, 2012 American Philatelic Center • Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 7th Annual Postal History Symposium U.S. Classics 2012
U.S. Philatelic Classics Society
November 2–4, 2012 American Philatelic Center • Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
7th Annual Postal History Symposium
U.S. Classics 2012
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Table of ContentsWelcome Fellow Collectors 2
U.S. Classics 2012 3
The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society 4
Schedule of Events 6
Bourse Directory 9
Classics 2012 Floorplans 18
Philatelic Exhibits 12
Philatelic Exhibitors 24
Welcome to the 7th Annual Postal 27 History Symposium
Dr. Joseph M. Adelman, Symposium 29 Keynote Speaker
Learn More, Do More, Enjoy More with APS 30
USPCS Supports The APS Young Philatelic Leaders Fellows 32
Event Committees 33
Charity Auction 34
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Thank you for joining us at U.S. Classics 2012, an event we planned at your request during the exciting weekend we shared here at the American Philatelic Center in 2009.
Lots of work went into organizing this unique show. On behalf of the Classics Society I would like to thank the many people whose ideas and efforts made this weekend possible. The Show Committee’s planning included setting the show’s objectives, inviting the dealers on whom we all rely, inviting exhibitors, ensuring press coverage and publicity, and liaising with the American Philatelic Society on scheduling and logistics.
As anyone who has attended an American Philatelic Society StampShow knows, the APS staff is skilled and experienced in planning and executing large exhibitions. Their same effort goes into a small, more focused show such as this one. Please take a moment to thank one or more of them, and enjoy their “home” — our philatelic headquarters — while you are here.
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum and the APS/APRL are responsible for staging the Postal History Symposium, a conference providing lectures and intellectual exchange about Blue and Gray, our War Between the States. What a great fit for students of nineteenth century philately.
We greatly appreciate the participation of our dealer members, who have helped to underwrite this show with their booth fees and contributions to our charity auction. Without such support, no show would be possible. Please thank them for coming, and support their businesses!
The Charity Auction will be a highlight of the weekend. This opportunity was made possible by the generosity of our dealer members, who graciously donated all the material to be sold. The lots will be offered Saturday evening during the banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn. Let’s match the donors’ generosity with our own by competing vigorously in this auction. Proceeds will be evenly split between the APRL’s building fund, and the Classics Society’s Chase fund for philatelic publications.
Charles Shreve donated the cost of printing this program. Charles has been a long-time supporter of our hobby and we warmly thank him for this gift.
Finally, I would like to thank members of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society for its unwavering support. Probably more important than your kind and substantial donations is the passion and friendship you share with fellow collectors. Such devotion is infectious, and is the principal reason that our Society continues to grow and flourish.
Welcome Fellow Collectors
John Barwis, USPCS President
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U.S. Classics Society Announces
U.S. Classics 2012World-Class Assemblage of Exhibits, Dealers, Collectors and Fun!
The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society will host U.S. Classics 2012 on November 2–4, at the American Philatelic Society’s headquarters in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. With the cooperation of the American Philatelic Society, this landmark event will cover
all aspects of classic U.S. collecting. For collectors and students of classic United States stamps and postal history few other events will be able to compare to Classics 2012’s comprehensive schedule of meetings, seminars, exhibits and bourse activities.
The Seventh Annual Postal History Symposium, a scholarly program co-sponsored by the American Philatelic Society, the American Philatelic Research Library and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, will be held at the American Philatelic Society headquarters in conjunction with U.S. Classics 2012. As well, the U.S. Classics Study Group will convene on November 1 from 12–5 p.m., a wonderful opportunity for showing items, trading and/or getting expert opinions.
A bourse will take place throughout the three days with many of the top dealers of classic United States material in attendance. This will be a select grouping of some of the finest dealers. A full list is provided online at www.uspcs.org.
The topic of this year’s Postal History Symposium will be “Blue & Gray: Mail and the Civil War,” highlighting the stamps and postal history of the Civil War period. The true importance of mail will be featured through the deadliest civil conflict in our nations history. We are pleased to announce Dr. Joseph M. Adelman as the keynote speaker for the event on November 3. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Framingham State University and a historian of early American media, communication and politics. There will also be a charity auction event taking place at the Saturday evening banquet to help support the American Philatelic Research Library Building Fund and the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society’s Chase Fund for Philatelic Publications.
If for no other reason, U.S. Classics 2012’s special place on the annual philatelic calendar will be justified by the assemblage of so many important exhibits of classic United States material. In total, over 150 frames will be on display, cover all aspects of the Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy, and beyond. A number of Champion of Champion and Grand award winners will be showing their exhibits of pre-twentieth century material.
All stamp collectors, postal historians, and interested persons are welcome to attend the bourse, seminars and meetings of this remarkable event free of charge. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to mix and mingle with the most influential people in United States Philately at Classics 2012, November 2–4, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
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The U.S. Philatelic Classics SocietyThe U.S. Philatelic Classics Society is the successor of “The Three Cent 1851–57 Unit”
(Unit Number 11) of the American Philatelic Society. It was originally founded by a group of 1851 to 1857 specialists that included Dr. Carroll Chase, Stanley B. Ashbrook, and Leo J. Shaughnessy. Since its founding, the society has broadened its scope to include postal issues and postal history from the Stampless era up to the Bureau Issues.
Our members include both collectors and students. Some members have been students for more than 50 years; others for only a short time. Many have written articles that have been published in our award winning quarterly magazine, The Chronicle, and in other publications. Other members have written books, such as James Cole’s Cancellations and Killers of the Bank Note Era; Simpson’s U.S. Postal Markings (1851–61); Neinken’s The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851 to 1861; and North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1841–75 by Walter Hubbard and Richard Winter.
We emphasize the need to share the results of our studies and research with fellow students and collectors. But most of all, we are here to promote enjoyment and fun from a hobby that has given us many hours of pleasure.
The Classics Society Room, located on the second floor of the American Philatelic Center, was made possible by generosity of the following society members: W. Wilson Hulme, Charles J. Peterson, Joe H. Crosby, Wade E. Saadi, Robert R. Hegland, Van Koppersmith, Crescent City Stamp Club, Leonard H. Hartmann, Richard F. Winter, Thomas J. Alexander, John H. Barwis, Harvey Bennett, Dr. Charles J. DiComo, Richard E. Drews, John B. Flannery, James E. Lee, Dwayne O. Littauer, Rob Lund, Hubert C. Skinner, Scott R. Trepel, and Patricia Stillwell Walker.
For more information about the USPCS and how to join, visit us online at www.uspcs.org
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Renaissance Hotel9801 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, Missouri 63134
For more information, visit www.uspcs.org
Meet us in St. Louis!
Plan to attend our annual meeting at the Saint Louis Stamp Expo
March 22–24, 2013
U.S. Philatelic Classics Society
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All Panel Discussions will be held in American Philatelic CenterEducational Atrium, 2nd Floor above Sundman Hall
Thursday • November 1All APS Services • 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Library • 8 am.– 6 p.m.
Noon–5 p.m. U.S. Classics Study Group Meeting, USPCS Room, Second Floor
Friday • November 2All APS Services • 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Show Hours 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
11 a.m.–Noon Tour of the American Philatelic Research Library
Begins in the Lobby
1 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Postal History Society Talk, Education Room, Second Floor
The Fort Sumter Issue of 1961: A Commemorative in Conflict David M. Frye
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.Tara E. Murray, Panel Moderator
How the Post Office in Elmira, NY Met the Challenges of the American Civil War
Alan Parsons
Decorated Envelopes as Weapons of War Ken Lawrence
American Civil War Postage Due: North and South Harry K. Charles Jr.
Schedule of Events
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Balancing the Books: Newspapers & the Postal Business of the Confederacy
Diane DeBlois & Robert Dalton Harris
6 p.m.U.S. Philatelic Classics Society Dinner
Bonfatto’s Resturant, Bellefonte (Reservation Required • Dutch Treat)
Saturday • November 3Expertizing • 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sales Circuits • 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Library • 10 a.m–5:30 p.m.
Show Hours 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.8:45 a.m.–10 a.m.
Thomas Lera, Panel ModeratorThe Madison, Florida Postmaster Provisionals: Anatomy of a Postal
History Research Project Patricia A. Kaufmann
Transatlantic Peace Advocacy and the Fight for Ocean Penny Postage
Kenneth Pearl
“Cold Mountain”: Philatelic Props Developed for the Movie Thomas J. Richards
10:30 a.m.–NoonPostal History Society Board Meeting (Closed to Public)
United States Stamp Society Room (Second Floor)
11 a.m.–Noon Tour of the American Philatelic Center
Begins in the Lobby
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2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.Ken Martin, Panel Moderator
Confederate Generals’ Mail, 1861–1865 Brian Green
Economic Activity Following the Civil War Indexed by Postal Money Order Data Terence Hines & Thomas Velk
Union and Confederate Soldiers’ Stationery: Their Designs and Purposes
Steven R. Boyd
Where are the Confederate Route Agents? Douglas N. Clark
4 p.m. Tour & Overview of Future Plans for the American Philatelic Research Library
Begins in the Lobby
6 p.m. Reception • 7 p.m. DinnerPostal History Symposium/Classics 2012 Banquet
(Reservation Required)Faculty Staff Club, Nittany Lion Inn, State College
Dr. Joseph M. Adelman, Keynote Speaker“The Post Office as Civic Institution in Civil War America”
Charity auction benefitting the APRL Building Fund and the USPCS Chase Fund for philatelic publications.
Sunday • November 4Expertizing • 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Library • 10 a.m.—2 p.m.
Show Hours 10 a.m.–2 p.m.10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Presenting an Organized Philately: Digitization of the Piper Philatelic Index Scott Tiffney, Education Room, Second Floor
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William T. Crowe • Booth 1P.O. Box 2090 • Danbury CT 06813-2090203-794-9225 • [email protected]. Postal History
Matt Kewriga • Booth 1P.O. Box 318 Medway • MA 02053-0318 774-292-9073 • [email protected]. Postal History, US Fancy Cancels, Literature, Auction Catalogues
Kenneth A. Pitt Postal History • Booth 2P.O. Box 87 • Catharpin VA 20143703-754-9290 • [email protected]. & Foreign Postal History & U.S. Ephemera
Miller’s Stamp Co. • Booth 332 Upper Pattagansett Rd #31 • E Lyme CT 06333-1150 860-739-9989 • [email protected] U.S. Singles & Plate Blocks, Revenues, Ducks & Confederates
Jim Lee • Booth 4P.O. Box 36 • Cary IL 60013-0036 847-462-9130 • [email protected], U.S. proofs & Essays, 19th Century U.S. Stamps & Postal History
David Feldman USA • Booth 5108 W 39th St., 8th Floor • New York NY 10018212-997-9200 • [email protected] Auctioneers & Brokers of U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Labron Harris • Booth 6P.O. Box 739 • Glen Echo MD 20812 301-229-9385 • [email protected] U.S. & Worldwide Postal History
Bourse DirectoryThe Dealer Bourse is located in Sundman Hall.
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John Wright • Booth 6P.O. Box 238 • Vandalia OH 45377937-890-1469U.S. & Worldwide Postal History
Trish Kaufmann • Booth 710194 N. Old State Road • Lincoln DE 19960302-422-2656 • [email protected] States Stamps & Postal History
Bare Cove Associates • Booth 8P.O. Box 162 • Hingham MA 02043-0162781-749-9620 • [email protected] U.S. Stamps & Postal History; Real Photo Postcards & Confederates
William Hatton • Booth 9P.O Box 622 • Piqua OH 45356-0622937-381-7321 • [email protected]. Postal History
Eric Jackson • Booth 10P.O. Box 728 • Leesport PA 19533 610-926-6200 • [email protected]. Revenue, Telegraph & Local Post Stamps & Canada Revenue
& Telegraph Stamps
Harmers International • Booth 111325 Echo Hill Path • Yorktown Heights NY 10598914-962-6900 • keith@harmersinternational.comwww.harmersinternational.comAuctioneers & Brokers of U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Bourse DirectoryThe Dealer Bourse is located in Sundman Hall.
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U.S. Classics 2012 Floorplan Sundman Hall
Stairwell
Entrance to
Sundman Hall
Elevator & Kramer
GallerySt. Louis
Patio
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4 69
5 710
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DealersBooth 1 William T. Crowe/ Matt KewrigaBooth 2 Kenneth A. Pitt Postal HistoryBooth 3 Miller’s Stamp Co.Booth 4 James LeeBooth 5 David Feldman USABooth 6 Labron Harris/John WrightBooth 7 Trish KaufmannBooth 8 Bare Cove AssociatesBooth 9 William HattonBooth 10 Eric JacksonBooth 11 Harmers International
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ExhibitsThe exhibits are located throughout the American Philatelic Center.
American Philatelic Center LobbySpecial Exhibit, Original Land Grant For The Lee Plantation In Virginia
The Lee family included Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of Robert Edward Lee, General-In-Chief
of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.Courtesy of Roland H. Cipolla II.
001–010 Confederate Generals’ Mail 1861–1865 Brian, Maria & Alexander Green Evolution of CSA postal history (Independent State to Adversity usage) through the Confederate generals’ mail, 1861-65.
American Philatelic Research Library011–018 Confederate Florida Postal History Deane R. Briggs This exhibit will trace the development of the Confederate Postal System in Florida from the Independent State period to the post war Military Occupation period.
019–023 Southern Mail Daniel Warren The postal services of the Confederate States of America.
024 Saint Louis Bears Harry Hagendorf, Columbian Stamp Company (on behalf of an anonymous collector)
025–027 Arkansas 1861-65: A Divided Postal System Bruce Roberts Arkansas was the 4th largest state in the Confederacy by land mass, yet holds an almost mysterious position in the postal history of the conflict. The state was progressively occupied by the Union, beginning in 1862; this led to interesting postal history items mailed in both postal systems. The exhibit presents significant postal history items from the pre-war, Independent State, CSA use of the U.S. Mails, the Confederacy, and both the Union Military mail handling system as well as mail from post offices restored to the U.S. Postal System near the War’s end.
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028–029 Tudor Hall Postal History Stefan Jaronski In May 1861, as war clouds gathered, Confederates focused on Manassas Junction in north central Virginia as a supply depot and rendezvous point for state and Confederate troops. By June, 6,000 Confederate troops were stationed there; Manassas subsequently became the home for the Confederate Army of the Potomac during the winter of 1861. This exhibit traces the story of Tudor Hall during the first months of the war as it struggled to process thousands of letters a week to accommodate the 35,000 troops.
030 Confederate Number One Siegel Auction Galleries (on behalf of an anonymous collector) The complete sheet.
031–035 Interesting Aspects of the U. S. Issues of 1861–1868 Richard E. Drews Selections of material and some mini-studies illustrating the impact of the Civil War on the Union and the responses of the Post Office to the Civil War.
036–040 Carrier Service in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore 1842–1863 Larry Lyons The beginning of carrier service in these cities until June 30, 1863 after which the service was free.
Lunch Room Hall041–051 Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Stationery 1860–1865 James W. Milgram, M.D. Display of illustrated stationery for Abraham Lincoln showing campaign, patriotic and mourning designs 1860–1865.
Lunch Room052–056 The Post Offices Followed the People to Indian Territory and Oklahoma Joe Crosby This exhibit uses postal history to show in generally chronological order the way the land was settled in Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory before they were joined to become the State of Oklahoma on Nov. 16, 1907. It includes Indian Nation Removals; Land Runs; tribal lands
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opened to white settlement after allotment to tribal members; Greer County, Texas being determined to be a part of Oklahoma Territory; No Man’s Land being included in Oklahoma Territory; two Land Lotteries; and finally Indian pasture lands opened to settlement by Sealed Bids.
057 3c 1851-1860 EDU’s and Rare Colors Jim Allen 3c 1851 EDU’s by plate and color are presented for the first 24 months of production. Additionally, all color rarities through 1858, including the perforated forms and, heretofore, un-exhibited items, are displayed.
058–060 1851-1861 12c Stamp In A Decade of Change Jim Allen Selected pages from a larger traditional exhibit. Imperforate and perforated stamps and their uses during this period are displayed, including many rarities.
061 Telegraphy in the Confederate States of America George Kramer For the first time in the history of warfare, instant communication (beyond signal fires) was utilized.
062 Pre-Computer Exhibit Pages — Cancellations on the 3¢ Stamp of 1861–1867 Wade E. Saadi A group of 16 pages of an old-style exhibit with preprinted titles at top and hand lettering elsewhere. In studying these pages, it is amazing how far we have come in the development of the exhibit page.
063 Transatlantic Treaty Mail from Great Britain to the U.S. 1849–1867 Carol Bommarito
064–071 Fighting the Fed in Philadelphia: Carrier, Local Posts and Independent Mails 1835 to 1868 Vernon R. Morris Jr. MD Intense competition from private enterprise caused the Federal Government to significantly reduce postal rates and provide greatly improved service.
072–079 Under Six Flags — Expanding the Mail Service in Texas 1801–1865 Vince King How the mail service in Texas was developed and expanded through
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Spanish, Mexican, Anglo-revolutionary, Texas Republic, U.S. Statehood and Confederate periods.
080–087 The Postal History of Salem, Massachusetts: Domestic Mail through Sept. 1883 (Act of 1863); Foreign up to UPU Mark Schwartz An illustration of the postal history of Salem, Massachusetts from the first letter known to have been sent by Colonial post in 1740 to the end of the 3c period for domestic 1st Class mail and up to the UPU for foreign mail.
088–095 Civil War Special Routes Siegel Auction Galleries (on behalf of an anonymous collector)
Sundman Hall096–105 The Imperforate Issues of 1851–1856 Gordon Eubanks This exhibit is a comprehensive study of the types, major varieties, color variations and postal uses of the five imperforate stamps issued between 1851 and 1856. The exhibit includes archival material, production varieties and a diverse range of uses showing how the stamps were treated by the post office and the innovative and expanding uses patrons found for the mails. The approach uses traditional exhibiting but also applies other approaches when it best conveys the impact of the issue on social and political trends.
106–113 Pre GPU Philadelphia-Great Britain Mails John Barwis Traces the development of Philadelphia’s handling of mail to, from and through Great Britain from 1712. Included are ship letters and early packet services, and contract mails both before and after Philadelphia became an exchange office under the 1848 U.S.-Great Britain treaty.
114 The Butterfield Overland Route George Kramer The first U.S. overland mail contract to singly connect San Francisco to the Mississippi River cities was made with the Overland Mail Company as contractor. The “Southern” route name quickly became synonymous with the Company president, John Butterfield.
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115 Confederate States Icons Hon. J. William Middendorf II
116–122 United States: The 1847 Issue William H. Gross
Hallway to Kramer Gallery123–130 Pre-UPU Rates between the United States and the United Kingdom Dwayne Littauer Arrangements for carrying mail to and from the United Kingdom and to and from the United States before the GPU/UPU. Focusing on rates and accounting.
131–135 U.S. Classics and Forgeries Philatelic Foundation A showing of faking and forging of U.S. classic stamps, air mails, revenues, covers, handstamps, postmaster provisionals, 1847 covers, Confederates, and U.S. possessions.
136–137 A Collector’s Stock Book of the 3¢ 1861 Issue Wade E. Saadi A glimpse of 32 selected stock book pages showing postal markings and cancellations. The 1861 period was perhaps the most elaborate regarding the art of the cancellation. These covers have not be previously exhibited by me.
138–139 The Rise and Fall of the Grand Trunk Railway Jim Allen From the early beginnings of the railroad drivers in Canada from the U.S. to the end of the GTR by nationalization by the Canadian government in the Canadian National Railways. The role of the United States and classic components are highlighted. Selected pages from a larger exhibit.
140–141 Plating the U.S. 3 cent 1857 ‘F’ Relief Stamps from Plate 19 Rob Lund
142 Using the British Foreign Mail System Stephen B. Pacetti Before the GPU and UPU in the 19th century, postal relations between the United States and foreign countries were governed by treaties or postal conventions with individual countries. One of the most important
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was with the United Kingdom, because of the extensive reach of their postal system to service the countries of the British Commonwealth. This exhibit gives examples of how American mailers used the British mail system to send and receive letters to and from far away places.
143 Baltimore Postal History Highlights Patricia Stilwell Walker Selected pages from a larger exhibit.
Kramer Gallery144–151 Harndens Express — The Evolution of America’s First Express Company Roland H. Cipolla II The presentation traces the 34 years of the original express company in the United States. The first section looks at domestic mail 1839–1847; the second section shows overseas mail form 1839–1851 and the final section examines Harndens as part of the new American Express Company: 1847–1918.
152–159 Mobile, Alabama: Outside of the Union Van Koppersmith Postal history beginning at secession from the Union through post war Federal Occupation; virtually all aspects of Confederate postal history are included.
160 Alabama Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals Van Koppersmith Postmaster Provisionals Issued in Alabama during the Civil War.
161 The Importance of Liverpool before The Beatles — Transatlantic Mail via Liverpool 1847–1874 Carol Bommarito A small sample of mail traveling to and from the U.S. via Liverpool.
— Dinner & Banquet Tickets —If you ordered a ticket for Friday evening’s dinner or Saturday evening’s banquet, you may pick it up at the front desk in the Library. If you need a banquet ticket,
there are a limited number still available, also from the Library.
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American Philatelic Center Lobby
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American Philatelic Research LibraryFirst Floor
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Lunch Room Hall • First Floor
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Lunch Room • First Floor
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Hallway to Kramer Gallery First Floor
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Kramer Gallery • First Floor
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Philatelic ExhibitorsIn alphabetical order, by exhibitor
Jim Allen 3c 1851–1860 EDU’s and Rare Colors Lunch Room, frame 057
Jim Allen 1851–1861 12c Stamp In A Decade of Change Lunch Room, frames 058–060
Jim Allen The Rise and Fall of the Grand Trunk Railway Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frames 138–139
John Barwis Pre GPU Philadelphia-Great Britain Mails Sundman Hall, frames 106–113
Carol Bommarito The Importance of Liverpool before The Beatles — Transatlantic Mail via Liverpool 1847–1874 Kramer Gallery, frame 161
Carol Bommarito Transatlantic Treaty Mail from Great Britain to the U.S. 1849–1867 Lunch Room, frame 063
Deane R. Briggs Confederate Florida Postal History American Philatelic Research Library, frames 011–018
Roland H. Cipolla II Harndens Express — The Evolution of America’s First Express Company Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frames 144–151
Joe Crosby The Post Offices Followed the People to Indian Territory and Oklahoma Lunch Room, frames 052–056
Richard E. Drews Interesting Aspects of the U. S. Issues of 1861–1868 American Philatelic Research Library, frames 031–035
Gordon Eubanks The Imperforate Issues of 1851–1856 Lunch Room, frames 096–105
Brian, Maria & Confederate Generals’ Mail 1861–1865 Alexander Green American Philatelic Center Lobby, frames 001–010
William H. Gross United States: The 1847 Issue Sundman Hall, frames 116–122
Harry Hagendorf Saint Louis Bears American Philatelic Research Library, frame 024
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Stefan Jaronski Tudor Hall Postal History American Philatelic Research Library, frames 028–029
Vince King Under Six Flags — Expanding the Mail Service in Texas 1801–1865 Lunch Room, frames 072–079
Van Koppersmith Alabama Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals Postmaster Provisionals Issued in Alabama during the Civil War Kramer Gallery, frame 160
Van Koppersmith Mobile, Alabama: Outside of the Union Kramer Gallery, frames 152–159
George Kramer Telegraphy in the Confederate States of America Lunch Room, frame 061
George Kramer The Butterfield Overland Route Sundman Hall, frame 114
Dwayne Littauer Pre-UPU Rates between the United States and the United Kingdom Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frames 123–130
Rob Lund Plating the U.S. 3 cent 1857 ‘F’ Relief Stamps from Plate 19 Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frames 140–141
Larry Lyons Carrier Service in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore 1842–1863 American Philatelic Research Library, frames 036–040
Hon. J. William Confederate States Icons Middendorf II Sundman Hall, frame 115
James W. Milgram MD Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Stationery 1860–1865 Hallway to Lunch Room, frames 041–051
Vernon R. Morris Jr. MD Fighting the Fed in Philadelphia: Carrier, Local Posts and Independent Mails 1835 to 1868 Lunch Room, frames 064–071
Stephen B. Pacetti Using the British Foreign Mail System Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frame 142
Philatelic Foundation US Classics and Forgeries Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frames 131–135
Bruce Roberts Arkansas 1861–65: A Divided Postal System American Philatelic Research Library, frames 025–027
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Wade E. Saadi A Collector’s Stock Book of the 3¢ 1861 Issue Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frames 136–137
Wade E. Saadi Pre-Computer Exhibit Pages — Cancellations on the 3¢ Stamp of 1861–1867 Lunch Room, frame 062
Mark Schwartz The Postal History of Salem, Massachusetts: Domestic Mail through Sept. 1883 (Act of 1863); Foreign up to UPU Lunch Room, frames 080–087
Siegel Auction Civil War Special Routes Galleries Lunch Room, frames 088–095
Siegel Auction Confederate Number One Galleries American Philatelic Research Library, frame 030
Patricia Stilwell Walker Baltimore Postal History Highlights Hallway to Kramer Gallery, frame 143
Daniel Warren Southern Mail American Philatelic Research Library, frames 019–023
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Welcome to the 7th Annual Postal History Symposium
On behalf of Board of Trustees, Founders and Patrons, Fellows and Vooys Fellows, members and staff of the American Philatelic Research Library, I would like to welcome you to the Seventh Annual Postal History Symposium.
The Symposium, sponsored by the American Philatelic Society, the American Philatelic Research Library and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, is hosted this
year at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, PA.The event, begun in 2006 at the National Postal Museum in
Washington, DC, is held each year, alternately at the museum and the American Philatelic Center. The Symposium co-chairs are David L. Straight, Tara Murray, APRL Librarian, and Thomas Lera, Winton M. Blount Chair in Research, Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
The Postal History Symposium brings together collectors, postal historians, researchers, academic scholars and the interested public to discuss and present research integrating philately and the history of the mails and postal operations within the broader context of culture and history.
The topic of the 2012 Symposium is “Blue & Gray: Mail and the Civil War” celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States. The scope and depth of philatelic research covering this monumental historical event is significant. Papers submitted for this year’s symposium address the war’s impact on mail handling and postal operations. The presentations cover both sides of the divided nation, including the impact of cross border communication and provisional postage.
With each year the contributions of the Postal History Symposium build, like quilt-work, a broader understanding of influence and interaction of the mails on our history. A list of the papers that will be presented is available at http://stamps.org/Schedule on the APS website.
I would like to extend a special welcome to the members of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, who in conjunction with the Symposium will be hosting a philatelic exhibition of award-winning exhibits of exceptional stamps and postal history.
Roger S. Brody President, APRL
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Joseph M. Adelman is Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Framingham State University. A historian of early American media, communication, and politics, he is currently completing a book manuscript
on the business of printing and the circulation of political news between 1763 and 1789. Adelman earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard University and a master’s and Ph.D. in history from the Johns Hopkins University. In addition, Adelman has worked as Communications Director to a member of the New York State Assembly and as a consultant for the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. He has held fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Antiquarian Society, the American Philosophical Society, the David Library of the American Revolution, the Gilder-Lehrman Institute for American History, the Library Company of Philadelphia, and the Doris G. Quinn Foundation. He has presented and published broadly, including in Enterprise & Society, TheAtlantic.com, and as a blogger at Common-place.org. Adelman won the 2011 Moroney Award for U.S. Postal History for his article, “‘A Constitutional Conveyance of Intelligence, Public and Private.’”
Dr. Joseph M. AdelmanPostal History Symposium Keynote Speaker
The Postal History Symposium is produced by the American Philatelic Research Library, the American Philatelic Society, and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
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America’s Stamp Club
Founded in 1886, the American Philatelic Society is a nonprofit association for stamp collectors. The APS Statement of Purpose is:
to promote stamp collecting for people of all ages; to offer services to its membership and to philately in general, including knowledge and education, which enhance the pleasure and friendliness of the hobby; to initiate and coordinate new programs for the benefit of stamp collecting and all collectors; and to assist its members in acquiring and disposing of philatelic materials.
APS Services include: the American Philatelist, an extensive and informative website: www.stamps.org; an expertizing service, APEX; an online marketplace www.stampstore.org; sales circuits; an insurance plan; educational programs including the Summer Seminar on Philately; the American Philatelic Research Library; a translation service; two major stamp shows per year; and much more.
The 33,500-member organization is run by a full-time staff of thirty-four from the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and guided by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership.
Membership dues are $45 per year. The largest share of the dues is used to produce the award-winning American Philatelist, the full-color one hundred-page monthly magazine sent to all members. It includes a mix of articles written by members, information on U.S. new issues; hobby-related websites; Society news, and a calendar of stamp shows and exhibitions.
Member dues also support the American Philatelic Research Library, the largest
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public philatelic library in the United States, with more than two miles of books, catalogues, auction listings, journals, dealer price lists, indexes, research papers of famous collectors, and other materials. The materials in the library are supplemented by the Society’s Reference Collection of genuine and fake postage stamps.
The Society’s circuit and Internet sales divisions are used by a large percentage of the membership to buy and sell stamps. An inventory of about $8 million, primarily of stamps selling for less than $10, is available through the mail. 325,000 more items are available for viewing and purchase through the Society’s website — www.stampstore.org.
More than 6,000 items are submitted for authentication to the Society’s Expertizing service each year. For as little as $25 an item, a member receives an opinion on the authenticity and condition of their stamp or cover. This Society service has been a forerunner in the use of technological equipment employing the use of a Crimescope and other scientific analysis to assist personal expert evaluation.
The insurance program which allows for purchase of $8,500 coverage for only $25 per year is also popular. Unlike most riders to home owner’s policies, the standard Society insurance includes no deductible and requires no appraisal or inventory (except for individual items valued at $25,000 or more).
Some individuals have a misperception that the APS primarily serves advanced collectors, but many of the services available are aimed specifically at helping newer less experienced collectors. The Mentor Program matches members with a more experienced collector with similar collecting interests. Educational offerings are available at the Society’s headquarters, through the mail, over the Internet, and at the Society’s shows. And the Society’s website at www.stamps.org tries to assist all collectors including nonmembers.
More information on the American Philatelic Society is available from www.stamps.org, by calling 814-933-3803 or by writing to APS, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823.
APRL Librarian Tara Murray demonstrates the features of the new scanner.
Wayne Youngblood teaches Summer Seminar students tips to distinguish printing techniques.
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The future of the hobby is vitally important to the members of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society. Since the inception of the YPLF program in 2010, the USPCS has sponsored Fellow in each of its three classes.
The YPLF’s purpose is to seek out and engage the most enthusiastic youth stamp collectors (ages 13–25) in the United States. The YPLF provides for these young
collectors to attend the events and visit the places that make philately excited including the APS winter AmeriStamp show, the summer
StampShows, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and the American Philatelic Society’s headquarters. Each Fellow chooses one of the three Tracks (Author, Dealer or Exhibitor) in which they will complete a number of projects related to that Track. Throughout the course of the yearlong Fellowship, the Fellows will
interact with a number of adult mentors who will guide each Fellow through their chosen Track.
“Some of these Fellows are potentially the future Board Directors and officers of the U.S. Classics Society in addition to the future leaders of other major philatelic organizations in the United States” said APS President and former USPCS President Wade Saadi, “we’re thrilled to be a part of this exciting program.”
To learn more about the YPLF, visit www.stampfellowship.org
USPCS Supports The APS’s Young Philatelic Leaders Fellows
A Kodak moment for past and future YPLF Fellows at StampShow — Alex Gill, Dave McKinney, Danny Pfaff, Tim Hodge, Katie Vasicek, Autumn Hanley, and Casey Cook.
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U.S. Classics 2012 Show CommitteeThe force behind the Show Committee’s effectiveness is the many APS Staff who
will collectively play the largest role by hosting our event in their home. The Society thanks the staff for their efforts and the use of their space.
Wade Saadi — ChairJohn Barwis — Co-Chair
Ken Martin — APS LiaisonPatricia Stilwell Walker — ExhibitsAndy Kupersmit — Bourse Chair
Dana Guyer — Show DirectorCharles DiComo — Website
Charles Shreve — AuctioneerBarb Boal — Program Production
Tara Murray— Dinner ChairAndrew Titley — Publicist
U.S. Classics 2012 Charity Auction Donors
The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society thanks the following for their generous donations. Their spirit of giving is to be commended.
Eric Jackson Revenue StampsDavid Feldman USA (Andy Kupersmit)
James E. LeeRegency Superior
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc.Charles F. Shreve
Don Tocher
7th Annual Postal History Symposium Committee
Tara Murray • David L. Straight • Thomas Lera
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Charity Auction(Saturday Evening during the Symposium/Classics Banquet)
Thank you for giving...As a preface to the Charity Auction lots, I want to thank the donors for their
generosity. Volunteer organizations are reliant on the openhandedness of their supporters. Contributions such as these allow us to host events, publish research, share information, educate the public and promote the study of classic period stamps and postal history, all in keeping with our raison d’être. Please return the good deed by doing business with these patrons of our society.
With a big smile and a debt of gratitude, the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society says “Thank You!”
John
3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. I(11). Full margins and rich color, tied by perfect bold strike of ultra-marine square grid, matching “Ashfield Mass. May 9” rimless town datestamp with date in ms. on lady’s small cover with embossed top flap to Richmond N.H., fresh and Extremely Fine, ex White.
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30c Orange (38). Tied by blue “Baltimore Md. Mat 4” circular datestamp on front only with tea dealer and grocer’s bronze cameo corner card with illustration of building, lengthy address to Breslau, Prussia, Ger-many, with sender’s routing “Per Prussian Closed Mail” at top left, red “N York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid May 8” credit datestamp, red “Aachen Franco” framed transit, some wear and minor faults, the stamp has been lifted and reaffixed, still Fine, colorful and highly exhibitable, this is the only 30c 1860 we have encountered with a cameo corner card, if the flaps were still present, the estimate would be many thousands of dollars.
1c Blue (63). Bright color, centered to bottom left, tied by Waterbury Conn. “Tulip” fancy cancel (Rohloff F4) and “Waterbury Con. Oct. 15, 1867” double-circle datestamp on local cover with dove and ribbon address panel, cover with few toned spots and light vertical file fold at left. Fine, a rare cancel which Rohloff calls a Tulip but we think it might be a Pumpkin given the time of the year it was used, with 2008 P.F. certificate.
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Revenue Stamp Essay Turner No. 31b. 3c black on heavy white glazed paper, 50 x 57 mm. Vignette of Washington, design engraved by Butler Packard. Very Fine.
Scott #1a, 5c Dark brown, a choice example with four uniformly large margins and possessing deep rich color, with a pretty blue grid cancel, used on an 1849 blue folded letter having a matching orna-mented double oval "Utica N.Y./Sep 7" datestamp at bottom left, addressed to New London, Connecti-cut, manuscript "Paid" at top left, extremely fine; ex-Boker.
Charles F. Shreve
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A very fine piece of Trans-Atlantic postal history demonstrating the fascinating complexity of the pre-UPU Period. This 1862 stampless cover sent from Gotheborg, Sweden to New York City features a black “GOTHEBORG 27 5 1862” CDS intertwined with a black “NEW YORK, AM PKt. MAR 23” exchange CDS with a black oval “HAMBURG 2/3.62” transit hand-stamp, and black double line “AACHEN (blank value) Cts. 3/3” transit CDS. Blue colored pencil “5” (silbergroschen) debit for foreign postage was crossed out, and like “7” sibergroschen debit to Prussia (5 foreign plus 2 internal GAPU postage) also crossed out, and a black manuscript “17” cents debit to the U.S. substituted (5 cents plus 12 cents foreign postage or about 7 silbergroschen). Framed HAMBURG K.S.P.A. (D) 2/3 1862.” Transit (Royal Swedish Post Office in Hamburg) on the reverse.
1862 folded letter sent from London to Turin franked by three small letter Queen Victoria 6d stamps (Scott #27) and two 4d stamps (Scott #34). All five stamps tied by No. 12 duplex cancels and red oval “PD” in circle handstamp at center. Turin receiving handstamp on reverse. Folded letter slightly reduced at left, though still very nice. Scott Catalogue value for the stamps off-cover is $490.
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Confederate States Unlisted Texas Provisional, "Paid 5" with negative "5" in circle with Chapel Hill Texas town cancel over embossed ad for City Hotel of New Orleans on cover to Richmond Texas, slightly reduced at left and small repair at top left clear of markings, Fine appearance.
Andy Kupersmit
1901 Spanish-American War patriotic advertising cover featuring the USS Iowa and Captain B. D. “Fighting Bob” Evans franked by 4c 1st Bureau Issue stamp mailed October 1, 1901 from New York City to Monterey, California (receiving backstamp Delmonte, October 6). Printed advertisement at bottom notes: This style “Patriotic Envelopes,” 12 assorted views, as well as 5 assorted views “Greater U.S. Writ-ing Paper,” — $2.00 per 1,000. A striking Spanish-American War patriotic advertising cover.
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Don Tocher U.S. Classics Stamps and Postal History
Don Tocher U.S. Classics Stamps and Postal History
Scott #9, pos. 91L1L (inverted transfer), very fine, appears unused, light horizontal crease.
Scott #9, fifteen average copies, plated/plateable.
Scott #9, pos. 58–60L, 60L with cracked plate. Pos. 1–2 L1L fine, plus two nice copies.
Scott #9, twenty-six copies all plated and all different positions, fine to very fine, a few small faults.
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The Travers Papers, Volume 1 & 2No. 2 of 405.
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Since 1903, the American Philatelic Expertizing Service has been offering opinions on the genuineness of philatelic material to
APS members at a moderate cost. We have offered opinions on nearly 180,000 items.
I am excited to have these (stamps and covers) validated. I am working on the publication for the Chronicle now. — Charles J. DiComo
I have actually purchased some stamps primarily because they had APEX certificates. — Ralph Wilson
I very much appreciate your kind and quick service... was proud to add your certificates to my exhibit collection in London 2010. — Juha Kauppinen
APS AmeriStamp Expo 2013
January 18–20, 2013Kentucky International Convention Center
Louisville, Kentucky
The Gateway of the South Welcomes America’s Stamp Club
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Visit the Show Online www.stamps.org/AmeriStamp-Expo
• to preregister • for the floor plan
• for the exhibit prospectus and entry form
• for lists of participating dealers • and much more
