- Stamps and Postal History - Bob Swanson
- What Is Postal History?
"From my point of view, postal history is the collecting and study of any artifact that shows how mail was handled. The most common items collected are covers and postcards, which are my primary interest. However, there are other collectors who are far more interested in collecting the schedules of Railway Post Office trains, and still others collect actual letter cancelling machines, mailbox locks, uniforms, and so on. For the purposes of this WWW page, we'll stick with the many, many ways you can collect covers and cards that both illuminate the history of mail handling and fascinate the collector."Try the following subject areas (site links):
Sample Page from My Book-In-Progress on the postal history of the First World War in the United States. [77K PDF]
More about my WWI research...
Listing of known early and late dates of usage for American flag cancelling machines at military facilities in the U. S. [19K PDF]. This list appears in the latest issue of the journal of The Machine Cancel Society.
Jewish Welfare Board Ship Postcards
Machine Cancellations
Mystery Covers (at least I can't figure them out!)
Mysteries Solved due to the generous assistance to people like you!
My Postal History collecting interests
Images of Advertisements from Covers, Postcards, and, yes Stamps
Ok, Ok, I collect some stamps, too.
To enhance your enjoyment of the hobby, join an organization, whether it is general or for the specialist.
A highly selective list of LINKS for Stamp/Cover collecting
- news:rec.collecting.postal-history
- - A LIVE LINK FOR MAIL!!! - ARE YOU READY?
- Stamps and Postal History - Bob Swanson
The Posts
- Mailmen on Stamps
- a listing of France and USA thru 1996- This starting list made possible by contribution of Mr. Roger Hare : email rjhare@ed.ac.uk
- You may take a copy but please send updates!
- Don't Nix the 'Nixy' If You Want to Send a Smile
- a 'Nixy' is an unaddressed letter.
- History in a Box - Mailboxes
and postal communications.
- from CMCC - Canada's Postal Museum- Have you ever really looked at mailboxes? This exhibition is designed to show you why mailboxes in many countries are yellow, green, blue or red, and to explain the meaning of the symbols that appear on them. Explore through time, postal communications all the way from Canada to Australia.
- Secret Service of the Post Office Department by P. H. Woodward -
- a Book for sale at Barnes & Noble
- Linn's: Reference: Postal History Societies by State in the US
- Vandemonia's Societies Listings- A WORLDWIDE LIST !
- an Index of Postal WebRings ('404' c.2000?)?
- Mailmen on Stamps
By Sea
- Wreck & Crach Mail Society ; air, rail, sea, posts
- 10 Lady Jane Park, Bradgate Road, Newton Linford, Leicester LE6 0ND, UK
- The Wreck & Crash Mail Society was formed in the latter part of 1994, and is devoted to the collecting and study of all aspects of delayed and/or damaged mail and interrupted mail services.
Currently the Society is composed of four study groups, namely:
- The Air Crash Study Group,
- The Railroad Wreck Study Group,
- The Ship Wreck Study Group,
- and The Suspended Mail/Conflicts Study Group.
- Wreck & Crach Mail Society ; air, rail, sea, posts
By Air
- Airship: Stamps (esp. zeplins)
- AEROPHILATELY - Books and Covers from AEROPHIL (commercial)
- "..world's largest stock of Aerophilatelic books - both new and used, and a large stock of air crash covers.."
email: 101352.3621@compuserve.com
Fax your order to: 41 22 749 4705
Snail:
Aerophil, Kendall C. Sanford
12 Chemin des Tuilots
CH-1293 Bellvue (GE), Switzerland- Sanabbia Airmail Catalogue: North America - Barnes & Noble books
- Welcome to the British Areophilatelic Federation
- If you collect air mail and your interest encompasses aerophilately, first flights, air mail rates or routes, balloon or Zeppelin flights, pioneer flights, interrupted or crash mails, catapult mails, internal air mails, air mails to Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East or the Americas and you are not a member of the B Ae F, you may be missing out on much that can help to make your hobby still more interesting and rewarding!
Write:
BAEF c/o Martin Smith,
"Catalina", Howell Hill Grove
East Ewell, Surrey KT17 3ER, ENGLAND
E-mail
You may use our Guestbook as Small Ads page for Aerophilatelic items you wish to sell, buy or swap. General queries on Aerophilatelic topics are also welcome ...
- SEE ALSO: Virtual Aircraft Museum
- Which features:
Planes | Helicopters | Aviation disasters | Air Power of Japan | Cartoons | In Russian | Links
- Airship: Stamps (esp. zeplins)
By Rail
- .RAILWAY PHILATELY
- .Railway Post Office Cover w/editorial on the 'RPO' Railway (Rolling) U.S. Post Office
- Forwarding mail by railway in Latvia - by Juris Mors, .se
- and:
The TYPES
TPO Routes and postmarks
And for general rail discussion (not stamps):
- news:bit.listserv.railroad
- More on the rails..
- .RAILWAY PHILATELY
Regional Views
- Antarctic Philatelic Home Page
- More..
- History of the United States Postal Service 1775-1993
- California Post Offices
- Worcester, Massachusetts Postal History - An Overview
- A chronology of French philately - 1848 - 1935 - Coppoweb
- Images of relevant people (on stamps) and stamps in French philately. very nice; in French
- The Pneumatic Post of Paris, France ('404' a/o c.2000)
- - by J.D. Hayhurst O.B.E.
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- Antarctic Philatelic Home Page
The Military
- Royal Navy Philatelic Society - Robert Foster John
- 19 College Rd., HM Naval Base
- Portsmouth, PO1 3LJ, UK
- Tel.: +44 (0) 1705 291259 / 1705 820921, Fax: +44 (0) 1705 862437, E-mail
- Canadian Forces Philatelic Society
- PO Box 46006, Beacon Hill Postal Outlet, Gloucster, ON K1J 9M7, Canada
- Royal Navy Philatelic Society - Robert Foster John
Types - ATM postage, joint issues, postal labels ...
- NVI (no value indicator) Club (i.e. non-denominated stamps) - an encyclopediadic resource
- Alain.Vailly@irin.univ-nantes.fr
- 24 rue du Clos des Vignes, 44120 Vertou, France
- Linn's Stamp News: A Refresher Course: Joint issues show international postal accord; incl. list of U.S. issues (c.1999)
- ATM vended postage - Markus Seitz, .ch
- Postal Label Study Group - APS Affiliate No. 207
- Postal labels as used in the processing of the mails including: Airmail labels, Registration labels, Express labels, Priority labels, Certified mail labels, Insurance labels, Official Seals, Parcel post labels and Mail Routing labels.
- Indicia - The Ugly Truth
- - Our review of e-postage. 5/00
And last - but not least:
- PLEASE STOP SNICKERING!
- - A newsletter for produce seal collectors
- NVI (no value indicator) Club (i.e. non-denominated stamps) - an encyclopediadic resource
General Reference - Societies, Resourses..
- A Information & Discussion Groups List @ seflin.org
- listing Discussion Groups:
alt.collecting.autographs - Autograph Collecting
rec.collecting.coins - Coin Collecting
rec.collecting.paper-money - Paper Money Collecting
rec.collecting.stamps - Stamp Collecting
rec.collecting.postal-history - Stamp Collecting -- History
rec.collecting - General (all collecting)
- Vandemonia Worldwide Postal History Links
- Sites, Societies (link above), Dealers, Journals, Literature, Resources, General
- Vandemonia's Resources Page includes:
- Toke Norby's Perpetual Calendar
Philatelic Computing Study Group
The Universal Currency Converter (tm)
Useful Dates in English Postal History
Stamp & Postal History Collections Insurance
Postal Administrations :- ( here I recommend our country specific listings - aj )
Postcodes
Postage Rates
Shows and Exhibitions
Stamp Shows Worldwide
Stamp Exhibits
Tom Fortunato
The Stamp Trader List
Universal Postal Union
With a particular strength in postcodes:
Australia Postcodes
Belgium Postal Code Finder
Brazil Post Codes Search
Canadian Postal Code Lookup
China Post Codes
Czech Post Codes Search
Denmark Post Codes
Dutch Postal Codes
Iceland Postal Codes
Italian Zip Codes
London Postcode District Database
Norwegian Zip Codes
Romanian Counties Postal Codes
South Africa Zip Codes
UK Cities Postal Codes
US Zip Code Lookup & Address Information
- Postal History Society Inc - www.ausnet.net.au/~simonal
- Toke Nørby: A Perpetual Calendar; a helpful tool for Postal Historians
- Post Office Project 2000 - Rich Small, Centreville, VA, USA
- "My Post Office Project 2000 consists of developing a CD-ROM with a check list of all the Post Offices of the world that ever existed, their years of operation and their county of location."
phew... - aj
- StampTRAC Stamp Collection Inventory Software - "FREE"
- "And best of all, it's FREE! Simply ... download your free copy of StampTRAC ... It only takes a few minutes... and soon you'll be marveling at how easy it is to keep track of your stamp collection right on your computer. And note the many special features it contains...
NOTE: This program will only operate on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
- StampTRAC will prepare collectors to be able to search the Internet electronically. It will also let them offer their collections to dealers via StampFinder.com's site in a format that will allow them to download it and precisely evaluate how well it fits their needs. This assures collectors access to a much broader, competitive market when they need to sell. Many other future benefits will also be possible.
- A Information & Discussion Groups List @ seflin.org
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Roy (& Debbie et al) Lingen's Postal History & Postage Stamps, - Oshawa, ON, Canada :
- Message forum, classifieds comming soon (a/o 8/00) 4,000 covers online ....
- Message forum, classifieds comming soon (a/o 8/00) 4,000 covers online ....
- Rainbow Online World Wide Philatelic Literature
- (originally: http://206.126.128.63/literature/>
- Proudly introduces it's Online Philatelic Literature Catalog. You can search by Article, Country, Author, and Classification (When available other than General) with immediate results. We have a great selection of magazine articles that date back to the early 1900's.
Features articles that 'have been meticulously preserved and are now digitized for reproduction at unbelievable prices. You will receive a full reproduction of the article.'- Rainbow Online WW,
- P.O. Box 8111, Rowland Heights, Ca 91748
- Tel (888) 976-7600, Fax (626) 964-8104, E-mail
- Proudly introduces it's Online Philatelic Literature Catalog. You can search by Article, Country, Author, and Classification (When available other than General) with immediate results. We have a great selection of magazine articles that date back to the early 1900's.
- Cover Collectors Circuit Club "CCCC"
- Headquarters:
Allan Bagnall, Managing Director
RD 1, Box 1025
New Freedom, PA 17349 USA
The CCCC is American Philatelic Society Affiliate #215
- U.S. Postal History Covers
- - a search engine at Phil Bansner's site (10k + items listed! c.1999)
- Phil Bansner, Philatelist
- PO Box 2529, 2320 Highland Street
- West Lawn, PA 19609, USA
- (610) 678-5000, Fax (610) 678-5400
- E-mail
- Current President, ASDA (2/99)
- Former Ethics Committee Chairman, ASDA
- Former Treasurer, ASDA
- Vice-President of the American Philatelic Research Library
- Phil Bansner, Philatelist
- La Posta - U.S. Postal History Publications
- In addition to our journal we publish a ever-growing stream of books
and monographs related to American postal history, and in recent years we
have begun making selected reference works available as computer data bases.
Our popular State Checklist Series, United States Doanes, and Prices
Realized from past Subscribers' Auctions are among the first such data
bases to be offered.
- E-mail
- La Posta Publications, 33470 Chinook Plaza, Suite 216,
- Scappoose, OR 97056, USA
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