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Civil War Encased Postage Stamps NEW Book Illustrated Excellent Reference Work

$ 15.83

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Condition: New
  • Brand: BNR Press
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    Description

    This is a brand new book. The full title of the hardbound book is:
    That New Metallic Currency - CIVIL WAR ENCASED STAMPS - The Issuers And Their Times
    - Comprising a History, Merchant Chronicle Catalog, Auction Summary and and Counterfeit Guide to John Gault's Patent Mineral and Metal Store Card Emergency Money of 1862. Written
    by Fred L. Reed III, NLG and published by BNR Press in 1995. Dimensions are 9 1/4" tall by 6 1/4" wide with over 551 illustrated pages. This book is brand new with the dust jacket in the original shrinkwrap.
    Civil War Encased Stamps is highly readable, and thus enjoyable for both the novice and scholar alike. Its comprehensive features include:
    Easy-to-use, definitive catalog of encased stamps
    Dual cross-referencing of all 275 varieties
    Complete rarities and values in three grades
    Unique, detailed auction database, 1891-1994
    Mathematical model of encased stamp production - how many were originally made?
    Hundreds of previously unpublished photos
    Thorough biography of inventor, John Gault
    New art, histories of all 31 merchant issuers
    Fakes and detection of fraudulent specimens
    Catalogs of memorabilia, institutional collections
    Contributions from hundreds of specialists
    Annotated bibliography; Encased Postage Society
    Detailed index, appendices, colophon & more
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