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Civil War Encased Postage Stamps NEW Book Illustrated Excellent Reference Work
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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Mathematical model of encased stamp production - how many were originally made?
Hundreds of previously unpublished photos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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