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Orcoexpo, Embassy Suites/Anaheim South, Jan 29-31, 2010

Garfield-Perry, Cleveland, Mar 19-21, 2010, Booth #55

Show features: Cover: #12 solo X-Border, Look #24, type Va variety, APEX, Look

Of interest to collectors of U.S. Western postal history: View

Recently acquired:

Extensive study of WWII mail, outgoing from U.S. featuring the collection of Steven Roth: Go

Selection of better European classic stamps: Go

1869 covers from Steve Rose: Go

Articles by Don: The ASDA Mentor Program Pencil Marking on Stamps?

Buying/Appraisal Terms

Schermack private coils, with control perfins. About 40 different varieties of these scarce items. View1 View2 Rarity

See page with these stamps

Stamps US
U. S. 1840-51	U. S. Columbians - 1st Bureau ,Trans-Miss
U. S. 1857	U. S. Early 20th Century
U. S. 1861-69	U. S. Airs.- Special Delivery -Dues
Confederate	U.S. Officials, Revenues, Other B.O.B.
U. S. Banknotes	Errors, Freaks & Oddities

Covers US
U.S. Stampless, 1816 and Earlier	U. S. Banknotes, Large & Small
U.S. Stampless, Domestic, 1817+	U. S. Columbians, 1st Bureau, Trans-Miss
U.S. Outgoing, Foreign Destination	U. S. Early 20th Century
U.S. Incoming Foreign Mail	U. S. Washington-Franklins
Arthur White, Cunard Covers	U. S. Prexy
U.S.-BNA Cross-Border	U. S. B.O.B.
U.S. Solo Use	U.S. Advertising Covers
U. S. Stamped 1840-60	U.S. Railroad Covers
U. S. 1861-69	Autographs & Free Franks
U.S. Civil War Patriotics	Revenues on Covers, Documents
Confederate Covers	U.S. Auxiliary, Express, Unusual: 19^th Century
Civil War Soldiers Letters/Military Covers	U.S. Auxiliary, Unusual: 20^th Century

Links to Important Philatelic Sites:

The National Postal Museum

The American Stamp Dealers Association, The ASDA

The American Philatelic Society, The APS

The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, The USPCS