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  • The Philatelist

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    1981
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  • Stamp collecting : how to identify stamps / compiled by James Watson

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    1986
    C1986
  • The argus philatelist

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    1896
  • Notes on 19th century U.S. postal history; a special service pr epared by Stanley B. Ashbrook for a selected group of philatelists who are especially interested in U.S. postal history, postal rates, postal markings, and the unusual in U.S. domestic and foreign rate covers

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  • The New Jersey philatelist

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    1898
  • United States airmail stamps 1918 history and analysis of first day of sale postal use Joe Kirker

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    2014
  • Home-made devices for stamp collectors

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    1927
  • 0.1 Franklin design file

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    ca. 1912
  • Les chiffres-taxe de France, 1858-1928 : deux conférences faites aux Expostions Philatéliques de Troyes, 17 avril 1927 et de Dijon, 12 novembre 1928 / F. Doé

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  • Showcasing your stamp collection : a "how to" guide for creating original albums, supplementing ready-made albums / by C. E. Foster

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