BOOKS on PHILATELY

Philatelic Bibliopole

Leonard H. Hartmann

RAILROAD & STREET CAR TRANSPORT

U.S. Railroad Postmarks 1837 to 1861 by C. W. Remele The standard work on the early markings. 1958, 169 pages, cloth, $225.00

Railroad Postmarks 1861-1886 by C. L. Towle & Henry A. Meyer The standard work on the later markings. 1968, 379 pages, cloth, $85.00

Railway Post Offices of California and Nevada by Rod Crossley Details construction of the lines, the development of RPS, known markings. 1991, 204 pages, card, $35.00

Nebraska Railway Post Offices by William F. Rapp Maps of all routes with many illustrations of cancels and covers. 1995, 129 pages, cloth, $29.00

Postal Markings of the North Carolina Railroads by Tony L. Crumbley Includes Station Agents, Waterways, Routes, etc., well illustrated. 1994, 79 pages, card, edition only 200 copies, $12.00

The Milwaukee & Mississippi R.R. and its Postmarks by Roland L. Hustis 1952 reprint from the AP, 10 pages, self cover, limited sotock, $8.50

U.S. Route & Station Agent Postmarks by Charles L. Towle This volume completely replaces Vol 1 of the US Transit Markings Catalog, Covers 1,569 railway route agents and 184 waterway agents postmarks, etc. 1986, 485 pages, cloth, a major study, $35.00

Historical Supplement to U.S. Route & Station Agent Postmarks A major addition to the book as it gives a most useful thumb nail sketch of the Roads along with maps. 1986, 124 pages, spiral bound, $17.50

Appletons' Railway Map of the United States and Canada by G. Thomas A fine reprint of the 1869 map giving an overall view of the country. 1977 reprint of 1869 map, 23 x 25¼ inches, $12.50

Centennial Catalog of Arizona Railway Postal Markings by C. L. Towle 1980, 80 pages, card $9.00

Collection & Distribution Wagon Service 1896-1904 by James H. Bruns Detailed account of the service in Washington, New York, Buffalo and Saint Louis. 1986, 56 pages, card. $10.00

First Highway Post Office by James H. Bruns The experimental service between Washington and Harrisonburg, Va 1985, 84 pages, card. $12.00

The Horse Drawn Mail Vehicles by James H. Bruns Wonderful background and pictures of early mail carriages. 1996, 89 pages, card, $22.50, sold out

Street Car

• Philadelphia by Robert J. Stets 1978, 44 pages, one overlay, card, enquire
• Brooklyn and New York City by John M. Price 1979, 41 pages, two overlays, card $20.00, sold out
• Baltimore by Douglas N. Clark and F. Edgar Ruckle 1979, 41 pages, one overlay, card $15.00
• Boston by Roger J. Heines 1981, 46 pages $8.00
• Chicago by John R. Mason and Raymond A. Fleming 1983, 73 pages $8.00
• Pittsburgh by Lloyd Booth 1983, 59 pages $8.00
• Washington, D.C. by Thomas E. Stanton and Robert A. Truax 1983, 50 pages $8.00
• Saint Louis by Robert G. Schultz 1984, 60 pages $8.00
• San Francisco and Seattle & Seattle R.P.O. 1984, 60 pages $8.00
• Cincinnati and Cleveland by K.T. Stewart; Rochester by D.N. Clark 1986, 56 pages, op $17.50, sold out

United States Highway Post Office Cover Catalog, 1987 First edition since 1974, circa 800 markings, most illustrated 1987, 67 pages, loose-leaf $13.50

Reaching Rural America: The Evolution of Rural Free Delivery by James H. Bruns An excellent historic background 1998, 118 pages, card, limited stock $12.50

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