How Some Stubborn Texas Confederate Postmasters, a Handful of Determined Texas Stamp Collectors, and a Few of the World's Greatest Philatelists Created, Discovered, and Preserved Some of the World's Most Valuable Postage Stamps
How Some Stubborn Texas Confederate Postmasters, a Handful of Determined Texas Stamp Collectors, and a Few of the World's Greatest Philatelists Created, Discovered, and Preserved Some of the World's Most Valuable Postage Stamps
Seasoned with intrigue, mystery, and adventure, this history of rare, Civil Warâ era Texas stamps and those seeking to collect them offers a lively and insightful read for any philatelist or collector of Texana.
Seasoned with intrigue, mystery, and adventure, this history of rare, Civil Warâ era Texas stamps and those seeking to collect them offers a lively and insightful read for any philatelist or collector of Texana.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
A recipient of the Phillip H. Ward, Jr., Award for Excellence in Philatelic Literature and the Distinguished Philatelic Texan Award from the Texas Philatelic Association, Charles W. Deaton is a professional philatelist and the founder and first president of the Texas Postal History Society. Among his many works on the subject are Texas Postal History Handbook, A Philatelic Guide to the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration, and Fifty Years of Texas Philately.
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1. Acknowledgments 2. Introduction 3. Glossary of Philatelic Terms 4. Time Line of Important Dates 5. Chapter One. Difficult Times for Southern Postmasters and Their Customers 6. Chapter Two. The Discovery of the Texas Postmasters' Stamps by Texas Collectors 7. Chapter Three. The World's Greatest Philatelists Acquire Their Own Texas Collections 8. Chapter Four. The Printed Texas Stamps * Beaumont * Victoria * Goliad * Helena * Lavaca (Port Lavaca) 9. Chapter Five. The "Cut and Paste" Texas Stamps * Plum Creek * Independence * Hallettsville * Austin * San Antonio 10. Chapter Six. The "Book and Pill Label" Stamps of Gonzales 11. Chapter Seven. The Curious Case of Wharton, Waxahachie, and Other "Wannabe" Texas Postmasters' Stamps 12. Epilogue 13. Appendix. A Census of the Known Texas Confederate Postmasters' Provisional Stamps 14. Notes on Sources
1. Acknowledgments 2. Introduction 3. Glossary of Philatelic Terms 4. Time Line of Important Dates 5. Chapter One. Difficult Times for Southern Postmasters and Their Customers 6. Chapter Two. The Discovery of the Texas Postmasters' Stamps by Texas Collectors 7. Chapter Three. The World's Greatest Philatelists Acquire Their Own Texas Collections 8. Chapter Four. The Printed Texas Stamps * Beaumont * Victoria * Goliad * Helena * Lavaca (Port Lavaca) 9. Chapter Five. The "Cut and Paste" Texas Stamps * Plum Creek * Independence * Hallettsville * Austin * San Antonio 10. Chapter Six. The "Book and Pill Label" Stamps of Gonzales 11. Chapter Seven. The Curious Case of Wharton, Waxahachie, and Other "Wannabe" Texas Postmasters' Stamps 12. Epilogue 13. Appendix. A Census of the Known Texas Confederate Postmasters' Provisional Stamps 14. Notes on Sources
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