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Encyclopedia of United States stamps and stamp collecting, Rodney A. Juell & Steven J. Rod, editors

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Includes bibliographical references

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Encyclopedia of United States stamps and stamp collecting

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Rodney A. Juell & Steven J. Rod, editors

Stamps of the United States -- Stampless covers -- Postmasters' provisionals -- Series of 1847 -- Series of 1851 and 1857 -- Series of 1861 and 1869 pictorials -- Bank notes of 1870-1894 -- Series of 1894 -- Series of 1902 -- Washington-Franklin heads issue -- Series of 1922 -- Presidential series -- Liberty series -- Prominent Americans issue -- Americana issue -- Great Americans issue -- Transportation coils -- Late twentieth century definitives -- Nineteenth century commemoratives -- Twentieth century commemoratives, 1901-1933 -- Twentieth century commemoratives, 1933-1971 -- Twentieth century commemoratives, 1971-2000 -- Twenty-first century stamps -- Airmail stamps -- Special usage stamps -- Federal revenue stamps -- State revenue stamps -- U.S. possessions, usages abroad, and occupied areas -- Postal stationery -- Precancels and perfins -- Carriers' and locals -- Confederate States of America -- History, production, and technology -- United States Post Office Department -- United States Postal Service -- Bureau of Engraving and Printing -- Stamp production - the flat plate press -- Stamp production - the Stickney rotary press -- Stamp production - modern presses -- Stamp production - modern private printers -- Stamp separation, 1857-1980 -- Stamp separation, since 1980 -- Self-adhesive stamps -- Watermarks -- Plate construction and layout -- Plate numbers -- Marginal markings -- Plate varieties -- Stamps in booklets, 1900-1977 -- Stamps in booklets, since 1977 -- Stamps in coil rolls, 1907-1980 -- Stamps in coil rolls, post 1980 -- Inks, colors, papers, and gums -- Errors, freaks, and oddities -- Essays and proofs -- Luminescence -- Test stamps -- Expanding the collector's scope -- United States Stamp Society -- United States stamp research -- Postal history - markings -- Postal history - Rates and classifications -- First day covers -- Meters and machine generated postage -- Philately never ends -- Appendices -- Appendix A - Glossary -- Appendix B - Print resources -- Appendix C - Internet resources