JIM MEHRER'S POSTAL HISTORY
REFERENCE LITERATURE:
Miscellaneous Topics
Below is a list of miscellaneous reference literature that
we currently have available.
Most of these books are regular stock items, but some are available
in limited quantities. As an example, the total printing of my
Illinois Post Offices book was 418 copies. More than two-thirds
of those have been sold since it was published in February, 1996,
and I do not plan to reprint it. Such limited-edition titles are
often difficult to obtain once the original printing is sold out.
PUBLISHERS: If you have any reference literature that you would
like to make available through this page, please email 
mehrer@postal-history.com , call or write
to discuss terms.
DEALERS: If you would like to stock any of the literature that
we publish (see the Postal
History Reference Literature page), we give generous wholesale
discounts at low quantities.
Email mehrer@postal-history.com,
call or write for details.
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order.
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Jim Mehrer
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ALL BOOKS ARE PRICED POSTPAID
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Exceptions: If you're a long-time customer of ours, and you're
experiencing some kind of major "reference literature emergency"
that won't allow you to wait a couple of extra days, give us a
phone call (309 / 786-6539) and we'll discuss the possibilities.
REFERENCE LITERATURE:
Miscellaneous Topics
The Before and After Trade Card. (Ben Crane/1995): Important
reference covering the 3 types and 9 styles of Before/After and
With/Without cards. Over 230 b/w illustrations. Metamorphic and
hold-to-light trade cards shown both before and after. Includes
separate Price Guide (1996) with the author's estimated values
for all types illustrated in the book. (136 pages; softbound.)
#741107. $35.00.
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O & CB: Streetcars of Omaha and Council Bluffs.
(Richard Orr/1996): From 1869 to 1955, street railways moved people
in these these two Missouri River cities. Now in one volume is
the story of horse-drawn streetcars from 1869 to 1895, the short
life of cable cars from 1887 to 1895, and the rise of electric
streetcars starting in 1888 to the final running in 1955. 300,000
words; 387 photographs (16 in full-color); 17 maps. (348 pages;
hardbound.) #970395. $64.00.
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The Identifier for Carriers, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries and
Bogus Posts of the United States: Volume I. (Lyons/1998):
A guide to distinguishing the forgeries from the genuine stamps,
concentrating on pre-1900 Scott listed and unlisted adhesive Local
Posts. Listings are alphabetical. VolumeI covers the letter "A"
through "Empire Dispatch," with 129 posts represented.
934 pictures; 428 sketches; 8 pages of color photos. (496 pages;
hardbound.) #980603. $88.00.
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The Identifier for Carriers, Locals, Fakes, Forgeries and
Bogus Posts of the United States: Volume II. (Lyons/1998):
Volume II of the alphabetically arranged three-volume set. Includes
"Essex Letter Express" through "Putnam's Penny
Post." 1,041 pictures; 631 sketches; 8 pages of color photos.
(490 pages; hardbound.) #980604. $88.00.
ALL BOOKS ARE PRICED POSTPAID
to U.S. addresses.
ILLINOIS RESIDENTS: Add
8.5% state sales tax to your order.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS:
Before ordering, please email
us for the shipping charge.
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