Catalog - U. S. Postal Card

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Catalog - U. S. Postal Card

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.309

Scope and Content

1995 United States Postal Card Catalog, 50th Anniversary Edition. Copyright 1995 by the United Postal Stationary Society, Redlands, CA. The cover is gold with blue lettering.

Context

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. FOREWORD I Introduction and Credits I Guide To Collecting U. S. Postal Cards III Pricing III Helpful Tools For Postal Card Collectors IV References V Dies and Plates V Flat and Rotary Printings VI Essays and Proofs XXI Multiple Impressions XXI Offset Double Impressions XXIII Printing Shifts XXIII Missing Colors XXIII Tagging XXIV Ink Shades XXV Card Stock XXV Watermarks XXVI Fluorescent Card Stock XXVI Sheets and Cutting XXXII Cross Index With P. O. D. Card Designations XXXIII Miscut Cards XXXIV Perforated Cards XXXIV Coated Cards XXXIV Paste-ups XXXV Surcharges XXXVI Postal Cards Revalued at the Local Level XXXVII Favor Items XXXVII Counterfeit Postal Cards and Overprints XXXVIII Earliest Reported Postmarks XXXVIII Cancellations XL Illustrations and Advertisements XLI Postal Cards With Add'l Pre-paid Postage XLI Special Service Stamps XLII Other Collecting Areas XLII Contractors and Paper Supplies XLIII U. S. Postal Card Chronology XLIV Postal Rates For U. S. Postal Cards XLV Postal Rates For U. S. Possessions LVI SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 7 AND APPENDICES ON NEXT PAGE. SECTION 1- SINGLE CARDS 1 SECTION 2 - MESSAGE AND REPLY CARDS 222 SECTION 3 - AIR MAIL POST CARDS 279 SECTION 4 - OFFICIAL CARDS 306 SECTION 5- SPECIMENS 311 SECTION 6 - POSTAL BUDDY CARDS 319 SECTION 7 - LOCAL POSTAL CARDS 328 APPENDIX A - EXPOSITION POSTAL CARDS 332 APPENDIX B - EXPOSITION STATION AND SLOGAN POSTMARKS NWN USED ON U. S. POSTAL CARDS THROUGH 1904 350 APPENDIX C - COLORED AND SEMI-FANCY CANCELS ON U. S. CARDS - 1873-1891 357 APPENDIX D - MACHINE CANCELS ON U.S. POSTAL CARDS 1876-1900 360

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Catalog

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Documentary

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

6" x 9" X 1"