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Pillar Of The Community

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Posted 01/27/2020 4:16 pm

I just came across a copy of:

United States Match and Medicine Stamps
by Christopher West

I was wondering if there was any revised edition and/or other recommended books on the topic?

thanks

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United States

464 Posts

Posted 01/27/2020 4:26 pm

"Christopher West" was actually a pen name used by Elliott Perry. The book is probably still the best overall source available. Other recommended books would be the Boston Revenue Book and a copy of the auction catalog for Morton Dean Joyce's M&M collection. There are also books on the history of the firms that issued the stamps, and a census of the scarcer stamps.

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United States

601 Posts

Posted 01/27/2020 4:32 pm

thank you.

Joe

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United States

6322 Posts

Posted 01/27/2020 5:39 pm

West also did The Private Die Match Stamps. Henry Holcombe did The Private Die Medicine Stamps. And of course, there is the Boston Book.

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United States

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Posted 01/28/2020 2:24 pm

The Boston Book can be downloaded for free in PDF format.

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Robert

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Posted 01/28/2020 4:48 pm

Quote:
The Boston Book can be downloaded for free in PDF format.

Really? Can you provide a link?

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1525 Posts

Posted 01/28/2020 5:29 pm

Here you go:

https://books.google.com/books?id=6...ppan&f=false

Jim

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United States

938 Posts

Posted 01/29/2020 5:37 pm

Thanks Jim! Interesting reading.

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United States

244 Posts

Posted 01/29/2020 7:05 pm

My apologies for not including link with my post.

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Robert

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