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<p>[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 213942, member: 2100"]Hi Jerome, I have three references specifically for encased postage stamps:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Encased Postage Stamps, U.S. and Foreign", 1967, by Arlie R. Slabaugh (33 pages)</p><p><br /></p><p>"The Standard Catalogue of Encased Postage Stamps", 1989, by Michael J. Hodder & Q. David Bowers (191 pages)</p><p><br /></p><p>"Civil War Encased Stamps, The Issuers and Their Times", 1995, by Fred L. Reed III, NLG (551 pages)</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have time to post any trivia at the moment (leaving shortly for Easter dinner with family) but if you are interested enough to purchase a book, I think the last one on the list would be a good choice (I picked my copy up on ebay for $44.55 total in August, 2006). The second book is not too bad either, just not as in-depth detail, and would be much less expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you would like for me to post some trivia, let me know. I regret to say that it will probably take me at least a week or so to find the time to put together an informative post, as we are working 60 hours/week at my main job, I work three side jobs, my father in law was recently stricken with brain cancer and is declining rapidly, and yet have my taxes to complete.</p><p><br /></p><p>Encased postage are interesting pieces, and those were certainly interesting times. I only have 3 examples of these, but would like to acquire some more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 213942, member: 2100"]Hi Jerome, I have three references specifically for encased postage stamps: "Encased Postage Stamps, U.S. and Foreign", 1967, by Arlie R. Slabaugh (33 pages) "The Standard Catalogue of Encased Postage Stamps", 1989, by Michael J. Hodder & Q. David Bowers (191 pages) "Civil War Encased Stamps, The Issuers and Their Times", 1995, by Fred L. Reed III, NLG (551 pages) I don't have time to post any trivia at the moment (leaving shortly for Easter dinner with family) but if you are interested enough to purchase a book, I think the last one on the list would be a good choice (I picked my copy up on ebay for $44.55 total in August, 2006). The second book is not too bad either, just not as in-depth detail, and would be much less expensive. If you would like for me to post some trivia, let me know. I regret to say that it will probably take me at least a week or so to find the time to put together an informative post, as we are working 60 hours/week at my main job, I work three side jobs, my father in law was recently stricken with brain cancer and is declining rapidly, and yet have my taxes to complete. Encased postage are interesting pieces, and those were certainly interesting times. I only have 3 examples of these, but would like to acquire some more.[/QUOTE]
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