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Bibliographies

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On this page are three bibliographies of my writings: Personal and professional, Philatelic, and Linn's Stamp News columns.

Selected Personal and Professional Bibliography, 1975–1992
 

1. "Extending Foundation and Museum Education," Museum Association of Arizona Journal (MAA Journal), March, 1990, pp. 101–103.
2. "Show Me a Good Trustee,"
MAA Journal, December, 1989, pp. 533–535.
3. "Reactionary Bill Could Hurt Museums,"
MAA Journal, September, 1989, p. 432.
4. "Successful Volunteer Programs,"
MAA Journal, June, 1989, pp. 288–293.
5. "Building an Educational Image for Museums and Foundations,"
MAA Journal, March, 1989, pp. 144–146.
6. "Computerization of an Historical Museum,"
MAA Journal, September, 1988, pp. 384–387.
6. "The Paper Trail,"
MAA Journal, June, 1988, pp. 240–242.
7. "Prospecting: A Technical Essay,"
MAA Journal, March, 1988, pp. 96–99.
8.
The Windshield Explorer, Falcon Press, Billings, 1987, 215 pp.
9. "Arizona's Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers,"
MAA Journal, December, 1987, pp. 528–530.
10. "Solitude in the Arizona Strip,"
American Outback, November, 1987, pp. 46–53.
11. "Discovering and Hiking Southwestern Slot Canyons,"
American Outback, September, 1987, pp. 62–67.
12. "The Grand Circle Tour,"
American Outback, August, 1987, pp. 22–26.
13. "The Heart of the Rockies Scenic Auto Tour,"
American Outback, June, 1987, pp. 14–19.
14. "Winter Wildlife Watching in Wyoming,"
American Outback, March, 1987, pp. 44–47.
15. "U.S. National Forest Scenic Byways,"
American Outback, February, 1987, pp. 28–34.
16. "Camping in America's Best Wilderness,"
American Outback, January, 1987, pp. 27–32.
17. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: January,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 13–16.
18. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: February,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 12–15.
19. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: March,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 14-18.
20. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: April,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 14–19.
21. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: May,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 12–16.
22. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: June,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 13–16.
23. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: July,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 17–21.
24. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: August,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 15–18.
25. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: September,"
American Outback, 1986, pp.15–18.
26. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: October,"
American Outback, 1986, pp.13–16.
27. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: November,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 12–15.
28. "Almanac of Natural Attractions: December,"
American Outback, 1986, pp. 13–15.
29. "Auto Tours in the National Wildlife Refuges," American Outback, September, 1986, pp. 27–32.
30. "Black Bear Census in Great Smokey Mountains National Park,"
American Outback, July, 1986, pp. 21–24.
31. "Exploring the Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways,"
American Outback, December, 1985, pp. 51–56.
32. "The Wild Horses of Georgia and Virginia,"
American Outback, September, 1985, pp. 40–43.
33. "Traveling the Historic Highways,"
American Outback, August, 1985, pp. 66–71.
34. "The Moonbow,"
American Outback, July, 1985, pp. 18–19.
85. "The Long–road Scenic Auto Tours,"
American Outback, June, 1985, pp. 45–51.
86. "The Best Remaining Natural Attractions East of the Mississippi River,"
American Outback, May, 1985, pp. 19–24.
87. "Scenic Interstate (Yes, Interstate!) Highways,"
American Outback, April, 1985, pp. 38–42.
88. "America's Ancient Sacred Sites,"
American Outback, March, 1985, pp. 29–33.
39. "Great Wildlife Drives,"
American Outback, February, 1985, pp. 16–23.
40. "The Art of Windshield Exploring,"
American Outback, January, 1985, pp. 25–28.
41. "Eagles in the East,"
American Outback, August, 1984, pp. 22–25.
42. "Nature's Big Events,"
American Outback, August, 1983, pp. 13–22.
43. "Resource Guide for Air Force Supervisors, Parts 1–12,"
The Airman, August, 1975 to July, 1976, 56 pp.
44. "Managing Your Resources: Money,"
The Airman, February, 1975, pp. 67–72.
45. "Managing Your Resources: Time,"
The Airman, March, 1975, pp. 44–47.
46. "Managing Your Resources: Space,"
The Airman, April, 1975, pp. 43–45.
47. "Managing Your Resources: Manpower,"
The Airman, May, 1975, pp. 39–44.
48. "Managing Your Resources: Material,"
The Airman, June, 1975, pp. 51–54.
49. "Maximize Your Benefits,"
The Airman, December, 1974, pp. 19–20.

Selected Philatelic Bibliography, 1975–present

1. "Beginnings of Western Mail," Heliograph, Fall, 1992, pp. 14-17.
2. "The Drama of Spooner, Wickliffe and the End of the Private Posts,"
Heliograph, Fall, 1992, pp. 1-9.
3. "The Penny Postal Card—Additional Postage Required in the Nineteenth Century,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1992, pp. 10-19.
4. "The Case for Meter Stamped Mail as Postal History,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1991, pp. 1- 11.
5. "Book Review:
The Postal history of the AEF, 1917-1923, Second, Revised Edition," Heliograph, Spring, 1991, p. 25.
6. "Short-lived Rate Periods of the 20th Century,"
Heliograph, Spring, 1991, pp. 12-13.
7. "Where is Franklin?"
Heliograph, Spring, 1991 pp. 10-11.
8. "Pan–American Postal Relations,"
Postal History Journal, February, 1991, pp. 47–51.
9.
The Writings of Postal Historian Richard B. Graham, monograph, The Postal History Foundation, January, 1991, 18 pp.
10.
A Postal History Bibliography, Revised, monograph, The Postal History Foundation, January, 1991, 21 pp.
11. "Patents and the Post Office, Part IV,"
The Heliograph, Journal of The Postal History Foundation (Heliograph), Winter, 1991, pp. 18–20.
12. "Book Review:
A Sourcebook for Postal Relations Between the U.S. and the Countries of the Western Hemisphere," Heliograph, Winter, 1991, p. 22.
13. "Book Review:
Colorado Post Offices, 1859–1989," Heliograph, Winter, 1991, p. 23.
14. "Origins of the 'Underclass' Mail,"
Heliograph, Winter, 1991, pp. 1–9.
15.
Ideas for Postal Historians Postal History Seminar, (editor), The Postal History Foundation, 1990, 147 pp.
16. "The Nonprofit Envelopes,"
Heliograph, Fall, 1990, pp.18–20.
17. "Apaches' Attack on the Overland Mail,"
Heliograph, Fall, 1990.
18. "Patents and the Post Office. Part III,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1990, pp. 22–24.
19. "Book Review:
American Air Mail Catalog 1990 Supplement," Heliograph, Summer, 1990, p. 20.
20. "Hotel Forwarder Markings on Nineteenth Century Mail,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1990, pp. 14–15.
21. "Postage Stamp–sized Post Offices,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1990, pp. 10–13.
22. "In Memoriam, Charles L. Towle, 1917–1990,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1990, pp. 1, 25.
23. "Steamboat Mail on the Colorado River,"
Heliograph, Spring, 1990.
24. "Book Review:
Arizona Territorial Postmark Catalog," Heliograph, Spring, 1990, pp. 24–25.
25. "Of Course It's the Post Office!"
Heliograph, Winter, 1990, p. 23.
26. "Drop Letters,"
Heliograph, Winter 1990, pp. 19–21.
27. "Patents and the Post Office, Part II,"
Heliograph, Winter 1990, pp. 8–10.
28.
A Postal History Bibliography, monograph, The Postal History Foundation, January, 1989, 16 pp.
29. "Book Review:
The Bierman Philatelic Library Catalog," Heliograph, Fall 1989, p. 36.
30. "The Saga of Reynolds 'Bombshell',"
Heliograph, Fall, 1989, pp. 20–23.
31. "Patents and the Post Office,"
Heliograph, Fall, 1989, pp. 9–11.
32. "Book Review:
British Post Office Notices," Heliograph, Summer, 1989, p. 22.
33. "Book Review:
International Air Mails," Heliograph, Summer, 1989, pp. 20–22.
34. "Book Review:
A Book of Postal History," Heliograph, Spring, 1989, p. 36.
35. "Twentieth Century 'Stampless' Covers,"
Heliograph, Spring, 1989, pp. 19–22.
36. "The Rarest Air Mail Envelopes,"
Heliograph, Winter, 1989, pp. 18–19.
37. "Camel Mail,"
Heliograph, Winter, 1989.
38.
Postal History Handbook, (editor), The Postal History Foundation, 1988, 150 pp.
39. "The Postage Rates Were Lowered? Gosh, I Missed It!"
Heliograph, Fall, 1988, pp. 30–31.
40. "Katherine Stinson, Pioneer Aviatrix and Mail Carrier,"
Heliograph, Fall, 1988.
41. "United States Despatch Agents,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1988, pp. 29–36.
42. "The Wickenburg Mail Massacre,"
Heliograph, Summer, 1988.
43. "Book Review:
Somewhere in Time, The Kansas Territory," Heliograph, Spring, 1988, p. 32.
44. "The Analysis of a Fake,"
Heliograph, Spring, 1988, pp. 25–26.
45. "UPU Mail to non–UPU Countries,"
Heliograph, Winter, 1988, pp. 30–36.
46. "If Philleas Fogg Could Do It . . .,"
Heliograph, Fall, 1987, pp. 15–18.
47. "The Court–of–Honor Stamp Show," (with Ernst Cohn),
Fifty ThirdAmerican Philatelic Congress, 1987, pp. 173–176.
48. "U.S. Naval Mission to Brazil, 1922–1977,"
Bull's Eyes, Journal of the Brazil Philatelic Society, June, 1986, pp. 13–16.
49. "U.S. Naval Mission to Brazil, 1922–1977, Part 2,"
Bull's Eyes, Journal of the Brazil Philatelic Society, June, 1986, pp. 4–6.
50. "Book Review:
Bakers' U.S. Classics," The Chronicle of the U.S. Classics Society, Vol. 138, No. 2, May, 1986, pp. 78–79.
51. "The Beginning of the Ten Cent Registration Period,"
The Chronicle of the U.S. Classics Society, Vol. 36, No 4 ,November, 1984, pp. 267–271.

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#MSS Bulletin articles and "Metered Mail Postal History" column
(The #'s refer to the whole number of the
MSS Bulletin)

#216, Summer 1992, Arthur H. Pitney's Personal Meter Archives
#216, Summer 1992, Meter stamps as postal history, The difference between metered mail postal history and traditional meter philately, U.S. airmail special delivery postage rates, earliest known uses.
#217, Fall 1992, High-denomination meters used on airmail.
#217, Fall 1992, Meters at World Columbian Stamp Expo
#218, Winter 1992, Rescued from oblivion (meter-franked interrupted mail covers), meter-franked business reply.
#219, Spring 1993, United States Meter Stamps of 1920.
#220, Summer 1993, Metered Mail Postal History: The Chicago 1914 Meter Tests.
#220, Summer 1993, National Cash Register Meter Stamps Exhibit Wins Silver MedalDr. Frank Shively exhibit.
#221, Fall 1993, Mailomats.
#222, Winter 1993, More From the Pitney Archives: The birth of the oval meter stamps.
#222, Winter 1993, Meter Stamp Postal History: U.S. meter stamps used abroad, collect-on-delivery fees paid with meter stamps, rate misconceptions.
#223, Spring 1994, Rates paid by the single-denomination oval meter stamps.
#224, Summer 1994, A Possible Wolf Postage Meter Stamp.
#224, Summer 1994, New Postage Due Meter Type Discovered.
#225, Fall 1994, The HX Meters.
#226, Winter 94/95, The Early Development of the Omni-denomination Postage Meter.
#229-233 1995-1996, U.S Philatelic Exhibitions and Meter Stamp Slogans, 4-part series + addendum.
#235, Spring 1997, Exhibiting Meter Stamps.
#236, Summer 1997, United States Oval Meter Stamps: Significance and Rarity.
#242, Winter 98/99, New Discoveries and Updates to Previous Articles: Mailomat, Exhibition slogans, Oval usages, Di Brazza cover.

Other meter stamp articles and publications by D.A. Kelsey

Summer, 1991, The Case for Meter Stamped Mail as Postal History, The Heliograph, Journal of the Postal History Foundation
1992,
Ohio Metered Mail Postal History, Illustrated 40-page publication of the OPHS
1992, The Pitney Postage Meter Machines: The 1912 Washington DC and the 1914 Chicago Metered Mail
Fall, 1992, Meter Stamped Mail as Advertising Ephemera,
Ehemera News, Journal of the Ephemera Socieety of America
1993, Pictorial meter Stamps of the United States, Illustrated 120-page catalog of values of 1,600+ pictorial meters
Fall, 1993, Meter Stamps: Very Collectable!,
U.S. Stamps & Postal History
Fall, 1993,
The National Cash Register Company Meter Stamps, 16-page publicaton of the Meter Stamp Society
Dec 13, 1993, Time now for Scott to list U.S. meter stamps,
Linn's Stamp News
1994,
Mexico Postage Meter Stamp Catalog, Illustrated 24-page catalog published by MEPSI
1995,
Mailed Via "Mailomat," 64-page book published by MSS
April 1995,
The Official Souvenir Event Covers of Pitney Bowes, a monograph for MSS COLOPEX 95 meeting
1996
United States Meter Stamps First Days and Earliest-Known Uses, 32-page book published by AFDCS
Nov 2, 1998 First U.S. commemorative meter honors Grand Central Station,
Linn's Stamp News
Feb, Mar, Apr 1999 & Feb 2000, Feb 2002, Airmail and Meter Stamps, series of articles in
Airpost Journal
July 15, 2000, FDCs of the New Computer Postage Stamps,
First Days

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Linn’s Stamp News “Meter Stamps” columns by Doug Kelsey, 1992-2005 (conclusion)

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DATE

TITLE OR SUBJECT

NOTES

1992

1

19-Oct

Introduction to collecting meter stamps

2

16-Nov

The first postage meters and their stamps

USPMSC Type BA

3

21-Dec

"Essays, specimens and proofs of meters"

1993

4

18-Jan

High-face-value meter stamps on airmail

High value ovals

5

15-Feb

Slogans and pictorials are fun to collect

6

15-Mar

Meter stamp basics: catalog and society

MSS and USPMSC

7

19-Apr

Pre-1920 experimental meters

"1903, 1912, 1913 tests, shield-design"

8

17-May

"U.S. postage due meter experiment, 1941-53"

9

21-Jun

Post office tried to censor slogan in 1961

Republic/Democracy slogan

10

19-Jul

International-rate meters date from 1922

Type BA & CA used to foreign destinations

11

16-Aug

U.S. Official meter stamps began in 1973

Officials

12

20-Sep

"Meters show living persons, taboo subjects"

pictorials and slogans

13

18-Oct

"Reader response: meter basics, Moody Blues"

14

15-Nov

High-value meter stamps on registered mail

Part 1: Ovals

15

20-Dec

Changes in meter stamps on registered mail

Part 2: others

1994

16

17-Jan

Computer-vended postage includes Mailomat

Review of Scott U.S. Specialized Catalog

17

21-Feb

Meter-stamp reply envelopes began in 1939

18

21-Mar

New third-class rates affected 1920s meters

Rate surcharge slugs

19

18-Apr

New rate caused meter stamp provisionals

"Rate surcharges, ovals"

20

16-May

"Identifying meter stamps, permit imprints"

21

20-Jun

Meters were rapidly adopted in the 1920s

Foreign meter deployment

22

18-Jul

New rate book explains role of meter stamps

"Book review: Beecher, meter rates"

23

15-Aug

Meters first used in U.S. post offices in 1934

Post office meters

24

19-Sep

Post office meter stamps with slogans scarce

P.O. slogans

25

17-Oct

First days and earliest uses are a challenge

26

21-Nov

New meter stamp catalog includes pricing

Book review: USPMSC

27

19-Dec

Streamlined Eagle is most used stamp of all

1995

28

16-Jan

Meter stamp’s 75th anniversary is in 1995

29

20-Feb

Arthur Pitney: father of the postage meter

30

20-Mar

Walter H. Bowes: pioneer of metered mail

31

17-Apr

Events of 1920 gave birth to meter industry

32

15-May

Meter stamps noted Penny Black centennial

"slogans, Mailomat"

33

19-Jun

"After 75 years, a meter stamp perspective"

34

17-Jul

Stamp show slogans among rare event covers

35

21-Aug

Postage meters adapted for revenue use

36

18-Sep

State revenues began in Maryland in 1933

37

16-Oct

More on post office meter stamps

38

20-Nov

Information and discoveries from readers

"Revenues, EKU, reply mail"

39

18-Dec

Christmas seal FDCs with Mailomat meters

Mailomat

1996

40

15-Jan

Foreign public self-service meter machines

Self-service

41

19-Feb

U.S. public self-service postage machines

Self-service

42

18-Mar

Mailomats were in use for almost 50 years

Mailomat

43

15-Apr

Four Mailomat machines used in Canada

Mailomat

44

20-May

Canadian postage meters introduced in 1923

45

17-Jun

Computer software produces new meters

Fox/PostPerfect

46

15-Jul

Two self-service meter machine experiments

"Austin/NCR, Jacksonville/PPMF"

47

19-Aug

Meter stamp primer: What is a meter stamp?

48

16-Sep

Ways to collect meter stamps are unlimited

49

21-Oct

"Oval meters, the classics of meter stamps"

Oval meter stamps

50

18-Nov

Book essential for metered mail collectors

Int’l rate book and covers to foreign destinations.

51

16-Dec

Suspended and interrupted mail with meters

1997

52

20-Jan

Common sense guide to collecting meters

53

17-Feb

Short-lived Autopost machine experiment

54

17-Mar

Meters are the pioneers of new philately

55

21-Apr

Postal directives found with meter stamps

56

19-May

Neopost finds its way into U.S. meter market

57

16-Jun

Insuring the accurate dating of metered mail

58

21-Jul

Meter stamps missing from Pacific 97 show

59

18-Aug

World’s earliest metered cover from 1897

diBrazza cover

60

15-Sep

Meter stamp primer: collecting postal history

61

20-Oct

NCR’s omni-denomination meter stamps

62

17-Nov

The coming revolution in stamp collecting

"computer, electronic meter stamps"

63

15-Dec

Meter stamps were used on U.S. Navy ships

1998

64

19-Jan

The important dates in meter stamp history

65

16-Feb

Auxiliary markings just for meter stamps

66

16-Mar

How the term ‘meter stamp’ came about

67

20-Apr

Pitney Bowes’ flying eagle meter stamps

68

18-May

Meter stamps and airmail week celebrations

69

15-Jun

Designs of the Standing Eagle meter stamps

70

20-Jul

Meter stamps franked some diplomatic mail

71

17-Aug

Hotel meter-stamped mail as a guest service

72

21-Sep

New postage technologies and discoveries

Computer postage

73

19-Oct

The world’s earliest metered cover revisited

DiBrazza cover

74

16-Nov

Meter slogan celebrated parcel post jubilee

75

21-Dec

Zeppelin airship flights carried metered mail

1999

76

18-Jan

Early U.S. airmail and classic meter stamps

77

15-Feb

Meters and International Priority Airmail

78

15-Mar

Few examples exist of 1928-31 airmail meter

79

29-Mar

Meter slogans portray a variety of topics

80

19-Apr

WWII airmail operations and metered mail

81

17-May

Catapult mail franked with meter stamps

82

21-Jun

Provisional meters for 1960s rate changes

82

19-Jul

Air France’s transatlantic mail of the 1930s

84

16-Aug

Zeppelins carried mail bearing meter stamps

85

20-Sep

Hometown lobbies for Arthur Pitney stamp

86

18-Oct

Meters show 1990s nonprofit-rate changes

87

15-Nov

New U.S. rate book includes meter stamps

88

20-Dec

Meter slogans celebrate the holiday season

2000

89

17-Jan

Important dates in computer postage history

90

21-Feb

Mixed-franking meter covers are uncommon

91

20-Mar

Metered crash mail has interesting history

92

17-Apr

Metered mail from train wrecks hard to find

93

15-May

Great Britain chose Pitney for first meter

94

10-Jul

U.S. Official mail franked with meter stamps

95

24-Jul

Early registered metered mail hard to find

96

21-Aug

Meter stamps solve problem of odd bulk rates

97

18-Sep

Metered mail flown by SCADTA is rare

98

16-Oct

Much is better in meter stamp collecting

99

20-Nov

Mechanical frankers preceded modern meters

100

18-Dec

Holiday slogans from Mailomats are scarce

2001

101

15-Jan

Clinton likely to continue using meter stamps

102

19-Feb

The UPU distributed meter stamp specimens

103

19-Mar

U.S. metered ‘Hindenburg’ cover discovered.

104

16-Apr

Oval meter stamps scarce on international mail

105

21-May

China’s meter stamps: some of world’s greatest

106

18-Jun

Cartoon characters not new on meter stamps

107

16-Jul

Self-serve postage: catalog dilemma

IBIP Florida test

108

20-Aug

Pitney Bowes not quite the only game in town

PB competitors

109

17-Sep

U.S. meter stamp catalog update released

110

15-Oct

Meter stamps on forwarded mail hard to find

111

19-Nov

Metered mail can be sent at any post office

112

17-Dec

Desktop postage meter expanded market

DM model

2002

113

21-Jan

Three forerunners led to today’s PVI labels

114

18-Feb

Postage validation imprints are inexpensive fun

115

18-Mar

"Bulk discounts make fun, challenging collection"

116

15-Apr

Short-lived self-service meter experiments

117

20-May

First U.S. printed-on-demand postal cards

Postal Buddy

118

17-Jun

Meter stamps of 1929 looked like adhesives

119

15-Jul

1932 meter stamps continued faux perforations

120

19-Aug

Meter-stamp errors, varieties: a basic primer

121

30-Sep

Origins, predecessors of a meter-stamp collector

122

21-Oct

Pitney’s first meter patented 100 years ago

123

18-Nov

Meter stamps paid for special postal services

124

16-Dec

Provisional meter stamps are scarce, undervalued

2003

125

20-Jan

Postage-due meter stamps led to end of adhesives

126

17-Feb

U.S. meter stamps show nonstandard penalties

127

17-Mar

Rare 7¢, 3 1/2¢ meter stamps paid catalog rates

128

21-Apr

Heavy catalogs used uced rates starting in 1939

129

19-May

Mail-O-Meter lost out in survival of the fittest

130

16-Jun

Antitrust suit let Postalia into meter stamp market

131

21-Jul

National Postal Meter's distinctive meter stamps

132

18-Aug

Swiss company produced U.S. meter stamps

Ascom Hasler

133

15-Sep

Torch design identifies Friden meter stamps

134

20-Oct

Meter stamps paid for business-reply-mail postage

135

17-Nov

Affordble, challenging Mexican meter stamps

136

15-Dec

Popular Pony Express meter stamp slogan

2004

137

19-Jan

Meters paid discounted rates for presorted mail

138

16-Feb

Are they meter stamps of permit imprints?

139

15-Mar

Will the Scott catalog list computer stamps?

140

19-Apr

Computer-generated postage on the increase

141

17-May

Stamps.com offers computer-generated postage

142

21-Jun

Meter stamps will never replace adhesive stamps

143

19-Jul

Stamps.com out to quash resale of NetStamps paper

144

16-Aug

Era of electronic mail began 30 years ago

145

20-Sep

New worldwide meter stamp catalog on the way

146

18-Oct

Meter stamps adapted and evolved over time

147

15-Nov

Look for and save sport-theme meter stamp slogans

148

20-Dec

Table updates earliest known uses of meter stamps

2005

149

17-Jan

1920: eventful year for U.S. postage meters

150

21-Feb

Uncommon first meter stamps avidly sought

151

21-Mar

Maturing hobby accepts meter stamp exhibits

152

25-Apr

New meter stamp catalog an invaluable tool

153

30-May

Meter stamps really are postage stamps too

End of series

Linn’s Stamp News “Airmails” columns by Doug Kelsey, 2003-present

2003

1

7-Apr

'Contact!' New airmail column takes off

2

5-May

U.S. airmail nickel rate period: 1946-48

3

2-Jun

First U.S. airmail postal card issued in 1949

4

7-Jul

1930s: the decade of the Winged Globe stamps

5

4-Aug

Pigeon connection to 1988 stamp explained

Readers' response

6

1-Sep

'American Air Mail Catalogue' an indispensible tool

7

6-Oct

Pan Am clippers carried transpacific airmail

8

3-Nov

To China and beyond: 20¢ and 50¢ Clipper stamps

9

1-Dec

Wright Brothers flight centennial: 1903-2003

2004

10

5-Jan

5¢ Beacon airmail stamp available, affordable

11

2-Feb

80¢ Hawaii is an airmail stamp but $1 Airlift is not

12

1-Mar

Postal officials fascinated with Hawaii, Alaska

13

5-Apr

Readers respond to the transpacific columns

Readers' response

14

3-May

Stamp types multiplied to boost postal revenue

15

7-Jun

U.S. stamps, stationery show some aviation pioneers

16

5-Jul

Liberty airmail series has many challenges

17

2-Aug

U.S. airel-tter service inaugurated in 1947

18

6-Sep

U.S. domestic airmail rate ended in 1977

19

4-Oct

Airmail online excitement just a click away

20

1-Nov

Around-the-world cover honors the Wrights

21

6-Dec

August 1923: new series of airmail stamps

2005

22

3-Jan

World war limited usage of 30¢ Winged Globe

23

7-Feb

U.S. airmail stationery began in Dayton, Ohio

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