U s postal service (28 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Folio, fine in near fine embossed black slipcase. Giftable. Photos of the stamps plus discussion of the background behind each one. Includes Iowa, Utah, and Tennessee statehood; breast cancer awareness; rural free deliveryl james dean, ernest just, Georgia O'Keefe, F. Scott Fitzgrald; cycling, computers, endangered species, songwriters, big band leaders, riverboats, the Olympics, folk heroes, Native American dances, prehistoric animals, Fulbright scholarships, pioneers in communication, lunar New Year, the Smithsonian, winter garden flowers. Lots of American history included, so of potential interest even if you don't collect stamps. Hardcover, 64 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Very Good condition. No dust jacket. No markings of previous ownership.; Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Quarto, hardcover, fine in VG red pictorial dj with small tear at edge. (Ballerina on cover) Introduction and discussion of the year's stamps including: Lunar New Year, winter sports, Madam Walker, USS Maine, flowering trees, Alexander Calder, Cinco de Mayo, Looney Toons, Sylvester and Tweety and more. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. 1984 Olympic Mint Set in original plastic sleeve laid in. Foreword by James Michener. Paintings and Olympic postage designs by Robert Peak. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 76 pages. Robert Peak (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Red faux-leather boards with title on cover and spine. Housed in original cardboard envelope. Includes Legends of the West sheet of 20 commemorative stamps. Envelope lightly rubbed around edges but still crisp and glossy. Book and stamp sheet show no signs of wear. ; 8.75" x 5.75"; 80 pp.…

Softcover. Condizione: Good. White pictorial soft cover, solid. Collecting.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Unmarked glossy paperback.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Twelve page booklet. Parallel text in English and French. Includes: 1) a sheet with three canceled French stamps (three designs) and block of four canceled US stamps (one design, first day of issue, July 14, 1989) & 2) a smaller card with one canceled copy of the US stamp design, distributed at Philexfrance 89 Paris, July 14, 1989. In original protective envelope. ; 12 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Blue soft cover, solid. Collecting.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. Oversize hardcover. Very Good+. Pictures of bird and flower stamps. No free-standing stamps included. Free of any markings, not ex-library.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Boards show some signs of bowing. Minimal, but noticable damage due to wetness. Minimal edgewear. Binding is somewhat loose. Leaves are starting to separate from the binding. Minimal shelfwear. Minimal, but noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Small wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 66 pages. Includes stamps and mounts. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Original wraps. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Feb 20 First Day of Issue Stamp. Fine in plastic envelope as issued.

Large Paperbound. Condizione: Fine. Includes un-opened set of stamps.

Fine blue cloth boards with gilt decoration and title to front board, contrasting blue leatherette quarter binding to spine, gold lettering to spine, 11.25 x 12.5 inches approx. Landscape , very good coloured pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped, minor wear to extremities, white background, blue endpapers, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 59 pages, magnificently illustrated in colour.…

Condizione: Very good. The format is approximately 6.5 inches by 3.625 inches. Massachusetts 1793 and Folk Art USA: Quilts stamps at upper right canceled Dated Jan 28 1981 Image to the left shows a map of the New York to Tokyo to Beijing route. Cancelation rears Air Mail Facility JFK NY 11430 Building 189 Jan 28 1981 PM. Cancelation on the back is 1981, 1, 29.17 with oriental characters. First day of issue cover or first day cover is typically a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. There will usually be a first day of issue postmark, frequently a pictorial cancellation, indicating the city and date where the item was first issued, and "first day of issue" is often used to refer to this postmark. Postal authorities may hold a first day ceremony to generate publicity for the new issue, with postal officials revealing the stamp, and with connected persons in attendance, such as descendants of the person being honored by the stamp. The ceremony may also be held in a location that has a special connection with the stamp's subject, such as the birthplace of a social movement. Event covers, also known as commemorative covers, instead of marking the issuance of a stamp, commemorate events. A design on the left side of the envelope (a "cachet") explains the event or anniversary being celebrated. The stamp affixed relate to the event. As first day covers became more popular they began to appear on prepared envelopes, often with an illustration that corresponded with the theme of the stamp. Pan American World Airways reached China the first time with its "Clipper" flying boats in 1935, and played a key role in organizing domestic air service there in the tenuous pre-war period. But after the 1949 Revolution, American interests were kicked out of the country, and the Communists effectively walled off (pun intended) China from nearly all Western commerce and culture. President Nixon's overtures to the People's Republic in 1972 started tenuous contacts, and in September of that year an order came for ten Boeing 707 jetliners to be operated by CAAC, the national air service. Those aircraft were used on routes to the Mideast, Africa, and Europe, however it took until 1979 for there to be any agreement on transportation between China and the US, and the first transit was done by cargo ship. Pan Am had to give up its flights to Taiwan (which was just fine by competitor Northwest Orient), and CAAC had to order, receive, and get trained on new Boeing 747s before service could commence. For CAAC, this started on January 7, 1981, and Pan Am's service kicked off on January 28. Pan Am used the long-range 747SP, which was a customized short-body version of the famous aircraft that could fly the New York-Tokyo leg (or later, Los Angeles-Shanghai) without fuel stops. It was a fuel hog a big problem when the oil crisis hit - but the best that Boeing could put in the sky with late-1970s technology, and as such it was given the highest prestige. By no means were these services profitable in the first several years flights were nowhere near full, as business and immigration connections between the US and China would take time to develop, and both countries were just beginning to come out of economic crises (albeit for different reasons). The 747SP, while paid for, would be an operational money pit for Pan Am well into the 1990s. While Pan Am would eventually get its Pacific services to profitability, their losses on core European services would see the company make another fatal decision when they sold the Pacific division to United Airlines in 1985 for $750 million. First Day of Issue/First Day Cover Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.…

Condizione: Very good. The format is approximately 6.5 inches by 3.625 inches. Commercial Aviation stamp at upper right canceled Dated May 27 1976 above had written mailing address. Image to the left shows a map of the New York toPagp Pago route. Cancelation reads Air Mail Facility JFK NY 11430 Building 189 May 27 1876 PM. Cancelation on the back is Pago Pago, AS 96799 May 28 AM 1976. First day of issue cover or first day cover is typically a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. There will usually be a first day of issue postmark, frequently a pictorial cancellation, indicating the city and date where the item was first issued, and "first day of issue" is often used to refer to this postmark. Postal authorities may hold a first day ceremony to generate publicity for the new issue, with postal officials revealing the stamp, and with connected persons in attendance, such as descendants of the person being honored by the stamp. The ceremony may also be held in a location that has a special connection with the stamp's subject, such as the birthplace of a social movement. Event covers, also known as commemorative covers, instead of marking the issuance of a stamp, commemorate events. A design on the left side of the envelope (a "cachet") explains the event or anniversary being celebrated. The stamp affixed relate to the event. As first day covers became popular they began to appear on prepared envelopes, often with an illustration that corresponded with the theme of the stamp. First Day of Issue/First Day Cover Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.…

Paperback. 1890s. Unused, unfolded, unsevered 3 cent reply cards, ScottUY12 2 Good. 14 cards are mint, unsevered. 10 cards have a minor bump from a rubberband and one card has a faint crease.

1975 Ed. A good copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Some dust-dulling and minor shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 1735 pages; Subjects: Zip codes--United States--Directories. Postal service--United States--Directories. 2 Kg.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. Please note this is the 1988 HARDBACK edition, not paperback as stated on Amazon. A hardback volume in Very Good or better condition, Near Fine, in a Very Good dustjacket with 1" tear at top rear spine area. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Ephemera. Condizione: Very Good. Light soil, more to the blank backs; lower right corner stamp "On Rails" chipped at bottom right corner with a bit of loss.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

1975 Ed. A good copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Some dust-dulling and minor shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 1735 pages; Subjects: Zip codes--United States--Directories. Postal service--United States--Directories. 2 Kg.

Very Good+. Clean and tight.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Includes several stamps and other ephemera. A few small tears to jacket.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ephemera. Condizione: Very Good+. January calendar with rubber band remnant accross front a the word Contractor. Moderate foxing on the white back of last month. All else fine. ; 12 individual calendars printed and illustrated on stiff white card stock, held together with original string tie through punch hole at top edge. Printed by the Thos. D. Murphy Co. , Red Oak, Iowa. Each month with different color illustration at top depicting postal history over quotes from literature. ; Postal Service Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Cloth Over Board. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. tight binding; clean pages; some discoloring due to age; slight wear around edges; some tearing bottom of spine; sticker/tape residue bottom of spine Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.