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  • Seller image for The American Philatelist September 1978 (Volume 92 No. 9 Whole No. 932) for sale by Ray Dertz

    Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8½"x11"; pages 817 to 912; Pictorial Cover, staple-bound; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. It is a used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. The American Philatelist is the oldest continuously published philatelic journal in the world, the first issue having appeared in January 1887. The magazine is published monthly for members of the American Philatelic Society. It has the appearance of a standard glossy color magazine, typically running about 100 pages per issue. As the house organ, there are monthly departments covering American Philatelic Society news and activities, a president's column, and other articles specific to the Society itself. The core of the magazine consists of 5-10 articles on subjects related to philately. All of its articles feature color illustrations, graphs and charts. This issue contains the following articles: "Junior American Philatelist" (specialized stamp collections and collectors) by Kathryn J. Johnson; "Postal History News" (postally used covers) by Ernst M. Cohn; "The 1938 Presidential Series: To the Victor Belong the Spoils" (The 7 cent Andrew Jackson stamp} by David K. Lindo; "Free Franks of President Lincoln and His Cabinet" by Theodore A. Stevens; "Leominster, Massachusetts Adhesive Labels" (Charles H. Colburn postmaster used adhesive labels to indicate postage due 1850s,1860s and 1870s) by David L. Jarrett; "Uruguay Issue of 1860: The Sun of 180 Centesimos" by Fausto Diaz Paulos; "The Beginning of the American APO" by Richard W. Sackett; "U. S. Government Agency Use of Metered Postage: Part I General" by James H. Baker; "Orchids And/On Stamps" by Allen D. Kerr; "Taxes and Philately: The Stamp Collection, Its Disposition and Taxation" by Richard G. Baco; "Rounding-Out the 'Animas' Story" ((postal history cover from Animas, Colorado 1884) by George Phillips; "Whatever Happened to the Inter-Allied Games?" by Joe Schirmer; "Survey of Naval Cover Collecting" by William J. Luetge; "The President's Message: Audio Visual Volunteer Opportunities" (establishment of the Audio Visual Committee) by John E. Foxworth, Jr.; "Sales Talk" (APS sales circuits) by Gordon P. Wrenn; "Operation Stop Thief" (APS Stamp Theft Committee, Anyi-Burglary Check List) by Maryette B. Lane; "Chapter Notes" (APS activities of associate member groups) by Frank L. Sente; "Back in the Stacks" (APRL Borrowing Procedures) by Lois M. Evans. Please check the images with this listing for the complete Table of Contents of articles in this issue.