2nd Bureau Issue -- What's New

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What's New!!! --- Click here for Archive of "What's New"
Aug 15, 2004 Check out my links page. I have added a section of recommended literature, auction catalogs, and exhibit photocopies for collectors specializing in the 2nd Bureau issue. July 14, 2004 Finally an update! I have added images of the Canal Zone and Philippines overprint stamps and few covers to all of the individual stamp pages. Click the Issue to get to the stamp pages. Here are some of the other items added to the site: Block of 30 1-cent stamps on piece One Dollar Stamp on Cover -- added $1 page 3¢ stamp on Overpaid Cover 4¢ Bisect *Imperforate Uses:* Pair (and plate number) of Imperf Franklins Pair of 2¢ Washington on Cover Block of 5 Washington Imperfs on Registered Cover	Largest Block 1¢ Stamps on Cover $1 Franking
March 12, 2003 Machine Cancels "Star in Diamond" Columbia machine cancels -- both Little Rock, AR and Silver Creek, NY. Solo Uses... Solo 4 ¢ Grant cover- updated 4¢ page Solo 6 ¢ Garfield cover- updated 6 ¢ page Solo 50 ¢ Jefferson cover- updated 50 ¢ page Foregin Destined Mail... Norway - (8 ¢ rate) Teheran, Persia - Double rate Canary Islands (Spain) Granada, Spain	50-cent Jefferson pays ten times the UPU rate. Little Rock, Arkansas "Star in Diamond" Columgia machine cancel.
Oct 8, 2002 Puerto Rico Uses .... Post card to Uruguay Registered From Puerto Rico Puerto Rico to Jamaica Penalty Tag A Foreign Use Postage due to Switzerland	Bureau of Plant Industies Penalty Tag
Nov. 8, 2001 I have added several new covers to my site and also a page on the imperforate 5-cent Lincoln stamp. In particular, I discuss and digitally demonstrate what a faked imperf, Scott 315 stamp can look like. Imperforate 5c Lincoln -- Forgeries New Foreign Destinations Algeria Hong Kong, China Saipan, Marianas Islands (from Guam)! Serbia Registered Printed Matter Rated Cover to Switzerland (See image at right) Additions to 8-cent Martha Washington Page Post Oct. 1, 1907 solo franking to Sweden Solo franking on penalty envelope	Imperforate 5-cent Lincoln Registered Printed Matter Rated Cover to Switzerland
June 1st, 2001 Finally an update!! Over the past couple of months I've added several great covers to my collection. However, I ran out of disk space on my site. So to make a long story short, I had to rewrite several of my database scripts to handle a couple different machines used to store images. So here's what is new... New US Domestic Uses Re-mailed postcard 3-cent 4th class solo franking -- Updated 3c page 4-cent 3rd class solo franking -- Updated 4¢ page Interesting Foreign Destined Mail Uses Solo 6-cent stamp use to Germany -- Updated 6¢ page Wrapper to Germany then returned US mail forwarded to Mexico New Foreign Destinations: German New Guinea !!!! Hong Kong, China Jerusalem, Palestine Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to Venezuela Austria with postage due stamps Romania -- Cover to Pairs forwarded to Romania Bahamas -- post card	1906 Verdon, Nebraska to Jerusalem, Palestine. Postage due collected in Austra.

Nov. 8, 2001