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Page	Date Created	Date Updated	Nature of Update
ALPHABETILATELY - The Alphabet
Introduction - How this philatelic alphabet came about, and has developed since its birth in 1997.	4/28/2000	8/22/2001	Updated format - no significant change to content
Table of Contents - Home page for the Alphabetilately pages	5/1/2000	12/12/2001	Added FIP 3-Star award
A is for Advertising cover	5/1/2000	1/25/2003	Added a few items, and moved some to a separate page
... A is for Advertising cover - More Advertising Collars	1/25/2003	5/27/2003	Minor revisions
... Stamp Collars and Porte Timbres - Labels used mainly in Europe for patriotic and charitable advertising	10/27/2005	05/18/2008	Added examples of used collars at top of page, and Russian collars at bottom
... Advertising Covers of the International Stock Food Company - some fascinating multicolor turn-of-the-century advertising covers	4/12/2001	1/24/2003	Added a few covers and text
... Advertising Covers of the Longman & Martinez Paint Co. - some fascinating multicolor turn-of-the-century advertising covers	1/24/2003	1/24/2003	Creation
... Coffee Letter - An interesting letter advertising coffee in 1894, and the advertising cover in which I bought it.	8/6/2001	8/6/2001	Creation
... Seabury and Johnson Advertising Covers - more fabulous multicolor turn-of-the-century advertising covers	4/19/2001	2/25/2002	Added email exchange
... History of the Seabury and Johnson Company	4/19/2001	2/25/2002	Updated history based on email exchange
A is for AMG Stamps - A brief introduction to the fascinating field of post-WWII Allied Military Government stamps	11/23/2001	07/23/2007	Added section on German postal cards
A is for Airgraph A new page about Great Britain's Airgraph Service during WWII	05/14/2007	05/18/2007	CREATION
B is for Bisect	5/1/2000	8/27/2005	Added exchange about 1932 bisect
C is for Cinderella	5/1/2000	5/22/2004	Added and revised poster stamp links
... Poster Stamps - Some favorite Poster Stamps	6/18/2000	02/23/2008	Added new information about New York Edison set.
... An Electric Alphabet - The text from a 1913 set of New York Edison alphabet stamps promoting electricity.	1/8/2002	2/20/2003	Added real text for D stamp, completing the set! (online, at least)
... An Electric Alphabet - Images of all the stamps I own from a 1913 set of New York Edison alphabet stamps promoting electricity.	2/23/2008	2/23/2008	Creation
... Chemical Industries Expo - Poster stamps issued since 1915 to advertise what is now called Chem Show.	5/24/2004	5/24/2004	Creation
... Swedish Industries Fair - Poster stamps issued from 1918 through 1968 for a Swedish trade fair.	5/24/2004	5/24/2004	Creation
... Tetley tea - A charming turn-of-the- century booklet advertising Tetley Tea, and some Lipton Tea poster stamps	8/6/2001	6/9/2002	Added the Lipton Tea poster stamps
... Pan-Am-cinds.html - Poster Stamps and other ephemera created for the Pan-American Expo of 1901	1/16/2002	1/16/2002	Creation
... Henry Grimsland - Chicago Philatelic Exhibition Seals of the 1930's-1950s - thirty-some beautiful engraved miniature marvels.	1/20/2002	12/07/2007	New find from Mike Nichols! 1946 APS/CPS card
... WIPA 1933 - Cinderellas issued at the 1933 Vienna Philatelic Exhibition	6/15/2002	01/09/2005	Added and revised
... Poster Stamps of the 1933 Century of Progress Expo - Cinderellas issued at the 1933 Century of Progess Expo in Chicago	7/25/2002	7/25/2002	Creation
... Mysterious Bicycle Stamp - A set of Cinderellas depicting a bicycle - what were they for?	07/27/2005	07/27/2005	CREATION
... Cinderellas: Mrs. Stewart's Bluing A new page about the souvenir sheets of stamps created to advertise Mrs. Stewart's Bluing.	01/27/2007	02/13/2007	added two more images
... Cinderellas - National Poster Stamp Society Labels A new page about the series of labels issued in the 1930's and 40's with the approval of the National Poster Stamp Society, including many issued by dealer Frederick H. Dietz	02/22/2007	11/03/2007	Added #106
... Cinderellas - Chicago International Live Stock Expo A new page about the series of labels issued from about 1909 to 1959 to advertise the Chicago International Live Stock Exposition	02/26/2007	02/26/2007	Creation
D is for Duck stamps	5/1/2000	7/1/2001	Added 50^th anniversary special printing
E is for EFO's	5/1/2000	5/1/2000	Creation
F is for Firsts	5/1/2000	5/16/2002	Added link to AFDCS chapter 73 article on HD/HP-FDCs
... Knapp FDC's - FDC's of Dorothy Knapp, my favorite FDC maker of the 30's and 40's	6/18/2000	03/02/2006	Added more trains, and some varieties
... The First Flying Machine from Washington! - my favorite airmail cover, with the first US air mail stamp, and a newsy letter from the end of WWI.	1/09/2002	1/09/2002	Creation
G is for G stamp	5/1/2000	3/12/2002	Added e-mail note about French non-denominated issues
... G2 All the US non-denominated stamps	8/5/2001	04/11/2007	Added 41¢ rate-change (Forever) stamp and discussion of new First-Class structure, with full table of new rates
... USPS Semipostals	02/14/2006	02/14/2006	Creation
H is for Handstamp	5/1/2000	3/24/2007	Rewrote opening section, added "Rural Carrier's Cancel" and "legal cancel", added Pollock story to Byrd covers section
I is for Invert Error	5/1/2000	3/24/2007	Added Pollock story about B.G. 1¢ magenta
J is for Joint issue	5/1/2000	7/1/2001	Moved FDC's to separate page, added original design for artist stamp, at bottom of page.
... J2 Joint issue First Day Covers	7/1/2001	7/1/2001	Creation
K is for Kansas City Roulettes	5/1/2000	1/10/2002	Updated text - added vending machine booklets
L is for Local stamps	5/1/2000	1/11/2002	Added to narrative on "Via Nicaragua" cover
M is for Mulready envelopes	5/1/2000	04/14/2008	Added images of contents of APS 1912 envelope, bottom of page 2
N is for Numerals	5/1/2000	1/11/2002	Added more Computer Vended Postage
O is for Overprint	5/1/2000	2/28/2003	Added note about wheelbarrow story
O is for Over-frank - an early letter choice that was replaced when we got serious (too bad)	12/07/2001	12/07/2001	Creation
P is for Persian Rug	5/1/2000	5/1/2000	Creation
P is for PNCs - A brief introduction to Plate Number Coil collecting	11/28/2001	11/28/2001	Creation
... Table of PNCs - All the PNCs through 1/96	11/28/2001	11/28/2001	Creation
Q is for Quality	5/1/2000	1/11/2002	Added References
R is for RPO	5/1/2000	1/13/2002	Major revision and expansion of Forerunners section
S is for Setenant	5/1/2000	12/07/2004	Split First Setenant Worldwide to a separate page
... What was the first setenant world-wide?	12/07/2004	02/15/2007	Added Italy C48-C49, reformatted and cleaned up in general
... US setenants list - A list of all the setenants issued by the USPS through 1999	5/1/2000	5/1/2000	Creation
... US setenants stats - Some statistics about US setenants by year from 1964-1999	5/1/2000	5/1/2000	Creation
... Space setenants - A set of FDC's for the 1981 Space Achievements Issue	5/3/2000	5/3/2000	Creation
S is for Stamp Box	02/20/2007	02/20/2007	Creation - a new page about Antique Stamp Boxes and Stamp Cases
T is for Topicals	5/1/2000	5/1/2000	Creation
U is for UPU	5/1/2000	5/1/2000	Creation
V is for V-mail	5/1/2000	5/4/2007	Major revision of text to explain process in more detail
... V2 Everything You Could Want to Know About V-Mail	8/10/2001	6/1/2001	Photos from award-winning V-mail exhibit
W is for War	5/1/2000	4/14/2008	Added Iwo Jima block, middle of page 2
X is for X cancel	5/1/2000	1/19/2002	Expanded discussion at bottom of page - So What's A Dollar Really Worth?
Y is for Yvert et Tellier	5/1/2000	1/14/2002	Added links at bottom
Z is for Zeppelin Post	5/1/2000	12/01/2004	Added essays for C18, Split into four pages
... Zeppelins on Poster Stamps	2/25/2001	12/24/2004	Added new material and Revamped format completely
... From Baby-Killer to Deco Icon: Images of the airship an e-friend's essay on how our perception of the Zeppelin has evolved over time, thanks to shrewd advertising	1/2/2003	1/2/2003	Creation
ALPHABETILATELY - Supplementary pages
Credits - Who created the special stamp-like images that illustrate the twenty-six topics of our alphabet?	6/18/2000	8/4/2001	Mainly reformatting
Evolution of the Alphabet Images - Some of the artist images have changed over the lifetime of the project - see all the versions here.	12/02/2001	12/02/2001	Creation
Links - Other web sites of interest to stamp collectors	6/18/2000	8/21/2001	Added a few new links
Philatelic literature dealers	11/26/2000	11/26/2000	Creation
References	6/18/2000	8/21/2001	Added references for new material on other pages
Glossary - A glossary of stamp- collecting terms	6/18/2000	8/4/2001	Added Zachary Taylor story in Stampless Covers discussion
PEX pages - Some crude philatelic exhibition pages I created when I first wanted to exhibit this alphabet	3/22/2001	3/22/2001	Creation
The Economics of Stamp Collecting - The author pontificates	5/27/2000	5/27/2000	Creation
Batum.html - The postal History of Batum, by Yann Lovelock	3/12/2002	3/12/2002	Creation - Yann protested that I was too unkind on my "C" page, where I trashed some modern labels purporting to be stamps of Batum.
U.S. Commemorative Stamps, 1847 to the present - What is a Commemorative? How many has the U.S. issued? Text and images about all of them (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)	1/24/2002	1/24/2002	Creation
Facts for Boosters - Pamphlet promoting San Francisco as site of Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE)	5/14/2002	5/14/2002	Creation
The Perforator, November 15, 1904 Scans of a philatelic journal from a century ago	10/20/2007	10/20/2007	Creation
EPHEMERA ALPHABETILATELICA
Ephemera Alphabetilatelica - Cool souvenirs I've acquired as a byproduct of this project	1/8/2001	1/8/2001	Creation
May 14, 1997 - Souvenirs of the first presentation of this alphabet, a slide show for AIGA-SF	3/20/2000	3/20/2000	Creation
June 2, 1997 - Souvenirs of the second presentation of the alphabet, a slide show at PACIFIC 97	3/19/2000	3/19/2000	Creation
April 22, 1998 - Souvenirs of the third presentation of the alphabet, a slide show for AIGA-Seattle	3/15/2000	3/15/2000	Creation
June 20, 1998 - Souvenirs of the fourth presentation of the alphabet, a slide show for a USPS Stamp Design Conference in Newport Beach, CA	3/15/2000	3/15/2000	Creation
May 31, 1999 - Souvenirs of the fifth presentation of the alphabet, a slide show for GDS of Canada, in Vancouver	5/3/2000	5/3/2000	Creation
Dickson's self-promotion - The fabulous book produced by Dickson's of Atlanta, using our philatelic alphabet.	3/13/2000	3/13/2000	Creation
Address Book - AIGA/SF Ephemera Philatelica Stamp Address Book	12/02/2001	12/02/2001	Creation
COLLINS FDC's
Collins FDC's - A set of pages devoted to the hand-painted First Day Covers of Fred Collins, my favorite modern FDC maker.	6/18/2000	5/16/2002	Added link to AFDCS chapter 73 article on HD/HP-FDCs
Duck stamps on Collins FDC's	6/24/2000	6/24/2000	Creation
Olympics stamps on Collins FDC's	5/3/2000	5/3/2000	Creation
Trains on Collins FDC's	6/18/2000	02/21/2003	Added a few new ones, and some text
TRAINS
Trains on US stamps - All the stamps of the US with trains - overview page	4/21/2001	11/14/2004	Added streetcars and other marginal items Split the pages into smaller pieces
... Trains on US stamps - Locals and Expresses	8/18/2001	8/30/2002	Added links to Mosher page
... Trains on US stamps - page 1 - 1869 thru 1877	3/22/2001	11/28/2004	Added text, images, examples, and links
... Trains on US stamps - page 2 - 1880 thru 1912	3/22/2001	11/28/2004	Added text, images, examples, and links
... Trains on US stamps - page 2b - 1913 ... Why there is NOT a rail vehicle on Scott 398/402 ... (though there should be)	11/16/2004	11/16/2004	Creation
... Trains on US stamps - page 3 - 1944 thru 1950	3/22/2001	11/28/2004	Added text, images, examples, and links
... Trains on US stamps - page 4 - 1952 thru 1970	3/22/2001	11/28/2004	Added text, images, examples, and links
... Trains on US stamps - page 5 - 1974 thru 1976	3/22/2001	3/22/2001	Creation from monolithic version
... Trains on US stamps - page 5c - 1980 ... Scott 1742 - Is it rail-related?	11/30/2004	03/04/2005	Added comments from Texas reader
... Trains on US stamps - page 6 - 1978 thru 1984	3/22/2001	3/22/2001	Creation from monolithic version
... Trains on US stamps - page 7 - 1987 thru 1988	3/22/2001	3/22/2001	Creation from monolithic version
... Trains on US stamps - page 8 - 1988 thru 1992	3/22/2001	3/22/2001	Creation from monolithic version
... Trains on US stamps - page 9 - 1993 thru 1995	3/22/2001	3/22/2001	Creation from monolithic version
... Trains on US stamps - page 10 - 1996 thru 1999	3/22/2001	01/16/2002	Moved 3333 ff to page 11
... Trains on US stamps - page 11 - 2000 thru 2002	1/16/2002	08/29/2003	Added Scott numbers to recent issues

Trains on Private Express Labels and Stamps of the U.S. New catalog by Bruce Mosher	8/29/2002	8/29/2002	Creation
Trains on Cinderellas an article I wrote for The Dispatcher	10/17/2002	10/27/2007	Added Guatemala essay
... Trains on Argentine Revenues - Catalogue	01/06/2005	01/27/2008	Minor revision to Formosa text
... Railway Parcel and Letter Stamps of the World Examples and information about all the ones with trains	12/04/2004	10/29/2007	Added details about Iraq Railway, links to AP article
... Railway Parcel and Letter Stamps of Great Britain	10/24/2002	12/06/2004	Added conversation with Tony Goodbody
... Railway Parcel Stamps of Denmark	10/24/2002	12/06/2004	Added conversation with Tony Goodbody
... Why All Railway Parcel Stamps (including Belgium's) are Cinderellas	12/04/2004	12/04/2004	Creation
... Belgium: Railway Stamps	01/22/2007	01/22/2007	An extensive new sub-site displaying all of the rail-themed stamps issued by Belgium
... Trains on envelope seals of Germany and Austria-Hungary	11/11/2004	11/11/2004	Creation
Trains on Postal Stationery an article I wrote for The Dispatcher	1/7/2003	2/20/2003	Added, revised
... Trains on Postal Stationery - listings A set of pages with scans and text descriptions of all the rail philatelic postal stationery I know of	1/13/2003	01/10/2005	New page for Moldova - Recent additions to Bulgaria, Belgium (publibels), Germany, Canada, Czechoslovakia, PRC, Spain, Russia, Australia, France, Bolivia, Peru, Italy, German East Africa, Mozambique, Switzerland
Trains on Covers an article I wrote for The Dispatcher	02/06/2003	02/06/2003	Creation
Trains on Stamps of Austria - the collection of Dexter C Wright	6/15/2002	6/15/2002	Creation
Trains on advertising covers	8/6/2001	1/25/2003	Major overhaul - split into six pages, added covers and text
Trains on U.S. Philatelic Exhibition Seals	1/18/2002	1/18/2002	Creation
Railroad Perfins of the U.S.A. more from the Dexter Wright collection	07/06/2004	07/06/2004	Creation
Trains on Argentine Revenues Still more from the Dexter Wright collection	07/07/2004	07/07/2004	Creation

B & O 108th - A hand-drawn commemorative cover created by a collector, for the 108^th anniversary of the B&O Railroad, with the interesting letter it contained.	3/26/2001	3/26/2001	Creation
Locomotives on old illustrations by Currier & Ives	2/15/2001	2/15/2001	Creation
What was "The DeWitt Clinton"?	2/15/2001	2/15/2001	Creation
wymans.html - What is the train on the Wyman's Local Post stamp of 1844?	8/21/2001	8/21/2001	Creation
Trains in Ukraine and Hungary - A page with photos of trains in Ukraine and Hungary, from a trip I took with my father in 1999.	5/5/2000	5/5/2000	Creation
War Department envelopes used in collecting weather data, 1870-90 - A group of covers (with trains on them)	1/13/2002	1/25/2003	Added an item
Mount Tamalpais Railroad - A charming advertising pamphlet for the reCreational area north of San Francisco, circa 1924	6/28/2002	6/28/2002	Creation
Trains and Planes A page showing First Flight covers with a train in the cachet, and some related items.	01/25/2003	01/25/2003	Creation
Souvenir Envelopes and Cancels of the Celebrate the Century Express an article I wrote for The Dispatcher	11/14/2004	11/14/2004	Creation
200th Anniversary of Trevithick's Penydarrem, and the Birth of Rail Locomotives an article I wrote for The Dispatcher	11/15/2004	11/15/2004	Creation
THE RAILWAYS OF AMERICA, A study of postage stamps, by A. M. Goodbody	4/1/2002	11/18/2004	Restored from CJRRU website
American Railroad Journal - 12/21/1833 A set of pages with scans of a 16-page issue of this early Railroad publication	12/30/2004	12/30/2004	Creation
Sokol POSTCARDS
Sokol Postcards - A display of postcards issued in conjunction with Czech Sokol events	10/25/2005	07/09/2006	Creation
PERSONAL PAGES
Trip To Ukraine, October, 1999 - A trip I took with my dad	03/22/2007	03/22/2007	Initial publication
Bill Recommends! - The author's favorite web sites	3/26/2001	3/26/2001	Creation
San Francisco from Treasure Island - Panoramic photo of SF from TI, taken 4/30/2002	05/23/2002	05/23/2002	Creation
Picture of the author - ever on the alert for alphabetilatelic emergencies	3/18/2001	3/18/2001	Creation
A&D Stamps - 2007 Show Schedule	12/17/2005	12/17/2005	Creation

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