The Perforator, November 15, 1904
I forget where I acquired this item, and what I paid for it,
but it appeals to me for its glimpse of what stamp collecting was like
just over a hundred years ago. The only name I recognize is Scott -
the Scott Catalogue - still published today. The stamp-related
articles and ads are familiar, but presented in a quaint style,
and display a hobby still relatively young, still trying to decide
which way to go.
I found the Fraud Reporter
(fifth page)
especially interesting,
I can't imagine any magazine or paper printing such material today.
The story about the Pan-Am inverts
(sixth and seventh pages)
was news to me, and while I'm
sure it has been recorded in more recent publications, it increased
my own knowledge of those stamps.
The article starting on
page 3
refers to the "Seybold Collection," and John Seybold, who is now
credited as the first major collector to recognize the importance
of stamps on cover. More about him
HERE
(Published: April 10, 1910 - Copyright © The New York Times).
According to Post Office in Paradise
"John Seybold, the pioneer cover collector, made people think about leaving stamps on
cover
so their postal markings and original uses could be seen. He stamped his name on the backs
of covers he owned."
Click on any thumbnail below to view a high-res version -
it will open in a separate window. Close that window to return
to this one.
NOTE that the high-res image files are large - 250 to 450 KB, so
if you are working over a slow connection it will take a while for them to load -
figure one to two minutes per image at 56Kb.
Send feedback to:
Created - 10/20/2007
Revised - 10/22/2007