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Contents of Volume 71, 2000

	January 2000, Vol. 71, No. 1
3	Show Report: New York Mega Show by Nicholas Lombardi
3	Plastics Report for Stamp Use
4	From the Executive Secretary
4	Reprint #4 Now Available
5	Three Score and Ten Years for the BIA - A Remembrance by Barbara R. Mueller
9	Brinkerhoff Vending Machine Coils Used on Cover by Steven R. Belasco
17	Presidential Issue Usages - 4 ½¢ by John Grabowski
26	Paris Escapade by Tim Lindemuth
27	Paris Revisited by Leonard Piszkiewicz
29	Does 1¢ Postage Due Plate Number 5541 Exist Perforated 12? by Wallace Cleland
31	The Cost of War by Paul Bourke
42	Late Prexies by Ken Lawrence
44	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
45	Executive Secretary's Report
46	Classified Advertising
	February 2000, Vol. 71, No. 2
51	Name Change Voting Results
51	From the Executive Secretary
51	Wanted: Modern Stamp Collectors
51	BIA Meeting At NAPEX 2000
52	BEP Floor Tour for NAPEX
52	Web Site Update
53	Three Score and Ten Years for the BIA - A Remembrance (II) by Barbara R. Mueller
59	Y1.9K- Y2K by Leonard Piszkiewicz
61	Schermack Control Perfin Users: A Postscript by Atholl S. Glass
64	1870 3¢ Banknote, Grilled All Over? by Ronald A. Burns
67	Perforation Hole Size Variations by Gene Paquette
75	Presidential Issue Usages - 5¢ by Robert Schlesinger
83	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
84	Executive Secretary's Report
85	Classified Advertising
88	Indices to Volume 70 of The U.S. Specialist by Richard T. Hall
	March 2000, Vol. 71, No. 3
99	Message from the Chairman
100	BIA/NAPEX 70th Anniversary Activities
100	BIA/NAPEX Covers
101	Spring Postage Stamp Mega Event
101	Your Contribution Can Go Farther
102	Letters to the Editor
102	Ribbed Paper Request
102	Here's a Good Deal!
103	Three Score and Ten Years for the BIA - A Remembrance (III) by Barbara R. Mueller
113	The One-Cent Wartime Rate for Postcards by George P. Wagner
122	Our Chinese Consular Connections by William H. Waggoner
131	Presidential Issue Usages - 6¢ by Leonard Piszkiewicz
139	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
140	Executive Secretary's Report
142	Classified Advertising
	April 2000, Vol. 71, No. 4
147	Notice to Members Concerning BIA/USSS Publications
147	NAPEX Activities
148	BIA/NAPEX Souvenir Cards
149	From the Executive Secretary
149	BIA/NAPEX Schedule
150	The BIA Research Corner
151	Three Score and Ten Years for the BIA - A Remembrance (IV) by Barbara R. Mueller
155	2¢ Washington Shield "Gash" Variety by Roger S. Brody
170	Scott #544: A Census of On-Cover Pieces by Alan Berkun
173	Presidential Issue Usages - 7¢ by Jeffrey Shapiro
179	The Liberty Series: Collecting Wet and Dry Printings on Cover by Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz
185	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
187	Executive Secretary's Report
190	Classified Advertising
	May 2000, Vol. 71, No. 5
195	United States Stamp Society
196	NAPEX 2000 Update: Last Call
196	BIA/NAPEX 2000 Covers
197	From the Executive Secretary
197	Paris Revisited-Again
198	Show Report: New York Mega Show by Nicholas Lombardi
199	Letter to the Editor
201	Three Score and Ten Years for the BIA - A Remembrance (V) by Barbara R. Mueller
206	A History of Service
208	The Liberty Series: Collecting Tagged Printings on Cover by Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz
218	Some Very Unusual Offset and Setoff Stamps by Ronald A. Burns
221	Presidential Issue Usages - 8¢ by Stephen L. Suffet
230	Luminescents: Addendum by Gene Paquette
236	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
237	Executive Secretary's Report
238	Classified Advertising
	June 2000, Vol. 71, No. 6
243	New Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog to be Released at NAPEX
244	Roger S. Brody Receives Walter W. Hopkinson Memorial Award
244	Letter to the Editor
245	The Walter W. Hopkinson Memorial Award
248	Revenue Uses of the 3¢ Banknote by Ronald A. Burns
251	Private Overprints of the 10¢ Tractor Trailer Stamp by Leonard Piszkiewicz
258	Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations on Cover - An Update by Steven R. Belasco
267	Presidential Issue Usages - 9¢ by Leonard Piszkiewicz
274	New $5.00 Jack London Dummy Booklet Confirmed by Terry R. Scott
279	You Went to Your Doctor for Liquor by William H. Waggoner
284	Philatelic Bookshelf
286	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
287	Executive Secretary's Report
288	Classified Advertising
	July 2000, Vol. 71, No. 7
291	United States Stamp Society
291	USSS 70th Anniversary Meeting
293	From the Executive Secretary
293	Nominating Committee, Candidates Sought for USSS Board, Officers
294	George W. Brett Inducted into the USSS Hall of Fame
296	USSS-BIA Hall of Fame
298	William O. Schuman Recipient of The Century of Service Award
300	Nicholas Lombardi Wins Walter W. Hopkinson Trophy for 2000
301	The Walter W. Hopkinson Trophy
304	Hugh M. Southgate Memorial Trophy Awarded to Irv Heimburger
306	New Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog Released at NAPEX 2000
308	Exhibition Photocopy Committee
309	Scott #594: A Census of On-Cover Pieces by Alan Berkun
314	Scott #544: Census Update by Alan Berkun
315	Presidential Issue Usages - 10¢ by Jeffrey Shapiro
326	Plate Numbers on U.S. Taxpaid Revenue Stamps by Wallace Cleland
329	Springer's Handbook Update
330	Philatelic Bookshelf
333	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
334	Executive Secretary's Report
335	Classified Advertising
	August 2000, Vol. 71, No. 8
339	USSS 70th Annual Meeting
341	Plate Number Checklist
341	USSS Financial Statement
341	Here's A Good Deal!
342	David G. Lee 1941-2000
343	Your Contribution Can Go Farther
344	Committee Reports from 2000 Annual Meeting
349	The USSS Winner's Circle
350	Report on Unlisted U.S. 3¢ Banknotes From the Falk Finkelburg Collection by Ronald A. Burns
362	Tagging Error on Jack London Book Pane by Wallace Cleland
363	Series of 1922: The Compound Perforations Rotaries by Gary Griffith
369	Presidential Issue Usages - 11¢ by John Grabowski
377	New Plate Numbers Seen at NAPEX by Wallace Cleland
379	Corrections to 2000 Durland by Wallace Cleland
381	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
383	Executive Secretary's Report
384	Classified Advertising
	September 2000, Vol. 71, No. 9
387	Jay B. Stotts Resumes Position of President
388	Annual Meeting Update - ARIPEX in 2001
389	Nominating Committee Selected
389	Wanted: Modern Stamp Collectors
389	Plate Number Checklist
390	Recent Developments in On-Line Philately
391	The USSS Research Corner
391	Letter to the Editor
392	Moving Soon?
393	Scenes from the 70th Anniversary Meeting - June 2-4, 2000
396	Membership Census by Roger S. Brody
397	The "Special" Paper Printings of 1928 by Wallace Cleland
402	Wartime Christmas Rate Revisited by Paul Bourke
411	Presidential Issue Usages - 12¢ by Jeffrey Shapiro
420	Transportation Series Essays and Proofs on the Market by Barbara R. Mueller
423	Consular Service Fee Stamps Initial Usage by William H. Waggoner
429	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
430	Executive Secretary's Report
431	Classified Advertising
	October 2000, Vol. 71, No. 10
435	Election of Officers and Governors - Nominees Selected
437	Here's a Good Deal!
438	Your Contribution Can Go Farther
438	Exhibit Photocopy Service
439	Detecting Watermarks by Larry S. Weiss
452	The Durland Analyses by David P. Stiff
458	25¢ London Tagging Error by Gene Paquette
459	Series of 1922: The Electric Eye Perforator by Gary Griffith
465	Presidential Issue Usages - 13¢ by Stephen L. Suffet
473	Screened Tagging by Gene Paquette
477	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
478	Executive Secretary's Report
479	Classified Advertising
	November 2000, Vol. 71, No. 11
483	Introducing Our New Executive Secretary
483	Prexie Era Collectors To Meet At Chicagopex
484	USSS Annual Meeting at Tucson
485	Dues Mailing and Election Ballot
485	Your Contribution Can Go Farther
485	Here's a Good Deal!
486	Letter to the Editor
487	Detecting Watermarks - Part II by Larry S. Weiss
498	Speedy Plate Making by Wallace Cleland
507	Presidential Issue Usages - 14¢ by Leonard Piszkiewicz
514	$5 Hamilton Cover Certified As Fake by Leonard Piszkiewicz
516	Postal Inspectors Stamp Out Counterfeits by Patricia Peters
521	Philatelic Bookshelf
523	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
526	Executive Secretary's Report
527	Classified Advertising
	December 2000, Vol. 71, No. 12
531	Gene Paquette to Chair Luminescent Study Group
532	From the Executive Secretary
532	Here's a Good Deal!
532	Letters to the Editor
534	Philately and the Internet by James R. D. Yeaw
539	Trends in Online Philately
555	Philatelic Foundation Certifies U.S. 1870 10¢ Stamp with "I" Grill by Ronald A. Burns
557	Presidential Issue Usages - 15¢ by Robert Schlesinger
565	Identifying Side Half-Imprint Blocks on U.S. Newspaper Stamps by Wallace Cleland
570	Philatelic Bookshelf
571	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
573	Executive Secretary's Report
574	Classified Advertising

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