The United States Specialist

Contents of Volume 76 - 2005

	January 2005, Vol. 76, No. 1
3	From the Executive Secretary
3	Marginal Markings Committee Website
3	Want To Know More?
4	Encyclopedia Progress
6	Recent Winners of USSS Medals
7	Project Mercury Large Die Proof by Rodney A. Juell
9	Imprint XV by Wallace Cleland and Doug D'Avino
13	The Encyclopedia of United States Stamp Collecting: Test Stamps by Gene Paquette
27	The Encyclopedia of United States Stamp Collecting: Postmasters' Provisionals by Rodney A. Juell
33	Usage of 10¢ Prexie Coils by Robert Schlesinger
37	Pan Am Plate Sequence Numbers by Wallace Cleland and Doug D'Avino
44	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
45	Executive Secretary's Report
46	Classified Advertising
	February 2005, Vol. 76, No. 2
51	George W. Brett, 1912-2005
52	From the Executive Secretary
52	Updated Online Glossary of Terms
52	Letter to the Editor
53	Project Mercury Photo-Essay by Rodney A. Juell
55	Rare Plate Number Found on 7¢ McKinley by Wallace Cleland
57	he Encyclopedia of United States Stamp Collecting: 20th Century Commemoratives 1971-2000 by Lynn R. Batdorf
75	Auction of the John Meek Collection of Marginal Markings and Plate Varieties - Part II by Doug D'Avino
81	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
83	Executive Secretary's Report
84	Classified Advertising
87	Indices of Volume 75 of The United States Specialist by Richard T. Hall
	March 2005, Vol. 76, No. 3
99	Luminescence Study Group
99	Letters to the Editor
103	George W. Brett, 1912-2005
106	George Brett - Memories of a Friend by Barbara R. Mueller
108	Henry J. Holtzclaw and the Project Mercury Stamp by Rodney A. Juell
112	Washington-Franklin Rare First Day Covers: 41 Year Old Mystery Finally Solved by Alan Berkun
123	Introduction to Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations by Steven R. Belasco
136	Testing a Fourth Bureau Used Inventory for Special Paper by Ronald Blanks
141	Plate Number Report by John Larson and Kim Johnson
142	Executive Secretary's Report
143	Classified Advertising
	April 2005, Vol. 76, No. 4
147	Indexer Needed for The U.S. Specialist
147	Encyclopedia Update
148	Contributors to USSS
151	Show Report: New York Mega Show - March 3-6, 2005 by Nicholas Lombardi
152	Recent Winners of USSS Medals
153	Samuel and Clyde De Binder by Rodney A. Juell and Doug D'Avino
163	New Variety of "FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY" Self Adhesive Dummy Coils Discovered by Terry R. Scott
171	New EDU for Horizontal Imperforate Coil Washington Shield Stamp by Nicholas A. Lombardi
176	The Encyclopedia of United States Stamp Collecting: Plate Numbers by Rick Burdsall
188	Plate Number Report
189	Executive Secretary's Report
192	Classified Advertising
	May 2005, Vol. 76, No. 5
195	Last Call for Encyclopedia Donors
195	Letters to the Editor
197	Recent Winners of USSS Medals
199	The Encyclopedia of United States Stamp Collecting: Plate Construction and Layout by Richard E. Smith
208	Plate Position Diagrams
210	Newly Discovered U.S. Philippines Trial Color Proofs by Gary B. Weiss
212	Die-Cut Patterns Can Tell Some 34¢ Liberty Booklets Apart by Ronald Blanks
219	Scott #594: A New Discovery by Roland Austin
223	Current Recognized Varieties of the Sea Coast Coil by Ronald Blanks
229	A Categorization of Marginal Markings: A Historical Perspective By Presses - Part I - The Classic and BEP Eras by Harold B. Collins and Doug D'Avino
235	Imperforate Top Margins on 2¢ Washington Printed in 1919 by Wallace Cleland
236	Plate Number Report
238	Executive Secretary's Report
239	Classified Advertising
	June 2005, Vol. 76, No. 6
243	Final Call for USSS 2005 Annual Meeting
244	Last Call for Encyclopedia Donors
245	Getlan Wins 2004 Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award
246	Letters to the Editor
249	Unreported Initials by Doug D'Avino
253	Precanceled Washington Shield Booklet Panes by Nicholas A. Lombardi
258	Homeland Security Postal History by Joann Lenz
259	Ghost Plate Numbers by Wallace Cleland
261	Postal Insurance Stamps on Cover by Ken Lawrence
266	Siderographer Andrew Black by Doug D'Avino
274	Update: ½¢ Franklin LOOK Bulk Rate "DES MOINES IOWA" Precancels by Roland Austin
276	The Franklin D. Roosevelt Die Proof of the 1928 Bicolor 5¢ Beacon Air Mail Stamp by Ken Lawrence
281	A Survey of the 6¢ Proprietary Revenue Stamp - Part II by James L. Pauley, Jr.
286	Plate Number Report
287	Executive Secretary's Report
288	Classified Advertising
	July 2005, Vol. 76, No. 7
291	New Indexer for the Society
291	Letter to the Editor
292	Recent Winners of USSS Medals
293	USSS to Provide Washington 2006 Award by Jay Stotts
294	The U.S. Registry Label & Receipt of 1907 by Nicholas A. Lombardi
315	No Fee, No Stamp by William H. Waggoner
318	Imperforate Flat Plate Coils by Wallace Cleland
327	New Variety of "FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY" Coils Discovered by Terry R. Scott
329	Interesting Set Offs on Scott #611 by Wallace Cleland
331	"Meet Me at the Fair" by Terry R. Scott
333	Unreported Coil Plates of Scott #1401 by Wallace Cleland
334	Plate Number Report
335	Executive Secretary's Report
336	Classified Advertising
	August 2005, Vol. 76, No. 8
339	INDYPEX '05 Hosts Annual Meeting
342	Chairman's Report
344	USSS Annual Meeting Minutes July 9, 2005
347	Committee Reports from 2005 Annual Board Meeting
354	Letter to the Editor
355	New Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog Released at INDYPEX '05
356	Scenes from the Annual Meeting at INDYPEX '05, July 8-10, 2005
363	A Categorization of Marginal Markings: A Historical Perspective By Presses - Part II - The Modern Era by Harold B. Collins and Doug D'Avino
372	Special Delivery Service To and From Foreign Countries Before January 1, 1923 by Paul Bourke
378	Durland Errata
380	Plate Number Report
382	Executive Secretary's Report
384	Classified Advertising
	September 2005, Vol. 76, No. 9
387	Volunteers Needed For New Positions
388	Dummy Booklets Study Group Name Change by Terry R. Scott
389	James "Jimmy" Galceran, 1910-2005
390	Letter to the Editor
390	USSS Awards at INDYPEX '05
390	Recent Winners of USSS Medals
391	USSS Award Winners
392	Show Report: APS StampShow, August 4-7, 2005 by Joann Lenz
395	United States Stamp Society Emblem by Roger S. Brody
404	New EDU for 1915 Experimental Perf 11 2¢ Washington Scott #461 by Roland Austin
411	Siderographer Andrew Black's Tool Kit Doug D'Avino
418	Proprietary Revenue Plate 397 by Wallace Cleland
420	Advertising in United States Stamp Booklets by Jeremy Lifsey
423	A Sea Coast Die Cut Variety Surfaces by Ronald Blanks
427	Plate Number Report
429	Executive Secretary's Report
384	Classified Advertising
	October 2005, Vol. 76, No. 10
435	Help Needed from Jerry Nahmias' Reporters!
435	Your Excess Postage Can Help Our Society
436	Roger Brody to Deliver 4th Annual Sundman Lecture
436	Second Purpose by Roger S. Brody
437	Letters to the Editor
441	"Emblem Enigma" or Just How Old is the United States Stamp Society? by Roger S. Brody
450	Private Perforation Combinations on Cover - Part I by Melvin Getlan
459	Gabriel Swart by Doug D'Avino
464	Update on Pan Am Plate Sequence Numbers by Wallace Cleland and Doug D'Avino
466	New "Rounded Shoulder" Brings Atlas Statue Coil Die Cut Types to Four by Ronald Blanks
470	Unreported Plates and Positions, 1981-1995 by Wallace Cleland
472	Plate Number Report
478	Executive Secretary's Report
480	Classified Advertising
	November 2005, Vol. 76, No. 11
483	Dues Mailing
483	Here's a Good Deal!
484	Recent Winners of USSS Medals
485	Letters to the Editor
488	"CI" Marking by Doug D'Avino
489	A Fake Plate Single of Canal Zone J19 by Wallace Cleland
491	Private Perforation Combinations on Cover - Part II by Melvin Getlan
501	Plate Cleaner James J. Murray by Gerald Nylander
506	The U.S. Registry Label and Receipt of 1907-1910 - An Update by Nicholas A. Lombardi
513	The U.S. Registry 1549A Label Survey Project - History and Current Update by Russell G. Ryle
517	Identifying Partial Plate Numbers by Wallace Cleland
517	Identification of Partial Plate Numbers on Coils by Norman W. Kempf
523	Plate Number Report
526	Executive Secretary's Report
527	Classified Advertising
	December 2005, Vol. 76, No. 12
531	From The Executive Secretary
531	Moving?
532	Show Report: New York Mega Show October 20-23, 2005
533	Wawrukiewicz Wins Grand With Liberty Series
534	A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Event Titles by Harold B. Collins, Jr. and Doug D'Avino
538	Dollar Denomination Documentary Stamps, 1898-1902 by Wallace Cleland
555	Upside Down Plate Number by Wallace Cleland
557	The $1 Pink Washington: A Stamp That Almost Was by Gerald Nylander
565	Do Fluorescent Orange Barcodes "Date Mail?" by Ronald Blanks
572	Plate Number Report
574	Executive Secretary's Report
576	Classified Advertising

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