Index.
- Agriculture Department; [230], [243]
- Alexandria; [28], [60]
- Baltimore; [28], [62], [63]
- Baltimore, Horseman; [63]
- Brattleboro; [28], [48], [50]
- Carrier Stamps; [87], [88], [100], [191], [264]
- Compulsory prepayment; [23], [90], [91]
- Eight Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [218]
- Eighty-four Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Executive Department; [230], [235]
- Fifteen Cents, 1866; [131], [135], [136], [191]
- Fifteen Cents, 1867, medium grille; [139], [142], [191]
- Fifteen Cents, 1867, small grille; [141], [142], [191]
- Fifteen Cents, 1869; [153], [191]
- Fifteen Cents, 1870; [166], [170], [173]
- Fifteen Cents, 1873; [176]
- Fifteen Cents, 1883; [195]
- Fifteen Cents, Official; [234]
- Fifty Cents, Postage Due; [202]
- Five Cents, 1847; [76], [78], [191], [265]
- Five Cents, 1856; [94], [107], [191]
- Five Cents, 1857; [110], [120], [191]
- Five Cents, 1861; [126], [134], [135], [191]
- Five Cents, 1867; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Five Cents, 1875; [178]
- Five Cents, 1881; [180]
- Five Cents, 1882; [181]
- Five Cents, 1883; [196]
- Five Cents, Newspapers, 1865; [191]
- Five Cents, Postage Due; [200]
- Five Dollars, State Department; [237]
- Four Cents, 1883; [187], [189], [196]
- Four Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [218]
- Forty-eight Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Forty-eight Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [222]
- Grille of 1867; [138], [139], [140]
- Grille of 1869; [157]
- Grille of 1870; [170]
- Interior Dep't; [230], [241]
- Introduction; [13]
- Issue of 1847; [74], [191], [265]
- Issue of 1851; [81], [85], [87], [88], [191], [263]
- Issue of 1855; [94], [191]
- Issue of 1856; [94], [191]
- Issue of 1857; [110], [191]
- Issue of 1860; [111], [191]
- Issue of 1861; [122], [125], [191], [261]
- Issue of 1863; [131], [191]
- Issue of 1865; [209], [191]
- Issue of 1866; [132], [191]
- Issue of 1867; [137], [191]
- Issue of 1869; [144], [149], [191], [260]
- Issue of 1870; [158], [191], [260]
- Issue of 1873; [173], [227]
- Issue of 1874; [214]
- Issue of 1875; [177]
- Issue of 1879; [201]
- Issue of 1882; [180]
- Issue of 1883; [186], [189], [195]
- Issue of 1885; [205]
- Issue of 1887; [196]
- Justice Dep't; [230], [242]
- Millbury; [28], [65]
- Navy Dep't; [230], [240]
- Newspaper and Periodical, 1865; [209], [259]
- Newspaper and Periodical, 1865, 5 cts.; [211]
- Newspaper and Periodical, 1865, 10 cts.; [212]
- Newspaper and Periodical, 1865, 25 cts.; [213]
- Newspaper and Periodical, 1874; [214]
- New Haven; [28], [51], [53]
- New York; [22], [27], [28], [29], [30], [33]
- New York "U. S. Mail"; [34]
- Nine Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [191], [192], [218]
- Nine Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [221]
- Ninety Cents, 1860; [112], [121], [191]
- Ninety Cents, 1861; [129], [135], [136], [191]
- Ninety Cents, 1867; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Ninety Cents, 1869; [156], [191]
- Ninety Cents, 1870; [169], [170], [173]
- Ninety Cents, 1873; [176]
- Ninety Cents, 1883; [195], [196]
- Ninety Cents, Official; [235]
- Ninety-six Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Official Stamps; [227]
- Official Seals; [249]
- Officially Sealed; [250]
- One Cent Carrier, Eagle; [88], [109], [191], [264]
- One Cent Carrier, Franklin; [87], [109], [191], [264]
- One Cent 1851; [85], [89], [97], [191]
- One Cent 1857; [110], [113], [191]
- One Cent 1861; [125], [133], [134], [135], [191]
- One Cent 1867, medium grille; [139], [191]
- One Cent 1867, small grille; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- One Cent 1869; [149], [191]
- One Cent 1870; [161], [170], [172], [173]
- One Cent 1873; [175]
- One Cent 1881; [180]
- One Cent 1882; [183]
- One Cent 1883; [195]
- One Cent 1886; [183]
- One Cent 1887; [183]
- One Cent 1887; [196]
- One Cent Newspaper, 1885; [224]
- One Cent Official; [233]
- One Cent Postage Due; [200]
- One Dollar and Ninety-two Cents, Newspaper, 1874; [220]
- Philadelphia; [69]
- Pittsfield; [71]
- Postage Due; [198]
- Postage Due, 1, 2, 3, 5; [200]
- Postage Due, 10, 30, 50; [202]
- Postmarks; [14 to 18]
- Post Obitum; [252]
- Post Office Department; [230]
- Postmasters Stamps; [25], [72]
- Providence; [23], [54], [56]
- Registered Seals; [249]
- Registered Seals for stamp packages; [250]
- Reprints; [254]
- St. Louis; [27], [28], [36], [38]
- St. Louis, 2 Cents; [47]
- St. Louis, 5 Cents; [40]
- St. Louis, 10 Cents; [42]
- St. Louis, 20 Cents; [44]
- Seven Cents, 1870; [159], [169], [170], [172], [173], [191], [192]
- Seven Cents, 1873; [176]
- Seven Cents, Official; [234]
- Seventy-two Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Six Cents, 1869; [151], [191]
- Six Cents, 1870; [159], [164], [170], [172], [173]
- Six Cents, 1873; [175], [176]
- Six Cents, 1882; [184], [190], [192]
- Six Cents, 1883; [196]
- Six Cents, 1886; [192]
- Six Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [218]
- Six Cents, Official; [234]
- Sixty Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Sixty Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [223]
- Six Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [220]
- Specimen Postage Stamps; [225]
- Special Delivery; [204]
- State Department; [230], [236]
- Ten Cents, 1847; [77], [79], [191], [266]
- Ten Cents, 1855; [94], [108], [191]
- Ten Cents, 1857; [110], [121], [191]
- Ten Cents, 1861; [127], [135], [191]
- Ten Cents, 1867, medium grille; [139], [191]
- Ten Cents, 1867, small grille; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Ten Cents, 1869; [151], [191]
- Ten Cents, 1870; [159], [165], [170], [173]
- Ten Cents, 1881; [180]
- Ten Cents, 1882; [185]
- Ten Cents, 1883; [185], [186]
- Ten Cents, 1886; [196]
- Ten Cents, 1887; [186]
- Ten Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [218]
- Ten Cents, Official; [234]
- Ten Cents, Postage Due; [202]
- Ten Cents, Special Delivery; [204]
- Ten Dollars, State; [237]
- Thirty Cents, 1860; [111], [112], [121], [191]
- Thirty Cents, 1861; [129], [135], [136], [191]
- Thirty Cents, 1867; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Thirty Cents, 1869; [155], [191]
- Thirty Cents, 1870; [168], [170], [173]
- Thirty Cents, 1873; [176]
- Thirty Cents, 1883; [196]
- Thirty Cents, Official; [235]
- Thirty Cents, Postage Due; [202]
- Thirty-six Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Thirty-six Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [222]
- Three Cents, 1851; [85], [89], [98], [191]
- Three Cents, 1857; [110], [115], [191]
- Three Cents, 1861; [126], [134], [135], [191]
- Three Cents, 1867 grilled all over; [138], [191]
- Three Cents, 1867 large grille; [139], [191]
- Three Cents, 1867 medium grille; [139], [191]
- Three Cents, 1867 small grille; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Three Cents, 1867 imperforate; [142], [191]
- Three Cents, 1869; [150], [191]
- Three Cents, 1870; [163], [170], [172], [173]
- Three Cents, 1873; [175], [176]
- Three Cents, 1881; [180]
- Three Cents, 1882; [184], [186], [190], [192]
- Three Cents, 1883; [196]
- Three Cents, 1886-7; [192]
- Three Cents, Official; [234]
- Three Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [191], [192], [218]
- Three Cents, Postage due; [200]
- Three Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [220]
- Treasury Dept; [230], [238]
- Twelve Cents, 1851; [86], [89], [108], [191]
- Twelve Cents, 1857; [110], [121], [191]
- Twelve Cents, 1861; [127], [135], [191]
- Twelve Cents, 1867 medium grille; [139], [191]
- Twelve Cents, 1867 small grille; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Twelve Cents, 1869; [152], [191]
- Twelve Cents, 1870; [159], [165], [170], [173], [191], [192]
- Twelve Cents, 1883; [196]
- Twelve Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Twelve Cents, Official; [234]
- Twelve Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [221]
- Twenty Dollars, State; [237]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1856; [93], [108], [191]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1860; [111], [112], [121], [191]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1861; [128], [135], [136], [191]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1867; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1869; [154], [191]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1870; [167], [170], [173], [191], [192]
- Twenty-four Cents, 1873; [176]
- Twenty-four Cents, Newspapers, 1874; [219]
- Twenty-four Cents, Official; [234]
- Twenty-four Dollars, Newspapers, 1874; [222]
- Two Cents, 1863; [131], [135], [191]
- Two Cents, 1867, medium grille; [139], [191]
- Two Cents, 1867, small grille; [140], [141], [142], [191]
- Two Cents, 1867, imperforate; [142], [191]
- Two Cents, 1869; [150], [191]
- Two Cents, 1870; [161], [170], [172], [173]
- Two Cents, 1873; [175]
- Two Cents, 1875; [177]
- Two Cents, 1881; [180]
- Two Cents, 1882; [184], [186]
- Two Cents, 1883; [187], [189], [195]
- Two Cents, Official; [234]
- Two Cents, Newspaper; [218]
- Two Cents, Postage Due; [200]
- Two Dollars, State; [237]
- Uniform Postage; [23]
- Unpaid Letter Stamps; [200]
- Unperforated Specimens, 1867; [142]
- Unperforated Specimens, 1870; [172]
- U. S. Mail; [34]
- U. S. City Dispatch Post; [19], [22]
- War Department; [230], [239]
- Washington; [31], [67]
- Worcester; [70]
THE
Philatelic Catalogue
Of Postage Stamps, Stamped Envelopes
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By Major Edw. B. Evans, R. A.
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Transcriber's Notes:
3. Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected without comment.
4. Inconsistent quote marks in cited materials have been retained. Mismatched quotes have been repaired.
5. Inconsistent abbreviations, punctuation, character spacing, etc., have been made uniform, as have all Post Office Department dispatch headers.
6. Inconsistent variations of millimeter fractions, i. e. 1/2 (with forward slash) and 1-2 (stacked 1 over 2), etc. have been made consistent.
7. In the data table on page 103 and in the "INDEX", all ditto marks have been replaced with full words.
8. Right justified page numbers in the "INDEX" have been replaced by a left justified semi-colon ";" immediately followed by the referenced page numbers.
9. SPELLING CORRECTIONS: (#) shows number of times word was correctly spelled in the text.
- p. 47, "apperance" to "appearance" (14) (has a blurred appearance)
- p. 47, "diffent" to "different" (30) (a different design)
- p. 48, "Brattleborro" to "Brattleboro" (8) (of Brattleboro, Vermont)
- p. 50, "seperately" to "separately" (7) (stamp separately engraved)
- p. 52, "accomodation" to "accommodation" (7) (as an accommodation;)
- p. 53, "impresions" to "impressions" (102) (re-impressions in red)
- p. 55, "orignally" to "originally" (11) (originally ruled into spaces)
- p. 64, "permiting" to "permitting" (4) (permitting to be used)
- p. 78, "Terell" to "Terrell" (2) (Mr. Terrell, Third Assistant Postmaster General)
- p. 80, "Goverment" to "Government" (34) (dies by the Government)
- p. 88, "Pastmaster" to "Postmaster" (200) (the Postmaster General)
- p. 91, "postmater" to "postmaster" (200) (unlawful for any postmaster)
- p. 92, "Priviledge" to "Privilege" (13) (the Franking Privilege)
- p. 93, "lettters" to "letters" (200) (amount on letters)
- p. 94, "Casellar" to "Cassilar" (2) (Toppan, Carpenter, Cassilar & Co.)
- p. 104, "prolongued" to "prolonged" (3) (right side prolonged) (this correction is noted on the publishers "Errata" page)
- p. 107, "vermillion" to "vermilion" (15) (with yellowish vermilion)
- p. 110, "millemetres" to "millimetres" (2) (space of two millimetres)
- p. 110, "impresion" to "impression" (102) (Plate impression,)
- p. 119, "runing" to "running" (5) (and running off to the right)
- p. 120, "Botom" to "Bottom" (110) (LEFT. Top, Bottom)
- p. 123, "newpapers" to "newspapers" (88+) (through the newspapers)
- p. 124, "Immediatly" to "Immediately" (3) (Immediately after the expiration)
- p. 127, "ocre" to "ochre" (5) (5 cents, ochre, shades of brown.)
- p. 129, "impresion" to "impression" (102) (Plate impression,)
- p. 132, "borderded" to "bordered" (105) (bordered by a broad)
- p. 140, "compossed" to "composed" (19) (composed of depressed lines)
- p. 159, "ninty" to "ninety" (27) (ninety cents, Commodore)
- p. 160, "posesion" to "possession" (11) (present issue, in possession)
- p. 170, "vermillion" to "vermilion" (15) (7 cents, vermilion.)
- p. 179, "ZEVERLY" to "ZEVELY" (2) ((Signed.) A. N. ZEVELY)
- p. 180, "hurridly" to "hurriedly" (0) (hurriedly gotten up)
- p. 185, "conspicious" to "conspicuous" (6) (shade lines being conspicuous)
- p. 194, "improvments" to "improvements" (5) (improvements in machinery)
- p. 197, "soild" to "solid" (60) (broad solid colored line)
- p. 200, "whereever" to "wherever" (1) (wherever required)
- p. 201, "beween" to "between" (117) (colored band between)
- p. 207, "cirular" to "circular" (55) (From the third circular)
- p. 209, "newpaper" to "newspaper" (88+) (newspaper stamps in other countries)
- p. 209, "newpapers" to "newspapers" (88+) (distribution of newspapers and periodicals)
- p. 213, "principly" to "principally" (3) (principally at Chicago)
- p. 219, "horizontically" to "horizontally" (49) (horizontally and diagonally)
- p. 220, "Ninty" to "Ninety" (27) (One Dollar and Ninety-Two)
- p. 224, "classs" to "class" (11) (publications of the second class)
- p. 227, "reveiw" to "review" (2) (by a brief review)
- p. 228, "Treasuay" to "Treasury" (16) (the Treasury may be)
- p. 229, "Ano" to "Anno" (0) (Anno Domini 1873)
- p. 232, "addional" to "additional" (19) (four additional denominations)
- p. 232, "excercise" to "exercise" (2) (exercise its own discretion)
- p. 232, "chocineal" to "cochineal" (7) (War Department, cochineal red;)
- p. 245, "judisdiction" to "jurisdiction" (0) (court of competent jurisdiction)
- p. 245, "theron" to "thereon" (9) (shall be stated thereon)
- p. 246, "transmision" to "transmission" (9) (for the transmission of)
- p. 246, "throught" to "through" (23) (through the mails free)
- p. 247, "attatchment" to "attachment" (6) (attachment of official postage)
- p. 259, "genuiness" to "genuineness" (0) (no guarantee of genuineness)
- p. 271, "Newpapers" to "Newspapers" (88+) (Three Dollars, Newspapers)
- p. 275, "Britian" to "Britain" (0) (Great Britain and Colonies)
10. PRINTER AND TYPOGRAPHY CORRECTIONS: Words with missing and misprinted letters, inconsistent hyphenation, punctuation and spacing have been corrected without comment. Additional corrections;
- p. 23, removed duplicate word "the" (the distances were so great)
- p. 56, removed duplicate word "the" (the lower half of a circle)
- p. 59, removed duplicate "of" (I, of R. I., and S of Cents)
- p. 67-68, added Footnote anchor [A] (following advertising editorial[A]:)
- p. 75, removed duplicate word "be" (shall be subject to)
- p. 76, removed duplicate word "been" (to have been distributed)
- p. 82, removed duplicate word "be" (shall be deemed)
- p. 98, removed duplicate word "the" ((A) show the paper)
- p. 104, corrected duplicate instance of D2 f1 2 3 4, to D1 f1 2 3 4, to match established pattern of data.
- p. 139, 3rd through 6th line from bottom, changed fraction from 16-2/2 to 16-1/2.
- p. 151, removed duplicate "the" (upper squares at the sides)
- p. 177, changed "E. M. BARBER" to "E. W. BARBER" to match all other instances.
11. WORD VARIATIONS:
- "back ground" (6), "back-ground" (5), "background" (32)
- "Caracci" (1), "Carraci" (1) "Cerrachi" (2) (misspellings appear in official documents referring to Giuseppe Ceracchi, aka Giuseppe Cirachi, the Italian sculptor.)
- "despatch" (3) and "dispatch" (9)
- "enclose(ed)" (7) and "inclose" (1) (in quoted Postmaster report)
- "extention" (1) (as shown in quoted postal circular) alt. sp. of extension.
- "grayish" (1) and "greyish" (2)
- "lozenge" (1) and "losenge" (1) (middle english)
- "millimeter" (1) and "millimetre(s)" (1)
- "preceding" (2) and "preceeding" (2)
- "prepaid" (15) and "prepayed" (1) (in quoted Postmaster letter)
- "Rawdon" (1) and "Rawden" (1) (part of a company name)
- "salie" (1) and "sallie" (1)
- "semi-circle" (1) and "semicircle" (2)
- "supersede(ed)" (1) and "supercede" (1) (in quoted Postmaster report)
- "Wyman" (1) and "Wymer" (1)
- "Zachary" (1) (in text) and "Zackary" (1) (General Taylor, in quoted Postmaster letter)
12. On the Publisher's Announcement pages beginning on page 275, stacked page numbers repesent blank leading pages. In the original work the Headers were printed in various decorative fonts not replicated in this e-text.