NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 383-2 P53 v.73 no.3- v.74 no.2 Mar.-July 1918 *U Ml S M AT»C% '/////■ Volume 73 MARCH 31, 1918, COINS CURIOS STAMPS % m Confederate $100,000.00 bond, 1861. framed, fine .$ 3. 50 One hundred large U. S. cents, assorted dates . 3. 50 Twenty different dates of large U. S. cents . 1 ,00 Centennial Exposition 1876, large bronze medal, dia. 2% inches Columbia Crowns industry and Art, proof . 75 Great Britain, 1900, silver war medal for South Africa War, five bars, fine.. 3. 00 m China, knife or razor money, 2000 years old, fine . l. 25 One hundred very choice perfect Indian arrow heads. 5. 00 One hundred perfect Indian arrow heads, not so choice as above, very nice lot 3. 50 One hundred slightly defective arrow heads . 1. 25 Indian prehistoric water bottle, 7V2 inches high, 8 inches in dia., very fine.. 2. 75 Eight inch Indian flint hoe, 4y2 inch blade, fine . 3. 00 Eight and one-half inch Indian flint spade, polished blade, very good, cheap at 4. 00 m Ten and one-half inch Indian flint spade, polished blade and a desirable spec¬ imen, but chipped at one side ... 3. 50 Collection of two axes, three celts, two scrapers, three spears and twenty # m arrows, the lot . 4. 00 Fifty different English half-penny tokens, issued 1790-99, a choice lot. 4. 00 One hundred different, same... 8. 25 Fifty different Civil War tokens and store cards . 1. 60 Siam silver one tical bullet money, fine.V. 90 Continental $70.00 bill, 1779 issued to finance the Revolutionary War, fine. . 75 m $60.00 same, 1778 or 1779, each . 60 $50.00 and $55.00 same, 1779, black and red, each. 60 $ Six and 30 shillings Rhode Island bills, 17S6, very fine, each. 50 Loo Choo, 100 sen, similar shape to Japan tempo, fine. 65 Complete set of Guam stamps unused, 1 cent to $1.00, o. g\, including Special Delivery . 9. 50 1853 $20.00 Assay Office gold, very good, very cheap at. 22. 25 $ 1856 U. S. $3.00 gold, holed, otherwise fine. 3. 75 U. S. gold dollars, holed but fine, each..... l. 40 $1.00 A. Bechtler, Carolina Gold, very fine, $3.25; very good .. 2. 75 1861 Confederate cent, uncirculated, very rare . 15. 00 Alexander I. Emperor of Russia, beautifully engraved parchment document and signed 1803, very fine .. G. 50 $1.00 U. S. Greenback, 1880 issue, similar to last issue bill, but large brown seal, new and crisp. 1. 45 $1.00, same, 1 862 issue, bust of Chase. Beautiful black and green bill, new and crisp . 2. 25 $1.00, same, bust of Stanton, 1891 issue, new and crisp. 2. 25 1836 Flying Eagle dollar, brilliant proof. 20. 00 $5.00 1861 U. S. Demand note on New York Sub- Treasury, very good, very rare. 15. 00 Selling List Free. Premium Inst 10c. St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. 115 N. Eleventh St., $ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Coins and stamps post free. Registration extra. Curios and Indian relics ex- % press extra. ’ S2 ffiS & I 5^ Vr N PHILATELIC WEST MONEY LOANED Portuguese Colonies ON STAMPS, STAMP COLLECTIONS, COINS, CURIOS, UNUSED ANTIQUES, ETC. Entire Collections Purchased Guinea, Me, Me, lc, lMc, 2c, 2%c..$0.12 U. S. $3.00 Gold.$4.75 5c, 07; 7Mc...10 U. S. $1.00 Gold. 2.50 8c, ,11c; 10c.13 U. S. $1.00 Gold 1903 Mc¬ Quellimane, Me, %c, lc, l%c, 2c, Kinley . 3.50 2Mc . .12 Jefferson . 3.25 , 5c, .07; 7Mc.10 Frisco 1915 . 2.50 8c, .11c; 10c.13 U. S. Dollar 1798 or 1799_ 3.00 U. S. % Dollar, 1806, or 1807 1.10 St. Thomas, 14c, Me, lc, l%c, 2c, U. S* M Dollar, 1805 or 1807 .9 0 U. S. dime, 1834, 35 or 36.20 2Yzc .12 U. S. 3 cent silver...'.10 5c, .07; 714c.10 U. S. cent 1794 . 1.00 8c, .lie; 10c.13 U. S. cent 1798 35 U. S. cent 1802 .30 Tete, 14 c, 14 c, lc, 114 c, 2c, 214c.12 U. S. cent 1812 .25 5c, .07; 714c.10 U. S. Cents, 20 different dates 8c, 11c. before 1857 . 1.00 U. S. %/Cent, 18c; 5 different Timor, 14. 1, 2, 3 .4, 6a.12 dates .90 10a, .07; 12a .08 Two different Cuban bills ... .10 Large Japanese oval coin.10 India. 1, 114. 2, 3, 414. 5, 6, 9r. .13 U. S. Coin price list on request. Pi i Coin Book 10c Fortug-al Charity, lc, .02; 2c.03 Fred Michael 937 Madison St. Chicago, Illinois Big FACE VALUE Bargain EXCHANGE 4 Exchange desired with collectors all over the world. Want mediums and rares After several months* strenuous whole¬ of all countries by approval sheets. Ba¬ saling of Mex. Revol. Stamps, I find sis: Stanley Gibbons’, Scott’s or Yvert- myself with lines badly broken; Tellier’s catalogues. Give scarce Central to close these out quickly, I and South American including all the rares. Have the greatest stock of Pana¬ have made up twenty mas, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, Salvador, Bargain Lots for Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela. Want WEST readers as permanent correspondents. Satisfaction assured. Commons refused. follows: { TAYMANS de THUIN (Belgian) Each lot contains Publisher of 200 Stamps OBCHO PHILATELIC©., 1914-16 20 differeprt kinds, The monthly journal of Brazil, 3rd year ONLY 10 I of publication. Subscription $1 per year. different issues, TAYMAN’S de THUIN _ 134 peso, face value Caixa do Correio No. 1746 PRICE ONLY $10.00 POSTPREE Rio-de-Janeiro, - Brazil Half lot, $5.50 postfree. If requested, I will furnish your lot sorted into ten or PHILIPPINES. Native hats (in bam¬ boo tubes, to be blocked by your own 5)< packets of 20 different stamps, each hatter) mats, embroidered shirt waists. packet in separate envelope. , etc., at reasonable prices. Manila cigars, Only Offered to Readers of the WEST Tabacalera, Insular and Germinal brands, at Manila retail prices, plus postage and Only 20 lots. Only to be had from U. S. Int. Rev. stamps. Satisfaction guaranteed. S. B. HOPKINS, THE PASIG STAMP CO., 302 Plant Avenue - - Tampa, Fla. Box 411. Manila, P. I. 2 PHILATELIC WEST Australian Stamps FR B Send $2 International Money Order for SPECIAL TRIAL LOT OF AUSTRALIANS (Worth over $5.00) and get TWO Rare QUEENSLAND Stamps catalogued by SCOTTS 1916— at $1 each FREE Only one lot to each customer. Illustrated Catalogue and Monthly Bargain List post free (Established 15 years) Well known to U. S. Collectors and Dealers W. H. ROBINSON Headquarters for Australian Stamps 282 Queen Street, Brisbane. (5-6) Queensland (Australia) F. NOYES The precancel collector’s friend. Send 50c today for one year’s subscription to ALICE TEXAS THE STAMP HERALD 2700 Indianapolis Avenue Established 1884 Indianapolis, Indiana The only philatelic magazine that ever gave the precancel collectors the recog- I SEND OUT nitioh they deserve. A catalogue is run¬ ning in sections in this paper, giving the Fine Approval Books true worth of those interesting stamps. Official organ for the International United State* and Precancel Club, and many other socie¬ ties. Dependencies Don’t dispose of those precancels until you subscribe for the Stamp Herald and MEXICO find out what they are worth. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA If you are interested in a precancel BRITISH COLONIES album drop us a card and we will send you details. EUROPE ASIA Twelve numbers 50c (foreign $1 in¬ cluding Canada); classified ads lc per word; display ads, contract 50c per in. Low, medium and high- priced books Sample free. ■Which Shall I Send You? B. GORDON BUSHNEX.Ii, Publisher, 2700 Indianapolis Ave., Indianapolis PRICES ARE RIGHT No Trash No Rarities SPECIAL OFFER— Just the Kind of Stamps You Want Fifteen varieties of 1907-1916 cut I am ready to buy good Stamps squares for 8c, postpaid.—F. W. Correspendencia en Espanol Armstrong, Oglesby, Illinois. PHILATELIC WEST 3 ^XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSXXXV^ ! Approval Selections lor Barf ain Hunters! AT NET PRICES Figuring about y3 Jess than catalog REFERENCES REQUIRED WILL BUY GOOD COLLECTIONS ! AIM 0, Rivers. St. Paul, Minn. I 1997 MONTREAL AV. *.vXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>> Panama Bargains Wholesale Bargains Panama Nos. 191, 192 and 193 cata¬ logue $1.20, my price 35c per set, three New York State and U. S. Doct. Rev¬ sets $1.00. enues 2c, including- $10, as they come, Twelve different Central America for 15c. Fifteen different South America not off paper, 1,000 for 50c; 1,500, 65c; for 20c. very cliq C. K. HARRIS, The following all off paper: Box 465, Balboa, Canal Zone Newfoundland 1911 Issue 1 and 2c at 15c per 100. BOYS! Scott’s Nos. 81, 82, 83 and 86, 50c per You just can’t afford to miss the bar¬ hundred. gains in my one-half to ten-cent ap¬ Scott’s No. 87 at $1.25 per 100. provals, cataloging four to live times my Uf S. 1898 Revenue lc blue, 2c car¬ price. I am also your “huckleberry” if mine, 10c brown at 8c per 100; 5c at 10c, you want real bargains in good precan¬ 25c at 30c, and 50c at 60c per 100. cels on approval. I want your dupli¬ $1.00 green, green and black, gray and cates, either for cash* or exchange. black and $2.00 grey and black at 30c RALPH Ii. KING, per 100. 308 Cory Ave. - - - Waukegan, Ill. Notice ARTHUR PETERS & CO., Would like to hear from reliable per¬ son or party who would take job of put¬ 637 Putnam Avenue ting stamps in Circuit Books and Prices of each, No. catalogue value of same. Brooklyn - New York Everything furnished to complete the work. Will pay for the work when job is finished and all stamps and books re¬ U. S. 3c 1851, 1856 and 1861 turned to me. Cannot get time to do it. Bought? or Sold P. H. COHN, I buy the 3c 1851 at $1.10 per 100 and Box 435, Creede, Colorado sell at $1.20. Buy 3c 1856 at $1 per 100; Member of the S. P. A. No. 1590; The sell at $1.10. Buy 3c 1861 at 30c per 100 N. S. P. S. No. 33; The Mt. Stas. P. S. and sell at 40c. Not much margin. No. 42; The B. P. of A. No. 128; The Sheets of cancellations of the 3c 1872-9 T. B. of A. No. 93; I. P. S. No. 138; A. sent on approval, on receipt of reference. S. C. C. No. 213; A. P. S. E. No. 25; Bargains in western postmarks. Try H. R. S. No. 59. a sample 100 for 20c. Charles E. Jenney, Care J. E. Tade, 25 different Sweden, 11c.—George, 985 Colfax, California. Seventh Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 33 4 PHILATELIC WEST Stamps J*ree 7 5 For the names All Different of Two Collec¬ tors and 2c postage. Japan Coronation, 4 var. . $ .25 Salvador, 1912, complete.60 Belgium on German, 4 var. .20 Brazil Official, 5 var., 1913.05 Egypt, 1914, complete .... 1.00 Yen. Official, 1912, 5 var.20 BARGAINS IN PACKETS COINS—COINS 10 different foreign coins.C .15 Great Reductions 20 different foreign coins.25 200 varieties . ....$ .25 50 different foreign coins . 1.00 300 varieties . .50 100 different foreign coins ...... 2.00 500 varieties. _ 1.00 10 large U. S. cents . .40 1000 varieties . _ 2.75 U. S. %c fair.20 2000 varieties. _ 9.00 U. S. silver three-cent ...15 3000 varieties . _ 25.00 U. S. nickle 3-cent ..'.10 4000 varieties . ... 50.00 1883 nickle without cents.15 10 Animal stamps .. .10 U. S. $3.00 gold. 5.00 50 Animal stamps . . . .75 Jackson cent or token ...15 50 French Colonies . . .50 Liberia coin ..15 100 Central America . . - 1.00 Baroda, two varieties.15 100 British Colonies .. .50 Two German East Africa.15 Scott's latest catalogue, paper cover, (postage extra).$1.00 10 blank Approval Books to hold 60, 15c; 100 for..$0.90 50 Blank Approval Sheets, 15c; 100 for.....30 50 Return Blanks, 15c; 100 for .25 1,000 Hinges, 10c; 5,000, 40c; 100,000 for .60 U. S. Imperforates, blocks 4 each, 1, 2, 4, 5c, 1909 only . 1.00 10 Paraguay lc, 1911.05 10 Panama yellow .08 100 French Col., lc asst.40 100 Portugese col. asst. 50 $2.00 DEAIiER’S STOCK 5-50 variety packets, 3-100 variety WHOLESALE LIST POR DEALERS packets, 1-150 variety packet, 1-200 var¬ iety packet, 1-300 variety packet, 3000 die cut hinges, 1000 peelable hinges, 10 Stock Books millimetre scales, 2000 mixed stamps, 50 blank approval sheets, 2-40 var. U. S., Pocket size, 25c; 6x7^.$1.25 1-100 var. U. S., 1-50 var. unused stamps. Loose Leaf, $2.25; larger. 3.50 1 Collector’s Catalogue. 50 return blanks, 1 dime album, 1 Collector’s album, Stamp Tongs, 30c; larger.50 10 approval books, 1 stamp button. 50 stamps to sell at, each*. lc Blank Albums 25 stamps to sell at, each. 2c 10 stamps to sell at, each .. 3c Spring back, 100 leaves .$1.75 5 stamps to sell at, each....!. 4c 5 stamps to sell at, each . 5c Spring back, better grade. 2.50 5 stamps to sell at, each.10c Retail value $6.00. Postage 10c extra. Toledo Stamp Co. TOLEDO, OHIO, U. S. A. fc^Fk/^F K^Fk/^F k/^F k/^F PHILATELIC WEST 5 IMeel’s Weekly Stamp Hews EDITORIAL OFFICE BEVERLY, MASS. You cannot afford to collect stamps without stamp literature. If not a subscriber to THE WEEKLY get a book as a premium. Each book for sale or given as a premium. POOLE’S STAMP COLLECTORS’ GUIDE Valued for the advanced collector as well as the beginner. Note the titles of some of the chapters: Design, Color, Paper, Watermark, Perforation, Gum, En¬ graving, Reprints, Remainders, Fakes, Errors, Essays, Postage Due, Official, Parcel Post, Postal Fiscal, Collection Arrangement, Classification, etc. We don’t need to say more. 54 pages. SECOND EDITION. Extensively revised and illustrated. Price. C Canada POOLE’S A handsome book by Poole; 84 pages, Two Great German Books illustrated. PRICE 25c. GERMAN STATES—This book is a mar¬ Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name vel of thoroughness, completeness and cheapness. It has 106 pages. U. S. Virgin Islands f»RICE 35c. Given for $1, with new 2 year name Formerly Danish West Indies. GERMANY AND COLONIES—This By POOLE and BARTELS PRICE 12c. book supplements the one already de¬ Given fop 25c with new 6 mos. name scribed. PRICE 25c. Given for 50c with new 1 year name U. S. .Stamped Envelops 1853-1913 The Stamps of Egypt Louis G. Barrett and J. 1C. Bartels Beautifully illustrated and text by R. There are 20 illustrations of water¬ E. R. Dalwick. PRICE 12c marks and envelope collecting is made Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name easy. PRICE 10c. Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name The Stamps of Hawaii How to Deal in Stamps By Luff. Howes and Richards A final word on Hawaii. PRICE 12c This book will give you the particulars of how to deal in stamps and' make a Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name pleasurable and profitable occupation. Second edition. WHERE TO BUY. Virgin Islands WHAT TO BUY. WHERE TO SELL. PRICE 10c By DALWICK Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name An interesting booklet on the stamps of the islands. PRICE 12c U. S. 3c Green 187^ ..87 Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name Bv H. L. WILEY A handsome booklet—fully illustrated. Dalwick’s “Gambia” Well printed. The text is accompanied by blank pages titled “Stamps and The stamps of this interesting Brit¬ Notes. A useful book. ish Colony are fully written up and il¬ PRICE ONLY 25c lustrated. PiyCE 12c Given for 25c and new 6 mos name Given for 25c with new 6 mos. name U. S. Parcel Post Goodwin’s “United States” U. S. Stamp Booklets No collector of U. S. stamps can af¬ U. S. Postal Saving Stamps ford to be without this book. It lists and describes every U. S. adhesive post¬ By H. L. WILEY age stamp issued and makes a compact Here are three books in one, all of book of 72 large pages. It is invalu¬ special interest to every collector of U. able. PRICE 50c S. stamps. PRICE ONLY 25c. Given for 50c with new 1 year name Given for $1.50 with new 3 year name 6 PHILATELIC WE Si THE l Lincoln Stamp Catalog S S s 19th Edition by post $1.10 s 1917 Just Published s Full List of the Interesting War Stamps, 5,100 illustra¬ I tions. Prices of nearly every stamp. Dates of issue. Var¬ iety of Perforations. Histor¬ ical and Geographical Notes C { re-edited and largely in¬ i creased. 16 Colored Maps Specially Engraved, Varie¬ ties described and explained by enlarged engravings. Price, bound in cloth, by post $1.10. Unused U. S. stamps ac¬ cepted in payment, but dollar notes preferred. Given with WEST for $1.25, sent to either Publisher of' West, Superior, | LINCOLN STAMP ALBUM Neb., or to address belowr. To hold 4,060 Stamps, by post 46c. LINCOLN STAMP ALBUM To hold 7,200 stamps, by post $1.10 LINCOLN STAMP ALBUM l With Maps, Illustrated Catalogue, (5,100 illustrations) to h-old 7,200 Stamps, by post, $1.80. l “STAMP COLLECTING NOTES” (2nd Edition) by W. S. Eincoln, 520 s dlu (ration bv post, 80c. *> LINCOLN TRANSPARENT PER¬ FORATION MEASURE By post, 8c. WORLD-WIDE EMBLEM OF PHIL¬ % ATELY A charm for watch chain, etc.) Based on the most popular of stamps, Triangular Cape of Good \ 4 Hope, Gold Plated, enameled let¬ tering, 30c. Sterling Silver, Hall marked 90c. \ NOTE- —All the stamps described in this number are in my stoclt, and I shall be pleased to quote prices for them, either singly or in com- plete sets, I can send selections on approval to those collectors known to n^e. THE LINCOLN “COLOUR DISC” WATERMARK DETECTOR —Patented in 1J. S. A. Save the trouble that formerly existed in de¬ tecting Watermarks on stamps, which can be discovered bv means of Special Colored Circles of transparent substance. QUICK, SIMPBE. Price 25c each, by post, 27c. The Greatest Boon to Stamp Collectors. WEST publisher says this is the best and finest he has seen and he recommends that the WEST readers try it. W. S. LINCOLN. (DEPT. W.) The Oldest Established Stamp Dealer in the World. 2 Holies St., Oxford St., London, W., England