United States Registered Mail Subject Bibliography · 2018-06-18 · United States Registered Mail Subject Bibliography 10¢ Registry Stamp (32) [Designers of the 10¢ registry stamp]

United States Registered Mail Subject Bibliography

10¢ Registry Stamp (32)

[Designers of the 10¢ registry stamp]. Essay-Proof Journal 39: 183.

Discontinuance of 10 cent Registry. 1911. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News 28: 26, 248.

[Editorial on registry issue]. 1911. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 384.

[Heiman auction of proof F1P2a on October 11, 1951]. April 1952. Essay-Proof Journal 34: 119.

New 10 cent Registry Stamp Proposed. 15 August 1911. Philatelic Gazette 1, no. 12: 217.

[New Issue Chronicle]. 1914. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 413.

[New Stamp Issue]. 9 December 1911. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 413.

1911. Philadelphia Stamp News 2: 22.

1911. Southern Philatelist (Shreveport) 3: 22.

Ten Cent Registry Stamp. 15 December 1911. Philatelic Gazette 1: 31, 111, 137.

U.S. Plate Number Survey. 1959. Bureau Specialist 30: 20-1. (Plate numbers 5000-5999.)

Burns, Al. 18 April 1936. Registry Stamps Used to Pay Postage. Weekly Philatelic Gossip 22,

no. 5: 158.

Canman, Richard W. 1954. Special Postage Stamps for the United States Office at Shanghai,

China. American Philatelic Congress Book 20: 17-29.

Frajola, Richard C., Auction 1. Collection of United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China

1867 to 1922. March 21, 1998.

Graham, Richard B. 13 August 2001. U.S. registered mail stamp of 1911 was a flop. Linn's

Stamp News: 24.

King, Beverly S. and Max G. Johl. The United States Postage Stamps of the 20th Century.

revised edition v. 1, p. 111. ("A" plates 10¢ registry format.)

Kipper, Henry A. 7 June 1913. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News.

Kjellstedt, Harold. August 1913. The U.S. Ten Cent Registry Stamp. The American Philatelist

26: 195.

Markovits, Robert L. 1962. First Day Covers, 10 cent Registry Stamp. First Days 7, no. 4: 20.

________. February 1964. The Numbers Game, 10 cent Registry Issue. Bureau Specialist 35: 56.

________. 1961. Second Day Cover, 10 cent Registry. First Days 7, no. 2: 14-5.

________. September 1970. Ten Cent Registry (F1) Precancels. United States Specialist 41, no.

9: 360.

________. September 1971. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. The Collectors

Club Philatelist 50, no. 5: 279-89.

________. November 1971. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. The Collectors


________. January 1972. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. The Collectors Club

Philatelist 51, no. 1: 39-50.

________. 1973. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. Middletown, NY: Quality

Investors. (Reprinted from Collectors Club Philatelist.)

Mueller, Barbara R. 1958. United States Postage Stamps: How to Collect, Understand and Enjoy

Them. Princeton: Van Nostrand. Chapter XXI, pp. 233-34.

Robson Lowe. Barbara R. Mueller Collection. 1983 September 16, 1983. Lots 309-361.

Ross, John G. 8 October 1966. Stamp Tips. Stamps.

Sloane, George B. 17 June 1936. U.S. Varieties. Stamps: 446.

________. 11 July 1936. U.S. Varieties. Stamps.

U.S. Post Office. 1969. Postage Stamps of the United States. Washington: GPO. p.42.

1855-1867 (24)

Comments on Norton B. York's Article. 15 January 1944. Stamps: 101. (Probably written by

either Ashbrook or Lindquist.)

Registration of Letters - Important Modifications. 10 October 1855. New York Daily Times: 1.

The Registration System Applied to Foreign Mails. 19 May 1855. New York Daily Times: 4.

Registry Fee Paid in Cash. November 1983. Chronicle 35, no. 4: 257. (Illustration of a cover

with "Paid 5" handstamps showing the cash payment.)

Alexander, Thomas J. August 1988-30 November 1988. Registration. Chronicle 40, no. 139-140:

180-7, 252-6. (The second part consists of four Appendices: Postmaster General's Report

December 4, 1854; regulations for Registration of Letters 1855; Postmaster General's

Report December 3, 1855; Postmaster General's Report December 1, 1860.)

Ashbrook, Stanley B. 25 October 1952. The Five Cents of 1856: Purpose of the Issue. Stamps:

122-4.

________. 1938. The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1857. New York: Lindquist.

Volume II, pp. 42, 352-362.

Chase, Carroll. 1942. The 3¢ Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue. Springfield, MA:

Tatham Stamp & Coin. pp. 8, 213, 343-44.

Clarke, Tom. July 2009. Philadelphia's Rare Colorful Cancels. La Posta 40, no. 3: 9-27. (includes

a small section of Registry markings.)

________. January 2002. Registration at Philadelphia, Part 1. La Posta 32, no. 6: 47-55.

Graham, Richard B. 11 September 1989. Numbering of registered letters, 1865-1900. Linn's

Stamp News: 26-7.

________. October 1966. Registration. Chronicle 18, no. 53: 134-5. (Pair of 1867 covers

showing payment with stamps.)

________. August 1988-30 November 1988. Registration of Letters, 1861-1869. Chronicle 40,

no. 3-4: 188-95, 265-6. (only the references appear in the second part.)

Huber, Leonard V. and Clarence A. Wagner. 1949. The Great Mail: A Postal History of New

Orleans. State College, PA: American Philatelic Society. pp. 122-127.

Miles, Pliny. 1855. Post Office Improvements. New York Quarterly 4: 21-53. (Discusses the

large sums of money mailed without any security; calls for establishment of money

orders.)

________. 1855. Postal Reform its Urgent Necessity and Practicability. New York: Stringer &

Townsend. (Section 70 discusses the shortcomings of the newly established U.S.

Registered Mail; he argues for establishment of a Money Order system.)

Milgram, James W. July 1972. Early U.S. Registered Mail. The American Philatelist 86, no. 7:

587-94.

________. July 1998-31 August 1998. Registered Mail at New York City During the Classic

Period 1845-1870. The Collectors Club Philatelist 77, no. 4: 207-17.

________. February 1989. Registered versus Recorded Mail. Chronicle 41, no. 141: 34-7.

(Response to the Alexander and Graham articles in issues 139 & 140.)

________. 1998. United States Registered Mail, 1845-1870. North Miami, FL: Phillips.

Norona, Delf. May 1934. Genesis of Our Registration System. The American Philatelist: 405-20.

Rohrbach, Peter T. and Lowell S. Newman. 1984. American Issue: The U.S. Postage Stamp,

1842-1869. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 115-118.

Simpson, Tracy W. 1959. U.S. Postal Markings 1856-61 and Related Mail Services. Berkeley,

CA: [author]. (List of Handstamped Registry Markings, pp. 119-121.)

York, Norton D. 15 January 1944. The Five Cent Jefferson, No. 34. Stamps: 86-90.

1867-1910 (4)


Stamp News: 26-7.

________. 20 September 1999. Official stationery: registered package envelopes. Linn's Stamp

News: 40-1.

________. February 1967. Registration. Chronicle 19, no. 54: 26-7. (Consists primarily of quotes

from the U.S. Mail & Post Office Assistant regarding the 1867 changes in Registry

Procedures and the payment of the fee with stamps.)



20th Century (2)

King, John G. March 1944. Division of Registered Mails: Registry, Insurance and C.O.D.

Services. Postmasters Gazette: 8-10, 14.

________. September 1939. The Postal Service - Its Value to Business. The Credit World 27, no.

12: 24-6.

Bibliography (2)

Markovits, Robert L. June 1971. A Partial Bibliography on U.S. Registered Mail. Philatelic

Literature Review 20, no. 2: 93-5.



Book Review (1)

Graham, Richard B. 19 July 1999. New book: U.S. registered mail, 1845-70. Linn's Stamp

News: 38-9. (Review of Milgram's book.)

Canada (2)

Handelman, David, Peter A. S. Smith, and Henrik Moutitsen. 2002. A R: Avis de Réception.

Ottawa: Publishing Plus.

Harrison, Horace W. 1971. Canada's Registry System: 1827-1911. American Philatelic Society.

Canal Zone (4)

Entwistle, Lawson P. 1982. Postal Markings of the Canal Zone. Canal Zone Study Group.

Handbook No. 5.

Evans, William. 1911. Stamps of the Canal Zone.

Zemer, David T. 1 2008. Cristobal, Canal Zone Registry Exchange Labels. The Canal Zone


________. 3 2002. U.S. Registry Labels on Mail from the Canal Zone and Panama. The Canal

Zone Philatelist 38, no. 3: 40-3.

Certified Mail (2)

Gitlow, Stuart. October 1980. Certified Mail. The American Philatelist 94, no. 10: 923-6.

Rehner, John C. 1996. The United States Certified Mail Forms and Labels (POD/USPS Form

3800). Postal Label Study Group. (Extensive study of varieties of Post Office Form 3800,

including privately printed.)

Chicago (3)

Norona, Delf. 1975. Cyclopedia of United States Postmarks and Postal History. Lawrence, MA:

Quarterman.

Piszkiewicz, Leonard. 2006. Chicago Postal Markings and Postal History. Cary, IL: James Lee.

pages 256-272.

________. February 2005. Registered Labels - 1908-1910. Illinois Postal Historian 26, no. 1: 26-

30. (Post Office Form 1549A.)

China (4)

Dattolico, Michael. August 2006-30 September 2006. Registered and Fourth-Class Mail from

China 1900-1901. La Posta 37, no. 4: 60-5. (Boxer Rebellion military mail.)

Mizuhara, Meiso. 15 December 1982. U.S. Postal Activities in China. Japan Philatelic

Publications 1.

Sloane, George B. 17 June 1936. U.S. Varieties. Stamps: 446.

Stollnitz, Henry. 1975. United States Mail - Shanghai, China. Postal History Journal. (in five

parts.)

Dead Letter (1)

Landau, Eliot A. 1998. The Ultimate Destination. Chronicle 40, no. 180: 290-92. (An 1894 cover

undeliverable to Kerguelen Island.)

Essays (1)

Undersander, Dan. 2003. Catalog of United States Stamped Envelope Essays and Proofs. United

Postal Stationery Society. p. 304. (E710 Nondenominated registry envelope, Essay.)

Expositions (2)

Karlen, Harvey M. 2004. Chicago's Great White City: A Postal History Panorama of the 1893

World's Columbian Exposition. Oak Park, IL: Berk-Hill. pp. 140, 171-72, 180, 246.

________. 2002. Chicago's Mail: An Anthology of Postal History Articles Focusing upon the

Community's Growth, Its Interests, and Its Attitudes. Chicago: Collectors Club of

Chicago.

Forgery (1)

Frajola, Richard C. February 2003. 24¢ Issue on Registered Cover. Chronicle 55, no. 1: 59-60.

Great Britain (9)

Buckley, Eric. November 1951. The Evolution of Registration. Postal History Society Bulletin,

no. 59: 83-4. (continued in #60.)

________. January 1952. The Evolution of Registration. Postal History Society Bulletin, no. 60:

8-10. (continued from #59.)

Fryer, Gavin and Clive Akerman. 2000. The Reform of the Post Office in the Victorian Era and

its Impact on Economic and Social Activity: Documentary History 1837 to 1864 Based

on Sir Rowland Hill's Journal and Ancillary Papers, with Glossary, Bibliography and

Comprehensive Index. London: Royal Philatelic Society. (pages 825 to 845 deal with

"Registration and Receipts".)

Hill, Rowland and George Birkbeck Hill. 1880. The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of

Penny Postage. London: De La Rue. (Registration of mail is discussed in volume 1, pages

410-414 and volume 2, pages 315-16, 367-68.)

Hobbie, Selah R. 1848. Reduced Postage. Washington, DC: 30th Congress, 2nd Session, Ex.

Doc. No. 17. (excerpt printed in Niles' National Register. Report of Asst. PMG Hobbie

on his trip to examine European post offices; mentions Registration on page 23.)

Mackay, James. 1982. Registered Mail of the British Isles. Dumfries.

Marshall, C. F. Dendy. November 1914. The History of the Registration of Letters. The

Philatelic Record 26, no. 11: 168-74.

Postmaster -General. 1911. The Post Office: An Historical Summary. London: His Majesty's

Stationery Office. pp. 26-32 provide a brief history of British Registry.

Sussex, Vivien. 3 1990. The Distinguishing of Valuable Mail by the Post Office until 1907,

especially by Wrappers, Lines and Labels. Postal History Society Bulletin, no. 255: 82-7.

(Development of Registry in Great Britain before the U.S.)

History - General (2)



MacGregor, Donald S. 1947. History of the U.S. Registry System. American Philatelic Congress

Book 13: 44-53. (Mostly 19th century.)

Indemnity (1)



International, pre-UPU (8)

Foreign Registered Mail Conventions, 1867 etc. May 1972. Chronicle, no. 74.

The Registration System Applied to Foreign Mails. 19 May 1855. New York Daily Times: 4.

Ashbrook, Stanley B. October 1945. Early U.S. Foreign Registered Mail. The American


________. February 1945. A Twelve Times Rate to Britain in 1866. The American Philatelist 58,

no. 5: 356-57.

Graham, Richard B. 11 March 1996. Pre-UPU U.S. registered covers are scarce. Linn's Stamp

News: 36-7.

Hargest, George E. August 1971. Registration of Mail to France in 1869. Chronicle 23, no. 71:

150-2.

Willcocks, Martin. 1993. Early United States Registered Letters Abroad. Postal History Journal,

no. 94: 20-2.

Winter, Richard F. August 1989. Registered Letters Under the U.S. - British Treaty of 1848.

Chronicle 41, no. 143: 206-9.

International, UPU (5)

Graham, Richard B. 28 December 1998. Collectors enjoy international registered mail. Linn's

Stamp News: 52-3.

________. 1 March 1993. Handling of registered mails under UPU. Linn's Stamp News: 16-7.

________. 22 March 1999. Reader response: international registered mail. Linn's Stamp News:

50-1.

________. 1 June 1998. Registered letters in the international mails. Linn's Stamp News: 36-7.

Landau, Eliot A. 1998. The Ultimate Destination. Chronicle 40, no. 180: 290-92.

An 1894 cover undeliverable to Kerguelen Island.

Labels (35)

Registry Labels. 1973. Canal Zone Philatelist. v. 9 # 4 p. 29; v. 10 # 3 p. 23; v. 10 # 4 p. 30.

Bennett, Matthew, 280. The Richard Pearson Collection of U.S. Stamps and the Theodore

Lockyear Collection Department of Justice Stamps and Postal History. October 2, 2004.

(Includes US Exchange Registry Labels.)

Evans, William. 1911. Stamps of the Canal Zone.


1867 to 1922. March 21, 1998.

Gobie, Henry M. December 1989. Numbers! The American Philatelist 103, no. 12: 1146-50.

(Numbering of Registered and Special Delivery covers.)

Goerth, Leo F. February 1955. U.S. Registration Labels. The Philatelist.

Graham, Richard B. 27 November 1995. New catalog: registration labels of the world. Linn's

Stamp News: 36-7.

Kugel, Alfred F. September 2000. Update on U.S. Registry Labels for International Mail. The

Collectors Club Philatelist 79, no. 5: 277-80.

________. November 2000. Update on U.S. Registry Labels for International Mail. The


Lombardi, Nicholas A. June 2008. Census of U.S. Registry Exchange Labels (1883-1911). The

United States Specialist 79, no. 6: 269-81.

________. November 2006. A Preliminary Census of U.S. Registry Exchange Labels (1883-

1911). The Collectors Club Philatelist 86, no. 6: 355-62. (Does not include New York,

Boston, or San Francisco.)

________. January 2004. Registered Mail Study Group. The United States Specialist 75, no. 1:

18-22. (Primarily the Registry Exchange Labels.)

________. November 2005. The U.S. Registry Label and Receipt of 1907-1910 - An Update.

The United States Specialist 76, no. 11: 506-12. (Post Office form 1549A.)

________. July 2005. The U.S. Registry Label & Receipt of 1907. The United States Specialist

76, no. 7: 294-310. (Post Office form 1549A.)

________. July 2005-31 August 2005. The U.S. Registry Label & Receipt of 1907. The

Collectors Club Philatelist 84, no. 4: 205-18. (Post Office form 1549A.)

McMahon, Thomas J. March 2005. U.S. Registration Labels on Bermuda Mails. Bermuda Post,

no. 74: 18-21.

Mueller, Barbara R. October 1954. U.S. Registry Labels -- A Preliminary Study. The American


________. October 1972. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United

States Specialist 43, no. 10: 469-72.

________. December 1972. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United


________. January 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United


________. April 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United States

Specialist 44, no. 4: 172-3.

________. June 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United States


________. August 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United




________. 1957. United States Registry Labels -- Their Postal and Philatelic Significance.

American Philatelic Congress Book 23: 65-80.

Piszkiewicz, Leonard. February 2005. Registered Labels - 1908-1910. Illinois Postal Historian

26, no. 1: 26-30. (Post Office Form 1549A.)

Ryle, Russell G. November 2005. The U.S. Registry 1549A Label Survey Project - History and

Current Update. The United States Specialist 76, no. 11: 513-6. (Post Office form

1549A.)

________. March 2006. The U.S. Registry 1549A Label Survey Project: Update on Information

Received as of January 12, 2006. The United States Specialist 77, no. 3: 134. (Post Office

form 1549A.)

Smith, Charles H. 1995. Registration Labels of the World. Laguna Beach, CA: Postal Label

Study Group.

Trepel, Scott. 29 August 1983. Registry Labels. Linn's Stamp News: 66.

Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S. January 1999. The Short-Lived Registration Receipt and Label. The

United States Specialist 70, no. 1: 26-8. (Post Office form 1549A.)

Zemer, David T. March 2009. The 20-27 March 1900 Registered Covers to Luris in Hamburg

with Panama F3 Stamps. Copacarta: 4-9. (Analysis of New York Registry Labels over a

short period of time.)

________. 1 2008. Cristobal, Canal Zone Registry Exchange Labels. The Canal Zone Philatelist

44, no. 1: 1-2.

________. September 2001. U.S. Registry Labels on Mail from Panama. Copacarta 19, no. 1: 8-

9.



Markings (45)

Registry Fee Paid in Cash. November 1983. Chronicle 35, no. 4: 257. (Illustration of a cover

with "Paid 5" handstamps showing the cash payment.)

Alexander, Thomas J. 1979. Simpson's U.S. Postal Markings. Columbus, Ohio: U.S. Philatelic

Classics Society. 2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged.

Barr, Jere. Hess. 1952. 1882-1902 Registered 'Letter' Marks of New York City and Some

Collateral Information. American Philatelic Congress Book 18: 69-75.

Evans, William. 20 September 1935. New York Entwined-Date Letters. Postal Markings 5, no.

4: 41.

________. 20 December 1935. The New York Registry Examiner Markings. Postal Markings 5,

no. 7: 76.

________. 11 July 1936. Registered Cancellations. Stamps 16, no. 2: 63.


1867 to 1922. March 21, 1998.

Gilman, Kenneth L. 1989. A Guide to 19th Century United States Postmarks and Cancellations.

North Miami: Phillips.



Graham, Richard B. 4 April 1994. Auxiliary markings on U.S. registered covers. Linn's Stamp

News: 38-9.

________. 11 September 1989. Numbering of registered letters, 1865-1900. Linn's Stamp News:

26-7.

________. 30 July 2001. Registered mail: collectors love fancy cancels. Linn's Stamp News: 24.

(Deals with changes in regulations for postmarking registered mail.)

________. 5 August 2002. U.S. registered mail changed during 1910-1911. Linn's Stamp News:

24. (Deals with changes in regulations for postmarking registered mail.)

________. 21 May 2001. U.S. registry laws, regulations changed in 1910. Linn's Stamp News:

16-7. (Deals with changes in regulations for postmarking registered mail.)

________. 9 February 1987. Unusual handling of registered mail creates need for unusual postal

markings. Linn's Stamp News: 36.

________. 11 November 1985. Unusual markings show post office concern with security of

registered mail system. Linn's Stamp News.

Hahn, Mannel. 28 May 1938. Registry Markings U.S. Mail. Weekly Philatelic Gossip: 389.





Chicago.

Konwiser, Harry M. 1980. Postal Markings. Quarterman. reprint of his 1933-1954 columns in

Stamps Magazine; indexed by Richard Papp in Philatelic Literature Review 42: 2 pp. 94-

101; Papp cites pages 52-53, 57, 59, 76, 103, 114, 117, 121-22, 125, 128, 157, 168, 208,

223, 238, 255, 266, 275, 314, 322, 470-71, 492, 516, 529-30, 536, 628, 641-42, 645-46,

660, 668-69, 683-84, 745.

Kugel, Alfred F. October 2006. Registered Mail of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI.

Postal History Journal, no. 135: 15-22.

Loso, Foster W. and Heyliger de Windt. 1952. Twentieth Century United States Fancy and

Topical Cancellations. p. 13.

MacGregor, Donald S. May 1946. New York City Registry Markings. The American Philatelist

59, no. 8: 700-1.

Markovits, Robert L. September 1970. Ten Cent Registry (F1) Precancels. United States

Specialist 41, no. 9: 360.

Masters, Chris. October 2008. A Few More Thoughts on 'Correct' Handstamps. Auxiliary

Markings 5, no. 4: 8.

Meyer, Henry A. February 1965. Domestic Postal Markings. Chronicle 17, no. 2: 64-70.

Milgram, James W. July 1998-31 August 1998. Registered Mail at New York City During the

Classic Period 1845-1870. The Collectors Club Philatelist 77, no. 4: 207-17.

________. February 2009. Unofficial Registration of Mail in the U.S.: 1845-1855. Chronicle 61,

no. 1: 9-24.

________. March 1966. The Western Mails: 14 -- A California "Registered" Cover. The S. P. A.

Journal 28, no. 7: 519-20.

Mueller, Barbara R. 1955. Postal Markings Found on Registered Mail of the Bureau Issues

Period. Bureau Specialist: 78-81, 110-13.

________. 1959. Registry Markings of 1851-1860. Chronicle 32: 2-6.


________. June 1932. The Philadelphia Registered Markings. Postal Markings 2, no. 7: 96-7.

Pack, Dennis H. July 2009. Boxed Straight-line Markings Used at US Postal Sub-stations. La

Posta 40, no. 3: 31-9.

________. March 2009. Straight-line Markings Used at US Postal Sub-stations. La Posta 40, no.

1: 39-51. (the majority of the markings are for Registry.)

________. May 2002. Sub-station Postal Markings with "Sub" 1890-1910. La Posta 33, no. 2:

38-49.

________. November 1999. Those Elusive Postal Sub-Stations, Part 2. La Posta 30, no. 5: 27-33.


pp. 256-272.



Stieg, Carl L. March 2001. Postal Markings of Washington, D.C. Stations. La Posta 32, no. 1:

37-46.

________. May 2001. Postal Markings of Washington, D.C. Stations. La Posta 32, no. 2: 39-48.

________. July 2001. Postal Markings of Washington, D.C. Stations. La Posta 32, no. 3: 27-38.

Straight, David L. April 2007. Missing Lines - Auxiliary Markings on Post Office Form 1550.

Auxiliary Markings 4, no. 2: 4-6. (Correct and Diagonal Lines Omitted.)

________. March 2009. The Modernization of Registered Mail. The United States Specialist 80,

no. 3: 105-9. (1911 changes in regulations.)

Thompson, H. K. 1957. U.S. Registered Cancellations. Billigs Handbook 26: 148-53.

Military Mail (4)



________. March 1999. Solving a Riddle: Who Sent Registered Soldier's Mail? La Posta 30, no.

1: 54-9.



Martorelli, Richard D. July 2006. "The Game's Afoot". La Posta 37, no. 3: 49-59. (Use of

Registry by military personnel in World War II.)

New Orleans (2)

New Orleans Registered Letters. 20 February 1936. Postal Markings 5, no. 9: 101.



New York (9)




4: 41.


no. 7: 76.


MacGregor, Donald S. May 1946. New York City Registry Markings. The American Philatelist

59, no. 8: 700-1.



Straight, David L. April 2007. Forms Miscellany. The American Philatelist 121, no. 4: 324-6.

(Registry forms for stamp shipments and correct markings.)

Wallace, Jeffrey. Registry postal marks used by Examiners at the NYC General Post Office,

1882-1902. http://canadian-expat.com/NYC-gallery.htm. October 14, 2008.




Official Mail (3)

Graham, Richard B. 7 October 1991. Money shipment registry tags, 1932-55. Linn's Stamp

News: 46-7.

Martorelli, Richard D. July 2006. "The Game's Afoot". La Posta 37, no. 3: 49-59.

Use of Registry by military personnel in World War II.

Milgram, James W. and Lester C. III Lanphear. August 2005. Registration of Official Mail to

1900. Chronicle 57, no. 3: 211-24.

Paid Permits (1)

Straight, David L. 6 October 2003. Fall Sports Covers? Now, these are just the ticket! Stamp

Collector 77, no. 20: 10. (Registered paid permit envelopes for mailing sports tickets.)

Panama (3)





9.



Perfin (1)

http://canadian-expat.com/NYC-gallery.htm

Stump, David. May 1968. Perfin News: 4.

Philadelphia (8)

Post Offices of the United States - Interior View of one of them- Mail Distributions -

Registration of Money Letters - Curious Facts and Anecdotes - The Old and New Law.

20 October 1852. New York Daily Times: 2.




________. March 2002. Registration at Philadelphia, Part 2. La Posta 33, no. 1: 27-40.

________. May 2002. Registration at Philadelphia, Revisited. La Posta 33, no. 2: 55-60.

Milgram, James W. February 2009. Unofficial Registration of Mail in the U.S.: 1845-1855.

Chronicle 61, no. 1: 9-24.

Norona, Delf. June 1932. The Philadelphia Registered Markings. Postal Markings 2, no. 7: 96-7.

Sachat, Norman. 1989. Registered Mail to Philadelphia 1845-1855. Sepad Philately 1: 13-21.

Philippines (1)

Peterson, Donald J. April 1982. Registration of Mail in the Spanish Philippines, 1854-1898.

American Philatelist.

Post Office Forms (42)


Albrecht, Carl W. and Alfred E. Staubus. April 1993. Some Notes on USPOD Registry Return

Receipt Cards Type A. Postal Stationery 35, no. 2: 40-6. (Study of Form 1548 without

the Form Number printed.)

Bechtel, Robert B. Summer 1988. The U.S. Registry System: The "Byzantine" Period, 1880-

1910. The Heliograph 2, no. 3: 16-21. (Study of registered mail forms 1880-1910.)

________. Fall 1988. The U.S. Registry System: The "Byzantine" Period, 1880-1910. The

Heliograph 2, no. 4: 17-23. (Study of registered mail forms 1880-1910.)

Bussey, Lewis E. January 1995-31 March 1995. Registry Return Receipts. Postal Stationery 37,

no. 1: 26-35. (No text, illustrations of Form 1548, includes 1879.)

Drummond, Jim. September 2006. An Illustrated Catalog of U.S. Registered Package Envelopes.

The Official Seal Newsletter, no. 14 (Special Number 1): 1-52.

Fricke, Charles A. 1973. A Contemporary Account of the First United States Postal Card, 1870-

1875. Philadelphia: [author]. p. 130 illustrates a circa 1875 forerunner to the 1879

Registry Bill card printed by the Milwaukee, Wisconsin postmaster.

Gentry, David A. July 2009. News From the Cities. Transit Postmark Collector 60, no. 5: 77 &

85. (Registry Return Receipt Cards with streetcar R.P.O. markings.)


________. August 1981. USPS Return Receipts. The American Philatelist 95, no. 8: 718-21.

(Deals with Postal Service forms after 1973.)

Graham, Richard B. March 1962. Early Return Registered Letter Bill. U.S. 1851-60 Chronicle,

no. 41: 5.


50-1.

________. 29 January 1996. U.S. return registry receipt cards of 1879. Linn's Stamp News: 34-5.

Harris, Robert Dalton and Diane DeBlois. 1980. U.S. Postal History Documents, No. 1 Registry

& Stamped Paper. Wynantskill, NY: aGatherin'. (A 40 page sales catalog postal forms

related to registered mail and the ordering of accountable paper (stamps, stamped

envelopes, and postal cards) including registered shipments of the same. The first attempt

to create a catalog of post office forms related to registered mail.)

Kotanchik, Jim. 2006. Post Office Seals of the United States and Possessions. [author].














McDonald, Bob. 1987. USPOD/USPS Return Receipt Penalty Mail Postal Cards. Official Mail

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McDonough, Joe. March 1986. Registered Stamp Bill. New Jersey Postal History 14, no. 2: 19-

21. (Documents an 1873 shipment from the Stamp Agency to the postmaster at

Stockholm, NJ.)




Norona, Delf. July 1935. A First Year Registered Letter Return Receipt. The American

Philatelist 48, no. 10: 535-6. (Author said the title should have been “A First Year

Registered Letter Receipt.”)

________. 1970. U.S. Post Office Department Printed Forms. American Philatelic Congress

Book 36: 13-29.

________. 1962. United States Registry Forms, 1869-1871. American Philatelic Congress Book

28: 153-81.








1549A.)



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Straight, David L. March 2008. The Country Postmaster. The American Stamp Dealer &

Collector, no. 18: 26-8. (Popular treatment of Stony Hill, Missouri registered mail.)

________. April 2007. Forms Miscellany. The American Philatelist 121, no. 4: 324-6. (Registry

forms for stamp shipments and correct markings.)

________. July 2006. An Introduction to Collecting 19th-Century Registry Blanks. The

American Philatelist 120, no. 7: 622-9.

________. April 2007. Missing Lines - Auxiliary Markings on Post Office Form 1550. Auxiliary

Markings 4, no. 2: 4-6. (Correct and Diagonal Lines Omitted.)

________. November 2006. More Blanks & Forms. The American Philatelist 120, no. 11: 1012-

9.

________. October 2007. Registered Mail Stony Hill, Missouri, 1883: the Cultivation of Rural

Commerce. Postal History Journal, no. 138: 6-18. (Economic analysis of Stony Hill,

Missouri based on postmaster's Registration book.)

________. January 2007. Stamp, Envelope, and Postcard Shipments. The American Philatelist

121, no. 1: 40-6. (Forms used with registered shipments of accountable paper.)

Thompson, Charles S. 13 June 1942. Registered Package Envelopes. Weekly Philatelic Gossip:

323.



________. 8 January 2007. U.S. fee for service for return receipt requested after mailing began

in 1931. Linn's Stamp News: 32.

Post Office Operations (18)









Graham, Richard B. 22 October 2001. Early Registry Receipts, Registered Letter Bills. Linn's

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________. March 1962. Early Return Registered Letter Bill. U.S. 1851-60 Chronicle, no. 41: 5.



Leech, Daniel Tompkins. 1976. The Post Office Department of the United States of America.

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Milgram, James W. 1998. United States Registered Mail, 1845-1870. North Miami, FL: Phillips.

Mueller, Barbara R. 1963. Pre-1855 Registry System. American Philatelic Congress Book 29:

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________. 1958. U.S. Registered Covers and the System which Produced Them. Postal History

Journal 2, no. 1: 19.

Norona, Delf. July 1935. A First Year Registered Letter Return Receipt. The American

Philatelist 48, no. 10: 535-6. (Author said the title should have been “A First Year

Registered Letter Receipt.”)


28: 153-81.

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Christiansen, Jon. March 1985. A Hundred-Year-Old Mystery Solved: A U.S. Official Seal. The







Howard, Warren S. November 2002. A History of Post Office Department Official Stamps,

1873-1874. Chronicle 54, no. 4: 278-88.


Mackie, Tad. 2004. Examples of Overprints on Postage Stamp Agency Seals and Envelopes. The

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________. October 2004. Use of the Green Registry Seal on Postage Stamp Agency Envelopes.

The Official Seal Newsletter, no. 4: 18-27.



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1900. Chronicle 57, no. 3: 211-24.





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Postal Card Agency (3)






Straight, David L. January 2007. Stamp, Envelope, and Postcard Shipments. The American

Philatelist 121, no. 1: 40-6. (Forms used with registered shipments of accountable paper.)



Postal Rates (14)

[Act of 1855 Rates]. 4 January 1952. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 2.

[Act of 1855 Rates]. 18 April 1952. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 122.

Beecher, Henry W. and Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz. 1994. U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, 1872-

1993. Shawnee Mission, KS: Traditions Press.

________. 1999. U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, 1872-1999. Portland, OR: Cama. Revised Second

Edition.

Dos Passos, Cyril F. February 1958. The Eight Cent U.S. Registry Rate of 1874-1875. The

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Graham, Richard B. August 1988-30 November 1988. Registration of Letters, 1861-1869.

Chronicle 40, no. 3-4: 188-95, 265-6. (only the references appear in the second part.)

Harris, Robert Dalton. October 1981. Domestic Registry Fees to 1952. P.S. no. 12: 12-7.

Lawrence, Ken. July 2004. Gold from Alaska. The American Philatelist: 596-603. (1914-1977

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MacGregor, Donald S. 8 April 1944. Payment of Registry Fee in Stamps. Stamps: 43-4.

Milgram, James W. 1998. United States Registered Mail, 1845-1870. North Miami, FL: Phillips.


Journal 28, no. 7: 519-20.

Mueller, Barbara R. 1955. U. S. Registry Fees, 1855-1955. American Philatelic Congress Book

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Instructions Regarding Registry Stamps, Order #5873 dated November 1, 1911. February 1912-

31 March 1912. Collector's Journal 2, no. 91: 214.

Postal Laws. 1967. Washington, DC: G.P.O. -- Transmittal 14, April 1, 1967 updated through

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Registration of Letters - Important Modifications. 10 October 1855. New York Daily Times: 1.

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United States Code Annotated, Title 39: The Postal Service. 1921. Sec. 384.

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Sec. 381-386.





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Edition.


Stamp News: 26-7.









24.

Deals with changes in regulations for postmarking registered mail.


16-7.

Deals with changes in regulations for postmarking registered mail.



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pre-1855 (21)

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Department, 183-4. Washington, DC: Gales & Seaton.


Post Offices of the United States - Interior View of one of them- Mail Distributions -

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20 October 1852. New York Daily Times: 2.





Ashbrook, Stanley B. 1938. The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1857. New York:

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Barnett, Franklin. July 1956-31 August 1956. Valuable Mail to Philadelphia 1845-1855. The

American Philatelist: 701, 796.








orders.)





587-94.





________. August 1961. U.S. Registry Before 1855. The S. P. A. Journal 23, no. 12: 592-3.



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Mueller, Barbara R. 1958. U.S. Registered Covers and the System which Produced Them. Postal

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Puerto Rico (1)

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Registered Package Envelopes (12)





Graham, Richard B. 20 September 1999. Official stationery: registered package envelopes.

Linn's Stamp News: 40-1.







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Restricted Delivery (1)

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99-106.

Return Receipt (10)








Gitlow, Stuart. August 1981. USPS Return Receipts. The American Philatelist 95, no. 8: 718-21.


Graham, Richard B. 29 January 1996. U.S. return registry receipt cards of 1879. Linn's Stamp

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99-106.

________. July 2006-31 August 2006. Registered Brick Mail. The Collectors Club Philatelist 85,

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Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S. 8 January 2007. U.S. fee for service for return receipt requested after

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Robbery (1)



Seals (10)

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Drummond, Jim. November 2006. Some Varieties of OXF1 (Finally) Explained, Part I. The

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________. 2006. Post Office Seals of the United States and Possessions. [author].







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Study Group (2)

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Supplemental Surcharges (1)

Graham, Richard B. 7 October 1991. Money shipment registry tags, 1932-55. Linn's Stamp

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unknown (18)

1912. Fowler's Stamp and Coin Age: 15.

November 1902. Monthly Report, Herts Philatelic Society, London 5: 16.

May 1911. New England Philatelist: 12.

1912. New England Philatelist 2: 105.

1910. Postage Stamps (London) 6: 26, 230, 232.

Ashbrook, Stanley B. Special Service: 26, 187, 243, 254, 285.

Hahn, Mannel. 29 January 1938. Registry of United States Mail. Weekly Philatelic Gossip: 690.

Herman Herst Auction. Donald S. MacGregor collection, January 30, 1963.

Herman Herst Auction. Donald S. MacGregor collection, October 22, 1964, Lots 676-710.

Konwiser, Harry M. 13 August 1938. Registry Mail. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 702.

________. 25 February 1946. Registry Mail. Weekly Philatelic Gossip: 176.

Mueller, Barbara R. 29 March 1955. Registration. Western Stamp Collector.

Perry, Elliott. 1981. Pat Paragraphs. Takoma Park, MD: Bureau Issues Association.

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________. February 1945. A Twelve Times Rate to Britain in 1866. The American Philatelist 58,

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Burns, Al

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Bussey, Lewis E.



Canman, Richard W.

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________. March 1999. Solving a Riddle: Who Sent Registered Soldier's Mail? La Posta 30, no.

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1875. Philadelphia: [author]. p. 130 illustrates a circa 1875 forerunner to the 1879

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Gilman, Kenneth L.

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Gitlow, Stuart




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________. March 1962. Early Return Registered Letter Bill. U.S. 1851-60 Chronicle, no. 41: 5.

________. 1 March 1993. Handling of registered mails under UPU. Linn's Stamp News: 16-7.

________. 7 October 1991. Money shipment registry tags, 1932-55. Linn's Stamp News: 46-7.

________. 19 July 1999. New book: U.S. registered mail, 1845-70. Linn's Stamp News: 38-9.

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________. 27 November 1995. New catalog: registration labels of the world. Linn's Stamp

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________. 11 March 1996. Pre-UPU U.S. registered covers are scarce. Linn's Stamp News: 36-7.


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________. October 1966. Registration. Chronicle 18, no. 53: 134-5. (Pair of 1867 covers

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24. (Deals with changes in regulations for postmarking registered mail.)

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________. 9 February 1987. Unusual handling of registered mail creates need for unusual postal

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________. 11 November 1985. Unusual markings show post office concern with security of

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Hahn, Mannel

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________. 29 January 1938. Registry of United States Mail. Weekly Philatelic Gossip: 690.

Handelman, David


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________. July 2006-31 August 2006. Registered Brick Mail. The Collectors Club Philatelist 85,

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Hargest, George E.

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Harris, Robert Dalton

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Harrison, Horace W.

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Herman Herst



Hill, George Birkbeck



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Hill, Rowland



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Hobbie, Selah R.




Howard, Warren S.


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Huber, Leonard V.



Johl, Max G.



Karlen, Harvey M.





Chicago.

King, Beverly S.



King, John G.



________. September 1939. The Postal Service - Its Value to Business. The Credit World 27, no.

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Kipper, Henry A.

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Kjellstedt, Harold

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26: 195.

Konwiser, Harry M.

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101; Papp cites pages 52-53, 57, 59, 76, 103, 114, 117, 121-22, 125, 128, 157, 168, 208,

223, 238, 255, 266, 275, 314, 322, 470-71, 492, 516, 529-30, 536, 628, 641-42, 645-46,

660, 668-69, 683-84, 745.

________. 13 August 1938. Registry Mail. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News: 702.

________. 25 February 1946. Registry Mail. Weekly Philatelic Gossip: 176.

Kotanchik, Jim

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Landau, Eliot A.

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Lawrence, Ken

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Leech, Daniel Tompkins

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Lockyear, Theodore




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Loso, Foster W.



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________. May 1946. New York City Registry Markings. The American Philatelist 59, no. 8:

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________. 8 April 1944. Payment of Registry Fee in Stamps. Stamps: 43-4.

Mackay, James

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Mackie, Tad





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________. February 1964. The Numbers Game, 10 cent Registry Issue. Bureau Specialist 35: 56.

________. June 1971. A Partial Bibliography on U.S. Registered Mail. Philatelic Literature

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________. 1961. Second Day Cover, 10 cent Registry. First Days 7, no. 2: 14-5.

________. September 1970. Ten Cent Registry (F1) Precancels. United States Specialist 41, no.

9: 360.

________. September 1971. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. The Collectors


________. November 1971. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. The Collectors




________. 1973. United States: The 10¢ Registry Stamp of 1911. Middletown, NY: Quality

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Marshall, C. F. Dendy

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Miles, Pliny



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Milgram, James W.


587-94.





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Mizuhara, Meiso

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________. 1963. Pre-1855 Registry System. American Philatelic Congress Book 29: 37-47.

________. 29 March 1955. Registration. Western Stamp Collector.

________. 1959. Registry Markings of 1851-1860. Chronicle 32: 2-6.

________. 1958. U.S. Registered Covers and the System which Produced Them. Postal History

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________. 1955. U. S. Registry Fees, 1855-1955. American Philatelic Congress Book 21: 29-39.

________. October 1954. U.S. Registry Labels -- A Preliminary Study. The American Philatelist

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________. December 1972. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United


________. January 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United


________. April 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United States


________. June 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United States


________. August 1973. U.S. Registry Labels -- A study of Types and Usages. The United




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