Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Philately
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Philately
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0.49 Cubic feet
consisting of 1 box, 1 folder, 1 map case folder.
1866-1968
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Philately forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Collection is in English; with some items in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Philately is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Preferred Citation note
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Philately, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Processing Information
In 2016, with funding provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund, the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History implemented the use of minimal level processing standards to increase information about and facilitate access to more of our collections.
A large portion of stored material from the original acquisition received minimal level processing, which resulted in additions to this Subject category. This effort included basic arrangement and replacement of non-archival housing for long-term stability, but staples and other fasteners have not all been removed. Revisions to the encoded finding aid were made to reflect the added content in context to the previously processed material.
Minimal level processing and enhancement of the machine-readable finding aid completed by Nicole Blechynden, September 2017.
Materials in the Archives Center
Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)
Forms Part Of
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.
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Series 1: Business Ephemera
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Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
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Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers
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Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Scope and Contents
This subject category- Philately consists of company information for businesses that either sold stamps or provided a service for stamp collectors. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name of company.
Clubs, associations, and organizations devoted to the interests of those who collected are also represented. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name of organization.
Related Materials includes image of boy and older man looking at stamps and pasting stamps in book Stamp duties imposed by Act of Congress of 1862, and its Amendments of March 3, 1863. Stated that it was published for the convenience of merchants, bankers, brokers, conveyances, attorneys and the general public.
Publications is comprised of articles, catalogues, literature, newsletters, and other materials of interest to the collector or dealer. There is a small amount of materials in Spanish as well.
Conditions Governing Use note
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Companies
1
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1884-1953; undated
Fox, John A. Advertisement, New York, New York
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undated
1
1
Harmer, Rooke & Company, Incorporated. Catalogue Cover, 1New York, New York
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1947
1
1
Harris, H.E. Catalogue, Boston, Massachusetts
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1942
1
1
Kessler, F.W. Catalogue, New York, New York
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1939
1
2
Knickerbocker Stamp Company. Catalogue, New York, New York
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1941
1
2
Long, Elmer R. Collectors Handbook, Catalogue and Order Forms, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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1953; undated
1
3
Mekeel, C.H., Stamp and Publishing Company, Book, St. Louis, Missouri
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undated
1
4
Scott & Company. Postage and Revenue Stamp Catalogue, New York, New York
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1884
1
5
Scott Publications, Incorporated. Stamp Catalogue, New York, New York
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1938
1
5
Scott Stamp & Coin Company. Descriptive List, New York, New York
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1916
1
5
Scott Stamp & Coin Company. Postage Stamp Catalogue, New York, New York
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undated
1
5
Standard Stamp Company. Price List, St. Louis, Missouri
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1893
1
6
Clubs and Associations
2
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1881-1961; undated
Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp Society. Advertisements, Correspondence and Bulletins
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1952-1953; undated
1
7
Germany Philatelic Society. Membership Application
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undated
1
8
Masonic Stamp Club of New York. Publications, New York, New York
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1956, 1957, 1960, 1961
1
9
National Philatelic Society. Publications, New York, New York
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1882, 1883,1886
1
10
New Jersey Philatelic Society. Publication, Jersey City, New Jersey
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1881
1
11
Pottstown Stamp Club. Exhibition Pamphlet, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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1938
1
12
Rockaway Philatelic Society. Dinner Ticket, New York, New York
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1941
1
12
Related Materials
3
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undated
Stamps
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undated
1
13
Advertising Envelopes
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undated
1
14
Images
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undated
47
5
Stamp Duties
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1863
47
5
General, Philately
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1866-1968
SUPP
23
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Scope and Contents
A small number of postal (cancelled and noncancelled) and novelty stamps, plus a dealer's advertisement and an envelope annotated with the details of a removed postal stamp.
Philately
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1
Publications
4
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1881-1964; undated
Articles
4.1
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undated
"Stamps and Stamp Collecting", by Ramon Coffman
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undated
1
15
"Stamps of Distinction for Patent Medicines", by George Griffenhagen
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undated
1
15
"You Just Don't Know What Stamps Can Do to a Man"
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undated
1
15
Catalogs
4.2
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1938-1939, 1947
1
15
United States Specialized Catalog of First Day Covers
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1938
1
16
Mitchell-Hoover Official Catalog of United States Bureau Precancels
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1939
1
17
Official Catalogue Centenary International Philatelic Exhibition, New York, New York
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1947
1
18
Literature for Collectors
4.3
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1901-1964; undated
United States Post-Office Department Exhibit, Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901: A Description of all Postage Stamps and Postal Cards issued by the Department. An Extract from the Report of the Third Assistant Postmaster-General for the Year Ending
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June 30, 1900, 1901
1
19
A Guide to Philatelic Literature in Three Sections
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1927
1
19
The Professional Rare Stamp Hunter's Guide Book: An Encyclopedia of the Rare Stamps if the World
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1927
1
19
Stamps of United States
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1942
1
19
Guide for the Selection of United States Commemorative Postage Stamps
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1959
1
19
Duck Stamp Data, United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
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1964
1
19
United States 1857-1860 Issue
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undated
1
19
Newsletters
4.4
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1881-1937; undated
Granite State Philatelist
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September 1882
1
20
Linn's Weekly Stamp News
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undated
1
20
New Southern Philatelist, The
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undated
1
20
Stamp Collector, The
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1937
1
20
Stamp World, The
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1882
1
20
Stamp World, The
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undated
1
20
St. Louis Philatelist
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1881
1
20
Weekly Philatelic Gossip
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undated
1
20
Foreign Materials
5
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1972
Catalogo Especializado de Estampillas de Venezuela
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1972
1
21