United States Stamps 1922-26 [Paperback]

Gary Griffith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1997

Since its publication in 1997, Griffith's United States Stamps 1922-26 has become the definitive reference work on these issues. Not only does it cover the stamps and their production, but the poltical background that led to the stamps' issue.
Illustrated with  135 black-and-white photographs in addition to the stamp illustrations.
A continuing volume, United States Stamps 1927-32, published by Linn's in 2001, completes the study of all the stamps issued during the administrations of presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.

Both volumes are frequently cited by scholars, expertizers and leading auction firms, and are a must for any serious philatelic library.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Superb in-depth examination of the Fourth Bureau Issues and the commemorative issues of the period. Well illustrated. --James Lee, Philatlic Literature Catalog.

The most complete reference work on these issues is United States Stamps 1922-26 by Gary Griffith and published by Linn's. --Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, New York.

A fascinating and informative look at the origins, designs and production of U.S. stamps ....  Griffith provides the political and historical significance of each stamp, including the real reason it was issued, and presents all the production details.  --Myrtle Beach Stamp Club, Myrtle Beach, SC.

The first book on the 1922-26 postage stamps, the Regular Issues, Commemoratives and Air Mails; from original research in the various official records, Smithsonian, National Archives and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. --Leonard Hartmann, Philatelic Bibliopole.

Using correspondence from the National Archives, as well as files recently discovered at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Griffith describes the colorful personalities who set in motion great changes in the nation's stamp program during the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. -- Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

About the Author

Gary Griffith collected United States stamps for more than 30 years, and specialized in the stamps of the Series of 1922. He is a former editor of the United States Specialist, and has contributed to a number of stamp publications, including the Essay-Proof Journal, Linn's Stamp News, and Scott Stamp Monthly.
His competitive exhibit, "The 2¢ Washington 1922," won 10 gold medals in United States competitions between 1988 and 2000, and was exhibited internationally in Tokyo in 1991 and in Paris in 1999.

A journalist by profession, his non-philatelic articles have been published in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the National Law Journal, and many other periodicals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Linns Stamp News (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940403757
• ISBN-13: 978-0940403758
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,704,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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