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Research Articles

The Philatelic Foundation has become renowned for their expertizing services. From time to time, articles are also written by staff members to help further the knowledge of collectors about their prized possessions. This, hopefully, better helps a collector understand the expertizing process and how judgements are passed when looking at items. Here are some articles written:

– Detecting Faked Coil Stamps

In the 1980s-1990s, the Philatelic Foundation issued the The Philatelic Foundation Bulletin which was distributed and sent to Contributing members on a regular basis. These journals contain a wide-array of fascinating, and most importantly, still relevant research articles written on a variety of topics. Below is a small selection of articles that have been written – some of which were by legendary philatelists – over the years.

  • United States Articles
  • About Expertizing
  • Other Articles
  • International Articles
  • Reference Collections

United States Articles (click a link below)

The New Haven Postmaster’s Provisional Revisted
by Dr. Roberto M. Rosende (Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter 1991)
The Providence, Rhode Island, Provisionals of 1846
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 3, No. 3-4, July-December 1985)
An 1847 First Day Cover?
by Michael X. Zelenak (Vol. 7, No. 2, July-December 1989)
The One Cent Stamp of 1851 & 1857
by Jerome S. Wagshal (December 1987)
The Ninety Cent Stamp of the 1857 Series
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 3, No. 2, April-June 1985)
Government Reprints of the 1857-60 Issue
by Michael X. Zelenak (Vol. 8, No. 1, January-March 1990)
The Columbian Series of 1893
by Dr. Roberto M. Rosende (Vol. 10, No. 1, 1992)
The Five Dollar Columbian Stamp of 1893
by Robert G. Rose and Larry Lyons
Bluish and “Clay” Paper Specimens of the 1908-09 Regular Issue on Cover
by R.H. White (Vol. 8, No. 4, Autumn 1990)
Research a Rarity: The “China Clay Papers”
by Robert Furman (Vol. 3, No. 1, January-March 1985)
Cincinnati’s Carrier Service During The Free Period
by Robert B. Meyersburg (Vol. 3, No. 3-4, July-December 1985)
The United States Grounded Plane (Scott C3)
by The Philatelic Foundation (December 1983-February 1984)
The C3a “Jenny” Multiples
by Dr. Roberto Rosende (Vol. 9, No. 3, Autumn 1991)
The United States Graf Zeppelin Issue
by The Philatelic Foundation (July-September 1984)
Vin Fiz Cover, PFC #225,000
by Michael X. Zelenak (Vol. 8, No. 2, Spring 1990)
Five-Cent 1871 Proprietary Revenue Stamp with Center Inverted: A Major United States Philatelic Rarity
by Brian M. Bleckwenn (Vol. 8, No. 2, Spring 1990)
The Most Beautiful and Expensive U.S. Stamp? ($5,000 Revenue Stamp)
by Dr. Roberto Rosende (Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1991)
U.S. Post Office Seals
by Peter A. Robertson (Vol. 8, No. 4, Autumn 1990)
The Confederate States 2-Cent Green Lithograph of 1862
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 3, No. 3-4, July-December 1985)
The Confederate States Two-Cent Red Jack Intaglio Stamp
by Brian M. Green (September-November 1983)
Hawaiian Headache: Is This Stamp a Genuine Imperf? Part 1 of 2
by Wallace R. Beardsley (Vol. 7, No. 2, July-December 1989)
Hawaiian Headache: Is This Stamp a Genuine Imperf? Part 2 of 2
by Wallace R. Beardsley (Vol. 8, No. 1, January-March 1990)

International Articles (click a link below)

The Bavaria No. 1 Tete-Beches
by Dr. Roberto Rosende (Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter 1991)
The Canada Jubilee Issue of 1897
by The Philatelic Foundation (September-November 1983)
The Falkland Islands’ Misplaced H.M.S. Glasgow
by Father Augustine Monaghan (Vol. 9, No. 3, Autumn 1991)
Applications of Plating to the Expertizing Process: The Fiji Times Express
by Timothy A. Holmes (December 1983-February 1984)
The British Penny Black
by The Philatelic Foundation (March-June 1984)
The Pence Issues of Newfoundland
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 3, No. 1, January-March 1985)
Those South American Tete-Beches…
by Dr. Roberto Rosende (Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer 1990)

About Expertizing (click a link below)

“Operation Manipulation”: The U.S. One Cent Stamp of 1851-1861
by Mortimer L. Neinken (September-November 1983)
“Operation Manipulation”: The U.S. Ten Cent Stamp of 1855-1859
by Mortimer L. Neinken (December 1983-February 1984)
All The Tools Should be Used
by Richard B. Graham (December 1983-February 1984)
The Four Phases of Stamp Expertization
by Herbert J. Bloch (March-June 1984)
Fancy Cancels
by Scott Trepel (Vol. 3, No. 3-4, July-December 1985)
“Short Transfer”: A Misnomer
by Ernest A. Kehr (Vol. 3, No. 1, January-March 1985)

Reference Collections (click a link below)

The John Hudson Hall Collection of Spain’s 6 Cuartos of 1850
by Peter A. Robertson (Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer 1990)
The John Luff Honduras Air Mail Collection
by Peter A. Robertson (Vol. 7, No. 2, July-December 1989)
The Marcel M. Lutwak U.S. Revenue Collection
by Peter A. Robertson (Vol. 8, No. 2, Spring 1990)

Other Articles (click a link below)

Jean de Sperati: Master Forger
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 8, No. 1, January-March 1990)
A Provisional Ferrarity
by Calvet M. Hahn (Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1991)
The Farouk 3 Lire Cover of Tuscany
by Dr. Roberto Rosende (Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1991)
The Weill Brothers Stock, Part One: Major U.S. Stamps
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 7, No. 2, July-December 1989)
The Weill Brothers Stock, Part Two: U.S. Postmaster Provisionals
by The Philatelic Foundation (Vol. 8, No. 1, January-March 1990)
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