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Delaware Rarity with Numismatic Content
Speck, W.H. [publisher]. EASTERN PRESS. Volume I, No. 5 (Wilmington, April 1889). 8vo, self-covered. Pages 33-40, complete. Folded for mailing; spotted. Very good. Bourne 1880-121. The official publication of the Golden Hours Philatelic Association, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Mostly philatelic, with numismatic content in the form of "The Coinage of the Ancient Nation until 281 B.C.," the front-page article, by S. Oppenheimer. Six issues were published, according to Crawford, followed by a seventh under the title Eastern Collector. This is the only issue we have encountered. Crawford 536-537. Ex M. Bourne Library.
(Estimate: $100)
Speck, W.H. [publisher]. EASTERN PRESS. Volume I, No. 5 (Wilmington, April 1889). 8vo, self-covered. Pages 33-40, complete. Folded for mailing; spotted. Very good. Bourne 1880-121. The official publication of the Golden Hours Philatelic Association, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Mostly philatelic, with numismatic content in the form of "The Coinage of the Ancient Nation until 281 B.C.," the front-page article, by S. Oppenheimer. Six issues were published, according to Crawford, followed by a seventh under the title Eastern Collector. This is the only issue we have encountered. Crawford 536-537. Ex M. Bourne Library.
(Estimate: $100)