History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of AmericaTiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
History
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America
Tiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
Postage stamps -- United States
p. 47, "apperance" to "appearance" (14) (has a blurred appearance)
p. 47, "diffent" to "different" (30) (a different design)
p. 48, "Brattleborro" to "Brattleboro" (8) (of Brattleboro, Vermont)
p. 50, "seperately" to "separately" (7) (stamp separately engraved)
p. 52, "accomodation" to "accommodation" (7) (as an accommodation;)
p. 53, "impresions" to "impressions" (102) (re-impressions in red)
p. 55, "orignally" to "originally" (11) (originally ruled into spaces)
p. 64, "permiting" to "permitting" (4) (permitting to be used)
p. 78, "Terell" to "Terrell" (2) (Mr. Terrell, Third Assistant
Postmaster General)
p. 80, "Goverment" to "Government" (34) (dies by the Government)
p. 88, "Pastmaster" to "Postmaster" (200) (the Postmaster General)
p. 91, "postmater" to "postmaster" (200) (unlawful for any postmaster)
p. 92, "Priviledge" to "Privilege" (13) (the Franking Privilege)
p. 93, "lettters" to "letters" (200) (amount on letters)
p. 94, "Casellar" to "Cassilar" (2) (Toppan, Carpenter, Cassilar & Co.)
p. 104, "prolongued" to "prolonged" (3) (right side prolonged)
(this correction is noted on the publishers "Errata" page)
p. 107, "vermillion" to "vermilion" (15) (with yellowish vermilion)
p. 110, "millemetres" to "millimetres" (2) (space of two millimetres)
p. 110, "impresion" to "impression" (102) (Plate impression,)
p. 119, "runing" to "running" (5) (and running off to the right)
p. 120, "Botom" to "Bottom" (110) (LEFT. Top, Bottom)
p. 123, "newpapers" to "newspapers" (88+) (through the newspapers)
p. 124, "Immediatly" to "Immediately" (3) (Immediately after the
expiration)
p. 127, "ocre" to "ochre" (5) (5 cents, ochre, shades of brown.)
p. 129, "impresion" to "impression" (102) (Plate impression,)
p. 132, "borderded" to "bordered" (105) (bordered by a broad)
p. 140, "compossed" to "composed" (19) (composed of depressed lines)
p. 159, "ninty" to "ninety" (27) (ninety cents, Commodore)
p. 160, "posesion" to "possession" (11) (present issue, in possession)
p. 170, "vermillion" to "vermilion" (15) (7 cents, vermilion.)
p. 179, "ZEVERLY" to "ZEVELY" (2) ((Signed.) A. N. ZEVELY)
p. 180, "hurridly" to "hurriedly" (0) (hurriedly gotten up)
p. 185, "conspicious" to "conspicuous" (6) (shade lines being
conspicuous)
p. 194, "improvments" to "improvements" (5) (improvements in
machinery)
p. 197, "soild" to "solid" (60) (broad solid colored line)
p. 200, "whereever" to "wherever" (1) (wherever required)
p. 201, "beween" to "between" (117) (colored band between)
p. 207, "cirular" to "circular" (55) (From the third circular)
p. 209, "newpaper" to "newspaper" (88+) (newspaper stamps in other
countries)
p. 209, "newpapers" to "newspapers" (88+) (distribution of newspapers
and periodicals)
p. 213, "principly" to "principally" (3) (principally at Chicago)
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