American Philatelic Association, American Philatelic Society · Altoona, Pa. : [American Philatelic Association] · leaf 218
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 208 … the backs of the sheets from two pack- On Friday, August 21, 184 6, the plate ages, and drying and straightening them was delivered to the Postmaster with preparatory to "opening days." The the printed stamps in five bundles of gum use by Barton penetrated the pa- three hundred sheets each, and he…
