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Wishnietsky, Confederate Patriotic Covers, 1stEd. 1991, illustrated, Philately

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Wishnietsky, Confederate Patriotic Covers, 1stEd. 1991, illustrated, Philately

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"Confederate Patriotic Covers and Their Usages" by Benjamin Wishnietsky, published by David G. Phillips Publishing Co. Inc., North Miami, FL, 1991. Stated First Edition, fully illustrated.

Soft cover [a little wear], 7" x 10"; 144 pages, 230 illustrations from which 90 are in color, high quality glossy paper, very good condition.

Wishnietsky explains and illustrates hundreds of patriotic covers of the Confederate States of America. Descriptions of types, usages, postage rates, value system.

Benjamin Wishnietsky has been a collector of United States, Greek, and Confederate philatelic material for his entire adult life. He was the author of Confederate Patriotic Covers and Their Usages (1991), the editor of the Confederate States of America Stampless Cover Catalog (1980), and the editor of the American Stampless Cover Catalog: The Standard Reference Catalog of American Postal History (1978). He has written more than 100 articles for the Confederate Philatelist, most of them in his column "Unusual Confederates."

He was an accredited American Philatelic Society judge for many years and was named a judge emeritus when he retired. He has won many philatelic awards, most notably the Grand Award at VAPEX in 1975, the Confederate Stamp Alliance trophy in 1975, the NOPEX Reserve Grand Award in 1977, the FLOREX Grand Award in 1980, and the August Dietz Award from the Confederate Stamp Alliance in 1991. He was a great supporter of the Hollywood Stamp Club in Hollywood, Florida and served as editor of their newsletter and on their board of directors for many years.

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