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Cover images are objects from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum Collection. From left to right:envelope with ten-cent black Washington stamp (Scott 2) mailed from Doakesville, Ark, 1850 (NPM2003.2019.7); Leather satchel for letter carriers, ca. 1920–1950 (NPM 1992.2002.70) Parcel Airlift Issue(Scott 1341) used for parcels being mailed to servicemen in Vietnam 1968 (NPM 1980.2493.571).Published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly PressP.O. Box 37012MRC 957Washington, D.C. 20013- 7012www.scholarlypress.si.eduText and images in this publication may be protected by copyright and other restrictions or owned by individualsand entities other than, and in addition to, the Smithsonian Institution. Fair use of copyrighted material includesthe use of protected materials for personal, educational, or noncommercial purposes. Users must cite author andsource of content, must not alter or modify content, and must comply with all other terms or restrictions that maybe applicable. Users are responsible for securing permission from a rights holder for any other use.Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication DataWinton M. Blount Postal History Symposia.The Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposia : select papers, 2006-2009 / Thomas Lera, editor.p. cm. — (Smithsonian contributions to history and technology ; no. 55)Includes bibliographical references.1. Postal service—History—Congresses. 2. Postage stamps—History—Congresses. I. Lera, Thomas M. II. Title.HE6041.W56 2010383’.49--dc222010016338ISSN (print): 1948-5999ISSN (online): 1948-6006The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard forPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48–1992.
ContentsLETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONALPOSTAL MUSEUMACKNOWLEDGMENTSvviiINTRODUCTIoN 1The Political Economy of Postal Reform in the Victorian Age 3Richard R. JohnFIRST SYMPOSIUM—WHAT IS POSTAL HISTORY?(NOVEMBER 3–4, 2006)Introduction 13Thomas Lera“Little Colored Bits of Paper” Collected in the Progressive Era 15Sheila A. BrennanWWI Philatelic Censuses of East Africa 23John Kevin DoyleExplorations in the Official Register: Statistical Analysisof Postmaster Compensation Data from 19th CenturyNew Hampshire 29Terence Hines and Thomas VelkSECOND SYMPOSIUM—FURTHER, FARTHER, FASTER:TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE MAIL(OCTOBER 20–21, 2007)Introduction 37Thomas LeraZeppelin Posts at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair: IntegratingCollector and Historian Methodologies 39Cheryl R. Ganz
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