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References

Braceland, J. F. (1967, April). Newspapers & periodicals - 5c package essay. United States Specialist, 38, 144.   Note: Just before the newspaper stamps were issued, an essay stamp was designed with the intention of using them for package mail.   Although the actual essay stamp never materialized, the designs were used for the large format newspaper stamps.

Braceland, J. F. (1967, May). Newspapers & periodicals - The proofs. United States Specialist, 38, 177.

Braceland, J. F. (1967, October). Newspapers & periodicals - Issue of 1865. United States Specialist, 38, 452.

Braceland, J. F. (1967, November). Newspapers & periodicals - The second issue -1875. United States Specialist, 38, 429-431.  Note: General history and the laws.

Braceland, J. F. (1967, December). Newspapers & periodicals - The second issue -1875. United States Specialist, 38, 460-463.  Note: The designs.

Braceland, J. F. (1968, February). Newspapers & periodicals - The second issue -1875. United States Specialist, 39, 70-72.   Note: Plate, color, varieties, specimens, and delivery quantities.

Braceland, J. F. (1968, April). Newspapers & periodicals - The special printing of 1875. United States Specialist, 39, 150-153.

Braceland, J. F. (1968, August). Newspapers & periodicals - Issue of 1879. United States Specialist, 39, 288-291.    Note: Includes the Issue of 1885, specimens, mention of the imperforates, and quantities issued.

Braceland, J. F. (1968, September). Newspapers & periodicals - Plate varieties of 1879-85. United States Specialist, 39, 312-315.

Braceland, J. F. (1969, January). Newspapers & periodicals - Facsimiles of the 1875-85 issues. United States Specialist, 40, 30-32.   Note: Braceland's "First Edition" which is the FA edition of Mooz/Pepper.

Braceland, J. F. (1969, February). Newspapers & periodicals - Facsimiles of the 1875-85 issues. United States Specialist, 40, 62-65.   Note: Braceland's "Second Edition" which is the FB edition of Mooz/Pepper.

Braceland, J. F. (1969, April). Newspapers & periodicals - Facsimiles of the 1875-85 issues. United States Specialist, 40, 156-161.   Note: Braceland's "Third-Sixth Editions" which are the FC-FF editions of Mooz/Pepper.  Braceland's "Type 7" overprint which is the FG edition of Mooz/Pepper, and Braceland's "Type 8" overprint which is not recognized as a separate edition by Mooz/Pepper.  Also covers counterfeit cancellations.  

Braceland, J. F. (1969, April). Newspapers & periodicals - Facsimiles of the 1875-85 issues. United States Specialist, 40, 156-161.   Note: Covers miscellaneous overprints un-typed by Braceland but corresponding to the FN, FI, FL, FM of Mooz/Pepper and the "USA Issue" of Pepper.  

Braceland, J. F. (1969, October). Newspapers & periodicals - Proofs of the 1875-85 issues. United States Specialist, 40, 428-431.

Braceland, J. F. (1970, February). Newspapers & periodicals - The one cent essay of 1885. United States Specialist, 41, 48.

Braceland, J. F. (1970, June). Newspapers & periodicals - Issue of 1894. United States Specialist, 41, 229-232.

Braceland, J. F. (1971, February). Newspapers & periodicals - The infamous issue of 1897. United States Specialist, 42, 48-53.

Braceland, J. F. (1971, May). Newspapers & periodicals - Issue of 1895. United States Specialist, 42, 148-152.   Note: Designs

Braceland, J. F. (1972, April). Newspapers & periodicals - Issue of 1895. United States Specialist, 43, 164-172.   Note: Plates, shades, quantities.

Braceland, J. F. (1972, April). Newspapers & periodicals - Issue of 1895. United States Specialist, 43, 164-172.   Note: Plates, shades, quantities.

Braceland, J. F. (1973, July). Newspapers & periodicals - Discontinuance of the newspaper and periodical stamps. . United States Specialist, 43, 321-327.   

Brazer, C. W. (1938, May 28). U.S. periodicals "facsimiles" of the 1875 issue. Stamps, 303.

Combs, W. V. (1965, October). The rarest United States stamps. The Congress Book, 31, 41-53.  Note: Discussion of the 1875 special printings.

Friedman, H. S. (1973, Fall). United States plate proofs on cardboard.  A review and analysis. The Essay-Proof Jounal, No. 120. 157-173.

Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News. (1901, May). Cancellations on newspaper and periodical stamps. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, 15, 157

Mooz, W.E. (1989, August). 1894 newspaper stamps are unlisted. American Philatelist,755-759. Note: The story, including the court case, of the 25 1897 denominations of the 1894 printings. Great detail and references. Only 45 sets of this printing exist.  Vaguely referenced in Scott Specialized, but unlisted.

Mooz, W.E. (1984, June) Fake US newspaper & periodical designs: The 1874 designs. American Philatelist, 609-614.

Mooz, W. E. (1984, November). Finding the yellow thumbprint. American Philatelist#11, 1086-1092.   Note: Interesting article on detective work and conclusions in reference to impeforate newspaper stamps.

Mooz, W. E. (1996, August). More about the 1865 newspaper and periodical reprint. Chronicle, 48(3), 171.

Mooz, W. E. (1993, November). Special printings of the 1865 five cent newspaper and periodical stamp. Chronicle, 45(5), 160.

Mooz, W. E. (1994, August). Special printings of the 2c, 3c and 4c 1874 newspaper and periodical Stamps. Chronicle, 46 (3), 163.

Nowell-Usticke, G. W. (1959, April 18). The 1895 newspaper set. Stamps, 107, 96.  Note: A short article on the five high value reprint of the 1895 set.

Pepper, D. M. (2002, January). The facsimiles:   A study of fakes, forgeries, and facsimiles.  League City Texas: Unicorn Hall.   Note: Covers the forgeries fakes and facsimiles of the PR9-PR101 varieties.  Includes a classification system and references to the forgers themselves. Includes approximately 100 scans.

Pepper, D. M. (2000, April). The forgeries:   A study of fakes, forgeries, and facsimiles.  League City Texas: Unicorn Hall.   Note: Covers the forgeries fakes and facsimiles of the PR1-PR8 varieties.  Includes a classification system.  Includes approximately 100 scans including scans of the real issues for comparison.

Pepper, D. M. (2005, February). The proofs:   A study of die proofs, plate proofs, and printings.  League City Texas: Unicorn Hall.   Note: Covers the newspaper stamp proofs With approximately 170 illustrations, it gathers and summarizes information on the newspaper proofs including the latest research on the 6 card printings.

Serrane, Fernand (1927-29). The Serrane guide: Stamp forgeries of the world to 1926. State College, PA: American Philatelic Society. 

Sloan, G. B. (1958, July 19). Sloan's column: newspaper "reprint" sets- 1899. Stamps, 104, 85.  Note: A good article on the five high value reprints of the 1895 set.

Tyler, V. E. (1968, October). The Gebruder Senf facsimiles. The Congress Book, 187-198.

Vaupotic, G. (2003, March). Thickness of the cardboard proofs by printing. The United States Specialist, Vol 74, No. 3, 101-107. Note: Figure 3 title says: "Thickness vs. frequency, 1890 Printing (J15-21p4 Red Brown)."  Figure 3 should have said: "Thickness vs. Frequency, 1893, 1894, and 1895 Printings (J22-28p4 Claret)".

Young, E. G. (1942, May). U. S. newspapers and periodicals: Issue of 1865. The American Philatelist, 55, 486-498.

York, N.D. (1944, December 2). Why a $1.92 value of 1875 series of newspaper and periodical stamps? Stamps, 49, 304.