United States Incoming Steamship Mail, 1847-1875 by Theron J. Wierenga And Richard F. Winter - 2000

E-112: U.S. Philatelic Classics Society. Very Good. 2000. Second Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. U. S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. 2000. 464 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Second Edition. DJ has light shelf-wear present. Bound in cloth boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Introduction to steamship letters. More specifically, these are loose letters carried into US ports by contract steamships coming from the West Indies, Central and South America during a period beginning in 1849 and extending into the UPU period. This edition contains 400 illustrations of covers as well as an updated compilation of the steamship markings and their dates of use. E-112; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 464 pages .