Philatelic Society of Lancaster County

The James Buchanan Chapter #173 of the American Philatelic Society  
Chapter #118 of the American Topical Association  

Society Members’ Reprints of Full-Length Articles

What follows are reprints of full-length, articles authored by our Society members in feature publications. Each has agreed to have them posted here in the spirit of sharing. If you wish to share your full-length feature article (not shorts, letters to the editor, etc.), please contact Charles J. DiComo, PhD at charlesdicomo@gmail.com and we would be happy to post.

1. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., From the Grain Fields of Virginia to a Gin Distillery in Holland, Excelsior!, March 2017, Whole No. 25 NS, pp. 12-15.
2. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., An American Letter Mail Company 1844 Folded Letter from NYC to Albany – A Scarce New Find, Excelsior!, March 2018, Whole No. 27 NS, pp. 3-8.
3. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., New Plate Flaw Discovery: “Dash and Ink Trail” on 3¢ 1851 Stamp, The Chronicle 259 (August 2018), Vol. 70, No. 3, pp 215-217. (Grand Award & Large Gold in Literature, Sarasota National Stamp Expo & Writers Unit 30, 2020)
4. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., A Patrons View of the Bad Management at the U.S. Post Office Department in 1840, Excelsior!, September 2018, Whole No. 28 NS, pp. 3-7.
5. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., An 1845 “Ship Letter” from Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola to New York City on the Brig Hayti, Special Feature, Philatelic Society of Lancaster County Newsletter, January 2019, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp 5-11 2019 APS Article of Distinction Recipient.
6. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., An 1845 “Ship Letter” from Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola to New York City on the Brig Hayti, Excelsior!, March 2019, Whole No. 29 NS, pp. 5-13. (Large Vermeil in Literature , Sarasota National Stamp Expo & Writers Unit 30, 2020)
7. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., The Life of Hiram Vail and the Obsolete Notes produced for his Banking & Collection Office in Amenia, New York, Paper Money, May-June 2019, Vol. LVIII, No. 3, Whole No. 321, pp. 190-194.
8. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., The Life of Hiram Vail and the Obsolete Notes produced for his Banking & Collection Office in Amenia, New York, Reprinted with permission in Philatelic Society of Lancaster County Newsletter, July-August 2019, Vol. 82, No. 7-8, pp. 5-9.
9. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., From the Front Lines: Lt. Col. William G. Belknap’s First Hand Account of the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War in 1846, Excelsior!, September 2019, Whole No. 30 NS, pp. 19-27. (Empire State Postal History Society Excelsior! Best Article Award 2019 & Large Vermeil 2020 SESCAL First Annual Literature Exhibition of Philatelic Articles)
10. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., Lancaster to Philadelphia; Same Distance, Different Rates – It’s all about the Sheets, Special Feature, Philatelic Society of Lancaster County Newsletter, January 2021, Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 7-10.
11. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., A Noteworthy Precancel on Lancaster Watch Company’s Advertising Covers, The American Philatelist February 2021, Vol. 135, No. 2, Whole No. 1441, pp. 144-152.
12. DiComo, PhD, Charles J. and Larry Laliberte, An 1835 Stampless Cover: London to Philadelphia via New York, BULLETIN, March 2021, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 5-6.
13. Bowman, John, D. and DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., A Sordid Tale, Investigation Leads to Surprise Ending, Excelsior!, March 2021, Whole No. 33 NS, pp. 13-16.
14. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., Scarce Use of 1938 Prexie Makes Nice Addition to Local Collection, Excelsior!, March 2021, Whole No. 33 NS, pp. 22-23.
15. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., Lancaster to Philadelphia; Same Distance, Different Rates – It’s all about the Sheets, Pennsylvania Postal Historian, May 2021, Vol. 49, No. 2, Whole No. 227, pp. 18-22.
16. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., Mail from the Caribbean Carries an Earliest Known Use, Excelsior!, September 2021, Whole No. 34 NS, pp. 8-9.
17. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., The History of the Ill-Fated Dirigible Akron and the Discovery of a Scarce “Souvenir of Balloon Akron” Fabric Postcard from 1912., Special Feature, Philatelic Society of Lancaster County PSLC Newsletter, January 2022, Vol. 85, No. 1 & 2, pp. 7-19. AND the Lancaster County Postcard Club’s The Card, Vol. 33, No. 3, Issue 372, March 2022. (Bronze SESCAL 2022 Third Annual Virtual Literature Exhibition)
18. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., Cover Story: International Folded Letter sent by Ship just Days Prior to the Start of the Penny Black Era in 1840, Excelsior!, April 2022, Whole No. 35 NS, pg. 20.
19. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., H.H. Warner & Co. “Safe Remedies” Major Double Transfer of Central Vignette on 6¢ Medicine Stamp, RS258dt, The American Revenuer, Second Quarter 2022, Volume 75, No. 2, pp. 59-61. Cover+TOC+Article. (Large Vermeil SESCAL 2022 Third Annual Virtual Literature Exhibition)
20. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., Single Cover Shares Many Tales: Criss-cross Writing in the 1840s, Excelsior!, October 2022, Whole No. 36 NS, pp. 1, 14.
21. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J. and Shaw, PhD, Terry, A One-Day Wonder: Name of Post Office on Long Island became Jones Beach for a single day in 1932, Excelsior!, October 2022, Whole No. 36 NS, pp. 3-6.
22. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J. A Brief History of T. Kensett & Co. and an Updated Census of Their U.S. Private Die Proprietary Revenue Stamp RP1a, The Smokey Mountain Philatelist, Journal of the Ashville Stamp Club, January 2023, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 10-13.
23. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J. “Oh, So Pretty! Prexies from Pawling Travel to Toronto via Special Postal Treaty”, Excelsior!, April 2023, Whole No. 37 NS, pp. 7.
24. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J. What’s It All About? Dissecting a Foreign-bound Stampless Cover and its Markings and Rates, Excelsior!, October 2023, Whole No. 38 NS, pp. 10-11.
25. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J. Match & Medicine Stamp (M&M) Revenue Stamps EFOs, The EFO Collector, October-December 2023, Volume LII, No. 2, Whole No. 213, ISSN 1099-7377, pg. 9-11.
26. DiComo, PhD, Charles, J., “An Unlisted Major Double Transfer on the Trenton Match Co.’s U.S. Private Die Proprietary 1 cent Revenue Stamp RO176d”, The American Revenuer, Fourth Quarter 2023, Volume 76, No. 4, pp. 18-22.
27. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., The U.S. 3¢ 1851 Stamp: Newly Discovered Plate Flaw on 91R1L, The Chronicle 281 (February 2024), Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 27-29.
28. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., Lady Erskine and the Prominent Philadelphia Cadwalader Family, Pennsylvania Postal Historian, February 2024, Whole Number 237, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 5-9.
29. DiComo, PhD, Charles J., The Cook & Bernheimer “Sunsmile” MAjor Double Transfer at Left on their U.S. Private Die Proprietary Four-Cents Medicine Stamps #RS61t, The American Revenuer, First Quarter 2024, Volume 77, No. 1, pp. 12-20.

C1. Colberg, Richard, The Lebanon Oval Hand Stamps 1821-1841: A New Study, Historian, August 2001, Vol. 29, No. 3, Whole No. 148, pp. 8-10; and his Lebanon Oval Cancels Census.

H1. Hunt, David, Doubling of Plate Finishers Initials, The EFO Collector, Whole No. 197, October-December 2019, pg. 11.

P1. Petersen, Paul, Registered Mail To Stow, Maine 1890-1908, Geography & Postal History 2012, Papers from “a Writers Institute” Summer Seminar 2011.