Location: Australia
Member Since: April 03, 2010

Richard Helbock


Biography

Richard W. “Bill” Helbock [B.S., USMA, West Point, 1960; M. A. & Ph.D (Geography), Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1973] has been an enthusiastic postal historial since the 1950s. He founded La Posta: A Journal of American Postal History in 1969, and has continued to publish it bimonthly for the past 40 years. In addition to La Posta, he served as editor of The Alaskan Philatelist and the Military Postal History Society Bulletin. Helbock has authored over twenty postal history books and monographs, and served as editor of the American Philatelic Congress Book from 1999-2005. In 1991 he was granted the Distinguished Philatelists Award by the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, and the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs selected him as Distinguished Philatelist in 2003. Bill and his wife Cath currently reside on a rural property near Chatsworth Island, Australia.

Where to find Richard Helbock online

Website: http://www.la-posta.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.JamesLee.com

Books

A Little Help from Our Friends    by Richard Helbock
Price: $9.99 USD. 31640 words. Published on May 6, 2011. Nonfiction.
An illustrated history of America's effort to improve the speed of international mail communication mail by using European air carriers during the pioneer era of air mail development, 1921-1939. The book looks at cooperative agreements with Britain, France, the Netherlands and others to carry mail from Americans to Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia.
United States Post Offices Volume 8 The Southeast    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 34770 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
The eighth volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 7 The Lower Mississippi Valley    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 79480 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
The seventh volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 6 The Mid Atlantic    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 79880 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
The sixth volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 5 The Ohio Valley    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 53120 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
The fifth volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 2 The Great Plains    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 80200 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
The second volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 1 The West    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 39340 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Nonfiction.
The first volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 4 The Northeast    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 43530 words. Published on April 3, 2010. Nonfiction.
The fourth volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
United States Post Offices Volume 3 The Upper Midwest    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 73300 words. Published on April 3, 2010. Nonfiction.
The third volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.

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