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Item# 19537
Price: $15
The George J. Kramer Collection of Western Trails and Routes, Schuyler J. Rumsey auction catalog 79, April 27, 2018, softbound, 212 pages, like new. George J. Kramer is a well-known name in philately, celebrated as a researcher, expert and exhibiting champion. He has won the American Philatelic Society’s prestigious Champion of Champions award three different times in three different decades, and his exhibit “Vignettes of Western Trails and Routes 1849-1870” was first runner-up in the Indonesia 2012 World Stamp Championship and has earned other important awards. The covers in this auction document the westward migration that took place in 19th-century America, including the gold rush that led to the development of express companies transporting food, supplies and mailed messages. An exciting sale and great reference. $15 + $5 shipping.