Kentucky
BibliographyThere are a number of works that concern Kentucky:A Checklist Of Kentucky Post Offices by Alan Patera and John Gallagher is the basic post office list. Kentucky Place Names by Robert M. Rennick Kentucky A Postal History and Reference Guide 1790-1855 By John G. McCarter Postmarked Kentucky by Alan Atkins Postal History Of Louisville, Kentucky by Louis Cohen You can access my online guide of Kentucky Post Offices here. MarketKentucky is a difficult state to collect. There is a small but steady demand for. There are a tremendous number of post office. Material is tough to find. Most covers are philatelic examples. It wouldn't surprise me if more than half of the 19th century post offices remain undiscovered. With all these limitations, the Kentucky market has suffered. There a few strange manifestations. In most states, manuscript cancels are in as much demand as handstamped cancels. Because manuscripts dominate Kentucky covers, handstamps are at a substantial premium, especially in the stampless period. With all the challenges, Kentucky can be a very good state to collect. Among the 50 states, the District of Columbia, R.P.O.'s and Streetcars, Kentucky rates as the 50th state in terms of percentage of cover sold at 40.78%. It ranks 32nd in terms of the value of covers sold as percentage of all town cancels sold at 1.01%. The overall rank is 47th. This is a ten year running average. The most recent trends are about the same. |
Covers For SaleAll Kentucky CoversKentucky By County19th CenturyDoanesFlagsStamplessAdvertisingR.F.D.'sMilitary CancelsWorld War OnePicture PostcardsMachine CancelsAuxiliary MarkingsFancy CancelsNon Standard PostmarksRegistered CoversSpecial Delivery CoversForeign DestinationsPatrioticR.P.O.'sSearch for a specific Kentucky town. Type in the name below and press enter or click on search.If you'd like printable version of these covers, please e-mail me. |