May 2008, Volume 60, No. 2, Whole No. 218

THE EDITOR'S PAGE Members Respond Favorably to Color Chronicle, by Michael Laurence

PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS PERIOD Louisville and Cincinnati Mail Line Postal Markings, Part 2, by James W. Milgram, M.D.

CARRIERS & INDEPENDENT MAILS Unique Hussey Handstamp Becomes Rare, by Gordon Stimmell

THE 1847 PERIOD Charging Postage in the 1847 Era, by Harvey Mirsky

THE 1851-61 PERIOD Early Use of the 3c 1851 Stamp in Texas, by James Doolin

THE WESTERN MAILS Mails from Williams Creek via San Francisco, 1864-1868, by Steven Walske

THE 1861-69 PERIOD Supplementary Mail Type A Handstamps: Population and Characteristics, by Steven Rosen

ESSAYS & PROOFS The Bowlsby Patent Coupon Stamp, 1864-1868, by Stephen B. Pacetti

THE 1869 PERIOD Section Editor's Commentary and an Interview with William H. Gross, by Scott R. Trepel

OFFICIALS Plate Varieties in Marginal Markings of the 1873 Official Stamps, by George G. Sayers

SPECIAL FEATURE Biography of John A. Fox, by Varro Tyler; John Fox Marking Devices and Fake Covers, by Michael Laurence

THE FOREIGN MAILS Additional Covers for Incoming Steamship Mail, 1847-1875, by Theron J. Wierenga

IN REVIEW

THE COVER CORNER