Civil War Encased Stamps, Their Issuers and Times, by Fred Reed. A comprehensive specialized catalogue of encased stamps used during the Civil War, when inflation caused the hoarding of coinage and an attempt to circulate postage stamps to fill the void. The small sticky currency failed miserably until an inventive genius devised a brass case to protect the stamps while in circulation.

1995, 551 pages, B&W illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket. Size: 6¼" x 9¼".