Steven Walske Explained

Steven Carl Walske is an American philatelist and philatelic writer. He was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2017.^[1]

He once owned the unique block of four of the 1869 24c stamps of the United States with an inverted center.^{[2] [3]}

Selected publications

• The Pony Express: A postal history. Philatelic Foundation, New York, 2005. (With Richard C. Frajola & George J. Kramer)
• Special mail routes of the American Civil War: A guide to across-the-lines postal history. Confederate Stamp Alliance, United States, 2008. (With Scott R. Trepel)
• Mails of the westward expansion: 1803 to 1861. Western Cover Society, United States, 2015. (With Richard C. Frajola)

Further reading

• Book: Walske, Steve . Civil War Blockade Mail: 1861 - 1865 . Walske . Steve Walske Exhibition at WESTPEX 2011 . 32 . 2011.

Notes and References

1. "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", Jon Aitchison, The London Philatelist, Vol. 126, No. 1445 (May 2017), pp. 194-195.
2. https://siegelauctions.com/lot_grd.php?majgroup=United%20States&cat_supgroup=U.S.%20Stamps&recsperpage=10&lot_catfk=71&subgroup=19th%20Century%20Issues&realized1=&realized2=&sale_no=&srtorder=120b&lot_no=&sdate1=01%2F01%2F1930&sdate2=01%2F01%2F2020&symbol%5B%5D=All&lotclass=All&syear=All&pfoper=All&pseoper=All&pfgrade=&psegrade=&gandor=or&keyword=&catselect=eq&pscolumn=default&pssortby=&sortord=DESC&photo=&calledfrom=lkp 24¢ Green & Violet, Center Inverted.
3. https://siegelauctions.com/2018/1188/89.pdf United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection.