Jim Johnson
Postal History Center
Post Office Box 2408
Burlington, NC 27216
Phone: (336)570-1433
Mobile: (336) 253-5351
E-mail: jimdad67@triad.rr.com
Contact Us: To Buy/Sell and For Advice/Appraisals
I'm Jim Johnson, a Life Member of the American Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA) since 1977, a recognized Dealer Member of the American Philatelic Society (APS) since 1971, and a full time professional postal historian and philatelist. I've been a full time stamp dealer since my retirement as a military officer in 1987.
Educational and Professional Background
- United States Military Academy, B.S. 1967
- University of Tennessee, M.S. 1974
- USMA, Assistant Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences, 1976
- US Army Project Manager Development Program, 1979
- Deputy Army Manager, Rocket and Missile Systems, 1985
Philatelic Background:
My Personal stamp collecting experience started in 1952 and dealing (club level) in 1956. So I've enjoyed this Hobby for over 50 years!
I am in this field as a second career because I love the hobby. My overhead is quite low, but my resources to buy are quite substantial. Bank references available on request. This means I can purchase at a higher percentage of retail than larger dealerships with higher overhead: expensive leases, big staffs, large ad costs, etc. We also handle consignment sales for 10% or less!
I am available to help you acquire items for your collections, to advise you concerning sale of collections, buy collections outright, perform appraisals and or provide estate advisory services or manage a philatelic estate sale.
Wanted and For Sale: U.S and Foreign Covers
- All U.S. Covers and U.S. Stamps: pre-1960
- Foreign Covers: pre-1980
- Philatelic Literature with Postal History Content
- Cover Protectors of Archival Quality
- US Discontinued Post Offices/Doane Cancels
- Postage dues/auxially marks/forwarder/censored covers
- Stamp mounts/postcard protectors & albums
- US and Foreign pre-1940 Picture Postcards
Areas of Specialty:
- Naval/Merchant/Commercial Ship covers/Paqueboats pre-1960
- Postal Stationery MINT and Used
- Stampless Covers: Manuscript/Handstamp Markings
- Military Posts and Censors/Wartime Covers
- Airmail Covers: Commercial/First Flights/Events/Autographs
- Patriotic Covers: Civil War through Vietnam War
- Railway PO's and other Traveling PO's
- Thematic (Topical) Covers:
- Illustrated Advertising Covers pre-1959
- Pre-1950 US First day covers (FDCs)
- Pre-1960 Foreign FDCs
- Back of the Book Covers
- Auxilliary marks and US non-geometric fancy cancels
- US Small town cancels pre-1940