52 Issue Bound 1908 MEKEELS WEEKLY STAMP NEWS Antique Philately Magazine Vol 22 - $50 - (Toledo, OH)

Bound collection of all 52 issues of Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News Volume XXII - January 4, 1908 to December 26, 1908. Each issue is about 8 pages. Includes stamp news, auction information, sales, philatelist historical information, upcoming releases and events. The cover & binding look like they might have been hand made - the fabric is loose/wrinkled; the edges are soft; it has some wear, small tears, stains. The endpapers are pages of the magazine glued to the boards (see photos 4 & 12). The hinges are broken and the issues are held together by 4 strings (2 of which are attached to the spine cover). The magazines are in fair to good condition - most (if not all) of the pages have fold lines/light creases (most of them look like they were quarter folded horizontally), many of the pages have edge wear/tears (mostly minor, but there are some pages with a little more damage), scattered light soil/stains, a few long tears (2"-7"), scattered dog eared corners, age related discoloration/toning along the edges. There are some missing page numbers (25/26, 37/38, 71/72, 81/82, 107/108, 117/118, 143/144, 153/154, 363/364, 373/374, 375/376). They all fall right at the end of one issue, before the front page of the following issue. There are two pages 369/370. While skimming through, I did not see any writing/markings, but I can not guarantee there are none (I did not inspect every inch of every page). The pages measure 10 1/4" x 13 1/2". The cover measures approx. 11 1/2" x 15". Thanks for looking! Check out my other items!

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