JOBI Philatelic Services is proud to be a member of these fine philatelic organizations (listed alphabetically):

JOBI PHILATELIC SERVICES

Credentials

Bill Lehr, DBA JOBI Philatelic Services is proud to be a member of these fine philatelic organizations (listed alphabetically):

American Philatelic Society (165352)

APEX Committee Member

Precancel Stamp Club (6902)

Consultant to Precancel Envelope Catalog

United Postal Stationery Society (5469)

Responsible for maintaining EDU data base

Member, 20^th Century Catalog editorial board

Member, 19^th Century Catalog editorial board

Member, Specimen Overprint Catalog editorial board

Member, Penalty Overprint Catalog editorial board

Yes, philatelic training is available. The APS offers summer seminars as well as mail order and internet based courses on stamps and stamp collecting. Additional information on these and other programs is available at the APS website.

Bill has successfully completed the following APS Seminar Courses and Electives:

Stamp Technology, Wayne Youngblood, instructor (JUN 2002)

Detecting Counterfeits, Fakes, Forgeries, and Altered Stamps, Varro E. Tyler, instructor (JUN 2001)

Cheap Tricks for Expertising US Stamps, Ken Lawrence, instructor (JUN 2001)

Collecting World Wide Postal Stationery, Larry Parks, MD, instructor (JUN 2003)

Philatelic Literature: Its Pleasures and Usages in the Pursuit of Our Hobby,

Ginny Horn and Herb Trenchard, instructors (JUN 2004)

Four Keys to the Philatelic Marketplace, Vic Silver and Mercer Bristow, instructors

Exhibiting - A Hands –On Workshop, Jeff Shapiro, instructor (JUN 2005)

How to Become a Stamp Dealer, Tom Sides, instructor

Expertizing FDCs and EDUs, Ken Lawrence & Allison Cusick, instructors (JUN 2010)

Bill has participated in:

Aerophilatley 2007, Bellefonte, PA

4^th Annual Postal History Symposium, Bellefonte, PA (OCT 30-NOV 1, 2009)

Bill has taught or presented these:

Counterfeits, fakes and forgeries of the 1 cent blue Franklin Star Die (MNPS 2004)

Collecting U.S. postal stationery beyond the Scott Specialized Catalog (APS Summer Seminar elective 2005)

Become a Philatelic CSI, an Introduction to Forensic Philately (APS Summer Seminar elective 2006)

Introduction to U.S. Postal Stationery (APS Summer Seminar 2-day course 2011)

EFOs of Postal Stationery based on the EFO glossary proposed by Francis Pogue (APS Summer Seminar elective 2014)

Bill has authored these articles:

Counterfeit Entire of the 1860 1-cent blue, Franklin, star die, period after postage

An extract of this article appeared in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 44, #3, MAY-JUN 2002

“Accidental Fake” Resurfaces

This article published in The Philatelic Reader,

Vol. I, Issue #3, 1 October 2002, Dick Gunderson, editor, pgs 4-5

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 45 #330, MAY-JUN 2003, p 77

Analysis of the Dawson Collection

Self published on-line, SEP 2003

More Accidental Fakes, and an Accidental Forgery, Too!

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 45 # 331, SEP-OCT 2003, p 140

Checklist of US Picture Postal Cards

Self published on-line, circa SEP 2004 with regular updates

Many Faces of the Die 12 Forgery

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 46 # 337, JUL-AUG 2004, p 87

Mother Nature Fools Experts! UO72a Accidental Fake

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 47 # 340, JAN-FEB 2005, pgs 10-11

Die 12 Counterfeit Entire # 2

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 47 # 342, MAY-JUN 2005, pgs 64-65

Collecting Postal Stationery

This article published in Stamp Collecting, spring, 2005, pgs 12-15

A Mostly Illustrated Brief History of US Postal Stationery

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 47 # 344, SEP-OCT 2005, pgs 124-128

Version of this article published in US Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 2, Whole # 117, FEB 2010, pgs 25-29

Many Faces of the Die 11 Forgery

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 48 # 346, JAN-FEB 2006, pgs 17-18

Fake USA Envelope Surcharge

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 48 # 348, MAY-JUN 2006, p 79

Many Faces of the Die 9 Forgery

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 50 # 351, NOV-DEC 2006, pgs 170-172

Forum Update: Reay specimen envelopes

This response published in Linn's Stamp News, Vol. 80, No. 4106, JUL 09, 2007, p 49

Origin of Silent Precancels

This short article published in The Precancel Forum, Vol. 69, No. 1, JAN 2008, Whole # 817, p 6

Many Faces of the Die 10 Forgery

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society,

Vol. 50, # 358, MAR-APR 2008, pgs 50-52

Counterfeits, fakes, forgeries & other oddities of U.S. Airmail Postal Stationery

This article published in Airpost Journal, journal of the American Air Mail Society

Vol. 79, # 8, Whole # 938, AUG 2008, pgs 316-323, 325-329, 332-336

Blackjack Forgeries: 4th Nesbitt 2¢

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society

Vol. 50, # 6, Whole # 363, NOV-DEC 2008, pgs 159-160, 180

US Aerogram Color Changeling-UC16b

This article published in Postal Stationery, Journal of the United Postal Stationery Society

Vol. 51, No. 1, Whole # 364, JAN-FEB 2009, pg 16

(Precancel) Stamped Envelopes

(new finds: 1a2 A Wh Cs, Augusta, GA & 3a4 O Wh Cs, Connersville, IND)

This article/announcement published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 70, No. 4, Whole # 832, APR, 2009, pg 138

Brown vs. Manila: How to Correctly Identify Those Circular Die Papers

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 15, No. 7, Whole # 110, JUL, 2009, pgs 34-35

Reay or Plimpton? The 1¢ Conundrum

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 15, No. 8, Whole # 111, AUG, 2009, pgs 16-17

Guide to Identifying the 3¢ Greens of the 1870 Reay and 1874 Plimpton Issues

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 15, No. 9, Whole # 112, SEP, 2009, pg 16

The 1861 3¢ Pink Washington Scott U34, U35, U36, U37

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 15, No. 10, Whole # 113, OCT, 2009, p 26

Sesquicentennial Exposition, 2¢ Carmine, Liberty Bell, U522/U522a

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 15, No. 12, Whole # 115, DEC, 2009, p 23

1b2 E 32 39, Mattoon, IL; New watermark and an EFO

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 70, No. 12, Whole # 840, DEC 2009, p 429

Council Bluffs, Iowa, 3b7 1A 66 46, New Size

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 71, No. 2, Whole # 842, FEB 2010, p 37

Identification Guide to the Circular Dies: 1¢

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 3, Whole # 118, MAR 2010, pgs 36-37

Identification Guide to the Circular Dies: 1½¢

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 4, Whole # 119, APR 2010, pgs 16-17

CORTLAND, N.Y.: New Listing on U542

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 71, No. 4, Whole # 844, APR 2010, p 123

Identification Guide to the Circular Dies: 2¢

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 5, Whole # 120, MAY 2010, pgs 16-19

Fakes of the 1920 Provisional Surcharges

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 52, No. 3, Whole # 372, MAY-JUN, 2010, pgs 79-82

Identification Guide to the Circular Dies: 3¢

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 6, Whole # 121, JUN, 2010, pgs 32-33

Identification Guide to the Circular Dies: 4¢, 5¢, 6¢

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 7, Whole # 122, JUL, 2010, p 14

U.S. Envelope Fake RF Overprints

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 52, No. 4, Whole # 373, JUL-AUG, 2010, pgs 117-119

Plate cracks on envelope stamps do not exist!

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 71, No. 8, Whole # 848, AUG, 2010, p 265

Identification Guide to the 2¢ 1883 Plimpton and Morgan issue

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 8, Whole # 123, AUG, 2010, pgs 28-29

Myth-conceptions about US Postal Stationery

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 11, Whole # 125, NOV, 2010, pgs 27-29

Identification Guide: 2¢ Greens, 1866 Plimpton & Morgan and Purcell

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 16, No. 12, Whole # 127, DEC, 2010, pgs 32-33

US Envelope Knife 106 vs Knife 116

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 53, No. 1, Whole # 376, JAN-FEB, 2011, p 31

Identifying the 1920 2¢ Provisional Surcharges

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 2, Whole # 129, FEB, 2011, pgs 12-14

1925 Surcharges

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 3, Whole # 130, MAR, 2011, pg 15

Identification Guide to the 1950 Oval Dies: 1¢ green, Franklin

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 4, Whole # 131, APR, 2011, pg 14

Identification Guide to the 1950 Oval Dies: 2¢ carmine, Washington

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 5, Whole # 132, MAY, 2011, pg 14

Identification guide to the 3¢ First Nesbitt Envelope Dies

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 6, Whole # 133, JUN, 2011, pgs 32-33

Identification guide to the 1¢ Franklin War Department, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 7, Whole # 134, JUL, 2011, pg 29

Identification guide to the 2¢ Jackson, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 9, Whole # 137, SEP, 2011, pgs 32-33

Identification guide to the 2¢ Jackson War Department, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 10, Whole # 137, OCT, 2011, pg 19

Identification guide to the 3¢ Washington War Department, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 17, No. 11, Whole # 138, NOV, 2011, pg 16 (black & white)

Vol. 17, No. 12, Whole # 139, DEC, 2011, pg 33 (color)

EFO's of the Washington/Franklin Circular Dies (cracked plates/EFOs reg issues)

This article published in EFO Collector

Vol. 11, No. 1, Whole # 164, JUL-SEP, 2011, pgs 14-16

Vol. 11, No. 2, Whole # 165, OCT-DEC, 2011, pgs 12-15

Vol. 11, No. 3, Whole # 166, JAN-MAR, 2012, pgs 14-16

Identification guide to the 5¢ Plimpton Envelopes

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 1, Whole # 140, JAN, 2012, pg 10

What Is This? Which Delhi Is It?

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 3, Whole # 867, MAR, 2012, pgs 80-81

Peabody, KS (new precancelled envelope & EDU)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 3, Whole # 867, MAR, 2012, pg 104

Identification guide to the 6¢ Lincoln War Department, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 2, Whole # 141, FEB, 2012, pg 9

Identification guide to the 6¢ Lincoln, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 3, Whole # 142, MAR, 2012, pg 24

Identification guide to the 7¢ Stanton, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 4, Whole # 143, APR, 2012, pg 15

Crete, Nebraska, Provisional Precancel

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 5, Whole # 869, MAY, 2012, pgs 167-168

Identification guide to the 10¢ Jefferson, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 5, Whole # 144, MAY, 2012, pg 20

Identification guide to the 10¢ Jefferson, War Department, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 5, Whole # 144, MAY, 2012, pg 21

Census of the Glen Allen Star Precancels with Dates

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 6, Whole # 870, JUN, 2012, pgs 205-209

Glen Allen Star Silent Precancel Bibliography

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 6, Whole # 870, JUN, 2012, pgs 210-211

Identification guide to the 12¢ Clay War Dept., Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 6, Whole # 145, JUN, 2012, pg 29

South Orange, New Jersey; A New Find 3a3 E 10 43

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 7, Whole # 871, JUL, 2012, pg 243

Identification guide to the 12¢, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 7, Whole # 146, JUL, 2012, pg 32

More New Albino Precancel Envelopes

(Cleveland, Ohio 3b3 E 30 43/Williamsport, PA 3a4 O 30 45/Salem, OR 1a2 E 10 43)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 8, Whole # 872, AUG, 2012, pgs 285-286

Identification guide to the 15¢ Webster, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 8, Whole # 147, AUG, 2012, pg 29

When Precancel Devices for Stamps Meet Envelopes

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 9, Whole # 873, SEP, 2012, pg 307

Identification guide to the 15¢ Webster War Dept., Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 9, Whole # 148, SEP, 2012, pg 29

EFO's of the 1920 Provisional Surcharged Envelopes

This article published in EFO Collector

Vol. 40, No. 4, Whole # 167, APR-JUN, 2012, pgs 14-16, 18

Vol. 41, No. 1, Whole # 168, JUL-SEP, 2012, pgs 13-14

USA Fake Boxed 6¢ Air Mail Surcharges

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 54, No. 5, Whole # 386, SEP-OCT, 2012, pgs 190-193

Errors on Pennsylvania Precancelled Envelopes,

a Contest Sponsored by JOBI Philatelic Services

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 10, Whole # 874, SEP, 2012, pg 307

Identification guide to the 24¢ Scott, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 10, Whole # 149, OCT, 2012, pg 21

Local Precancel Error

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 73, No. 11, Whole # 875, NOV, 2012, pgs 386-387

Identification guide to the 24¢ Scott, War Department, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 11, Whole # 150, NOV, 2012, pg 15

Identification guide to the 30¢ Hamilton, Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 18, No. 12, Whole # 151, DEC, 2012, pg 15

Identification guide to the 30¢ Hamilton War Dept., Reay vs. Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 19, No. 1, Whole # 152, JAN, 2013, pg 18

New Watermark Variety for Watertown, Wisconsin

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 2, Whole # 878, FEB, 2013, pg 51

A New Town Listing for Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 3, Whole # 879, MAR, 2013, pgs 112-113

1925 Provisional Surcharge EFOs

This article published in EFO Collector

Vol. 41, No. 2, Whole # 169, OCT-DEC, 2012, pgs 13-14, 17

EDU: Atlanta, Georgia (3a3 X 50 46)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 4, Whole # 880, APR, 2013, pg 128

Tyrone, PA, A New Listing (3a5 O 30 45)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 5, Whole # 881, MAY, 2013, pgs 185-186

Collecting Precancel Envelopes

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 6, Whole # 882, JUN, 2013, pg 222

Oklahoma City Precancel EFO

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 6, Whole # 882, JUN, 2013, pg 223

South Gate, California (3a3 X 30 43)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 6, Whole # 882, JUN, 2013, pg 222

Plate Cracks & Other Myth-Conceptions About US Postal Stationery

This article published in IPDA Newsletter

Vol. 11, No. 9, SEP, 2013, pgs 6-7

New Variety for Washington DC (2a1 E 31 28)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 9, Whole # 885, SEP, 2013, pgs 348-349

Ellicott City, MD Entire Replaces Cut Square

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 10, Whole # 886, OCT, 2013, pgs 380-381

Hutchinson, KS New Size of Precancelled Envelope

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 10, Whole # 886, OCT, 2013, pg 381

Two New Envelopes for New York

(Goshen 3a7 1A 30 46/Springfieled Gardens 1a1 A 10 30a/Rockville Center 1a2 E 50 36)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 11, Whole # 887, NOV, 2013, pgs 426-428

Dover Delaware, New Listing (3a7 1B 66 47)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 12, Whole # 888, DEC 2013, pg 457

Two for ‘T’ (Dallas, TX 3a8 X 10 45/Monteagle, TN 3a3 X 30 45)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 74, No. 12, Whole # 888, DEC 2013, pgs 457-461

Fort Pierre, S. Dak. (Local A 21 27)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 75, No. 1, Whole # 889, JAN 2014, pgs 28-29

Something Rotten in the State of Denmark, MA! (Dedham 3a5 O 30 45 error of name)

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 75, No. 2, Whole # 890, FEB 2014, pgs 57-59

Cuero, Texas, New Listing and Conundrum

This article published in Precancel Forum

Vol. 75, No. 4, Whole # 892, APR 2014, pgs 138-139

Fakes & Forgeries of the 1876 Centennial Envelopes

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 56, No. 2, Whole # 395, MAR-APR 2014, pgs 43-47

Counterfeit or Promotional Items?

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 56, No. 3, Whole # 396, MAY-JUN 2014, pgs 113-114

The Barrett Type 6 Fake

This article published in Postal Stationery

Vol. 56, No. 4, Whole # 397, JUL-AUG 2014, pg 132

Identification guide to the 90¢ Perry, Carmine, 1870 Reay vs. 1874 Plimpton

This article published in U.S. Stamp News

Vol. 20, No. 1, Whole # 164, JAN, 2014, pg 18

Publication Pending

Counterfeits, fakes, forgeries, etc. of US Airmail Postal Stationery

This lengthy article submitted as a series of short articles to Postal Stationery in FEB 2008

Fake Revalue!? 1951/1952 air mail surcharges

Cinderella Air Mail Postal Stationery

Precancel Envelope Discoveries

Submitted to Precancel Forum, various 2013

Mexico, MO

Pennington, NJ

Three new PA