Welcome To L.A. Philatelics
Here you’ll find an amazing variety of high quality philatelic items and vintage paper ephemera.
Philatelics
Our inventory is what we like to call “back of the book and beyond.” For starters, we offer a large selection of Civil War-era US Revenue Stamped Paper in the form of bank checks, receipts, and documents with revenue stamps. With well over 2000 checks in stock we can help you build a great check collection! Click here for more information on this fascinating field.
You’ll also find a great selection of U.S. Essays & Proofs for Postage and Revenue stamps, great covers, and rare & unusual philatelic items you just won’t find anywhere else.
Ephemera & Historical Americana
Letterheads, billheads, Victorian trade cards, checks with great vignettes, railroad and tobacco-related items, American Bank Note Company Proofs, and much more.
• Advertising Covers, 19th-century Postal Stationery EFOs, Match & Medicine Stamps,
Essays & Proofs, Bank Checks & Documents with harder-to-find Imprint Types
We now carry a huge inventory of Civil War and Spanish-American War era checks from California Banks which will be added to the website in the coming days and months.
Cities include: Anaheim, Angels Camp, Antioch, Auburn, Bakersfield, Benicia, Berkeley, Bodie, Calistoga, Cedarville, Chico, Columbia, Colusa, Copperopolis, Corona, Cuffreys Cove, Dixon, El Dorado, Eureka, Farmersville, Ferndale, Florin, Fresno, Folsom, Goodyears, Grass Valley, Gridley, Guadalupe, Hanford, Healdsburg, Hollister, Hueneme, Jackson, Lake Leonard, Lakeport, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Loyalton, Martinez, Marysville, Maybert, Melones, Merced, Modesto, Monterey, Mt. Bullion, Nevada City, Newcastle, Oakland, Ontario, Oroville, Overton, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Petaluma, Plymouth, Pomona, Porterville, Princeton, Randsburg, Red Bluff, Redding, Redlands, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Salinas City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Gabriel, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, San Pedro, San Rafael, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Sawyer’s Bar, Stockton, Taylorsville, Tioga, Ventura, Watsonville, Weaverville, Whittier, Williams, Winters, Woodland, Yreka.
• New Mexico Bank Checks with imprinted revenues from the Hermann Ivester Collection
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• American Bank Note Company Archives Vignette Proofs, with dozens to choose from.
You’ll find them all under the ABNC Vignette Proofs menu.
• And check out this Amazing Postal Stationery Essay: the very rare Fisk Mills Envelope Essay
Scroll down to the Show Items Added menu to see the latest. And check back often to see the latest of the latest! 
Our Wish List Feature!If you’re logged into your account, each item will display a small heart icon. Click the icons to add items to your Wish List. You can then view, edit, and even download a PDF of your list from the My Wishlist link found at the top of every page. Please note that this feature is only available if you have an account. Don’t have an account? Create one by clicking on My Account at the top of the page. No credit card information or purchase required!
We always combine shipping on multiple purchases. Rates are at or below our cost:
• $6.00 flat rate first class with tracking
• $10.00 priority shipping with tracking
• Purchases of $1000 or more sent Registered Mail. Please inquire about rates before finalizing your purchase. Thank you!
• What is Revenue Stamped Paper?
Read all about it here!
• What are Essays?
Find out here!
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