Articles by Wayne Youngblood

In this section, we present articles by noted philatelic author, lecturer and EFOCC President Wayne Youngblood.

We thank Wayne for permission to present these articles on our site.

	Publication	Year	Month
Four Varieties of 19-Year-Old Yule Stamp They are easy to collect...	Linn's	1989	December	Added June 18, 2014
Collecting Intentional and Unintentional Se-Tenant Stamps Youngblood reviews se-tenant stamps, how and why they occur and how they can be collected.	American Philatelist	2004	October
The Thing About Stamps ... Or Is That Stamps As Things? Stamps, cards and envelopes used as advertisements and for other practical purposes.	American Philatelist	2003	March	Added January 14, 2011
Illegal Postage: There's More Than One Way to Skin the USPS Youngblood discusses illegal postage.	American Philatelist	2007	February
Illegal Postage: There's More Than One Way to Skin the USPS, Part II Youngblood discusses illegal postage.	American Philatelist	2007	March
Illegal Postage: There's More Than One Way to Skin the USPS, Part III Youngblood discusses illegal postage.	American Philatelist	2007	April
L-Perf 13-Cent Eagle & Shield Offers Challenge and Reward Here is a rarity you might be able to find in your accumulations!	American Philatelist	2007	May	Added September 7, 2010
EFOs - A Great Part of Philatelic Alphabet Soup Youngblood reviews basics concepts and terms of EFO collecting.	American Philatelist	2008	January
DOUBLE Your Collecting PLEASURE Youngblood discusses doubling errors, such as double paper, double-thick paper, double perforations, double impressions, double surcharges, double overprints, blanket setoffs, squash-effect doubling, double transfers, kiss prints, chill roller doubling, tagging ghosts, color misregistrations, color misregistrations...	American Philatelist	2008	March
April Flowers: A Bouquet of Bogus EFOs Youngblood shows examples of fake EFOs, explains how stamps are manipulated to create the impression that they are EFOs.	American Philatelist	2008	April
Flyspecking Isn't Just for Specialists Youngblood examines flyspecks, i.e. plate varieties and related flaws.	American Philatelist	2008	November	Added November 20, 2011
Illicit Postal History Fun Youngblood shows how illicit postage is used and often goes through the mail undetected.	American Philatelist	2010	May	Added November 20, 2011
Spurious Stamps (and Covers) Youngblood discusses ″spurious″ items - bogus items, fakes, forgeries and counterfeits.	American Philatelist	2010	August	Added November 21, 2011
Confederate Forgeries Can Be Fun & Challenging Youngblood discusses examples of Confederate forgeries.	American Philatelist	2011	January
Provisional Fakes Provide Real Enjoyment Youngblood discusses Confederate Provisional fakes and forgeries.	American Philatelist	2011	March	Added May 28, 2012
Rare Isn't Always Unusual; Common Can Be Extraordinary Youngblood discusses a variety of the Pheasant Stamp.	American Philatelist	2012	February	Added August 12, 2014
Stamp Varieties That Are, Aren't or May Be Youngblood discusses five varieties, two of which are fakes and the three other are legitimate. The last is little known and rarely noticed by collectors.	U.S. Stamp News	2007	March	Added November 14, 2009

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