Early tokens, medals, Civil War tokens, transportation tokens, wooden nickels, encased postage stamps, etc. are often omitted as they are covered by the following specialized catalogs: TRANSPORTATION TOKENS Roland C. Atwood and John M.
The summer of 1862 saw a vast outpouring of coinage substitutes, including printed cardboard tickets, federal postage stamps inside of small printed envelopes giving the value on the front along with a merchant's advertisement, encased postage stamps ...
Overview of American paper money from the colonial period through to modern issues with a value guide. Includes a section on encased postage stamps.
advertised their business and were filled with postage stamps. Later postage stamps were encased in metal shells with a mica window to allow viewing of the stamp. Oddly enough these highly collectable items are referred to as Encased Postage Stamps.
 See also: Coin, Collector, Point, Gold, Issued
  
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