E-Sylum Ads Work!
Larry Korchnak writes:

The Buttoned-Down Mind of Dave Hirt
Regarding last week's discussion of how Dave Hirt recognized the numismatic significance of the 1746 book Numismata Antiqua. Phil Carrigan writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MAY 31, 2015 : Numismata Antiqua (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n22a08.html)

Query: Where to Purchase 'Legends of Travancore'
Philip Mernick writes:

To view the video, see:
Legends of Travancore - A Numismatic Heritage (www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxkPmptnBUY)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW BOOK: LEGENDS OF TRAVANCORE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n19a11.html)

Query: Handbook of Southern African Tokens
Yosef Sa'ar writes:

DAMIN Conference Proceedings Available
Georges Depeyrot writes:

Georges adds:

Stack's Bowers Seeks Numismatic Writer
An E-Sylum reader inquired about a recent string of ads. He writes:

My friend Eric Schena signed on as a cataloguer a while ago, and he's really enjoying it. I reached out to the company, and Stack's Bowers President Galleries Brian Kendrella writes:

1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta Stamp Displayed
Regarding an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., Les Rosenbaum writes:

1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta
June 4, 2015 - November 2017
Museum: Postal Museum
Location: Level 2, William H. Gross Stamp Gallery

The National Postal Museum will display the world's rarest postage stamp, the 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. The exhibition of the stamp will be the longest and most publicly accessible showing ever.

No postage stamp is rarer than the sole-surviving example of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. Printed in black ink on magenta paper, it bears the image of a three-masted ship and the colony's motto in Latin: "we give and expect in return." Noted for its legacy, the stamp was rediscovered by a 12-year-old Scottish boy living in South America in 1873, and from there passed through some of the most important stamp collections ever assembled. It is the only major rarity absent from the Royal Philatelic Collection owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

Note: The stamp will not be on view November 27 - December 9, 2015 and May 23 - June 10, 2016.

To read the complete article, see:
1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta (www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/1856-British-Guiana-One-Cent-Magenta-5692)

Some Vaguely Numismatic Cheesecake
From the vaguely-numismatic-but-a-great-excuse-to-include-vintage-cheesecake department, Arthur Shippee forwarded this image from the Obscure Actresses blog. Thanks!

To read the complete article, see:
MAXINE CANTWAY (https://obscureactresses.wordpress.com/
2014/06/18/maxine-cantway/)