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"In the back of the 1922 Cumulative Index (the first CI) there is an advertisement pa…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Jul 13, 2017 to Colorized Version of Sept.1900 China Map

7 Jul 14, 2017
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

"Tom, I have two originals (very thin and fragile paper) and one bound reprint (with…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Jul 12, 2017 to Colorized Version of Sept.1900 China Map

7 Jul 14, 2017
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

"Tom, This is a beautiful little find, congratulations - and thank you for sharing. R…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Jun 6, 2017 to Supplement or Not? The October 1917 Insert.

6 Apr 11, 2020
Reply by Scott T. Shier

"Well played Tom, thanks for the info! Mel"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Mar 19, 2016 to Two Versions of the July 1989 Map of France/Historical France

6 Feb 13, 2017
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

"As always Tom, thanks for the intrigue... And yes, it is fun! Mel"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Jan 28, 2016 to Perforated Supplements in the National Geographic Magazine

7 Sep 4, 2017
Reply by George Thomas Wilson

"Thank you Tom! I wonder if this is the beginning of the end? Mel"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Jan 9, 2016 to The End of NGM Metadata

1 Jan 9, 2016
Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss

"And there you have it Tom - the research! Sometimes the research leads us into uncha…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Jan 6, 2016 to January 1983 Two-sided, Perforated Map Supplement. (They're Indexed Too!)

17 Jan 6, 2016
Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss

"Unfortunately, I often forget about Don Smith's publication. Thanks for reminding To…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Dec 29, 2015 to January 1983 Two-sided, Perforated Map Supplement. (They're Indexed Too!)

17 Jan 6, 2016
Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss

"Tom, We've had this discussion (with Mike) about all kinds of what-about this or tha…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Dec 8, 2015 to January 1983 Two-sided, Perforated Map Supplement. (They're Indexed Too!)

17 Jan 6, 2016
Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss

"Phil, If we are to add this, then shouldn't we add the multi leaf fold-out poster (a…"

Melvin L. De Vilbiss replied Dec 8, 2015 to January 1983 Two-sided, Perforated Map Supplement. (They're Indexed Too!)

17 Jan 6, 2016
Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss

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