Archive of 22 Industrial Workers of the World stamp booklets, along with loose sheets of stamps and loose stamps
1910 - 1940. - "Headquarters" $1 stamp booklet [5 x 14cm]. Beige staple bound wraps. Contains 20 identical stamps; appears complete. Two stamps per page, separated by glassine sheets embossed with a subtle design. Very mild toning and tiny creases at the corners. Featuring a black-and-white photographic image of the I.W.W. headquarters in the 1940s, containing six men and women sitting around a desk. There is also a portrait of Joe Hill on the wall, surrounded by banners stating "Organization," "Education" and "Emancipation."
- "Junior Wobblies Monthly Dues" stamp booklet [5 x 10cm]. Fuchsia staple bound wraps. Contains one sheet of 12 identical stamps, laid in. Appears to have been issued with two sheets. Pencil and ink notations on front wrap. Staple is a bit rusty, and stamps a bit toned. With a simple red and white design, featuring an I.W.W. logo. The Junior Wobblies were founded in 1927.
- "Monthly Dues" stamp booklet [4.5 x 10cm]. Orange staple bound wraps with "U" stamped four times in red ink on covers. "U" also stamped in red ink on each stamp, with a bit of ink transfer on the inside of the front wrap. One complete sheet of 10 blue stamps, and one stub. A simple design featuring the I.W.W. logo.
- "Monthly Dues" stamp booklet [5 x 10cm]. Light blue staplebound wraps. Pencil and ink notations on the front wrap, along with a few small, soiled pieces of tape. Two pieces of light green tissue paper. All stamps laid in: eight red stamps, two red stamps with a tiny "unemployed" in ink across the front, one purple stamp.
- "MTC" [Maritime Trade Workers] voluntary quarterly assessment stamp booklet [5.5 x 10.5cm]. Light blue staple bound wraps. Contains 18 identical stamps, appears complete. Six stamps per page, separated by sheets of tissue paper. Front wrap is quite toned, appearing largely light brown on the exterior side, and is subtly creased. Rear wrap is lightly toned along the edges. Stamp features a woodcut illustration of a sailor at the helm and notes "I.U. 510."
- "General Convention" voluntary 25¢ stamp booklet [3.5 x 14.5cm]. Light green staple bound wraps. Contains four sheets of 19 identical stamps (one stamp has been removed and is not present), separated by glassine sheets embossed with a spiderweb pattern. Wraps are heavily toned and very mildly soiled. Basic red and white design, with the I.W.W. logo.
- Single, loose Agricultural Workers’ Industrial Union "voluntary assessment" [sic] 50¢ stamp [1.5 x 2.5cm]. Simple red and white design with I.W.W. logo. Though the agricultural arm of the I.W.W. was created in 1915, it was not termed the AWIU until the 1920s.
- "General Industrial Union" I.U. 120 [Lumber Workers Industrial Union] 50¢ stamp booklet [5 x 10.5cm]. Dark brown staple bound wraps. Contains two sheets of 18 identical stamps (two stamps have been removed and are not present), with tissue paper behind the second sheet. Loss to tissue paper mirroring the removed stamps. One corner of the rear wrap is creased, and the staple is a bit rusty. Simple green and white design, overlaid with "I.U. 120" in red. Circa 1925.
- "Metal Machinery Workers" I.U. 440 steel drive voluntary assessment 25¢ stamp booklet [5.5 x 10cm]. Mustard yellow staple bound wraps. Mildly soiled, with a pencil inscription on the front wrap. Contains one full sheet of 10 identical stamps and a sheet of tissue paper. The two are partially fused. The second sheet of stamps has been removed, and is not present. Stamps are orange, with text and illustration in black.
- [Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union] M.M.W. I.U. 210 quarterly assessment 50¢ stamp booklet [5 x 10cm]. Marbled green staple bound wraps. Ink notation on front wrap; wraps are very gently creased. Only two stamps remain, both are attached. There are also two sheets of protective glassine, which is embossed with a spiderweb pattern. Brown illustration and text over a white background. Simple graphic of the sun rising over a mountain.
- "I.W.W. / C.N.T." Two loose sheets of $1 stamps promoting the unity between I.W.W. and C.N.T. [Confederación Nacional del Trabajo]. Each sheet contains three red stamps with white text, and three black stamps with white text. Sheets appear complete.
- "I.W.W. / C.N.T." Two loose sheets of $5 stamps. Each sheet contains four stamps that are half black and half red. On one side are the words "I.W.W. Solidarity," while the other states "C.N.T. Solidaridad." In the 1930s, the I.W.W. (particularly encouraged by Canadian chapters) actively supported the Spanish Revolution. The organization recruited for the militia of the C.N.T. and some I.W.W. fought alongside the C.N.T. in the Spanish Civil War.
- "Idaho Gun Thug Victims" $1 stamp booklet [3.5 x 11.5cm]. Pink staple bound wraps. Contains seven sheets, each complete with four stamps. Separated by spider web embossed glassine. The front cover, two sheets of stamps, and two sheets of glassine have all become detached. The remainder of the booklet appears to have been "rebound" with a modern staple. Issued to raise funds for the victims of the 1936 martial law declaration in northern Idaho, the result of several effective strikes among the lumber workers.
- "25¢ Press Stamps." Three booklets of 25¢ press stamps, all brown or tan staple bound wraps [4.5-5 x 10cm]. 1930s / 1940s. Each features the silhouette of a man with broken chains hanging from his wrists. The slightly smaller booklet contains one sheet complete with 10 stamps, a red illustration on metallic silver paper. It is followed by two sheets of spiderweb glassine, and the stub from a second sheet of stamps (not present). There are several ink notations on the wraps. A second booklet also contains an attached sheet of 10 stamps (blue illustration on mildly toned white paper) and three laid in stamps with a handwritten date "10-1-48," followed by "1-5-8." The wraps are a bit soiled, and there is an ink notation. The third booklet contains a sheet of eight (out of 10) stamps, red illustration on blue paper, the stub of a sheet of 10 stamps (not present), and two sheets of tissue paper. There is a pencil notation on the front wrap.
- "50¢ Press Stamps" booklet [5cm x 10.5cm]. Textured sky blue wraps; staple bound. Contains nine sheets of 10 stamps, along with one stub, all separated by sheets of tissue paper. Simple red illustration over a white background, with the text "Industrial Worker Press."
- "General Defense Committee" 25¢ stamp booklet. [3.5 x 15.5cm]. Pink staple bound wraps. Front wrap is noticeably toned and has a pencil notation. With one sheet of 10 stamps, and the stub of a second sheet, separated by tissue paper. A basic design of black text over a pink background. Text reads, "General Defense Committee - quarterly due stamp - Twenty-five cents."
- "General Defense Assessment" 50¢ stamp booklet [5.5 x 10cm]. Textured dark teal staple bound wraps. Corners a bit creased. Two sheets of 10 stamps, separated by glassine. There is no glassine behind the second row of stamps, and it has just started to adhere to the rear wrap. Featuring an illustration of a man behind bars, pointing at the viewer. The illustration and text are green on white paper.
- "Voluntary Educational Assessment" 50¢ stamp booklet [5 x 10cm]. Tan staple bound wraps with "Educational 50¢" printed on the front wrap. Bit of toning and pen notations to wraps. With a partial sheet of stamps (5/10) laid in. Two stubs and sheets of glassine. Illustration of two workers sitting on a bench looking at a book with the I.W.W. logo on the cover. Red illustration and text on white paper.
- "Agricultural Workers Drive" 50¢ stamp booklet [5 x 11.5cm]. Tan staple bound wraps. Front wrap creased, with one pencil notation. One sheet of ten stamps, followed by a sheet of glassine. The stub of the second sheet remains. Red illustration of a man hailing a rising sun (which bears the I.W.W. logo) on white paper.
- General "I.W.W. Drive" 50¢ stamp booklet [5 x 10cm]. Tan staple bound wraps. Front wraps sunned, with a pencil notation and one soiled corner. The rear wrap has ink notations on each side. With four of a presumed 20 stamps remaining, and one sheet of spiderweb glassine. Simple red illustration and text on white paper.
- "Local Organizational Drive - General Construction Workers" 50¢ stamp booklet [3.5 x 18cm]. Tan staple bound wraps. Mildly soiled, with one strong, vertical crease. With a full sheet of five stamps and one stub. Red text on white paper.
- "Local Organizational Drive - General Construction Workers" $1 stamp booklet [3.5 x 18cm]. Tan staple bound wraps. Very mildly creased corners. Faint vertical crease to rear wrap. Appears to be complete, with two sheets of five stamps and two sheets of glassine. Red text on white paper.
- Two loose "Local Organizational Drive - General Construction Workers" stamps (attached together). Stamped with "Workers' Defense" in black ink.
- General "I.W.W. Drive" $2 stamp booklet [5 x 11cm]. Tan staple bound wraps, with "I.W.W. Drive Stamp $2" printed in blue ink on the front wrap. With mild soiling and a pencil notation on the front wrap. Two sheets complete with three stamps; one loose stamp affixed to a spiderweb glassine layer with a tiny rusted nail. With an illustration of a woman in billowing attire holding one cuffed wrist towards the sun while the other swings a broken chain. Four of the stamps feature the illustration in blue with red text, while the other three have a red illustration with blue text. Item #68170
A large, well-preserved collection of stamps intended to be used by I.W.W. members to mark payment of monthly dues and donations to special causes.
Price: $1,000.00