199 Rare Old Books on Stamp Collecting Philately Postage Stamps Guides Album Catalogue Forgeries Identification Tips - Instant PDF Download

THE POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 199 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books, guides and catlogues compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library and covering all aspects of POSTAGE STAMPS & STAMP COLLECTING.

This really is the ultimate treasure trove for any philatelist. Over 200 titles providing literally 1,000’s and 1,000’s of pages of valuable research information, photos and fabulous illustrations in one huge archive.

This collection contains valuable reference material on rare vintage stamps from all over the world – Great Britain, Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia & Oceania, etc;

Every aspect of postage stamps and stamp collecting is covered – comprehensive catalogues with in depth descriptions and pictures of rare vintage stamps from all over the world, the essentials of philately and stamp collecting, detecting forged stamps, the history of postage stamps and loads more!


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Full List of Books Included:


English Language Books & Publications:

A comprehensive catalogue of the postage stamps of the United States of America by N. E. Waterhouse (1916)

A history of railway letter stamps; describing all varieties issued by the railway companies of Great Britain and Ireland by H. L. Ewen (1901)

A reference list of publications relating to postage stamps and their collection by J. K. Tiffany (1871)

How to detect forged stamps by R. B. Earee (1882)

Bartels' check list of Canal Zone stamps by J. M. Bartels (1906)

British India Adhesive Stamps surcharged for Native States Part I by C. Stewart-Wilson (1888)

British India Adhesive Stamps surcharged for Native States Part II by C. Stewart-Wilson (1888)

Campeche - some notes on the most remarkable postage stamp ever issued by W. C. Bellow (1909)

Canadian postage stamps and stationery by C. A. Howes (1911)

Canadian stamp collector Vol. 1 by The Canadian Philatelic Association (1920)

Canadian stamp collector Vol. 2 by The Canadian Philatelic Association (1920)

Catalogue price list of tax stamps by A. Forbin (1915)

Chats on postage stamps by F. J. Melville (1920)

Descriptive catalogue of the postage stamps and post-and letter-cards of Siam issued during the years 1883 - 1919 by The Siam philatelic Society (1920)

Descriptive catalogue of the postage stamps and post-and letter-cards of Siam issued during the years 1883 to 1919. Prepared for the Siam philatelic Society (1920)

Evergreen-state philatelist; a monthly magazine for stamp collectors (July 1897 - June 1898)

Forged stamps - how to detect them by T. Lewes (1863)

Germany and its colonies by B. W. H. Poole (1915)

History of the postage stamps of the United States of America by J. K. Tiffany (1887)

Le Grand's manual for stamp collectors by Dr. A. Le Grand (1896)

More essays for United States postage stamps by E. H. Mason (1912)

Paper chase - the amenities of stamp collecting by A. Harlow (1921)

Peeps at postage stamps by S. C. Johnson (1915)

The Philatelic index by J. K. Tiffany (1880)

Postage stamps and their collection by W. H. Colson (1907)

Postage stamps as propaganda by C. O. Stoetzer (1921)

Postage stamps of Canada by F. Jarrett (1922)

Priced catalogue of stamps of the British Empire by Stanley Gibbons Ltd (1912)

Prince Edward Island by R. Dalwick (1910)

Rare books and their prices; with chapters on pictures, pottery, porcelain, and postage stamps by W. Roberts (1896)

Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices by F. H. Napier (1895)

Scott's standard postage stamp catalogue (1920)

Siam, its posts and postage stamps - a handbook for philatelists by F. J. Melville (1906)

Stamp collecting as a pastime by E. Nankivell (1902)

The adhesive postage stamp. Decision of the Encyclopaedia britannica ... Also, papers on the penny postage reform by P. Chalmers (1886)

The adhesive postage stamp (1920)

The American philatelist Vol. 9 (1896)

The American philatelist Vol. 11 (1897)

The American philatelist Vol. 12 (1898)

The American philatelist Vol. 13 (1899)

The American philatelist Vol. 14 (1900)

The American philatelist Vol. 17 (1903)

The American philatelist Vol. 18 (1904)

The American philatelist Vol. 19 (1905)

The American philatelist Vol. 20 (1906)

The American philatelist Vol. 23 No. 2 (Feb 1910)

The American philatelist Vol. 23 No. 3 (May 1910)

The American philatelist Vol. 23 No. 4 (Aug 1910)

The American philatelist Vol. 24 No. 2 (Feb 1911)

The American philatelist Vol. 24 No. 3 (May 1911)

The American philatelist Vol. 24 No. 4 (Aug 1911)

The American philatelist Vol. 25 No. 1 (Nov 1911)

The American philatelist Vol. 25 No. 2 (Feb 1912)

The American philatelist Vol. 25 No. 3 (May 1912)

The American philatelist Vol. 28 (1914-15)

The American philatelist Vol. 29 (1915-16)

The American philatelist Vol. 31 (1917-18)

The American philatelist Vol. 32 (1918-19)

The American philatelist Vol. 33 (1919-20)

The Avery collection of the postage stamps of the world by W. H. Peckitt (1909)

The beginner's book of stamp collecting by S. Phillips (1912)

The Canada stamp catalogue by H. F. Ketcheson (1894)

The Canadian philatelic weekly Vol. 1 (1894)

The college stamps of Oxford and Cambridge. A study of their history and use from 1870-1886 by H. Cummings (1904)

The general issues of United States stamps, their shades and varieties; to which is affixed a history of the private perforating machines and their products by E. B. Power (1909)

The history of the postage stamps of the St. Louis postmaster, 1845-1847 (1895)

The hobbyist - a monthly publication for stamp collectors Vol. 2 (1909)

The line-engraved postage stamps of Great Britain printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co.; a history of their production during the forty years, 1840-1880 Vol. 1 (1920)

The line-engraved postage stamps of Great Britain printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co.; a history of their production during the forty years, 1840-1880 Vol. 2 (1920)

The London philatelist Vol. 3 (1894)

The London philatelist Vol. 4 (1895)

The London philatelist Vol. 6 (1897)

The London philatelist Vol. 7 (1898)

The London philatelist Vol. 11 (1902)

The London philatelist Vol. 13 (1904)

The London philatelist Vol. 14 (1905)

The London philatelist Vol. 15 (1906)

The London philatelist Vol. 16 (1907)

The London philatelist Vol. 17 (1908)

The London philatelist Vol. 18 (1909)

The London philatelist Vol. 19 (1910)

The London philatelist Vol. 22 - 23 (1913-14)

The London philatelist Vol. 26 - 27 (1917-18)

The London philatelist Vol. 28-29 (1919-20)

The Montreal philatelist Vol. 1 (1898)

The Montreal philatelist Vol. 3 (1898)

The Niagara Falls philatelist (1887)

The Ontario stamp journal by H. Bigger (1888)

The philatelic advocate Vol. 7 (1896)

The philatelic index by W. Long (1906)

The Philatelic journal of Canada Vol. 1 (1892)

The Philatelic messenger Vol. 1 (1896)

The Philatelic record Vol. 1 (Feb 1879 - Jan 1880)

The Philatelic record Vol. 2 (Feb 1880 - Jan 1881)

The Philatelic record Vol. 3 (Feb 1881 - Jan 1882)

The Philatelic record Vol. 4 (Feb 1882 - Jan 1883)

The Philatelic record Vol. 5 (Feb 1883 - Jan 1884)

The Philatelic record Vol. 6 (Feb 1884 - Jan 1885)

The Philatelic record Vol. 7 (Feb 1885 - Jan 1886)

The Philatelic record Vol. 8 (Feb 1886 - Jan 1887)

The Philatelic record Vol. 9 (Feb 1887 - Jan 1888)

The Philatelic record Vol. 10 (1888)

The Philatelic record Vol. 12 (1890)

The Philatelic record Vol. 13 (1891)

The Philatelic record Vol. 14 (1892)

The Philatelic record Vol. 15 (1893)

The Philatelic record Vol. 16 (1894)

The Philatelic record Vol. 17 (1895)

The Philatelic record Vol. 18 (1896)

The Philatelic record Vol. 19 (1897)

The Philatelic record Vol. 20 (1898)

The Philatelic record Vol. 21 (1899)

The Philatelic record Vol. 22 (1900)

The Philatelic record Vol. 23 (1901)

The Philatelic record Vol. 24 (1902)

The Philatelic record Vol. 25 (1903)

The Philatelic record Vol. 26 (1904)

The Philatelic record Vol. 27 (1905)

The Philatelic record Vol. 28 (1906)

The Philatelic record Vol. 29 (1907)

The Philatelic record Vol. 30 (1908)

The Philatelic record Vol. 32 (1910)

The Philatelic record Vol. 33 (1911)

The Philatelic record Vol. 34 (1912)

The Philatelic record Vol. 35 (1913)

The Philatelic record Vol. 36 (1914)

The Philatelical journal Vol. 1-2 (Jan 1872 - April 1875)

The postage stamps of Canada by B. W. H. Poole (1917)

The postage stamps of the United States by J. N. Luff (1902)

The postage stamps of the United States issued during the years 1847 to 1869 by E. B. Power (1921)

The postage stamps, envelopes, and post cards of Australia and the British Colonies of Oceania by The Philatelic Society, London (1887)

The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain (1889)

The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers, post cards, and telegraph stamps of the British colonies in the West Indies, British Honduras and in South America (1891)

The stamp collector - a guide to the world's postage stamps by S. C. Johnson (1920)

The stamp collector's handbook by E. L. Pemberton (1874)

The Stamp collector's monthly gazette Vol. 1 (1865)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1865)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1866)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1867)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1868)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1869)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1870)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1871)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1872)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1873)

The Stamp-collector's magazine (1874) The stamp-collector's review and monthly advertiser Vol. 1-2 (1862)

The stamped envelopes, wrappers and sheets of the United States by J. K. Tiffany (1892)

The stamps of the Canal Zone by W Evans (1916)

The stamps of the German empire by B. W. H. Poole (1914)

The Toronto philatelic journal Vol. 1 (1885)

The Toronto philatelic journal Vol. 2 (1885)

War stamps of the Allies, 1914-1920 - an historical record by D. B. Armstrong (1920)

What philately teaches by J. N. Luff (1899)



German Language Books & Publications:

Bogeneinteilung und Auflagenummern der Postwertzeichen Bayerns by E. Stenger (1921)

Die Entstehung und Entwicklung der philatelistischen Literatur in der zweiten Hälfte des XIX. Jahrhunderts by V. Suppantschitsch (1901)

Die Handstempel-Ausgabe von Libau by A. Bungerz (1920)

Die Marken von Kaschmir by P. Kohl (1912)

Die persische Post und die Postwerthzeichen von Persien und Buchara by F. Schuller (1893)

Die postfreimarken und die entwertungen der deutschen postanstalten in den schutzgebieten und im auslande by A. Friedemann (1908)

Die Postwerthzeichen von Griechenland - nach den neuesten Forschungen bearbeitet by A.E. Glasewald (1896)

Die Postwertzeichen der russischen Landschaftsaemter - Beitraege zur Kunde dieser Marken by C. Schmidt (1900)

Die postwertzeichen Spaniens und seiner kolonien by R. Friederich (1894)

Die Postwertzeichen von Aethiopien by P. Kohl (1911)

Die Postwertzeichen von Papua (1912)

Die Sprachwissenschaft in der Briefmarkenkunde - ein Handbuch für Sammler jeder Richtung, insbesondere für Freunde des Briefmarkensammelwesens by O. Kausch (1894)

Geschichte des Penny-Porto-Systems und der Briefmarken - mit einem Anhange über die Erfindung der Postkarte zum 50 jährigen Jubiläum der Briefmarke by G. Finke (1890)

Handbuch der deutschen philatelistischen Literatur by W. Berchelmann (1916)

Handbuch der postfreimarkenkunde gleichzeitig Beibuch zum Permanent-Sammelwerk in losen Blattern by H. Krotzsch (1908)

Handbuch für Postmarken-Sammler by Dr A. Moschkau (1884)

Handbuch für Postmarkensammler für den permanenten Gebrauch Bestimmt by F. Meyer (1881)

Illustrierter ausführlicher katalog über deutsche postfreimarken by H. Krotzsch (1896)

Nachtrag zum I. Bande von Dr. Moschkau's Handbuch für Postmarken-Sammler by Dr A. Moschkau (1896)

Permanentes Handbuch der Postfreimarkenkunde mit Lichtdrucktafeln, Erster Teil Deutsche Staaten by H. Krotzsch (1893)

Praktisches Handbuch der Freimarken des königreichs Sachsen und des Herzogtums Sachsen-Altenburg by F. W. Dieck (1921)

Probedrucke Marken mit Specimen sowie Essais der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika by P. Kohl (1911)

Schwaneberger, Farben-Tafein für Briefmarkensammler = Tableaux de couleurs pour collectionneurs = Colour-tables for stamp-collectors (1922)

Verzeichnis der Mühlradstempel nach Orten und Nummern die Abstempelungen auf den Postwertzeichen von Bayern by J. W. Stundt (1917)

Vierteljahrs-Nachträge zum permanenten Handbuch der Postfreimarkenkunde und dem Permanent-Sammelwerk in losen Blättern by H. Krotzsch (1896)



French Language Books & Publications:

Agence génerale des timbres du Japon (1890)

Almanach du timbre-poste contenant des prédictions faciles de chaque jour soit sur les timbres timbrophiles ou marchands (1886)

Histoire de la poste aux lettres depuis ses origines les plus anciennes jusqu'a nos jours by A. Rothschild (1873)

Histoire de la poste aux lettres et du timbre-poste depuis leurs origines jusqu'à nos jours Vol. 1 by A. Rothschild (1879)

Histoire de la poste aux lettres et du timbre-poste depuis leurs origines jusqu'à nos jours Vol. 2 by A. Rothschild (1879)

Histoire de timbre-poste français by L. LeRoy (1891)

James Chalmers, inventeur du timbre-poste adhésif nouvelles recherches sur le projet de Sir Rowland Hill by P. Chalmers (1889)

La poste à un penny by A. Rothschild (1872)

Le timbre-poste francais étude historique et anecdotique de la poste et du timbre en France et dans les colonies francais by G. B. Brunel (1896)

Le Timbrophile - journal de la collection timbo-postale (Nov 1868 - Oct 1869)

Les falsifications du Transvaal by L. Raay (1909)

Les Postes suisses - leur développement jusqu'en 1912 (1914)

Les timbres d'Albanie depuis l'origine jusqu'a la guerre by L. Renieu (1915)

Les timbres de Belgique depuis leur origine jusqu'á nos jours by J. B. Moens (1880)

Les timbres de Gambie by F. J. Melville (1914)

Les timbres de l'emission de Bordeaux by G. Brunel (1921)

Les timbres de Maurice depuis leur origine jusqu'a nos jours by J. B. Moens (1878)

Les Timbres-poste ruraux de russie - nomenclature générale de tous les timbres connus jusqu'a ce jour avec leurs prix de-vente by S. Koprowski (1875)

Les timbres-poste suisses, 1843-1862 by P. Mirabaud (1898)

Notes sur l'émission provisoire des timbres-poste français dits de Bordeaux by P. Hermand (1901)

Timbre-poste et le timbre fiscal - journal du collectionneur (1863 - 1873)

Timbre-poste et le timbre fiscal - journal du collectionneur (1874 - 1883)

Timbre-poste et le timbre fiscal - journal du collectionneur (1884 - 1892)

Timbre-poste et le timbre fiscal - journal du collectionneur (1893 - 1899)

Timbres de Moldavie et de Roumanie by J. A. Legrand (1869)

Timbres d'Égypte et de la Compagnie du Canal de Suez by J.B. Moens (1880)

Timbres des duchès de Schleswig, Holstein & Lauenbourg et de la ville de Bergedorf by J. B. Moens (1884)

Timbres des états de Parme, Modène et Romagne by J. B. Moens (1878)



Spanish Language Books & Publications:

Idea de la filatelia española by F. Carreras y Candi (1918)

Literatura philatélica en España. Apuntes para la redaccion de un catálogo (1876)

Reseña histórico-descriptiva de los sellos de correo de España by A. Duro (1881)

Segunda edición del catálogo descriptivo de los sellos de correos de España y sus colonias by A. Fernandez Duro (1890)



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