brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Feb 7, 2019 18:59:28 GMT
This finally arrived today. Not good too use a thin biodegradable plastic to ship it surface across the pond! Canada Post had to re-wrap it in a very sturdy plastic bag. At least it wasn't damaged, or lost without its wrapper! It is a thick book. Too bad there isn't a universal numbering system for all stamps! Michel has much clearer images and explanations, so I should be able to figure out all the differences with the Germania series. |
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,385
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 15, 2019 19:54:22 GMT
Received in today's mail, still in its original shrink wrap...the combined Pacific 97 Handbook and The Congress Book 1997.
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Mar 23, 2019 2:57:58 GMT
Just received these in the mail. Wow! THICK catalogues brimming with information. How could I have tried to collect France stamps without these? Had to get a French/English dictionary too. Photo from the eBay listing.  |
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stainlessb
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Posts: 4,906
What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Mar 23, 2019 3:31:29 GMT
it's more like..."What's not in your wallet, but in your book shelf"
I started with pestering people on websites --->>>Scott 2017 digital
and in the past couple of weeks I have acquired/purchased
Stanley Gibbons, Great Britain, Queen Victoria Vol 1 (1970)
Scotts combined 1949 Standard Postage & Stamp Catalogue
Encyclopedia of Philately, 1946 Standrd Postage and Stamp Catalogue - The Nations of Europe, Africa and Asia and their Colonies
and several PDF references printed out and now in binders
and the quest continues...i know not where or whence, but I now constantly peruse E-Bay and various bookl sellers for anything of possible interest...
and since my collecting stops ~ 1960's there's seems to be a wealth of reference materail available!
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Post by jamesw on Mar 25, 2019 21:35:10 GMT
I'm sitting in my hotel in Harrisonburg Virginia (here on a little vacay) and couldn't resist telling you of todays purchase of a 1959 edition of the Dietz Confederate catalogue and handbook. I know I've got the 1986 edition (shown earlier on these pages) but when I saw this in an antique store I couldn't resist! Sadly I don't seem to be able to upload a picture from my phone!
The irony of course is that I believe they've just released a new updated version. I seem to be going backward.
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blaamand
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Currently creating custom pages until 1940.
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What I collect: Worldwide - Stamps and Postmarks - not enough time...
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Post by blaamand on Mar 25, 2019 23:21:12 GMT
Haha, funny jamesw! However I will say you are not going backwards - just going back to the roots. I often find that the really old catalogs included some details that is no longer included in recent catalogs, some of the secrets of the old-time philatelists are getting lost along the way - unless guys like yourself keep the work and results of those "old studies" alive. Well done! |
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blaamand
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Currently creating custom pages until 1940.
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What I collect: Worldwide - Stamps and Postmarks - not enough time...
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Post by blaamand on Mar 25, 2019 23:23:34 GMT
zipper - Wow - both Maury AND Yvert! That's awesome, congratulations  I only have the Maury (2016), but would really like to obtain the Yvert specialized for the classics as well - some nice day.
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Post by jamesw on Mar 30, 2019 3:08:32 GMT
Just got back from my trip south. A great vacation, but always good to get back home. For posterity, here's the cover of the 1959 Dietz. And blaamand, the only difference I can see between this and the 1986 version, at a quick glance, is that many of the illustrations in the 1959 version seem a bit clearer. Could be they had to scan from the old book for the new one and lost some clarity.  Also picked up this 2017 Siegel catalogue of civil war and Confederate covers. Should make for great reference (of covers I will never be able to afford!)  There's no place like home...click...there's no place like home...click...there's no place like home...click... |
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Londonbus1
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Posts: 5,064
What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 30, 2019 13:07:15 GMT
I saved a lot of money on postage as a Cousin of a friend visiting Israel posted this to me from Tel Aviv. It was free postage within the USA so it only cost me the purchase price. I was lucky. Most literature is out of my budget range due to postal charges. Sidney Rochlin completed his works in 1990 and gave the sole Publishing rights to the JNF Office in New York . The Handbook was published in 1991, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Jewish National Fund. In 2016, with the catalogue out of print, the JNF Office passed on the rights to the Education Fund of the Society of Israel Philatelists (SIP) and in 2017, an updated version was produced. Colour images replaced the Black & white in many cases; additional labels from affiliates were added and prices were updated. The latter was not too successful in my opinion but that is a minor detail for what is an excellent book.  |
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coastwatcher
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What I collect: Currently focusing on US and possessions
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Post by coastwatcher on Apr 25, 2019 3:12:56 GMT
I was digging through some boxes in a closet today and came across my 1975 copy of United States Stamps & Stories that my mom bought me at the post office when I was 10. I hadn’t seen it in about 20 years and thought that it was lost forever.  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Apr 25, 2019 17:19:35 GMT
I received this in the mail today, just 3 days after ordering it on eBay. Not too bad for $12 shipped! As most of my collections end around 1990 and none go past 2000, with the exception of the British Virgin Islands, I have no need for current specialty catalogs. I would rather invest the price difference in stamps. Besides, I do have a complete 2018 set of Scott Catalogs that my daughter got me for Christmas.  |
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fijikid
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What I collect: Fiji, British Pacific, WW-1965
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Post by fijikid on Apr 25, 2019 23:13:11 GMT
I see I have the Stamps & Stories with '74 and '81 values.
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Apr 29, 2019 19:41:08 GMT
This came in the mail today.  |
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on May 3, 2019 0:29:53 GMT
Just received today  |
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on May 3, 2019 1:07:37 GMT
 Books occupy "space" if they are not read or consulted on a occasional basis - have also lots of them and rarely consult them (Stamp books I am talking about) - but when you need them......great !!
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on May 3, 2019 1:51:05 GMT
renden I am newly returned to stamps- I need all the references I can get! And although I have a fair amount of digital reference, I find I like holding the pages in my hands we must have books... man was meant to have books... have you ever read Farenheith 451?
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on May 7, 2019 0:00:59 GMT
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jayinok
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Post by jayinok on May 7, 2019 5:31:50 GMT
Nice topic/thread! I have a lot of auction catalogues, some are nearly fifty years old, oh to go back in time and place some bids for the holes in my albums! Also I have a few books from mainly US authors regarding classic US stamps, some books devoted to a single stamp or set. I also have a few Billig books from the 1950s? a bit dusty but nice varied topics, I see them a lot on ebay starting five dollars then I bid and suddenly they're up to $45 plus so I haven't added many volumes recently  Jay |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on May 8, 2019 16:21:31 GMT
This arrived in the mail yesterday  |
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on May 8, 2019 16:29:12 GMT
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on May 8, 2019 20:56:52 GMT
This arrived in the mail yesterday Not from some guy from Switzerland on eBay? That's where I picked my exact copy up too! |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on May 9, 2019 0:13:46 GMT
Glad that you’re home Peter! No I actually got it from an eBay seller in Virginia for $13 shipped.
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on May 9, 2019 1:21:03 GMT
Mine came in a bio-degradable flimsy bag, I'm lucky it made it to me. Cheapest way to send something surface! eBay be gone! Lucky for you, coastwatcher, it was 'local'! I'm glad I am home too. Went for a short drive this aft. I don't think I should have. I'll leave the car driving for a while whilst I heal. Just short walks to the post office & grocery will be it for a couple weeks. |
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kostia84
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What I collect: Pharmaceutics (thematic), WWII (thematic), Israel (chronologically)
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Post by kostia84 on May 11, 2019 11:18:28 GMT
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jayinok
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Post by jayinok on May 12, 2019 18:19:44 GMT
 Yesterday at a social event, I happened to see a philatelic friend I've known for many years. He has been an inspiration philatelically, as his experience, depth, and writing skills are unmatched by anyone I know! My friend was kind enough to autograph for me his just-published book: Russia in Finland
The Story of Russian Stamps and Postal Stationery Used in Finland, 1899-1918
by Jon Iverson, Morten Nårstad, and Roger P. Quimby FRPSL
If anyone would be interested and cannot find this online in the philatelic market in the near future (release is imminent, I was told) please email me and I would be happy to find out when production would be available for sale. Meantime its 204-pages, colorfully illustrated and thoroughly discussed, are further educating me in the fascinating field of Finnish philately ( FFFP!) isbn 978-0-578-47338-3suggested price US $40.00 (well worth the price!) Pick up your copy soon! Kindly yours, -J.       |
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on May 14, 2019 0:25:36 GMT
just received today! a nice addition  as happy as I am the good weather has arrived, already looking forward to autumn and winter so there's few reasons to venture out! |
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Londonbus1
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Posts: 5,064
What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on May 14, 2019 8:05:36 GMT
stainlessb, That's a good Lundy catalogue produced by a real locals fanatic !! I have seen some of his displays and his dealer tables at our Cinderella Stamp Club meetings. Nice guy too. I have just ordered the Sixth Edition which comes out in June. I don't collect Lundy but may do again one day, who knows ! 
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on May 14, 2019 11:58:40 GMT
I downloaded the PDF's for the Connoisseur Machin guide. Each specialty catalog groups stamps different so it is sort of a knowledge check to understand. For example, this book seems to focus by printer first. www.connoisseurcatalogue.net/ |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on May 17, 2019 13:19:37 GMT
Within the last week, I received these two, “The Stamp Atlas” by Raife Wellsted, Stuart Rossiter and John Flower and “Where in the World? An Atlas for Stamp Collectors” by Kenneth A. Wood.  I recently began collecting a stamp from every country using the free, downloadable album which is provided by the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and I got these books to help me with it. If anyone is looking for a stamp atlas, I would recommend “The Stamp Atlas” over “Where in the World?” It is far more comprehensive, has more numerous and more detailed maps, and is illustrated with b&w and color photos as well as color images of stamps. I only gave about $5 shipped for “Where in the World” from a used bookseller on eBay and seriously doubt that it’s worth what I paid for it. Still, it will find a home in my philatelic library. |
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on May 17, 2019 14:59:26 GMT
Yesterday at a social event, I happened to see a philatelic friend I've known for many years. He has been an inspiration philatelically, as his experience, depth, and writing skills are unmatched by anyone I know! My friend was kind enough to autograph for me his just-published book: Russia in Finland
The Story of Russian Stamps and Postal Stationery Used in Finland, 1899-1918
by Jon Iverson, Morten Nårstad, and Roger P. Quimby FRPSL
If anyone would be interested and cannot find this online in the philatelic market in the near future (release is imminent, I was told) please email me and I would be happy to find out when production would be available for sale. Meantime its 204-pages, colorfully illustrated and thoroughly discussed, are further educating me in the fascinating field of Finnish philately ( FFFP!) isbn 978-0-578-47338-3suggested price US $40.00 (well worth the price!) I am interested ! Price $US(40) + shipping ? my e-mail is in my profile - René (renden) |
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Books occupy "space" if they are not read or consulted on a occasional basis - have also lots of them and rarely consult them (Stamp books I am talking about) - but when you need them......great !!
