brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on May 19, 2021 13:28:39 GMT
Thanks to coastwatcher, I now have the Stanley Gibbons New Zealand catalogue. This, in conjunction with the ACS catalogue is a welcome addition to my library. Too bad they don't show all stamps in it. That's why I'll use the ACS as well, although now that I am becoming more familiar with New Zealand once again, ACS will be left at the bottom of the heap!
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Post by brightonpete on May 19, 2021 19:22:00 GMT
Here is what showed up today at the post office, the English Michel German Reich catalogue from Nordfrim. They added some Dutch stamps inside, since international mail gets labels instead. Very nicely done!
Here is a sample of what it looks like. No more Google Translate for this section of Germany!
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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 26, 2021 22:04:53 GMT
My copy of Michel Germany (in English) arrived today- It will be useful, but I am disappointed it does not include all the German States....
it's not very thick so should find a place to squeeze it in
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renden
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Post by renden on May 26, 2021 23:47:55 GMT
My copy of Michel Germany (in English) arrived today- It will be useful, but I am disappointed it does not include all the German States.... it's not very thick so should find a place to squeeze it in Which copy is that ??, Stan - I also received my English copy of Michel - German Reich - stamps 1872-1945 (1st Ed) - I like it - a minuscule catalog in hard copy 6X9 inches (15 cm X 24 cm) René |
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on May 27, 2021 0:38:37 GMT
same as Pete's. It will be helpful, but I guess I missed the part that didn't mention the German States
I have Michel German specialized (in German) a very thick tome (older version as I do not collect past Deustch Post)
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Jun 1, 2021 19:26:41 GMT
I finally broke down and got one!  |
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daniel
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Post by daniel on Jun 5, 2021 20:39:39 GMT
These are the 2 books that I am using to identify my Swiss Soldier Stamps. On the left is the catalogue 'Die Soldatenmarken der Schweiz' by Heinrich Sulser. World War I consists of 50 pages categorised by military Divisions and 250 pages for World War II categorised by general military units such as Artillery and Infantry etc. Selected illustrations are shown in black and white at the end.
The second book has colour illustrations.
 Scan_20210605 (3) by Daniel, on Flickr
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Post by coastwatcher on Jun 9, 2021 1:32:19 GMT
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REL1948
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What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Jul 23, 2021 20:03:33 GMT
"1916 Bright & Sons, ABC Stamps of the British Empire Catalogue" I just won this nifty little catalogue on eBay. Maybe some of our British members might recognize this company? It's a little guy about 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (165 x 115 mm).
It's fascinating seeing the 1916 prices for sets like the Canada Queen Victoria Jubilee going for 100 shillings (=5 £) listed under their heading "Cheap sets of stamps".
The Great Britain 1£ Green Seahorse sells for 21 shillings which at the time would have been 1 shilling over face value (OMG)...
I've included a few different pages to show how much the stamps we seek today have increased. This is really a fun read, I'd classify it under the heading of "Cheap Thrills"...
Rob
£100 in 1916 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £8,922.70 today, an increase of £8,822.70 over 105 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 4.37% per year between 1916 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 8,822.70%.
This means that today's prices are 89.23 times higher than average prices since 1916, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index. A pound today only buys 1.12% of what it could buy back then.
The 1916 inflation rate was 18.18%. The current year-over-year inflation rate (2020 to 2021) is now 0.70%1. If this number holds, £100 today will be equivalent in buying power to £100.70 next year.
Ian Webster, Creator, Google Inflation Calculator
      
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tomiseksj
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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 Jul 25, 2021 15:26:28 GMT
I recently won a copy of L. N. Williams' revised edition (1990) of Fundamentals of Philately at auction. I wonder how long (if at all) it will take me to read all 800+ pages.  |
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Post by dosamaniac on Jul 25, 2021 17:16:51 GMT
Recently bought this updated second edition which has much more new information than the 2008 1st edition I have, especially the sections on insert slips and manuscript inspector/examiner's audit markings of different Auslandsbriefprüfstellen. 
Die Zensur von Zivilpost in Deutschland im 2. Weltkrieg Katalog der im 2. Weltkrieg von den Auslandsbriefprüfstellen und anderen Zensurstellen in Deutschland und den besetzten Gebieten auf Zivilpost verwendeten Zensurvermerke
Ed. Horst Landsmann.
Books on Demand Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Norderstedt, Deutschland 2019 2nd Ed.
ISBN 9783749480500
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cara
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What I collect: Germany (FRG, GDR, Berlin); occupied Germany 1945-1949, Deutsches Reich 1872-1945, Switzerland, USA (newbie)
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Post by cara on Jul 25, 2021 20:15:26 GMT
Hi dosamaniac , will you show us some of your censorship covers? I'am very interested and can show some, too. My edition is a little bit older ^^  Kind regards Cara |
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radiocruncher
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Post by radiocruncher on Jul 26, 2021 8:08:05 GMT
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey, Princeton Architectural Press
WERT 's recent post about the possibility of mailing children by US Parcel Postal reminded me of this book about W Reginald Bray, an Englishman who exploited Post Office regulations to successfully 'post' himself. He would also test the Post Office with challenging, minimally addressed postcards
Thanks for sharing this. It looks very interesting so just ordered a copy for a browse |
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Post by radiocruncher on Jul 26, 2021 14:45:51 GMT
This set of world catalogues from Stanley Gibbons arrived today. Sadly the courier beat up the slip case but hopefully I can stabilise that so it can continue to be used. It’s 2004 so not that current but it’s in colour which is nice. Hopefully it will help me identify stamps without having to trawl the internet. Graham  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 26, 2021 15:00:44 GMT
Stan stainlessbThis is my latest MICHEL (English version) - it is of reduced size, practical and covers the German Reich René  |
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Jul 26, 2021 17:01:16 GMT
renden I have this also. I wish it included the German States, but this will still be useful!
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Jul 28, 2021 11:30:30 GMT
Newly arrived in my library - the 2021 edition of the 2-volume Decimals section of the Brusden-White Australian Commonwealth Specialized Catalogue
Two VERY heavy tomes full of information on Australian stamps from 1966 to 2001, definitive, commemorative and Frama
I already have the various pre-Decimal era volumes in my library, but the last Decimals editions came out in 2001, so I wanted to wait and hope for a new edition to come along. And finally, it did. All sorts of details included, from variations in phosophorescents (some of the 1970s issues have up to half a dozen different phosphorescent types!) to valuations for on cover usage and valuation for reprints with the Koala/Kangaroo indicator. |
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 28, 2021 11:45:17 GMT
Now that is one detailed catalogue. But 7.50 vice 0.25 for a cancelled to order stamp over a postally used stamp? Wow, that is crazy! I guess there weren't very many CTO stamps sold!
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Post by dgdecker on Jul 28, 2021 15:11:31 GMT
My newest additions. Time to brush up on my German  |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Jul 28, 2021 22:14:25 GMT
A new publication, color reproduction of the pages of my friend Tim Bartsche's
Orange Free State Postal Cards of 1884-1900 gold/grand award exhibit.
Pub by Exhibitors Press. Available from Amazon per link, $30
A high-quality 8-1/2 x 11 reproduction of his exhibit as found online.
Good value for someone who doesn't want to burn up a lot of ink and time printing from the net.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Jul 29, 2021 1:07:21 GMT
EDIT:
Here's a link to Tim's exhibit online if you wish to take a peek or bookmark for a handy reference.
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Aug 6, 2021 14:07:28 GMT
received in yesterdays mail from @dmcjh A very nice addition! Thanks Gene!!!!  |
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cjoprey
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What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 25, 2021 10:39:32 GMT
Received from a eBay today - a Dutch language copy of the official Belgian stamp catalog (I already have the French one in digital form, but wanted a physical one that I can read better)...  |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Aug 27, 2021 13:06:36 GMT
One of the Catalogues I have been searching for several years to acquire finally is in my possession Three volume set of the Romanian Postage Stamp Catalogue, published between 2006 and 2008.
Some shots from volume 1 where all the classic-era specialized stuff is located. Loving the detail! Been working on my library some the past few weeks, so will be adding more new things I've picked up to this thread. |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Aug 27, 2021 13:15:06 GMT
And here is a picture of all my hard-copy catalogues organized on the bookcase I have dedicated for them Top shelf is Western and Mediterranean Europe 2nd Shelf is Americas and Catalogues from other regions too tall to fit on other shelves 3rd shelf is Central and Eastern Europe 4th shelf is Middle East, Asia and Australia-Oceania Bottom shelf is Afrca I may have to start thinking of a new storage solution soon, this bookcase is starting to run out of room! |
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Post by Mr. H on Aug 27, 2021 16:34:40 GMT
A few additions to my library from my recent auction winnings at Rasdale.   |
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darkormex
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Post by darkormex on Aug 27, 2021 20:17:47 GMT
djcmh, I would dearly love to own a set of those Romanian Catalogues. I have attempted to buy them through a Romanian website but was unsuccessful. I seem to remember they would not ship to the US. May I ask how you were able to purchase them?
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Aug 28, 2021 0:51:11 GMT
djcmh , I would dearly love to own a set of those Romanian Catalogues. I have attempted to buy them through a Romanian website but was unsuccessful. I seem to remember they would not ship to the US. May I ask how you were able to purchase them? This was a case of connections - one of the editors at Colnect who specializes in Romania has a contact he deals with in Romania and he put me in contact with him. Took a couple weeks to find a dealer in Romania from whom the Romanian contact could then order the catalogues (a lot of listings you find from Romanian dealers on the internet are "ghost" listings, took a couple tries to find a dealer that actually did have the catalogues) and then the Romanian contact shipped them out to me. Involved a lot of emails back and forth but eventually it all came together |
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Post by djcmh on Aug 31, 2021 10:36:10 GMT
And another "holy grail" catalogue I have been wanting has finally been acquired - The Nile Post catalogue for Egypt Covers Egypt from 1866 to 2002 in almost 800 pages - heavy hardback tome with all sorts of wonderful specialized data anyone interested or even mildly curious about Egypt might want.
 In addition to regular Egyptian stamps, also covers the British Military Force issues, Suez Canal Comapny, French Post offices in Alexandria and Port Said, Overprints for Egyptian Occupation of Gaza Strip and the first issue of Sudan overprinted on Egyptian stamps. Also includes postal stationery and a whole chapter on essays.
Not cheap, and not easy to find, but finally got it in my hands!
Note that there are two other very specialized catalogues for Egypt collectors - L. Balian's two-volume Stamps of Egypt (vol 1 published in 1998, volume 2 in 2008) and Magdi Mukhtar Abd al-Hadi's two-volume Egypt Stamps Handbook from 2010, but they seem even harder to find that Nile Post!
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