djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 15, 2021 22:37:53 GMT
After listening to others and looking at excerpts from their catalogues I decided to order a couple of German catalogues as that’s an area I’ve been concentrating on recently. After looking around I settled on Michel as being one of the best and these arrived today from a German seller on eBay. They are really good and I’m going to be doing a lot of google translating until I get the hang of it.  Absolutely the best reference to use for Germany. I have the 2014 edition and in my work with Colnect refer to it at least once a day. Can send you down multiple rabbit holes of interest if you allow it. |
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radiocruncher
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What I collect: GB especially Wildings and Machins. Early Germany to 1945
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Post by radiocruncher on Sept 16, 2021 9:32:45 GMT
Thanks djcmh I spent last night trying to identify the Germania stamps I have. It’s proving to be worth the outlay and google translate seems to be working well |
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racatrien
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Fan of Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion (Indian Ocean more widely) but also everything else....
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Post by racatrien on Sept 16, 2021 23:38:40 GMT
For Stainlessb  |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 17, 2021 11:06:39 GMT
Latest addition to my archive : Ngo's Catalogue of Philippine Republic StampsPart I covers Regular Postage Stamps
Part II covers Small Panes (what Germans would call Kleinbogen), Errors, Freaks and Oddities as well as Postal Stationery
I already had the EDIFIL Specialized for Spanish Colonial Philippines, and Scott's Specialized has a whole section for American Colonial Philippines, now this completes coverage for the Philippines. |
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rex
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Post by rex on Sept 17, 2021 19:25:53 GMT
After listening to others and looking at excerpts from their catalogues I decided to order a couple of German catalogues as that’s an area I’ve been concentrating on recently. After looking around I settled on Michel as being one of the best and these arrived today from a German seller on eBay. They are really good and I’m going to be doing a lot of google translating until I get the hang of it. The Michel are
very detailed catalogs, congratulations on your purchase. |
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gatodiablo
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What I collect: Places I've been, and places I want to go.
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Post by gatodiablo on Sept 17, 2021 23:03:34 GMT
Received this week the 8th edition of The Standard Canada Precancel Catalogue.
Another wormhole just opened...
Dan
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stainlessb
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qaStaHvIS yIn 'ej chep
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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 Sept 18, 2021 0:06:11 GMT
through a rabbit hole? .... said Alice.
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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 Sept 20, 2021 23:49:43 GMT
Received today- listed as 2004, but it is in superb condition so I will not complain (as it was the only copy later than early 90's I could find available!) and a definite improved version from my earlier 1984 which was marked up by the former owner- I am guessing those stamps he/she had, a large ink X was placed over the image.....  but I do need more shelf space.... |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 21, 2021 14:29:57 GMT
This year is becoming the year that I fill out my Catalogue library for as many parts of the world as I can. Got several new additons this past week. First up, the AFA Denmark 2021 Catalogue
Somewhat specialized catalog for Denmark, Faroes and Greenland - the really specialized AFA catalogue I am going to hold off purchasing as it is due for a new edition in the next year or so. Would hate to buy the most recent (2016) edition only to have a new one come out in 2022. |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 21, 2021 14:38:30 GMT
Next up, the 2021 edition of the Phila-India catalogue for India. It's the principle Indian-produced catalogue for stamp collectors in India, so thought would be good to include since it gives an insight into how Indian collectors collect. One very nice thing - it comes it its own book "box" to store the catalogue in!
It's a fairly basic catalogue, definitely less detailed than say Gibbons India specialized volume, but still nice to have in the collection. |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 21, 2021 14:50:00 GMT
Finally was able to pick up on the cheap older copies of the Yang catalogues for the People's Republic, covering both the Liberated Areas issues of 1930-1950 and the post-1949 PRC issues First, the 1991 edition of the Liberated Areas, which I picked up off ebay for US$10. Will likely get a more recent edition in the future but this will be good for now.
I also picked up the 2009 edition of Yang's PRC catalogue for post-Civil War issues
Interestingly, the 2009 is the latest edition of Yang PRC that I could find information about. Searching for newer edition turned up nothing, and former web links for Yang's actual store no longer seem to be active. Yang was considered the "catalogue of record" for PRC back in the 2010s so will be surprised if they are no longer around. Most recent publication i have seen is a Hong Kong 2015 catalog (on the list for me to get in the future.) I have seen online a 2021 edition of a catalogue produced in China itself covering the issues of the People's Republic. If anyone has experience with this catalogue and how it is, please let me know. I am interested in it. |
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Mr. H
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What I collect: US, Netherlands, Whatever suits my fancy.
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Post by Mr. H on Sept 21, 2021 22:26:29 GMT
Just received the 2022 NVPH Specialized Catalog for the Netherlands. It came with a expert catalog of varieties of FDCs for the Antilles and Surinam. I may need to put everything else aside to look through this.   |
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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 Sept 24, 2021 0:16:13 GMT
Yipee,my 2022-23 Spink|Maury arrived!! I wiill not scan as it looks just like Renés!
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 24, 2021 0:53:08 GMT
Just received the 2022 NVPH Specialized Catalog for the Netherlands. It came with a expert catalog of varieties of FDCs for the Antilles and Surinam. I may need to put everything else aside to look through this. Your post reminded me I needed to order an updated copy of my NVPH. On its way along with an update of the Prangko Indonesia catalogue to replace an ancient 2009 edition I currently have. |
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
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What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Sept 24, 2021 1:00:20 GMT
djcmh, your specialized country catalogue purchases and posts have given me severe catalogue envy!
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Post by PostmasterGS on Sept 24, 2021 1:19:50 GMT
Thanks djcmh I spent last night trying to identify the Germania stamps I have. It’s proving to be worth the outlay and google translate seems to be working well For the Germanias, give this a try. If you need any help with the catalogs, don't hesitate to let me know. |
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radiocruncher
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What I collect: GB especially Wildings and Machins. Early Germany to 1945
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Post by radiocruncher on Sept 25, 2021 12:44:55 GMT
Thanks very much for the link PostmasterGS That’s a great site and also where I downloaded the album pages that I’m using. They are brilliant. I am struggling a bit with the Michel Specialised as the translations aren’t always accurate |
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Post by PostmasterGS on Sept 25, 2021 21:24:42 GMT
Thanks very much for the link PostmasterGS That’s a great site and also where I downloaded the album pages that I’m using. They are brilliant. I am struggling a bit with the Michel Specialised as the translations aren’t always accurate If you run into any German you just can't make out, feel free to shoot it to me. Either the text or the volume/page/line (I have copies of the same year's catalogs). |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Sept 29, 2021 13:57:10 GMT
Some great news for anyone who specializes in Japan, the JSCA Specialized Catalogues for Japan are now being produced in Bilingual Editions, Japanese and English. Until now, the catalogues had only been published in Japanese The first volume to come out covers the definitive issues from 1876 to 1908 (Kobans and Crysanthemums, as well as the Offices Abroad versions of the Crystanthemum issues, and the Postal Stationery of the era). Above is a sample page from my copy I just picked up after discovering the JSCA had launched a new edition and that they were bilingual. The best news though is that this is just the first volume. JSCA are planning to release six bilingual volumes in total over the next few years. The next volume to be released will cover the 1871-1876 first issues of Japan with a tentative release date of October 2021. Other volumes planned are Definitives 1913-1937 Definitives 1937-1948 Definitives 1948-1989 Commemoratives 1896-1956 So for collectors of Japan it is going to become a lot easier to be able to get the specialist information that the JSCA has long had for Japanese stamps (especially definitives). The UPC of the catalogue is 9784889638448 |
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 4, 2021 16:50:25 GMT
I hesitate before posting as I cannot upload pictures whilst away from my upstairs desk and scanner , but this week I have added two essential volumes on the Triangular stamps of Cape of Good Hope. Not to be blasphemous but they are the Bible and New Testament for the Cape triangles 1. As a most generous gift from Chris Beryllium Guy , Sotheby’s sale catalogue 1982 The Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection 2. By purchase from an antiquarian bookshop. D. Alan Stevenson “ the Triangular stamps of the Cape of Good Hope”. Pricy at £150 but hard to find limited print run |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 4, 2021 21:36:22 GMT
Great stuff, Alex ( vikingeck), thanks for your post! I am glad to hear that you have decided to buy yourself a copy of the Stevenson book. I have hesitated myself, due to the price, but perhaps at some point I will come to the same conclusion as you have. Although I often work with electronic documents these days, I still find hard copies easier to read and peruse in general. Anyway, I am glad that you are enjoying the Maxwell Joseph book and that you will now have your own copy of Stevenson.  |
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ameis33
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet
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What I collect: Poland and Italy Republic
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Post by ameis33 on Oct 5, 2021 21:12:21 GMT
The last addition to my library is an old addition... 1908, Istruzioni per il servizio delle corrispondenze postali (Instructions for the service of postal correspondences) It is a book i purchased a couple of years ago, but the conditions was very bad. Recently i found on facebook a young people who works in the field of books restoration. He normally deal with old books, 18th century going back. He works for libraries or bibliothecs and in effect i've been his first private customer, but i'm pretty happy of the result. The book was published by the italian postal administration, not sold, but distributed inside post offices, maybe not all, maybe the bigger, or maybe upon request. I believe the post offices behaved in respect of the main postal administration as a kind of customers, i.e. they bought all the stuffs they needed like postmarks, forms, even stamps, from the main administration, putting the cost of all these purchases in the accounting books. Anyway, this kind of books was not availlable to the public. It collects all the rules and the procedure that a post office officer/attendant should follow in his work, which and how postmaks should have been applied, how to calculate dues, apply fees, etc. At my knowledge, it is the last of those books issued before the war, but i believe it has been in use even after, at least up to '60s-'70s. Actually, the rules for handling mail are for sure changed, but i couldn't find any other more recent similar book. A boring reading, but they should be the base for who's interested in postal history...  How it was...    I cannot not to give the link of Andrea, the people who did the work. Andrea Poggiali |
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chrischross
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What I collect: France, French Africa, FSAT, French Polynesia
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Post by chrischross on Oct 8, 2021 18:09:57 GMT
Some light reading, hot off the press:  |
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Oct 8, 2021 18:33:35 GMT
Hi chrischross
If you want extreme specialized stamps of USA....Go to link below. Robert
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chrischross
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Post by chrischross on Oct 8, 2021 18:53:15 GMT
Hi chrischross
If you want extreme specialized stamps of USA....Go to link below. Robert
Neat site, hadn't seen that in a while, thanks for the link. I don't really collect US these days, but questions come up from friends all the time, and invariably, US stamps are involved. The phone book size is really handy. |
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djcmh
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Post by djcmh on Nov 16, 2021 5:47:08 GMT
Just received this today direct from Korea via ebay. Korea Postage Stamp Catalogue 2020-2021 edition
Also has extensive section on postal stationery (over 100 pages) and Christmas seals. |
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Mr. H
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What I collect: US, Netherlands, Whatever suits my fancy.
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Post by Mr. H on Nov 16, 2021 22:54:11 GMT
Here's a couple of editions to my library that I acquired in the recent Rasdale Auction.   |
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Post by classicalstamps on Nov 17, 2021 7:35:19 GMT
Highly recommend this if you collect Rijeka/Fiume.   |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Dec 4, 2021 1:00:54 GMT
I knew I kept these catalogues for a reason. They came in a big job lot of stamp stuff I bought years ago. Tonight a forum member needed help with some precancels and booklet stamps. Once I found where I had hidden them I was able to answer Stans questions.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 4, 2021 11:38:32 GMT
I added a 2021 Scott US Specialized plus I also have spare 2020 and 2019 versions.
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