Whats In Your Library?

I guess I got it at a bargain price then jamesw. I guess the book is rarer than I thought?

J. Svensson, I also have that book. There is also a second book as well by the same author titled, "Encyclopaedia Of World Stamps 1945 - 1975". I figured that I might as well get that too just to complete the set.

Chimo

Bujutsu

As a member of the Oregon Stamp Society, I have access to the Northwest Philatelic Library (NWPL) any time there's a club function. However, I have been recently looking through their shelves of books for sale and have been finding some real gems!

Previously, I purchased The first, The United States Ten Cent Stamps of 1855-1859 – By Neinkin, Jon Rose' book on 1869 pictorials (part of the Linn's handbook series), Jon Rose' classic US imperf stamps, two books on cancellations - a book on RPO & boat/ship cancellations in the US and a book on Machine cancellations from (I think) 1871-1925 by Hamner.

Also at NWPL this past weekend, I picked up Neinken's book on the 12c stamp of 1851-1857, Schmid's "The expert's book", two Armstrong books - W/F 1908-1921 and "US coil issues 1906-38", and finally the "American Airmail Catalogue, 6th Edition".

Finally, I purchased a few books on ebay this past week as well - Ashbrook's "US 10c stamp of 1855-57", Weiss' book "US 15c stamp of 1870-90", and Ashbrook's "Us issue of 1869".

I know some of these books are out-of-print and generally expensive, but I got some amazing deals on all of these books!

Brian

I just got hold of a copy of a 1954 World Atlas. It is very fun and philatelically enlightening to see what the world's political borders were like 60 years ago.

Love to read and study and still want others....

1. Color in Philately – Hardcover with color plates R.H. White
2. The United States Two Cent Red Brown of 1883-1887 – Hardcover 2 books (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) E. L. Willard
3. Pat Paragraphs - Hardcover E. Perry
4. The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century – Hardcover 3 books (Vol. 1,2 and 3) L. G. Bookman
5. A Catalog of United States Revenue-Stamped Documents of the Civil War Era by Type and Tax Rate - Hardcover M. Mahller
6. Fundamentals of Philately - Hardcover L.N. Williams
7. Cyclopedia of United States Postmarks and Postal History - Hardcover D. Norona
8. United States Postage Stamps 1902-1935 - Hardcover M.G. Johl
9. The Revenue Stamps of the United States - Hardcover C. West
10. Revenue Unit Columns from the American Philatelist - Hardcover King/Bacharach/Turner
11. How to Detect Damaged, Altered and repaired Stamps - Hardcover P. Schmid
12. 19th Century Revenue Stamps of the United States- Hardcover Toppan/Deats/Holland
13. A Guide to 19th Century United States postmarks and cancellations - Hardcover K.L. Gilman
14. U.S. Cancels 1890-1900 - Hardcover S. Salkind
15. The Stamp Specialist (Black Book) – Hardcover copyright 1945 H.L. Lindquist
16. Durland Plate Number Catalog 1994 - Softcover BIA
17. Nassau Street - Softcover H. Herst
18. US Definitive Series 1922-1938 – Softcover (Signed by author) M. A. Armstrong
19. Top Dollar Paid - Softcover S. Datz
20. Fun and Profit in Stamp Collecting - Softcover H. Herst
21. The Wild Side - Softcover S. Datz
22. On the Road - Softcover S. Datz
23. U.S. Errors 1990 - Softcover S. Datz
24. Springer's Handbook of North American Cinderella Stamps (1985) - Softcover 10th edition
25. A Catalog of Railroad Company Printed Cancellations on the 1898 U.S. Revenues - Softcover R. Fullerton
26. Series of 194 Wine Revenue Stamps of the United States - Softcover R. Bidwell
27. United States Grills - Softcover L.G. Brookman
28. Germany Philatelic Society Inc. No. 5 German / English Dictionary - Softcover German Philatelic Society
29. Linn's Plate Number Coil Handbook - Softcover K. Lawrence
30. 1994 Japanese Postage Stamp Catalog - Softcover JSDA
31. Linn's Stamps that Glow - Softcover W. Youngblood
32. Electronic Eye Technology - Softcover BIA
33. 3 Cent 1851 color chart for #10 and #11 with color plates Philatelic Institute
34. An Introduction to Revenue Stamps - Softcover B. Castenholz
35. United States Civil War Revenue Stamp Taxes - Hardcover M. Mahler
36. The Buyers Guide An analysis of Selected US postage Stamps - Softcover S. Datz
37. Postal Manual United States Post Office Department December 1, 1954 - Softcover US post office employee's edition
39. Linn's United States Stamps of 1922-1926 - Softcover G. Griffith
40. The Micarelli Identification Guide to US stamps - Hardcover C. Micarelli
41. Handbook on US Luminescent Stamps - Softcover A. Boerger
42. Springer's Handbook of North American Cinderella Stamps 9th Edition 1980 - Softcover S. Springer
43. 1979 Michel catalog and Introduction - Softcover Michel
44. Scott Specialized Color Guides for US Stamps – Box with color plates Scott Publishing
45. Michel Color Guide - Softcover Michel
46. Nutmeg Stamp Sales 100th Sale US Liquor State Revenue Stamps Reference Guide - Softcover Nutmeg Stamps
47. Robert Siegel Auctions for R. Zoellner Collections – Hardcover ( also includes preview and prices realized documentation) R. Siegel
48. Plate Number Coil Catalog 1990 - Softcover PNC study Group
49. The Precancel Stamp Society Town and Type Catalog of the United States and Territories – Softcover first Edition 1973 Precancel stamp society
50. Precancel stamp Society catalog of United States Bureau precancels – softcover third edition 1990 Precancel stamp society
51. Counterfeit Kansas Nebraska overprints on 1922034 issue – Softcover Schoen / DeVoss
52. The Bank Note Issues of the US Stamps 1870-1893 – Softcover L. Brookman
53. Railroad cancellations on US revenue stamps of 1862-1875 issues – Looseleaf H. Shellabear
54. Shift Hunter Letters – Softcover C.W. Bedford
55. The Experts Book - Hardcover P.W. Schmid
56. The Philatelic Exhibitors Handbook – Hardcover R. Neil
57. Classic US Imperforate Stamps – Softcover J. Rose
58. US Domestic Postal Rates 1872-1993 – Hardcover H. Beecher
59. Philately and the Computer –Softcover D. Wolf
60. Austin Philatelic Club School of Philately – Loose Leaf Austin Philatelic Society
61. Insurance Cancellations on US Revenue Stamps of 1862-1874 – Loose Leaf H. Tollman
62. Introduction to US Revenue stamps – Softcover R. Friedberg
63. Sloane's Column – Hardcover G. Turner
64. Essays and Proofs of US Internal Revenue Stamps – Hardcover G. Turner
65. US Postage Manual and Identification Guide to US Regular Issues 1847-1934 – Softcover C.N. Micarelli
66. United States Postage Stamps of 1869 – Softcover J. Rose
67. Collecting Stamps for Profit and Pleasure – Softcover B. Krause
68. Advanced Stamp Collecting – Softcover B Krause
69. Replating the 50c Conveyance Revenue Stamp – Softcover S. Rorer
70. United States Beer Stamps – Hardcover T. Priester
71. United States Postal History Sampler – Softcover R. Graham
72. The Papers and Gums of US Stamps 1847-1909 – Hardcover with Binder R. White
73. State Revenue Catalog 1990 – Loose Leaf E. Hubbard
74. BIA Plate Number Checklist 1-20,000 – Loose Leaf BIA
75. BIA Plate Number Checklist 20,000-41,303 – Loose Leaf BIA
76. Linns US Stamp Year Books 1983-1992 –Softcover 10 books Linn's
77. Germany Philatelic Society Reference Manual of Forgeries – Loose Leaf Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 with binders Dr. Werner M. Bohne
78. Linn's World Stamp Almanac First Edition – Softcover Linn's
79. Linn's World Stamp Almanac Fifth Edition – Softcover Linn's
80. Stamped Envelopes and Aerogrammes of the US 1965-1974 – Softcover US Postal Stationary Society
81. Proprietary Revenues of 1898 Precanceled Varieties – Loose Leaf American Revenue Association

82. Auction Catalogs many with Prices realized 46 different auctions – Softcover – good reference material (ex: Morton Dean Joyce, M.R.Walter, Perry M. Sapperstein, Frederick R. Mayer and Robert H. Cunliffe and many more) Various auctions


83. 1869 Times Quarterly Journal of the US 1869 Research Association. From 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 7 journals – Softcover US 1869 Research Associates

84. The Chronicle … of the US Classic Postal Issues – 33 Journals from #101 February 1979 thru #175 August 1997 some missing issues. Excellent condition Published Quarterly US Philatelic Classic Society

85. Complete run of BIA/USSS since 1960

That's a lot of great stuff - but I'm most impressed by the gravity-defying bookshelf!

......and the gravity defying books on the right.

Terry

Great library! If I weren't color-blind, I'd seek out some of those same color guides. C'est la vie ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Duck-St...em41824d2d00

just bought this on ebay the duck stamp story signed looks like the lower priced copy over there, should be fun, I have a few duck stamps might expand on them.

Here's my latest pick up, just a fantastic publication.

Finally got a copy of Nicholas Courtney's 'The Queen's Stamps'
Been searching for quite a while, finally gave in to ebay.

James -- that looks awesome. I bet it was tough to find.

Hi Kirk
Took a while. Available on Amazon and ebay. Many of the Amazon dealers I found with it were located in the USA, and wouldn't deliver to Canada (still sore about the War of 1812, I suppose). Found this on ebay. There was a variety of prices, but this was inexpensive (I'm notoriously cheap!) because the slip cover isn't pristine, and there's a dedication (Merry Christmas Dad...) on the title page. I guess that would put some people off.
Not me!
Already more than halfway through. Certainly a fascinating telling of King George V's obsession with all things postal, and the ability of His Majesty and his minions to obtain rare and wide spread material. It's good to be the king!

Books from Santa ...

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And two from Uncle Stanley ...

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