Whats In Your Library?

What a great thread!

I only have The Micarelli Identification Guide to US Stamps & some Scott catalogs. Might pick up a copy of Stampcraft. Most of my collection might actually be improved by mutilation.

Picked up today in country town antique shop $5

Minkus Publication 1951

(Also, saw a large plaster sculptured framed sideface of
Queen Victoria, a fascinating piece but too expensive at $30)

Early bulletins from Gibraltar Post Office.
(missing Vol 1 Num 1 )

These have been scanned and archived, so any
dedicated Gibraltar
collectors are welcome to the hardcopies.

Besides the usual recent stamp catalogues by Scott and Unitrade, my philatelic bookcase contains the following:
- British Post Office Numbers 1844 - 1906 by G Brumell (1946)
- The Brunswick Star by James Arnot
- A History of British Postage Stamps by T. Todd (1942)
- The Postage Stamps of Great Britain Part Two by W.R.D. Wiggins (1962)
- The international Guide to Stamps & Stamp Collecting by Douglas & Mary Patrick (1962)
- Stanley Gibbons Specialised Stamp Catalogue - QV, 4 Kings, QEII (1963 - 1970 editions)

what a lucky find from the antique shop rod

Thanks John,
not so lucky relly, I tell <everyone> I meet I collect stamps,
everybody has an old album tucked away somewhere.
I used to have a T shirt, "I collect stamps, wanna sell?"
The big downer, eveybody thinks theirs to be worth a fortune:)




now I am jealous.....

I have a 1974-1975 catalog and a 2010 catalog.
I love to look back and see the price differences!
I wish I could go back and make a large purchase.

US Highway Post Office Cover Catalog. No Highway PO covers in the collection tho . . . yet . . .

My stamp library;
1906-Standard Postage Stamp Catalog 1906 - The Scott Stamp & Coin Co.
1929-The Historical Air Mail Catalog 1929 & Historical Covers
1936-Description Of United States Postage Stamps
1937-Scott's Specialized Catalog of U.S. Stamps & Covers 1937
1946-Net Price List of United States and Possessions Unused and Used 1847-1946
1949-Postage Stamps of The United States 1847 - 1949
1963-2nd Edition-Catalog of Various U.S.A. Taxpaid Revenues, B.N.A. Fantasies, Match & Medicine Facsimiles etc.
1967-A Census of United States Match and Medicine Stamps
1968-United States Postage Stamps 1847 - 1967
1970-5th Edition-Catalog of Various North American Cinderella Stamps
1973-6th Edition-Catalog of Various North American Cinderella Stamps
1974-7th Edition-Catalog of Various North American Cinderella Stamps
1975-8th Edition-Catalog of Various North American Cinderella Stamps
1976-Confederate And Southern States Currency
1978-Specialized Cachet Catalog of First Day Covers of The 1940's
1979-First Federal Issue 1798-1801 US Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper
1980-9th Edition-Catalog of Various North American Cinderella Stamps
1984-Scott's Specialized Catalog of U.S. Stamps & Covers 1984
1985-10th Edition-Catalog of Various North American Cinderella Stamps
1988-United States Internal Revenue Tax-Paid Stamps Printed On Tin-Foil And Paper Tobacco Wrappers
1988-Second Federal Issue 1801-1802 US Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper
1991-Private Die Proprietary Medicine Stamps - Handbook No. 66
1993-Third Federal Issue 1814-1817 US Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper
1994-Introduction To United States Revenue Stamps - Linn's Handbook
2001-Scott's Specialized Catalog of U.S. Stamps & Covers 2001
2005-Mail Auction 100 & Reference Guide - Nutmeg Sales
2011-Scott's Specialized Catalog of U.S. Stamps & Covers 2011
New Additions:
1938-The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1857 Vol I - Ashbrook
1938-The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1857 Vol II- Ashbrook
1975-The 3c Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue- Carroll Chase

Latest Addition:
1972-The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1861 - Mortimer Neinken

2001 Gibbons Simplified stamps of the World A-Z
2006 Scott Specialized, USA Stamps and Covers
1938 Gibbons Simplified Stamp Catalogue
2008 Scott stamp catalogues A-Z
1995 British Stamp Exhibitions
2004 British Stamp Exhibitions [updated]
2010 British Stamp Exhibitions [Latest Edition]
1995 Michel West Europe A-Z
2006 Israel Carmel Stamp catalogue
2003/2007 Great Britain SG Concise
1990 Gibbons Middle East catalogue, Vol.4
2009 JNF-KKL Stamp Catalogue, Phillips.
2009 Modern British Postal Strike Mail
2009 Modern British Local Posts
2010 Hornadge Cinderella Price Lists [23]
2008 Labbe's Specialized Guide to Lundy Island
1982 Facit Scandinavia catalogue
2006 British Stamp Market Values [Stamp Magazine Publication]
1996 JNF-KKL Stamps Price List [Kaplove]
1980 Bale Specialized Palestine Mandate catalogue
1980 Livni's Israel Stamp Catalogue
2004-2011 MBPC Bookmark Journals. [Great Britain]
2010 KGV and the GPO. Stamps,Conflict and Creativity. [Muir]

Equally enjoyed, indeed more so, are the following:

Over 200 Stamp magazines [GSM;Stamp Magazine:Stamp and Coin Mart;Scott Stamp Monthly, Stamp Lover [NPS] and others] Includes a number of very old editions.

The equivalent of 8 shoeboxes of leaflets,Journals,New issue info,show journals, show programmes, Philatelic Newspapers and more.

1992-To date British Philatelic Bulletins

A 10 year run of Britains UPA auction catalogues.

They are all excellent reference material which will never be discarded [whilst I am alive anyway!]. Never a day goes by when at least 3/4 of the magazines/leaflets are not in my hands !

Londonbus1.....not much room for clothes !

Erm, I don't suppose any of your British Stamp Exhibitions are for sale?

Jubilee,
You are welcome to the 2004 catalogue. Is on CD not paper.
It would not play on my computer for some umknown reason. In the beginning it was OK, but not after we got a new computer.

It played on all other computers, even my daughters in the next room, but mine not. That's life. Then the 2010 edition came out so I got one and.......it opened up fine.

Anyway it's yours if you want it. Just holler.

Londonbus1.....and no charge

Hey Londonbus1,

That is a very kind and generous offer! I am sure Jubes will take you up on it.....but if he doesn't consider me 1st in line!

This is a great thread, I have really enjoyed reading and learning what resources are important to collectors with different interests! I'll head up and create a list of my stuff and post it here in a bit, when I find it all that is! I leave things in the strangest places sometimes.....

If not back in 24 hrs call for help....

Skilo54

LB, I would love it thanksVery generous, but I insist on at paying postage at the very least. Please let me know how much and I'll Paypal you. Thanks!

I worked it out, and it comes to $0.00.

Disc in the mail tomorrow.