Higgins & Gage Catalog

Does anyone have any of the Higgins & Gage Catalogs?

Short answer : No,
just some info from a discussion in 2006 FYI
and not in order

snipped where appropriate

As of about 2 years ago, they were actively working on said project.
The last pages of the entire set are uneven, going from the '70s
through some of the '80s. There were some Addenda with updated
prices, but these too are still quite old.

I'd suspect they have about 30 years of catching up to do - literally
- without knowing Rod's date of transfer.

The last reprint by Classic is uneven also, most definitely a photo
copy print run of the last releases. Some of the graphics in the old
releases weren't in tip top shape, but they'd get you in the ball
park.

At the time I purchased my reprint from them, it was about $250, from
Classic. I did have a lot of postal cards and it about evened out the
purchase with my follow up sales.

So, beyond updating the old versions, some new graphics would be a
wonderful improvement.
>Australian Stamp News April 1978
>
>
>>>>>>>Hi
> Scott Catalogue has not carried non-US postal envelopes and postal
>cards since about 1903. I don't think there has any worldwide catalogue
>of postal envelopes and postal cards since the Higgens and Gage
>catalogues many years ago.
> Art


Many years ago (at least 25), Higgins & Gage sold their postal
stationery stock along with the rights to their catalog to Mel
and Pat Feiner of Classic Philatelics. The Higgins & Gage firm
continued on for several more years, primarily as an auction
house (but I got a GREAT private treaty deal from them).

In 2006 the Feiners sold out lock, stock and barrel to the firm
of Christoph Gärtner* of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany.

Several photos of the move were included with their most recent
auction catalog.
* - Gäertner web sites:
<http://www.philatelie-gaertner.de/>
<http://www.auktionen-gaertner.de/>

Jay Carrigan change domain to mchsi
<www.jaypex.com>


>
>Someone here, recently mentioned "Higgins and Gage"
>did I read recently they had moved to Germany?

I have a (photo?)copy of the India & States section. Useful as far it goes, and a commendable effort for a generalist catalogue, but hopelessly out of date.

Nigelc has a half dozen or so of the volumes. You can email him.

They still pop up rather frequently on auction. Just make sure you are getting real pages, and not pages somebody is just photocopying. You can't photocopy a binder, so if it comes with original binders, then it is likely an original.

Be patient, and you should be able to get a pretty decent price. I lost out on a set at auction last month. I think the winning bid was $180. I didn't push it up, because I don't collect postal stationery. I was only moderately interested in the set for reference.