ROYAL AND NATIONAL COLLECTIONS
The late Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as a collector--King
George's stamps: Great Britain, Mauritius, British Guiana,
Barbados, Nevis--The "King of Spain Reprints"--The late Grand
Duke Alexis Michaelovitch--Prince Doria Pamphilj--The "Tapling"
Collection--The Berlin Postal Museum--The late Duke of
Leinster's bequest to Ireland--Mr. Worthington's promised gift
to the United States.
Royalties have been included amongst collectors almost from the
beginning of Philately. The late Mr. Westoby, in describing[21] a
number of rarities in private albums in Paris in 1869, includes a
mysterious rarity of Mexico as being one of which three specimens only
are known to exist, "one of them [_i.e._, one of the remaining two] in
the possession of the Princess Clotilde, wife of the Prince Napoleon,
and the other in that of the King of Portugal."
King George V. probably owes some of his early enthusiasm for stamps to
his uncle, the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As Duke of Edinburgh,
the latter had long been a collector before the fact was made publicly
known by his cordial support of the London Philatelic Exhibition
of 1890, which he formally opened. At the lunch which followed the
ceremony he said:--
"To-day Prince George of Wales starts--nay, probably has started--from
Chatham in the _Thrush_, to the command of which he has been appointed.
I am sure you will join me in wishing him a prosperous and pleasant
cruise. He also is a stamp collector, and I hope that he will return
with a goodly number of additions from North America and the West
Indies. I am a collector, too, and I have been only too glad to
contribute specimens to this fine exhibition."
The newspaper reports of that Exhibition state that "The Duke of
Edinburgh, before leaving, intimated his intention of again visiting
this marvellous proof of civilization and progress." In the same year,
H.R.H. became Hon. President of the London Philatelic Society.
[Illustration: A PAGE FROM THE KING'S HISTORIC COLLECTION OF THE STAMPS
OF GREAT BRITAIN, SHOWING THE METHOD OF "WRITING UP."]
The late Duke's collection was, I believe, on general lines, a large
range of countries and colonies being included in his exhibits at
the Portman Rooms in 1890. These included a fine lot of Uruguay, and
displays of Cyprus, Gibraltar, Heligoland, Ionian Islands, and Malta;
Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden; Greece, Servia, Bulgaria and
Montenegro; Cuba, Porto Rico and Fernando Po. At the 1897 Exhibition,
at the galleries of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the
Duke showed only a few specimens in the class for rare stamps, his
exhibit including the 2 kreuzer, orange, of Austria unused; the 54
paras of Moldavia; the Half Tornese Naples, cross, unused; several
of the rare 2 reales stamps of Spain and the 3 cuartos "bear" stamp of
Madrid; the Swedish 24 skill, bco., unused; the so-called "Neuchâtel"
stamp of Switzerland, unused; the 18 kreuzer Wurtemburg, with silk
thread, unused; Buenos Ayres 4 pesos, red; United States, 1856, 5c.
red-brown and 90c. blue, perforated; and some other rarities. Of
British and colonials he displayed two of the 1d. black V.R. stamps; a
12d. black of Canada; Hong Kong 96 cents, yellow-brown; a small show of
rare Nevis, including the 6d. lithographed and the surface-printed 6d.
green; St. Vincent 5s., watermarked star, unused; an unused 1d. Sydney
View, Plate I., and an unused 6d. "laureated head."
[Illustration: THE THREE COPIES OF THE UNISSUED 2D. "TYRIAN-PLUM" STAMP
OF GREAT BRITAIN IN THE COLLECTION OF H.M. THE KING.
The one on the envelope is the only specimen known to have passed
through the post.]
It will be seen from the wide field covered by his exhibits that the
philatelic inclinations of the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha were
broadly catholic. His royal nephew, King George, has limited his
collecting--though not his interest--to stamps of the British Empire.
His Majesty's interest in stamp-collecting has been made popularly
known by the newspapers, but it is not always realised, I think, that
the interest is an appreciative personal one. Of this philatelists
have had many gracious proofs. The King is understood to have been
consistently collecting since his midshipman-days on the _Bacchante_,
and his collections to some extent coincide with his travels, several
of his finest albums being those which contain the stamps of West
Indian colonies.
There is little collected information on the subject of His Majesty's
collections, so I will endeavour to outline a few of the salient points
in those sections which have been most nearly completed.
_Great Britain._--The collection contains the original sketch of W.
Mulready, R.A., for the famous envelopes and letter sheets of 1840 to
which reference has been made.[22]
A note accompanies it to the effect that, "From statements made by Mr.
Mulready to his friends, it would appear that the original idea for the
design was given to him by Queen Victoria and was carried out by the
artist in accordance with Her Majesty's suggestions."
On this point of the origin of the design, Sir Rowland Hill's journal
contains an entry which scarcely bears out the legend that the Queen
devised the idea together with the Prince Consort. The entry, under
April 3, 1840, is: "Mr. B[aring] has sent a proof impression of the
cover stamp to the Queen, with a memorandum from Mulready and Thompson
[the engraver] explanatory of the design."
Then there is the historic pair of sketches in water-colours, roughly
executed by Sir Rowland Hill to show the approximate appearance of the
penny stamp in black and the twopence stamp in blue. This was sent by
Hill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[Illustration: DESIGN FOR THE KING EDWARD ONE PENNY STAMP APPROVED AND
INITIALLED BY HIS LATE MAJESTY.
(_From the collection of H.M. King George V._)]
In the line-engraved series, His Majesty has shown two copies of the
1d. V.R., and a fine series of imperforates of the 1d. red, Die I. and
Die II., in a large range of shades; 1d. red with letters in all
four corners (plates 132 and 225); 1d. red, in a pair, on Dickinson
paper; ½d. rose-red (plate 9), 2d. blue with four letters (including
plate 7), 1½d., plate 1 in bluish lake and plate 3 in brick-red.
[Illustration: THE COMPANION DESIGN TO THAT ON PAGE 313, AND SHOWING
THE CORRECT POSE OF THE HEAD, BUT IN A DIFFERENT FRAME, WHICH WAS NOT
ADOPTED.
(_From the collection of H.M. the King._)]
All the Victorian surface-printed series are shown imperforate,
including the 3d. with reticulated background; 3d., plate 3 ("dot");
4d. in lake, watermarked "small garter"; 6d., plate 1 on safety paper
and plate 3 with hair-lines; 9d., plate 3 with hair-lines and plate 5;
10d., plate 2; 1s., plate 1 on safety paper, plate 3 with hair-lines,
4 in an unissued colour, lilac; 2s., plate 3; 10s., £1, and £5 on blue
paper.
In addition to the scarce items in the Victorian series of official
stamps, the King possesses the extremely rare I.R. Official 5s., 10s.
and £1, of the Edwardian issues, in mint corner pairs; also the almost
unique Sixpence of the same set, in similar condition. Of this last
stamp, no other unused copy is known, and only three which have been
through the post.
Of the ordinary stamps of King Edward's reign, the Royal collection
contains several essays and proofs of great interest. A photograph of
a stamp made up from Herr Füchs's original sketch of King Edward's
head, enclosed in the newly designed frame and border, deservedly comes
first, and bears the late King's written approval: from this, temporary
copper-plates were engraved, so that the effect might be noted, and
three proofs therefrom are included.
Unfortunately, the final result did not come up to the anticipated
standard, and there was some talk about having a fresh design prepared,
after the style of the then new Transvaal stamps, but this fell through
on the ground of expense; proofs of this also are in the collection,
together with various colour-trials of the One Penny value, as adopted.
Of unissued stamps during the late reign, there are only three
instances: the £5 value, which did not proceed so far as the completion
of the plate; and a small printing of the Twopence Halfpenny, in the
adopted design, but in mauve on blue paper, was destroyed, owing to a
decision to print in blue on white paper. Both these stamps, the £5 and
the Twopence Halfpenny mauve on blue, together with proofs of the lower
value in shades and tones of blue, are in the King's collection.
The last of the unissued stamps is the Twopence "Tyrian-plum," which,
owing to the lamented death of King Edward, the authorities decided not
to issue; his present Majesty possesses an unused pair, and a unique
used copy on the original envelope.
Beyond these, the collection contains proofs of the contractors'
designs for three of the new stamps, the One Penny in four types of
head and bust, in the old frame of the 1881 stamp, and the Twopence and
Fivepence in frames similar to those of the 1887 issue; in all these
King Edward is shown in military uniform, the best of these being, so
far as the portrait is concerned, the Fivepence.
[Illustration: A PAGE OF THE ONE PENNY "POST PAID" STAMPS OF MAURITIUS.
(_In the collection of H.M. the King._)]
A curiosity, for it was not for issue except after severance, is the
sheet of one penny stamps as prepared for the booklets on sale at the
post-office--for convenience in making-up and binding these small
books, the stamps were specially printed in four panes of sixty each,
in vertical rows of ten, each alternate three rows being inverted, and
so producing a certain number of _tête-bêche_ pairs. King George's
sheet is, outside the printers' establishment and Somerset House,
probably unique.
_Mauritius._--In the stamps of this colony the royal collection is
particularly strong. There is here the 1d. red Post Office _used_,
which came from Mr. Peckitt out of the collection of the Earl of
Kintore for £850, and the matchless unused copy of the 2d. blue which
was purchased in Messrs. Puttick & Simpson's saleroom on January 14,
1904, for £1,450: it is admittedly the finest known copy of this
stamp, and its romantic history has been alluded to in Chapter VII.
These two _raræ aves_ are followed by a grand display of the Post Paid
series, including three fine 2d. unused, one with the error "PENOE"
for "PENCE," and a wonderful mint block of five, containing the error
_se tenant_ with four of its neighbours in the sheet. This block is
a comparatively recent acquisition, having been acquired from Mr. D.
Field for £500 in 1910. There is a considerable number of used copies
showing all states of the plates of the 1848 issue, the small head of
1849, and the "fillet" of October, 1859. The 4d. green of April, 1854,
is represented unused and used, and there is also an unused copy of the
perforated 1s. deep green of 1862. The collection of this colony is
practically complete from beginning to date.
_British Guiana_ presents probably the most difficult set of stamps
that any collector ever attempted to get together. The King's
collection is representative, but is strongest in the issues of
1860-82: they formed the basis of a display before the Royal Philatelic
Society on March 17, 1910, and included most of the stamps in a wide
range of shades, all the rarities being present, unused, except the 24
cents perforated 12 of 1860 on thin paper, and the provisional series
of 1862, and a few of the "officials." The used portion was practically
complete, and in the case of the 1882 provisionals there were entire
and also reconstructed sheets, showing all the varieties.
The _Barbados_ collection, which was shown by His Majesty at the
Imperial Stamp Exhibition held by the Junior Philatelic Society in
London in 1908, was exceptionally rich in the scarce "1d." on 5s.
provisional, of which there were no fewer than a pair and two single
copies, four in all, in the unused condition, and five used pairs and a
number of single used copies.
_Hong Kong_ and _Grenada_, _Bermuda_, _Trinidad_ and _Turks' Islands_
have also been arranged and exhibited, as well as a small but choice
collection of the stamps of _Nevis_, which contains, among other items,
the beautiful card proofs of the first 1d. in green, 4d. in dull
purple, 6d. in orange, and 1s. in lake. There are two reconstructed
sheets of the 1d. perforated 13, and the 4d. rose, unused; the 6d.
grey and 1s. green, used and unused. Of the 1867 set the 1d. is
shown unused, the 4d. both used and unused and the 1s. used. Of the
lithographs there are four mint sheets of the 1d., a mint sheet of the
4d. and another of the 6d., the 1s. in light and dark green; and
there are two entire sheets of the 1d. perforated 11½.
[Illustration: THE TWO PENCE "POST PAID" STAMP OF MAURITIUS.
Unique block showing the error (the first stamp in the illustration)
lettered "PENOE" for "PENCE".
(_In the collection of H.M. the King._)]
Comparatively little is known of the stamp-collections of other
monarchs, but both King Alfonso of Spain and King Manuel are known to
have formed collections of the stamps of their respective realms. The
Spanish King's expressed desire to add the stamps of Portugal to his
collection led to the reprinting of certain of the obsolete stamps of
which the dies were on hand at the Lisbon Mint; these are the stamps
known as the "King of Spain Reprints," a complete set of which was
presented by King Manuel to the Reference Collection of the Royal
Philatelic Society.
His Imperial Highness the late Grand Duke Alexis Michaelovitch was a
member of the Philatelic Society. His early death lost to Philately a
collector with a keen sense of the beauty of condition. Although only
nineteen at the time of his death, he had been engaged for some years
on a semi-official work on the history of the postal issues of Russia,
and his collection was strong in the stamps of his own country and in
Russian proofs and essays. His collection covered a very broad field,
and he acquired the Peru section of the Koster collection _en bloc_.
When the first Castle collection of Australians came on the market, the
young Grand Duke acquired a number of its choicest copies, including
some plated items. Some of the rarities he showed in London on the
occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Philatelic Society
(1894) were brilliant used copies of the 2 reales Spain of 1851 and
1852; the Poste Locale of Switzerland unused; the "1 Pranc", error
for "1 Franc", on the 37½-centime bistre, Luxemburg; the Hanover 10
gr. used; Oldenburg ¹/₃ gr. black on green; Nevis 6d. lithographed (in
two shades); Trinidad 1858 6d. and 1s. unused; Uruguay, Diligencias
60c. and 80c. unused; entire sheets of Bergedorf essays in green of all
values; and a beautiful and much admired group of thirty-two Russian
essays.
Prince Doria Pamphilj, of Italy, is another of the devotees of the
"royal" hobby of stamp-collecting, and his British Empire collection
contained an Archer roulette and many choice items in English and
colonial stamps. Of the stamps of other countries he has also had a
very comprehensive collection; and at the Manchester Exhibition of 1899
he displayed some rarities of these, including the United States 1861
30 cents with grille, and the 1869 15 cents with frame inverted; the
5 cents Confederate local of Petersburg; Spain, 1851 10 reales unused
and 2 reales used, 1865 12c. with inverted frame; France, 1849 1 franc
vermilion; the double Geneva, types of the Zurich, the 4c. Vaud and
the Poste Locale 2½ rappen with cross unframed in used condition.
The Prince has made a speciality of the Italian States. Although His
Royal Highness sold his chief collection in 1904 for £2,000, he is, I
understand, still to be numbered amongst the active philatelists.
[Illustration: A SPECIMEN PAGE FROM THE "TAPLING" COLLECTION AT THE
BRITISH MUSEUM.
Probably the most valuable page, showing the Hawaiian "Missionaries."
The two stamps at the top have been removed from the cases, and are now
kept in a safe in the "Cracherode" Room.]
Of National collections, Great Britain possesses the finest, in the
bequest of the late Mr. T. K. Tapling, M.P. Mr. Tapling died in 1891,
and since then the great collection which he had formed of the
postage-stamps and postal stationery of the world has been arranged
for exhibition purposes, in specially constructed cases, in the King's
Library of the British Museum. It is estimated to contain 100,000
specimens, the total market value of which would probably not be much
short of £100,000. Since the complete collection has been available
to the public for inspection, there has been no one feature at the
Bloomsbury institution which has attracted more visitors; and it is
good to know that philatelic students are freely using the magnificent
opportunities the collection offers for study. Unfortunately, there
is no comprehensive official guide to this important collection, but
by the courtesy and assistance of the officials I was able to compile
a fairly detailed index[23] to its beauties, which was published,
together with a history of the formation of the collection, by Messrs.
Lawn & Barlow. To detail the gems is but to recount the Mauritius,
the British Guianas, the Hawaiians (these are particularly fine), the
Moldavias, Newfoundlands, Reunions, &c., to most of which frequent
reference has already been made in these pages. There is here one of
the copies of the famous Fourpence blue of Western Australia with the
centre inverted. Unfortunately the copy is a damaged one, but the stamp
is rarer than the Mauritius "Post Office," and a celebrated and fine
copy fetched £400 at auction.
It is a very real misfortune to Philately that the Trustees of the
British Museum have taken no steps to continue the collection beyond
1890, or to add items which are lacking prior to that date. It is,
I understand, simply a question of money, and the Trustees would
not be unwilling to allow the necessary space for the growth of the
collection if money were forthcoming for that purpose. It is now twenty
years since Mr. Tapling died, and the loss of that period in the
collection is almost irretrievable. Yet the collection as it stands
is the most comprehensive treasure store of the first half century of
stamp-issuing, and students in this country are fortunate indeed in
having such a wealth of material at their disposal for comparison and
for reference.
The collection which has been formed by the authorities of the Berlin
Postal Museum has been attaining a high rank in recent years. The
Museum, which is the finest repository of postal records and curios
in the world, was founded by Dr. von Stephan, the first Director
of the Posts of the German Empire, and the first to propose the
use of post-cards. The stamp collection was based at first on the
stamps received at the General Post Office in Berlin from the postal
administrations of other countries. But the collection is being built
up on philatelic lines, and is not to be compared with the fancy frames
devised by decorative fiends for the postal museums of other countries.
In Berlin the collection shows essays and proofs, those of the old
German States being particularly fine, and most of the prominent
rarities have been acquired, chiefly by exchange of duplicate stamps.
There is the 1d. Post Office Mauritius used, and the 2d. unused; the
2 cents circular British Guiana, the 2 cents, 5 cents, and both types
of the 13 cents of the Hawaiian "Missionaries"; _pairs_ of the 27 paras
and 108 paras of Moldavia, and a set of the 27, 81, and two of the
108 paras all cut round, and all used together on one envelope; the
woodblock errors of the Cape of Good Hope; the 15 cents and 30 cents
Reunion; and a wonderful range of the stamps of all the German States.
The late Duke of Leinster left his valuable collection to the Irish
National Museum; and there are several instances of bequests and
gifts of lesser importance to local museums. In 1910 Mr. George H.
Worthington, the owner of the finest collection in the United States,
made the announcement that he was going to leave his great collection
to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
It is to be hoped that Mr. Worthington may be spared to continue his
collection for many years to come, but on the ultimate fulfilment of
the bequest the people of the United States will enjoy the public
possession of what is now one of the three largest collections in the
world. Mr. Worthington's gems include most of the well-known rarities.
He has the Cape woodblock 4d. error in a block with three of the 1d.
stamps all in red, and his entire collection of Capes is extremely
fine. Like most of the larger collections in America, the Worthington
one contains a strong showing of the Hawaiian stamps and of the United
States and Confederate States "Postmasters'" stamps. There is, for
example, the only known 2 cents Hawaiian "Missionary" on envelope. Mr.
Warren H. Colson,[24] of Boston, records that Mr. Worthington prizes
highly the only unused copy known of the United States 15 cents of
1869 with the inverted frame, and as a companion treasure he has the
30 cents in like condition, but of this three other unused copies are
recorded.
The Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals, I gather from the same
authority, include all the rare Baton Rouge; a 10 cent Beaumont, on
pink paper; the Emory, Va.; Grove Hill, Alabama; the rare Macons and a
particularly fine lot of the Texas locals, including several Goliads,
the Helena, and two very rare Victorias.
The 1d. Post Office Mauritius is included in two copies used on the
entire envelope; the Sydney Views are a splendid lot, and include a
superb unused block of four of the 1d. plate 1 with original gum.
FOOTNOTES:
[21] _The Philatelist_, vol. iii. pp. 85, 86.
[22] _Ante_, p. 167.
[23] "The Tapling Collection of Stamps and Postal Stationery at the
British Museum," by Fred J. Melville.
[24] "Postage Stamps and their Collection," by Warren H. Colson,
Boston, 1907.
A SHORT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF
PHILATELY
A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHILATELY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl of Crawford, K.T. By E.
D. Bacon. _London_, 1911.
⁂ This work constitutes the most complete Bibliography of the
literature of Philately, giving entries for all known printed books
and pamphlets published up to 1908, and all periodicals up to 1907.
The following short Bibliography is a handy practical guide to the
standard reference works on the special subject, and includes the
handbooks and monographs issued up to 1911.
GENERAL HANDBOOKS
The A B C of Stamp Collecting: A Guide to the Instructive and
Entertaining Study of the World's Postage Stamps. By Fred J.
Melville. _London_, 1903. ⁂ Nineteen plates.
A Colour Dictionary. By B. W. Warhurst. 2nd ed. _London_, 1908.
Hints on Stamp Collecting. By T. H. Hinton. 3rd ed. _London_, 1908.
How to Collect Postage Stamps. By B. T. K. Smith. _London_, 1907. ⁂
Forty-eight plates.
How to Start a Philatelic Society. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1910.
A Penny All the Way. The Story of Penny Postage. By Fred J. Melville.
2nd ed. _London_,1908.
Postage Stamps worth Fortunes. By Fred J. Melville. 2nd ed.
_London_,1908.
The Romance of Postage Stamps. (An Introductory Lecture.) By Fred J.
Melville. _London_,1910.
The Stamp Collector. By W. J. Hardy and E. D. Bacon. _London_, 1898. ⁂
Twelve plates.
Stamps and Stamp Collecting: A Glossary of Philatelic Terms and Guide
to the Identification of the Postage Stamps of all Nations. By E.
B. Evans. _London_, 1894.
What Philately Teaches. (A Lecture delivered February 24, 1899.) By J.
N. Luff. _New York_, 1899.
GENERAL CATALOGUE (NOT PRICED)
A Catalogue for Advanced Collectors of Postage Stamps, Stamped
Envelopes, and Wrappers. Compiled from the most recent authorities
and individual research. By H. C. Collin and H. L. Calman. _New
York_, 1890-1901. ⁂ Two hundred and forty-six plates.
GENERAL CATALOGUES (PRICED)
These are current, general, illustrated and priced lists of the
world's postage-stamps, briefly indicated under the country of
publication and under publisher's name.
GREAT BRITAIN. Stanley Gibbons, Ltd.; Bright & Son; Whitfield King &
Co.; D. Field (Colonials).
AMERICA. Scott Stamp and Coin Company; Stanley Gibbons, Inc.
FRANCE. Catalogue Officiel de la Société Française de Timbrologie;
Yvert et Tellier; Lemaire; Bernichon; Montader; &c.
GERMANY. Gebrüder Senf; Paul Kohl, Ltd.
SPAIN. Galvez.
COLLECTIONS
The Catalogues of Stamp Exhibitions held in London, the Provinces,
and abroad are useful for succinct accounts of numerous Collections
of interest and importance. I do not, however, include them here,
nor do I list the catalogues of auction sales, which have a similar
reference value.
The Avery Collection of the Postage Stamps of the World. By W. H.
Peckitt. _London_, 1909. ⁂ This collection was sold after the death
of Sir William Avery, Bart., for £24,500.
Concise Description of the Collection of Essays of Martin Schroeder. By
A. Reinheimer. _Leipzig_, 1903. ⁂ Seventy-two plates.
(A celebrated Collection of historical value, brought together
between the years 1893 and 1902.)
Postage Stamps and their Collection. By Warren H. Colson. _Boston,
Mass._, 1907. ⁂ Seventeen plates.
(Chiefly devoted to a description of the Collection of Dr. William
C. Bowers, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, but containing comparative
notes on other American Collections.)
Postage Stamps of the Hawaiian Islands in the Collection of Henry J.
Crocker, of San Francisco. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1908. ⁂
Eight plates.
A Priced List of the Rare Stamps in the "Winzer" Collection. Stanley
Gibbons, Ltd. _London_, 1894.
⁂ A fine Collection formed by Ernst Winzer, of Dresden, and sold for
£3,000.
The Tapling Collection of Stamps and Postal Stationery at the British
Museum: A Descriptive Guide and Index, with Portraits and
Illustrations. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1905.
SPECIAL HANDBOOKS
[For grouped Countries, see under comprehensive title, _e.g._,
Africa, Australasia.]
ABYSSINIA. Abyssinia. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1909.
AFGHANISTAN. The Postage Stamps of Afghanistan. By [Sir] D. P. Masson
and B. G. Jones. _Madras and Birmingham_, 1908. ⁂ Twenty-four
plates.
AFRICA. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and
Telegraph Stamps of the British Colonies, Possessions and
Protectorates in Africa. [The Philatelic Society, London.]
I. British Bechuanaland to Cape of Good Hope. _London_, 1895. ⁂ Eight
plates.
II. Gambia to Natal. _London_, 1900. ⁂ Fourteen plates.
III. New Republic to Zululand. _London_, 1906. ⁂ Thirty plates.
AMERICA. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Post Cards of the
North American Colonies of Great Britain. [The Philatelic Society,
London.] _London_, 1889. ⁂ Six plates.
ARGENTINA. Sellos postales de la Confederación Argentina. By J. Marco
del Pont. _Buenos Aires_, 1902. ⁂ Two plates.
Sellos postales de la Républica Argentina. (Emisión de 11 de Enero de
1862.) By J. Marco del Pont. _Buenos Aires_, 1895.
Timbres de la République Argentine et de ses diverses provinces. Two
vols. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1882.
Valores Postales Argentinos. By C. Carles. _Buenos Aires_, 1897, 1898.
[The work is of a semi-official character, containing specimen
("muestra") copies of the Stamps accompanied by the official
decrees relating to their issue.]
ASIA. The Stamp Designs of Eastern Asia. By C. A. Howes. _New York_,
1905.
AUSTRALASIA. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, and Post Cards of Australia
and the British Colonies of Oceania. [The Philatelic Society,
London.] _London_, 1887. ⁂ Thirty-one plates.
AUSTRIA. Die Postwertzeichen des Kaisertumes Öesterreich und der
öesterreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie. By H. Kropf. _Prag_, 1908. ⁂
Thirty-five plates.
BADEN. Baden (in German). By O. Rommel. _Leipzig_, 1893-6. ⁂ One plate.
Die Abstempelungen der Marken von Baden. By A. E. Glasewald.
_Gössnitz_, 1898. ⁂ Two plates.
Die Briefmarken von Baden. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_, 1894. ⁂ One
plate.
Die Briefumschläge von Baden. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_, 1894.
BARBADOS. The Stamps of Barbados. By E. D. Bacon and F. H. Napier.
_London_, 1896. ⁂ Three plates.
BAVARIA. Bayern (in German). By O. Rommel. _Leipzig_, 1893-96. ⁂ Two
plates.
Die Postwerthzeichen von Bayern. By S. Friedl. _Wien_, 1880.
Die Briefumschläge von Bayern. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_, 1895.
Der Specialsammler von Bayern nach Abstempelungen. By A. Chelius.
_München_, 1900.
BELGIUM. Belgique et Congo Belge. Catalogue spécial de tous les
variétés de timbres-poste, télégraphe, colis-postaux & cartes
postales. By C. Brandès-Hoffstetter. _Bruxelles_, 1897.
Les Timbres de Belgique. By J. B. Moëns. Two vols. _Bruxelles_, 1880.
BERGEDORF. Die Postfreimarken des beiderstädtischen Postamtes
Bergedorf. By H. Krötzsch. _Leipzig_, 1896. ⁂ Nine plates.
BHOPAL. Notes on the Postage Stamps of Bhopal. By G. A. Anderson.
_Calcutta_, 1899. ⁂ Thirty-two plates.
BOLIVIA. How to Collect Bolivian Stamps. By H. R. Oldfield. _London_,
1898. ⁂ Six plates.
BRAZIL. Catalogue historique des timbres-poste et entiers du Brésil. By
C. O. Vieira. _Paris_, 1893.
Catalogue of Postage Stamps issued in Brazil, accurately described
and formed from the stock of Exemplar Stamps collected by C. J. L.
of Bahia in Brazil. By C. J. Lindgren. _Bahia_, 1891.
BREMEN. Bremen (in German). By O. Rommel and H. Krötzsch. _Leipzig_,
1893-6. ⁂ Six plates.
Die Briefumschläge von Hamburg und Bremen. By C. Lindenberg.
_Berlin_, 1894.
Les Timbres de Brême. By G. Brunel. _Paris_, 1907.
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. British Central Africa and Nyasaland
Protectorate. By Fred. J. Melville. _London_, 1909.
BRITISH HONDURAS. The Stamps of British Honduras. By B. W. H. Poole.
_London_, 1910.
BRITISH NEW GUINEA. British New Guinea and Papua. By Fred J. Melville.
_London_, 1909.
BRUNSWICK. Die Postwerthzeichen des Herzogthums Braunschweig. By L.
Berger. _Braunschweig_, 1893.
Die Briefumschläge von Braunschweig. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_, 1892.
Braunschweig. By O. Rommel and H. Krötzsch. _Leipzig_, 1893-6. ⁂ Four
plates.
CAMPECHE. Some Notes on the most remarkable Postage Stamp ever issued.
By W. C. Bellows. _New York_, 1909.
CANADA. The Postage Stamps of Canada. By C. A. Howes. _Boston_, 1911. ⁂
Fifteen plates.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Cape of Good Hope. By E. J. Nankivell. _Tunbridge
Wells_, 1909.
CAYMAN ISLANDS. The Cayman Islands: Their Stamps and Post Office. By D.
Armstrong, C. Bostwick, and A. Watkin. _London_, 1910. ⁂ Two plates.
Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. By E. J. Nankivell. _Tunbridge
Wells_, 1908.
CEYLON. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards, and
Telegraph Stamps of British India and Ceylon. [The Philatelic
Society, London.] _London_, 1892.
CHILI. Estudios de la filatelia de Chile. By R. Aguirre Mercado.
_Coquimbo_, 1905.
Les Timbres du Chili, d'après Rafael Aguirre Mercado. By Sigismond
Jean. _Paris_, 1910.
CHINA. Notes on the Postage Stamps of China, 1878-1905. By J. Mencarini
(of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service). _Shanghai_, 1906. ⁂
Four plates.
The Postage Stamps of China, with a History of the Chinese Imperial
Post. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1908. ⁂ Three plates.
COLOMBIA. Catalogo de estampillas postales de Colombia: emisiones 1859
à 1897. By L. Umaña. _Cali_, 1897.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. Catalogue of the Stamps, Envelopes, and
Wrappers of the United States of America, and of the Confederate
States of America. By H. L. Collin and H. L. Calman, with John N.
Luff and Geo. L. Toppan. _New York_, 1900.
COREA. The Emissions of China, Shanghai, Corea, and Japan. By W. A.
Warner. _Chicago_, 1889.
CRETE. Les nouveaux timbres-poste de l'ile de Crete et les modèles
des monnaies antiques (translated from the Greek). [Direction des
Postes Crétoises.] _La Canée_, 1905.
The New Postage Stamps of the Island of Crete. Translated from the
above. _New York_, 1905.
DENMARK. Danske Postfrimaerker 1851-1901. [A semi-official jubilee
work, containing reprints.] By O. Koefoed. _Kjobenhavn_, 1901.
Dänemark-Studie. By O. V. Riise. _München_, 1893. ⁂ Three plates.
DOMINICA. Dominica. By B. W. H. Poole. _Tunbridge Wells_, 1909.
DUTCH INDIES. Beschrijving van alle Nederlandsch Indische
Frankeerzegels, Postzegels. [Nederlandsche Vereeniging van
Postzegelverzamelaars.] _Amsterdam_, 1895.
EGYPT. The Stamps of Egypt. By W. S. Warburg. _Tewkesbury, Egremont_,
1895.
De Postzegels van Egypte. By J. C. auf der Heide. _Amsterdam_, 1902.
ERRORS. The World's Stamp Errors. By Miss Fitte. Part I., The British
Empire. Part II., Foreign Countries. _London_, 1910.
EUROPE. The Adhesive Postage Stamps of Europe. By W. A. S. Westoby. Two
vols. _London_, 1898-1900.
Catalogue-Memento pour servir de Manco List: Europe et Colonies. By
Paul Morand. _Paris_, 1909.
FALKLAND ISLANDS. The Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands. By B. W.
H. Poole. _London_, 1909.
FIJI ISLANDS. The Postage Stamps, &c., of the Fiji Islands. By Charles
J. Phillips. _London_, 1908. ⁂ Fifteen plates.
FINLAND. Die Ganzsachen von Finnland. By R. Granberg. _Berlin_, 1903.
Katalog über die Freimarken des Grossfürstentums Finland.
[Helsingfors Frimärkssamlare Förening.] 3rd ed. _Helsingfors_,
1908. ⁂ Three plates.
FORGERIES. Album Weeds, or How to detect Forged Stamps. By the Rev. R.
B. Earée. 3rd ed. Two vols. _London_, 1906-7.
FRANCE. Catalogue Descriptif Illustré de toutes les Marques Postales
de la France. By A. Maury. 2nd ed. _Paris_, 1899, with supplement,
1905.
Catalogue Memento, pour servir de Manco-Liste: France et ses
Colonies. By Paul Morand. _Paris_, 1909.
Étude et description des signes de controle sur les timbres de la
France de 1846-99. By H. Valois. _Amiens_, 1896. ⁂ Three plates.
Histoire des timbres-poste français. By A. Maury. Two parts. _Paris_,
1907-8.
Histoire du timbre-poste français. By L. Leroy. _Paris et Bruxelles_,
1891.
Les Vignettes postales de la France et de ses Colonies. By F.
Marconnet. Two vols. _Nancy_, 1897. ⁂ Second vol. consists of atlas
of plates.
Notes sur l'émission provisoire des timbres-poste français dits de
"Bordeaux." By P. Hermand. _Paris_, 1901.
Le Timbre-Poste français, étude historique et anecdotique de la poste
et du timbre en France et dans les colonies françaises. By Georges
Brunel. New ed., with supplement. _Paris_, 1901.
GAMBIA. Gambia. By Fred. J. Melville. _London_, 1909.
GERMANY AND COLONIES. Die Aushülfsmarken von Tsingtau und ihre
Fälschungen. By Gebrüder Senf. _Leipzig_, 1903.
Deutsche Reich-Post. By O. Rommel. _Leipzig_, 1893-6.
Illustrierter Spezial-Katalog der Deutschen Kolonialmarken und der
Deutschen Postämter im Auslande. By Gebrüder Senf. _Leipzig_, 1907.
GIBRALTAR. Die Postwertzeichen von Gibraltar seit 1889. By W.
Breimeier. _Leipzig_, 1892.
GREAT BRITAIN. Great Britain: Embossed Adhesive Stamps. By Fred J.
Melville. _London_, 1910.
Great Britain: King Edward VII. Stamps. By Fred J. Melville.
_London_, 1911.
Great Britain: Line-engraved Stamps. By Fred J. Melville. 2nd ed.
_London_, 1910.
A History of the Adhesive Stamps of the British Isles. By H. E.
Wright and A. B. Creeke, Jun. _London_, 1899. ⁂ Thirty-eight
plates. With a Supplement. By A. B. Creeke, Jun. _London_, 1904. ⁂
One plate.
The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. By Fred J. Melville. _London_,
1904. ⁂ Eight plates.
The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain. By F. A. Philbrick
and W. A. S. Westoby. _London_, 1881.
The Postage Stamps of the United Kingdom, 1840-90. By W. A. S.
Westoby. 2nd ed. _London_, 1892.
Standard Priced Catalogue of the Stamps and Postmarks of the United
Kingdom. By H. L. Ewen. 6th ed. _London, S. E._, 1898.
GREECE. Les Emissions des Timbres Grecs. By Georges Brunel. _Paris_,
1909.
Die Postmarken von Griechenland. By A. E. Glasewald. _Gössnitz_,
1886-96. ⁂ Plates.
Die Postwerthzeichen von Griechenland. By A. E. Glasewald.
_Gössnitz_, 1896.
The Stamps of Greece. By W. D. Beckton and G. B. Duerst.
_Manchester_, 1897. ⁂ Three plates.
GRENADA. Grenada. By E. D. Bacon and F. H. Napier. _London_, 1900. ⁂
Nine plates.
GRIQUALAND. The Stamps of Griqualand West. By F. H. Napier.
_Manchester_, 1903. ⁂ Two plates.
HAMBURG. Die Briefumschläge von Hamburg und Bremen. By C. Lindenberg.
_Berlin_, 1894.
Hamburg (in German). By O. Rommel and H. Krötzsch. _Leipzig_, 1893-6.
Die Postwerthzeichen von Hamburg. By E. Heim. _Wien_, 1880.
Les Timbres de Hambourg. By G. Brunel. _Paris_, 1911.
HANOVER. Die Briefumschläge von Hannover. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_,
1895.
Hannover (in German). By H. Krötzsch. _Leipzig_, 1893. ⁂ Nine plates.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. Descriptive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of
Hawaii. By W. M. Giffard. _Honolulu_, 1893.
Hawaiian Numerals. By Henry J. Crocker. _San Francisco_, 1909. ⁂
Twenty-two plates.
History of the Postal Issues of Hawaii. By Brewster C. Kenyon. _Long
Beach, Cal._, 1895. ⁂ Eight plates.
Postage Stamps of the Hawaiian Islands in the Collection of Henry J.
Crocker, of San Francisco. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1908. ⁂
Eight plates.
HAYTI. The Postage Stamps of Hayti. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1905.
HELIGOLAND. Heligoland et ses timbres. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_,
1897.
Originaux et Réimpressions de Héligoland. By A. Wulbern. _Bruxelles_,
1911. ⁂ Two plates.
HOLLAND AND COLONIES. De Afstempelingen voorkomende op de Postzegels
van Nederland. By Schreuders & Co. _s'Gravenhage_, 1897. ⁂ Twelve
plates.
Beschrijving van alle Nederlansche Postzegels. [Nederlandsche
Vereeniging van Postzegel-verzamelaars.] _Amsterdam_, 1894-5. ⁂
Part I. deals with Holland; II., Dutch Indies; III., Surinam; IV.,
Curaçao.
Holland. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1909.
Perforations Galore. By A. H. Warren. _London_, 1910. ⁂ Plates.
HONG KONG. Descriptive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps and Cards issued
by the Hong Kong Post Office. By J. Mencarini. _Amoy (China)_, 1898.
The Postage Stamps of Hong Kong. By B. W. H. Poole. _London_, 1908.
HUNGARY. Die Wasserzeichen der Ungarischer Postwerthzeichen. By Dr. S.
Lengyel. _Leipzig_, 1890.
INDIA. The Adhesive Fiscal and Telegraph Stamps of British India. By C.
S. Crofton and W. Corfield. _Calcutta_, 1905.
British Indian Adhesive Stamps, surcharged for Native States. By C.
Stewart-Wilson. Part I., Chamba, Faridkot, Gwalior. _Calcutta_,
1897. ⁂ Four plates. Part II., Jhind, Nabha, Patialla. _Calcutta_,
1898. ⁂ Four plates. (A revised edition by the same author in
collaboration with B. G. Jones, was published in one volume.
_Calcutta_, 1904. ⁂ Nine plates.)
The Postage Stamps, &c., of British India and Ceylon. [The Philatelic
Society, London.] _London_, 1892. ⁂ Twenty-four plates.
Notes on the De La Rue Series of the Adhesive Postage and Telegraph
Stamps of India. Supplement to preceding work. By J. A. Tilleard.
_London_, 1896.
The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India. Part I., Postage
Stamps. By L. L. R. Hausburg. Part II., Telegraph Stamps. By C.
Stewart-Wilson and C. S. F. Crofton. _London_, 1907. ⁂ Twenty-three
plates.
ITALY. I Francobolli Italiani. By G. Damiani. _Milano_, 1894.
Catalogo Filatelico-Storico dell'Italia dal 1818 a 1901. By G.
Rocereto. 2nd ed. _Napoli_, 1902.
JAMAICA. Jamaica. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1910. ⁂ Six plates.
Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. By E. J. Nankivell. _Tunbridge
Wells_, 1908.
JAMMU AND KASHMIR. The Stamps of Jammu and Kashmir. By Sir D. P.
Masson. Vol. I., _Calcutta_, 1900. ⁂ Six plates. Vol. II.,
_Lahore_, 1901. ⁂ Eleven plates.
JAPAN. Dai Nippon Teikoku Ubin Kitte Eukakushi (_lit._, History of the
Postage Stamps of the Great Japanese Empire). [Japanese Postal
Department.] _Tokio_, 1896. ⁂ This work is illustrated with actual
stamps, and is of considerable rarity. A forgery or unofficial
imitation of the work has been published.
Les Écritures et la légende des timbres du Japon. By Dr. A. Legrand.
_Bruxelles_, 1878.
LEEWARD ISLANDS. Priced Catalogue of the Obsolete Leeward Isles. By R.
Hollick. _London_, 1895. (_See_ West Indies.)
LUBECK. Die Briefumschläge von Lübeck. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_, 1892.
Lübeck. By H. Krötzsch. _Leipzig_, 1893. ⁂ Forty plates.
Die Postwertzeichen von Lübeck. By O. Rommel. _München_, 1895.
Les Timbres de Lubeck. By Georges Brunel. _Paris_, 1911.
LUXEMBURG. Timbres du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. By J. B. Moëns.
_Bruxelles_, 1879. ⁂ Plates.
MAURITIUS. Notes sur les Timbres-poste de Maurice. By E. B. Evans.
_Paris_, 1880.
Les Timbres de Maurice. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1878.
MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN AND MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ. Die Briefumschläge von
Mecklenburg-Schwerin und Mecklenburg-Strelitz. By C. Lindenberg.
_Berlin_, 1892.
Mecklenburg-Schwerin und Mecklenburg-Strelitz. By Hugo Krötzsch.
_Leipzig_, 1893-6. ⁂ Seventeen plates.
Les Timbres de Mecklembourg-Schwerin et Strelitz. By J. B. Moëns.
_Bruxelles_, 1879.
MEXICO. Catalogue of Mexican Postage and Revenue Stamps, Envelopes,
Post Cards, &c. By C. H. Mekeel. 4th ed. _St. Louis, Mo._, 1896.
Catalogue of the Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Postal Cards of
Mexico, including the Provisional Issues of Campeche, Chiapas,
Guadalajara, &c. By H. Collin and H. L. Calman, with Albert E.
Lawrence. _New York_, 1895.
Los Sobrecargos de los sellos postales de México. By J. Marco del
Pont. _Buenos Aires_, 1903. (See also _Campeche_.)
MODENA. I Francobolli del Ducato di Modena e delle Provincie Modenesi.
By Dr. Emilio Diena. _Modena_, 1894. ⁂ Seven plates.
The Stamps of the Duchy of Modena and the Modenese Provinces. By
Dr. Emilio Diena. _Manchester_, 1905. ⁂ Seven plates. (A revised
version in English, prepared by the author from his original work
in Italian.)
Timbres des États de Parme, Modène et Romagna. By J. B. Moëns.
_Bruxelles_, 1878.
MOLDAVIA. _See_ Roumania.
NAPLES. Timbres de Naples et de Sicilie. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_,
1877.
NEVIS. Nevis. By Fred J. Melville. _London_, 1909.
NEW CALEDONIA. Une réimpression des timbres de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
By A. Maury. _Paris_, 1880.
NEW HEBRIDES. New Hebrides. By Single CA. _London_, 1910.
NEW SOUTH WALES. A History and Description of the Sydney View Stamps of
New South Wales. By R. C. H. Brock. _Philadelphia_, 1890.
History of the Post Office, together with an Historical Account of
the Issue of Postage Stamps in New South Wales. Compiled chiefly
from the Records, by A. Houison. _Sydney_, 1890. ⁂ Fifteen plates.
The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and Telegraph
Stamps of New South Wales. By A. F. Basset Hull. Two vols.
_London_, 1911. ⁂ Sixteen plates.
The Registration Stamp of New South Wales. By A. Houison. _Sydney_,
1888.
NIGER COAST. Niger Coast Protectorate. By E. J. Nankivell. _Tunbridge
Wells_, 1909.
NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION. Die Briefumschläge des Norddeutschen
Postbezirks. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_, 1893.
Norddeutscher Postbezirk mit Occupations-Freimarken. By H. Krötzsch.
_Leipzig_, 1893-6.
OLDENBURG. Die Briefumschläge von Oldenburg. By C. Lindenberg.
_Berlin_, 1893.
Oldenburg (in German). By P. Ohrt. _Leipzig_, 1893-6.
ORANGE RIVER COLONY. South African War Provisionals. By B. W. H. Poole.
_London_, 1901. ⁂ Six plates.
PANAMA. Bartels' Check List of Canal Zone Stamps. By J. M. Bartels. 2nd
ed. _Boston, Mass._, 1908.
Bartels' Check List of the Postage Stamps of Panama, 1907. By W. W.
Randall and J. M. Bartels. _Boston, Mass._, 1907.
A Reference List of the Stamps of Panama. By J. N. Luff. _New York_,
1905.
The Stamps of the Canal Zone. By G. L. Toppan. _New York_, 1906.
PARMA. Timbres des États de Parme, Modène et Romagne. By J. B. Moëns.
_Bruxelles_, 1878.
PERSIA. Die persische post und die Postwerthzeichen von Persien und
Buchara. By F. Schüller. _Wien_, 1893. ⁂ Four plates.
La Poste des Califes et la Poste du Shah. By P. Hugonnet. _Paris_,
1884. ⁂ Map.
PERU. Beredeneerde Geïllustreerde Catalogus aller Postzegels, Couverten
en Briefkaarten, officiëel uitgegeven door de Peruaansche Republiek
van af 1 December, 1857, tot en met 31 December, 1887. By A. E. J.
Huart. _Amsterdam_, 1888.
Catalogue général et détaillé des timbres-poste, enveloppes et cartes
postales officiellement émis dans la République du Perou. [Société
Philatelique Sud Americaine.] _Lima_, 1887.
Peru. Investigaciones sobre la emisión de estampillas del coronel
seminario en túmbez en Marzo de 1895. By A. T. Lista. _Santiago de
Chile_, 1899.
Les Timbres du Perou. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1878.
Studie über Postwertzeichen von Peru. By Dr. O. Rommel. _München_,
1890.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. The Postage Stamps of the Philippines. By J. M.
Bartels, F. A. Foster and F. L. Palmer. _Boston, Mass._, 1904.
PORTUGAL. Catalogue descriptif et illustré de tous les timbres-poste,
&c., du Portugal emis dès 1853 à 1895 avec leur differentes
denteleurs, papiers, &c. By T. Ramos. _Lisbonne_, 1895.
The Dies of the Postage Stamps of Portugal of the Reigns of Dona
Maria II. and Dom Pedro V. By R. B. Yardley. _Manchester_, 1907. ⁂
Thirty plates.
Portugal. Eine Studie über die Ausgaben 1853-76. By L. Berger.
_Berlin_, 1898.
PORTUGUESE INDIES. Portuguese India. By G. Harrison and F. H. Napier.
_London_, 1893. ⁂ Two plates.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Prince Edward Island. By R. E. R. Dalwigk.
_London_, 1910.
PRUSSIA. Preussen. By P. Ohrt. _Leipzig_, 1893-6.
Les Timbres de Prusse. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1887.
REPRINTS. Handbuch aller bekannten Neudrucke staatlicher
Postfreimarken, Ganzsachen und Essays. By P. Ohrt. _Dusseldorf_,
1907.
Reprints of Postal Adhesive Stamps and their Characteristics. By E.
D. Bacon. _London_, 1899.
ROMAN STATES. Timbres des États de Toscane et Saint-Marin et des États
de l'Église. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1878.
ROUMANIA. Die Postwerthzeichen von Rumänien. Moldau, Moldau-Walachei,
Fürstenthum Rumänien, Königreich Rumänien. By H. Roggenstroh.
_Magdeburg_, 1894. ⁂ Five plates.
Timbres de Moldavie et de Roumaine. By Dr. Magnus. 2nd ed.
_Bruxelles_, 1869.
RUSSIA. Die Postmarken von Russland. By Dr. E. von Bochmann. _Leipzig_,
1895.
Les Timbres de Russie. By J. B. Moëns. Bruxelles, 1893.
ST. THOMAS AND PRINCE ISLANDS. La Guerre aux timbres surchargés de S.
Thomé et Principe. By J. A. da Silva. _Lisbonne_, 1895.
ST. VINCENT. Saint Vincent. By F. H. Napier and E. D. Bacon. _London_,
1895. ⁂ Two plates.
SAN MARINO. Timbres des États de Toscane et Saint-Marin. By J. B.
Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1878.
SARAWAK. The Postage Stamps of Sarawak. By Fred J. Melville. _London_,
1907. ⁂ Eight plates.
SAXONY. Die Briefumschläge von Sachsen. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_,
1894.
Les Timbres de Saxe. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1879.
Geschichte der Postwerthzeichen des Königreichs Sachsen. By Dr. P.
Kloss. _Dresden_, 1882.
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Die Postfreimarken der Herzogtümer
Schleswig-Holstein. By A. Rosenkranz. _Leipzig_, 1897. ⁂ Fourteen
plates.
Timbres des Duchés de Schleswig-Holstein et Lauenbourg et Bergedorf.
By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1884.
SEYCHELLES. The Postage Stamps of the Seychelles. By B. W. H. Poole.
_London_, 1906.
SHANGHAI. Shanghai. By W. B. Thornhill. _London_, 1895. ⁂ Eight plates.
SIAM. The Postage Stamps of Siam. By A. Holland. _Boston, Mass._, 1904.
⁂ One plate.
Siam: Its Posts and Postage Stamps. By Fred J. Melville. _London_,
1906.
SICILY. History of the Postage Stamps of Sicily. By Dr. E. Diena.
_London_, 1904. ⁂ Twenty plates.
SIRMOOR. Sirmoor I. By [Sir] D. P. Masson. _Madras_, 1906.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. South Australia. By F. H. Napier and Gordon Smith.
_London_, 1894. ⁂ Three plates.
SPAIN. Catálogo ilustrado de sellos de correo de España. By H. Prats.
_Barcelona_, 1894.
Historia de los sellos de correos y telégrafos de España. By M. A.
Fernandez. _Madrid_, 1901-4.
Histoire des timbres-poste ... en Espagne. By J. B. Moëns.
_Bruxelles_, 1891.
Reseña Histórico-Descriptiva de los Sellos de Correo de España. By A.
F. Duro. _Madrid_, 1881.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. A Reference List to the Stamps of the Straits
Settlements, surcharged for use in the Native Protected States. By
W. Brown. _Salisbury_, 1894. ⁂ Supplemental plate.
SUDAN. Sudan. By E. J. Nankivell. _London_, 1904.
SUEZ CANAL COMPANY. Timbres d'Égypte et de la Compagnie du Canal de
Suez. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1880.
SWEDEN. Sveriges Frankotecken, 1855-1905. [Sveriges
Filatelist-Förening.] _Stockholm_, 1905. ⁂ Plates.
Die Postmarken von Schweden, 1855-1905. [A _précis_ of the above in
German.] By H. Djurling and R. Krasemann. _Leipzig_, 1908.
SWITZERLAND. The Forgeries of the "Cantonal" Stamps of Switzerland. By
Baron A. de Reuterskiöld. _Manchester_, 1908. ⁂ One plate.
Spezial-Katalog und Handbuch über die Briefmarken der Schweiz und
Tabellen über Abstempelungen der Ausgaben 1843-81. By E. Zumstein.
_Bern_, 1908.
Handbook of the Postage Stamps of Switzerland, from the above. By E.
Zumstein. _London_, 1910. ⁂ Six plates.
The Stamps of Switzerland, 1843-54. By Baron C. von Girsewald.
_München_, 1893.
Les Timbres Cantonaux ... Suisses de 1843 à 1852, et leurs fac-similé
à ce jour. By H. Goegg. _Genève_, 1893.
Les Timbres-poste Suisses, 1843-62 [and in German and English]. By P.
Mirabaud and Baron A. de Reuterskiöld. _Paris_, 1900. ⁂ Fourteen
plates.
TASMANIA. The Stamps of Tasmania. By A. F. B. Hull. _London._ 1890. ⁂
Nine plates.
THURN AND TAXIS. Die Abstempelungen der Marken des Thurn und
Taxis'schen Postgebietes. By A. E. Glasewald. _Gössnitz_, 1893. ⁂
Ten plates and two maps.
Die Briefumschläge von Thurn und Taxis. By C. Lindenberg. _Berlin_,
1892.
TONGA. Tonga. By Fred. J. Melville. _London_, 1909.
TURKEY. Croissant-Toughra (Armoiries de l'Empire Ottoman). By F.
Mongeri. _Bruxelles_, 1887.
Katalog der Postwerthzeichen des ottomanischen Kaiserthums. By F.
Meyer. _Wien_, 1878.
UNITED STATES. History of the Postage Stamps of the United States. By
J. K. Tiffany. 2nd ed. _St. Louis_, 1893.
The Postage Stamps of the United States. By J. N. Luff. _New York_,
1902. ⁂ Twenty-three plates.
The Postage Stamps of the United States. By Fred J. Melville.
_London_, 1905.
A Tentative Check List of the Proofs of the Adhesive Postage and
Revenue Stamps of the United States. By G. L. Toppan. _New York and
Boston, Mass._, 1904.
United States Postage Stamps, 1847-69. By Fred J. Melville. 2nd ed.
_London_, 1910.
United States Postage Stamps, 1870-93. By Fred J. Melville. _London_,
1910.
United States Postage Stamps, 1894-1910. By Fred J. Melville.
_London_, 1910.
URUGUAY. A Study of the Stamps of Uruguay. By Hugo Griebert. _London_,
1910. ⁂ Seven plates.
Les Timbres de la République Orientale de l'Uruguay. By Dr. E.
Wonner. _Neuilly_, 1887. ⁂ Map.
Les Timbres de l'Uruguay. By S. Jean. _Paris_, 1908.
WEST INDIES. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and
Telegraph Stamps of the British Colonies in the West Indies,
together with British Honduras and the Colonies in South America.
[The Philatelic Society, London.] _London_, 1891.
WURTEMBERG. Die Briefumschläge von Württemberg. By C. Lindenberg.
_Berlin_, 1895.
Les Timbres du Wurtemberg. By J. B. Moëns. _Bruxelles_, 1881.
ZULULAND. Zululand. By B. W. H. Poole. _London_, 1909.
INDEX
INDEX
Aberdeen University Library, 127
Abyssinia, 201
Accessories, 136-150
Acts of Parliament:
Commonwealth, 63, 159;
George III., 67;
Uniform Penny Postage, 101, 159
"Adhesive Stamps of the British Isles, The," 156
Africa, 204
"Aids to Stamp Collectors," Booty's, 123, 147
Aitutaki, 206
Albino, 23
Albums, 128, 136, 137, 147
"Album Weeds," 243
Alexis Michaelovitch, H.I.H. the Grand Duke, 325
Alfonso XIII., H.M. King, 325
All Hallows Staining rectory, 122, 268
Alsace and Lorraine, 269
Althorp, Lord, 96
Anderson, Mr. P. J., 127
Aniline colours, 23
Annapolis, 279, 289
Antigua, 204
Argentine Republic, 259
Ashurst, Mr. W. H., 101, 109, 159
_Athenæum, The_, 97, 98, 109, 170
Atlee, Mr. W. D., 273-275
Auction sale of stamps, The first, 272
Augustus, Emperor, 59
Australian Commonwealth, 190, 202
Austria, 60, 61, 71, 269
Avery, late Sir W. B., 9, 177, 183, 225, 282, 290, 291, 302
Ayer, Mr. F. W., 302
Bacon, Mr. E. D., 298
Baden, 61
Bagshawe, Mr. A., 302
Balkan States, 203
Baltimore, 289
Barbados, 219, 322
Baring, Mr. Thomas, M.P., 167
Basle, 256, 290
Batavia, Find of old papers in, 85
Bâtonné paper, 23, 39
Baton Rouge, 181, 332
Bavaria, 61
Beaufort House Press, The, 95
Beaumont, 332
Belgium, 179
Bellman, Origin of the, 67
Benzine, The use of, 139
Bergedorf, 271, 326
Berger-Levrault, M. F. G. Oscar, 125, 269-271
Berlin Postal Museum, 330
Bermuda, 322
_Billets de port payé_, 81
Birchin-lane, Stamp exchange in 118, 121, 263
Bisected provisional stamps, 23, 37, 219
Blest, Mr. W., 302
_Bleuté_, blued paper, 23
Blind division, General Post Office, 57
Blocks of stamps, 23, 25
Blood locals, The, 273
Bogus stamps, 23, 247, 258-260
Booty, Mr. Frederick, 123, 124, 147
Borchard, Mme., 278
Bourne, Mr. Herbert, 172
_Boys' Own Magazine, The_, 127
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., 172
Brattleboro, 273
Brazil, 71, 116, 234
British Central Africa, 168
British Colonial Stamps, 32, 203, 311
British Guiana, 53, 219, 268, 269, 271, 275, 277, 282, 301, 321, 329, 331
British Museum, 97, 98, 124, 160, 281, 327, 329, 330
British New Guinea, 170
British North America, 71, 202, 295
British Post-offices abroad, 53
British Solomon Islands, 206
British South Africa Company, 170
British West Indies, 71, 202
Brown, Mr. Mount, 123, 124, 127, 264, 268
Brunei, 259
Brunswick, 61
Buenos Aires, 71, 271, 311
Bulgaria, 306
Bulwer, Mr. Edward Lytton, 96
Burelé, 23
Burnett, Mr. M., 302
Caillebotte, Mm., 302
Canada, 176, 220, 269, 311
Canary Islands, 71
Cancelled to order, Stamps, 23
Cape Colony, 25, 179, 202, 220, 269, 331
Caroline Islands, 206
Cashmere, 40, 253
Castle, Mr. M. P., 131, 290, 302, 325
Castle-Mann collection, The, 202
"Catalogue of British Colonial and Foreign Stamps," Mount Brown's, 124
Catalogues, Stamp, 137
Cayman Islands, 221
Centimetre, 24
Ceylon, 201, 222, 224, 253, 290
Chalk-surfaced paper, 24
Chalmers, Mr. James, of Dundee, 99, 101
Chalon, Mr. Alfred Edward, R.A., 170
Change-alley, Stamp exchange in, 263
Charles II., 64
Cheverton, Mr. Benjamin, 102, 105, 159, 160
Chili, 71, 179, 189, 202
China, 189, 201
Christie, Manson & Wood, 167
City medal, Wyon's, 163
Clarke, Mr. Harvey R. G., 290
Cliché, 24, 45
Clipperton Island, 259
Clotilde, Princess, 305
Coit, Mr. J. T., 296
Cole, Sir Henry, 101, 102, 106, 109, 110, 167
Collections, Sales of, 302
Colman, Mr. C., 302
Colour trials, 24
Coloured postmarks, 186
Colours, 23, 28
Colson, Mr. W. H., 332
Comb perforating machine, 24
Commemorative stamps, 24
Commissioners of Post-office inquiry, 101, 109, 159
Commonwealth, posts during the, 63
Compound perforations, 24
Condition, The Importance of, 8;
Essential details of, 139-142
Confederate States of America, 296, 331
Control letters, marks, 24
Cook Islands, 206
Cooper, Miss Eliza, 160
Cooper, Mr. W., 302
Cooper, Sir Daniel, 123, 129, 131, 272, 274, 275, 282, 298, 302
Corbould, Mr. Edward Henry, 170, 173, 175
Corbould, Mr. Henry, 106, 175
Cordoba, 259
Counani, 259
Cousins, Mr. Samuel, 170
Coutures, M. Albert, 278
Crawford, The Earl of, 105, 131, 148, 159, 160, 171, 282-289, 279
Creased stamps, How to treat, 138
Creeke, Mr. A. B., jun., 156, 160
Crocker, Mr. Henry J., 295, 297, 299
Cromwell, Thomas, 62
Crown Agents for the Colonies, 172
Cuba, 205, 306
Current-number, 27, 29
Cut-outs, cut-squares, 27
Cyprus, 29, 168, 222, 306
_Daily Telegraph, The_, 264
Darius, I., 59
David's letter to Joab, 58
De la Rue & Co., Limited, 168, 202, 276
Denmark, 240, 306
"De-oxidisation," 138
De-sulphurisation of stamps, 138
Dickens, Charles, 122
Dickinson, Mr. John, 102, 109, 159, 160, 164
"Dickinson" paper, 27, 41, 109, 157, 161, 164
Dies, postage-stamp, 23, 24, 27, 31, 35, 36, 46, 51
Dilke, Mr., of _The Athenæum_, 109
_Diplomata_ of the Roman Emperors, 60
Dockwra, Mr. William, 64-67, 82-84
Dominica, 204
Dominican Republic, 205
Doria Pamphilj, Prince, 302, 326
Double prints, 27
Dutch East Indian Company, 85
Dutch Indies, 85
Duty-plate, 27, 32
Duveen, Mr. Henry J., 187, 225, 290-293
Earée, Rev. R. B., 243
Edinburgh, H.R.H. the Duke of, 131, 305-311
Edward VII., H.M. King, 129, 313, 317, 318
Egypt, 233
Ehrenbach, Mr. R., 302
Electrotypes, 27
Embossing, 27
Engraving, 28
Entires, 28
Envelope stamps, 28
Errors, 28
Essays for postage stamps, 28, 103, 107
European stamps, 202, 203
Evans, Major E. B., 156
Evans, Mrs. John, 161
Evans, Mr. Lewis, 160, 161
_Evening News, The_, 264
_Express, The_, 263
Fabri, Sr. P., 302
Facsimiles of postage stamps, 28, 241
"Facts and Reasons," Mr. Ashurst's, 101, 109
Fakes, 28, 249-253
"Falsification of Postage Stamps, The," 240
Fernando Po, 306
Field, Mr. D., 9, 321
Fiji, 168, 169, 206, 223, 257
Fiscal stamps, 28, 45, 48
Flap ornaments, 28
"Forged Stamps and How to Detect Them," 239
Forgeries, 28, 31, 239-260
Forrester, Mr. Samuel, 159, 160
France, 234, 269, 326
Francis, Mr. John, 109
Francis, Mr. John Collins, 109
French Revolution, 61
Füchs, Herr Emil, 317
Fugitive inks, 28
Gambia, 37, 204, 223
Gambin, Sr. Miguel, 302
Gauge for measuring perforations, _see_ "Perforation Gauge"
Gauge for use in arranging stamps, 144-147
General Post Office, London, 57, 80, 195
Generalising, 31, 49, 199, 200
Geneva, 256, 290-293, 326
George V., H.M. King, 131, 160, 167, 195, 225, 265, 305-325
German East Africa, 259
German Empire, 61
German New Guinea, 206
German States, 61, 71, 179, 203, 330
Gibbons, Mr. E. S., 117, 233
_Gibbons Stamp Weekly_, 156
Gibraltar, 71, 306
Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 20
Gimet, M. E., 278
Gold Coast, 204
Goliad, 183, 332
Government imitations, 31, 256
Grangerising philatelic monographs, 155
Granite paper, 31, 41
Gray, Dr. J. E., 97, 98, 124, 282
Great Britain, 25, 31, 32, 45, 53, 62, 68, 99, 154-161, 170-173,
177-180, 191, 195, 201, 216-219, 235, 244-248, 251, 269, 271,
275, 283-290, 307, 312-321
"Great Britain: Embossed Adhesive Stamps," 160
Greece, 51, 234, 306
Grenada, 25, 322
Griebert, Mr. Hugo, 180
Grille, The, 31
Grove Hill, 332
Guadalajara, 282
Guam, 205, 206
Guillotine perforation, 31
Gum, 36
Gumpaps, 31
Hair-lines, 31
"Hand Catalogue of Postage Stamps," Dr. Gray's, 124
Hand-made paper, 31, 39
Hanover, 61, 326
_Hansard_, 96-98
Harbeck, Mr. C. T., 302
Hardy, Mr. W. J., 298
Harrison, Mr. G., 302
Harrow perforating machine, 32
Harwood's envelope, 109
Hausburg, Mr. L. L. R., 289
Hawaii, 205-207, 234, 259, 274, 295-299, 327-331
Hayman, Mr. H. L., 302
Hayti, 71, 201, 205, 259
Haywood, Mrs., 175
Head-plate, 32
Heath, Mr. Charles, 106, 176
Heath, Mr. Frederick, 106, 173, 175
Helena, 332
Heligoland, 306
Henderson, Mr. S., of Dalkeith, 102
Herodotus, 59
Herpin, M. G., 127
Hill, Mr. Edwin, 160
Hill, Mr. John, 64
Hill, Mr. Matthew Davenport, 96
Hill, Mr. Ormond, 160
Hill, Sir Rowland, 71-75, 97-101, 110-112, 159, 160, 164, 167, 175,
247, 272, 312 and frontispiece
Hinges for mounting stamps, 137, 140-144
Hobson, Tobias, 62
Holland, 179, 234
Hollander, Mr. C., 302
Holstein, 61
Honduras, 71
Hong Kong, 322
House of Commons envelopes, 110
House of Lords envelopes, 93, 110
"How to Detect Forged Stamps," 241
Hughes-Hughes, Mr., 123, 268, 302
Humphrys, Mr. William, 170
Hungary, 276
Iceland, 306
Image, Mr. W. E., 281, 302
Imperforate stamps, 32, 140, 179-185
Imprimatur, 32
Imprint, 32
India, 223, 249
Inverted, 32
Ionian Islands, 306
Irish National Museum, 331
Irregular perforation, 32
Italian States, 118, 171, 203, 234, 249, 326
Italy, 60
Jaffray, Miss, 167
Jamaica, 37, 170
James II., King, 64
Japan, 234, 255, 295
Jezebel's forged letters, 59
Joab, 59
Johnson, Mr. H. F., 9
Joint-Committee on Postage Stamps, 276
Jubilee line, 32
Junior Philatelic Society, 9, 322
Kent, H.R.H. The Duchess of, 170
Key-plate, 27, 32
King, Mr. S., of Bath, 72, 73
King's Messengers, 62
Kingston, The Earl of, 131, 302
Kintore, The Earl of, 321
Knife, 35
Knight, Mr. Charles, 96-98
Labuan, 224
Lacroix, M., 266
Lagos, 204
Laid bâtonné paper, 35
Laid paper, 35, 39
Lallier, M. Justin, 128, 278
Lambton, Major-General, 302
Laplante, M. Edard de, 266
Lauenburg, 61
Lawn & Barlow, 329
Leeward Islands, 204
Legrand, Dr. A., 126, 270, 302
Leinster, The Duke of, 331
L'Epinard, Chevalier Paris de, 82
Letter-balances, 72-74
Letter-office of England, The, 63, 80
Letters, The earliest, 58, 59;
penny-post letter in 1686, 83, 84;
statistics, 75
Lincoln, Mr. W. S., 117, 127
Line-engraving, 35, 46
Lithography, 35, 46
Livingston, 183
Locals, 35, 273
Louis, Mr., witness, Select Committee, 95
Luxemburg, 61, 326
Macon, 332
MacWhirter, Mr. John, 169
Madden, Rev. G. C. B., 186
"Magnus," Dr., 270
Malta, 71, 306
Manila paper, 35, 40
Mann, Mr. W. W., 302
Manuel, H.M. King, 325
Marianne Islands, 206
Marsden, Mr. J. N., 302
Marshall Islands, 206
Matrix, 27, 35, 50
Mauritius, 47, 187, 202, 207, 224-227, 269, 278, 281, 290, 301,
319-323, 329-332
Maury, M. A., 81
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 61
_Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News_, 189
Mercantile Committee, The, 101
Mexico, 189, 203, 269, 305
Millbury, 181
Millimetre, 35
Million stamps fable, The, 116
Mill-sheet, 35
Mint, 35, 141
Mirabaud, M. Paul, 282, 301, 302
_Mirror of Parliament, The_, 98
Mixed perforations, 35
Modena, 240
Moëns, M. J. B., 117, 128, 278
Moldavia, 207, 234, 306, 329, 331
Montenegro, 306
_Monthly Advertiser, The_, 128
_Monthly Intelligencer and Controversialist, The_, 128
Montserrat, 204, 224
Morocco, 189
"Mounted" stamps, 36
Mounting stamps in albums, 137
Mounts, 137
Mozambique, 259
Mulready, Mr. William: envelopes and covers, 109-111, 159, 160,
165, 167, 175, 312
Nankivell, Mr. E. J., 302
Naples, 47, 118, 240, 249, 269, 271, 274
Natal, 202, 267, 311
Native-made paper, 36, 40
Nepal, 40
Netherlands, 61
Nevis, 204, 227, 311, 322, 326
New Brunswick, 176, 228, 266, 271
New Caledonia, 206
Newfoundland, 228, 329
New Hebrides, 206
New South Wales, 106, 123, 176, 207, 229, 254, 255, 272, 290, 311
Newspaper tax, 96
New Zealand, 35, 170, 190, 229, 271, 272
Nicaragua, 242
Nicholas, Mme., 121
Niger Coast Protectorate, 204, 230
Nissen, Mr. C., 9, 106, 251
Niue, 206
North, Mr. J. C., 168
Northern Nigeria, 204
Norway, 306
Nova Scotia, 228, 267, 271
_Nuncii et Cursores_, 62
Oates, Titus, 64
Obliterations, 36
Obsolete, 36, 47
Oceanic Settlements, 206
Oil Rivers Protectorate, 204
Oldenburg, 61, 233, 326
Original covers, stamps used on, 185
Original die, 36
Original gum, 36
Overprint, 36
Pacific Steam Navigation Co., 267
Packet-collections, 136
Pairs, 25, 36
Palmer, J., 73
Panama Canal Zone, 205
Panes of Stamps, 33, 39
Paper, 39-41
Papua, 170, 206
Paraphe, 41
Parker, Mr. J. W., 101
Parliament, Temporary letter-covers for Members of, 93, 109
Parma, 240
Patte, 28, 41
Paul, Mr. J. W., jun., 302
Pauwels, Mr. J., 302
Peacock papers, The, 111, 155, 175
Peckitt, Mr. W. H., 9, 156, 266, 321
Pellisson, M., 81
Pelure paper, 40, 41
Pemberton, Mr. E. L., 123, 127, 239, 242, 268, 272, 274
Pen-cancelled, 41
Penny post, first proposed, 64;
in Edinburgh, 67;
local penny posts, 67
Penny post of 1680, 4, 82-84
Penrhyn, 206
Perazzi, Signor, 112
Percé, perçage, 41, 42
Perforation, 24, 31, 32, 35, 42-44, 48, 139
Perforation-gauge, 43, 44
Perkins, Bacon & Co., 102, 106, 201, 228
Peroxide of hydrogen, The use of, 138
Persia, 24, 59
Peru, 31, 71, 189, 267, 271, 325
Petersburg, 326
_Petite Poste_, 80
_Philatelic Record, The_, 82, 88, 275
Philatelic Society, The Royal, 105, 123, 129, 131, 158, 160, 229,
272, 306, 322, 325
_Philatelical Journal, The_, 272
_Philatelist, The_, 305
Philately, Definition of, 7, 44, 127
Philately, The higher, 8
Philbrick, Judge, 123, 131, 155, 270, 272, 275-282, 298, 302
Philippine Islands, 205, 206, 274
Phillips, Mr. Charles J., 168
Pin-perforation, 42, 45, 48
Plate, 24, 27, 45, 46
Plate-number, 29, 45
Porto-Rico, 41, 205, 306
Portugal, 71;
King of, 305
Portuguese Nyassa, 172
Post, Genesis of the, 55-75
"Post," Origin of the word, 59
"Postage and Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain, The," 155, 276
"Postage Charts" proposed in Sweden, 91, 92
_Postage Stamp, The_, 189
Postage Stamp "chart," A, 119
"Postage Stamps and their Collection," 332
Postal fiscal, 45
Postal Stationery, 27, 28, 45
Postmarks, 23, 36, 41, 45, 140, 185
Post-office in 1790, 69
Posts in early times, 59-75
Posts, Master of the, 62
Potiquet, M. Alfred, 125, 266
Povey, Mr. Charles, 67
Power, Mr. E. B., 273
Pre-cancellation, 45
Presidents and Vice-Presidents of The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 131
Prices of old stamps, 9
Printers of postage stamps, 202
Printing postage stamps, 46
Proofs, 46, 171-179
Provisionals, 46
Prussia, 61
_Punch_, 116
Puttick & Simpson, 281, 321
Quadrillé paper for albums, 147;
for stamps, 39, 46
"Queen's Heads", the early use of the term, 116
Queensland, 175
Re-cutting, 47
Re-drawing, 47
Re-engraving, 47
Re-issues, 47
Remainders, 47
Rénotière, M. la, 275, 278, 296
Rep paper, 40, 47
Reprints, 47, 256, 325
Resetting, 47
Retouching, 47
Reunion, 269, 271, 329, 331
Reuterskiöld, Baron A. de, 301
Revenue, 48
Reversed, 48
Ribbed paper, 40, 48
Roberts, Mr. Vernon, 302
Romagna, 240
Roman _posita_, The, 59
Rosace, 28, 41, 48
Rothschild, Baron Arthur, 275
Rough perforation, 48
Rouletting, 41, 42, 48;
in coloured lines, 48
Roumania, 234, 257
Royal Niger Co., 204
Russell, Mr., 302
Russia, 71, 189, 325
"Safety" paper, 40, 49
St. Christopher, 204
St. Helena, 71
St. Kitts-Nevis, 204
St. Louis, 268, 273
St. Vincent, 224, 230, 311
Samoa, 206, 234
Sandwich Islands. _See_ Hawaii
Sappho, The French, 81, 82
Sarawak, 201, 260
Sardinia: Letter sheets of 1818, 86-93
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, H.R.H. the Duke of, 131, 305-311
Saxony, 61, 269, 271
Schleswig-Holstein, 233
Scudéri, Mdlle., 81, 82
Scythia: early communications, 59
Sedang, 259
Seebeck, Mr. N. F., 49
Select Committee on Postage, 95, 98-101
Serpentine roulette, 49
Servia, 306
Se tenant, 49
Seybold, Mr. J. F., 296, 302
Shanghai, 234
Sheet of paper, of stamps, 49
Sicily, 118
Sierra Leone, 204, 224, 231
Sievier, Mr. R. W., 102
Silk-thread paper, 49
Single-line perforation, 49
Smith, Mr. Alfred, 127
Smith, Mr. Stafford, 127
Société Française de Timbrologie, 127
Somerset House, 154-156, 172, 321
South African War provisionals, 235
South America, 49, 203
South Australia, 231
Southern Nigeria, 204, 224
Spain, 60, 71, 172, 234, 240, 248, 271, 311, 325, 326
Spandrel, 49
Specialising, 49, 200-207
Spitsbergen, 259
Stainforth, Rev. F. J., 122, 129, 267, 272
"Stamp Collector, The," 298
_Stamp Collector's Magazine, The_, 117, 121, 128, 241, 275
_Stamp Lover, The_, 170
Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., 9, 266
Stationery, 45, 50
Stead, Mr., of Norwich, 102
Stead, Mr., of Yarmouth, 95
Stephan, Dr. von, 330
Stereotyping, 46, 50
Stourton, Mr. J. M., 240
Strip of Stamps, 25, 50
Surcharge, 36, 50
Surface-printed, 46, 50
Sweden, 71, 91, 306, 311
Switzerland, 234, 240, 256, 267, 271, 290, 291, 301, 311, 325
Sydney, Embossed envelopes used in, 106, 272
Tahiti, 206
Taille douce, 35, 50
Tapling, Mr. T. K., M.P., 131, 281, 298, 326-330
"Tapling Collection of Stamps and Postal Stationery, The," 329
Tasmania, 231
Taxes on knowledge, 96
Taylor, Mr. Overy, 124
Tête-bêche pairs, 50, 253
Thorne, Mr. W., 296
Thurn and Taxis, Counts of, 60-62
_Timbre-Poste, Le_, 117, 128
_Timbrologie_, 127
_Times, The_, 115
Tobago, 231
Tomson, Mr. A. S., 302
Toned paper, 50
Tonga, 206
Torres Straits, 259
Transvaal, 232, 318
Treasury Competition, The, 102-109, 163
Treffenberg, Lieut. Curry Gabriel, 91
Tresse, 28, 41, 50
Trials, 50
Trinidad, 269, 322, 326
Trinidad, Principality of, 259
Tuilleries open-air stamp exchange, 121
Tuke, Sir Brian, 62
Turkey, 71
Turks' Islands, 232, 322
Tuscany, 118, 267, 269, 271
Two-_sous_ post, 80-82
Type (design), 53
Type-set stamps, 53
Typography, 46, 53
Uganda, 232
Uniform Penny Postage, 67, 71-75
Union of South Africa, 190, 191
United States, 31, 35, 71, 116, 168, 171, 189, 203, 205, 234, 255,
257, 273, 279, 289, 295, 311, 326, 331
"United States Stamps," 273
Universal Penny Postage, 190
Uriah the Hittite, 58
Uruguay, 179, 180, 234, 306, 326
Used abroad, 53
Valette, M. François, 126
"Vanguard, The," 169
Variety, 53
Vaud, 271, 326
Victor, Mr. Henry R., 127
Victoria, 224, 233, 269, 282
Victoria, Queen, 73, 170, 312
Villayer, Comte de, 80-82
Viner, Dr. C. W., 117, 123
Virgin Islands, 204
Walker, Mr. Leslie J., 168
Wallace, Mr., M.P., 98
Ward, Sir Joseph, 190
Watermarks, 37, 53, 254
Western Australia, 233, 329
Westoby, Mr. W. A. S., 156, 275-277, 282, 305
Whiting, Mr. Charles, 95, 96, 102
Wilbey, Mr. J. E., 302
Willett, Mr. W. T., 302
Williamson, Mr. Peter, 67
Winzer, Mr. E., 302
Witherings, Mr. Thomas, 63
Woods, Mr. J. J., 127
Worms, Baron Anthony de, 290
Worthington, Mr. George H., 290, 331
Wove bâtonné paper, 53
Wove paper, 39, 53
Wright, Mr. Hastings E., 156, 160
Writing-up a collection, 148-150
Wurtemburg, 61, 311
Wyon, Mr. William, 106, 163
_Young Ladies' Journal, The_, 264, 267
Ysasi, Mr. V. G. de, 131
Zurich, 240, 271, 326
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