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The White Ace Historical Album for the Coronation H.M. Queen Elizabeth II

Ne Plus Ultra

The Transport Plane Series Air Mail Stamps 1941-1944

The College Stamps Of Oxford & Cambridge - Rev Hayman Cummings

The Rhodes College Campus Guide

Art On Stamps

David's Fish On Stamps

The New York Postmaster Provisionals - Stanley M. Piller

The Serrane Guide - Part 1

The Serrane Guide - Part 2

The Postage Stamps of the United States - John N. Luff

The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century - Volume 1 - King & Johl

The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century - Volume 2 - King & Johl

The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century - Volume 3 - King & Johl

The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century - Volume 4 - King & Johl

Album Weeds or How to Detect Forged Stamps - Rev. R.B. Eare'e

The Stamped Envelopes, Wrappers and Sheets of The United States - John K. Tiffany

What Philately Teaches - John N. Luff

Paper Chase - The Amenities of Stamp Collecting - Allen F. Harlow

Proceedings of the First International Symposium On Analytical Methods In Philately

The Stamp Collector's Handbook 1874 - Edward L. Pemberton

Philatelic Research - A Basic Guide - David R. Beech

Cancellations and Killers of the Bank Note Era - 1870 - 1874 - James M. Cole

United States Cancellations 1845-1869 - Hubert C. Skinner and Amos Eno

American Stampless Cover Catalog Volume 1 - David G. Phillips

American Stampless Cover Catalog Volume 2 - David G. Phillips

The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century Volume 1 - Lester G. Brookman

The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century Volume 2 - Lester G. Brookman

The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century Volume 3 - Lester G. Brookman

Opinions I - Philatelic Expertising - An Indside View - The Philatelic Foundation

Opinions II - Philatelic Expertising - An Indside View - The Philatelic Foundation

Opinions III - Philatelic Expertising - An Indside View - The Philatelic Foundation

Opinions IV - Philatelic Expertising - An Indside View - The Philatelic Foundation

Washington - Franklin Identifier 1908-1922

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual

Postmarks and Cancellations : An Overview

The 1851 Issue of United States Stamps: a Sesquicentennial Retrospective - Skinner & Peterson

Securities & Exchange Commission, Plaintiff vs Escala Group, Inc., Greg Manning

Forged Stamps : How to Detect Them - Lewes and Pemberton

Stamps of the Canal Zone by WM. Evans, M.D.

The Postage Stamps of the United States 1847 to 1869 - Stanley Gibbons

Catholic Postage Stamps of the World - Charles J. Reilly

Campeche : Some Notes on the Most Remarkable Postage Stamp Ever Issued - Walter Clarke Bellow

History of the Postage Stamps of The United States of America - John Kerr Tiffany

A Comprehensive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of The United States of America - N.E. Waterhouse (Nicholas Edwin)

The Postage Stamps of Canada - Bertram W.H. Poole

Postage Stamps of the United States : An Illustrated Description of All United States Postage and Special Service Stamps Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847 to December 31, 1961 - USPOD

General Issues United States Stamps, Shades and Varieties; History of the Private Perforating Machines and Products - Power, Eustace Bertram Le Poer

Guide for the Selection of United States Commemorative Postage Stamps - United States Post Office Department 1959

The College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge. A Study of Their History and Use from 1870-1886 - Hayman Alfred James Cummings

Postage Stamps As Propaganda - O. Carlos Stoetzer

The United States Locals and Their History - Charles Henry Coster

The Stamps of the German Empire - Bertram W.H. Poole

Chats On Postage Stamps - Fred J. Melville

The Stamp Collector : A Guide to the World's Postage Stamps - Stanley Currie Johnson

Allen Lee's Collection of "Maps On Stamps" - Smithsonian Institution - National Postal Museum

The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage - Volume I - George Birkbeck Norman Hill

The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage - Volume II - George Birkbeck Norman Hill

How James Chalmers Saved the Penny Postage Scheme: Letter of the Dundee Bankers and Merchants to the Lords of Her Majesty's Treasury - Patrick Chalmers

Cancellations and Killers of the Banknote Era, 1870-1894 - James M. Cole - Copyright 1995 by the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. All rights reserved

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - I

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - II

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - III

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - IV

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - V

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - VI

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - VII

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - VIII

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - IX

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - X

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XI

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XII

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XIII

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XIV

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Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XVI

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Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XX

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXI

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Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXIII

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXIV

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXV

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXVI

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXVII

Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials - XXVIII

The Mason Cancels - Earliest Known Usage of Elvis Forever - Scott #5009

Shaubek's Victoria 1912 Reconstructed

Freedom From Hunger

Allen Black Jacks - The Jackson Stamps

A Teacher's Guide to Stamp Collecting - United States Postal Service

United States Officials 1873-1875 Memphex 2017 Bronze

Ridgway Color Standards

Perfin Cover Studies of The New York Central Railroad - Bob Hodges

More Philatelic References Available Online

David is indebted to those authors, researchers, publishers, and philatelic societies that have made these invaluable philatelic resources, now in the public domain, available for research and education.

If you have a reference that you'd like included in the library, please email DavidSaks@DavidSaks.Com



U.S. Stampless & Provisional Period

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America”, By Alex L. ter Braake, Coordinator, American Philatelic Research Library, State College, PA, 1975.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “The American Stampless Cover Catalog, The Standard Reference Catalog of American Postal History, Volume I”, By David G. Phillips, David G. Phillips Publishing Co., Inc., Fifth Edition, 1997.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “The American Stampless Cover Catalog, The Standard Reference Catalog of American Postal History, Volume II”, By David G. Phillips, David G. Phillips Publishing Co., Inc., Fourth Edition, 1987.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “The New York Postmaster’s Provisional”, By Stanley M. Piller, Robert G. Kaufmann Publishing Company, 1991.
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “New York Postmaster’s Provisional 1845-1847”, A four frame exhibition collection, By Stefan Heijt.

U.S. 19th Century

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “The 1851 Issue of United States Stamps: a Sesquicentennial Retrospective”, By Hubert C. Skinner and Charles J. Peterson, Editors, The United States Philatelic Classics Society, Inc., 2006.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851 to 1861, Volume I”, By Mortimer L. Neinken, Revision of Volume I of Stanley B. Ashbrook’s “The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1857” with Comments on the 1875 Reprint Plate and on Demonetization, The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. 1972.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1857, Volume II”, By Stanley B. Ashbrook, H. L. Lindquist, New York, 1938.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “The 3 Cent Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue – Revised”, By Carroll Chase, Tatham Stamp & Coin Company, Springfield, MA, 1942.
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “The U.S. 3 Cent 1851 Stamp – A New Plate Flaw Discovery”, by Dr. Charles J. DiComo, The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues Volume 70, No. 3, Whole No. 259, pp. 221-223, August 2018.
  6. PDF Mini-Icon The 1851 Essays of the United States Three Cent Stamp (And Related Topics), By Roy Weber, Study Coordinator and Author and Principal Researchers Tina Bayer, Dick Celler, Dr. Charles J. DiComo, Wilson Hulme, Larry Hunt, & Stephanie Weber. Edited by Richard Celler & Stephanie Weber, 2005.
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Ten Cent Stamps of 1855-1859”, By Mortimer L. Neinken, 1960.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “United States, The 1851-57 Twelve Cent Stamp”, By Mortimer L. Neinken, Collectors Club Handbook 17, The Collectors Club, Inc., NYC, NY, 1964.
  9. PDF Mini-Icon “The Black Jacks of 1863-1867”, By Maurice F. Cole, Chambers Publishing Company, Kalamazoo, MI, 1950.
  10. PDF Mini-Icon “The Harry F. Allen Collection of Black Jacks, A Study of the Stamp and Its Use”, By Maryette B. Lane (Mrs. Arthur G.), Elliott Perry – Consultant, American Philatelic Society, 1969.
  11. PDF Mini-Icon “Letters of Gold, California Postal History Through 1869”, By Jesse L. Coburn, Professor Emeritus, Santa Barbara City College, The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. & The Philatelic Foundation, Inc., 1984.
  12. PDF Mini-Icon “Cancellation and Killers of the Banknote Era, 1870-1894”, By James M. Cole, The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc., 1995.
  13. PDF Mini-Icon “A Comprehensive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America.”, By Nicholas Edwin (N.E.) Waterhouse, Frank Godden, London, 1916.
  14. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Volume I”, By Lester G. Brookman, R.D.P., H.L. Lindquist Publication, Inc., 1966.
  15. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Volume II”, By Lester G. Brookman, R.D.P., H.L. Lindquist Publication, Inc., 1966.
  16. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Volume III”, By Lester G. Brookman, R.D.P., H.L. Lindquist Publication, Inc., 1967.

U.S. Cancellations, Postal Markings, Services

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “United States Cancellations 1845-1869, Unusual and Representative Markings”, By Hubert C. Skinner and Amos Eno, APS Handbook Series, American Philatelic Society, State College, PA and the Louisiana Heritage Press of New Orleans, 1980.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “Simpson’s U.S. Postal Markings 1851-61, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged”, By Thomas J. Alexander & Tracey Simpson, The U. S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1979.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon Registered U.S.A. Traces changes in registered mail rates, markings, delivery requirements and processing procedures, by Russ Ryles.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “An Updated Listing of Ship Cancellations on Civil War Revenues”, By Jay L. Miller, ARA, The American Revenuer, Nov.- Dec. pp. 166-173, 1985.

U.S. Cities, States, & Territories

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “Mails Of The Westward Expansion 1803-1861”, by Steven C. Walske & Richard C. Frajola, The Western Cover Society, First Edition, 2014.

U.S. 20th Century

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage States of the 20th Century, Volume I, 1901-1922”, By Beverly S. King and Max G. Johl, Revised, H. L. Lindquist, New York, 1937.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage States of the 20th Century, Volume II, 1923-1933, Commemoratives”, By Beverly S. King and Max G. Johl, H. L. Lindquist, New York, 1934.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage States of the 20th Century, Volume III, 1922-1935, Parcel Post, Air Mails”, By Beverly S. King and Max G. Johl, H. L. Lindquist, New York, 1935.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Postage States of the 20th Century, Volume IV, 1933-1937, Commemorative’s”, By Max G. Johl, H. L. Lindquist, New York, 1938.
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “Identifier for U.S. Washington, Franklin Stamps of 1908-1922”, By James Dire, 2014. 
  6. PDF Mini-Icon “Women on Stamps”, Publication 512, United States Postal Service, 2003.
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “Veterans and the Military on Stamps”, Publication 528, United States Postal Service, 2003.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “The Art of Stamp Collecting”, Publication 225, United States Postal Service, 2007.

U.S. Back of the Book 

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “The United States Locals and Their History”, By Chas. H. Coster, Scott & Company, New York, 1877.
  2. ,PDF Mini-Icon “The Stamped Envelopes, Wrappers and Sheets of the United States”, By John K. Tiffany, R.R. Bogert & Joseph Rechert, A Committee of the National Philatelic Society, The Scott Stamp & Coin Co. Ltd., New York, 1892.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “Shift Hunter Letters – U.S. Revenue Varieties”, Originated by C.W. Bedford, Compiled by George Black, supplement to The American Revenuer, Volume 37, No. 4, April 1983.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “Essays for United States Postage Stamps”, By Edward H. Mason, American Philatelic Society, Springfield, Mass., 1911.
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “Stamps of the Canal Zone”, By Wm. Evans, M.D., Book No. 19, Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co., 1916.

U.S. Post Offices, Laws, Mail, et al.

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “List of Post Offices in the United States 1862”, Including Various Postal Laws and Instructions of 1861, 1863, 1864 and 1865, A Reprint by Theron Wierenga, P.O. Box 2007, Holland, Michigan 49423, 1981.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)”, By United States Postal Service, 1252 pages, July 11, 2016.

Preservation & Care

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary I – A Brief History of Paper Manufacturing”,
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary II – Composition of the Postage Stamp & Factors Involved in the Removal of Stamps from Paper”
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary III – The Mechanism of Paper Deterioration”
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary IV – Environmental Factors Affecting Stamps and Covers”
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary V – A Short List of Items to Avoid”
  6. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary VI – Proper Handling of Stamps and Covers”
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary VII – Books: Binding, Inks, and Storage”
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary VIII – Dry Cleaning of Stamps and Covers”
  9. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary IX – Wet Cleaning of Stamps and Covers”
  10. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary X – Dealing with Scotch Tape”
  11. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XI – Chemically Altered Stamps”
  12. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XII – Sizing, Toning Paper, & Determination of Paper Grain”
  13. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XIII – Adhesives”
  14. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XIV – Glue Sticks”
  15. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XV – Stick Notes (‘Post-It’ Notes)”
  16. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XVI – Taggants & Chemical Additives “
  17. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XVII – Tagging Colors Varieties, & Tagging Changes Over Time”
  18. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XVIII – Plastics”
  19. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XIX – Stamp Hinges”
  20. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XX – Stock Sheets”
  21. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXI – Corner & Stamp Mounts”
  22. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXII – Dry Mounting”
  23. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXIII – Encapsulation”
  24. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXIV – Watermark Detectors”
  25. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXV – Photographic Materials & Albums”
  26. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXVI – Paper & Wax Seals”
  27. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXVII – Archival Suppliers”
  28. PDF Mini-Icon “Preservation and Care of Philatelic Materials Subsidiary XXVIII – Publications & Bibliography”

Canada & Provinces

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “Canada Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery”, By Clifton A. Howes,
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “Canada’s Registered Mail 1802- 1909, From Money Letters through Insurance for a Fee”, By Horace W. Harrison, George B. Arfken, Harry W. Lussey and Editor K. Gray Scrimgeour, The Collectors’ Club of Chicago, 2002.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “Canadian Philately – An Outline”, A Summary of Collecting Areas and Interests of British North America Collectors, By John Burnett, Gray Scrimgeour, and Victor Willson, British North America Philatelic Society, Ltd., 2008.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “Canadian Stamps – The 1917 3¢ Confederation Commemorative”, By Leopold Beaudet, Admiral Study Group Meeting, BNAPEX 2008 (revised in 2015).
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “Canadian Stamps – Modern Flower Coil Definitives”, By Dr. Jim Watt.
  6. PDF Mini-Icon “Canadian Stamps with Perforated Initials”, Prepared by the BNAPS Perfin Study Group, Edited by Jon Johnson & Gary Tomasson, Fifth Edition, 2015.
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “The Canadian Posted Letter Guide for Letters Mailed in the 1851-1902 Period: Introduction”, By Victor L. Willson & Charles G. Firby, Catalog & Evaluation Guide, 2nd edition.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “The Canadian Posted Letter Guide for Letters Mailed in the 1851-1902 Period: Pence Issues Usages, 1851-1859”, By Victor L. Willson & Charles G. Firby, Catalog & Evaluation Guide, 2nd edition.
  9. PDF Mini-Icon “The Canadian Posted Letter Guide for Letters Mailed in the 1851-1902 Period: Decimal Issue 1859-1868”, By Victor L. Willson & Charles G. Firby, Catalog & Evaluation Guide, 2nd edition.
  10. PDF Mini-Icon “The Canadian Posted Letter Guide for Letters Mailed in the 1851-1902 Period: Large Queen Issue 1868-1902”, By Victor L. Willson & Charles G. Firby, Catalog & Evaluation Guide, 2nd edition.
  11. PDF Mini-Icon “The Canadian Posted Letter Guide for Letters Mailed in the 1851-1902 Period: Small Queen Issue 1870-1897”, By Victor L. Willson & Charles G. Firby, Catalog & Evaluation Guide, 2nd edition.
  12. PDF Mini-Icon “1 Cent Yellow Large Queen Stamp of Canada – 1869”, By Vic Willson, Plate proofs, plate varieties, paper, shades, cancellations, and postal usage.
  13. PDF Mini-Icon “Postal History and Usages of the Canada Post Card 1871-1928”, By Vic Willson.
  14. PDF Mini-Icon “19th Century Brandon Post Office Postmarks”, A Postal History Exhibit, by Robert K. Lane, Ph.D., St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, 2005.
  15. PDF Mini-Icon “RPOs On The Mysterious Estevan Line”, One of the earliest mail-carrying branch lines built by the CPR in western Canada, by Robert K. Lane, Ph.D., 2007.
  16. PDF Mini-Icon “The West of Winnipeg RPO Hammers”, The 17 “West of Winnipeg” RPO hammers, the first RPO postmarks used on the CPR main line in western Canada, by Robert K. Lane, Ph.D.
  17. PDF Mini-Icon “Railway Post Offices Postmarks Used in Southern
  18. Manitoba”, A Postal History Exhibit, by Robert K. Lane, Ph.D.
  19. PDF Mini-Icon “Epic of Vimy – A Canadian Pilgrimage”, Explores the voyage of some 6,000 Canadian veterans to participate in the unveiling of the Vimy Ridge monument in France on 26 July 1936, by Don Hedger.
  20. PDF Mini-Icon “Errors, Freaks and Oddities on Canada Post Official First Day Covers”, By Andrew Chung.
  21. PDF Mini-Icon “An Introduction to Canadian Revenue Stamps”, By Christopher D. Ryan. Describes the many different types of Canadian Revenue stamps, both federal and provincial, and their usage.
  22. PDF Mini-Icon “The Registered Letter Stamp of Canada 1875-1893”, A five frame (80 sheets) exhibition collection, by Stefan Heijtz.
  23. PDF Mini-Icon “A New Listing of Alberta Hunting, Resource Development and WISE Foundation Revenue Stamps, and Stampless Licence, Authorization and Special Quota Licence Stamps and Cards 1964 to 1997”, By Clayton Rubec and Dale Stover, September 2013 (Updated January 2014).
  24. PDF Mini-Icon “Canada’s National Park Motor Vehicle Licences, 1923 to 2015”, By Clayton Rubec (Ver. 1 9/2013, Ver. 2 Update 1/2014, Ver. 3 Update 8/2015).
  25. PDF Mini-Icon “Perkins Bacon & Company Their Trade Samples and Other Mysteries”, By Clarence A. Stillions, based on a slide program prepared by Robert H. Pratt. The original Pratt slides are owned by the Collectors Club of Chicago. Explores the Pratt collection of trade samples produced by Perkins Bacon from 1902 to about 1930 with particular emphasis on those that reproduce Newfoundland stamp designs.
  26. PDF Mini-Icon “Newfoundland – Edward and Alexandra”,
  27. 1897-1901 Royal Family issue, 2¢ and 3¢ values honoring the Prince and Princess of Wales – proofs, specimens, stamps, and usages. By Norris (Bob) Dyer, Petaluma, CA 2007.
  28. PDF Mini-Icon “Newfoundland Stamp Dealers”, Newfoundland’s philatelic history through its stamp dealers, by Terrance R. Harris.
  29. PDF Mini-Icon “Cross-Border Mail via the Cunard Line: Mail Between the United States and Nova Scotia, 1840-1867”, By David D’Alessandris, BALPEX 2006 – Gold, AmeriStamp EXPO 2007 – Prix d’Honneur (single-frame Championship Class).
  30. PDF Mini-Icon “Internal Mail of Prince Edward Island”, By Mike Salmon.

Great Britain & Commonwealth

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “How James Chalmers Saved the Penny Postage Scheme”, Letter of the Dundee Bankers and Merchants to the Lords of Her Majesty’s Treasury, By Patrick Chalmers, Effingham, Wilson and Co., London, 1890.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “The Life of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., Etc. and the History of the Penny Post”, Volume I, By Sir Rowland Hill and his nephew George Birkbeck Hill, D.C.L., in Two Volumes, Thos. De La Rue & Co., London, 1880.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “The Life of Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., Etc. and the History of the Penny Post”, Volume II, By Sir Rowland Hill and his nephew George Birkbeck Hill, D.C.L., in Two Volumes, Thos. De La Rue & Co., London, 1880.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “E-Gauge”, By John A. McCulloch, Superb plating tools for Great Britain’s Line Engraved Penny Reds. (0.5MB ZIP file)
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “The Crawford Library of Philatelic Literature at the British Library and for the World in Digital Form”, By David R. Beech MBE FRPSL, Curator the British Library Philatelic Collections 1983–2013, The London Philatelist, Volume 125, supplement, March 2016.
  6. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Stamps, Proofs and Varieties 1878-1937”, 1878 Queen Victoria, One Penny, Six Pence, & 1 Shilling, 93 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Stamps, Proofs and Varieties 1878-1937”, 1901-1903 King Edward VII Essays, 27 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Stamps, Proofs and Varieties 1878-1937”, 1912-1913 King George V Die Proofs, 68 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  9. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Stamps, Proofs and Varieties 1878-1937”, War Stamps, 1918 – King George V Overprinted “War Stamps”, 65 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  10. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Stamps, Proofs and Varieties 1878-1937”, 1928 Whale and Penguins Essays, 60 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  11. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands and its Dependencies – Cancellations 1869-1937”, Postmarks Stanley, 47 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  12. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands and its Dependencies – Cancellations 1869-1937”, Cork Obliterators, 41 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  13. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands and its Dependencies – Cancellations 1869-1937”, Other Obliterators: Ship cancellations, Fox Bay, New Island, South Georgia, South Shetlands, 33 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  14. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Postal Rates 1840-1937”, 131 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  15. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Forgeries and Fakes of Stamps, Surcharges and Postmarks”, 22 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  16. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – Fiscal Use of Stamps (and other non-postal use of stamps and postal markings)”, 55 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  17. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – South Georgia Glass Plates from the 1920’s-30’s”, 57 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.
  18. PDF Mini-Icon “Falkland Islands – National Stamp Collection”, 13 pages, by Stefan Heijtz.

International

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “Postal Rates During the Gold Yuan Era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-49”, Exhibition, provided by the Chinese Stamp Society.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “Egypt Study Circle Library List No. 7”, Compiled by John Davies, ESC213, Hon. Librarian, 2005.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “Faroe Island Postal History to 1953”, A nine frame exhibition collection, awarded Large Vermeil Medals at International Stamp Exhibitions, by Stefan Heijtz.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “The Stamps of the German States” Part I, Stamps of the German Empire, By Bertram W.H. Poole, Handbook Number 6, Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co., Boston, MA., 1915.
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “Germany – Instructions for Using the DDR 5-Year-Plan Issues Identification Charts”.
  6. PDF Mini-Icon “Heligoland – A Specialized Listing”, Compiled By Allan Oliver, 3rd DRAFT COPY with revisions from the previous version, 20 April 2004.
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “Hungarian Hyperinflation”, 16 page exhibit.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “Redesign of Stamp Cancelling Device for India Post”, By Nagsen P. Nandurgekar, Bombay, India, 2008.
  9. PDF Mini-Icon “Researching Irish Philatelic Literature”, By the Éire Philatelic Association.
  10. PDF Mini-Icon “Postmarks of the Netherlands, 1676-1915”, By O.M. Vellinga, 1931. Converted to digital format by Netherlands Philatelists of California & American Society for Netherlands Philately.
  11. PDF Mini-Icon “The Overprint Encyclopedia”, David Saks, 2016.
  12. PDF Mini-Icon “Puerto Rico Postal History 1778-1900”, An eight frame exhibition collection, awarded Gold Medals at International Stamp Exhibitions, by Stefan Heijtz.7.
  13. PDF Mini-Icon “St. Helena Postal History 1677-1903”, A ten frame exhibition collection, by Stefan Heijtz.
  14. PDF Mini-Icon “The Official Stamps of Spain 1854-1866 – The First Official Stamps in the World”, A six frame exhibition collection, awarded Large Vermeil medals, by Stefan Heijtz.
  15. PDF Mini-Icon “Introduction to Spanish Thermal ATM Postage Labels and Their Varieties.”
  16. PDF Mini-Icon “The Swedish South Polar Expedition 1901-1903”, A 206 page collection of mail to and from expedition members, as well as documents and postcards related to the expedition, by Stefan Heijtz.
  17. PDF Mini-Icon “Registered Mail in Tasmania”, By David McNamee, FRPSL,
  18. First published in The Congress Book 2006, Rosemont: The 72nd American Philatelic Congress, pp. 122-148, 2006.
  19. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmania’s Embossed Platypus used as Postage: Stamp Duty? or Curiosity? or Postal Stationery?”, By David McNamee, The Informer, Vol. 74, No. 1, Whole No. 667, January 2010.
  20. PDF Mini-Icon “Beer Duty Stamps of Tasmania”, By by Martin Walker & D. Ingle Smith. Draft version 1.4, 2014.
  21. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmania Hand Cancellations 1913–88”, By John Hardinge, Robbie McDonald and Vytas (Jack) Navickas, The Courier #31, May 2001.
  22. PDF Mini-Icon “The Essays and Proofs of the Pictorial Issues of Tasmania”, By Geoff Kellow, The Courier, No. 28, December 1999.
  23. PDF Mini-Icon “Circular Date Stamps on Tasmanian Pictorial Stamps 1899-1913 – Rarity Ratings”, By John Hardinge, Tasmania Philatelic Society, 2015.
  24. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Official Post Offices 1906”, By Tasmanian Philatelic Society, May 2010.
  25. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmania – 1d Pictorial Typographed Stamp Flaw Finder, Plates 1 & 2”, By Richard Singleton.
  26. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmania – 1d Pictorial Typographed Stamp Flaw Finder, Plates 3 & 4”, By Richard Singleton.
  27. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmania – 1d Pictorial Typographed Stamp Flaw Finder, Plates 5 & 6”, By Richard Singleton.
  28. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmania – Tattersalls and the Post Office”, By Richard Breckon, The Australian Philatelist, 1989.
  29. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 7, January 1894.
  30. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 10, July 1895.
  31. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 11, January 1896.
  32. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 16, July 1898.
  33. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 17, January 1899.
  34. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 18, July 1899.
  35. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 19, January 1900.
  36. PDF Mini-Icon “Tasmanian Postal Guide”, No. 22, July 1901.
  37. PDF Mini-Icon “The Flight of the Ville d’Orleans”, By Ernst M. Cohn, The Collectors’ Club of Chicago, under the auspices of the Clarence W. Hennan Memorial Publication Fund, 1978.
  38. PDF Mini-Icon “The Serrane Guide – Part 1”, Vade-Mecum du Specialiste-Expert en Timbres-Poste D’Europe, By Fernand Serrane, (in French), Nice, France, 1927.
  39. PDF Mini-Icon “The Serrane Guide – Part 2”, Vade-Mecum du Specialiste-Expert en Timbres-Poste Hors D’Europe, By Fernand Serrane, (in French), Nice, France, 1929.

General Stamp Collecting Handbooks, Guides, Reviews, Fakes & Forgeries, Symposiums, Opinions, etc.

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “The Philatelic Bibliophile’s Companion”, A Bibliography of Bibliographies arranged according to subject, By Brian J. Birch, Vol. 1, Sections 1-2, Standish, UK, 2015.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon “Forged Stamps: How to Detect Them”, Containing Accurate Descriptions of All Forged Stamps, By Thorton Lewes and Edward L. Pemberton, Printed by Colston & Son, Edinburgh, 1863.
  3. PDF Mini-Icon “Album de Fac-similies No. 183” Fournier International Forgery Collection Album #183 of 480, Edite par L’Union Philatelique de Geneve.
  4. PDF Mini-Icon “The Stamp Collector’s Handbook”, By by Edward L. Pemberton, James R. Grant & Co. (Dawlish), Stanley, Gibbons, & Co. (Plymouth), 1874.
  5. PDF Mini-Icon “History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America”, By John Kerr Tiffany, C.H. Mekeel, St Louis, MI, 1887.
  6. PDF Mini-Icon “The Postage Stamps of the United States”, By John N. Luff, The Scott Stamp & Coin Co., Ltd., New York, 1902.
  7. PDF Mini-Icon “The General Issues of the United States Stamps, Their Shades and Varieties”, To which is affixed a history of the private perforating machines and their products, By Eustace B. Power, First Edition, Stanley Gibbons Inc., NY, 1902.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon “Postage Stamps and Their Collection”, By Warren H. Colson, No. One, the Bowers Collection, Boston, Mass., 1907.
  9. PDF Mini-Icon “The Postage Stamps of the United States Issued During the Years 1847-1869”, A Complete Reference List of all Varieties, First Edition, By Stanley Gibbons, New York, 1921.
  10. PDF Mini-Icon “The Stamp Collector – A Guide to the World’s Postage Stamps”, By Stanley C. Johnson, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.E.S., Herbert Jenkins Ltd., London, 1920.
  11. PDF Mini-Icon “Postage Stamps of the United States 1847-1961”, An illustrated description of all United States postage and special service stamps issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to December 31, By the Post Office Department, Washington, DC, 1962.
  12. PDF Mini-Icon “Guide for the Selection of United States Commemorative Postage Stamps”, A publication of the United States Post Office Department, Third Edition, Washington, D.C., 1959.
  13. PDF Mini-Icon “The Beginner’s Book of Stamp Collecting”, By Stanley Phillips, Editor-Stanley Gibbons’ Stamp Catalogues, Gibbons’ Stamp Monthly, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., London.
  14. PDF Mini-Icon “Stamp Collecting for Novices – a Brief Booklist”, By Smithsonian Libraries, Publications.
  15. PDF Mini-Icon “Chats on Postage Stamps”, By Fred J. Melville, President of the Junior Philatelic Society, Frederick A. Stokes Co.
  16. PDF Mini-Icon “Paper Chase”, The Amenities of Stamp Collecting, By Alvin F. Harlow, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1940.
  17. PDF Mini-Icon “Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Series – Stamp Collecting”, Published by the BSA.
  18. PDF Mini-Icon “Catholic Postage Stamps of the World”, By Charles J. Reilly, H.E. MacIntosh, 1950.
  19. PDF Mini-Icon “Geography in Philately”, By M. Konecny, E. Geryk, R. Stampach, Z. Stachon, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 18, 2014.
  20. PDF Mini-Icon “Album Weeds”, or How to Detect Forged Stamps, By Rev. R.B. Earee, Stanley, Gibbons, & Co., London.
  21. PDF Mini-Icon “World Forgery Catalogue”, A Reference List of Stamp Forgery Descriptions, 1st Edition, By G. Kock, Porssitieto Ky, Helsinki, Finland, 1998.
  22. PDF Mini-Icon “A Certain Look at Philately”, By Luís Eugénio Ferreira, Edições Húmus Ld, 2006.
  23. PDF Mini-Icon “Postage Stamps as Propaganda”, By Carlos Stoetzer, Public Affairs Press, Washington, D.C., 1953.
  24. PDF Mini-Icon “What Philately Teaches”, By John N. Luff, A Lecture Delivered before the Section on Philately of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, February 24, 1899, The Project Gutenberg eBook, Release date: April 26, 2005.
  25. PDF Mini-Icon “Bibliography of Philatelic Periodicals”, Information on early worldwide philatelic literature & publications, 694-pages, Version 2.2.1.2, By Brian J. Birch, Wigan, U.K., 2014.
  26. PDF Mini-Icon “Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Analytical Methods in Philately”, Edited by Thomas Lera, John H. Barwis, and David L. Herendeen, Smithsonian Contributions to History & Technology, Number 57, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington D.C.,
  27. 2013.
  28. PDF Mini-Icon “Sci-Philately – A Selective History of Science on Stamps”, By Maiken Naylor, U.B. Libraries, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Oct. 2011.
  29. PDF Mini-Icon “Allan Lee’s Collection of ‘Maps on Stamps’ Finding Guide”, Prepared by Thomas Lera & Miklos Pinther, Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington D.C.,2009.
  30. PDF Mini-Icon “Philatelic Research – A Basic Guide”, By David R. Beech, MBE, FRPSL, PA-4 Research, Amended Version 1/2/2013.
  31. PDF Mini-Icon “What to do When you Inherit Stamps”, By Bob Ingraham, British Columbia Philatelic Society.
  32. PDF Mini-Icon “The Michel Stamp Catalogue – An Introduction for English-speaking Readers”, Compiled by Martyn Yeo, Schwaneberger Verlag, München, Germany, 2003.
  33. PDF Mini-Icon “Opinions I – Philatelic Expertizing – An Inside View”, Edited by Elizabeth C. Pope, The Philatelic Foundation, New York, N.Y., 1983.
  34. PDF Mini-Icon “Opinions II – Philatelic Expertizing – An Inside View”, Edited by Elizabeth C. Pope, The Philatelic Foundation, New York, N.Y., 1984.
  35. PDF Mini-Icon “Opinions III – Philatelic Expertizing – An Inside View”, Edited by Elizabeth C. Pope, The Philatelic Foundation, New York, N.Y., 1985.
  36. PDF Mini-Icon “Opinions IV – Philatelic Expertizing – An Inside View”, Edited by Elizabeth C. Pope, The Philatelic Foundation, New York, N.Y., 1987.
  37. PDF Mini-Icon “A Guide to Reading Old Handwriting in Relation to Postal History, By Allan Oliver, 2006.

Stamp Album and Pages Downloads

  1. PDF Mini-Icon AlbumEasy Free software for creating custom stamp album pages, by the Stamp Web.
  2. PDF Mini-Icon Brazil Album Pages Seemingly-complete free set of Brazil Pages (in Portuguese).
  3. PDF Mini-Icon France Album Pages Free France pages, use links on menu at left (in French).
  4. PDF Mini-Icon France – Timbres Mondial Album Free Worldwide Pages including Canada, Vatican, Luxembourg, France, many more(in French).
  5. PDF Mini-Icon Great Britain Machin Pages Free Basic PDF page Album for download.
  6. PDF Mini-Icon Italy Album Pages Extensive sets of pages for Italy, Italian States, San Marino, Vatican, Italian Occupied Colonies, and more (in Italian).
  7. PDF Mini-Icon Stamp Page Downloads These free pages were created by William E. Steiner for public use.
  8. PDF Mini-Icon U.S. & Worldwide Stamp Albums Web Free U.S. pages for the 21st Century, Free Samples on the Instructions Page, Worldwide Pages at reasonable prices.
  9. PDF Mini-Icon U.S. Classics Albums These free pages are for primarily U.S. Classic stamps, 19th Century, Reproductions, Reprints and Special Printings.
  10. PDF Mini-Icon U.S. Precancel Albums These free pages are for Town & Type, and Dated U.S. precancels.

Topicals

  1. PDF Mini-Icon “Biophilately”, Officials Journal of the Biology Unit of the ATA, Volume 64, Number 3, September 2015.


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