Philatelic literature

Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.The first catalogues in Great Britain were published in 1862 by Frederick Booty,[2] Mount Brown,[2] and Dr. John Edward Gray.Another common sort of book is the comprehensive "Stamps and Postal History" of a single country.These go beyond the basic date, denomination, and market price seen in the catalogues, explaining why particular stamps were issued, where and how they used, and more generally how the country's postal system worked in various periods.Many journals only run for a few numbers and then cease but they often contain information found nowhere else and therefore are valuable sources for philatelists.
The cover of an early stamp catalogue from Herbert L'Estrange Ewen , 1895.
Catalogues from the Michel range.
Front cover of first issue of the Stamp Collectors' Review and Monthly Advertiser , the world's first dedicated philatelic journal in 1862
Herbert L'Estrange Ewenphilatelypostage stampspostal historyStamp cataloguesstamp catalogueOscar Berger-LevraultAlfred PotiquetFrederick BootyMount BrownJohn Edward GrayMichel cataloguedenominationInverted Jennymissionary stamps of Hawaiicensusout of printList of philatelic magazinesThe American PhilatelistGibbons Stamp MonthlyLinn's Stamp NewsAmerican Philatelic Research LibraryList of philatelic journalsList of philatelic librariesDavid BeechPhillips, StanleyNegus, James