Chats on Postage Stamps

The "mania" in the 'sixties--Some wonderful early collections--The first auction sale--Judge Philbrick and his collection--The Image collection--Lord Crawford's "United States"...

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...

The collector, the dealer, and the combination--The factor of expense--Natural rise of cost--Past possibilities in British "Collector's Consols," in Barbados, in British Guiana,...

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...

The historical collection: literary and philatelic--The quest for _rariora_--The "grangerising" of philatelic monographs: its advantages and possibilities--Historic documents--P...

Early counterfeits and their exposers--The "honest" facsimile--"Album Weeds"--Forgeries classified--Frauds on the British Post Office--Forgeries "paying" postage--The One Rupee,...

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,...

Early instances of contrivances to denote prepayment of postage--The "Two _Sous_" Post--_Billets de port payé_--A passage of wit between the French Sappho and M. Pellisson--Dock...

The cost of packet collections--The beginner's album--Accessories--Preparation of stamps for mounting--The requirements of "condition"--The use of the stamp-hinge--A suggestion...

"Hobbyhorsical" collections--The application of the term "Foreign Stamp Collecting"--The Stamp Exchange in Birchin Lane--A celebrated lady stamp-dealer--The Saturday rendezvous...

The earliest letter carriers--The Roman _posita_--Princely Postmasters of Thurn and Taxis--Sir Brian Tuke--Hobson of "Hobson's Choice"--The General Letter Office of England--Doc...

The difficulties of a general collection--The unconscious trend to specialism--Technical limitations: Modes of production; Printers--Geographical groupings: Europe and divisions...

Early instances of contrivances to denote prepayment of postage--The "Two-_Sous_" Post--_Billets de port payé_--A passage of wit between the French Sappho and M. Pellisson--Dock...

The collector, the dealer, and the combination--The factor of expense--Natural rise of cost--Past possibilities in British "Collector's Consols," in Barbados, in British Guiana,...

The earliest letter-carriers--The Roman _posita_--Princely Postmasters of Thurn and Taxis--Sir Brian Tuke--Hobson of "Hobson's Choice"--The General Letter Office of England--Doc...

Early counterfeits and their exposers--The "honest" facsimile--"Album Weeds"--Forgeries classified--Frauds on the British Post Office--Forgeries "paying" postage--The One Rupee,...

The historical collection: literary and philatelic--The quest for _rariora_--The "grangerising" of philatelic monographs: its advantages and possibilities--Historic documents--P...

"Hobbyhorsical" collections--The application of the term "Foreign Stamp Collecting"--The Stamp Exchange in Birchin Lane--A celebrated lady stamp-dealer--The Saturday rendezvous...

The difficulties of a general collection--The unconscious trend to specialism--Technical limitations: Modes of production; Printers--Geographical groupings: Europe and divisions...

The "mania" in the 'sixties--Some wonderful early collections--The first auction sale--Judge Philbrick and his collection--The Image collection--Lord Crawford's "United States"...

The cost of packet collections--The beginner's album--Accessories--Preparation of stamps for mounting--The requirements of "condition"--The use of the stamp-hinge--A suggestion...