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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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