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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