ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES
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Description of Catalogues in French or German
Die Postwertzeichen Spaniens und seniner Kolonien, Friederich R (1894).
This catalogue was published in Berlin by R Friederich. ...
In 1894, Rudolp Friederich published a new work in Berlin 'Die Postwertzeichen Spaniens Spaniens und seniner Kolonien' or The Postage Stamps of Spain and its Colonies, divided into two parts; the first to the stamps of Spain and the second part to the Colonies with illustrations throughout. Friederich catalogue studied the stamps, their design, proofs, varieties, colours and the postal cards of Spain and her Colonies. His work is notable as he was perhaps the first non-Spaniard to concern himself with the Spanish Colonies despite the difficulties in communication at that time.
Catalogue Belin. Catalogue Descriptif Illustre, Belin (1898,
1899, 1903)
This catalogue was published in Brussels by Maurice Belin. The 9th edition was published in 1898 (10th edition in 1899 and 12th edition in 1903). The Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of Postage Stamps and Telegraphs issued 1840 to October 1898 provided the current price of all the postage and telegraph stamps issued from 1840 to October 1898 with their various filagrams, surcharges, errors, perforations and impressions, as well as the prices at which they can be purchased new and cancelled" The catalogue is in French a sold for 3 Francs or 3.75 Francs bound with cover.
Catalogue de Timbres-Poste et Télégraphe de Espagne et
Colonies de la Société Philatelique Internationale de San Sebastian,
Minindo (1906)
Joaquin Minondo had earlier published ’Catálogo de los Sellos de España 1850 a 1901’ in 1901 with second and third editions in 1903 and 1905. However, in 1906 he published in San Sebastion a new version which included the Spanish Colonies. The catalogue was in French but with an introduction in Spanish and sold for a price of 1 Franc. A second edition was issued in 1911.
Yvert et Tellier Catalogue, 1896 to present day
Louis Yvert and Theodule Tellier published their first worldwide catalogue of postage stamps in November 1896 in Amiens, France. Their success was in part due to their logical and permanent numbering, in contrast to most of their contemporaries, who changed the numbers in their catalogues upon discovering forgotten stamps.
In 1900, Yvert et Tellier associated with Paris stamp dealer Théodore Champion, who sold unused stamps from all over the world. He fixed the prices of the stamps sold by the company. In April 1913, Tellier sold his share of the company to Louis Yvert. Due to their friendship, Yvert decided that the catalog would continue to be named Yvert et Tellier. During the 1920s and 1930s, Yvert prepared his two sons and his son-in-law to run the firm (Henri and Pierre Yvert and Jean Gervais . After Champion's death in 1955, Pierre Yvert and the brothers Ladislas and Alexandre Varga bought Champion's company and the new firm continued to fix Yvert et Tellier's prices. Pierre Yvert's and Jean Gervais' two grandsons have run the company since the 1990s.
Catalogue Champion. Catalogue Complet Descriptif de tous les
Timbres-Poste, telegraphes et entiers (1892)
This catalogue was published by the Genever stamp dealer and forger Adrien Champion, a known forger of Swiss stamps. It is reported that the illustrations used in his catalogue were provided by another forger Placido Torres of that time.
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