The Penny Black

Bill Gross’s Canadian Stamps bring $1.9m   by Paul Fraser

Two $0.25m 1851 black Canadian 12d lots led one of the biggest philatelic sales of the year reports Paul Fraser Collectibles

One of the major philatelic events of the year took place in Dallas, Texas on Thursday (November 19), when Bill Gross’s British North American postage Stamps Collection went under the hammer at Spink Shreves.

Gross’s status as the leading bond trader in the world (some refer to him simply as “The Bond King”) is nearly matched by his fame as a Stamp collector.

The overall amounted netted by the sale of Gross’s British North American collection was $1.9m. It sold alongside his 81 Confederate stamps, the sales results of which have yet to be published.

Unsurprisingly, the top sale from the peerless collection was a legendary classic rarity: an 1851 12d Black on laid paper, bringing an astonishing $260,000.

Originally, only 1,450 12d Blacks were ever sold as the stamp’s limited usage for specific postal rates made it unpopular. All the others were believed to have been destroyed.

Selling for a slightly lower $250,000 was an 1851 12d Black on a double-rate 1852 cover addressed to New York City.

Regarded not only as one of the most important covers of British North America but of the entire world, and with only three or four genuine editions in existence, the stamp justified its quarter of a million dollar selling price.

Leading the five-figure selling stamps was a petit mourning cover addressed to “HM’s 9th Regiment” in Madras, India, adorned with a pair of 1851 1/- Dull Violet stamps – aka the so-called “cold violet” – and a single 6p Yellow green.

One of the stand-out gems in an already exceptional collection, the cover sold for $85,000.

Meanwhile, an 1851 6p Slate violet and laid paper, acquired by Gross when he bought the legendary John Chapin collection of US and Canadian stamps in 2003.

Boasting an exceptional proof-like colour and impression on fresh paper, with distinct laid lines and large margins all around, the extremely fine stamp brought $65,000.

A slightly older an immensely rare 1855 6p Slate gray on wove paper sold for a slightly lower $60,000. Also exceptionally fine, the stamp was bought by Bill Gross for a then-record $19,800 in 1994.

Also among the big sellers was an important classic 1857 1/- Scarlet vermillion, with outstanding colour and an incredibly intense deeply-etched expression. One of the few completely sound original gum examples of the 1857 One Shilling Scarlet vermilion in existence, it sold for $50,000.

The results released by Gross’s Confederate stamps collection had yet to be published at the time of writing, and will likely include big sellers to match the hugely successful British North American sale.

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About the Author

Paul Fraser has been involved in high-end collectibles for over 35 years, selling more than $300m of rare items, including John Lennon’s childhood stamp album to the Smithsonian. Paul now offers a free high-end collectibles newsletter service with expert opinion and advice at http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com
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Collectible Investments for the High Net Worth Investor $83.95 “As both a dealer and collector, I must say that Collectible Investing for the High Net Worth Investor is one of the most exciting works I have encountered. The editors’ great contribution is to have assembled an impressive panel of experts with one foot each in the parallel worlds of finance and collecting. As a result, this volume is the first I have encountered that offers analytic rigor while remaining grounded in the realities of the market for collectibles, whether they be art, maps, stamps, wine or other valuables.” —Michael Buehler, President, Boston Rare Maps Incorporated”This is an extraordinary book. It brings together a dozen of the most analytically sophisticated minds in investment finance, and turns their considerable expertise to bringing great clarity to the intrinsically qualitative world of collectibles as investments. We are indeed fortunate to have a wealth of rigorous analytical thinking brought to bear on what financial professionals often dismiss as mere hobbies.”—Dan diBartolomeo, President, Northfield Information, a market leader in providing investment professionals with analytical and operating efficiency tools to enhance individual portfolio and firm-wide performance“Almost every collector thinks, at least occasionally, about the investment aspect of their collection. The contributors to this book really open the reader’s eyes to the breadth of issues — from the psychological to the financial — involved in collectibles as investments. Despite the wide variety of collectibles — from wine to fine art to antiquarian maps — common themes come out strongly from the writers who explore the investment aspects of each collection type.”—Jeremy Pool, Publisher, Antique Map Price Record”At last a scholarly book that accompanies the thriving market for collectibles. From theoretical articles on topics such as collecting and behavioral finance to empirical

Collectible Investments for the High Net Worth Investor $83.95 “As both a dealer and collector, I must say that Collectible Investing for the High Net Worth Investor is one of the most exciting works I have encountered. The editors’ great contribution is to have assembled an impressive panel of experts with one foot each in the parallel worlds of finance and collecting. As a result, this volume is the first I have encountered that offers analytic rigor while remaining grounded in the realities of the market for collectibles, whether they be art, maps, stamps, wine or other valuables.” —Michael Buehler, President, Boston Rare Maps Incorporated”This is an extraordinary book. It brings together a dozen of the most analytically sophisticated minds in investment finance, and turns their considerable expertise to bringing great clarity to the intrinsically qualitative world of collectibles as investments. We are indeed fortunate to have a wealth of rigorous analytical thinking brought to bear on what financial professionals often dismiss as mere hobbies.”—Dan diBartolomeo, President, Northfield Information, a market leader in providing investment professionals with analytical and operating efficiency tools to enhance individual portfolio and firm-wide performance“Almost every collector thinks, at least occasionally, about the investment aspect of their collection. The contributors to this book really open the reader’s eyes to the breadth of issues — from the psychological to the financial — involved in collectibles as investments. Despite the wide variety of collectibles — from wine to fine art to antiquarian maps — common themes come out strongly from the writers who explore the investment aspects of each collection type.”—Jeremy Pool, Publisher, Antique Map Price Record”At last a scholarly book that accompanies the thriving market for collectibles. From theoretical articles on topics such as collecting and behavioral finance to empirical

Collecting $38.99 The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. The items collectors collect may be antique, or simply collectible. Antiques are collectible items at least 100 years old; collectibles are less than antique, and may even be new. Collectors and dealers may use the word vintage to describe older collectibles. Most collectibles are man-made commercial items, but some private collectors collect natural objects such as birds’ eggs, butterflies, rocks, and seashells. Collecting is a practice with a very old cultural history. The Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty collected books from all over the known world at the Library of Alexandria.

Collecting $39.44 Used – The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. The items collectors collect may be antique, or

Collecting $46.8 Used – The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. The items collectors collect may be antique, or

Collecting $39.44 New – The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. The items collectors collect may be antique, or

Collecting Lincoln $69.95 Look at Abraham Lincoln through others’ eyes, seeing history in an entirely different light. While historical text details what Lincoln thought or did and how he planned his actions, the collector of Lincoln holds tangible items, revealing how society saw or portrayed the president. Through collectibles, Lincoln is revealed not only as politician, but also as the subject of painters and sculptors. His influence on society and politics is brought to life in a way which can’t be produced in a purely historical or biographical text. The first president to be photographed and have his photographs distributed to hundreds of thousands of citizens, Lincoln’s image appears on medals, coins, stamps, and currency, and his story is told in books and pamphlets. Lincoln relics elevate him to an almost saint-like figure in society, and his assassination brought the nation to its knees in mourning. Over 950 photographs illustrate this multi-faceted look at Lincoln and how society still reveres him more than one hundred years after his death.

Collecting Stamps $37 New – Suggestions for the beginning stamp collector, with introductory information on the nature and history of stamps as well as the qualities that make particular stamps interesting or valuable.

Collecting Things $1.99 Used – Including stamps, coins, phonecards, shells, leaves, seeds, badges, buttons, fridge magnets, sweet wrappers and more, this title has ideas for every collector. The book is also full with suggestions of what to do with them and how to show them off. Clear step-by-step instructions explain how to play marbles, fight with conkers, make display trays, scrap books and collages. Colour photographs show the finished projects and collections on display. The book also includes useful tips about ca

Collecting World Stamps: a Guide for the Beginning Stamp Collector $3.4 Used

Collector’s Edition Special 4 Piece Dessert / Salad Plates Set $44.99 PSC1026: Love stamps have traveled the world, enabling lovers, friends and families to express their most personal thoughts and feelings. Each piece features an artist’s interpretation of an official U.S. Postal Service Love stamp. This whimsical Collector’s Set plates can be used as charming appetizer plates, or serve as beautifully amusing desk accessories for holding small items like paper clips, key rings, and postage stamps. 4 Piece Dessert / Salad Plates Set Includes : -1 Special Stamp for Someone Special dessert / salad plate. -1 Love Cherub dessert / salad plate. -1 All Heart dessert / salad plate. -1 Love Letters dessert / salad plate. Features: -4 Piece dessert / salad plates set. -Meets all FDA food safety standards. -Use as dessert, salad or decorative plates. -Set arrives in our complimentary white gift box with satin lining. -Includes romance card and signed statement from United States Postal Service’s Director of Licensing. -It contains one each in four P.S. I Love You patterns. -24-karat gold rim (1 mm wide) around each plate rim. Specifications: – Special Stamp for Someone Special dessert / salad plate designed by Robert Indiana. – Love Cherub dessert / salad plate designed by Terry McCaffrey. – All Heart dessert / salad plate designed by Paul Zwolak. – Love Letters dessert / salad plate designed by Lisa Catalone. -Material: Fine Bone China. -Microwave and dishwasher safe. -Overall dimensions : 0.9 H x 8 W x 8 D.

Collector’s Stamps: The World’s Most Exclusive Stamps $4.72 New

Commemorative Stamp Yearbook $121.02 New – A full-color annual shares the stories behind the current year’s commemorative stamps, including those for Ronald Reagan, Arthur Ashe, and Greta Garbo, in a collector’s volume that offers additional information on each stamp’s design and space for affixing collected stamps. 10,000 first printing.

Communications In Iceland $8.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Telecommunications in Iceland, Postage Stamps and Postal History of Iceland, .Is, Íslandspóstur, List of Fish on Stamps of Iceland, Farice-1, Telephone Numbers in Iceland, Reykjavik Internet Exchange. Excerpt: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Iceland. Regular mail service in Iceland was first established by a charter of 13 May 1776, and on 1 January 1873, Iceland issued its first postage stamps. The design was the same as for the Danish numeral issue of the time (numeral of value surmounted by a crown all inside an oval), denominated with values ranging from 2 to 16 skilling, and inscribed ÍSLAND. All are scarce or rare, and used copies are especially hard to find. 20 aurar, 1882 (used at Vopnafjörður?)In 1876 the currency changed to eyrir (pl. aurar) and króna. This meant new stamps, which were issued beginning in August. The same basic design, with some changes of color and perforation, continued in use through 1901. In 1897 a shortage of 3-aurar stamps led to the overprinting of 5-aurur stamps with þrir or þrir / 3; these are rare, and unfortunately excellent counterfeits have been produced. 25 aurar “Í Gildi”, 1902In 1902 the numeral stamps were officially withdrawn and declared invalid for postage, since a new set depicting King Christian IX was to be issued. But then the Minister of Iceland changed his mind for reasons which are still unclear and had the numerals reissued, overprinted Í GILDI / ’02–’03 in red or black, the overprint indicating that they were still valid. While some of the overprints are common, costing the collector less than a US$ or euro, others are among the great rarities of Icelandic philately. There are also many inverts and typographical errors to be

Dinosaurs And Other Prehistoric Animals On Stamps – A Worldwide Catalogue $16.1 There has never been a more popular time for dinosaurs and all things dinosaurian. From blockbuster films packed with breathtaking CGI effects, children’s television and video cartoons, computer games, CD-ROMs, animatronic museum exhibitions, and theme parks, to countless books, magazines, toys large and small, ornaments, collectabilia, and even fun lines in confectionery and other edibles, prehistoric paraphernalia continues to scale new heights of desirability worldwide. But nowhere is this more apparent than within the philatelic world – where the issuing in recent years by an ever-increasing number of countries around the globe of handsome, highly-prized stamp sets depicting a spectacular array of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals is matched only by the corresponding increase of thematic collectors eager to amass an eyecatching, comprehensive menagerie of palaeontological monsters that the custodians of Jurassic Park could only dream about!Today, well over 500 sets of stamps portraying all manner of dinosaurs and also a multifarious assemblage of other prehistoric animals have been issued, with a substantial proportion of these having appeared within the last decade alone – confirming the escalating interest among collectors in this exciting thematic subject.And who can blame them? After all, where else but in the pages of a stamp album could stegosaurs and plesiosaurs, tyrannosaurs and sabre-tooth tigers, brachiosaurs, mammoths, belemnites, ground sloths, giant birds, and ichthyosaurs jostle for attention with velociraptors and trilobites, dimetrodonts and diplodocuses, mosasaurs, woolly rhinoceroses, Archaeopteryx, titanosaurs, iguanodontids, ammonites, giant sea scorpions, and innumerable other spectacular denizens of our planet’s distant past?Now, for the very first time, here is a philatelic catalogue devoted exclusively to these incredible animals. Compiled by zoologist Dr Karl P.N. Shuker, a lifelong, enthusiastic collector of wildlife

Duck Stamps: Identification and Value Guide $4.98 L A Chappell,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Collector Books

Edward B. Evans $52 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward Benjamin Evans, RPS 3 November 1846 – 21 March 1922 a British army officer, also known as “Major Evans”, was a distinguished philatelist, stamp collector, and philatelic journalist. His philatelic specialization included Mauritius, the Confederate States of America, the Mulready envelopes, and the Indian feudatory states.Evans was born at Norwich, England, and commenced collecting stamps as a student at Uppingham Grammar School in 1861. He was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Artillery in 1867. Posted to Malta, he met Lieutenant Speranza, formerly Secretary of the London Philatelic Society, and studied Italian, which enabled him to translate and introduce Dr. Emilio Diena’s work on the postal history of the Italian States to English speaking philatelists. Posted to Mauritius in 1876, Evans assembled an extraordinary collection of that country’s stamps. These included a famous example of the One Penny Red “Post Office” Mauritius lightly postmarked on an envelope, which may have contained an invitation to the governor’s ball, and several unused Two Pence “Post Paid” in indigo and dark blue.

Edward B. Evans $51.27 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward Benjamin Evans, RPS 3 November 1846 – 21 March 1922 a British army officer, also known as “Major Evans,” was a distinguished philatelist, stamp collector, and philatelic journalist. His philatelic specialization included Mauritius, the Confederate States of America, the Mulready envelopes, and the Indian feudatory states.Evans was born at Norwich, England, and commenced collecting stamps as a student at Uppingham Grammar School in 1861. H

Edward B. Evans $51.27 New – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward Benjamin Evans, RPS 3 November 1846 – 21 March 1922 a British army officer, also known as “Major Evans,” was a distinguished philatelist, stamp collector, and philatelic journalist. His philatelic specialization included Mauritius, the Confederate States of America, the Mulready envelopes, and the Indian feudatory states.Evans was born at Norwich, England, and commenced collecting stamps as a student at Uppingham Grammar School in 1861. He

Edward B. Evans $62.4 Used – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Edward Benjamin Evans, RPS 3 November 1846 – 21 March 1922 a British army officer, also known as “Major Evans,” was a distinguished philatelist, stamp collector, and philatelic journalist. His philatelic specialization included Mauritius, the Confederate States of America, the Mulready envelopes, and the Indian feudatory states.Evans was born at Norwich, England, and commenced collecting stamps as a student at Uppingham Grammar School in 1861. H

Firesticks: A Collection of Stories $19.95 Incorporating elements of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, Diane Glancy”s stories are lyrical yet down to earth, often tough and gritty. Experimental, sometimes surreal in form, they nevertheless concern people who are very real-a color-blind young boy who watches planes in flight and imagines color; a shy stamp collector who speculates that he and his friend, like the stamps, could go anywhere via the U.S. Post Office; an old woman who dies in the cold landscape of her inner life but retains her vision; a cynical woman reluctant to take risks with yet another traveling man.In spite of life”s hard realities, Firesticks is filled with humor and hope and a stitching together of cultures, as the crossblood characters search for their identities.

Guide to Stamp Collecting $0.99 Used – From America’s leading experts, your ultimate “Guide to Stamp Collecting” Whether you’ve always wanted to start a stamp collection or already have the beginnings of one, this is the definitive guide to becoming a smart and savvy stamp collector, with information on everything from the history of stamps to surprising celebrity philatelists to the best way to remove stamps from envelopes. You’ll receive priceless expert advice on: Finding and identifying stamps Caring for and exhibiting y

Guide to Stamp Collecting $19.95 From America’s leading experts, your ultimate Guide to Stamp Collecting Whether you’ve always wanted to start a stamp collection or already have the beginnings of one, this is the definitive guide to becoming a smart and savvy stamp collector, with information on everything from the history of stamps to surprising celebrity philatelists to the best way to remove stamps from envelopes. You’ll receive priceless expert advice on: Finding and identifying stamps Caring for and exhibiting your collection Understanding collecting terms Verifying authenticity Using internet resources And much more!

Guide to Stamp Collecting $19.95 From America”s leading experts, your ultimate Guide to Stamp Collecting Whether you”ve always wanted to start a stamp collection or already have the beginnings of one, this is the definitive guide to becoming a smart and savvy stamp collector, with information on everything from the history of stamps to surprising celebrity philatelists to the best way to remove stamps from envelopes. You”ll receive priceless expert advice on: Finding and identifying stamps Caring for and exhibiting your collection Understanding collecting terms Verifying authenticity Using internet resources And much more!

Harry Potter Collector’s Handbook $1.64 New – Readers will find hundreds of colour images and current secondary market values of collectibles based on boy wizard Harry Potter, ranging from rare first editions of the bestsellers by J.K. Rowling to more commonplace items such as ornaments, stamps, action figures, toys, jewellery, clothing, costumes, and postcards. The book includes a history of the pop culture icon as well as general background information on the hobby, what’s most collectible, and why. Prices range from a few dollars f

Harry Potter Collector’s Handbook $0.99 Used – Readers will find hundreds of colour images and current secondary market values of collectibles based on boy wizard Harry Potter, ranging from rare first editions of the bestsellers by J.K. Rowling to more commonplace items such as ornaments, stamps, action figures, toys, jewellery, clothing, costumes, and postcards. The book includes a history of the pop culture icon as well as general background information on the hobby, what’s most collectible, and why. Prices range from a few dollars

Home Interiors 50th Anniversary Porcelain Figurine (Case of $240 Home Interiors 50th Anniversary Figurine. 2007 was the 50th anniversary of Home Interiors and also the 20th anniversary of the Denim Days collection. This final edition figurine brings the entire family together for Grandma and Grandpa’s golden wedding anniversary. Special stamps on the bottom of the piece commemorate the Home Interiors and Denim Days anniversaries. Specially detailed with gold accents, hand painted porcelain, with no defects. It is the Grand Finale of the collection and is a must have for any collector. In original box with hang tag. Measures approx. 8 x 5-3/8 x 8 inches tall. It’s original selling price was $79.99.

Home Interiors 50th Anniversary Porcelain Figurine(Case of $695.92 Home Interiors 50th Anniversary Porcelain Figurine(Case of

I Served the King of England $19.99 Despite the 1997 death of longtime friend and Closely Watched Trains collaborator Bohumil Hrabal, 1960s-era Czech New Wave filmmaker Jir? Menzel enters into a postmortem collaboration with the famed author in this pitch-black comedy detailing the shrewd rise of an ambitious waiter. All diminutive manservant Jan Dite (Ivan Barnev) ever wanted was to be filthy rich and to preside over his very own hotel. As a young man coming of age in the 1930s, Jan was preoccupied by beautiful women and awestricken by the fact that anyone, be they rich or poor, would bend to their knees to pick up a coin. With World War II fast approaching and the Germans steadily taking occupation of Czech territory, the opportunistic servant begins his rapid ascent up the hospitality ladder by working for a number of high-profile figures. Though Jan was never a man to settle down with just one woman, his growing attraction to Aryan beauty Liza (Julia Jentsch) soon finds the aspiring hotelier proposing marriage. Of course, a blueblood Teuton like Liza could never wed a man unable to provide proof of his German heritage, but that doesn’t stop Jan from doing his best to please her in the bedroom. Later, when Liza is killed retrieving a box of valuable stamps acquired during her stint at the Russian front, Jan uses the valuable collector’s items to purchase the very hotel in which he used to work. Unfortunately for Jan, good luck is always followed by bad news, and it’s not long before his life’s ambition comes crumbling down all around him. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Krause-Minkus Stamps & Prices: A Mini-Catalog of United States Stamps $4.97 New – Cost efficiency, smaller size, portability and listings for more than 4,000 U.S. stamps make the new Krause-Minkus Stamps & Prices, an ideal and versatile inventory reference for the collector.Listings are available in used and unused condition, with pricing in the most collectible formats.All regular and commemorative U.S. postage issue are covered, space is provided for cross referencing with other catalog systems and photos and other keys make stamp identification fast and easy for coll

Krause-Minkus Stamps & Prices: A Mini-Catalog of United States Stamps $1.99 Used – Cost efficiency, smaller size, portability and listings for more than 4,000 U.S. stamps make the new Krause-Minkus Stamps & Prices, an ideal and versatile inventory reference for the collector.Listings are available in used and unused condition, with pricing in the most collectible formats.All regular and commemorative U.S. postage issue are covered, space is provided for cross referencing with other catalog systems and photos and other keys make stamp identification fast and easy for col

Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of Canadian & United Nations Stamps $1.53 Used – This completely updated collector-friendly edition features a 20 percent increase in listings over the last edition, totaling more than 3,800 and over 7,000 current prices in two grades of condition. Stamps are listed chronologically and are clearly illustrated. Special sections cover postcards and stationery. Stamp stories, histories, collecting tips, and expert commentaries are featured.

Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of Canadian & United Nations Stamps $6.55 Used – This completely updated collector-friendly edition features a 20 percent increase in listings over the last edition, totaling more than 3,800 and over 7,000 current prices in two grades of condition. Stamps are listed chronologically and are clearly illustrated. Special sections cover postcards and stationery. Stamp stories, histories, collecting tips, and expert commentaries are featured.

Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of Canadian and United Nations Stamps $44.44 New – This completely updated collector-friendly edition features a 20 percent increase in listings over the last edition, totaling more than 3,800 and over 7,000 current prices in two grades of condition. Stamps are listed chronologically and are clearly illustrated. Special sections cover postcards and stationery. Stamp stories, histories, collecting tips, and expert commentaries are featured.

Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of Canadian and United Nations Stamps $10 Used – For the first time, the history, current listing and grading information of all Canadian and UN stamps to date are assembled in one easy-to-use volume. The collector-friendly format of this volume guides collectors through 3000 listings in two grades of condition and is identical to the format of KP/Minkus Standard Catalog of U.S. Stamps.

Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of Canadian and United Nations Stamps $68.75 New – For the first time, the history, current listing and grading information of all Canadian and UN stamps to date are assembled in one easy-to-use volume. The collector-friendly format of this volume guides collectors through 3000 listings in two grades of condition and is identical to the format of KP/Minkus Standard Catalog of U.S. Stamps.

Lighthouse Stamp Sets: A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide $30.81 Used – LIGHTHOUSE STAMP SETS A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide A complete guide to 121 commemorative lighthouse stamp sets released as official postage by 70 countries featuring 550 individual lighthouse stamps and 24 souvenir sheets. Extensive historical, geographical, and statistical information about each lighthouse featured on every stamp is presented by country and year of release. Almost every lighthouse stamp and souvenir sheet is displayed and greatly enlarged to present the intricat

Lighthouse Stamp Sets: A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide $30.81 Used – LIGHTHOUSE STAMP SETS A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide A complete guide to 121 commemorative lighthouse stamp sets released as official postage by 70 countries featuring 550 individual lighthouse stamps and 24 souvenir sheets. Extensive historical, geographical, and statistical information about each lighthouse featured on every stamp is presented by country and year of release. Almost every lighthouse stamp and souvenir sheet is displayed and greatly enlarged to present the intricat

Lighthouse Stamp Sets: A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide $30.81 Used – LIGHTHOUSE STAMP SETS A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide A complete guide to 121 commemorative lighthouse stamp sets released as official postage by 70 countries featuring 550 individual lighthouse stamps and 24 souvenir sheets. Extensive historical, geographical, and statistical information about each lighthouse featured on every stamp is presented by country and year of release. Almost every lighthouse stamp and souvenir sheet is displayed and greatly enlarged to present the intricat

Lighthouse Stamp Sets: A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide $30.81 Used – LIGHTHOUSE STAMP SETS A Fully Illustrated Collector’s Guide A complete guide to 121 commemorative lighthouse stamp sets released as official postage by 70 countries featuring 550 individual lighthouse stamps and 24 souvenir sheets. Extensive historical, geographical, and statistical information about each lighthouse featured on every stamp is presented by country and year of release. Almost every lighthouse stamp and souvenir sheet is displayed and greatly enlarged to present the intricat

Love of Money $40.75 Here’s a useful and entertaining study of something we all need to have and hate to need – money.The author casts a collector’s eye on coins and banknotes as a hobby, touching on stamps and postal marks, and puts our love affair with lucre into an historical perspective.Currencies and nationhood being inevitably intertwined, European politics and the perils of the euro – now limping and threatening to topple us too – are critically addressed. The author uses anecdotes and poetry to plead for peaceful solutions, for caution rather than greed, and careful giving rather than squandered overseas aid.This instructive and uplifting work deserves the attention of anyone who ‘heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them’ – in other words, you and me.

Love of money $12.61 Used – Here’s a useful and entertaining study of something we all need to have and hate to need – money.The author casts a collector’s eye on coins and banknotes as a hobby, touching on stamps and postal marks, and puts our love affair with lucre into an historical perspective.Currencies and nationhood being inevitably intertwined, European politics and the perils of the euro – now limping and threatening to topple us too – are critically addressed. The author uses anecdotes and poetry to plead

McNally’s Secret $9.95 When detective Archy McNally is called to retrieve a set of rare stamps known as “Inverted Jennies” from one of Palm Beach’s wealthiest and most curvaceous matrons, he unexpectedly becomes entangled in something far more dangerous. A local collector is slain, and all roads lead Archy back to the original crime scene. But before he can put the pieces together, he faces another murder and all-to-real romance.

McNally’s Secret $1.25 When detective Archy McNally is called to retrieve a set of rare stamps known as “Inverted Jennies” from one of Palm Beach’s wealthiest and most curvaceous matrons, he unexpectedly becomes entangled in something far more dangerous. A local collector is slain, and all roads lead Archy back to the original crime scene. But before he can put the pieces together, he faces another murder and all-to-real romance.