Lot no. 21158

GREAT BRITAIN – Selection of rare early magazines –  1863: The United Kingdom Postage Stamp Advertiser, publ. by G. Spencer in Tavistock/Devon, No. 1–2 (each four pages), complete, no more printed! A rarity and for the age in good condition! – PLUS: 1863: The Stamp Collector's Journal, No. 1/July 1, 1863, 8 pages, complete, no more printed. Very rare, in nearly perfect condition. Ex Bellamy, with pencil note “rare”, ex Garratt-Adams. – PLUS: Stafford Smith & Co.:  Papers for Philatelists: Comprising twenty numbers of ‘The Philatelist’ (1866–1876), 168 pages, hardbound. This book contains some episodes of the article series “The Spud Papers” with original facsimiles, which are often missing. – PLUS: The Philatelical Journal, publ. by E. L. Pemberton in Birmingham. Vol. 1 with the numbers 1–12 complete, Vol. 2 with Nos. 13–16. Single issues, not bound. In average condition without major faults. – PLUS: The Philatelical Circular (1872–1874), publ. by James R. Grant & Co. The lot contains the Nos. 1–3. 5–6 and 8–10. Average condition. – PLUS: Stafford Smith & Co.: The Stamp Collector's Annual 1881, IV + 132 pages, including the last “Spud Paper” articles with 4 original specimen of the facsimiles!). Second part of the book contains Stafford Smith's ‘Price Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of all Countries’. Half leather bound with gold title imprint on spine. – PLUS 1886: The Philatelic Quarterly Review (No. 1, January 20th, 1886), no more printed. Contains 4 of the original 5 hand pasted real photographs of stamps. – PLUS: “Stamps”. Monthly Journal and Advertiser (Vol. I: January to December, 1897), 140 pages, hardbound, gold title imprint on front and spine. Ex libris L N & M Williams, good condition. This is a rare lot of journals that most collectors never have seen! Estimate: 600 Euro