Lot no. 20022

Moschkau, Alfred: Handbuch für Postmarkensammler (4th edition 1880 with a original photo of the author inside), 315 pages, 99 plates,hardbound in blue cloth, gold title imprint on spine, The binding is a little loose, the first few pages are loose, ex libris Stephen Holder. – PLUS: Moschkau, Dr. phil. Alfred: Zur Geschichte der Philatelie. Gesammelte Beiträge zur Geschichte der Briefmarken und der Briefmarkenkunde (1879), (4) + 80 pages, coloured paper wrapper (this with a library label and a bit toned at the edges, but a good copy of the first German study about philatelic history. On the front cover is a handwritten dedication to the Societé Française de Timbrologie in Paris. – PLUS: Pemberton, Edward Loins: The Stamp Collector's handbook (1874), (4) + 202 pages, bound in blue cloth with decorative title page and title on spine, the binding is partly defective, needs repair, but the book is good. Estimate: 150 Euro