387th Auction

1872 – MAURY, ARTHUR – Catalogue descriptif de tous les Timbres-Poste créés de 1840 a 1870 (6th edition July 1872), 116 pages, hardcover, with some patina. Estimate:140 Euro

1873 – GRANT, J. R. & Co. – The name of the company in Birmingham was a pseudonym for Edward Pemberton! Philatelic Price list catalogue (1st and only edition in April 1873), (2) + 25 + (1) pages, softcover, coloured paper wrapper. Average condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

1874 – Pemberton, Edward L.: The Philatelical catalogue: being a complete catalogue of postage stamps, and postal envelopes and cards with voluminous notes on reprints, forgeries, and every subject of interest. Two different editions: 1) 16,2 x 25,4 cm, 48 pages, 3 plates; 2) 18,2 x 27,6 cm, 52 pages, softcover (binding with defects). This is a extra edition, limited to 100 copies and had the words ‘extra edition’ on the front cover below. The paper covers of both items show defects at the edges, but the content is good. Very rare. Estimate: 100 Euro

1875 – MOSCHKAU, ALFRED – Handbuch für Postmarken-Sammler. Catalog aller seit 1653 bis December 1875 ausgegebenen Briefmarken, Briefecouverts, Postkarten, Postanweisungen und Streifbänder aller Länder … Mit beigedruckten Verkaufspreisen der Briefmarkenhandlung von Louis Senf (2nd edition December 1875), 221 pages, hardcover, with ex libris V. Suppantschitsch. Nearly in good condition, just four plates were added as photocopies, Supp. (?) marked all the stamps with a a very small cross, which offers a good view in his collection. PLUS: “Nachtrag” of this catalogue, 18 pages, paper cover, without major defects. This little supplement is quite difficult to find and very rarely offered. Estimate: 200 Euro

1875 – RUSSELL, J. D. – Descriptive price list and catalogue of British and foreign postage stamps, post cards, envelopes, etc. for sale by J. D. Russell, Stamp Exporter, Sparkbrook, Birmingham (1876), 22 pages, coloured softcover, spine with small faults, otherwise in good condition.  Estimate: 50 Euro

1877 – FISCHER, I. & A. – Fuldstændig Catalog over alle indtil Marts Maaned 1877 udkomme officielle Frimærker, Couverter, Brevkort, Korsbaand, Postanvisninger etc. (Christiania 1877), 282 pages, without cover, with ex libris Paul H. Jensen, preserved in a box. The first page is loose and has some damage to the edges, the book block is in several parts but appears to be complete. I. & A. Fischer was a stamp dealer in Christiania (Oslo). A very early and rare catalogue! Estimate: 100 Euro

1877/1879 – FRIEDL, SIGMUND – Catalogue in four parts. Part I: Illustrirter Katalog sämmtlicher bis Ende 1876 erschienenen Briefmarken … (Vienna 1877), 167 pages; part II: Illustrirter Katalog sämmtlicher bis Anfang 1878 erschienenen Post-Couverte (Vienna 1878), 62 + 2 pages; part III: Illustrirter Katalog sämmtlicher bis Anfang 1878 erschienenen Post-Karten (Vienna 1878), 53 + 3 pages; part IV: Nachtrags-Katalog, 50 + 2 pages + 24 + 17 pages. Originally published as a softcover in separate parts, all parts are included in this private hardcover volume. The paper is slightly browned due to its age, but overall in acceptable condition. Rare complete set. Estimate: 150 Euro

1878 – HANDFORD, J. T.  – Descriptive Price Catalogue of all known Postage Stamps of the United States and Foreign Countries (New York ca. 1878), 46 pages, softcover, in good condition. PLUS: Scott, J. W.: Descriptive Catalogue of American and Foreign Postage Stamps issued from 1840 to date (New York 1868), 21 pages, softcover - this is the REPRINT made by Scott Publishing 1971! Estimate: 40 Euro

1878 – SEEBECK, J. T. – Descriptive Price Catalogue of all Known Postage Stamps of the United States and Foreign Countries (New York ca. 1878), 42 + 2 pages, softcover, good condition. – In addition to this catalogue, this lot includes over ten price lists dating from 1873 (one of which is even handwritten from around 1874!). These are likely to be among the earliest in existence, as it was not until 1873 that Seebeck (1857–1899), who had emigrated to the USA with his family in 1866, opened his own stationery shop, where he also sold postage stamps. Very rare material of philatelic historical significance! Estimate: 150 Euro

1889 – CAMPBELL, G. + SCHOELLER, A.: Catalogue des Cartes Postales èmises pour l'usage du public. Première partie: Europe (1889), 268 Seiten + three folded illustration plates, hardcover, cover scuffed and rubbed, interior mostly in good condition. With ex libris Clément Rueff and a letter by Dr. Jean Storch (2011). This catalogue was produced in a limited edition of only 300 copies. Estimate: 100 Euro

1891 – HAAS, THEODOR – Handbuch sämtlicher Postkarten, Kartenbriefe, Postanweisungen und Paket-Begleitadressen (Leipzig 1891) – This is the sixth and last edition of Moschkau's handbook, which has now been edited by Theodor Haas, who joined the Senf brothers' company in January 1890. 329 pages, half leather binding, only minimal flaws that hardly detract from the bibliophile impression. PLUS: Gebrüder Senf's illustrated postage stamp catalogue from 1892 (first edition of this newly introduced catalogue, which was to achieve world renown), 544 pages, hardcover. Spine slightly separated at the top and bottom. This first edition is rarely found in such good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

1895 – WILSON, W. T. – Priced Catalogue of a Collection of Stamps on Original Covers (Birmingham, ca. 1895), 40 pages plus a pricelist of the company, softcover (with faults), The staples are rusty, but the catalogue is an early example of specialised cataloguing of complete items. Ex Bellamy. Estimate: 30 Euro

1900 – COLLIN, HENRY / CALMAN, HENRY L. – A Catalogue for Advanced Collectors of Postage Stamps, Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers, three volumes, vol. I + II: 1.347 page with gold edge, vol. III is a special box containing 219 plates only (no text except title and flyleaf with plates, including the scarce U.S.A. plates only supplied to subscribers outside America. All 3 vol./parts nicely bound with golden title imprint on spine. Ex H. R. Harmer Library. Estimate: 600 Euro 

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1904 – GILBERT & KÖHLER – Catalogue illustré de timbres fiscaux donnant la description de toutes les variétés de France et Colonies, Tunisie, Alsace-Lorraine et Monaco (Paris 1904), 60 pages, papercover; PLUS from the same authors (Köhler, Heinrich & Gilbert, Gerard): Catalogue illustré de timbres fiscaux … Autriche-Hongrie, Croatie, Lombardie, Bosnie et Herzégovine, Liechtenstein (Paris 1905), 51 pages, paper cover; PLUS from the same authors (Köhler, Heinrich & Gilbert, Gerard): Catalogue illustré de timbres fiscaux de la Suisse catons et municipalités (Paris 1906), 87 pages, paper cover. The covers with small faults, but the catalogues in good condition. Rare ensemble! Estimate: 150 Euro

1925/1928 – ASCHER, DR. SIEGFRIED – Grosser Ganzsachenkatalog, 2 Bände. 1.360 pages, hardcover, paper slightly tinted, cover with some patina. Estimate: 80 Euro

Lallier, Justin – Album All World, “Paris, le 15 Juin 1863”, 3rd edition with 180 pages. A year before Lallier had published his 1st edition, the very first manufactured philatelic album in the world. This is without stamps, but with a decorative de luxe-binding, Gold edging on the pages, two metal closures, one of which is still intact. For the time in quite good condition and very rare. Estimate: 500 Euro

Lallier, Justin: Postage-Stamp-Album. Illustrated with Maps, Arms, and Flags. Third (English) edition. Entirely rewritten and extended. Translated from the 4th French edition (publ. by A. Lenègre, Paris, August 1864), 279 pages with gold edging on the pages and two metal closures, one of which is still there and intact. Decorative hardbound. With a few original stamps inside. The pages are very clean and the album in good condition. Such English versions of the Lallier-album are very rare. Estimate: 400 Euro

Zikmund Reach: Album Postovnich známek, Prague 1887, publ. by the Club of Czech philatelists, 244 pages, no stamps, but with 820 illustrations, hardbound and nice title picture. One of the early Czech albums in good condition. PLUS: Universal-Briefmarken-Album: Illustriertes Briefmarken-Album. Kleine Octav-Ausgabe. With space for over 2.000 stamps and over 1.000 illustrations of stamps. Hardcover, 62 pages. Without date, good condition. Estimate: 240 Euro

1920 – Griebert, (Paul) Hugo (Emil): The Stamps of Spain 1850–1834 (1919), 127 pages + 14 plates in rear pocket. Luxury edition, hardbound full red leather Morocco, gold stamped spine raised spines and all edges gilt, some spine wear. This is a very rare de-luxe edition, probably the limited edition of 10 copies. A wonderful rarity! Estimation: 500 Euro

1921 – Bacon, Edward Denny: The Line-engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co. (1920). Vol. I: XX + 240 pages, Vol. II: Appendix A–J, 321 pages + 15 photo plates. The original volumes were published with greyish green softcover, but the Bjäringer copies are half leather bound with gold title imprint on spine and in very good condition. PLUS: Supplement to the Line-engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain (1929), 48 pages, half leather bound with gold title imprint on spine and in very good condition. Estimate: 250 Euro

1922 – Nissen, Charles (in collaboration with Bertram McGowan): The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain, 1840. With a description of each individual stamp on the eleven different plates, according a guide to collectors in the reconstruction of the sheets. (1922), XX + 122 pages + 40 photographic plates. The original book was published as softcover with text and photo plates separate in two volumes. The Bjäringer copy is combined in one book, excellent bibliophile half leather hardbound with gold title imprint on spine and in very good condition. Estimate: 1000 Euro

@Williame, #100, 28.6.2025, lot No. 133, 1200 Euro + 20%

1923 – Pack, Charles Lathrop: Victoria. The Half Length Portraits and Postage Stamps and the Twopence Queen Enthroned (1923), 273 pages, 29 photo plates, pages gilt-edged at top, blue half leather cloth with gold title imprint on spine, good condition. Ex Paul de Smeth library. Inside is a original letter written by Charles Lathrop Pack to de Smeth (October 13, 1924) which he sent with the book as a present. Estimate: 200 Euro

@ Schwanke # 344, 7. Febr. 2014, lot 3079: 250 Euro + 20% (for a normal edition)

1924 – Napier, G. S. F. (George Samuel Frederick): The Stamps of the First Issue of Brazil (1923), 121 pages + 40 photo plates in a rear pocket, burgundy cloth binding with gold title imprint on spine, pages gilt-edged at top. Limited edition of 200 copies, this one is No. 76/200, signed and dedicated by the author to Benjamin Goodfellow. Good condition, only the spine is a bit discoloured. Estimate: 450 Euro

@Cavendish # 927, 30.7.2020, lot 291: 340 GBP + 25%

1925 / 1927 – Anderssen, Dr. Justus & Dethloff, Henrik: Norges Frimerker 1855–1924 (1924, in Norwegian language), 188 pages (gilt-edged at top), originally softbound, this copy is quarter leather hardbound with gold title imprint on spine (rubbed at edges), 1000 copies printed, this is No. 429; PLUS: Peplow, F. J. (Frank Jukes): The Postage Stamps of Buenos Aires (Febr. 1926, but Crawford medal 1927), 72 pages + 8 photo plates, including three collotype plates, one plate of cancellations in half-tone process, a proof in black from an electrotype of the original plates of the 1859 1 peso blue, proofs in black from the five made-up plates of the original cliches or portions of plates used for the ‘Latour’ reprints and a set of the ‘Latour’ reprints. Printed on hand-made paper, originally published as softcover, but this copy is privately quarter leather hardbound with gold title imprint on spine (rubbed at edges), limited edition of 100 copies only (this is numbered 38 and signed by the author). A literature rarity! Estimation: 500 Euro

@ Schwanke # 344, 7.2.2014, lot 2996 no 18: 340 Euro + 20% (for the Peplow book)

1928 / 1930 – Dendy Marshall, C. F.: The British Post Office from its Beginnings to the End of 1925 (1926), VI + 354 pages + 35 photo plates, dark red cloth binding with gold embossing on front cover (a medal of Queen Victoria) and title on spine, good condition, but some pages with a few foxing spots; PLUS 1930 – Chase, Carroll: The 3c Stamp of the United States 1851–57 Issue (1929), X + 374 pages, bound in ochre cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine, good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

1929 – Woodward, A. M. Tracy: The postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies (1928), two volumes with 537 pages (vol. 1: XXXVI + pp. 1–254, vol. 2: pp. 255–537, 243 plates, Addenda page, Errata slip). Only 112 sets were printed on handmade vellum paper, bound in padded morocco leather and decorated with tooled gold. Additional wooden slipcase. This copy is number “52”. These publications were sold by Woodward for $ 75 per set (the equivalent of spending approximately $ 1,000 on a book today!), The 12 remaining sets were left unsigned.

There was a second, slightly different edition, printed on ordinary paper, two volumes bound in brown cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine. It is said that 25 or 30 copies of these were printed for review purposes. Both sets are in good condition and both preserved in a wooden casette. Estimate: 8,000 Euro

@ Schwanke # 338, 22.11.2012, lot 1914, copy No. 43: 6.200 Euro + 20% (but without slipcase!); Schwanke # 338, 7.12.2012, lot 1915: 4.100 + 20% (without slipcase and review edition)

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1931 / 1932 – Allis, Gilbert J.: Cape of Good Hope. Its Postal History & Postal Stamps (1930), 118 pages + 8 photo plates, normal edition hardbound in blue cloth with black title imprint and gold imprint on spine. There was also a special limited autographed edition with special plates. This edition consists of 50 numbered copies (1–50 + 10 presentation copies, numbered 001–010). The Bjäringer copy is numbered 22/50 of the special edition, signed by the author and hardbound in burgundy half-leather with gold title imprint on spine, only a bit rubbed at the edges; – PLUS 1932 – Martin, D. R. (Denys Richard) / Smythies, E. A.: The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India 1854–55 (1930). 50 pages + 12 separate photo plates in a slipcase at the end of the book, dark red cloth binding with gold title imprint on front. Good condition. Estimate: 400 Euro

1933 / 1934 – Lee, E. J. (Emanuel Joseph): The Postage Stamps of Uruguay: with special reference to the “plating” of most of the lithographed issues (1931), 388 pages + 22 photo plates, bound in dark turquoise half leather, gold title imprint on spine, slip case, 200 copies printed (this is No. 103/200), in excellent condition and preserved in a private slipcase – Dr. Amrhein wrote about this book years ago: “… one of the finest works published yet …” and “… one of the outstanding publications in all of philatelic literature.” – PLUS 1934 – Diena, Emilio: I francobolli del Regno di Napoli (1932), XIV + 1 + 273 pages + 3 additional photo plates with 325 illustrations at the end of the book, softcover (the cover with a crease, content very good). The Bjäringer copy has a personal dedication by the author to Edward Denny Bacon, 29 December 1932. Preserved in a special box. Estimate: 400 Euro

1935 – Schmidt, Carl: Die Postwertzeichen der Russischen Landschaftsaemter (two volumes 1932), Vol. I: Achtyrka – Luga (XXXX – 300 pages), Vol. II: Malmysch – Woltschansk, Addendum and estimated prices (407 pages). Many stamp illustrations are included as original photos in the book. Originally published as softbound books, but the Bjäringer copy – dedicated to the S.F.F. library by L. Lindberg 7 February 1934 – is privately bound in blue cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine.  This is perhaps the reason why these books survived in such a excellent condition. It was not until spring 2025 that the print run of this rare publication was discovered: 50 copies! But only a few survived! 

There have been only a few offers in recent years, and these were widely scattered (auction surcharges between 3,570 and 18,400 euros, including commission). Estimate: 2,000 Euro

1936 – Munk, Dr. Herbert: Kohl-Briefmarken-Handbuch (1926–1936), Vol. 1: Afghanistan–Deutsches Reich (1926), 1,239 pages; Vol. 2: Deutsche Kriegsmarken–Funchal (1928), 1,024 pages; Vol. 3: Gabun–Grossbritannien, Auslandspost in der Türkei (1931), 1,024 pages; Vol. 4: Grossbritannien, Post in Marokko bis Helgoland (1933), 1,024 pages; Vol. 5: Helgoland–Italien 1861–1928 (1936), 1,024 pages. Originally all vols. bound in dark blue cloth with white title imprint on cover and spine, but the Bjäringer copies of the 11th edition of the well-known ‘Kohl-handbook’ is privately bibliophile leather hardbound with gold title imprint on spine. Most volumes in excellent condition, but one volume with defective binding (which is reparable). Estimate: 300 Euro

@ Corinphila # 291, 28.11.–2.12.2022, lot 1566: 320 CHF + 22%

1937 / 1938 – Ashbrook, Stanley Bryan: The United States Ten Cent Stamp of 1855–1857 (1936), 87 pages, originally published as softcover, but this copy – ex libris L N & M Williams Library – is privately hardbound with gold title imprint on spine and in good condition, inside is a copy of a letter of the RPSL. – PLUS 1938 – Johl, Max: United States Stamps of the 20th Century, Vol. 4: Commemoratives 1933–37 (1938), 307 pages, bound in deep burgundy Balacron (vinyl) with gold title imprint on front and spine, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

1939 / 1940 / 1944 – Osborne, Harry: Great Britain Twopence Plate Nine. A Study of the Plate and Its Repairs (1939), 93 + 1 pages incl. 12 photo plates, bound in dark red cloth (Balacron/vinyl) with gold title imprint on front and spine. – PLUS 1940: Curle, J. H. / Basden, A. E.: Transvaal Postage Stamps (1940), 154 pages incl. 15 photo pages + 12 photo plates (8 in colour), bound in blue cloth with gold title imprint on spine, publ. under the auspices of the RPSL; – PLUS 1944 – Jurgens, A. A. (Adrian Albert): The Handstruck Letter Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope from 1792 to 1853 and the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910 (1943), 140 pages, 2 maps, 2 photo plates, bound in red cloth with black title imprint on front and spine. A list of 132 subscribers is given in pp. 139/140.  

A short biographical note: In 1940 A. A. Jurgens was given permission by the South African Museum in Cape Town to make some reprints of the 1861 Cape of Good Hope “woodblock” 1d and 4d values which were held in the Museum. Later Jurgens was accused of faking certain postmarks of the Cape, an accusation which he vigorously denied. However, after his death in 1853, it was discovered that he did indeed make many such fakes. The expert committees of both the RPSL and BPA have reference collections of these and Chris Harman showed material of these forgeries in a special display ("Fakes, Forgeries and Their Creators", frame 4) on 24 April 1997. Both items in good condition. Estimate: 450 Euro

1945 / 1947 – Thorp, Prescott Holden: Bartels Catalogue of the Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the United States and Possessions (in two volumes, 1943), Vol. I: 324 pages, Vol. II: 96 pages. This was the 5th edition of Bartels catalogue (the 1st was published in 1897). Hardcover. Signs of age and wear. – PLUS 1947 – Boggs, Winthrop Smillie: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada (2 Volumes 1945), vol. I: 761 pages, vol. II: with different appendices, single numbering and without pagination. Both bound in burgundy cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket (this is worn out, but the books are excellent). Estimate: 200 Euro

1948 – Nicolau, A. (Arturo) Tort: Guia del Collecionista de Sellos de Correos de España 1855–69 (1935–1950), three volumes. Vol. I (1935): 401 + II pages; Vol. 2 (1945):  413 + I pages; Vol. III (1950): 365 pages). All hardbound in similar binding with frontispiece and title imprint on front and spine in black and white. The Crawford medal was awarded for the second volume covering 1855–1869. The third volume was published after the author's death in 1950. It is said that 500 copies were printed of vol. I. But Bjäringer's copy is numbered “0963”! All three volumes without major defects. Estimate: 200 Euro

1949 / 1950 / 1951 – Wood, F. E. (Francis Ernest); Straits Settlements Postage Stamps (1948), 136 pages, softcover, preserved in a special bibliophile box; – PLUS 1950 – Dawson, L. E. (Lionel Edward): The One Anna and Two Annas Postage Stamps of India 1854–55 (1948), 85 pages + 12 separate photo plates, hardbound with gold title imprint on front. Bjäringer's copy is numbered 88 of a de-luxe edition of 125 copies, signed by the author, additional private slipcase. – PLUS 1951 – Stevenson, D. Alan: The Triangular Stamps of Cape of Good Hope (1950), XV + 142 pages, 21 plates, plus later supplements (two of 1951 and 1962, with a little foxing), bound in black cloth with gold title imprint of a stamp design in front and title on spine. If not otherwise stated in good condition. Estimate: 350 Euro

1952 / 1954 – Schmidt-Andersen, J. (Johannes): The postage Stamps of Denmark 1851–1951 (1951), 293 pages, with an additional page f coloured specimens from the original clichés, softbound with embossed Coats of Arms on the front and red printed title on the spine (with additional slipcase). – PLUS 1954 – Purves, J. R. W. (James Richard William): The Half Lenghts of Victoria (1953), XV + 216 pages incl. 5 coloured photo plates + 31 separate photo plates (these in spiral binding in a slipcase), 120 numbered copies printed (Bjäringers copy is No. 12), hardbound in pale yellow cloth with title imprint plate on front and spine. Plus privately made slipcase. Both items in good condition. Estimate: 600 Euro

@ Purves book. H. Köhler # 364, 21.3.2017, lot 10188: 520 Euro + 20%; Schmidt-Andersen book. H. Köhler # 352, 3.11.2012, lot 9422: 230 Euro + 19%