COLLECTIONS
The Catalogues of Stamp Exhibitions held in London, the Provinces, and abroad are useful for succinct accounts of numerous Collections of interest and importance. I do not, however, include them here, nor do I list the catalogues of auction sales, which have a similar reference value.
The Avery Collection of the Postage Stamps of the World. By W. H. Peckitt. London, 1909. ⁂ This collection was sold after the death of Sir William Avery, Bart., for £24,500.
Concise Description of the Collection of Essays of Martin Schroeder. By A. Reinheimer. Leipzig, 1903. ⁂ Seventy-two plates.
(A celebrated Collection of historical value, brought together between the years 1893 and 1902.)
Postage Stamps and their Collection. By Warren H. Colson. Boston, Mass., 1907. ⁂ Seventeen plates.
(Chiefly devoted to a description of the Collection of Dr. William C. Bowers, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, but containing comparative notes on other American Collections.)
Postage Stamps of the Hawaiian Islands in the Collection of Henry J. Crocker, of San Francisco. By Fred J. Melville. London, 1908. ⁂ Eight plates.
A Priced List of the Rare Stamps in the "Winzer" Collection. Stanley Gibbons, Ltd. London, 1894.
⁂ A fine Collection formed by Ernst Winzer, of Dresden, and sold for £3,000.
The Tapling Collection of Stamps and Postal Stationery at the British Museum: A Descriptive Guide and Index, with Portraits and Illustrations. By Fred J. Melville. London, 1905.