Mongeri, F.: Croissant-Toughra (Armoiries de l'Empire Ottoman), publ. by J.-B. Moens, Brussel 1887, 26 pages, softcover. Content is good, the cover with some minor defects, rare. Estimate: 150 Euro

Legrand, Dr.: Alphabets & Chiffres Orientaux (publ. by J.-B. Moens 1893), 32 pages, coloured paper wrapper (this with small faults), ex libris Albert Kronenberg. Rare. Estimate: 200 Euro

1862 – POTIQUET, ALFRED – The first printed catalogue of postage stamps appeared on December 21, 1861. The publishers were Messr. Lacroix and Laplante of Paris, France, and the compiler was Alfred Potiquet, a French civil servant. The first edition consisted of 44 pages and had a French one centime stamp of 1860 affixed to the front. However the work sold out speedily and a second edition, containing now four more pages, appeared in March...

1862 – LAPLANTE, E. DE – Timbres-Poste (en vente chez Laplante, Marchand de Timbres-Poste, Paris),; Laplante was the co-editor of Potiquet's first catalogue in the 1st edition of 1861. In 1862 he published his own catalogue with 97 pages, paper cover. Cover as usual with e few small faults, in general fair condition for this very rare catalogue. Well preserved in a bibliophile designed half leather box with title imprint on spine. Estimate:...

1862 – MOUNT BROWN, WILLIAM – Catalogue of British Colonial and Foreign Postage Stamps (3rd edition 1862 comprising nearly seventeen hundred varieties), 66 + 1 pages, good condition, but the paper cover is missing. Protected in a bibliophile box. Rare! Estimate: 250 Euro

1863 – BEYFUSS, C. – Neuestes Verzeichnis aller bis jetzt ausgegebenen in- und ausländischen Briefmarken (1st edition Hannover 1863), 68 pages in small format, without any illustration, beautiful hardcover. Published in the first quarter of 1863 in German language. A generally unknown catalogue, binding in good condition, a few pages with some foxing, but in general in good condition and preserved in a wonderful bibliophile box. Estimate: 600...

1863 – GRAY, JOHN EDWARD – Hand Catalogue of Postage Stamps (2nd edition January 1863), XVI + 58 pages, content in good condition, hardcover (this with some smaller faults). Preserved in a bibliophile box. Estimate: 200 Euro

1863 – MOUNT BROWN, WILLIAM – Catalogue of British, Colonial & Foreign Postage Stamps (4th edition 21 May 1863), 85 pages, softcover. The paper cover is faulty, inside some underlining etc., which shows that this catalogue was heavily used by Mr. Yardley (his name is on the first page). Protected in a bibliophile box. Estimate: 100 Euro

1864 – BERGER-LEVRAULT, OSCAR – Beschreibung der bis jetzt bekannten Briefmarken (mehr als 2200 Sorten) nebst Notizen ueber die nachgedruckten Marken und einer Anleitung zur Einrichtung von Sammlungen (Strassburg 1864), XIV + 103 pages, without illustrations or catalogue prices, hardbound, ex A. E. Glasewald and Norbert Röhm library. in good condition (only a few underlinings and pages with very little patina) and preserved in a bibliophile...

1864 – GEORG, WILHELM – Katalog über alle seit 1840 erschienenen Briefmarken (Basel 1864), 99 pages, paper cover, without major defects, a very rare catalogue, preserved in a bibliophile half leather box. Estimate: 300 Euro

1865 – BAUSCHKE, GUSTAV – Katalog aller bekannten seit 1840 bis 1865 emittirten Briefmarken (Bauschkes 1st catalogue under his own name. Previous catalogues were published in Leipzig by the Literary Museum of Gustav Wuttig who sold the book business to Bauschke at the end of 1864). 130 pages, paper cover. Overall without major defects and preserved in a bibliophile box. Unique: The cover of the catalogue is franked with two original Saxon...

1865 – LINCOLN JUN., WILLIAM – Priced Catalogue of Foreign, Colonial and English Postage Stamps, offered for sale by William Lincoln Jun., London (2nd edition 1865), 23 pages, softcover. – Without illustrations, a simple 1-line-listing for each stamp, this is more a price-list than a catalogue. In nearly good condition. Preserved in a bibliophile box. Estimate: 300 Euro