| Title | Author | Publisher | Review | Format | Pages | Language | Price |
| Catalogue of British Postal Strike Stamps | Compiled and edited by Gerald Rosen | British Local Stamp Club; 1st edition (May 1971) | In January 1971, the UK experienced a six-week postal strike. As a result, the Government suspended the historic Royal Post monopoly to deliver mail. Included within this small booklet is a brief overview of the strike and its impact on both domestic and UK-bound mail.
This is followed by an alphabetical listing of replacement mail services, respective service/coverage areas, stamp types, and postal rates.
| “Saddle stitched” (Center, staples). Black and white. 8.5 x 11-inch overall. Folded in half horizontally. Resulting in 4 1/2 x 11-inch booklet. | 70 | English | 40 p/$1.25 USD |
| For Beginners — The Philately of Czechoslovakia | Phillips B. Freer | The Society of Czechoslovak Philately, Inc., 1994 | This informative monograph is based on a series of articles by the author. Said articles appeared in successive issues of The Czechoslovak Specialist, the official journal of The Society for Czechoslovak Philately during 1991 to 1994.
The 36-page monograph features black and white illustrations as well as photograohs throughout. Among the eleven chapters are the “First Issues” (Hradcany at Prague, Scott A1 and A2), “Chainbreaker” stamps (Scott A6), the “Agriculture and Science” issues (leaf and petal varieties, Scott A8), and the “Early Masaryk” issues (mustache varieties, Scott A9 and A10). There are also chapters specific to Overprints, Airmail, and BOB.
The monograph is printed on semi-glossy stock, which translates to good photograph reproduction.
| Color (card) cover. B&W interior. 8 1/2 x 11–inch format. | 36 | English | $2.00 USD |
| Postage Stamps of the People’s Republic of China | Compiled by the China Philatelic Company | Foreign Language Press, Peking, 1959 | Table of contents: A Short History of Chinese Stamps (Chiang Teh), A Miniature Sheet (Affixed), A Selection of Stamps of the Chinese People’s Republic (In full colour), Catalogue of Chinese People’s Republic Stamps (October 1949 - March 1959) (sepia tones), and Blank Pages for Mounting New Stamps (10).
Despite only a modest one hundred pages, this is a very interesting and informative volume. This is particularly true given its 1959 publication date, a time when detailed information regarding PRC issues was limited.
The fifteen-page “A Short History of Chinese Stamps” lives up to its title, starting with the 8th Century post stages. Examples from each period of Chinese postal history are included as marginal illustrations. Examples from the Period of the People’s Revolutionary War (1928 -1949) include stamps not often included in Western philatelic catalogues.
The approximate 70-page “Catalogue” includes details re catalogue number (i.e., numbering system which appears at the bottom left of early PRC issues), denomination, colour, printing (method), perforation, and date of issue.
| Includes both color and black/white illustrations, paginated. Hardcover, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch | 100 | | |
| Handbook of Carpatho-Ukrainian Philately | Jay Carrigan and Ingert Kuzych | Ukrainian Philatelic Resources, Springfield VA. 2005 | Published as a special edition of the Ukrainian Philatelist, No.94. Contents includes Introduction, three articles, and stamp catalogue.
Once called Ruthenia, today the region is the Ukraine’s Western-most oblast (province) of Zakarpattia. The two authors are well known to collectors of Ukrainian and central European philatelic material. According to the Introduction, the Handbook “covers the postal issues of Carpathia-Ukraine which were released prior to, and again towards the close of, the Second World War.” At the time of the Handbook’s publication, the stamps of Carpathia-Ukraine were not included in the popular Scott catalogue.
Article 1: An Introduction to the Stamps of the Carpathia-Ukraine, 1939 - 1945. Jointly authored. The first article is “an introduction to the subject, covering the 1939 National Assembly issue that was valid for only two days, the 1945 overprints, and the three sets of definitive issues also from 1945.”
This is followed by a 24-page catalogue listing every issue released of the 1939 and 1945 issues. (Carrigan)
The second article deals with postal stationery from the same periods. Jointly written.
Third article focuses on the “often-ignored postal release from the World War II era— the Kolomyia provisional postcards of 1941.” (Kuzych)
Co-author Carrigan died at age 76 in August 2015. In addition to being a prolific philatelic author, he was also a decorated exhibitor earning several gold medals including his ten frames of Carpathia-Ukraine 1944-45 issues. | 8 1/2 x 11-inch format. Perfect bound. Card covers. Black & white illustrations and photographs | 74 | | |
| Slovensky stat 1939 | Hugo Kaufmann. Artwork by Louis S. Slivon and Prepared for the Chicagoland Czechoslovak Philatelic Society | The Society of Philatelic Americans. Copyright 1939 | According to Wikipedia, “The (First) Slovak Republic, otherwise know as the Slovak State, was a client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945.”
This slim volume presents details re overprints of Czechoslovakian postage stamps including the base stamp, overprint color, issue date, and print quantities. There is also discussion of effectivity period, plating, and overprint varieties. Lastly, the monograph includes a discussion of forgeries including defections tips.
The overprinted stamps are not included in the popular Scott catalogue.
| Card covers. Black/white illustrations. 6 x 9-inch. No Table of Contents or Index | 38 | | |
| The Philatelic Book of Secrets, Volume I | Professional Stamp Experts (PSE) | Professional Stamp Experts (PSE) | Authored by a stamp grading service, this text seeks to educate the reader of reasons why a stamp submitted for grading would either be returned as mis-identified, faulty, or an outright fake. The authors posit that knowledge of topics such as regumming, reperforating, centering, and color shades will prevent the submitter from disappointment and poor investment of the submission fees. | Soft cover. Color. Glossy pages | 50 | English | $10 USD |