Collecting
Telegraph stamps are regarded by many philatelists as desirable and collectable, either as part of the (back of the book) country collection or cinderella collection. They are listed in most country specific catalogues. General stamp catalogues do not list these stamps, except the French Yvert & Tellier. Telegraph and Telephone Stamps of the World by S.E.R. Hiscocks, published in 1982, is the only general catalog and now the latest Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth Catalogue. American telegraph stamps are also listed and described in detail in United States Telegraph Stamps and Franks by George Jay Kramer. The first American telegraph stamps were issued by the New York City and Suburban Printing Telegraph Co., probably in 1859.
The Royal Philatelic Collection of Queen Elizabeth II has many telegraph stamps as George V was an enthusiastic collector. It includes examples of British and Commonwealth stamps as well as private companies such as Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Co. Ltd., the Electric Telegraph Company and the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company.
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