Main Types of Philatelic Literature
Philatelic literature is generally divided into the following categories:
- Stamp catalogues
- Single country catalogues
- Worldwide catalogues
- Geographic area catalogues (e.g. Africa)
- Time period catalogues (e.g. Reign of King George V)
- Specialized catalogues (e.g. postmarks, plate blocks, perfins, etc.)
- Periodicals
- Journals
- Society newsletters
- Auction catalogues
- Books
- Bibliographies of philatelic literature
- Background material - Non philatelic material useful to stamp collectors. For example, currency exchange rates, maps, newspapers etc.
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