The Philatelic Gazette, 1910-18. Hardbound run, Volumes 1-8 issued by the Nassau Stamp Company and bound in blue cloth, wonderful range of articles from this early period of philatelic literature, Very Fine and very rare set

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J.C. Morgenthau, Auction Catalogs, 1907-1927. Significant run of approximately 185 catalogs from 1907-1927, not all sales are present for the time period but some important named sales are included such as Worthington (five separate sales), Pack (Sale 38), Eagle, Thorne, Britton, Strauss, Wolters (Sales 1-10) and many others, the paper used for the covers is very brittle and most show effects of acidification with faults, the insides of the catalogs were printed on higher quality paper and are in much better condition, a rare and seldom seen run from this pioneering early 20th Century auction house

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Daniel F. Kelleher, Early Auction Catalogs. Run of approximately 125 catalogs between 1921 and 1976, the highlight of the run is 13 separate sales from the famous Judge Robert S. Emerson collection, between Sales 394 and 450 (1937-1945), this is about half of the total Emerson sales that were held (a few others were held by Doane), also many other better named sales including Chase, Slater, Brigham, Chambers, Sweet, Powers, Hackett, some duplication including in the Emerson sales, Very Fine and scarce with the early catalogs

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Classic Named Sales, 1900-1990. Extensive collection of more than 100 classic named sales, many scare to rare sales are included, earliest is 1900 Scott Stamp & Coin sale of the F.W. Hunter collection (cover faults), original 1924 Waterhouse sale (two copies but one set of plates incomplete), wide range of other names including Philip B. Philipp (90c 1869 Issue "Ice House" cover), Oscar Schenck (1-5), Johl, Sinkler, Ewing, Curie, Caspary, a great many others, also some better classic sales that did not have a name, some minor faults to be found but mostly nice condition, a difficult to assemble group, see linked spreadsheet for a complete list of titles

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Classic Hard Bound Auction Catalogs. Desirable group of some of the most iconic named sales from the 1940's thru 2000's, mostly in house cloth binding with a few privately bound, including Caspary (U.S.), Lilly (U.S.), Gibson, Knapp (three volumes), Waterhouse, Ward Sales 1-3, Crocker, Moody, Ishikawa (plus the hard-bound coffee table book), Pope, Ambassador Middendorf (Carriers & Locals), Honolulu Advertiser (three volumes softbound in slip case), Golden (Carriers & Locals, deluxe two-volume clothbound edition with covers), Frelinghuysen (Postmasters' Provisionals), Markovits, Agris, Ainsworth, Cunliffe (deluxe two-volumes in slip case), Risvold (deluxe three-volumes in slip case), Very Fine group which would cost a substantial sum if purchased retail

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Understanding Transatlantic Mail, Volumes I-II. Two volume set by Richard F. Winter, Very Fine and essential works for the postal history collector, both are out of print and Vol. I is particularly hard to find (costs $200 or more from dealers)

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Understanding Transatlantic Mail, Volume I. The first and scarcer volume by Richard F. Winter, Very Fine and essential work for the postal history collector, out of print and particularly hard to find (costs $200 or more from dealers)

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Color Standards and Color Nomenclature by Ridgway. 1912 hardbound revised and expanded edition, color plates and text are immaculate except for a few yellows with some oxidation, tissue sheets between plates are all present, cover is intact and strong with only minor wear and rubbing, hinges nicely reinforced with cloth tape compatible in color to the end sheets, Very Fine and rare, the most sought after reference work concerning color, this 1912 edition greatly expanded and corrected the 1886 edition

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