CHATS ON POSTAGE STAMPS

PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PHILATELIC TERMS

I THE GENESIS OF THE POST

II THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEA

III SOME EARLY PIONEERS OF PHILATELY

IV ON FORMING A COLLECTION

V THE SCOPE OF A MODERN COLLECTION

VI ON LIMITING A COLLECTION

VII STAMP- COLLECTING AS AN INVESTMENT

VIII FORGERIES, FAKES, AND FANCIES

IX FAMOUS COLLECTIONS

X ROYAL AND NATIONAL COLLECTIONS

A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHILATELY

INDEX