Handbooks & Monographs
The Handbook of Basketball Philately (by George Killian) lists all stamps
associated with basketball in alphabetical order and then chronological order by
issue date. The souvenir sheets are listed in a separate section. Each entry
provides date of issue, event commemorated, perforation, color, quantity printed
and description. Postal stationery, meters and postmarks also are listed in
alphabetical order. 358 pp.; 8½ x 11 inches; loose-leaf silk-screened
vinyl ring binder. SPI members: $26.50;
Non-members: $35.00. Postage extra for non-U.S. destinations.
The Handbook of Tennis Philately (by L.M. Yerkes) lists stamps associated with
tennis in chronological order by issue date starting with the 1934 Philippines
issue commemorating the 10th Far Eastern Championship Games in
Manila. Each ent ry provides date of issue, event commemorated, perforation,
watermark, printer, designer, denomination, color, and description. Postal
stationery is described alphabetically by country of issue. 212 pages; 8½ x 11
inches; soft cover; spiral bound. SPI members: $18.00;
Non-members: $25.00. Postage extra for non-U.S. destinations.
Postal History and Vignettes of the 1932 Olympic Games (by Sherwin Podolsky) is an in-depth study of the 1932 Olympic Games, both
Lake Placid Winter and Los Angeles Summer Games. The valuation system bases the
value of a cover on the sum of the values of the stamps, cachet and postmarks
thereon. Over 400 items are illustrated including cachets, postmarks,
combination covers, picture postcards, naval covers, cover stuffers and
vignettes. While classification of postmarks, cachets and vignettes with
valuations is emphasized, one chapter presents naval Olympic covers including
cachets and postmarks but without valuations. Also included are a detailed table
of contents and bibliography. Other items are Organizing Committee covers,
Opening Day covers, philatelic exhibitions, labels, locals, and Last Day covers.
196 pp; 5½ x 8½ inches; loose-leaf three-ring gold stamped vinyl binder. SPI members: $10.00;
Non-members: $15.00. Postage extra for non-U.S. destinations.
Journal of Sports Philately Index: 1953-1991 (compiled by Margaret Jones) provides a detailed listing of the contents of JSP, Sport Cast and SportStamps organized by subjects, authors, and columns. 213 pp; 8½ x 11 inches; loose leaf; punched for 3-ring binder. SPI members: $20.00; Non-members: $25.00. Postage extra for non-U.S. destinations.
[Monograph] 1936 Olympic Value (Insured) Mail Covers: Garmish-Partenkirchen, Berlin & Kiel (by Laurentz Jonker) explores in detail the red insured mail labels used on 1936 Olympic mail. 16 pp; 5½ x 8½ inches; paper covers in black & white with color centerfold. $6 postpaid worldwide.
[Monograph] Registered Mail of the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games (by Laurentz Jonker) examines the creation and use of registered mail labels on pre-Olympic and Olympic mail from Amsterdam post offices. 20 pp; 5½ x 8½ inches; paper covers in full color. $7 postpaid worldwide.
[Monograph] Postal Stationery of the 1928 Olympic Games: the Semi-Official Postal Cards of Huygens Bookshop (by Laurentz Jonker) discusses the origin of the cards, organizes them into three distinct types, and illustrates all 28 varieties (along with some of the proof models). A magnificent series of 8 cards sent via registered mail to Java in the Dutch East Indies complete with Olympic stamps and Olympic Stadion cancels is the highlight of the study. 20 pp; 5½ x 8½ inches; paper covers in full color. $7 postpaid worldwide. For more information, click here.
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