BIBLIOGRAPHY.—The literature of philately is very extensive, and great libraries on the subject are accessible at the British Museum, London, the Collectors' club, New York, etc. See E. D. Bacon, Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl of Crawford, K.T. (19"), supplement (1926). The library is at the British Museum, bequeathed to the nation. The Philatelic Index to principal articles in philatelic journals, compiled by a committee of the Philatelic Con gress of Great Britain (1925). General and introductory: A. B. Creeke, Stamp Collecting: A Guide for Beginners (1913) ; R. P. Croom Johnson, Postage Stamp Collecting: A Practical Guide (1923) ; F. J. Melville, Chats on Postage Stamps (1920, bibl.) ; Philatelic Institute, New A.B.C. of Stamp Collecting (1922, bibl.), Boys' Own Guide to Stamp Collecting (1923) ; Rare Stamps: How to Recognize Them (1922) and The Complete Philatelist (1924, bibl.) ; F. B. Warren, Pageant of Civilization (1926). Advanced text-books (general) ; F. J. Melville, Postage Stamps in the Making (1916) ; A. J. Sefi, An Intro duction to Advanced Philately (1926). Special groups: D. B. Arm strong, British and Colonial Postage Stamps (1920) ; T. Champion,
Catalogue historique des timbres de la Poste Airienne (1928) ; D. In gram, Postage Stamps of the Red Cross (1919) ; F. J. Melville, The Postage Stamp in War (1914), Aero Stamp Collecting (2nd ed., 1924). Forgeries and Frauds: Rev. R. B. Earee, Album Weeds (1906), gives detailed descriptions of difference between genuine and forged speci mens; F. J. Melville, Phantom Philately (1923), describes and illus trates bogus stamps; i.e., stamps intended to deceive. See also the handbooks and pamphlets on stamps published in most countries, and the catalogues, illustrated and priced, published by dealers and revised annually or at frequent intervals ; an up-to-date edition is indispensable as a guide to what stamps there are, and their approxi mate values. Collectors will use the catalogues published in their respective countries; viz., Stanley Gibbons, Bright and Son, Whitfield King and Co., in Great Britain and colonies; Scott Stamp and Coin Co., in the United States; Yvert-Tellier-Champion, in France and on the Continent in general ; Senf, Michel and Kohl, in Germany ; Galviz, in Spain and Spanish America, etc. (F. J. ME.)