Content Michel Catalog Nordamerika 2018 (ÜK 1/1):

Canada and the United States of America, including the Confederate States and the Panama Canal Zone, the British colonies in North America and Hawaii, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, UN (New York).

Details:

• NEW: Numerous high-resolution color images incl. the classic stamps of the United States
• New: Hardcover with bookmarker
• Completely revised and updated; focal point of editorial revision: U.S.A.
• Including maps for philatelists
• Lively price fluctuations throughout the MICHEL
• At United Nations (New York): sheet sizes and circulation figures are completed
• Over 7000 illustrations and 35 000 price quotations
• Cataloguing of new issues up to MiR 6/2018
• Numerous new colour images, USA from 1874 on in colour!
• Comprehensive catalog introduction with key information on usage and philatelic A-Z lexicon
• Prices based on recent currency exchange rates
• Indication of sheet formats for United States stamps from 1985
• "Treasure box" with references to valuable and rare stamps and covers
• Handy & high-quality catalog format

The U.S. Postal Service issued a total of 16 stamps in January of 1893 on the occasion of the upcoming World Fair in Chicago celebrating the 400^th Anniversary of the discovery of America. MiNo. 88 with a nominal value of $ 5.00, which was an exorbitant price back then (the approximate equivalent value of a gold 20-Mark coin in Germany!) has been appraised at € 2,600 today for a specimen in mint condition.

Numerous expensive pieces can be found among the U.S. stamps of (postal-) historical interest. Yet this exciting collection area also offers beautiful and historically valuable issues for a small budget, most of which are depicted in colour in this new edition.

Illustration: United States of America, MiNo. 88

Target Group:

Stamp collectors of North American countries and dependencies, United Nations, experts, dealers, study groups, teachers

Additional Information:

Edition: 42nd Edition, in color.
42^nd edition, in colour
Total of 704 pages
150 mm x 225 mm
Hardcover with bookmarker
On sale: June 22, 2018
Language: German
ISBN: 978-3-95402-246-5

Press Release

The Michel Catalog Nordamerika 2018 (ÜK 1/1), contains some of the most popular collection areas from overseas by featuring the United States of America and Canada. Add to that the insular state of Hawaii, a very exotic area, while the island group Saint-Pierre and Miquelon as part of France with a particularly political status is closely linked to Europe.

Editorial revisions can be found throughout the whole volume. The focal point was the processing and updating of the price quotations. Lively price fluctuations can be found just about everywhere.

It was also possible to replace more black-and-white photographs with colour pictures – something particularly noticeable in the United States of America collection area. We would appreciate it if you could help us out with pictures taken from your collections so we can replace the colour illustrations that are still missing.

The stamps of the countries included in this edition stand out because of their great versatility of motifs. Many of these motifs show a distinct reference to their country of origin. This gives every collector the opportunity to learn about the culture, history and many other aspects besides philately.

All North American new issues up to and including No. 6/2018 of MICHEL Rundschau are contained in this edition. So as not to miss any of the later issues and to keep this volume updated, we recommend the subscription to MICHEL Rundschau starting with No. 7/2018. A subscription to our MICHEL Online catalogue provides you not only with information about the stamp issues of your collection area but also allows you to manage and store your own lists of motifs, and the large, high-resolution pictures in the premium version makes it easier to identify and allocate issues.

While preparing this edition, our editorial team was again supported by many collectors, examiners and trade dealers, whom we want to thank for their valuable contributions.

And now we hope our readers greatly enjoy spending time with the versatile philately of North America and we are sure that you will find new issues for your collections.

Schwaneberger Publishing House

The Editorial Team

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Michel Catalog Nordamerika 2018 (ÜK 1/1)

Inhalt:

Hawaii, Kanada (Britische Kolonien und Dominion), Konföderierte Staaten von Amerika, Panama-Kanalzone, St. Pierre und Miquelon, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Vereinte Nationen (New York).

Beschreibung:

• Neu: Festeinband mit Lesebändchen
• Überarbeitung und Überprüfung des gesamten Bandes, Schwerpunkt der redaktionellen Überarbeitung: USA
• Mit philatelistischen Karten
• Lebhafte Preisbewegungen im gesamten MICHEL
• Bogenformate und Auflagezahlen bei UNO New York komplettiert
• Viele neue Farbabbildungen, USA nun ab 1847 in Farbe!
• Über 7000 Abbildungen und 35 000 Preisnotierungen
• Neuheiten-Katalogisierung bis MiR 6/2018

Produktinformation:

42. Auflage, in Farbe
Umfang 704 Seiten
155 mm x 230 mm, Hardcover mit Lesebändchen
Erstverkaufstag: 22. Juni 2018
Verlag: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
ISBN: 978-3-95402-246-5Ganze 16 Briefmarken gab der US Postal Service im Januar 1893 anlässlich der bevorstehenden Weltausstellung in Chicago zum 400. Jahrestag der Entdeckung Amerikas heraus. MiNr. 88 mit einer Nominale von damals eher unerschwinglichen 5 $ (entsprach in Deutschland etwa einem goldenen 20 Mark-Stück!) ist heute postfrisch mit 2600 € bewertet.

Unter den (post-)geschichtlich interessanten Briefmarken der Vereinigten Staaten finden sich zahlreiche teure Stücke. Doch auch für den schmalen Geldbeutel hält dieses spannende Sammelgebiet schöne und historisch wertvolle Marken bereit, die in der Neuauflage fast durchgehend farbig abgebildet sind.

Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, MiNr. 88

Presse Information

Der MICHEL Übersee Band 1, Teil 1 „Nordamerika 2018“ enthält mit den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und Kanada einige der beliebtesten Sammelgebiete aus Übersee. Dazu kommt mit dem Inselstaat Hawaii ein ausgesprochen exotisches Gebiet, während die Inselgruppe Saint-Pierre und Miquelon als Teil Frankreichs mit einem besonderen politischen Status enge Bezüge zu Europa hat.

Die redaktionelle Überarbeitung verteilt sich über das gesamte Werk. Der Schwerpunkt lag dabei auf der Bearbeitung und Aktualisierung der Preisnotierungen. Lebhafte Preisbewegungen finden sich praktisch überall.

Es war auch möglich, weitere Schwarzweiß-Abbildungen durch farbige zu ersetzen, was man besonders bei den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika sieht. Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie uns bei Austausch der noch fehlenden Farbabbildungen mit Vorlagen aus Ihrer Sammlung helfen könnten.

Die Briefmarken der in diesem Band erfassten Länder zeichnen sich durch eine große Vielfalt an Motiven aus. Viele davon haben einen ausgesprochenen Bezug zum jeweiligen Ausgabeland. Das gibt jedem Sammler die Möglichkeit, zur Philatelie auch Kultur, Geschichte und vieles mehr kennenzulernen.

In diesem Band sind alle bis einschließlich Heft 6/2018 der MICHEL-Rundschau erfassten Neuheiten Nordamerikas enthalten. Um keine der nachfolgenden Ausgaben zu verpassen und das Werk aktuell zu halten, empfiehlt sich ein Abonnement der MICHEL-Rundschau ab Heft 7/2018. Mit einem Abonnement unseres MICHEL-Online-Kataloges werden Sie nicht nur über die Markenausgaben Ihres Sammelgebietes informiert. Sie verwalten und speichern Ihre eigenen Motivlisten und in der Premiumversion erleichtern Ihnen große, hochauflösende Abbildungen die Bestimmung und Zuordnung.

Bei der Erarbeitung dieses Werkes halfen der Redaktion wieder zahlreiche Sammler, Prüfer und Fachhändler, denen wir für ihre wertvolle Mitarbeit danken.

Wir wünschen unseren Lesern nun viel Freude bei der Beschäftigung mit der vielfältigen Philatelie Nordamerikas und wir sind sicher, dass Sie auch in diesem Werk Neues für Ihre Sammlung finden.

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