Content of Michel Catalog Osteuropa 2017/2018 EK7:

Belarus, Carpathian Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Western Ukraine

Description:

• Hardcover with ribbon bookmarks
• Editorial revision of the whole content and brought to the latest philatelic research level
• Many price changes for Polish and of Soviet Union stamps
• Increasing prices especially for Russia and Western Ukraine
• Some confirmed varieties of Poland were added
• Focus on contents improvement was: Soviet Union
• Sheet formats for older Poland stamps were added
• About 16 000 images and approximately 59 000 price quotations
• With all stamps published up to MICHEL-Rundschau # 9/2017

Not only because of their plenty of colourful motifs Eastern European collection areas are a real treasure trove for theme collectors. Even market-oriented collectors will get their money's worth in the truest sense of the word.

In this year you can find increasing price quotations especially for stamps of Russia, the Soviet Union and Western Ukraine. Number one this time is an official stamp of Russia from 1922. For MiNo DI 0006 the princely sum of € 25 000 can be noted.

Image: Cherrystone Auctions, Inc.

Target Group:

Stamp collectors specialized in issues of East European countries, experts, dealers, thematic collectors, study groups, teachers

Additional Information:

102^nd edition, in colour
1184 pages
Format: 155 x 230 mm, Hardcover
First day of sale: October 6, 2017
Publisher: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
Language: German
ISBN: 978-3-95402-207-6

Press Release

A lot is happening in the new Michel Catalog Osteuropa 2017/2018 EK7. If you think the popular collection areas featured in this volume have become monotonous, you will see that this is not the case at all.

Attentive collectors will find a wealth of versatile information that will help them to expand their collection because collecting stamps is not a static hobby – even in a seemingly “dead“ collection area, such as the Soviet Union, you can keep making new discoveries and find varieties that have been overlooked in the past and that can enrich any collection.

Price adjustments can be found throughout this volume. Particularly – but certainly not only – the Polish and Soviet issues have shown many changed price quotations. The value of a Russian stamp, for instance, has risen from € 15,000 to € 25,000. And price increases of up to over 50 % have been noted in such an apparent “side area” as West Ukraine.

Traditionally, the countries of Eastern Europe with their numerous issues that are also interesting to collectors of motifs and themes can count on their loyal clientele, made up of collectors of countries, thus enjoying a stable demand. An investment in Eastern European issues therefore does not only pay off by being a useful philatelic leisure activity.

Though many collectors first look for the prices of stamps, these are only part of the expert knowledge you need to build a successful stamp collection. The information contained in the texts that describe the individual stamp issues are at least as significant. The new Michel Catalog Osteuropa 2017/2018 EK7 provides plenty of important improvements in this area as well.

This year, the focus of improvement of the contents was on the Soviet Union, which led to many text modifications in addition to the comprehensive processing of the prices.

The new issues featured include those published in MICHEL Rundschau 9/2017. By subscribing to MICHEL Rundschau, starting with No. 10/2017, you will not only get informed about any further new issues but also find lots of philatelic news as well as other interesting contributions.

Many helpers at home and abroad have made all of this possible. We want to thank them all for their selfless assistance.

We wish every collector a lot of fun with this volume, which is bound to offer something new for your Eastern European stamp collection.

Schwaneberger Publishing House
The Editorial Team

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Michel Catalog Osteuropa 2017/2018 EK7

Inhalt:

Karpaten-Ukraine, Republik Moldau (Moldawien), Polen, Russland, Sowjetunion, Ukraine, Weißrussland und Westukraine.

Beschreibung:

• Festeinband und Lesebändchen
• Komplett redaktionell überarbeitet und auf den neuesten Forschungsstand gebracht
• Viele Preisänderungen bei polnischen und sowjetischen Marken
• Preisanstiege vor allem bei Russland und Westukraine
• Die MICHEL-Redaktion hat einige bestätigte Abarten bei Polen neu aufgenommen
• Schwerpunkt der redaktionellen Bearbeitung: Sowjetunion
• Für Alt-Polen konnten Bogenformate ergänzt werden
• Etwa 16 000 farbige Abbildungen und über 59 000 Preisnotierungen
• Neuheiten-Katalogisierung bis MiR 9/2017

Produktinformation:

102. Auflage, in Farbe
1184 Seiten
Format: 155 x 230 mm, Hardcover
Erstverkaufstag: 06. Oktober 2017
ISBN: 978-3-95402-207-6Die osteuropäischen Sammelgebiete sind nicht nur für Thematiksammler wegen ihrer bunten Motivfülle eine wahre Fundgrube. Auch markt-orientierte Sammler kommen im wahrsten Wortsinn auf ihre Kosten.
Gestiegene Preisnotierungen finden sich in diesem Jahr vor allem bei Russland, der Sowjetunion und auch bei westukrainischen Marken.
Spitzenreiter ist diesmal eine russische Dienstmarke von 1922. Für die MiNr. DI 0006 konnte nun ein stolzer Preis von 25 000 € notiert werden.

Abbildung: Cherrystone Auctions, Inc

Presse Information

Es tut sich viel im neuen MICHEL-Osteuropa 2017/2018. Sollte man geglaubt haben, die beliebten Sammelgebiete in diesem Band seien langweilig geworden, so kann man sich hier leicht eines Besseren belehren lassen.

Der aufmerksame Sammler wird eine Fülle von Informationen unterschiedlichster Art finden, die ihm bei dem Ausbau seiner Sammlung helfen, denn Briefmarkensammeln ist kein statisches Hobby – sogar in einem scheinbar "toten" Sammelgebiet wie der Sowjetunion gibt es immer wieder Neuentdeckungen und bisher unbeachtete Verschiedenheiten, die eine Sammlung bereichern können.

Preisanpassungen durchziehen das ganze Werk. Ganz besonders bei den polnischen und den sowjetischen Ausgaben, aber beileibe nicht nur dort, ergaben sich viele geänderte Preisnotierungen. Eine russische Marke stieg zum Beispiel von 15∫000 € auf 25∫000 €. Auch in einem scheinbaren "Nebengebiet" wie der Westukraine gab es Preiserhöhungen bis über 50 %.

Die Länder Osteuropas mit ihren vielen auch für Motiv- und Thematiksammler interessanten Ausgaben können traditionell auf eine treue Kundschaft aus Ländersammlern und damit auf eine stabile Nachfrage zählen. Eine Investition in osteuropäische Briefmarken zahlt sich deshalb nicht nur im sinnvollen philatelistischen Freizeitvergnügen aus.

Viele Sammler sehen zwar zuerst nach den Preisen der Briefmarken, aber diese sind nur ein Teil des Wissens, das man zum erfolgreichen Aufbau einer Sammlung benötigt. Mindestens genau so wichtig sind die Informationen, die in den Beschreibungstexten zu den einzelnen Briefmarkenausgaben stecken. Auch auf diesem Gebiet weist der neue MICHEL-Osteuropa 2017/2018 viele wichtige Verbesserungen auf.

Der Schwerpunkt der inhaltlichen Bearbeitung lag in diesem Jahr auf der Sowjetunion, wo sich neben der umfassenden Preisbearbeitung auch eine Vielzahl von Textänderungen ergab.

Die Neuheiten wurden bis einschließlich der in MICHEL-Rundschau 9/2017 veröffentlichten aufgenommen. Mit einem Abonnement der MICHEL-Rundschau ab Heft 10/2017 kann man sich nicht nur über die weiteren Neuausgaben informieren, sondern findet auch sonst zahlreiche Neuigkeiten aus der Philatelie und viele weitere interessante Beiträge.

Um dies alles zu ermöglichen, haben viele Hände im In- und Ausland mitgewirkt. Ihnen allen danken wir für ihren uneigennützigen Einsatz.

Ihnen als Sammler wünschen wir viel Vergnügen mit diesem Band, in dem Sie sicherlich etwas Neues für Ihre Sammlung der Briefmarken Osteuropas finden.

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