Content of Michel Catalog Osteuropa 2020/2021 (E15):

Carpathian Ukraine, Poland, Ukraine, White Russia, Western Ukraine

Description:

• A compact overview of Popular Eastern European collection area
• All collection areas have been reviewed and updated by our Editorial Team
• Numerous appraisals have been updated throughout the volume
• Appraisals of some Polish stamps issued during the first half of the 20th Century, interesting motifs on Ukrainian issues and White Russian stamps with a code of transport instead of a nominal value have gone up considerably.
• New hyperlinks to overprint stamps found in the topical collection areas provide an even better overview of the Poland collection area.
• More than 6'700 colour pictures and approx. 29'000 price appraisals

The catalog is organized according to collection areas. Cataloging within these sections is chronological, based on issue date. Special stamp types, like official stamps, are located at the end of a collection area section. In order to assist collectors organize their stamps, numerous illustrations are provided, as well as information on similar stamps to help avoid possible mix-ups.

Target Group:

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

Additional Information:

105th Edition, in colour
640 pages
155 mm x 230 mm, hardcover
On sale: 6 November 2020
ISBN: 9783954023455

Poland has become an extremely popular collection area in recent years, which is reflected by numerous price increases in this new Europe edition.

Particularly the great majority of issues from the first half of the 20th Century show price increases. Price adjustments, novel information and photos make this new MICHEL edition an interesting source for any collector of Polish stamps.

For example, the value of MICHEL No. A 890 specimens in mint condition, issued one year after the rest of the stamps featured in the set “10 Years of People’s Republic of Poland“, has increased from € 2.50 to € 10. In addition, it can be identified much easier by interested collectors since the photo of the Lenin Steel Mill has been included in the new reprint.

Photo: Poland MiNo. A 890.

Press Release

For MICHEL, the new decade has started with a small revolution. For 14 years we catalogued the issues of the European states in 7 volumes. Yet the growing number of pages and the price increases for the volumes have made it necessary to re-structure them. By splitting the series into 16 individual volumes, we can now provide our readers with reference books that better suit their interests as collectors for a considerably lower price.

The MICHEL catalog Osteuropa 2020/2021 continues the new Europe Series by featuring the popular collection areas of the Carpathian Ukraine, Poland, the Ukraine, White Russia and the Western Ukraine. By means of our state-of-the-art layout technology, the data contained in our Philatelic Data Base (PDB) is turned into a layout that is easy to read.

The whole edition has undergone editorial processing. One focal point was on the reviewing and updating of price quotations. In general, the details on the stamps were adapted to the latest state of research and updated where necessary. Numerous new MICHEL Numbers could be added, and many editorial modifications and improvements have been included.

You will find most price increases among Polish stamps issued during the first fifty years of the 20th Century and among nearly all stamps issued by White Russia that come with a face value instead of an encoding that indicates the postal means of transportation. Since even the older issues are still valid postage stamps, the value of specimens in mint condition has seen a considerable increase due to tariff increases that occurred in the meantime.

This edition contains all novelties presented in MICHEL Rundschau up to and including No. 10/2020. A subscription to MICHEL Rundschau, starting with No. 11/2020, is recommended, so that you will always be kept updated and won’t miss any future stamps.

The Editorial Team wants to say Thank You to all collectors, examiners and dealers out there who contributed to the making of this reference work by providing their valuable advice and practical help.

We hope our readers will have many enjoyable hours with philately and this new MICHEL Catalog Osteuropa 2020/2021 (E15).

Schwaneberger Publishing House
The Editorial Team

Michel Catalog Osteuropa 2020/2021 (E15)

Inhalt:

Karpaten-Ukraine, Polen, Ukraine, Weißrussland, Westukraine.

Beschreibung:

• Beliebte osteuropäische Sammelgebiete kompakt zusammengefasst
• Redaktionelle Überprüfung und Bearbeitung aller Gebiete
• Zahlreiche Bewertungsänderungen im ganzen Band
• Die Preisbewertungen bei polnischen Marken aus der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts, bei interessanten Motiven auf ukrainischen Marken und bei weißrussischen Marken mit Beförderungskodierung anstelle eines Nominalwerts sind teils deutlich gestiegen.
• Neue Querverweise zu Aufdruckmarken der Nebengebiete erleichtern den Überblick über das Sammelgebiet Polen.
• Über 6700 Farbabbildungen und ca. 29.000 Preisbewertungen
• Neuheiten bis MICHEL-Rundschau 10/2020

Produktinformation:

Edition: 105. Aufl., in Farbe
Seiten: 640
Format: 155 mm x 230 mm, Hardcover
Verlag: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
Erscheinungsdatum: 6 November 2020

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