Content of Michel catalog Klassik Europa 1840-1900

The Michel catalog Klassik Europa 1840-1914 covers the stamps from the "classic period" ranging from 1840 to about 1900's. From the Penny Black, the first stamp issued on May 6 1840, you will find in this catalog valuable information on the first stamps of each European country. The new MICHEL contains many of the oldest and most expensive stamps in the world. Of course, the 24 pages that he has gained in size are not novelties, but are due to news: new discoveries, additional information, adapted reviews and new colored illustrations facilitate the orientation in this exciting area.

• Fully with revised edition after 10 years
• Price reviews for various units such as pairs, strips and blocks of four with many prices' increase compared tothe 1st edition
• Indication of reprints, special cancellations, special features of the postmarks
• Over 4,000 color illustrations, some 90,000 price quotations

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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 stamps of Germany, experts, dealers, thematic collectors, study groups, teachers

Title: Klassik Europa 1840-1900
Edition: 2nd edition, in color
Pages: 704
Format: 165 mm x 238 mm, hardcover
Publisher: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
Publication Date: November 10, 2017
Language: German

MICHEL provides top-quality information for collectors

Thanks to decades of experience and constant revision, the MICHEL catalogs are unmatched in terms of lay-out, comprehensiveness, accuracy and production. MICHEL catalogues provide all key information on stamps, postal stationary and coins. The systematic collection of data on collectable items, a well-organised system and detailed illustrations ensure easy use and a quick way to find required information. Each new edition of a MICHEL catalog is completely revised, updated and expanded so that it always reflects the latest situation on the market.

Users of the MICHEL catalogs value the comprehensive and detailed listings of collectable items. The MICHEL catalogs are among the best in the world when it comes to details, comprehensiveness and illustration. MICHEL products have been awarded well over 600 medals (including 31 gold), diplomas and honorary prizes in the course of the company’s history. The expertise of the Schwaneberger publishing house’s staff is outstandingly represented in the MICHEL catalogs.

The colourful, varied range of products includes standard and special-edition catalogues for Germany, Europe and overseas. There is also philatelic literature, the MICHEL-Exklusiv album, the MICHEL Colour Guide, the MICHEL-Lux examination lamp and the MICHEL-Rundschau monthly magazine. More than 85 different products in total.

MICHEL also enjoys a good reputation in electronic publishing thanks to various software programs, websites and e-catalogs. It is no wonder that the MICHEL catalogs have been known for years as the “philatelists’ bible”. However, bearing this accolade brings with it the responsibility of always remaining at the top with regard to quality.

The 669,000th MICHEL catalog number was issued recently. A look at the most important of the 85 different MICHEL catalogs reveals that the catalogues for Europe and overseas alone make up some 25,000 catalog pages. They contain 314,000 pictures and 1,800,000 price quotations. Most of this information is stored in powerful picture and text databases and is consulted, revised and corrected for each new edition of a MICHEL catalog. And of course that also applies to each individual page, irrespective of which MICHEL catalog it comes from. MICHEL goes to great lengths on its customers’ behalf. MICHEL’s editorial team spends an average of 45 minutes on research for each new set of stamps. Around 18,000 new stamps appear each year, which are then catalogued and published in the MICHEL-Rundschau, as well as in the relevant MICHEL catalog and online catalogue.

100 years of the MICHEL catalogue

It is more than 100 years since the stamp dealer Hugo MICHEL from Apolda in Thüringen published the first MICHEL stamp catalogue in 1909. He thereby created a product that would be continually be improved, but never surpassed. In the same year, publisher and philatelic editor Hugo Schwaneberger founded a publishing company that bore his name. The philatelist, who was well known in his field, created the Schwaneberger Album, the first album to adopt a scientific approach.
Owing to the great demand for MICHEL catalog, Hugo MICHEL was no longer able to dedicate himself to his career as a stamp dealer. He therefore sold the rights to the publisher Schwaneberger. The catalogue, which had only covered Europe until that point, was expanded by the new publishing house to include overseas countries.

Hugo MICHEL continued to edit the catalogue supplement, which is today known as the MICHEL-Rundschau. The company was then bought by the publisher Eugen Berlin. He moved it to Munich in 1950 where he came across a company, the Carl Geber printing works (now the Gerber Satz und Gerber publishing house) that was able to draw up the complicated catalogue typesetting. The publishing rights went to the Hohenester/Gerber families who assigned them to the publishing house, now trading as the “Schwaneberger Verlag”.

At the turn of the century other stamp catalogues had already appeared, but the remarkable success of the MICHEL catalog was attributed to its sophisticated and comprehensive cataloguing system. The stamps were numbered successively from the first number for each country, yet at the same time organised according to various sub-categories and genres, and described as fully as possible. This system was refined over the years and adapted where necessary - but never had to be changed! In fact, the MICHEL numbering system has become standard in Germany. This is underscored by the numerous licence contracts that the Schwaneberger Verlag has concluded with other publishers. All stock lists of German dealers are organised according to the MICHEL numbering system. Collectors exchange, buy and sell using MICHEL numbers.

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Michel Katalog Klassik Europa 1840-1900

Inhalt:

Die Briefmarken der "klassischen Zeit" von 1840 bis etwa 1900.

Beschreibung:

• Neuauflage nach über 10 Jahren!
• Marken aus ganz Europa von 1840 bis ca. 1900
• Die klassischen Briefmarken Europas bilden nach wie vor mit ihren bekannten und teuren Exemplaren eine Königsdisziplin der Philatelie
• Bewertungen für verschiedene Einheiten wie Paare, Streifen und Viererblocks mit vielen Preiserhöhungen gegenüber der Erstauflage
• Hinweise auf Neudrucke, besondere Entwertungen, Besonderheiten des Markendruckes und vieles mehr
• Über 4000 farbige Abbildungen, rund 90 000 Preisnotierungen

Produktinformation:

Edition: 2. Aufl., in Farbe
Seiten: 704
Format: 165 mm x 238 mm, Hardcover
Verlag: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH
Erscheinungsdatum: 10 November 2017