Philatelic literature

Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.

Philatelic literature is generally divided into the following categories:

• Stamp catalogues
  • Single country catalogues
  • Worldwide catalogues
  • Geographic area catalogues (e.g. Africa)
  • Time period catalogues (e.g. Reign of King George V)
  • Specialized catalogues (e.g. postmarks, plate blocks, perfins, etc.)
• Periodicals
  • Journals
  • Society newsletters
• Auction catalogues
• Books
• Bibliographies of philatelic literature
• Background material - Non philatelic material useful to stamp collectors. For example, currency exchange rates, maps, newspapers etc.