YVERT catalogue of CLASSICS OF THE WORLD stamps. 1840/1940. Edic.2020 1404 Pages. Colour. Format: 210x270mmm. Hard cover. Includes the first issues of all the countries of the world, classified in alphabetical order.
This third edition presents numerous new features, including:
- Hundreds of new varieties in several countries
- The appearance of 3-column citations for many countries, in particular Germany and part of the former French colonies.
- New section devoted to the Treaty Ports in China
- New section on revenue stamps and pre-cancelled stamps in the United States
- New section devoted to the British booklets - Reordering of the areas occupied in Italy during the First World War
- Addition of numerous visual elements throughout the catalogue, in particular for the stamps of postmasters in the United States or foreign offices in the Levant.