The APRL has one of the world's largest and most accessible collections of philatelic literature. Its nearly four miles of shelving contains more than 23,000 book titles and 5,700 journal titles, and we are always adding to the collection. Read on to learn about the new resources that arrived in March and April which are now available to you as part of the APRL collection. The location in the APRL collection of each listed item is denoted in the square parentheses [ ] following each citation.
These resources below became part of the library's holdings in March and April and are now available to be borrowed by APS members either in-person or by mail. If you are not already a member, consider joining the the APS for this one-of-a-kind member benefit. To learn more about borrowing items from the APRL collection, contact the library at library@stamps.org.
BOOKS
Agnoli, Guiseppe. La Posta Tedesca nelle Zone di Operazioni dell' Alpenvorland e del Litorale Adriatico (1943-1945). Edizioni Nico, 2001. Italian. [G6081 .O15 A274 2001]
Ala-Honkola, Harri. Suomen Postitaksat 1875-2001. Finnish Post Museum, 2016. Finnish, English. [G6961 .P8575 A316s 2016 NEW]
Armstrong, Douglas B. The Stamps of the Levant Post Offices. Harry Hayes, 1972. English. [G7421 .P855 A735s 1972]
Astolfi, Valter. Occupazioni ed Annessioni Italiane nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale - Albania, Francia, Grecia, Jugoslavia: 1939-1943 La Posta Civile Annullamenti e Storia Postale. Fiorenzo Zanetti, c1996. Italian. [G6711 .P856 A856o 1996]
Bernardelli, Renzo. La Base Atlantica di Bordeaux: The Italian Submarine Force at the Atlantic Base at Bordeaux. Studio Filatelico Silcvano Sorani, 1975. Italian. [G6711 .M644 B522b 1975]
Billings, Bart, et. al. A Handbook of U S Postal Markings Impressed by Machines, Vol. II. Machine Cancel Society, 2004. English. [G3701 .M149 B598h 2004 NEW]
Buzzetti, Luciano. Poste Militari : a Numero della Prima Guerra Mondiale, 1917-1923, 2nd ed. 1982. Edizioni Abafil, 1981. Italian. [G6711 .M644 B992pm 1981]
Buzzetti, Luciano. Poste Militari : della Prima Guerra Mondiale, 1917-1923, Vol. 2. Edizioni Abafil, 1990. Italian. [G66711 .M644 B992pm 1990]
Buzzetti, Luciano. Poste Militari Italiane: della Prima Guerra Mondiale, 1917-1923 (Fronte Italiano e Albanese), vol.1, 1st ed. Edizioni Abafil, 1991. Italian. [G6711 .M644 B992pmi 1991]
Callender, Ardy. Supplementary Mail Service of the New York City Post Office 1858-1873. U. S. Cancellation Club, 2023. English. [G3804 .N48 C157s 2023 NEW]
Capill, Colin. New Zealand Post's Products and Services, the First Eleven Years – 1987 to 1998. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated, c2021. English. [G9081 .P859 C243n 2021]
Chauvet, Michele and Alain Trinquier. Les Colonies Franҫaises Tarif et Service Postal, 1848-1878 / Les Colonies d'Asie et d'Océanie, Ètablissements Franҫais de l'Inde, Ètablissements Franҫais de l'Océanie, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Cochinchine. Brun & Fils, 2010. French. [G5821 .P8575 C511c 2010]
Craig, David Cobb. First Class: America's Marvelous Midcentury Stamps. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. English. [HE6184 .D457 C886f 2022 NEW]
Dambrogio, Jana, et. al. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. MIT Press, c2025. English. [HE6184 .P860 D156l 2025 NEW]
Dove, Andrew F. Wartime Internment in New Zealand: Internees and Prisoners of War in New Zealand in the First and Second World Wars, a Postal and Social History, a Threat to Security? New Zealand Society of Great Britain and Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 2017. English. [G9081 .P959 D743w 2017 NEW]
Drummond, James N. Official Seals of the World Catalog Updates.. J. N. Drummond, c2007. English. [HE6184 .P846 D795o Updates 2007b]
Dubyniak, Roman and Peter Cybaniak. Postal History of Ukraine: K.u.K. Ukrainische Legion 1914-1918. Austrian Stamp Club of Great Britain, 1990. English. [G7101 .M642 D821p 1990]
Duh, Jen-Chow. Non-Denominated Flying Geese Stamp and Its Surcharges. [Self-published by author], 2024. Chinese, English. [G7911 .O96 D869n 2024 NEW]
Dunn, John F. The Mekeel's Reference Manual. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, John F. Dunn, Publisher, [2000]. English. [G3700 .M517 2000]
Errani, Egidio and Cesco Giannetto. Emissioni Militari-Assistenziali-Celebrative Decretate da Comitati di Liberazione Nazionale: Emissioni C.L.N. Militari - Politiche - Non Documentate Emissioni, Diverse e Private 1943-1946. Centro Filatelico Internazionale, [1970]. Italian. [G6711 .O96 E72e 1970]
Faulstich, Edith M. The Siberian Sojourn. Fred Faulstich, 1974. English. [G7002.S58 F263s 1974]
Ganz, Cheryl R. U.S. Zeppelin and Airship Mail Fights. Cheryl R. Ganz, 2022. English. [HE6238 .G211u 2022]
Hellman, Kaj, et. al. World Symposium for Collectors of Russian Philately : May 12, 1995, Helsinki, Finland. Collectors of Russian Philately, 1995. English. [G7001 .P856 H477w 1995]
Holt, Tonie and Valmai Holt. Germany Awake! The Rise of National Socialism: 1919-1939, Illustrated by the Contemporary Picture Postcard. Longman Group Limited, c.1986. English. [HE6184 .P839 H758g 1986]
Hooper, Candice Shy. Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail. Potomac Books, c2023. English. [G3701 .M217 H785d 2023 NEW]
Jaschke-Lantelme, Michael. 100 Jahre Germania die Briefmarkenausgaben des Deutschen Kaiserreichs (Michel-Nr. 53-97). [Self-published by author], c1999. German. [G6081 .C614 J391j 1999]
Kanabar, Dinesh. A Compendium of Articles on the Half Anna Lithograph Stamps. [Self-published by author], 2025. English. [G7651 .R221 K161 2025 NEW]
Knapp, Arnim. Der 'Sachsen Dreier' der Koniglich Sachsischen Postverwaltung Ausgabe am 1. Juli 1850. Heinrich Kohler Auctionhaus GMBH & Co.KG, 2010. [G6241 .R221 K672s 2010 OVERSIZE NEW]
Krohn, Edward. William McKinley Philatelic Catalog. [Self-published by author], 2024. English. [HE6183 .F198 K933w 2024]
Kucharski, Jerzy. Postal Stationery of the Polish Legion, 1914-1917. Polonus Philatelic Society, 1986. English. [G6521 .P839 K956 1986]
[Lists of French Post Offices]. [Publisher not provided], [1900?]. French [G5831 .P855 1900?]
Lovelock, A. D. (Tony). Falkland Islands: the Queen Victoria Collection, Volume III. Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group, c2024. English. [G9176 .P857 L911f 2024]
Marcilger, V. The Monetary History of the Baltic States: Estonia, Lativia, Lithuania with a Specialised Catalogue of Currency Notes, 1914-2000. [Self-published by author], 1999. English. [G7021 .N971 M319m 1999]
Mazzucchetti, Enrico and Cesco Giannetto. Gli Stranieri Volontari nella Guerra del Terzo Reich: Francobolli e Posta. Centro Filatelico Internazionale, [1971?] Italian. [G6081 .P856 M478g 1971]
McDonald, Ian. The Boar War in Postcards. Wrens Park Publishing, 2001. English. [G8501 .P839 M125b 2001]
Midura, Rachel. Postal Intelligence: the Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe. Cornell University Press, 2025. English. [G5701 .P859 M629p 2025 NEW]
Moens, J. B. Illustrations of Postage Stamps, Comprising Upwards of 600 Fac-simle Engravings of the Different Types of Stamps, and Descriptions of More than 2000 Varieties. Hall & Co., 1864. English. [G3200 .A11 M722i 1864 RARE BOOKS]
Mordente, Mario. Catalogo delle Cartoline IIlustrate Italiane. Testo Italiano E Francese,1982. Italian. [G6711 .P839 M834c 1982]
Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Postzegelhandelaren. Catalogus Postzegels Nederland . Nederlandsche Vereeniging Van Postzegelhandelaren, 2025. Dutch. [G6000 .A1 N371c 2025 NEW]
Novotny, F. Katalog Celin, Československa, a Protektorátu Čechy a Morava: Uplny Seznam Prilezitostnych Razitek 1918-1945. Emil Stiburek Publishing, 1940. Czech. [G6511 .P860 N944k 1940]
Novotny, Ladislav. Katalog Slovenskych Postovych Znamok. [Self-published by author], 1940. Slovak. [G6515 .A1 K729ks 1940]
Panettiere, Joan. German Military Postcards. [Self-published by author], [1980?] English. [G6081 .P839 P192g 1980?]
"Philatelic Hermes" Ltd. "Hermes" '97: Stamps of Greece 1861-1996, Cyprus 1880-1996 and Postal History. "Philatelic Hermes" Ltd., 1996. English, Greek. [G6810 .A1 P544h 1997]
Phipps, John S. Supplement to the Stamps and Posts of Albania and Epirus 1878 to 1945. Albania Study Circle, 2001. English. [G6831 .P856 P573s 2001]
Postage Stamps of the Chinese Treaty Ports. Carasan Company, c1947, [1971]. English. [G7820 .A1 C261p 1947-71]
Proud, Edward B. The Postal History of Malaya, Vol. 1. Proud-Bailey Co. LTD., 2000. English. [G8031 .P856 P968pm 2000 NEW]
Renato, Artesi and Antonio Dell'Aquila. La Cartolina Militari 1900. La Cartolina, 1985 . Italian. [G6711 .P839 A786c 1985]
Röhm, Norbert. Das Wasserzeichen in der Philatelie: Vor 130 Jahren Erkannt, Eine Versteckte Faszination. Verlag Projekt Gutenberg-DE, c2016. German. [HE6184 .P215 R738w 2016]
Rommerskirchen, Dr. med. Helmut and Dr. Paul-August Koch. Kroatien, Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska 1941-1945. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde e.V. im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V., mit Unterstutzung der Stiftung zur Forderung der Philatelie und Postgeschichte e.V., 1977. German. [HE6199 .N481 Heft-47]
Rosen, Edward G. The S. N. Shure Collection of Holy Land Foreign Post Offices. [Self-published by author], 1997. English. [G7501 .P857 R813s 1997]
Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH. Berlin (West) 2021. Schwaneberger Verlag Gmbh, c2021. English. [CATALOG Michel]
Scott, Barry J. E. and Robin M. Startup. Treasured Letters: New Zealand Prisoner of War Air Letter Cards 1941-1945. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated, 2011. English. [G9081 .P959 S425 2011]
Smith, Hans. The Austrian Post Offices in the Levant: Tchilinghirian and Stephen Revisited. Austrian Philatelic Society, 2013. English. [G6491 .O31 S642a 2013]
Staff, Frank. Picture Postcards and Travel: A Collector's Guide. Lutterworth Press, 1979. English. [HE6184 .P839 S779pt 1979]
Stephan, Gernot. USA - Luftpost, Inland / Ausland 1911-1997: Arten, Portostufen, Gebühren, Routen. [Self-published by author], c1998. German. [HE6238 .P8575 S827u 1998]
Suomen Filateliapalvelu Oy. LAPE Suomi - Finland 1856-2024: Postimerkkiluettelo = Stamp Catalogue = Frimarkskatalog. Suomen Filateliapalvelu Oy, 2025. English, Swedish, Finnish. [G6960 .A1 S959l 2025]
Swain, Steve L. The Postal History of Selected Georgia Barrier Islands. Lawrence Publications, c2023. English. [G3921 .P856 S971po 2023 NEW]
Swain, Steve L. The Postal History of Tybee Island, Georgia. Lawrence Publications, 2023. English. [G3922.T9 .P856 S971p 2023 NEW]
Synek, Bohumil . Slovensko 1939-1945, Katalog Znamok a Celin. Vydala Filatelia Numizmatika Album, 2007. Slovak. [G6513 .S6 F663 2015]
Telegut, Mircea and Horst Thielk. Postzensuren in Rumänien 1913-1950: Handbuch und Katalog Aller Bekannten Formen der Kennzeichnung von Postkontrollen aus Diesem Zeitraum. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zensurpost e.V. im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V, 1995. German, Romanian. [G6881 .C396 T267p 1995]
Visacki, Vojin. Lokacije Emackih Vojnih Posta na Balkanu 1941-1945. [Savez filatelista Srbije]. 2002. German, Serbian. [G6081 .M644 V822l 2002]
Volker Köppel. 1946-2021, 75 Jahre Bund Deutscher Philatelisten: Dokumentationen zur Geschichte der Philatelie. Consilium Philatelicum. c2021. German. [G6081 .O68 K836b 2021 NEW]
Weinbrecht, Rolf. Handbuch Bulgarien postwertzeichen, Teil 1: Furstentum Bulgarien, 1879-1909, Konigreich Bulgarien, 1910-1944. [Self-published by author], c1992, 1993. German. [G6890 .A1 W423h 1993]
Welcome to the Postal Museum, Stockholm, Sweden / Valkommen till Postmuseum, Gamla Stan, Stockholm. Postmuseum Stockholm, [n.d.] Swedish, English. [VERTICLE FILE Postmuseum, Stockholm]
Wilde, Bradley G. Panama Postal Stationery. United Postal Stationery Society, c2024. English. [G4871 .P860 W671p 2024 NEW]
William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, Smithsonian National Postal Museum. [2013?]. English. [HE6191 G878w [2013?] OVERSIZE]
Yvert & Tellier. Catalogue de Timbres-Poste, Cent-Vingt-Neuvieme Annee, Colonies Francais Bureaux Francais a l'Etranger. Yvert & Tellier, 2025. French. [CATALOG Yvert & Tellier NEW]
Yvert & Tellier. Catalogue de Timbres-Poste: Timbres Terre Australes & Antarctiqques Francaises. Yvert & Tellier, 2023. French. [CATALOG Yvert & Tellier]
Zammith, Francis. Philatelie et Aviation aux Îles Wallis et Futuna. [Self-published by author], [1999?]. English. [HE6138 .P856 Z24pe 1999]
Zeppelin-Metallwerke. Kartengrèusse an "Graf Zeppelin." Zeppelin-Metallwerke GmbH, 1978. German. [G6081 .P839 Z57k 1978]
EXHIBITS
Lange, F. W. United States Military Posts in the Philippines 1898-1902 [exhibit]. [Self-published by author], 1996. English. [G3701 .M644 L274u 1996 EXHIBIT]
Myers, Bob. Honoring her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022 [exhibit]. [Self-published by author], 2023. English. [G5731 .D457 M996h 2023 EXHIBIT]
JOURNALS
Amtsblatt der Reichspost-Oberdirektion fur die Britische Zone. Germany, 1946-. German. [JOURNAL Amtsblatt der Reichspost – Oberdirektion fur die Britische Zone]
The Corinphila Gazette. Corinphila Auktionen, 2023- English. [JOURNAL Corinphila Gazette]
Stamp Collector (incorporating) Coin Collector. Warners Group Publications, 2025-. English. [JOURNAL Stamp Collector/Coin Collector]
The Philatelic Advocate. Starnaman Brothers, [1896-1901]. English. [JOURNAL Philatelic Advocate]