Item #22142 Run of 6 issues of The Federal Australian Philatelist magazine. Philately, Australia.
Run of 6 issues of The Federal Australian Philatelist magazine.

Run of 6 issues of The Federal Australian Philatelist magazine.

Hobart: A.F. Basset Hull, 1890-1891. Paperback. Six issues of this illustrated journal for Australian stamp collectors published quarterly from January 1890 to October 1891. Later absorbed by Vindin Philatelic Monthly. With illustrations and descriptions of stamps, plus many advertisements. Includes a portrait of and one page article on Rev. P.E. Raynor '...We present our readers with a portrait of Rev. P.E. Raynor, MA of St. Peter's College, Adelaide, the President of the Philatelic Society of South Australia.'

Articles include many anecdotes from the avid collectors of the day providing very interesting and obscure historical facts on stamps of the Australian colonies. This run consists of April 1890, (2) of January 1891, April 1891, July 1891, October 1891. 8vo, tan paper wraps, staple bound, covers dusty, chipped at edges, both Jan. 1891 vols. covers detached but present, interiors clean. Loose in first issue is a printed order form, and a sheet of advertising rates. OCLC: 15171282; Trove 4841712. Good + overall. Item #22142

Price: $450.00

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