Churchill Collectors' Handbook

34 pp. 11 x 8 1/2. A collectors' reference specifically focused on Churchill stamps, printed some time between 1969 (the date of the formation of the International Churchill Society as the Winston S. Churchill Study Unit) and 1974 (the preface mentions new stamp issues expected for this year that will necessitate a revision of the current text). Primarily useful as a complete checklist, including 'forerunners' and regular issues, with catalogue numbers from Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue and Stanley Gibbons Postage Stamp Catalogue, with the country, description, and date listed for each entry. Also included are: a list of abbreviations and symbols; illustrations of regular issues & printing errors; errors and varieties; proofs, forgeries; locals and labels; illustrations of forerunners, locals and labels; covers; illustrations of covers; Churchill related stamps; illustrations of Churchill related stamps; a section on Churchilliana; and a brief informational section on the International Churchill Society.