Catalogue Bacon Philatelic Library 1

HH Sales. Philatelic Literature Postal Sales. Bradford, UK: HH Sales Limited, n.d.
Published 10 Apr 1987 to 11 Sep 2010. 74 issues #89-162. Philatelic Literature Postal Auction Catalogues published by HH Sales, the successor to Harry Hayes. All issues are A5 sized and Staple Bound with Paper Covers. Holdings: Complete with the early catalogues having the Prices Realised while the later ones not.
HH Sales. Philatelic Literature Stock List. Bradford, UK: HH Sales Limited, n.d.
Published Dec 1992 to Jan 2005. 13 issues #1-13. This publication listed the philatelic literature available in the stock of HH Sales, the successor to Harry Hayes. All issues are A5 sized and Staple Bound with Paper Covers. Holdings: Complete.
Harry Hayes. Philatelic Literature Auctions. Batley, UK: Harry Hayes, n.d.
Auctions held from unknown date to 21 Nov 1986. 88 issues #1-88. Philatelic Literature Postal Auction Catalogues published by Harry Hayes. The earliest issues are legal sized, cyclostyled, and stapled while the middle ones are letter sized and self-bound / loose and the later ones are A5 sized and Staple Bound with Paper Covers. Holdings: 75 issues (missing 1-3, 5-11, 14, 55, and 56) mostly with Prices Realised.
H. Garratt-Adams. Philatelic Literature Auctions. Hereford, England: H. Garratt-Adams & Co., n.d.
Auctions held from 8 April 1963 to 16 June 1970. 21 issues. #1-21. Philatelic Literature Postal Auction Catalogues published by H-Garratt Adams. The issues are legal sized, cyclostyled, and stapled. Holdings: Complete (missing no. 4).
Vallancey, F. Hugh. Catalogue of the “Bacon” Philatelic Library. London: The Vallancey Press Ltd., 1939
(1) p + (1) + 90 pp. 215 x 138 mm. Soft Bound in Light Blue Card Covers. Price 10/6 on title page. Subscriber’s Edition of 100 copies of which this is No. 6.
Paul Bluss. The Ricketts Collection of Philatelic Literature. Sale No. 427. New York: Paul Bluss, 1945
40 pp. 247 x 176 mm. Hard Bound (house binding) in Green Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Lot Nos. 1-1013. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 18 and 20 Aug 1945.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 107-108. Great Britain. Dockwra Types. Ship Letter Stamps. & Literature. India: Handstruck & Adhesive Stamps Used Abroad Etc. Including the Property Offered by Brigadier G. Hickie. Also Mauritius Used Abroad. Cape of Good Hope. British Honduras. China. Hong-Kong Etc. Sale Nos. 107. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1947
40 pp. 245 x 183 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-478. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 22 Oct 1947.
L. R. Stadtmiller. First Auction Sale of Philatelic Literature. Sale No. 1. Asheville, North Carolina: L. R. Stadtmiller, 1949
20 pp. 216 x 152 mm. Staple Bound with Grey Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-670. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 24 Sep 1949.
L. R. Stadtmiller. Third Auction Sale of Philatelic Literature. Sale No. 3. Asheville, North Carolina: L. R. Stadtmiller, 1950
23 pp + (1) p. 235 x 152 mm. Staple Bound with Grey Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-748. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 6 Mar 1950.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 136-137. Sale Nos. 989-990. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1951
52 pp. 242 x 184 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-574. Prices Realised Wanting. Bid Form. Sale held 28 Mar 1951. This sale includes the Philatelic Library of F. Hugh Vallancey (literature lot nos. 1-36).
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 152-153 Incorporating a Fine Philatelic and Postal History Library. A Whole Collection of Locals. A Valuable Portion of the Air Mail Collection Offered by the Order of T. E. Field, Esq. Great Britain Used in Chile Formed by the Late Dr. F. Lace...Valuable Collections Offered Intact Including the “J. K. Sidebottomn” Study of Waghorn’s Overland Mail and the “L. E. Meinertzhagen” Spain. Sale Nos. 1158-59. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1953
48 pp. 245 x 185 mm. Staple Bound with Dark Yellow Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-574. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 21 Jan 1953. Ex James van Der Linden. The J. K. Sidebottom study of Waghorn is offered as one lot no. 260.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 178-179. Sale Nos. 1411-12. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1955
44 pp. 242 x 184 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-602. Prices Realised. Bid Form. Sale held 5 Oct 1955. This sale includes the Philatelic Library of H. C. V. Adams.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 185-188. Sale Nos. 1500-03. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1956
56 pp. 245 x 184 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-783. Prices Realised. Bid Form. Sale held 18 Jul 1956. This sale includes the Philatelic Library of Oliver Bowlby.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 192-194. Sale Nos. 1538-40. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1956
40 pp. 245 x 181 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-598. Prices Realised. Bid Form. Sale held 12 Dec 1956. This sale includes the Philatelic Library of Col. Guy R. Crouch.
Shanahan’s Stamp Auctions. Catalogue for a Double Sale. One of the Largest Libraries of Philatelic Books in the World, Including Many Philatelic and Bibliophil Rarities. Sale No. 51-54. Dublin: Shanahan’s Stamp Auctions Ltd., 1957
(2) pp + 100 pp (numbered 741-844). 279 x 218 mm. Staple Bound with Paper Covers. Lot Nos. 1001-4442 of which philatelic literature lots are nos. 1001-2824 (pp 741-774). Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 6-7 Sep 1957. This sale contained many items from the libraries of Frank A. Bellamy, Albert H. Harris, F. Hugh Vallancey, and Ramsay Stewart. When Shanahan Auctions went out of business, Robson Lowe took over the stock and it was sold in its auction of May 11, 1960.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 199-201. Sale Nos. 1583-85. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1957
24 pp. 246 x 184 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-474. Prices Realised Wanting. Bid Form. Sale held 17 Apr 1957. This sale includes “a valuable library”.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 233-237. Sale Nos. 1849-53. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1959
52 pp. 244 x 182 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-741. Prices Realised. Sale held 22 Jul 1959. This sale includes a philatelic library formed by Dr. Zaven M. Seron of California and the William C. Hinde India and Used Abroad.
Robson Lowe. Postal History Auctions 249-250. Sale Nos. 1963-64. London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1960
32 pp. 244 x 183 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-561. Prices Realised. Sale held 20 Jul 1960. This sale includes an Extensive Philatelic Library including one formed by A. A. Kronenberg of Switzerland (lots 110-171) as well as lots of Aden formed by the late A. W. Hayman.
Sylvester Colby. The Philatelic Library of the “Kayes.” Sale No. 133-134. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1962
32 pp. 246 x 173 mm. Staple Bound with Yellow-Beige Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1071. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 24 Mar 1962.
Sylvester Colby. The Philatelic Library of Earl McCracken. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1963
28 pp. 246 x 172 mm. Staple Bound with Yellow-Beige Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-800. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 5 Oct 1963.
Sylvester Colby. The Ward Philatelic Library Part I, II, and III. Sale No. 158-159, 165-166, and 181-182. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1967
32 + 28 + 28 pp. 251 x 174 mm. Hard Bound (house binding) in Vermillion Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Lot Nos. 1-976, 1-863, and 1-761. Prices Realised. Sale held 27 Nov 1965, 18 Jun 1966, and 24 Aug 1967. No date but likely 1967. Price $5 on publication (Ref. Philatelic Literature Review, Q3 1966, pg. 168).
Sylvester Colby. The Henry A. Meyer Philatelic Library. Sale No. 219. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1969
27 + (1) pp. 246 x 173 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-709. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 20 Aug 1969.
Sylvester Colby. The John N. Luff Philatelic Library Part II. Sale Nos. 234-235. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1970
32 pp. 246 x 171 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-903. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 13 Oct 1970.
Sylvester Colby. The John N. Luff Philatelic Library. Sale Nos. 225-227. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1970
36 pp. 245 x 172 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-917. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 12-13 Feb 1970.
Sylvester Colby. The Frank Rossi Philatelic Library. Sale Nos. 243-244. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1971
35 + (1) pp. 247 x 173 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-882. Prices Realised. Sale held 24 Jun 1971.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 1. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1972
(1) pp + (1) p + 14 pp. White Legal Size Pages. Loose pages single stapled on the top. Lot Nos. 1-401. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 17 Apr 1972.
Sylvester Colby. The David Lidman Philatelic Library. Sale Nos. 253-254. New York: Sylvester Colby, 1972
40 pp. 241 x 171 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1001-2116. Prices Realised. Sale held 22 Feb 1972.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 2. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1973
(2) + 20 pp. White A4 Size Pages. Loose pages single stapled on the top. Lot Nos. 1-604. Prices Realised Wanting. Price 10p on front page. Sale held 1 Jan 1973.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 3. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1974
26 pp. Staple Bound with White Paper Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1024. Prices Realised. Price 10p on front cover. Sale held 31 May 1974.
Robert A. Siegel Auction. The Sylvester Colby Philatelic Reference Library. Sale No. 461. New York: Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, 1974
40 pp. 243 x 173 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1097. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 15 Nov 1974.
Robbins Auctions. Philatelic Literature: United States. Foreign. Sale No. 1. New York: Robbins Auctions, Inc., 1975
Unpaginated but 44 pp. 241 x 172 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1291. Prices Realised. Sale held 6 Dec 1975.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 4. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1975
Unpaginated but 28 pp. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1154. Prices Realised. Price 20p on front cover. Sale held 5 Nov 1975.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 5. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1977
25 pp. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1217. Prices Realised. Price 30p on front cover. Sale held 15 Dec 1977.
Robbins Auctions. Philatelic Literature: United States. Foreign. Sale No. 3. New York: Robbins Auctions, Inc., 1979
(2) + 56 pp. 241 x 170 mm. Staple Bound with Paper Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1766. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 28-29 Sep 1979.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 6. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1979
25 pp. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1135. Prices Realised. Price 35p on front cover. Sale held 31 Oct 1979.
Bournemouth Stamp Auctions. Thirteen-Hundred-and-Ninth to Thirteen-Hundred-and-Eleventh Bournemouth Stamp Auctions. Sale Nos. 1309-11. Bournemouth: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1980
68 pp. 247 x 166 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1496. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 2-3 Jul 1980. This sale includes the Dr. E. F. G. Van Doorn Library.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 7. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1981
25 pp. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1176. Prices Realised. Price 50p on front cover. Sale held 20 Feb 1981.
Roger Koerber. The George T. Turner Philatelic Library. Southfield, Michigan: Roger Koerber, 1981
Unpaginated but 132 pp. 210 x 140 mm. Hard Bound (house binding) in Brown Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Edition of 100 copies priced at $15 (12,000 copies were totally printed; Ref. Philatelic Literature Review Vol 30 No. 2 Q2 1981, pg. 99). Lot Nos. 1-3311. Prices Realised. Sale held 1-2 May 1981.
Robert A. Siegel Auction. Edward C. Hyers Philatelic Literature Collection. Sale No. 602. New York: Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, 1982
Unpaginated but 28 pp. 241 x 169 mm. Staple Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-558. Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 7 Oct 1982.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 8. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1982
25 pp. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1086. Prices Realised (handwritten photocopy). Price 50p on front cover. Sale held 23 Feb 1982.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 9. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1983
23 pp. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1146. Prices Realised. Price 50p on front cover. Sale held 18 Feb 1983.
Roger Koerber. A Sale at Public Auction Philatelic Literature. Southfield, Michigan: Roger Koerber, 1983
Unpaginated but 32 pp. 215 x 137 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-937. Prices Realised. Sale held 15 Apr 1983.
Robbins Auctions. Philatelic Literature: United States. Foreign. Sale No. 8. New York: Robbins Auctions, Inc., 1984
(5) + 79 pp. 241 x 168 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-2259. Prices Realised. Sale held 7-8 Dec 1984.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 10. London: Dr. Conrad Graham, 1984
18 pp. Staple Bound with White Paper Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1180. Prices Realised. Price 50p on front cover. Sale held 11 Apr 1984.
Roger Koerber. The Herbert J. Bloch Philatelic Reference Library. Southfield, Michigan: Roger Koerber, 1985
Unpaginated but 72 pp. 214 x 137 mm. Staple Bound with Lavender Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1938. Prices Realised. Sale held 29-30 Mar 1985.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 11. London: Mrs. Conrad Graham, 1985
22 pp. Staple Bound with White Paper Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1210. Prices Realised. Price Inland £1 for 2 issues | Abroad $3 (sent airmail) on front cover. Sale held 13 Dec 1985.
Robbins Auctions. Philatelic Literature: United States. Foreign. Sale No. 10. New York: Robbins Auctions, Inc., 1986
Unpaginated but 96 pp. 241 x 171 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-2361. Prices Realised Wanting. Sale held 5-6 Dec 1986.
Dr. Conrad Graham. Philatelic Literature Auction. Auction No. 12. London: Mrs. Conrad Graham, 1987
22 pp. Staple Bound with White Paper Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1186. Prices Realised. Price Inland £1 for 2 issues | Abroad $3 (sent airmail) on front cover. Sale held 23 May 1987.
Charles G. Firby. Rarities of Philatelic Literature. With Worldwide Stamps and Covers. Sale No. 1. Soutfield, Michigan: Charles G. Firby, 1987
Unpaginated but 72 pp. 216 x 138 mm. Staple Bound with Lavender Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-1126 Prices Realised (photocopy). Sale held 31 Oct 1987. This sale includes the collection formed by Peter J. Hurst. The first annual literature sale by this auction firm.
Charles G. Firby. Rarities of Philatelic Literature. Highlighted by The Roger Koerber Philatelic Library Also a Portion of His Retail Stock. Sale No. 2. Soutfield, Michigan: Charles G. Firby, 1988
(6) + 105 pp (including inside back cover). 216 x 139 mm. Staple Bound with Lavender Card Covers. Lot Nos. 1-2504 Prices Realised. Sale held 29-30 Aug 1988. This sale includes the Roger Koerber Philatelic Library as also a portion of his retail stock.