HISTORIC PHILATELIC ARTICLES
The following are articles taken from various Philatelic Journals from the late 1800s and early 1900s that are in the public domain. You will find articles related to general stamp collecting, the origins of postal history, humourous tidbits, "philatelic gossip" and much more.
Most of the Journals have been written in English or French. English spelling in the original Journals have been maintained even when not accurate according to modern English. Please direct any errors in translation from the French Journals to English, as well as any typos (or incomplete words in English texts of English Journals) to SOR member Poodle_Mum or the webmaster.
**Please note that due to the time frame of the writings of these Journals, the terminology is not "politically correct" in terms of today and as such, some may find some terminology offensive**
A Bird's Eye View of the Postal Service of the United States During the Past Fiscal Year - January 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
A Chat with Juvenile Collectors - February 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
A Great Find: One of the Greatest Rareties Unearthed in Montreal - January 1899 (The Montreal Philatelist)
A Permanent Stamp Album - April, 1886 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
A Plea for Philately and Philatelists - April 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
A Postage Stamp Story - March, 1886 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
A Short History of the United States Post Office (1) - January 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
A Short History of the United States Post Office (2) - February 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
A Short History of the United States Post Office (3) - June 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Phiately)
A Short History of the United States Post Office (4) - March 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
A Short History of the United States Post Office (5) - April 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
A Stamp Dealers Reminiscences Weitten from Actual Experience or Reliable Information: The Romance of a 12 Pence Canada - December 1898 (The Montreal Philatelist)
A Talk About Stamps - September 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
A Word About the Origin of Stamps - 1863 (Le Timbre-Poste Journal)
An Interesting Error - The $2 Value of the Third Issue of Canada Bill Stamps with Inverted Medallion - December 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Ancient Posts - May 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Approval Sheets: Their Use and Abuse - July 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Argentine Republic: Its Rule and Rulers, 1816-1890 - August 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Arrival of the Mail in Melbourne - January 1 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
Be Steadfast - October 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Blank Albums - April 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
British Honor? - January 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Canadian Items - September 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Collecting Post Cards - November 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Collecting Revenues - September 1898 (The Montreal Philatelist)
Commencement of the Confederate Postal Service - February 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Corrientes and Its Stamps - September 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
Curiosities of the Post Office - February 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Current Stamp Forgeries - January 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
De La Timbromanie, Son Origine et Son Dévéloppement - 1863 (Le Timbre-Poste)
Engraving and Coloring of Stamps - August 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Franks and Franking - March 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Greece and Switzerland - July 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Historical and Fiscal Matters of the Duchies of Modena, Parma and Tuscany, Italy - November 1898 (The Montreal Philatelist)
History of the Confederate States Post Office (1) - June 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Phiately)
History of the Confederate States Post Office (2) - August 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
History of the Confederate States Post Office (3) - September 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
History of the Confederate States Post Office (4) - October 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Honduras - July 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Les Timbres-Poste Envisagés au Point de Vue Artistique - 1863 (Le Timbre-Poste Journal du Collectionneur)
Les Timbres D'Italie - 1863 (Le Timbre-Poste)
Les Timbres Poste Considérés Au Point de Vue de L'Histoire - 1863 (Le Timbre-Poste)
Little Dealers - July 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
List of Canada Revenue Stamps - August 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Macao - March 1888 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Many a Mickle Means a Muckle - March 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Miles of Stamps - September 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Nomen Est Omen: Etymology of the Names of Countries - January 1890 (The American Journal of Philately)
Notes on Canadian Stamps - March 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Notes on Our African Colonial Stamps - February 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
Notes on the "Rivadavia Series" of the Argentine Republic - March 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Notes on the Designs of American Stamps - March 1,1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
Odd Collections - September 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
On the Selection of an Album - October 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Origin of Envelopes and Postage Stamps - May 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
"Our Eye" (1) - June 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
"Our Eye" (2) - September 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Our Postage Stamp Portrait Gallery (1) - Sir James Brooke - June 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Our Postage Stamp Portrait Gallery (2) - Isabella of Spain - July 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Our Rarest Stamp - March 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Philately - April 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
Philately as a Science - March 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Pithy Philatelic Points (1): Sayings and Articles of Noted Writers Carefully Condensed - October 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Pithy Philatelic Points (2): Sayings and Articles of Noted Writers Carefully Condensed - November 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Pithy Philatelic Points (3): Sayings and Articles of Noted Writers Carefully Condensed - March 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Popular Stamps - January 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Postage Stamps and How They are Made - August 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Postage Stamp Collecting - April 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Postal Peculiarities - August 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Proprietary Stamps - April 6, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Provisional Stamps - July 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Provisional U.S. - May 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Reprints - December 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Revenue Department - June 1898 (The Montreal Philatelist)
Schools of Philately - July 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Sketches of Little-Known Stamp Countries - Heligoland - April 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
Some Official Information on the Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope (1) - January 1892 (The London Philatelist)
Some Official Information on the Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope (2) - January 1892 (The London Philatelist)
Stamp Albums - July 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Stamp Albums, Creating Your Collection - January 2, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
Stamp Collecting in the Future - April 1886 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Table to Facilitate the Discovery of the Nation of Postage Stamps - June 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Album Question (1) - May 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Album Question (2) - June 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Brattleboro' - January 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Brattleboro' Stamp - January 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Brazilian Post Office - May 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Buenos Ayres Postal Service - February 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
The Chronological System - July 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The First Postal Leglisture in the State of Vermont - May 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Fredricksburg Stamps - June 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philetely)
The Junior Dealer - January 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
The Late Postal Difficulties in Paris (Referring to the Franco-Prussian War & the Siege of Paris) - March 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Laureated Reprints of New South Wales - January 1892 (The London Philatelist)
The Letter With the Foreign Stamp: What Happens To It On A Transatlantic Liner - January 1901 (The Philatelic Advocate)
The Model Stamp Collector - January 1899 (The Montreal Philatelist)
The Origin and Progress of the Postal Service - May 1885 (The Toronto Philatelic Journal)
The Paraguay and Ecuador Humbugs - January 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Pony Express - May 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Post Office - July 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Post Office and Postage Stamps of China - December 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
The Postal Service During the Civil War - September 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
The Postal Service of the New American Colonies - June 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
The Postage Stamps of Buenos Ayres - January 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
The Postman - January 1, 1865 (T-Collecthe Stampor's Magazine)
The Profits of the Stamp Trade in the U.S. - February 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Rapid Growth of Philately in America - July 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
The St. Louis Post Office Stamps - April 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
The Specialist's Errors and Its Correction - August 1899 (The Philatelic Advocate)
The Two Cent Navy Error - August 1898 (The Montreal Philatelist)
The Use of Hong-Kong Stamps in Japan - June 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
Theft of £500 Worth of Foreign Stamps - February 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
Transmission of Letters in the Seventeenth Century - February 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
Un Mot Sur L'Origine des Timbres-Poste - 1863 (Le Timbre-Poste)
United States Local Stamps (1) - August 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (2) - October 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (3) - November 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (4) - December 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (5) - February 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (6) - April 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (7) - July 20, 1869 (The American Journal of Philately)
United States Local Stamps (8) - February 20, 1871 (The American Journal of Philately)
U.S. Official Post Cards - January 1900 (The Philatelic Advocate)
Why Should We Collect Essays - January 1, 1865 (The Stamp-Collector's Magazine)
Why Some Stamps Were Issued (1) - September 1885 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Why Some Stamps Were Issued (2) - October 1855 (Toronto Philatelic Journal)
Worth Registering - June 1, 1868 (The American Journal of Philately)