[George Dexter], Catalogue of Postage Stamps, American and Foreign,
and U.S. Revenue Stamps, Cambridge, Mass. : Sever and Francis,
[June] 1863, 78 p.
- The catalogue is anonymous. Its association with H.
Dexter is by J.K. Tiffany in 1871 (Reference List of
Publications) and 1874 (The Philatelical Library, p. 8).
In 1863, George Dexter was a resident graduate at Harvard (Class
of 1858), while Tiffany was an undergraduate (Class of
1865). The Crawford Catalogue (1911, col. 98) credits
George Dexter.
- Proper credit is given by Joseph Sabin, A Dictionary of Books
relating to America, New York, 1873, vol. 5, p. 388. http://books.google.com/books?id=EKoFAAAAQAAJ
- According to Bagg, 1000 copies were printed.
- Charles C. Smith, Memoir of George Dexter, Cambridge : John
Wilson, 1885. http://books.google.com/books?id=0ZMWAAAAYAAJ
[Harvard]
- no mention of the stamp catalogue
- Herbert A. Trenchard, George Dexter, America's Anonymous
Cataloguer, Philatelic Literature Review, 1993, 2nd Quarter,
vol. 42, no. 2, p. 108-114.
Advertised, American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette, May
1, 1863, p. 52. http://books.google.com/books?id=58RDAQAAMAAJ
Advertised, American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette, June
15, 1863, p. 188. http://books.google.com/books?id=58RDAQAAMAAJ
Reviewed, American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette, July
1, 1863, p. 212. http://books.google.com/books?id=58RDAQAAMAAJ
Advertised, New York Evening Post, July 2, 1863, p. 2.
Reviewed, The Round Table, New York, June 11, 1864, vol. 1, no. 26,
p. 409. http://books.google.com/books?id=1XlNAAAAYAAJ
[Princeton]
- In this case, "recently published" actually means "recently
received by us".
WorldCat lists several locations holding the book:
Digital version,