An Introduction to Advanced Philately - AJ Sefi - 1926 - #156 - Edition of 250

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An Introduction to Advanced Philately, with Special Reference to Typical Methods of Stamp Production, by Alexander J. Sefi, Editor of the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Rowley & Rowley, MCMXXVI (1926).  Hard covers, about 8 by 10 inches, 116 stated pages, "a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies of which this is No. 156."  This is the rare first edition.  There is also a second edition which is also rare, but which had a production run of 400 copies.
Light toning on end papers; otherwise the contents are about fine.  Finely printed on hand-made paper with tipped in examples of
different
types of paper and various types of printing.  I have had examples of this volume before, and my experience is that the covers do not age well.  In this case, the covers show general wear, especially corner wear, and are warped, also warping the contents.  The volume needs to spend a couple weeks in a book press.  Nevertheless the
contents
are clean with minimal issues.  The importance of this volume is that it has tipped-in examples of relatively early printing and papers.  The covers can certainly be helped along with light retouching.
Of obvious importance is that this volume is one of a quite limited edition.
A. J. Sefi
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Not to be confused with the Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection
Michael Sefi
.
Alexander Joseph Sefi
(1889,
St. Pancras, London
[1]
[2]
– 10 October 1934,
Kensington
, London
[3]
[4]
) was an English
philatelist
and
stamp dealer
who signed the
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
in 1933.
[4]
Contents
1
Early life
2
Stamp dealing
3
Philately
4
Other
5
Selected publications
6
References
Early life
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Sefi was educated at the
Merchant Taylors' School
. Later, he spent three years conducting geological and scientific expeditions in Asia Minor, Syria and Arabia.
[2]
Stamp dealing
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Sefi worked in association with David Field who published several of his works. In 1921 he joined
P.L. Pemberton
and
E.L. Pemberton
as
Sefi, Pemberton & Co. Ltd.
Together, they donated the Sefi-Pemberton Cup to
The Junior Philatelic Society
, now the
National Philatelic Society
. The firm continued until 1956 when it was acquired by
Robson Lowe
.
[5]
Philately
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Sefi edited the
Philatelic Journal of Great Britain
from 1926, and also
Philatelic World
and
The West-End Philatelist
. He researched the silk thread issues of Switzerland 1854-62.
[2]
In
philatelic literature
, his
magnum opus
was his masterful "
An Introduction to Advanced Philately...
", re-issued in facsimile form by the
Royal Philatelic Society London
in 2010. At the time of his death, he was engaged with C.H. Mortimer in preparing a book on Jammu-Kashmir which was eventually published in 1937.
[4]
He won the
Bates Prize
at the 1923
Philatelic Congress of Great Britain
in London, and the
Congress Cup
for his paper "Forgeries and Fakes" at the 1929 Birmingham Congress.
[4]
His philatelic interests were wide and he contributed numerous articles to philatelic periodicals.
Other
[
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Sefi played
bridge
for England.
[2]
Selected publications
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The Postage Stamps of Grenada
. London: D. Field, 1912.
King Edward VII Land
. London: D. Field, 1912
The Postage Stamps of Malta
. London: D. Field, 1913.
An Introduction to Advanced Philately, with special reference to typical methods of stamp production
. London: Rowley & Rowley, 1926. (2nd edition 1932)
The stamps of Jammu-Kashmir: including chapters on postal history, obliterations, post cards and telegraph stamps
. London: Sefi, Pemberton & Co. Ltd., 1937. (With C.H. Mortimer)
References
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http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=alexander%20j&lastname=sefi
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d
Who Was Who in British Philately
Archived
5 June 2011 at
WebCite
Association of British Philatelic Societies
2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=alexander%20j&lastname=sefi&yearofbirth=1889&yearofbirth_offset=0
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b
c
d
"The Late Alexander J. Sefi",
The London Philatelist
, Vol. XLIII, No. 514, October 1934, pp. 220-221.
^
"Reminiscences of a Stamp Dealer",
The London Philatelist
, Vol. XLIX, No. 583, July 1940, pp. 121-130.
GENERAL COMMENTS
We started out selling philatelic literature as a spin-off from our selling stamps, stamp collections and postal history.  However, as more and more books and libraries drop into our laps, philatelic literature has become one of our major categories. Many philatelic reference books are collectible in their own right. Most are out of print. We try to price according to collectibility, condition, rarity, and to a much lesser extent their value as reference guides.  Additionally, and on a condition-compared-to-condition basis, we try to undercut the competition.
Another comment about value as an inherent collectible, as compared to value as a reference guide: The truth is that more detailed and more up-to-date information is going to be available on the internet, but then you would not have that rare and hard-to-find book sitting there on the shelf, would you!  And, if you use a book as a working reference copy, what's easier:  Carrying a book into a stamp show or lugging in your computer?
Dust jackets: In the field of modern literary first editions, the lack of a dust jacket is death. I see a totally different result when it comes to philatelic literature. Many such books never came with a dust jacket to begin with, while some books I have seen with jackets and at the same time -- the very same book -- still in shrinkwrap and without dust jacket. If I show a book with dust jacket, then you are going to get that book with a dust jacket. If I do not show a dust jacket, then no dust jacket, and maybe the book never had one to start with. (Or maybe it did.)
When it comes to books and stamps, "very fine" pretty much means the same thing. However, "good' when it comes to books is still a pretty nice item, while "good" when it comes to stamps is a dog. The book you bring home new from the book store might rate only a "fine" rating, but still be close to as-new. A "fine" stamp on the other hand is no great shakes.
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