Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history. Philatelic literature is held by stamp collectors and dealers, philatelic societies, and general and specialist libraries.
Philatelic literature is generally divided into the following categories:
- Auction catalogues
- Books
- Bibliographies of philatelic literature
- Background material (Non philatelic material useful to stamp collectors. For example, currency exchange rates, maps, newspapers etc.)
- Catalogues
- Journals
- Newsletters
- Periodicals
Specialist Dealers
- Andrew G Lajer
- HH Sales
- James Lee
- J Barefoot
- Pennymead
- Philabooks
- Phil Banser
- PB Books
- Sasaktoon Stamp Centre
- Vicarri
Websites
- American Philatelic Congress
- American Philatelic Research Library
- British Library
- Collectors Club Library
- Global Philatelic Library
- International Association of Stamp Catalogue, Stamp Album and Philatelic Magazine Publishers
- Muenchner Stadtbibliothek
- National Postal Museum Library
- PHILA Library Heinrich Köhler
- Philatelistische Bibliothek
- Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library
- Royal Philatelic Society of London Library
- Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria
- Western Philatelic Library
- Wineburgh Philatelic Library