The Stamp-Collector's Review and Monthly Advertiser

The Stamp-Collector's Review and Monthly Advertiser was an early specialist periodical devoted to philately, the study and collecting of postage stamps. It was published in Liverpool by Edward Moore & Co. during the formative years of organized stamp collecting, when collectors were beginning to exchange information through dedicated journals, catalogues, advertisements, and correspondence. The publication is notable as one of the earliest magazines created specifically for the stamp-collecting community. The title began publication on 15 December 1862 with Volume 1, Number 1. In its original form it was called the Monthly Advertiser. It subsequently used the title The Stamp-Collector's Monthly Advertiser before appearing as The Stamp-Collector's Review and Monthly Advertiser. The changing title reflects the broadening role of early philatelic publications: alongside advertising, such journals served as reviews and information exchanges for collectors. Edward Moore & Co. of Liverpool was the publisher. The surviving publication run ended on 15 June 1864 with Volume 2, Number 19, indicating a relatively short but documented lifespan. Edward Loines Pemberton became editor in January 1864. Pemberton was a significant early figure in philately, and his editorial involvement connects the periodical with the specialist expertise developing around nineteenth-century stamp study. The magazine belongs to the first generation of philatelic journals, alongside titles such as The Stamp-Collector's Magazine and The Philatelic Record. Its historical importance lies less in a continuing commercial brand than in its role as evidence of the emergence of a dedicated communications infrastructure for stamp collectors. Periodicals of this type helped establish shared terminology, circulate collecting knowledge, publicize stamps and related goods, and connect collectors who were otherwise separated by geography. The publication is defunct. A complete digitized archive is available through Smithsonian Libraries, providing access to the known run and preserving the title as a source for the history of nineteenth-century philately and specialist publishing.

The Stamp-Collector's Review and Monthly Advertiser emerged in Liverpool during the early development of organized philately. In the nineteenth century, postage-stamp collecting was becoming a distinct hobby, but collectors had limited access to standardized information and few ways to communicate with one another. Specialist periodicals filled that gap by combining editorial material with advertisements and notices relevant to collecting. The publication's first issue appeared on 15 December 1862. It was published by Edward Moore & Co. of Liverpool and initially carried the title The Monthly Advertiser. It later appeared under the name The Stamp-Collector's Monthly Advertiser before adopting the title The Stamp-Collector's Review and Monthly Advertiser. These title changes suggest an editorial and commercial format that extended beyond simple advertising: the periodical functioned as a review and information resource for stamp collectors as well as a venue for announcements and trade communication. The magazine was one of the earliest periodicals dedicated to philately. Its existence belongs to the same wider publishing movement that produced other foundational stamp journals, including The Stamp-Collector's Magazine and The Philatelic Record. Such publications helped make stamp collecting more systematic by circulating observations, descriptions, collecting guidance, and commercial information. They also helped create a shared identity among collectors and dealers. Edward Loines Pemberton became editor in January 1864. His appointment occurred during the second volume and is the principal documented editorial leadership change associated with the title. The magazine continued until 15 June 1864, when Volume 2, Number 19 brought the recorded run to an end. No later continuation is identified in the supplied reference material, and the title is therefore treated as defunct. The periodical's surviving archive has been digitized by Smithsonian Libraries. That archive preserves the publication as a primary source for the study of early philatelic journalism, nineteenth-century specialist publishing, and the commercial and intellectual networks that supported the first generation of stamp collectors.

1. 1864Edward Loines Pemberton becomes editor

   Edward Loines Pemberton assumed the editorship in January 1864.

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2. 1864Final documented issue

   The publication ended on 15 June 1864 with Volume 2, Number 19.

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3. 1862First issue published

   Edward Moore & Co. published Volume 1, Number 1 in Liverpool on 15 December 1862, initially under the title The Monthly Advertiser.

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An early specialist publication positioned as an information, review, and advertising medium for stamp collectors.

• The Stamp-Collector's Review and Monthly AdvertiserPhilatelic periodical1862

  A nineteenth-century magazine for stamp collectors, combining review and information content with advertising relevant to philately. The title went through earlier forms, including The Monthly Advertiser and The Stamp-Collector's Monthly Advertiser. It was published in Liverpool by Edward Moore & Co. from December 1862 until June 1864 and comprised at least two volumes, ending with issue 19.

• 1864Edward Loines Pemberton becomes editor

  Edward Loines Pemberton took over editorial duties in January 1864, during the publication's second volume.

  Leadership change
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• 1864Publication ends after 19 issues

  The documented run concluded on 15 June 1864 with Volume 2, Number 19.

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• 1862The periodical begins publication

  The first issue appeared in Liverpool on 15 December 1862 as Volume 1, Number 1. The publication initially used the title The Monthly Advertiser.

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