Oscar Berger-Levrault

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Oscar Berger-Levrault

Oscar François George Berger-Levrault (born May 9, 1826 in Strasbourg , † September 24, 1903 in Nancy ) was a French philatelist who, along with the Englishman John Edward Gray , is credited with inventing the stamp catalog .

Life

Oscar Berger-Levrault was a bookseller in his native Strasbourg. In addition to this activity, he found time to deal with philately . He was one of the first stamp collectors to deal with the scientifically and systematically pursued creation of stamp collections. As part of his work as a philatelist, on September 17, 1861, he published a stamp and postal stationery directory "Description of the Stamps Known Up to Now", which can definitely be described as the world's first stamp catalog, although it is more a list than a list Catalog deals because illustrations are completely missing. However, it recorded all 973 postage stamps in the world that had appeared up to then that were known to the bookseller.

Since Berger-Levrault was the first to draw up such a list, mistakes had crept in. It was used by Alfred Potiquet as a template for the first illustrated stamp catalog published in December 1861.

Although Berger-Levrault's philatelic work was only intended for his friends and had an edition of 40 to 50 copies, one copy ended up in the hands of the British Museum in London , where it is now.

literature

  • Wolfgang Maaßen: Who is who in philately. Volume 1: A - D. 3rd edition. Phil Creativ - Publishing House and Agency, Schwalmtal 2011, ISBN 978-3-932198-92-2 , pp. 108-110

swell

  • U. Häger: Large Encyclopedia of Philately , Bertelsmann Lexicon, Gütersloh u. a. 1973, p. 53

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Wolfgang Maassen (Ed.): Who is who in philately? A lexicon of well-known philatelists of the 19th and 20th centuries Century. Phil * Creativ GmbH, Schwalmtal 1999, ISBN 3-932198-32-8 , p. 17
  2. ^ Carlrichard Brühl: History of Philately. Volume 2, Olms, Hildesheim 1985, ISBN 3-487-07618-7 , page 602
  3. ↑ a b Wolfgang Maassen: The first philatelic literature appeared 150 years ago. In: philately , issue no.416, February 2012, pages 42 to 45
  4. ^ Carlrichard Brühl: History of Philately. Volume 2, Olms, Hildesheim 1985, ISBN 3-487-07618-7 , page 604
  5. ^ Wolfgang Maassen: Philately and Associations in the 19th Century , Publisher: Phil Creativ, Schwalmtal 2006, ISBN 978-3-932198-69-4 , p. 178 f
personal data
SURNAME Berger-Levrault, Oscar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berger-Levrault, Oscar François George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French philatelist
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 1903
Place of death Nancy