Edward A. Oppen
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Edward A. Oppen was the creator of one of the first stamp catalogues in English as well as the author of a number of foreign language textbooks. In a stamp collecting journal, he was described as a "...classical teacher".
in one book. The publication quickly went through many editions as news of new stamps reached collectors. There were two editions in 1863, and three in 1864-65, all edited by Henry Whymper. A review of the second edition noted that it was "...much improved by that prince of engravers, Henry Whymper."
An 1865 review of the sixth edition recorded that the editor had included, with permission, information from Mount Brown
, Dr Gray
and Mr Pemberton (presumably E.L. Pemberton
). A further twenty-four editions followed up to 1891, edited by Charles Viner
.
The Postage Stamp Album and Catalogue
In January 1863, Oppen published the first edition of his Postage Stamp Album, and Catalogue of British and Foreign Postage Stamps, which combined for the first time a stamp catalogue and stamp albumStamp album
A stamp album is a book, often loose-leafed , in which a collection of postage stamps may be stored and displayed.- Overview :...
in one book. The publication quickly went through many editions as news of new stamps reached collectors. There were two editions in 1863, and three in 1864-65, all edited by Henry Whymper. A review of the second edition noted that it was "...much improved by that prince of engravers, Henry Whymper."
An 1865 review of the sixth edition recorded that the editor had included, with permission, information from Mount Brown
Mount Brown (philatelist)
Mount Brown was an early British philatelist and the compiler of only the second published stamp catalogue in the English language...
, Dr Gray
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray ....
and Mr Pemberton (presumably E.L. Pemberton
Edward Loines Pemberton
Edward Loines Pemberton was a pioneering philatelist and stamp dealer who was a leading advocate of the scientific school of philately and a founding member of The Philatelic Society, London, now The Royal Philatelic Society London...
). A further twenty-four editions followed up to 1891, edited by Charles Viner
Charles Viner
Charles William Viner A.M., Ph.D., was a British philatelist who was a founding member of the Philatelic Society, London, later to become the Royal Philatelic Society London, and who was present at the initial meeting of the society on 10 April 1869...
.
Selected other publications
- A description of the Northern Territory of South Australia: carefully compiled from the various explorers' and surveyors' journals and charts. Hertford: Stephen Austin, 1864.
- French Reader, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, a Graduated Selection from Modern Authors, in Prose and Verse: And Notes, Chiefly Etymological. 1864.
- International German reader: for the use of colleges and schools, and for private reading, containing aids to students. 1866.
- Easy German Reading, After a New System: Being Selections of Historical Tales and Anecdotes. By George Storme, revised by Edward Oppen. 1867.