[press release]
CCC Digitized Philatelic Handbooks Availability

Since 1968, the Collectors Club of Chicago, has published 34 original research specialized philatelic handbooks, compendia, and anthologies. As the handbooks are issued in limited editions, the published handbooks are available only from libraries, or whenever private philatelic literature libraries receive copies through private treaty or auction.

The CCC maintains the copyrights for the handbooks, and has completed a digitization program that allows about 30 of the publications to be available for the Good of Philately for downloading at a nominal cost by the collector or dealer (https://www.collectorsclubchicago.org/handbooks-available-for-download/). The titles are diverse, ranging from specialized United States collecting areas, to esoteric foreign subjects.

The CCC actively solicits for publication all manuscripts reflecting original philatelic research, regardless of the subject matter, or their perceived esoteric content. Complete details for potential authors are available on www.collectorsclubchicago.org.