Tannu Tuva Collectors Society Library

Books and Pamphlets at Western Philatelic Library

Arnel, et al., Opusculum I:  An Anthology of Philatelic and Historical Papers and Essays, 1995

Hedley (ed.), A Compendium of Articles on Tannu Tuva, n.d.

Kannak, Tannu Tuva, 1977

Leighton, Tuva or Bust:  Richard Feynman's Last Journey, 1991

The following books are available for loan only to members of the Tannu Tuva Collectors Society Society.  If you wish to become a member, contact Dick Clever for more information.

Books and Pamphlets of the Tannu Tuva Collectors Society Library

Hogg (Translator) of S. M. Blekhman's, The Postal History and Stamps of Tuva, 2nd Ed., 1997

Krueger, John R., Tuvan Manual

Maps and Articles for the Study of the Postal History and Stamps of Tuva, 1913-2001

  1. Map of China [Chinese]
  2. National Geographic Map of China, 1964
  3. National Geographic Map of Eastern Soviet Union, 1967
  4. National Geographic Map of The Heritage of the Soviet Peoples, 1976
  5. National Geographic Map of the Economic Evolution of the Former Soviet Union, 1993
  6. Geographical Journal Map of the Basin of the Upper Yenisei, 1913
  7. Map of Tuva, 1990 [Tuvan]
  8. Chiang Kai-Shek, Soviet Russia in China (excerpts), 1958
  9. Current History, Map of Russia, 1992
  10. Current History, Map of China, 1992
  11. Flags of the World (website), Historical Flags of Tuva (Russia) < 1944
  12. Flags of the World (website), Tuva in Soviet Union
  13. Tannu Tuva Currency Catalog, n.d.
  14. Vanius, The Riddles of Belotsarsk (pre-stamp Tuvan postmarks), 1998 [Russian/English]
  15. Tuva on the Web (website), History: Russia and Tuva Up to 1914
  16. Linn's Stamp News, Tuva: Issue Stamps First, Ask Questions Later, 1995
  17. Linn's Stamp News, Despite Moscow's Disapproval, Tuva Issues Stamps, 1995
  18. The Independent on Sunday, Tuva Hopes Philately Will Get it Everywhere, 1995
  19. Global Stamp News, More on Tannu Tuva, 1996
  20. South Bend Tribune, He'd Go to Tannu Tuva if He Knew How to Get There, 1997
  21. Palm Beach Post, Roughing It in a Yurt in the Pacific Northwest, 1999
  22. Scientific American, The Throat Singers of Tuva, 1999
  23. Lonely Planet Travel Guides, Russia, Ukraine & Belarus (excerpt on Tuva), n.d.
  24. Russian Language (website), Tuvin Language (fonts), 1997
  25. U. of Auburn (website), Russian Language (fonts), n.d.
  26. Von Ostermann, Manual of Foreign Languages (4th ed., excerpts), Mongolian, 1952
  27. Geocities (website), Tuva: Tuvinian/Tofalar (place names in Tuva in Tuvinian and Russian and Mongolian, and place names in Tofalar and Russian), 1999
  28. Weather (website), Sample of weather reports for Tuva towns, 1999
  29. Global Mission Info (magazine), Reaching Tuva, 1996
  30. Tuva History (excerpts), 1964 [Russian/Tuvinian]
  31. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations, USSR, n.d.
  32. Cronin, Tannu-Tuva and the New Blekhman Handbook, n.d.
  33. Campbell, The Literature of Russian Philately, n.d.
  34. Washington Post, Siberian Rangers Vanish in Disputed Area, 1994
  35. UNPO Member Reports, Tyva, 1997
  36. UNPO, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization brochure, n.d.
  37. Lrylov, Russian and Soviet Coins (excerpts), 1993
  38. Backman, Tuva 2000 Stamp Catalog, 2000
  39. Ivy & Mader Auction June 1998, Tuva (with prices realized), 1998
  40. JPEG image, Tannu Tuva Collectors Society Life Member emblem, 1999
  41. Russian website, 50th Anniversary of the Accession of the Republic of Tuva to Russia (describes the commemorative postage stamp), 1999 [English/Russian]
  42. A.P.S., APS Stampshow 98 show brochure, 1998
  43. A.P.S., Awards Breakfast: APS Stampshow 1998 Literature Palmares, 1998
  44. Microsoft Encarta Map of Tuva, 1997
  45. Trusov (website), Tannu-Tuva Stamps Collection, 2000
  46. Cronin, et al., Postmarks Applied in Tuva, 2000
  47. Amazon.com (website), Book Review of The Postal History and Stamps of Tuva, 1999
  48. Official Decree, 2001 [Tuvan]

In addition, the Western Philatelic Library has 26 catalogs of Russia and 2 catalogs of China that cover this area, as well as these bound philatelic journals:  Asia Stamp Journal, China Clipper, Journal of Chinese Philately, and Rossica.

All of the above works are available to the general public for supervised study at the Western Philatelic Library premises in Sunnyvale, California.

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