The following literature list provides a starting point for building a library. A few items are available from the Meter Stamp Society or the American Philatelic Research Library in Bellefonte, PA. Where the authors continue to sell their own works, an address is provided. Many items do appear on dealer auction lists or online auctions like ebay. The International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog, listed below, provides literature references for the postage meters of many countries.

Booksellers and Librarys to Investigate

Alibris www.alibris.com
Amazon www.amazon.com
Philatelic Bibliophile www.pbbooks.com
Philatelic Books www.philatelicbooks.com
APRL www.stamps.org

Magazines/News Articles

An Extensive (14 pages) Bibliography of Newspaper Articles by:
Douglas Kelsey: Linn’s Stamp News
John Coulthard: Stamps, Chambers Stamp News
Werner Simon: Stamps
Homer Hemenway: Linn’s Stamp News
Ernest Roscoe: Stamp Collector
Combined Newspaper Bibliography

More important: libraries that carry the newspapers bibliography thanks to Doug Kelsey.

Meter Stamp Quarterly Bulletin. Richard Stambaugh, Editor Emeritus. David Crotty, Editor
Availability: Membership in the MSS!
Complete MSS Library CD

General

American Philatelic Research Library. The library has an online book and article card catalog.
www.stamps.org

History & Evolution of Metered Postage. William K Thomas. American Philatelic Society, 1962
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

How To Collect Postage Meter Stamps. R.H. Harsh. Ramos Enterprises, 1963
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

An Introduction to the Hobby of Collecting the Postage Meter Stamps. R.H Harsh, 1965
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

International

The Meter Postage Stamp Catalogue. A.H. Harris. The Philatelic Magazine, 1940 3rd Ed.
Availablity: American Philatelic Research Library

The Meter Postage Stamp Catalogue. S.D. Barfoot, Werner Simon. United Postal Frankers Inc. 1953, Addendum, 1963
Availability: Seen occasionally on ebay, American Philatelic Research Library

The International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog 2nd Edition. Joel Hawkins, Richard Stambaugh 2009-2014. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/International_Postage_Meter_Stamp_Catalog
Print 1st Edition Availability: http://pbbooks.com/meter.htm

FRAMA WORLD CATALOG. Flavio Rota
Availablity: Flavio Rota
Via B, Marcello Nr. 3
I-22060 CANTU’CO, Italy
rota.flavio(at)tin.it
American Philatelic Research Library

Meter Marks of Mauritius. Patrick Kwan Cheung.
A4- 76 pages in colour with over 250 illustrations.
Cost US$28 + US$ 17 postage to worldwide.
e-mail: pkwanc(at)hotmail.com

BASIC CLASSIFICATION OF BRAZILIAN METER STAMPS. Mario Xavier Jr.
The first classification of the Brazilian meter stamps since their beginning in 1925 to the present time. The complete listing of the first imprints of each machine with color illustrations of all types and subtypes. Bilingual edition, Portuguese and English, 180 pages, size A-4, spiral bound.
Price: US$ 50.00 + shipping costs
Contact: Rua Sergipe 424 ap 3-A
01243-000 São Paulo – SP - Brazil
E-mail: mxavierjr(at)uol.com.br

Meterstamp.de. www.meterstamp.de
German/Austrian/European Postage Meters

Michel ATM World Catalogue. (in German)
Availability: Booksellers and:
www.atms.ch/ (German)
www.ateeme.net/angles/aatmcatal.htm (English)

Selected Writings on Postage Meter Stamps. by Mr. Wu Weilin in Chinese.
355 pages 1700+ illustrations. Composed of 71 papers selected from author’s previous publications.
Wu Weilen
808-1-69 Tianyueqiao Road Shanghai 200030 China.
weilin_wu15(at)hotmail.com.
Book Price: US $17 plus Airmail Postage US $20 or Surface Postage US $7. (See Review MSSQB Vol 60/2)

Associazione Italiana Collezionisti di Affrancature Meccaniche, AICAM the Italian meter collector group. www.aicam.org
Over 300 publications listed at www.aicam.org/pub05.html

United States

A Handbook of United States Postage Meters. William C. Steiger. 1930-1940.
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

The Development of Postage Meter Machines in the United States 1898-1920. Walter M. Swan. 1952.
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

Philometer Compendium 1st Ed. Jos. Whitebourgh. 1957.
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

The Basic Type Meter Stamp Catalog. Walter Swan, 3rd ed. 1959.
Availability: Seen occasionally on ebay, American Philatelic Research Library

United States Postage Meter Catalog, 1st Ed. Werner Simon, David P. Walsh. Indicia Associates, 1976.
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

United States Postage Meter Catalog, 2nd Ed. Joel Hawkins, Richard Stambaugh, 1994.
Update, 2001 in MSS Bulletin. Out of print
Availability: Seen on eBay occasionally

Mailed Via “Mailomat”. Douglas A. Kelsey, 1995.
Availability: Meter Stamp Society, American Philatelic Research Library

United States Meter Stamps-First Days and Earliest-Known Uses. Douglas A. Kelsey, 1996.
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library

A CATALOGUE OF OVAL POSTAGE METER INDICIA OF POSTAGE METER MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES 1st Edition. James G. Baird, David Crotty ed. (2010).
Complete listing of many early US meter types. Includes user names & earliest/latest known use.
Free in the MSS Library.

Canada

Canadian Meter Postage Stamp Catalogue, 2nd Ed. Ross W. Irwin. Canadian Wholesale Supply, 1975.
Availablity: Seen occasionally on ebay, American Philatelic Research Library

Canada Meter & Permit Postage Stamps Specialized Catalog. Yen Philatelic, 1984. Addendum, 1986.
Availability: Seen occasionally on ebay MSS Library

Canada Meter Study Group (CMSG) Newsletter (Bi-Annual) Now inactive. Ross W. Irwin, Ed.
Availability: MSS Website CMSG Page.

Canadian Meter Postage Stamp Catalog. Ross W. Irwin. Longley Auctions, 2004
Availability: www.longleyauctions.com/
Longley Auctions
PO Box 620
Waterdown, Ontario
Canada L0R 2H0

Great Britain and Ireland

Meter Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland 2nd Ed. John C. Mann. The Meter Stamp Study Group, 1972.
Availability: American Philatelic Research Library, Also seen on ebay and online booksellers.

GB Meter Franking-History with a Future. Jack Peach. Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Parts 1-7 May-December 2001.
Availability: www.gibbonsstampmonthly.com, Also see the MSS Library

Meter News. Alastair Nixon.
Internet periodical UK Postage Meter topics.
Availability: nixon48@googlemail.com, www.meterfranking.co.uk

ATM Informer. John McCallum Ed.
Newsletter of British Vending Stamps and CVP
Availablity: https://sites.google.com/site/pmechuk/newsletter

Postal Mechanisation Study Circle Newsletter. John McCallum Ed.
Newsletter of all things British postal but includes CVP and meters
Availability: http://devekeyb.orpheusweb.co.uk/pmsc.html