Books on philately for sale. I mostly stock out of print titles but act as agent for the British West Indies Study Circle and the British Caribbean Study Group.
Post and packing is extra. Costs are kept to a minimum
![]() | MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Report on the Progress of Civil Aviation 1939-1945 - Regular air services in British Empire Countries other than the United Kingdom Postal History 2000 (2000) pp 272 - 442 photocopy of original report, clean in paper covers. Complete. Useful for understanding airmail during the war. | £10.00 |
![]() | GALLAND Robert B. The First Low Value Surface Printed Stamps of Great Britain 1855-1880 R.P.S. (2014) 27 large pp. 1st ed., fine in paper covers Notes to accompany a display. | £12.00 |
![]() | WARD Ronald and LEECE Brian Manx mail: the postal history of the Isle of Man from early times to 1867. Postal History Society (1969) 85 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £10.00 |
![]() | ANON Great Britain. Development and use of the first issues. Display notes to the Royal Philatelic Society (2008) 31pp. Fine in card covers. From a very shy member. | £6.00 |
![]() | SMITHAM D. Captain Cook's Log. - A publication to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Christchurch P.S. Christchurch P.S. (1986) 104pp. 1st ed. fine in yellow card covers. | £6.00 |
![]() | YARDLEY R.B. The Samoa Express Postage Stamps R.P.S. (1916) 64 large pp + 10 plates. 1st ed., mostly clean in original blue card covers. Covers splitting at hinges, contents loose. Some foxing on plates. | £36.00 |
![]() | HARRISON Horace W. Canada's Registry System: 1827-1911 American Philatelic Society (1971) iv + 84pp. 1st ed., signed by author on title page, fine in original cloth. Well illustrated study of early Canadian registered mail. | £20.00 |
![]() | GRANZOW Gary W. Line Engraved Security Printing: The Methods of Perkins Bacon 1799-1935. Banknotes & Postage Stamps The Royal Philatelic Society, London (2012) 319 large pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. | £35.00 |
![]() | RICHARDS Simon Dominica. A display to the Royal Philatelic Society London of the island's stamps and postal history 1763-1978 RPS Display brochure (2019) 60pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £20.00 |
![]() | PIPE Bill Great Britain Railway Station cancellations from 1840 R.P.S.L. Display notes (2017) 19pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £12.00 |
![]() ![]() | GARDINER HILL Dr Clive The Stamps of Great Britain: The Line Engraved Issues - Archer Plates, 1841 Penny Red, Die I, Alphabet I, Plates 92-101, Constant Varieties R.C. Alcock (1950) 21pp + 16 photo plates 1st ed., fine. Note the photo plates are on photographic paper and so are of very high quality. | £40.00 |
![]() | FARRUGIA Jean A Guide to Post Office Archives Post Office (1986) 122pp. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. | £12.00 |
![]() | BARHAM Harry Post Office Archives index to minuted papers. Date range 1883-1973. Post Office (1986) 155pp. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. | £12.00 |
![]() ![]() | ALCOCK & HOLLAND Great Britain 1d red imperf plates 12 - 16 Alcock & Holland (1970 (circa)) Set of photographic plates arranged in letter order from AA to TL. Fine. (20) | £60.00 |
![]() ![]() | ALCOCK & HOLLAND Great Britain 1d red imperf 'P' converted to 'R' on plates 30, 31, 33, 58, 83, 86 and 87. (2 photographic prints) Alcock & Holland (1970 (circa)) | £10.00 |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ALCOCK & HOLLAND Great Britain 1d red imperf . (50 photographic prints) Alcock & Holland (1970 (circa)) | £40.00 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ALCOCK & HOLLAND Great Britain 1d red imperf . (50 photographic prints) Alcock & Holland (1970 (circa)) | £40.00 |
![]() | GREAT BRITAIN Development and use of the first issues RPSL display notes (2008) 31pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £4.00 |
![]() | WILLCOCKS R.M. and JAY B. The British County Catalogue. - Vol. 2 - Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Middlesex, Shropshire, Surrey, Sussex, Scilly Isles, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool. R.M. Wilcocks (1981) 114pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. Catalogue to GB pre stamp postal markings. | £20.00 |
![]() | MOENS J.B. Les timbres du Wurtemberg. Vol. 1. - (1847 - 1880) Brussels (1881) 128pp. 1st ed., uncut, clean in worn and damaged original paper covers. Ltd. edition of 150 copies. The first serious study of the postal issues of Wurtemburg, illustrated with attractive line engravings in text. Rare. | £40.00 |
West Indies Philatelic Study Group
(Regular journal with articles on stamps and postal history plus meetings around the world.)