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Books on philately for sale. I mostly stock out of print titles but act as agent for the West Indies Philatelic Study Group. Post and packing is extra. Costs are kept to a minimum
;) ;) ;) | JOHNSON Robert Pahang 1883-1903 - The Chersonese Collection. BPA Expertising (2009) vii + 149 large pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. Colour reproductions of specialised stamps and postmark collection plus a history of Pahang and early descriptions of journeys and settlements in Pahang illustrated with old postcards. | £30.00 |
;) | BUCKINGHAM Keith Nauru 1915-1923. - A study of the adhesives of Great Britain overprinted for use in Nauru. BPA Expertising (2005) x + 114 large pp. 1st ed., very fine in original pictorial boards. Well illustrated guide to the stamps with details of varieties and postmarks. | £15.00 |
;) | MAYO M. Max Barid Al-Sa' udiyyah wa al Hejaz wa Najd. Published by the author (1973) 158pp. 1st ed., Philatelic library small h/s on inside cover otherwise fine in card covers. Stamps of Saudi Arabia, Hejaz and Nejd. Note text is in English. | £55.00 |
;) | BRANDOM Lee W. Catalog of tobacco tax paid stamps of Canada and Newfoundland. British North America Philatelic Society (1976) 173 large pp. 1st ed., clean in original card covers. | £50.00 |
;) | YENDALL Eric King George VI Large Key Type Revenue & Postage High Value Stamps 1937-1953. R.P.S. (2008) x + 358pp. 1st ed., new in D/W. Covers the issues of Bermuda, Leeward Is., Nyasaland, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, BMA Malaya, Singapore, Malacca, Penang, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. | £75.00 |
;) | CAVE Brian J. Brunei 1906-2006. A display by the Sarawak Specialists' Society. Sarawak Specialists' Society (2006) 9 large pp. Notes on a display to the R.P.S. | £7.00 |
;) | CAVE Brian J.H. The Post Offices, Postal Agencies and Postmarks of the State of Brunei and Brunei Darussalem Sarawak Specialists' Soc (2003) 100+ large pp. 1st ed., fine, punched for 4 ring binder. | £40.00 |
;) | MACMANUS George E. Post Offices of New Brunswick. - 1783 - 1930. Jim A. Hennock Ltd (1984) xii + 201 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. 8.5 x 11" | £40.00 |
;) | WHITWORTH Geoffrey The First Decimal Issue of Canada 1859-68. R.P.S. (1966) iv + 95 large pp. 1st ed., fine in original boards. Comprehensive study of the first cents issues of Canada. Illustrated with enlarged drawings showing plate flaws and re-entries. | £10.00 |
;) | 2005 (28 May) Allan L. Steinhart collection of pre stamp and stamp less covers to, from and through British North America 1685-1865. Harmers 231pp + PR. Fine. | £10.00 |
;) | SALLES Raymond La Poste Maritime Francaise. - Tome II Les Paquebots de la Méditerranée de 1837 à 1939 James Bendon, Limassol (1993) 318pp + 8pp Addendum. Facsimile ed., fine in card covers. Detailed listings of French maritime postmarks and shipping routes. | £26.00 |
;) | JULSEN Frank W. and BENDERS A.M. A postal history of Curacao - and the other Netherlands Antilles. Van Dieten, The Hague (1976) 626pp. 1st ed., clean in creased D/W. A fine philatelic handbook covering all aspects of postal history and postmarks plus the stamp issues and varieties. Highly recommended. | £70.00 |
;) | GWYNN Robin and HOGGARTH Norman Railway Disaster Mail. Stuart Rossiter Trust (2010) 326 large pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Mail from 34 different countries Argentina to Yugoslavia, and disasters between 1850 and 1995, covering 528 different events is recorded providing a wealth of information for the Postal, Social or Railway Historian. | £75.00 |
;) | LUDINGTON Morris H. Supplement to Bermuda. - The Post Office, Postal Markings and Adhesive Stamps Robson Lowe Ltd (1968) 36pp + 14 plates, 1st ed., fine in original blue cloth. | £45.00 |
;) | HOGGARTH Norman and GWYNN Robin Maritime Disaster Mail. - A study of mail salvaged from maritime disasters, as casualties of war, collisions, fires, shipwrecks and stranding. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund (2003) x + 352 large pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. | £45.00 |
;) | PARMENTER John GB Used Abroad: cancellations and postal markings. Postal History Society (1993) 344 large pp. 1st ed., fine in original boards. | £60.00 |
;) | FIREBRACE John British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East, 1914-1924. Christie's Robson Lowe (1991) xii + 460 large pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. | £125.00 |
;) | HAGEMANN G.A. The Stamps of the Danish West Indies. Kobenhavns Philatelist Klub (1930) 110pp. 1st ltd. ed., no. 169 of 300 copies, contents clean in original pictorial boards, damage to spine and front board. Includes 8 reprints and 7 stamps tipped in. Detailed guide to the stamp issues. | £120.00 |
;) | LEE Emanuel J. The Postage Stamps of Uruguay with special reference to the plating of most of the lithographed issues. London (1931) xix + 388 large pp + 22 plates. 1st ltd. ed., no. 5 of 200 copies, fine in original half calf. | £650.00 |
;) | SHAW John Deal in Stamps. Profit from Philately. Herga, London (1948) 44pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. The book I wish I had bought years ago! | £9.00 |
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