Books are now sorted by subject but this is of course imperfect as often contents embrace more than one of my chosen subject areas.
ALCOCK R.C. British Postage Stamp Varieties illustrated. Queen Victoria surface printed issues to King George VI. R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham. 1949. 122pp + publisher's ads. 1st ed., clean in original blue cloth, spine badly faded. Fine enlarged photo illustrations of flaws and varieties.ALCOCKRC016610 £36
ALCOCK R.C. The Philatelic Adviser Annual. UK. 1963. 36 large pp + extensive supplements to Postmarks of G.B. and Ireland and adverts. Clean in card covers in ring binder. Articles on classic G.B. stamp issues and postmarks.ALCOCKRC014031 £10
BAINES F.E. Forty years at the Post Office. A personal narrative. Richard Bentley & Son, London. 1895. 2 vols. vii + 337pp + 2pp + folding map + plates; 345pp. 1st ed., clean in worn original maroon cloth, corners slightly bumped. BAINESFE018129 £120
BAREFOOT J. Great Britain. Forgery and reprint guide. J. Barefoot Ltd. 1983. 24pp. 1st ed., clean in yellow card covers. Illustrated guide to GB forgeries.BAREFOOT018198 £4
BOWIE A.G. The Romance of the Savings Banks. London. 1898. 160pp + publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., clean in pictorial red cloth, spine faded. History of the Post Office Savings Bank.BOWIEAG017914 £30
BROWN J.C. The Inter-Departmental Committee on Post Office Establishments: being a verbatim report of the evidence given before Lord Tweedmouth and committee by the representatives of the Postmen's Federation. Published by authority of the Postmen's Federation for Private Sale. 1905. 656pp + 3 plates. Clean in worn original half calf, front hinge loose. BROWNJC018125 £25
BROWNE C. Getting the Message. The Story of the British Post Office. Alan Sutton. 1993. xiii + 201pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. Well illustrated modern history of the P.O.BROWNEC017917 £12
CAMPBELL G.A. His Majesty's Mails at home and overseas. Oxford Uni. Press. 1939. 80pp. 1st ed., clean in worn orig. cloth. Children's book but with good illustrations, describing the workings of the Post Office.CAMPBELL010261 £7
CARTER C.F. Appendix to the report of the Post Office Review Committee. H.M.S.O. 1977. vii + 545pp. 1st ed., clean in blue card covers. CARTERCF017923 £8
CROW D. The Post Office. H.M.S.O. 1962. 36pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Well illustrated guide to the history of the P.O. and description of the different departments.CROWD018130 £3
CRUTCHLEY E.T. G.P.O. Cambridge at the University Press. 1938. 252pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. History and description of the British Royal Mail.CRUTCHLE018176 £12
DENDY MARSHALL C.F. The British Post Office from its beginnings to the end of 1925. Oxford Uni Press. 1926. 354 large pp + 36 plates. 1st ed., ex libre but in fine condition with no h/s's. An important early work on postal history with good bibliography.DENDYMAR004105 £85
DENDY MARSHALL C.F. The British Post Office from its beginnings to the end of 1925. Oxford Uni Press. 1926. 354 large pp + 36 plates. 1st ed., very fine apart from closed tear to prelims and frontispiece, in fine original red cloth. 8 x 11" DENDYMAR017924 £100
EASTON J. British Postage stamp design. Faber & Faber. 1943. 384pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in tatty D/W. Detailed study of designs of stamps issued in G.B. and the British Empire to 1940.EASTONJ012314 £18
EASTON J. British Postage stamp design. Faber & Faber. 1945. 384pp + plates. 3rd revised ed., clean in slightly shaken original blue cloth. EASTONJ018240 £10
GOODWYN C.W. Royal Reform. Postal Reform 1837 - 1841 as reflected in the Royal Philatelic Collection. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund. 1999. xv + 112 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. 8 x 11.5" GOODWYNC018414 £25
HEMMEON J.C. The History of the British Post Office. Cambridge Harvard Uni. 1912. xii + 261pp. 1st ed., very fine in original red cloth, spine faded. A very scarce work.HEMMEONJ018127 £120
HILL Sir Rowland Hill. The story of a great reform told by his daughter. T. Fisher Unwin. 1907. 327pp + plates + loose erratta sheet. 1st ed., inscribed by the author on prelim., minor tone spots on page edges, otherwise clean in original black cloth. A scarce work with attractive engraved portrait of Rowland Hill on frontispiece.HILL017890 £35
HILL P The Post Office of Fifty years ago. Containing reprint of Sir Rowland Hill's famous pamphlet dated 22nd February, 1837, proposing Penny Postage, with facsimile of the original sketch for the postage stamp, and other documents. Cassel & Co. 1887. 104pp + plates. 1st ed., inscribed 'with the affectionate regards of their old friend, Eleanor C. Fellows, daughter of the postal reformer and sister of the compiler of this little jubilee book, London July 7, 1887.' Very fine in original decorated cloth, a.e.g. A scarce work with attractive portrait of Rowland Hill on frontispiece.HILLP018112 £125
HILL R. My Post Office Journal. Journal for April-December 1847 Regent Stamp Co. 1954. 22pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. HILLR010703 £6
HOLT W. A Beacon for the Blind being a life of Henry Fawcett the blind Postmaster-General. Constable & Co. 1926. xxiv + 332pp, illustrations. Reprint, ex library with some h/s's and some browning in red cloth. Fawcett was Postmaster General from 188--1884.HOLTW017896 £10
JACKSON G.G. From Post Boy to Air Mail. The story of the British Post Office. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1920 (circa). xii + 244pp + plates. 1st ed., signed by author on title page. Light foxing throughout in fine original blue cloth. JACKSONG017906 £10
JAMES A. The Post. Past into Present series. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1970. 96pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. Well illustrated history of the British Post Office.JAMESA018178 £8
JAMES A. Sir Rowland Hill and the Post Office. Then and There Series. Longman. 1972. 112pp. 1st ed. Paperback. Fine. JAMESA018199 £4
KAY F.G. Royal Mail. The Story of the Posts in England from the time of Edward IVth to the present day. Rockliff. 1951. ix + 198pp + plates. 1st ed., foxing to page edges otherwise fine in worn dustwrapper. KAYFG018013 £12
KAY F.G. Royal Mail. The Story of the Posts in England from the time of Edward IVth to the present day. Rockliff. 1951. ix + 198pp + plates. 1st ed., very clean in D/W which has been covered and stuck to binding. KAYFG018308 £12
LOWE R. The postage stamps of Great Britain 1661 - 1941. Priced catalogue. Robson Lowe Ltd., London. 1942. 165pp. 1st ed., minor tone spotting otherwise clean in worn green cloth. Mostly on pre stamp postal history postal markings.LOWER010119 £15
LOWE R. The postage stamps of Great Britain 1661 - 1942. Priced catalogue. Robson Lowe Ltd., London. 1943. 186pp. 2nd ed., clean in worn green cloth. Mostly on pre stamp postal history postal markings.LOWER015398 £15
MARTIN N. The Post Office. From Carrier Pigeon to Confravision. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1969. x + 132pp + plates. 1st ed., ex library with one handstamp on reverse of title page, fine in D/W. MARTINN018126 £6
PARSONS C.R.H. Cross Post. Journal of the association of friends of the National Postal Museum. London. 1985. Vol. 1 No. 1 - Vol. 7 No. 1 complete. (25 issues) Research articles and reviews on all aspects of British postal history and philately.PARSONSC015488 £30
POST OFFICE Report upon the Post Office. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. London. 1854 - 1916. A complete bound run of the annual reports from the first in 1854 to 1916, uniformly bound in black library cloth. Usual library handstamps and labels otherwise clean. Includes large folding map of the London Postal Districts in 1856 with hand coloured outline. POSTOFFI017290 £450
POST OFFICE Account of the celebration of the Jubilee of Uniform Inland Penny Postage at the Veneitan Chamber, Holborn Restaurant at the Guidhall at the museum of science and art, South Kensington and at various towns and villages throughout the U.K. 1840 -1890. Jubilee Celebration Committee, London. 1891. 331pp + plates, tipped in photo on frontispiece and folding facsimile of letter written by Rowland Hill. 1st ed., fine in orig. red cloth. Fine in almost fine original pictorial red cloth. POSTOFFI017899 £60
POST OFFICE The Post Office. An Historical Summary. Published by order of the Postmaster General. H.M.S.O. 1911. 139pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in original red boards. POSTOFFI017919 £20
POST OFFICE Historical summaries. Post Office Records. 1964-1971. 100pp (approx.) in card file with good articles on various aspects of the British Post Office. Includes chapters on Pillar boxes, Postal uniforms, postal rates, etc.POSTOFFI009574 £25
POST OFFICE Acts of Parliament relating to the Post Office. From 1 & 2 Victoria to 7 & 8 Victoria, 1838-1844. Britannia Stamp Bureau. 1976. 94pp + index. Reprint of the original acts, fine in quarter calf. Includes the important acts of 1839 Uniform Rate and the large 1840 Regulation of duties of Postage.POSTOFFI008838 £25
ROBINSON H. The British Post Office. A history. Princeton Uni. Press. 1948. xvii + 467pp + plates and folding map. 1st ed., clean in fine D/W. Authorative history of the Post Office to 1939.ROBINSON018114 £30
ROBINSON H. Britain's Post Office. A history of development from the beginnings to the present day. Oxford Uni Press. 1953. 299pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in limp red cloth. ROBINSON018244 £12
SAMUEL M. The Great Britain Philatelist. Vol. 1 London. 1961. 71pp + index. Fine in maroon cloth. SAMUELM011857 £10
STAFF F. The Penny Post 1680 -1918. Lutterworth Press, London. 1964. 219pp + 23 plates. 1st ed. very fine in fine D/W. History of the British Post Office.STAFFF017940 £12
STAFF F. The Penny Post 1680 -1918. Lutterworth Press, London. 1992. 219pp + 23 plates. Fine in card covers. STAFFF016280 £8
STRANGE A.M. A list of books on the postal history, postmarks and adhesive postage and revenue stamps of Great Britain. G.B. Philatelic Society. 1964. 32pp + interleaving. 1st ed., clean in card covers. STRANGEA016839 £16
SWIFT H.G. A history of postal agitation from eighty years ago till the present day. Percy Bros., Manchester. 1900. 310pp + publisher's ads. 1st ed., end papers brittle and loose otherwise very fine in worn original red cloth, spine with some loss at top. History of the British Post Office.SWIFTHG017894 £48
SWIFT H.G. A history of postal agitation from eighty years ago till the present day. Percy Bros., Manchester. 1929. 302 + vi pp. Revised ed., signed by the author on front end paper. Ex libre with labels to inner front and back boards removed and with only one h/s on front e.p. otherwise clean in slightly worn orig. blue cloth. SWIFTHG010449 £32
TEGG W. Posts and Telegraphs, Past and Present: with an account of the telephone, and phonograph. William Tegg & Co., London. 1878. xv + 318pp + [3] adverts. 1st ed., clean in slightly own pictorial cloth, a.e.g. A very scarce work with a chapter on the new invention of the telephone and Edison's phonograph, plus a history of the Post Office.TEGGW017916 £80
THORNTON M.E. Catalogue of official perfins. Section 1. Great Britain. G.B. Philatelic Society. 1967. 16pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. THORNTON010556 £8
TODD T. A history of British Postage stamps. 1660 - 1940. Duckworth. 1949. 274pp + 40 plates. Clean in torn D/W. TODDT010688 £8
WOLMER Viscount Post Office Reform. Its importance and Practicability. Ivor Nicholson & Watson Ltd. 1932. 314pp + photo frontispiece. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. Includes history of Rowland Hill's reform and proposals on how to improve the Post Office.WOLMERVI018124 £24
ASHURST W.H. Facts and reasons in support of Mr Rowland Hill's plan for a Universal Penny Postage. London. 1838. viii + 133pp. 2nd ed., clean in modern green cloth retaining original grey paper covers. A rare work.ASHURSTW018123 £95
CHALMERS P. Sir Rowland Hill disowned. Wimbledon. 1887. 7pp pamphlet plus 4 other C19th pamphlets on the same subject. Controversy over who invented the postage stamp.CHALMERS011609 £40
CHALMERS P. The adhesive postage stamp in America, France and Germany. Recognition of James Chalmers. London. 1888. 31pp pamphlet with small library h/s on title page otherwise fine. Controversy over who invented the postage stamp.CHALMERS014040 £20
HILL Col. H.W. Rowland Hill and the fight for Penny Post. Frederick Warne & Co., London. 1940. 205pp. 1st ed., some tone spotting to title page and a some other pages, in original red cloth. HILLCOLH017895 £7
ORMOND Ormond Plating cards. Ormond Stamp Centre. 1971. 44pp. 1st ed., fine set of loose cards in special wallet. Guide to plating the Penny Black.ORMOND018395 £12
RIGO de RIGHI A.G. The story of the Penny Black and its contemporaries. National Postal Museum, London. 1980. 55 large pp. 1st ed., fine in pictorial card covers. 8 x 11" Many colour plates.RIGODERI016847 £12
SEYMOUR J.B. The penny black of Great Britain. An adaptation from 'The stamps of Great Britain.' With notes on the effects of British Penny Postage in the United States. A.P.S. 1938. 31pp. 1st ed., clean in faded card covers. SEYMOURJ010565 £7
SMITH W.J. James Chalmers inventor of the adhesive postage stamp. A short summary of the invention of the adhesive postage stamp. Dundee. 1970. 148pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Charmers - Hill controversy explored.SMITHWJ018175 £10
ARMAN F.M. The Reginald M. Phillips collection of 19th century British Postage Stamps. GPO. 1966. 33pp. 1st ed., clean in blue card covers. Well illustrated guide to the collection on show in the National Postal Museum.ARMANFM010234 £6
DENDY MARSHALL C.F. A study of the Line Engraved Twopence PostageStamps of Great Britain Harris Publications. 1929. ii + 69 large pp. 1st ed., very minor tone spotting to end papers otherwise fine in slightly worn original lilac cloth. Includes three tipped in photographs. 8.5 x 11" Very scarce.DENDYMAR018611 £120
EVANS J. The endless web. John Dickinson & Co Ltd 1804-1954. J. Cape. 1955. 274pp + 49 plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Company history of the paper making firm with some philatelic interest.EVANSJ004497 £20
HUGGINS A. The De La Rue Punch Book. Robson Lowe. 1979. 16pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Illustrated history and listing of adhesive stamp printing punches as used for Great Britain.HUGGINSA010759 £6
LOWE R. The British Postage Stamp being the history of the nineteenth century postage stamps based on the collection presented to the Nation by Reginald M. Phillips of Brighton. National Postal Museum. 1968. 272pp + col. plates. 1st ed., clean in slightly torn D/W. A rather common title hence the low price but highly recommended.LOWER010236 £10
LOWE R. The British Postage Stamp being the history of the nineteenth century postage stamps based on the collection presented to the Nation by Reginald M. Phillips of Brighton. National Postal Museum. 1968. viii + 272pp + col. plates. 1st ed., clean in D/W. LOWER010361 £15
MELVILLE F.J. Great Britain: Line engraved stamps. Melville stamp books. 1909. 89pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in worn and marked card covers. MELVILLE010758 £8
MELVILLE F.J. Great Britain: Line engraved stamps. Melville stamp books. 1910. 86pp + ads. 2nd ed., clean in card covers. MELVILLE010744 £12
MELVILLE F.J. Great Britain: Line engraved stamps. Philatelic Institute. 1920 (circa). 82pp + ads. 3rd ed., clean in card covers. Larger format. MELVILLE010746 £15
MELVILLE F.J. Great Britain: Line engraved stamps. Chas. Nissen & Co. 1926. 82pp + ads. 4th ed., clean in card covers. Larger format. MELVILLE010745 £15
ORCHARD P. The De La Rue Punch Book. R.P.S.L. 1987. 23pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. Illustrated description of the stamp printing punches as used for Great Britain.ORCHARDP018388 £9
SEYMOUR J.B. The stamps of Great Britain. Part One. The Line Engraved issues 1840 to 1853. RPS. 1950. 248pp. 2nd ed., no. 34 of 100 copies specially bound in half vellum. Very fine. SEYMOURJ009238 £75
SEYMOUR J.B. The stamps of Great Britain. Part One. The Line Engraved issues 1840 to 1853. RPS. 1950. 248pp. 2nd ed., ltd. ed. of 100 copies specially bound in half vellum with special slipcase. SEYMOURJ010648 £75
MELVILLE F.J. Great Britain: King Edward VII stamps. Melville stamp books. 1911. 84pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in card covers. MELVILLE010680 £12
MELVILLE F.J. Great Britain: King Edward VII stamps. Melville stamp books. 1911. 84pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in orig. cloth. Larger format ed. MELVILLE010749 £15
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Wembley and Olympic issues. The Stamps and associated postal markings. Vol. 1 of the selected works of W.G. Stitt Dibden. Postal History Society and G.B. Philatelic Society. 1970 (circa). 65pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Seldom seen.STITTDIB018421 £25
VALLANCEY F.H. British photogravure stamps 1934 - 1935. Also 1st supplement and check list of stamps. Vallancey Press. 1935. 16 + 4 + 8pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. VALLANCE010664 £12
HAMILTON P. Supplement to 'British Stamps.' Harris Publications. 1954. 75pp + 8 plates. 1st ed., very fine in original cloth. Specialised listing of GB stamps issued from 1947 to 1954 including the overprinted issues for use in Morocco Agencies, etc.HAMILTON016857 £8
ADBY P.R. Aerogrammes, Air Mail Letter Cards, Air Letters QB Software. 1997. 140pp. 1st ed., clean in spiral ring binding. Listing of G.B. postal stationery which includes Prisoner Of War and Forces Mail airletters.ADBYPR018668 £12
DAGNALL H. Postal Stationery Wrappers. An account of the Newspaper and Book Post Wrappers sold by the Post Office 1870 - 1938. Published by the author. 1993. 44pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. DAGNALLH018249 £6
DAGNALL H. Creating a Good Impression. Three Hundred years of the Stamp Office and stamp duties. H.M.S.O. 1994. viii + 122pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. 7.5 x 10" History of the Stamp Office, well illustrated.DAGNALLH018384 £15
RORIMER A. Drawings by William Mulready. Victoria & Albert Museum. 1972. 174 large pp. 1st ed., fine in pictorial card covers. Profusely illustrated listing of the artist's work, who designed the first prepaid envelopes of GB.RORIMERA015631 £25
JACKSON H.T. The Railway Letter Posts of Great Britain. Part 1. General history. Railway Philatelic Group. 1968. 51pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine original blue card covers. JACKSONH016853 £12
JACKSON H.T. The Railway Letter Posts of Great Britain. Part 1. General history. Railway Philatelic Group. 1970. 58pp. 2nd ed., very fine in fine original brown card covers. JACKSONH018243 £12
ANON Red and Black. The Duty and Postage Stamps impressed on newspapers 1712-1870 and on 'The Times' or its postal wrappers from 1785 to 1962 with illustrations and tables. Times Publishing Co. 1962. 22pp. 1st ed., fine in grey paper covers. Contains illustrations of the duty stamps with corrected image tipped in on one page.ANON018254 £24
BAREFOOT J. Great Britain Revenues. J. Barefoot Ltd. 1989. 140pp. 3rd ed., clean in yellow card covers. Illustrated guide to GB revenues.BAREFOOT018204 £8
BATCHELOR L.E. Pre Victorian Stamps and Franks. Picton Publishing. 1971. 42pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Paid and Free marks plus revenue stamps.BATCHELO018393 £8
CHANDLER J.H. The Story of the Stamford Mercury postage and revenue stamps. London, Rutland & Stamford Mercury. 1958. 28pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. CHANDLER018291 £6
CHANDLER J.H. The newspaper and Almanac stamps of Great Britain and Ireland. G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd. 1981. 302pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. 7 x 10" Detailed handbook.CHANDLER010316 £25
FISCAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY Catalogue of the adhesive revenue and fee stamps of the United Kingdom. Compiled by the Fiscal Philatelic Society, 1906-1909. London. 1910 (circa). 26pp. 1st ed., clean in worn orig. cloth. Interleaved ed., some minor pen annotations in text. Very scarce.FISCALPH009517 £65
FISCAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY Catalogue of the adhesive revenue and fee stamps of the United Kingdom. Compiled by the Fiscal Philatelic Society, 1906-1909. London. 1910 (circa). 26pp. 1st ed., clean in grey cloth. Interleaved ed. Very scarce.FISCALPH011860 £65
FRANK S.B. The Stamp Duty of Great Britain and Ireland. A catalogue of the embossing dies and of the impressed stamps used for fiscal purposes from 1694 onward. Vol. 3 Mamaroneck. 1974. lxv + 166 large pp + 1pp loose supplement. 1st ed., fine in green card covers. FRANKSB010559 £24
HEWLETT M.R. Pre-Victorian stamps and franks. Picton's Philatelic Handbook No. 2. Picton Print. 1979. 42pp + ads. Revised ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated guide to early postal markings and newspaper tax stamps.HEWLETTM010774 £12
KAY A.B. A list of the impressed duty stamps of Great Britain & Ireland. Bridger & Kaye, London. 1924. 70pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Scarce work on revenue stamps.KAYAB010756 £24
LOWE R. Newspaper Postage Stamps. The De La Rue Dies 1860 - 1870. Robson Lowe. 1980. 10pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. LOWER010762 £6
LUNDY F.G.C. Hand-book of the Revenue Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland. In commemoration of the Bi-Centenary of the First Stamp Duty Act, 29th June 1694. Walter Morley, London. 1894. 46pp + ads. Fine in orig. blue paper covers. Descriptions and listings of all types of revenue stamps. A very rare early catalogue.LUNDYFGC010705 £85
ASHLEY M. John Wildman. Plotter and Postmaster. A study of the English Republican Movement in the Seventeenth Century. Jonathan Cape. 1947. 319pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in slightly tatty D/W. Biography of the Postmaster General of G.B.ASHLEYM013105 £24
BENNETT E. The Post Office and its Story. An interesting account of the activities of a great government department. Seeley, Service & Co. 1912. 356pp + 16pp + 31 plates, 1st ed., clean in red cloth. BENNETTE017889 £20
BOWIE A.G. The romance of the British Post Office. Its inception and wondrous development. London. 1897. viii + 160pp + 20pp publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., fine in fine pictorial cloth. Attractive line drawings in text. BOWIEAG018110 £35
BRIGHTMORE T. Official Mail of Mainland Britain. Privately printed. n.d. 130 large pp. Clean in paper covers. BRIGHTMO018252 £12
CLINTON A. Post Office Workers. A Trade Union and Social History. George Allen & Unwin. 1984. xix + 713pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in D/W. History of the postal workers trade union.CLINTONA018116 £20
DAUNTON M.J. Royal Mail. The Post Office since 1840. Athlone Press. 1985. 388pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Chapters on the reforms made by Rowland Hill, progress in methods of carrying the mail, working for the P.O., etc.DAUNTONM008411 £14
ELLIS K. The Post Office in the Eighteenth Century. A study in administrative history. Oxford Uni. Press. 1958. 176pp + photo frontispiece. 1st ed., fine in worn original green cloth. Study of the British Post Office.ELLISK018118 £16
FARRUGIA J. Carrying British Mails. Five centuries of postal transport by land, sea and air. National Postal Museum. 1980. 87pp. 1st ed., clean in slightly grubby pictorial card covers. Profusely illustrated in colour.FARRUGIA018121 £4
FARRUGIA J.Y. The Letter Box. A history of Post Office Pillar and Wall boxes. Centaur Press. 1969. xxi + 282pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in worn D/W. FARRUGIA018119 £20
FOXTELL J.T. Monarchs of all they surveyed. The story of the Post Office surveyors. H.M.S.O. 1952. 55pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in card covers. FOXTELLJ018177 £12
G.B. GROUP OF THE POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY The British Mailcoach. London. 1974. Nos. 2-5 and 7-29 (1974-81). A useful part run. Many fine articles on postal history.GBGROUPO005216 £15
GOVERNMENT Debates in both Houses of Parliament in the months of May and June 1808, relative to the agreement made by Government with Mr Palmer, for the reform and improvement of the Post Office and its revenue. With an appendix containing the several documents therein referred to. T.C. Hansard, London. 1811. 130 + xlii pp. 1st ed., very fine in half calf Bayntun-Riviere binding with morocco label. GOVERNME010709 £160
HILL Sir R. The Life of Sir Roland Hill and the History of Penny Postage. Thos. De La Rue & Co. 1880. 2 vols. xxii + [1] + 543pp; x + [1] + 516pp. Large 8vo. 1st ed., portrait frontis and other plates in vol. 1. Three pages torn and repaired without loss, small library number on title page otherwise clean in original green cloth with small library numbers partially erased on spines. A very scarce work.HILLSIRR017883 £85
HYDE J.W. The Royal Mail. Its curiosities and romance. William Blackwood & Sons, London. 1885. xiv + 391pp + plates and publisher's announcements. 2nd ed., minor tone spotting, in faded original cloth. History of the British Post Office with attractive line drawings.HYDEJW018311 £36
HYDE J.W. The Post Office in grant and farm. A. & C. Black, London. 1894. xvi + 355pp + publisher's announcements. 1st ed., small library embossed h/s on title page otherwise clean in original cloth, spine faded. History of the British Post Office in the seventeenth century. The author was Controller in the General Post Office in Edinburgh.HYDEJW017884 £36
IAGO Rev. W. Falmouth Packet Heroes. Royal Institution of Cornwall. 1898. 7pp. Fine in orig. card covers (detached). A part reprint from the journal of the Institution of Cornwall.IAGOREVW014755 £24
JOYCE H. The history of the Post Office from its establishment down to 1836. Richard Bentley & Son, London. 1893. ix + 460pp. 1st ed., mostly clean apart from spotting to end papers, rather crudely rebound in half morocco, gilt lettering on spine. An important early history of the British Post Office.JOYCEH017888 £65
LEWINS W. Her Majesty's Mails: a history of the Post Office, and an industrial account of its present condition. Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, London. 1865. 339pp. 2nd ed., ex libre with several h/s's, some affecting text and occasional pencil underlining of text. Very worn orig. cloth and front hinge broken. Includes tipped in photo of Rowland Hill frontispiece.LEWINSW010421 £25
LEWINS W. Her Majesty's Mails: a history of the Post Office, and an industrial account of its present condition. Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, London. 1865. 339pp. 2nd ed., clean in very worn orig. cloth.LEWINSW017900 £60
MACKAY J.A. The Postal History Annual 1983. Dumfries. 1983. 69 large pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. MACKAYJA018430 £5
MACKAY J.A. The Postal History Annual 1985. Dumfries. 1985. 103 large pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. MACKAYJA018431 £6
MACKAY J.A. The Postal History Annual 1987. Dumfries. 1987. 114 large pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. MACKAYJA018432 £6
MACKAY J.A. The Postal History Annual 1990. Dumfries. 1990. 94 large pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. MACKAYJA018433 £6
MURRAY Sir E. The Post Office. G.P. Putnam's Sons Ltd. 1927. [3] + 229pp. 1st ed., fine in fine original brown cloth. The author was secretary to the Post Office from 1914.MURRAYSI017885 £16
POST OFFICE Acts of Parliament relating to the Post Office. From 9 Anne to 1 Victoria. London. 1838. [x] + 312pp + 127pp + index. Fine in modern cloth. Contains all 35 Post Office Acts for 1711 - 1838 with a comprehensive index.POSTOFFI017893 £120
POST OFFICE The Postmaster-General and the Press. Civil Service Printing & Publishing Co. 1875. iv + 38pp. 1st ed., fine in lilac paper covers. Deals with criticisms made by the Postmaster-General on staff in the Post Office Savings Bank.POSTOFFI017886 £45
POST OFFICE Rules for receivers at Provincial Post Towns in England. London Postal History Group. 1980 (circa). 27pp photocopy of 1869 ed. Disbound with two punch holes. POSTOFFI011017 £4
POST OFFICE TPO The Story of the Travelling Post Office. Post Office. 1988. 20pp. 1st ed., fine in red card covers. 11.5 x 8" Well illustrated.POSTOFFI017878 £4
POST OFFICE British Postal Guide; containing the chief public regulations of the Post Office, with other information. London. 1994. 173pp. Facsimile reprint of 1857 first edition. Fine in card covers. POSTOFFI018188 £10
POST OFFICE The Sub Postmaster. The Official organ of the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters. London. 1999. 12pp. Facsimile reprint of Sep 1899 first issue. POSTOFFI010602 £6
ROBERTSON A.W. Post Office Notices and Instructions (relating to maritime postal history). Series 1. London. 1960 (circa). Folio of 22 notices, fine in card covers. Facsimiles of original notices, circulars, and instructions, preserved in Post Office records.ROBERTSO014761 £15
ROBERTSON A.W. Post Office Notices and Instructions (relating to maritime postal history). Series 3. London. 1960 (circa). Folio of 15 notices, fine in card covers. Facsimiles of original notices, circulars, and instructions, preserved in Post Office records.ROBERTSO014762 £15
SEDGEWICK W.A. The rural postal service over three centuries. Yorkshire Postal History Soc. 1982. 26pp + ads. 1st ed., fine in card covers. SEDGEWIC014078 £5
SENIOR I. Liberating the Letter. A proposal to privatise the Post Office. IEA Research Monographs. 1983. 51pp. 1st ed. Paperback. SENIORI018120 £4
SMITH G.R. Half a Century in the Dead Letter Office. A narrative of the romance of undelivered letters, and their treatment. Interwoven are descriptions and amusing incidents met with during official missions to various provincial post offices. Privately issued. 1908. xiii + 145pp, frontis. and other photographic plates. Numbered copy no. 201. 8vo. Very fine in original grey cloth. A scarce work by the ex controller of the Dead Letter Office.SMITHGR017882 £65
SOPER H.N. The Mails. History, organization and methods of payment. London. 1946. 24 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Signed by author on outer cover. A curious book commencing with early Egyptian posts but concentrating on GB postal history with some fine colour illustrations. Good sections on pre stamp postal history and meter marks.SOPERHN010456 £16
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Four hundred years of Anglo-Dutch Mail. Postal History Society. 1965. 24pp. 1st ed., fine in grey card covers. Illustrated history.STITTDIB014757 £18
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Late fee and too late stamps. GB Philatelic Society, London. 1966. 61pp + 14 plates. 1st ed., fine in card covers. 8 x 10" Explanation of these markings and good listing of the different types.STITTDIB016844 £22
TABEART C. United Kingdom Letter Rates Inland and Overseas. 1635 to 1900. HH Sales, Bradford. 2003. 264 large pp. 2nd revised ed., very fine in card covers. Detailed listings for all countries and including ship letter rates and military mail. Very useful.TABEARTC014162 £38
WARD C.W. English T.P.O.'s. Their history and postmarks. Published by the author. 1948. 106pp. 1st ed. special presentation copy. Very fine in original lilac card covers. 7.5 x 10" WARDCW016848 £20
WILES H.V. Drummaids Lodge (Epping Forest) and the Origin of the Penny Post. West Essex Printing Co. 1950 (circa). 40pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Historical account of Epping Forest and with 11pp devoted to the claims of Francis Worrell Stevens to be the inventor of penny postage. WILESHV017887 £12
WILSON H.S. T.P.O. A history of the travelling post offices of Great Britain. Part 1. England - the Specials and associated T.P.O.'s Railway Philatelic Group. 1971. 74pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. WILSONHS010676 £8
AUSTEN B. English provincial posts. 1633 - 1840. A study based on Kent examples. Phillimore. 1978. 192pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Study of the methods the Post Office used to run services outside London.AUSTENB010262 £12
BEALE P. A History of the Post in England from the Romans to the Stuarts. Ashgate. 1998. xv + 284pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. 7 x 10" BEALEP018398 £40
BRUMELL G. A short account of the Franking System in the Post Office: 1652 - 1840. With a description of the postmarks used in connection therewith. Bournemouth. 1936. 38pp. 1st ed., fine in maroon card covers. Early illustrated guide.BRUMELLG016846 £18
ELLIOTT T.H. State Papers Domestic concerning the Post Office in the reign of Charles II Postal History Society. 1964. 70pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. ELLIOTTT018424 £16
EWEN C. L'ESTRANGE The Earliest Postal Stamps introducing some recent discoveries. Printed for the author. 1939. 8pp + 4 plates. 1st ed., fine in original card covers. Description of the first postal markings applied to mail.EWENCLES017941 £18
FOSTER G.A. Pre-Victorian postage stamps and franks. Ancient and artistic and for the most part English. Chas. Nissen & Co. 1910. 56 large pp. 1st ed. fine in orig. limp green card covers. Study of Dockwra's, free marks and Paid h/s's. This 1st ed. is very scarce.FOSTERGA011006 £40
GARDINER T. A General Survey of the Post Office. 1677 - 1682. Edited by Foster W. Bond. Postal History Society. 1958. 73pp. Fine in blue card covers in ring binding. GARDINER018251 £12
HENDY J.G. The history of the early postmarks of the British Isles from their introduction down to 1840. With special remarks on and reference to the sections of the postal service to which they particularly applied. Compiled chiefly from Official Records. L. Upcott Gill, London. 1905. 204pp + publisher's ads. 1st ed., fine in old full calf. A fine copy of this early work on postmarks.HENDYJG010108 £85
HOPKINS A. Ralph Allen and John Palmer. Men of Bath, Postal Pioneers. Souvenir of the Visit of the Postal History Society to Bath Saturday, November 21st, 1953. Bath Critic. 1953. 10pp. Fine in card covers. HOPKINSA018420 £4
HOPKINS A.E. Ralph Allen's own narrative. 1720 - 1761. Postal History Society. 1960. 49pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. Ralph Allen became Postmaster of Bath and organised the Cross and Bye Posts.HOPKINSA018422 £20
LOVEGROVE J.W. Herewith my frank. Continuing the study of the Free Franks. Bournemouth. 1975. 140pp. 2nd revised ed., very fine in fine D/W. Also Supplement no. 4 + 1pp Addenda. Well researched study of these pre stamp postal markings.LOVEGROV018186 £30
MORLEY W. The Penny Posts, Town Paids, Ship Letters, and interesting postmarked letters of Great Britain (prior to 1840) including the Penny Posts and Town Paids of Ireland. With prices of specimens for sale. Catford. 1922. 32pp + publisher's ads. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. A very early listing of GB pre stamp postal markings.MORLEYW015632 £16
OXLEY G.F. The English Provincial Local Posts 1765 - 1840. Postal History Society. 1973. 79pp + 16pp rarity guide. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Well researched study of Penny Post marks.OXLEYGF018693 £18
ROBERTSON A.W. Great Britain. Post Roads, Post towns and postal rates 1635-1839. Privately pub. 1961. 62 large pp. 1st ed. fine in fine D/W. 10 x 11.5" Important handbook, well illustrated with maps. ROBERTSO017904 £35
ROBERTSON A.W. Great Britain. Post Roads, Post towns and postal rates 1635-1839. Woods of Perth. 1970 (circa). 62 large pp. 2nd ed. fine in orig. cloth. Important handbook, well illustrated with maps. Slightly smaller format than the 1st ed.ROBERTSO016286 £20
SIDEBOTTOM J.K. The Government Dockwra. 1683 - 1794. Postal History Society. 1951. 11pp. 1st ed., very fine in paper covers. SIDEBOTT016858 £8
STONE J.W.M. The Inland Posts. (!392-1672) Christies Robson Lowe. 1987. viii + 333pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. Listing of documents on concerning the early postal service in Great Britain.STONEJWM018187 £20
TENGELY P.L. British postmarks prior to May 6th, 1840. Hints on collecting. Stamp Collecting. 1926. 20pp + interleaving + 4 plates. 1st ltd. signed author's ed., no 19 of 50, fine in orig. cloth. TENGELYP004113 £45
WILLCOCKS R.M. The postal history of Great Britain and Ireland. A summarised catalogue to 1840. Perth. 1972. 80pp. 1st ed., fine in worn D/W. Priced catalogue to GB pre stamp postal markings.WILLCOCK016281 £6
WILLCOCKS R.M. England's postal history with notes on Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Published by the author. 1975. 167 large pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Fine introduction to pre-stamp postal history.WILLCOCK010673 £15
WILLCOCKS R.M. The postal history of Great Britain and Ireland. A summarised catalogue to 1840. Perth. 1981. 80pp. 2nd revised ed., fine in D/W. Priced catalogue to GB pre stamp postal markings.WILLCOCK018193 £8
ALCOCK R.C. The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland. Being a survey of British Postmarks from 1660 to 1940. R.C. Alcock, Cheltenham. 1940. 579pp + ads. Fine in worn original blue, slightly shaken. Standard guide to postmarks.ALCOCKRC018356 £120
ALCOCK R.C. British Postmarks. A short history and guide. R.C. Alcock, Cheltenham. 1960. 299pp + ads. Fine in original blue boards. ALCOCKRC018312 £38
ALCOCK R.C. Maltese Cross cancellations of the United Kingdom. R.C. Alcock. 1970. 134pp + adds. 2nd revised ed., fine in card covers. ALCOCKRC018391 £35
ALCOCK R.C. British Postmarks. A short history and guide. R.C. Alcock, Cheltenham. 1977. 314pp + ads. Revised ed., clean in card covers. ALCOCKRC018192 £12
CHAMPNESS M.V.D. Classification of types of undated namestamps of England, Wales & Ireland. 1840 - 1860. London Postal History Group. 1973. 7pp. Disbound with 4 punch holes. CHAMPNES011018 £6
COHEN S.F. Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks. Published by the author. 1987. 429 large pp + two supplements, 57 + 70pp. 1st ed., very fine in card covers. COHENSF018427 £45
CRABB G. The Skeleton Postmarks of Great Britain. British Postmark Society. 1960. 19 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. An early study of these marks with many illustrations.CRABBG015630 £15
FERNAU C.N. The Hooded Circle Postmarks of the British Post Office from 1882. GB & Commonwealth Philatelic Society, Switzerland. 1998. 20pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. FERNAUCN018250 £7
HARTREE W. British Postage Paid Stamps. An illustrated and priced catalogue of over 5000 varieties used between 1870 and 1912. Cambridge. 1913. xxiv + 42pp. 1st ed., fine in orig. card covers which are fragile, front cover almost detached. A scarce work.HARTREEW010755 £18
HENDY J.G. The history of the postmarks of the British Isles from 1840 to 1876 compiled chiefly from Official Records. Stanley Gibbons, London. 1909. 184pp + ads. and blank pages at front for notes. 1st ed., very fine in blue cloth with orig. card cover pasted on front board. Classic work on postmarks.HENDYJG016489 £95
HEWLETT M.R. A provisional guide to the valuation of the numeral cancellations of the British Isles. Part 1. England and Wales. (With Used Abroad, Channel Islands and Isle of Man). Picton Print. 1979. 77pp + ads. 1st ed., fine in card covers. HEWLETTM018245 £8
JOHNSON R.I. Unpaid and underpaid mail 1840 to 1921. England and Wales. A selection by standard and individual types of charge marks and other marks which explain the reason for the charge. Robson Lowe. 1982. 32pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Signed dedication copy. Detailed illustrated listing of these postal markings.JOHNSONR010761 £12
KENEALLY R.A. The first slogan cancellations in Great Britain 1917 - 1918. An illustrated reference catalogue and valuations of the War Bonds. Published by the author. no date. 33 large pp. 1st ed., clean in blue card covers. KENEALLY010355 £8
LONDON London's Postal History. London Postal History Group. 1981. 100's pp in 3 x 4 ring binders. Fine. Parts as issued up to 1981. (This work was never completed).LONDON011648 £50
MACKAY J.A. Postmarks of England and Wales. Dumfries. 1988. 352 large pp. Couple of paragraphs of text highlighted otherwise fine in green card covers. MACKAYJA016291 £24
MACKAY J.A. English and Welsh Postmarks since 1840 Dumfries. 1980. 254 large pp. 1st ed., fine in green card covers. MACKAYJA018637 £20
MARSHALL C.F. DENDY The Numbered obliterations of the London and Surburban Districts. Rev. P.E. Raynor, Buckingham. 1923. 8pp + [2] index. 1st ed., clean in faded and slightly chipped original paper covers. Rare.MARSHALL016855 £60
PARSONS C.R.H. The slogan postmarks of Great Britain. An illustrated reference catalogue. British Postmark Society. 1962. 74pp. Clean in ring binding. PARSONSC010609 £7
POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY Souvenir catalogue of the David Miller Brown Collection of the Uniform Penny Postage Provisonals of Great Britain, 1840-1853. Bournemouth. 1948. 32pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. Illustrated listing of the handstamps.POSTALHI016849 £15
PROUD E.B. Postmarks of the Date Impression Books Post Office Records: Section 2. Volumes 3 & 4. Proud Bailey. 1983. 96pp. 1st ed., fine in original red cloth. PROUDEB018404 £20
RAY L. Souvenir catalogue of the David Miller Brown Collection of the Uniform Penny Postage Provisonals of Great Britain, 1840 - 1853. Postal History Society. 1948. 32pp. Fine in card covers. Illustrated listing of these postal markings.RAYL011610 £12
SOPER H.N. A History of the Postmarking of Mail in Great Britain. 1661-1939. London. 1939. 16 large pp + plate + folding colour plate. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated account of the development of postal markings in GB. Very scarce.SOPERHN015628 £24
STITT DIBDEN W.G. The Newspaper Branch Killers. Postal History Society. 1957. 24pp + 3 plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 100 copies. Very fine in fine original paper covers. 8 x 10" Sought after work.STITTDIB018253 £32
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Early Stamp Machines. Postal History Society. 1964. 107pp. 1st ltd. ed. of 150 copies. Fine in fine original paper covers. 8 x 10" Sought after work.STITTDIB018423 £32
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Newspaper Branch Cancellations. Postal History Society. 1971. 43pp + 7 plates. 1st ed. Very fine in fine original card covers. 8 x 10" Collection of articles published after the author's death.STITTDIB018385 £35
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Squared Circle Postmarks. Harry Hayes. 1974. 29 large pp. 2nd ed. Fine in card covers. STITTDIB018208 £18
TRAILL R.G. The sideways duplex cancellations of England and Wales. R.C. Alcock. 1975. 27pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. TRAILLRG018246 £8
VALLANCEY F.H. British Postmarks. With special reference to the '1844' and subsequent numbered obliterations. Vallancey Press. 1935. 96pp. 1st ed., signed by author on front end paper, fine in original boards. VALLANCE018206 £32
WILLCOCKS R.M. The Spoon Experiment 1853 - 1858. Published by the authors. 1960. 46pp. 1st ed., fine in green card covers. Detailed description of these experimental postmarks.WILLCOCK010663 £18
BALDWIN N.C. British air mails. 1784 - 1946. A chronology and priced catalogue of aviation and air mail souvenirs flown within and from Great Britain and Ireland F.J. Field, Sutton Coldfield. 1947. 213pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in orig. blue cloth. Well illustrated catalogue of first flight covers and special cachets.BALDWINN015622 £40
BALDWIN N.C. Fifty years of British air mails. 1911 - 1960. F.J. Field, Sutton Coldfield. 1992. 47pp + ads. Reprint ed., clean in yellow card covers. Well illustrated catalogue of first flight covers and special cachets.BALDWINN015657 £8
BALDWIN N.C. Railway Air Services. British Inland Air Posts. M.S. Todd. 1995. 8pp. Reprint ed., clean in orig. card covers. History of the company formed in 1934.BALDWINN015659 £4
BEITH R. Scottish Air Mails 1919-1979. Published by the author. 1981. 84pp. 1st ltd. ed., no. 454 of 750, signed by author on title page. Clean in pictorial card covers. Well illustrated history.BEITHR010656 £10
PRINGLE J. Early British balloon posts. A record of the first attempts to carry mail by balloon in Great Britain, with a chapter on Dr. Barton and his dirigible airship. Privately printed. 1930 (Circa). 126pp + 3 colour plates. 1st ed., fine in orig. cloth. PRINGLEJ004114 £100
MUDD D. The Falmouth Packets. Bossiney Books. 1978. 56pp including photo plates. 1st ed., fine in card covers. MUDDD018225 £8
ROBERTSON A.W. The ship letter stamps of Liverpool. Regent Stamp Co. 1953. 12pp. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Repaired tear to cover. Well illustrated guide to the postal markings.ROBERTSO010695 £10
ROBERTSON A.W. A history of the ship letters of the British Isles. (An encyclopaedia of maritime postal history). Privately published by the author. 1955. 3 vols. + appendices. 1st ltd. ed., no. 403 of 600 copies. Ex Reference Library with label on inside cover and a couple of h/s's otherwise clean in orig. binders. ROBERTSO017922 £160
ROBERTSON A.W. A history of the ship letters of the British Isles. (An encyclopaedia of maritime postal history). Harry Hayes. 1973. 3 vols. + appendices. A facsimile reprint of the first edition. Fine in orig. binders. Probably the best edition to have as the first is often incomplete and the later Bendon reprint is reduced in size.ROBERTSO017921 £250
ROBINSON H. Carrying British Mails overseas. George Allen & Unwin, London. 1964. 327pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in worn D/W. History of the overseas postal service with much on maritime mail and a short section on airmails.ROBINSON010455 £20
SALT D. The Domestic Packets between Great Britain and Ireland, 1635 to 1840. Postal History Society. 1991. vi + 50pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. 8 x 11.5" SALTD018489 £14
CORNELIUS D. British F.P.O.'s in Scandinavia 1940-47 Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway Posthistorisk Forlag. 1981. 64pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Text in English and Danish.CORNELIU018623 £8
ENTWISTLE C.R. A priced checklist of British Army & Field Post Offices 1914 - 1919. Chavril Press. 1997. 44pp. 1st ed., fine in lilac card covers. ENTWISTL018516 £8
ENTWISTLE C.R. A priced checklist of British Army & Field Post Offices 1939 - 1946 Chavril Press. 1998. 36pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. ENTWISTL018521 £9
ENTWISTLE C.R. A priced checklist of Indian Army & Field Post Offices 1914 - 1924 Chavril Press. 1999. 20pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. ENTWISTL018522 £8
HILL N. Postal markings of the Allied Forces in Great Britain 1940 - 46 Billig's Handbook on Postmarks Vol. 11. n.d. 56pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. HILLN018645 £16
KENNEDY A. The Postal History of the British Army in World War 1 Before and after 1903 to 1929. An illustrated reference book of British Army Postmarks and their location at home and abroad during the campaigns of the war and also on manoeuvres operations and post war occupations with relevant historical and postal information George Crabb. 1977. 300 large pp. 1st ltd. ed., no 10 of 600 copies, fine in ring binding. KENNEDYA018531 £45
OSBORN G. Naval Officers' Letters. A study of letters sent to and from British Royal Navy Officers serving Abroad in the Victorian Era. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund. 1995. iii + 133 large pp. 1st ed., fine in pictorial card covers. 11 x 8.5" OSBORNG018490 £18
PROUD E.B. History of British Army Postal Service. 1882-1902. Vol. 1. Proud Bailey. 1982. 283pp. 1st ed., fine in orig. brown cloth. Listing of all known postal markings. This volume complete in itself which is mostly concerned with the Anglo Boer War.PROUDEB016466 £20
RAYNOR P.E. A Reference list of British Army Postmarks used in the Great War 1914 to 1919 H Garratt Adams & Co. 1967. 26pp. Facsimile reprint of 1920 ed., fine in card covers. RAYNORPE018520 £16
WELLS E. Mailshot. A history of the Forces Postal Service. Privately published. 1987. 191 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated account.WELLSE016009 £18
BOWMAN R. Railway perfins of Great Britain. Security Endorsement & Perfin Society of GB. 1976. 73 large pp. 1st ed., clean in blue card covers. BOWMANR018389 £18
GOODBODY A.M. An Introduction and Guide to the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain. Railway Philatelic Group. 1977. 16pp + 1pp amendment. 1st ed., fine in buff card covers. GOODBODY018276 £6
GOWEN D.P. Railway Station Postmarks. Railway Philatelic Group. 1978. 44pp. 1st ed., fine in green card covers. GOWENDP018275 £12
PIPE W.T. Postmarks of British Railway Stations Railway Philatelic Group. 1994. 92 large pp 1st ed., fine in paper covers. PIPEWT018271 £10
STUBBS R.M. T.P.O. Postmarks of Great Britain 1962 - 1990. T.P.O. & Seapost Society. 1991. 73 large pp. 1st ed., fine in ring binding. STUBBSRM018270 £10
ARKELL Lt. Cdr. J.O.A. The Parcel Post Labels of Great Britain. Part 2. Yorkshire Harry Hayes. 1977. 80pp. 1st ed., fine in pink card covers. ARKELLLT016011 £8
ARKELL Lt. Cdr. J.O.A. The Parcel Post Labels of Great Britain. Part 3. Devonshire and Gloucestershire including Bristol. Harry Hayes. 1979. 47pp. 1st ed., fine in pink card covers. ARKELLLT016012 £8
BAKER C. History of the Posts in Halifax Parish. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1974. 141pp. 1st ltd. ed. of 300 copies. Fine in orig. orange card covers. A detailed study of the postal history and postal markings.BAKERC011011 £15
BEITH R. Yorkshire Air Mails. Yorkshire P.H.S. 1983. 45pp + plates. 1st ltd. ed., 400. Clean in pictorial card covers. Well illustrated history.BEITHR017913 £5
BENHAM K. The village undated handstamps of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1982. 47pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. BENHAMK014037 £6
BRITNOR L.E. An introduction to the Postal History of Reigate, Redhill and District. Redhill P.S. 1973. 32 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers in spiral ring binding. BRITNORL018292 £12
BUCKLEY E. Wakefield postal history. With historical information. Yorkshire P.H.S. 1980 (circa). 45pp + plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 300 copies. Clean in card covers. 8 x 10" BUCKLEYE017907 £5
BULLAMORE C.P. History of Whitby's Post. Yorkshire Postal History. 1975. 87pp. 1st ltd. ed., no. 135 signed by the author on prelim., fine in D/W. BULLAMOR018189 £16
CHAMPNESS M.V.D. Saffron Walden. Some aspects of the postal history of an Essex market town. East Anglia Postal History S.C. 1969. 27pp. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. CHAMPNES018426 £16
CLARKSON H. Leeds Postal History to 1858. Yorkshire P.H.S. 1970. 62pp. 1st ed., ex library with h/s's and labels in original card covers. CLARKSON017912 £4
CORNELIUS D.B. Devon and Cornwall. A postal survey 1500 - 1791. Postal History Society. 1973. 65 large pp. 1st ed., fine in blue heavy card covers. CORNELIU010459 £18
CORNELIUS D.B. Devon and Cornwall. A postal survey 1500 - 1791. Postal History Society. 1973. 65 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. CORNELIU014741 £15
COURTNEY J. A Postal History of Darlington. Darlington Public Library. 1974. v + 44pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. 8 x 11.5" COURTNEY017909 £8
DONALD A. The posts of Sevenoaks in Kent. An account of the handling and transportation of the wriiten communication of Sevenoaks District (westerham to Wrotham, Biggin Hill to Edenbridge) on the Road to Rye and Hastings. AD 1085 to 1985/6. Woodvale Press. 1992. 452 large pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. In depth study with many illustrations.DONALDA012006 £35
FORRESTIER SMITH P. Bishop's Stortford. An outline postal history. Published by the author. 1972. 92pp. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. FORRESTI018425 £18
HALL A.W.G. The Post Office at Nottingham. Nottingham. 1947. 152 large pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in D/W. History of postal services in Nottingham.HALLAWG010105 £30
HALL A.W.G. The Post Office at Nottingham. Nottingham. 1947. 152 large pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in orig. green cloth. History of postal services in Nottingham.HALLAWG010106 £25
HOBBS J.E.O. Postmarks of Worthing. 1806 - 1981. Worthing Society of Postal Historians. 1981. 40pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. HOBBSJEO018288 £6
HOBBS J.E.O. Postmarks of Worthing 1806 - 1987 Lindel Pub. Co. 1987. 146 large pp. 1st ed., rebound in half calf with marbled boards, retaining original card covers. HOBBSJEO019312 £15
HUNT B. The Post in Southampton. From the collection of Bryan Hunt. Malcolm B Montgomery. 2002. v + 68 + 4pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. 8 x 11.5" Well illustrated record of the author's collection.HUNTB018415 £16
JOHNSON L.J. The posts of Essex. Postal History Society. 1969. 105 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. JOHNSONL010693 £15
KELVIN G.G. The early posts and postmarks of Newcastle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 1960 (circa). 21pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. KELVINGG014048 £12
MACKAY J.A. Isle of Wight. Islands Postal History Series No. 12 Dumfries. 1981. 112 large pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. MACKAYJA018429 £15
MIDLAND POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties Midland P.H.S. 1986. 120 large pp. Revised ed., re-bound in half calf with marbled boards, retaining original card covers. MIDLANDP019311 £15
MUGGERIDGE S.J. The postal history of Maidstone and the surrounding villages together with notes of their postal markings. Postal History Society. 1972. 34pp. 1st ed., minor water damage affecting page corners otherwise clean in card covers. MUGGERID010101 £8
NEWPORT O.W. The Post in Liverpool. National Museums & Galleries of Meerseyside. 1988. 61 large pp + ads. 1st ed., fine in card covers. NEWPORTO018417 £6
OXLEY H.M. A Postal History of Durham City. Durham County Library. 1980. iv + 63pp + xi. 1st ed., clean in card covers. 8 x 11.5" OXLEYHM017908 £8
SEDGEWICK W.A. The postal history of Doncaster. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1975. 139 + 4pp + 28 plates. 1st ltd. ed., no. 137 of 300 copies. Fine in orig. green card covers. SEDGEWIC011012 £15
SEDGEWICK W.A. The temporary handstamps of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1988. 81 large pp. 2nd revised ed., clean in green card covers. SEDGEWIC011013 £12
SIGGERS Dr J. Wiltshire and its Postmarks. Sancliff Press. 1982. 736 large pp + 1pp addendum. 1st ed., fine in card covers. SIGGERSD018285 £28
SIMPSON T.A. The postal history of Beverley. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1986. 47 large pp + 25 plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 250 copies signed by the author on title page. Clean in card covers in spiral ring binding. SIMPSONT011016 £12
SIMPSON T.A. The postal history of Beverley. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1986. 47 large pp + 25 plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 250 copies. Clean in card covers in spiral ring binding. SIMPSONT017902 £10
SINFIELD Lt Cdr C.A. The Post in Portsmouth. Part 1 Postal History 1545-1840. Part 2 Maritime Mail. Portsmouth & District P.S. 1982. 78 large pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers in ring binding. SINFIELD018284 £8
SMITH M. An introduction to the postal history of Bristol. Bristol Philatelic Society. 1997. vi + 59 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. SMITHM018418 £10
STITT DIBDEN W.G. Leicester and its posts. Special Series no. 22 Postal History Society. 1966. 98 large pp + 13 plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 200 copies. Fine in card covers. STITTDIB010685 £18
TOMBS R.C. The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, telegraph and telephone. Bristol. 1900 (circa). iv + 295pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in orig. red decorative cloth, rebacked. An uncommon work with much on the stage coaching era also chapters on Bristol Postmasters and P.O. buildings and the general workings of the P.O.TOMBSRC017891 £65
TOMBS R.C. The King's Post. Being a volume of historical facts relating to the Posts, Mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the Ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time. W.C. Hemmons, Bristol. 1905. 251pp + plates. 1st ed., very fine in original pictorial cloth, spine faded. TOMBSRC017892 £22
TRINDER I.F. The Postal History of the Tendring Hundred of Essex. Including the Borough of Harwich & the urban districts of Clacton on Sea, & Frinton & Walton on the Naze with Gt. Holland. Published by the author. 1971. x + 150pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. TRINDERI018283 £15
VERSEY H.C. The postal history of Leeds. Reprinted from the Publications of the Thoresby Society Miscellany, Vol. 14, Part 3. Kendal. 1950 (circa). 16pp. 1st ed., some pen underlining otherwise clean in card covers. Very scarce.VERSEYHC010782 £12
WARD R. The postal history of Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1976. 124 large pp + 17 plates. 1st ltd. ed., no. 205 of 250 copies. Fine in card covers. WARDR010683 £15
WARD R. The Temporary handstamps of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1977. 30pp + 19 plates. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Guide to the skeleton postmarks.WARDR010102 £12
WARD R. Sheffield's Post Offices in the Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1979. 67pp + 5 plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 250 copies, clean in card covers. WARDR017910 £8
WARD R. The Postal History of Bridlington, Filey and Hummanby. Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1979. 78pp + 15 plates. 1st ltd. ed. of 250 copies, clean in card covers. WARDR017911 £8
WARD R. Spurn Head Postal History Yorkshire Postal History Society. 1988. 29pp. 1st ltd. ed. of 250 copies, signed by author on title page, clean in card covers. WARDR018745 £8
WARN I.M. Bristol 5th Clause and Penny Posts 1793 to 1840. Postal History Society. 1980. viii + 142pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Signed by author on title page. WARNIM010690 £20
WARN I.M. Bristol 5th Clause and Penny Posts 1793 to 1840. Postal History Society. 1980. viii + 142pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W + rarity guide loosely inserted. Description of the local penny post service which extended from Thornbury to Oakhill and Weston-Super-Mare to Kelston.WARNIM016276 £20
WARN I.M. Bristol 5th Clause and Penny Posts 1793 to 1840. Postal History Society. 1980. viii + 142pp. 1st ed., fine in original blue cloth. WARNIM018115 £15
WILLCOCKS R.M. The British County Catalogue. Vol. 4 R.M. Wilcocks. 1988. vi + 146pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Catalogue of county pre stamp postal markings.WILLCOCK018399 £20
WILLCOCKS R.M. The British County Catalogue. Vol. 5 R.M. Wilcocks. 1990. vi + 130pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Catalogue of county pre stamp postal markings.WILLCOCK018392 £20
WILSON H.S. History of the Post in Derby. 1635 - 1941. British Philatelic Trust. 1990. 289 large pp. 1st ed., clean in blue card covers. WILSONHS018287 £22
WILSON H.S. Postal history of Matlock and District. Derbyshire Postal History Society. 1990 (circa). 96 large pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. WILSONHS010657 £10
WILSON H.S. Postal History of Matlock and District. Derbyshire P.H.S. n.d. 92 large pp + 1pp addenda. 1st ed., clean in blue card covers. WILSONHS018286 £8
BRUMELL G. The Local Posts of London. 1680 - 1840 Bournemouth. 1938. 91pp + ads.. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. Scarce.BRUMELLG010713 £30
DUBUS L. London cancellations. Repairs and re-cuttings from 1840. Auxerre. 1969. 2 vols., 283 + 312pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Detailed study in French with English translation.DUBUSL004111 £140
GLADSTONE E.S. Great Britain's first postage stamp. Liverpool. 1924. 25pp + 13 plates. 1st ed., fine in original green cloth. A very scarce study of the first Dockwra London Penny Post with good illustrations of the marks on cover.GLADSTON010701 £60
HANSON S.D. The postal service in Walthamstow. Walthamstow Antiquarian Society. 1972. 43pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Postal history from the C17th with some illustrations.HANSONSD010233 £8
LONDON CENSORSHIP The London Censorship 1914 - 1919 by members of the staff past and present. Printed for private circulation by Harrisons & Sons. 1919. 69 large pp. 1st ed., rather worn in orig. marked pictorial card covers. Articles on the life of the postal censors during the war with many illustrations. Very scarce.LONDONCE008456 £95
PARMENTER J.C. District and Branch Office Cancellations from December 1856. London Postal History Section J. London Postal History Group. 1979. 100pp (approx), 1st ed., clean in card covers. PARMENTE010611 £12
ROBERTSON A.W. The ship letter stamps of London. Regent Stamp Co. 1951. 12pp. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Well illustrated guide to the postal markings.ROBERTSO010457 £8
ROBERTSON A.W. The ship letter ports of the Thames Estuary. Published by the author. 1955 (circa). 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated with 25 plates and 51 reproductions of postal markings. Very scarce.ROBERTSO010458 £35
ROBERTSON A.W. The maritime postal history of London 1766-1960. Robson Lowe. 1960. 68 large inter-leaved pp. 1st ed., fine in damaged D/W. Well illustrated authorative handbook.ROBERTSO004340 £30
WILLCOCKS R.M. The British County Catalogue. Vol. 3, London R.M. Willcocks. 1983. 196pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Catalogue to London pre stamp postal markings.WILLCOCK018181 £35
LONDON POSTAL HISTORY GROUP Notebook. London. 1971. Whole nos. 1-10, 21-100 and 107-110 and 112 plus various indexes (Feb 1971 - Aug 1994) A fine almost complete run.LONDONPO005174 £80
ARNOT J. The Brunswick Star with notes on the Pillar stamp. Duplex obliterator. Ramsay Stewart. 1950 (circa). 16pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Study of these early Edinburgh duplex postmarks.ARNOTJ010674 £8
ARUNDEL R. Brunswick Star Cancels. Richard Arundel Ltd. 1993. 64pp. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. ARUNDELR018309 £8
AUCKLAND A.B. Mileage Marks of Scotland. Scottish Postmark Group. 1965. 71pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine original blue boards. AUCKLAND016851 £16
AUCKLAND B. Penny Posts of Edinburgh and District 1773 - 1839. Scottish Postmark Group. 1972. 76pp. 1st ed., fine in blue cloth. AUCKLAND010653 £16
AUCKLAND B. Postal markings of Scotland to 1808. Edinburgh. 1978. 144pp. 1st ed., signed by author on f.e.p., clean in D/W. AUCKLAND010647 £9
AUCKLAND B. Postal markings of Scotland to 1840. Edinburgh. 1985. 190pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. AUCKLAND018210 £15
AUCKLAND B. Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840. Scottish Postal History Society. 1995. 198 large pp + ads. 2nd revised and enlarged ed., very fine in card covers. Highly recommended.AUCKLAND018305 £25
BLAIR N. The postal history of Perth. Woods of Perth. 1976. 27pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated history.BLAIRN014038 £12
DOUGLAS J. Numbered Postmarks of Scotland. Scottish Postmark Group. 1967. 70pp. 1st ed., fine in blue boards. DOUGLASJ017938 £16
DOUGLAS J. The Experimental Duplex Cancellations of Scotland. Scottish Postmark Group. 1980 Circa). 38 large pp. Revised 2nd ed., fine in blue boards. 8.5 x 12" DOUGLASJ017937 £16
GRIMWOOD TAYLOR J. The Post in Scotland. Stamp Publicity Board. 1990. 96 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Profusely illustrated in colour. Account of postal history and postal markings.GRIMWOOD018211 £12
HALDANE A.R.B. Three Centuries of Scottish Posts. An Historical Survey to 1836. Uni. Press, Edinburgh. 1971. xiv + 336pp + plates and maps in pocket at rear. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. HALDANEA017915 £15
HENDERSON J.R. Post Offices in Scotland. The Scottish Postmark Group. 1966. 1st ed., fine in original blue cloth + 'Correction Slip No. 1,' 28pp. M.V.D. Champness's copy with manuscript notes and additional pages added.HENDERSO017939 £22
HILL C.W. Scotland in stamps. A guide to the postal history, postage stamps and postmarks of Scotland. Impulse Books, Aberdeen. 1972. 147pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in D/W. HILLCW010120 £12
HODGSON K. The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-1839. J. Partridge, Sheffield. 1974. iv + 67pp. 1st ed., occasional pencil annotations, clean in worn card covers. HODGSONK014045 £8
HODGSON K. The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-1839. Privately printed. 1984. 54pp. 2nd ed., very fine in blue card covers. HODGSONK018209 £12
MACKAY J.A. The Circular name stamps of Scotland. Dumfries. 1977. 20 large pp. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. MACKAYJA010351 £6
MACKAY J.A. The Circular name stamps of Scotland. Dumfries. 1977. 22 large pp. 2nd ed., fine in blue card covers. MACKAYJA010352 £6
MACKAY J.A. The Skeleton postmarks of Scotland. Dumfries. 1978. 72 large pp + 6 plates. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. MACKAYJA010341 £8
MACKAY J.A. Lewis. Islands postal history series no. 3 Dumfries. 1978. 62 large pp + 8 plates. 1st ed., fine in yellow card covers. MACKAYJA010344 £12
MACKAY J.A. Islay, Jura and the other Argyll Islands. Islands postal history series no. 10 Dumfries. 1979. 39 large pp + 5 plates. 1st ed., fine in yellow card covers. MACKAYJA010342 £8
MACKAY J.A. Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree. Islands postal history series no. 9 Dumfries. 1979. 37 large pp + 5 plates. 1st ed., fine in yellow card covers. MACKAYJA010347 £8
MACKAY J.A. The Postal History Annual. 1979. Dumfries. 1979. 30 large pp + 5 plates. 1st ed., fine in pink card covers. MACKAYJA010349 £6
MACKAY J.A. The Floating Post Offices of the Clyde. Dumfries. 1979. 40 large pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in yellow card covers. MACKAYJA018428 £8
MACKAY J.A. Scottish Islands supplement and catalogue. Islands postal history series no. 11 Dumfries. 1980. 64 large pp + 10 plates. 1st ed., fine in yellow card covers. MACKAYJA010348 £8
MACKAY J.A. The Postal History Annual. 1980. Dumfries. 1980. 56 large pp + 12 plates. 1st ed., fine in blue card covers. MACKAYJA010350 £5
MACKAY J.A. Postal History of Dumfries. Dumfries. 1986. 120 large pp. 1st ed., fine in orange card covers. MACKAYJA018212 £15
MEREDITH C.W. Scots Local Cancellations. Matched Pairs. A review of the alternative types. R.C. Alcock Ltd. 1951 (circa). 8pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. MEREDITH014067 £8
MEREDITH C.W. Scots Local Cancellations. A history of their usage and the various types involved. R.C. Alcock Ltd. 1953. 43pp. 1st ed., fine in pictorial card covers. Well illustrated guide.MEREDITH014066 £18
SCOTTISH POSTMARK GROUP Dotted circle postmarks of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1962. 35pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in orig. blue cloth. SCOTTISH010118 £12
SCOTTISH POSTMARK GROUP Experimental duplex cancellations of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1963. 28pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in orig. blue cloth. SCOTTISH016845 £14
SCOTTISH POSTMARK GROUP Scots Local Namestamps. Edinburgh. 1964. 56pp + ads. 1st ed., clean in original blue cloth with extensive notes and additions made by M.V.D. Champness. SCOTTISH017934 £18
STITT DIBDEN W.G. The Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-1839. Postal History Society. 1963. 77pp. 1st ltd. ed. of 200 copies. Very fine in fine original card covers. 7.5 x 9.5" Sought after work.STITTDIB016850 £26
1971 C.W. Meredith collection of Scots Local Cancellations. Robson Lowe. 32pp. Auction catalogue, fine in card covers. ROBSONLO018014 £8
JONES R.G. The postal history of Caernarfon. Wales. 1979. 32pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. JONESRG014047 £6
REYNOLDS P. Machine cancellations of Wales 1905 - 1985 Welsh Philatelic Society. 1985. 95pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. REYNOLDS018666 £8
RHYS-PHILLIPS D. The postal history of Tenby. Tenby Museum. 1974. 14pp. 1st ed., clean in paper covers. RHYSPHIL014075 £6
SCOTT ARCHER M. The Penny Posts of Wales before 1840. Reprinted from Postal History Nos. 159 & 160. 1970 (circa). 11pp. Fine in paper covers. SCOTTARC014077 £6
BAKER E.K. Baker's catalogue and handbook of stamps of the Channel Islands. Guernsey. 1945 (July). 36pp, 3rd ed., fine in paper covers. Handbook of wartime stamp issues.BAKEREK014033 £7
BAKER E.K. Baker's catalogue and handbook of stamps of the Channel Islands. Guernsey. 1946 (June). 52pp, 4th ed., fine in paper covers. Handbook of wartime stamp issues.BAKEREK014034 £7
CHANNEL ISLANDS An act for granting rates of postage for the conveyance of letters and packets between Great Britain and the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and within those islands. Channel Is. Specialists Society. n.d. 2 large pp. Reprint of 1794 Act. CHANNELI011009 £4
GADE F.W. The postal history of Lundy. No details of publisher. N.D. 15pp. Fine in card covers. GADEFW014043 £8
NEWPORT O.W. The Channel Islands. Their postal history, stamps and postal markings. H. Garratt-Adams, Birmingham. 1950. 66pp. 1st ed., clean in orig. card covers. NEWPORTO014068 £9
NEWPORT W. The Island of Herm and its local stamps. Channel Is. Specialists Society. 1961. 28pp. 4th ed., clean in red card covers. NEWPORTW014071 £6
NEWPORT W. Stamps and postal history of the Channel Islands. Heinemann, London. 1972. 214 large pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. Fine handbook.NEWPORTW010115 £22
NEWPORT W. The Island of Herm and its local stamps. Channel Is. Specialists Society. n.d. 52pp. ? ed., clean in pictorial card covers. NEWPORTW018457 £8
STANARD J.D. Lundy Island and the Lundy Locals. Published by the author. 1938. 34pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Well illustrated guide to the local stamp issues.STANARDJ014081 £30
MASSY A.J.P. Isle of Man postmarks. An illustrated selection of mostly 19th Century impressions compiled and drawn from Post Office records, London. Part 1. Covering steel impressions. Manx Philatelic Society. 1968. 3pp + 6 plates. 1st ed., fine in card covers. MASSYAJP010652 £12
POVEY A. The Postal History of the Manx Electric Railway. Privately published. n.d. 28pp + loose card. 1st ed., clean in card covers. POVEYA018247 £8
WARD R. 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. WARDR010681 £15
WHITNEY Dr J.T. Isle of Man Handbook of stamps and postal history BPH Pubs. 1978. 309pp + index and ads. 3rd ed. Fine in original D/W. Detailed priced and illustrated catalogue.WHITNEYD018456 £16
1969 (25-27 Nov) Robson Lowe. Glassco collection of British Post Offices Abroad. 260pp. An important sale also including sections of pre stamp postal history from the Commonwealth.1969016956 £20