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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
;) | SIMPSON Ray C. and SARGENT Peter J. Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years, 1848 to 1880 - including an illustrated guide to perforation varieties. R.P.S. (2006) xvi + 370pp. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. | £85.00 |
;) ;) | CARTWRIGHT Brian M. Madame Joseph Revisited. R.P.S. (2005) 2 vols in slipcase. 95 large pp in D/W + ring binder containing pages of acetates with impressions of the forged postmarks. Fine. | £75.00 |
;) | BUTLER A.R. The Departmental Stamps of South Australia R.P.S. (1978) xii + 176pp + coloured plates. 1st ltd. ed., no. 82 of 500 copies, fine in fine D/W. | £50.00 |
;) | STATHAM Kenneth William The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840-1864. Volumes 1 - 18 complete. Eric Paul Ltd (1996-2006) 18 large volumes in ring bindings in special slip cases. Vols 1 & 2 with small National PS h/s's on title page otherwise clean. A scarce complete set. | £650.00 |
;) | BLANK Gerhard Chile: First Issues of Postage Stamps 1853-1867. R.P.S.L. (1989) viii + 174pp + 38 plates + 2 folding plates in rear pocket. 1st ed., very fine in original cloth. | £100.00 |
;) | 2005 (25 Mar) Martyn Cusworth Colonial Prince Edward Island stamps and postal history Charles Firby 64pp. Prices realised added in pen in margins. | £8.00 |
;) | AKOS Kostyan (Editor) A Magyar Belyegek Monografiaja VI. A Magyar Postaigazgatas Belyegzoi 1867-1967 Kozlekedesi Dokumentacios Vallalat (1973) 831pp. 1st ed., fine in pictorial boards. Listing of the postal markings of Hungary | £40.00 |
;) | STEUER Dr Friedrich F. Handbuch und Katalog der deutschen Kolonial-Vorläufer. Michel (1973) 452pp, fine in worn and marked original cloth. Catalogue of German Post Offices Abroad postal markings. | £6.00 |
;) | BRANDT Orhan and CEYLAN Sadik Turk Postalari ilk Filatelik Damga ve Muhurleri/ Premieres marques postales philateliques de la Turquie 1863-1920 Istanbul (1963) 98pp. 1st ed., some pen annotations otherwise clean in card covers. Guide to Turkish cancellations with rarity guide. | £45.00 |
;) | ROBINSON Howard Carrying British Mails overseas. George Allen & Unwin, London (1964) 327pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in worn original cloth. History of the overseas postal service with much on maritime mail and a short section on airmails. | £5.00 |
;) | DEHN Roy A. The Stamps and Postal History of Fiume 1600-1924. Published by the author (1998) 120pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. | £28.00 |
;) | COLES John H. and WALKER H.E. Postal cancellations of the Ottoman Empire. - Part One. The Lost Territories in Europe. Christie's Robson Lowe (1995) xi + 103pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. Well illustrated, comprehensive study. This volume covers Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece and the islands also Bulgaria and Roumania. | £32.00 |
;) ;) | BOTELLHO E. The Post Office Act, and the Rules & Regulations, with the New Rates of Postage, revised up to the 1st October 1839, applicable to all the Post Offices, Under the Bengal, Agra, Madras and Bombay Presidencies; Publisher unknown (1978) 116pp. Facsimile reprint of 1839 ed., fine in original cloth. | £25.00 |
;) | PEMBERTON P.L. Priced Descriptive Catalogue of the stamps of Greece Sefi, Pemberton & Co., Ltd. (1926 (circa)) 27pp. Very worn and lacking binding. Ex RPS with small labels. | £9.00 |
;) | DOUBLET A.R. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company. - Its maritime postal history 1840 - 1853 with particular reference to Chile. R.P.S., London (1983) 70 large pp. 1st ed., fine in yellow card covers. Well illustrated handbook. | £15.00 |
;) | CUSWORTH Martyn Prince Edward Island Philately, 1794-1873: An Exhibit British North American Philatelic Society (2005) 192 large pp. 1st ed., fine in spiral ring binding. Many colour illustrations. | £40.00 |
;) | LOVEJOY E.G. Hungary. Notes for a display given at the Royal Philatelic Society Privately published (1999) 17pp. | £6.00 |
;) | JOHNSON Robert and LOVEJOY Geoff ROSSITER POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL - VOLUME No. 6: 2005 Stuart Rossiter Trust (2005) 117 large pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. 2 good articles on U.S.A. suspension of services during war and Mail routes through the Baltic States. | £15.00 |
;) | HACKMEY Joseph The Colon stamps of Chile Presentation to the R.P.S. (2002) 20pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £20.00 |
;) | WHITE H.G. The Slogan type cancellations in Austria: 1938-1945 Ausdtrian Stamp Club of G.B. (1988) 12pp. Clean in slightly stained paper covers. | £4.00 |
Links to other Philatelic Sites
Bermuda Collectors Society
http://www.bermudacollectorssociety.com
(Regular journal with articles on stamps and postal history)
British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group
(Regular journal with articles on stamps and postal history plus meetings around the world.)
British West Indies Study Circle
(Quarterly bulletin plus occasional meetings in London and elsewhere in the U.K.)