Books on the stamps, postal history, postal markings and the post office in Jamaica. Philatelic books on Jamaica for sale.
![]() | 1982 (14 Dec) Jamaica Postal History J.N. Sissons 72pp + PR. Clean. | £8.00 |
![]() | SUTCLIFFE D. and JARVIS S. Encyclopaedia of Jamaican philately. - Vol. 1, The postage stamps to 1935. BWISC (1997) 400pp, 1st ed., fine in special multi ring binder. A detailed illustrated catalogue listing known proof material, shades, varieties and plate nos. Out of print. | £36.00 |
![]() | SUTCLIFFE Derek and JARVIS S. Encyclopaedia of Jamaican philately. - Vol. 9, Military, Censorship and Patriotic Mails. BWISC (2003) 1st ed., fine in special multi ring binder. Detailed illustrated study with much background information on the military history of the island. | £12.00 |
![]() | 2017 (26-27 April) British Empire and Foreign Countries Grosvenor 216 large pp. Fine. Includes Stefan Heijtz St Helena and Don Napier Jamaica. | £8.00 |
![]() | 1946 (18-19 Nov) Fine and Rare British Empire H.R. Harmer 28pp + 12 plates + PR. Has been previously bound but clean. Fine Barbados, Canada, Jamaica & Newfoundland | £10.00 |
![]() | HORRY David The Encyclopaedia of British West Indies Postmarks. King George VI Murray Payne Ltd (2007) 368 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. Detailed fully illustrated listing of all known postmarks with useful rarity guide. Besides the Caribbean islands this work includes Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras. | £25.00 |
![]() | AGUILAR E.F. The philatelic handbook of Jamaica - Vol. Two. E.F. Aguilar, Kingston (1959 (circa)) 129pp, hard back 1st ed., very fine. Includes useful priced catalogue of T.R.D. cancels. | £15.00 |
![]() | FOSTER Thomas Jamaica. The postal history 1662-1860. Robson Lowe Ltd. (1968) xii + 180pp, 1st ed., fine in D/W. Fine handbook with detailed listings of all pre adhesive markings and G.B. used abroad. | £16.00 |
![]() | AGUILAR E.F. The philatelic handbook of Jamaica. E.F. Aguilar (1949) 109pp, 1st ed., fine in green card covers. 7.5 x 10" Chapters on stamp varieties, Specimen ovpts., and T.R.D.'s. | £12.00 |
![]() | HIGGINS & GAGE World Postal Stationery Catalogue Classic Philatelics, California (1979) An almost complete set which I am offering by individual countries. Prices from £5 - £20 depending on number of pages. Always supplied with a photocopy of the preliminary pages of notes. Please advise which country you need. | £0.00 |
![]() | 1972 (6 Sep) E.M. Erickson collection of Jamaica. Robson Lowe 36pp + PR. | £5.00 |
![]() | 1970 (12 May) W.B. Stitt coll. of B.W.I. with strong Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is. and Jamaica. Robson Lowe 52pp + PR. | £9.00 |
![]() | 2014 (12 Dec) Francois Piat collection of Jamaica, 1687-1860. Cavendish 75pp. Fine. | £8.00 |
![]() | SUTCLIFFE A.P.D. The military mail of Jamaica. - A philatelic history. Roses Caribbean handbook no. 5 (1982) 148 large pp, fine in card covers. Specialised listings of censor markings plus much background info. on military history. Ltd. ed. of 400. | £6.00 |
![]() | DAVIS John G.M. War Tax Stamps of the British Empire First World War. - British West Indies. R.P.S.L. (2009) xii + 400 large pp. 1st ed., fine in D/W. Historical background to the issues, study of the overprints and postal use. | £55.00 |
![]() | HORRY David The Riddle of the ‘Registered’ Ovals of Jamaica and Trinidad 1949 – 1962 B.W.I.S.C. (2017) xxii + 224 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. In March 2015 David Horry won a Julian Chapman Scholarship, via The Royal Philatelic Society London to travel to Jamaica and try to get to the bottom of this fascinating mystery. What he has discovered may change the way we view the use of the Colonial mails in a period before telephone tapping and hacking became the norm. The Cold War was warming up, just as the sun was slowly setting on the British Empire: and the so-called ‘Registered’ Ovals started their intriguing life as instruments of surveillance! | £20.00 |
![]() | BUCKLAND EDWARDS W. A reference list of the stamps of Jamaica. A.J. Sefi (1923) 16pp, 1st ed., clean in original toned paper covers. | £16.00 |
![]() | NICHOLSON L.C.C. Jamaica temporary rubber datestamps. - 1881 - 1938 Frank Godden Ltd. (c1950) 36pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £15.00 |
![]() | FARRIMOND Paul and MURPHY Raymond The Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately. Vol. 9. Military Mails. B.W.I.S.C. (2015) viii + 458 large pp. 2nd revised ed., new in card covers. Thoroughly revised and largely re-written with many colour illustrations. | £29.00 |
![]() | MELVILLE Fred J. Jamaica. Melville Stamp Books (1910) 89pp + xv + loose folding plate in rear pocket. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Includes folding plate of the Official overprint. | £12.00 |