Books on the stamps, postal history, postal markings and the post office in Jamaica. Philatelic books on Jamaica for sale.
![]() ![]() | COLLETT G.W. and EDWARDS, MORTON & NICHOLSON Jamaica. - Its postal history, postage stamps and postmarks. Stanley Gibbons (1928) vi + 248pp. 1st special autographed subscriber's ed. of 120 copies, fine in original quarter morocco Comprehensive handbook, strong on the issued stamps with studies of the 1890 2½d on 4d and 1890 Official overprints. | £75.00 |
![]() | COLLETT G.W. and EDWARDS, MORTON & NICHOLSON Jamaica. - Its postal history, postage stamps and postmarks. Stanley Gibbons (1928) vi + 248pp. 1st ed., signed by Nicholson on f.e.p., clean in original cloth, spine faded. Comprehensive handbook, strong on the issued stamps with studies of the 1890 2½d on 4d and 1890 Official overprints. | £30.00 |
![]() | 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. | £12.00 |
![]() | JOHNSON Alfred N. Jamaica. A review of the Nation's postal history and postage. A.P.S. (1964) 62 large pp. 1st ed., clean in card covers. Well illustrated general guide to Jamaican philately. | £15.00 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1957 (29 May) sale of R.H. Urwick Jamaica Robson Lowe 25pp + PR. Fine. | £20.00 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1982 (14 Dec) Jamaica Postal History J.N. Sissons 72pp + PR. Clean. | £9.00 |
![]() | 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 obliterator numbers. Haycock Press Ltd (1949) 16pp, fine in original card covers. Scarce. | £14.00 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | NICHOLSON L.C.C. Jamaica pre-stamp covers 1760-1860. Frank Godden Ltd. (c1950) 21pp. 1st ed., fine in worn card covers. Signed by author on inside front cover. Early guide to the postal markings. | £15.00 |