![]() | WEST INDIES West Indian civil censorship devices in World War II. Roses Caribbean handbook no. 2 (1977) 102 large pp, 1st ed., fine in card covers. Ltd. ed. of 250. | £15.00 |
![]() | RUDOLPHI H. Von and WOLTER K.K. Die Briefmarken der Leeward Inseln. Frankfurt (1967) 26pp. 1st ed., clean in pictorial card covers. Guide to the Federal stamp issues. | £8.00 |
![]() | LOWE Robson Encyclopaedia of British Empire postage stamps. Vol. VI. - The Leeward Is. Christie's Robson Lowe (1990) 293pp, 1st ed., fine in D/W. A must for every collector of any of the Leeward Is., packed with information on postal history, postal markings, stamps, proof material and stationery. Highly recommended. | £40.00 |
![]() | OLIVER Michael N. The Leeward Islands. Notes for Philatelists. B.W.I.S.C. (2000) xii + 300pp. 1st ed., clean in D/W. Detailed listings of the Federal issues with notes on the plate flaws plus extensive details of postmarks and postal history. | £40.00 |
![]() | 1996 (2 Oct) Mario Zappa Bermuda and Leewards Keyplates Warwick & Warwick 20pp. Fine. | £4.00 |
![]() | HORRY David The Encyclopaedia of British West Indies Postmarks. King George VI Murray Payne Ltd (2007) 368 large pp. 1st ed., fine 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 |
![]() | BURROWS Peter C. British Empire Civil Censorship Devices. World War II. British West Indies and Falkland Islands. - Section 6 C.C.S.G. (2016) 250 large pp (approx.) Revised ed., new in spiral ring binding. Chapters on each island illustrating all known handstamps and censor labels. A revision of Chris Miller's book. | £19.00 |
![]() | OLIVER Michael N. The Leeward Islands. Notes for Philatelists. B.W.I.S.C. (2000) xii + 300pp. 1st ed., clean in worn D/W. Detailed listings of the Federal issues with notes on the plate flaws plus extensive details of postmarks and postal history. | £40.00 |
![]() | CAPON Richard and GIBB Bill & STEWART George The Farthing BWISC (2021) 102pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. The humble farthing, which not that many people will remember, was the cost of posting Printed Papers locally in some colonies of the Empire. Most were in the West Indies. This book catalogues all of these stamps and shows some very uncommon uses. The coverage extends outside the West Indies to Malta in particular and also to Fiji. There are instances where farthing stamps/labels were used as revenues in Australia, South Africa and diverse places, such as Heligoland. There are listed examples of the farthing labels used in the Highland Railways of Scotland. Places where farthing stamps were used are all covered and as a special treat there is an appendix showing some rare uses from the Ronald Rong Collection | £18.00 |
![]() | FERNBANK Peter E. and BLINCO Jeff & John King Edward VII Imperium Key Plates. Printings, plate number allocations and key plate varieties B.W.I.S.C. (2020) vii + 191 large pp. New in card covers A study of the Imperium style key plate issues within the 16 colonies that employed this design. The formats of the key plates are determined and a detailed plating study of Key Plate 1 is provided, a rare example of such a study on a surface printing plate, whilst the ‘Spaven’ and ‘Missing Frame’ flaws are examined in depth. Philately has long misunderstood the format of Key Plate 2 and its true size and format is revealed. A study is made of the damage sustained to the marginal areas of the plates, particularly the marginal rules, which can assist in determining the date of printing of certain marginal examples. Individual colony sections list all printings for each colony and the use of ordinary or chalk-surfaced paper is recorded for all printings. The basis on which the plate number allocated to each printing has been deduced is given. Additional information has been derived from the De La Rue and Crown Agents records, together with that from philatelic literature, and any exceptional events noted. | £18.00 |
![]() | HOPKINS A.E. The postage stamps of the Leeward Islands. Stamp Collecting. (1918) 32pp + ads, ex Junior PS lacking rear cover and with front cover detached. | £5.00 |
![]() | FARMER J.A.C. Leeward Islands Philately. 1897 Sexagenary Overprint and its forgeries Published by the author (1988) 12 large pp + plates. 1st ed., signed presentation copy to the National PS with two small h/s's | £15.00 |
![]() | LOWE Robson The De La Rue Key Plates. Robson Lowe Ltd. (1979) 32pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Background and listing of the Imperium colour trials. | £5.00 |
![]() | HOPKINS A.E. The postage stamps of the Leeward Islands. Ramsey Stewart (1949) 27pp, revised ed., fine copy in card covers. | £12.00 |
![]() | FERNBANK Peter E. King George V Key Plates Of The Imperium Postage And Revenue Design. B.W.I.S.C. (2013) xx + 492 large pp. New in D/W. (For society members discount please add the society name in the message box on the order form) Since its publication in 1997 this work has become the standard reference for collectors of the issues of this King George V Universal key plate style. It was awarded the prestigious Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society, London, for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form during the relevant period. It was further awarded a Large Silver Gilt medal in the Literature section of the British National Stamp Exhibition in 1998. This study encompasses the issues of all of the 17 colonies that employed this design. From a comprehensive examination of the De La Rue and Crown Agents archives it has been possible to produce a listing of every printing made of this key plate style. A wealth of additional information has been added to this basic framework that adds flesh to the bare bones of printing statistics. A fascinating feature of this issue is the large range of different numbered key plates employed during its life and collectors will find here listed all value/plate number combinations that were used for each colony. Of particular interest to the specialist is an in-depth study of the flaws that developed on the various key plates and the damage sustained to the marginal areas of the plates, and this section has been considerably enhanced. In certain cases these can provide significant evidence of printing dates. A further important aspect of this work has been a review of the philatelic practises and procedures employed by De La Rue and the Crown Agents during the King George V period and this information may well be of great relevance to students of other issues within this period. This second edition updates the original work and provides much new information. In addition the vast majority of the original black and white illustrations have now been provided in colour and a considerable number of further illustrations have been included. Price reduced | £35.00 |
![]() | HOPKINS A.E. The postage stamps of the Leeward Islands. Stamp Collecting. (1918) 32pp + ads, fine in card covers. Mark on cover. Scarce 1st ed. | £20.00 |
![]() | HOPKINS A.E. The postage stamps of the Leeward Islands. - Author's Edition. Stamp Collecting. (1918) 32pp + ads, 1st ed., no. 25 of 50 signed copies, fine in original brown card covers. | £65.00 |
![]() | TOEG E.V. The Leeward Islands adhesive fees stamps. BWISC (1991) 72 large pp, fine in card covers. Detailed study of these revenue stamps and cancellations. | £10.00 |
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