Books on maritime postal history and postal markings. Philatelic books on maritime and naval history for sale. Post and packing is extra.
![]() | TCHILINGHIRIAN S.D. and BERNARDELLI R.R. Stamps of Italy used abroad. - Part six. Dodecanese: Carpathos to Symi, ship mail in the Dodecanese. Milan (1974) 72pp. 1st ed., fine in original card covers. Fine study of postmarks. | £20.00 |
![]() | STAFF Frank The Transatlantic Mail. Quarterman Publications (1980) 191 large pp. Reprint of 1956 ed., fine in D/W. Fine study of mail carriage from the States to Europe with the development of steamships. | £25.00 |
![]() | BRITNOR L.E. History of the sailing packets to the West Indies. BWISC (1973) 175pp, 1st ed., clean in original cloth. Includes list of packet boats, maps of mail boat routes and letter rates. Highly recommended. | £30.00 |
![]() | 1997 (5 Feb) Jack C. Arnell collection of Transatlantic mails 1686-1875 Charles G. Firby 766 lots. Fine. | £8.00 |
![]() | 1978 (24-25 Feb) Collection Schatzkes Poste Maritime Francaise F Fontanez 183pp. Fine in card covers. Important collection with many fine covers. | £18.00 |
![]() | LANGLAIS Louis-Eugene Poste Maritime Francaise. Premier Service postal du Pacifique Sud Consulat de France a Panama 1843-1848 Academie de Philatelie (2006) 142pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £40.00 |
![]() | COCKRILL Philip Liberia. The Elder Dempster Line and British Paquebot Cancellations. - Cockrill Series No. 10 (1980 (circa)) 32pp. 1st ed. clean in original card covers. | £6.00 |
![]() | SALLES Raymond La Poste Maritime Francaise. - Tome III Les Paquebots de l'Atlantique Sud, Brésil-Plata, Cote Occidentale d'Afrique. James Bendon, Limassol (1993) 221pp + 4pp Addendum. Facsimile ed., fine in card covers. Detailed listings of French maritime postmarks and shipping routes. | £26.00 |
![]() | COCKRILL Philip and GOTTSPENN Arno German Seepost cancellations 1886-1939 - Part 1 The EWuropean, North & South Atlantic Routes Cockrill Series booklet 46 (1987 (circa)) 116pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. | £12.00 |
![]() | JAMET Maurice 150 Ans d'histoire postale des anciennes Colonies Francais des origines a 1860 Paris (1980) 295pp, 1st ed., fine in card covers. Good illustrated history of the Post Office in the Colonies with useful listing of early postal markings. In French but easy to use. | £45.00 |
![]() | COCKRILL Philip Liberia. German Maritime Cancellations on Liberian Stamps - Cockrill Series No. 7 (1980 (circa)) 32pp. 1st ed. clean in original card covers. | £7.00 |
![]() | COCKRILL Philip Liberia. Plating of the first issues 1860-1869 - Cockrill Series No. 3 (1980 (circa)) 28pp. 1st ed. clean in original card covers. | £7.00 |
![]() | COCKRILL Philip Liberia. The Cancellations & Postmarks on the first issues (1860-1869 & 1880) - Cockrill Series No. 2 (1980 (circa)) 8pp. 1st ed. clean in original card covers. | £7.00 |
![]() | COCKRILL Philip Liberia. The Cromwell correspondence (Anglo-Liberian Boundary Commission 1879) - Cockrill Series No. 1 (1980 (circa)) 24pp. 1st ed. clean in original card covers. | £7.00 |
![]() | ALLEN R.D. The Maritime Marks of South Africa. Published by the author 107 large pp. Clean in card covers | £9.00 |
![]() | PROUD Edward B. Postal History of the Naval and RAF Postal Services. Proud-Bailey Co Ltd (1992) 232pp. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. | £35.00 |
![]() | KENTON Phil J. and PARSONS Harry G. Early Routings of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company 1842-1879. Postal History Society (1999) xxiv + 471 large pp. 1st ed., clean in pictorial boards. Strong whiff of tobacco. | £40.00 |
![]() | MOUBRAY Jane & Michael British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840-1875 R.P.S. (1992) xxxii + 512 large pp. 1st ed., fine in original cloth. An important handbook. | £140.00 |
![]() | DELBEKE Claude The Belgium Maritime Mail. - Transatlantic Maritime Mail (North & South). The connection Belgium Congo. Monaco (2009) 574 large pp + folding map in rear pocket. 1st ed., very fine in fine D/W. Text in English and French. | £38.00 |
![]() | ROBERTSON A.W. The ship letter stamps of Liverpool. Regent Stamp Co (1953) 12pp. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Well illustrated guide to the postal markings. | £10.00 |