![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | JARVIS Steve Encyclopaedia of Jamaican philately. - Vol. 6 G.B. Stamps used in Jamaica. BWISC (2003) 1st ed., RPS library label on inside cover otherwise clean in special multi ring binder. Detailed illustrated study listing known covers. | £38.00 |
![]() | REGO Michael Trinidad Mail Coastal Service 1820-2000 - Study Paper No 7 B.W.I.S.C. (2019) 192 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. Well illustrated history with details of the postal markings. | £20.00 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | SHEPHERD A. The postal censorship in Barbados during the first and second world wars. B.W.I.S.C. (1984) 32pp, 1st ed., fine in card covers. Background history plus detailed listing of all known censor marks and labels. | £6.00 |
![]() | REGO Michael R. Grenada Postal and Social History B.W.I.S.C. Study Paper No 11 (2022) 327pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. Looking into the intertwining of political and postal history from the early 18th century until the first part of the 20th. Many of the debates in the Legislature are reported providing a background to the development of the infant postal service. The history of the military adventures around Grenada and the early shipping services are investigated with timetables of the sailings as well as postal rates of the time. The text is complemented by illustrations of postal material from the late 1700s to the 1930s | £16.00 |
![]() | FORD Peter C. Early BWI Covers bearing Perkin Bacon adhesives. Barbados B.W.I.S.C. (2022) vi + 236pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. Detailed illustrated listing of all recorded covers in date order. | £28.00 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | BRITNOR Leonard E. British West Indies postal rates up to 1900. B.W.I.S.C. (1977) 1st ed., 52pp, clean in original card covers. Well illustrated and containing much useful information. Sought after work. | £20.00 |
![]() | TAYLOR Susan and BARROW Ed., MOHAMMED N. & PARK J. The Untold Story of the Lady McLeod B.W.I.S.C. (2021) 110pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. This well researched book delves inside the prized Lady McLeod covers, untangling the family and business history that seeded their existence. It gives a detailed account of the Lady McLeod Steamer. The study takes a closer look at the contents of Lady McLeod letters, and raises questions about their markings. It links DavidBryce, Alexander Taylor, Edward Bacon, James Graham Taylor and even King George V to the Covers, describing the stamp enthusiasts and forgers of the time. Readers are transported to Glasgow and Trinidad in the 1800s, where merchants using the steamer for communications, ran their businesses. There is also an updated census of the covers. | £20.00 |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | FORD Peter C. and BARROW Edward, DRUETT David Trinidad and Tobago. The stamps and postal stationery B.W.I.S.C. (2020) 193 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers Following on from the two previous publications, one on Trinidad by Sir John Marriott and the other on Tobago, it seemed only fitting to complete the trilogy by publishing a book on the unified colony from 1913. The book covers the early De La Rue Britannia issues and the 1921–22 King George V up to the early QEII definitive stamps. Aside from this, commemorative issues are examined, including some never issued; postal stationery, revenue stamps and surcharge issues are included. There is a large chapter covering miscellaneous matters: Red Cross Stamps, War Tax Stamps and Official Stamps amongst others. Appendices include Printings and Consignments, Postal Rates and Postal Orders. | £24.00 |
![]() | FORD Peter C. and BARROW Edward, DRUETT David Trinidad and Tobago. The stamps and postal stationery B.W.I.S.C. (2020) 193 large pp. 1st ed., new in D/W. Following on from the two previous publications, one on Trinidad by Sir John Marriott and the other on Tobago, it seemed only fitting to complete the trilogy by publishing a book on the unified colony from 1913. The book covers the early De La Rue Britannia issues and the 1921–22 King George V up to the early QEII definitive stamps. Aside from this, commemorative issues are examined, including some never issued; postal stationery, revenue stamps and surcharge issues are included. There is a large chapter covering miscellaneous matters: Red Cross Stamps, War Tax Stamps and Official Stamps amongst others. Appendices include Printings and Consignments, Postal Rates and Postal Orders. | £48.00 |
![]() | BRITNOR L.E. Montserrat. BWISC (1965) 95pp, 1st ed., fine in spiral binding. The first philatelic handbook on this island. | £8.00 |
![]() | FORD Peter C. Early BWI covers Perkins Bacon adhesives - Trinidad B.W.I.S.C. (2019) 164 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. | £20.00 |
![]() | ROETT M. Fitz Barbados. The Britannia Issues. B.W.I.S.C. (2013) x + 219 large pp. New in card covers. Detailed guide to these fascinating issues, profusely illustrated in colour. | £15.00 |
![]() | FREELAND Charles and BOND Roy & BOYLAN Russell St Vincent 1899-1965 B.W.I.S.C. (2017) vi + 294 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. The purpose of this book is to act as a Supplement to the outstanding handbook on St. Vincent philately, St. Vincent, by Pierce, Messenger and Lowe published by Robson Lowe Ltd. in 1971 (PML). While comprehensive in its coverage, this book did not include stamps and revenue stamps after 1897 while the coverage of the Postal History and cancellations only went up to 1915. The present volume extends into the 20th century and adds a couple of missing sections. | £22.00 |
![]() | FERNBANK Peter (Ed.) Bahamas – Stamps and Postal Stationery to 1970 B.W.I.S.C. & R.P.S. (2017) xii + 344 large pp. 1st ed., new in D/W. Collectors of Bahamas have long awaited a successor to Harold G. D. Gisburn’s slim handbook of 1950 in which he briefly touched on most aspects of Bahamas philately. Since then many of the philatelic disciplines within Bahamas have benefitted from scholarly and detailed publications but stamps and postal stationery have remained substantially neglected. This book, a joint project between the Royal Philatelic Society London and the BWISC, attempts to remedy this situation. Each series of stamps is examined in detail, from its inception and development through to its issue and eventual demise. The various archive items that exist in both private and public domains are examined and listed, including artists’ essays, die and plate proofs, colour trials and Specimens, etc. Price reduced | £40.00 |
![]() | REGO Michael R. Colonial Bank in the West Indies B.W.I.S.C. (2017) 72 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. The history of the Colonial Bank is intricately wound up with both the social and philatelic history of the British West Indies. This book is full of interesting illustrations of adhesives used fiscally as well as covers and cards to and from the branches of the bank in various colonies. Of interest to collectors of both philatelic and revenue material | £12.00 |