Literature, books and catalogues
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;) | INTERCONTINENTAL AIR MAILS - Volume 2 covering Asia and Australia by Edward Proud.
896 pages. INTERCONTINENTAL AIR MAILS - Volume 2 covering Asia and Australia by Edward Proud. 896 pages. Very heavy and a rare item to source. £85.00 |
;) | INTERCONTINENTAL AIR MAILS - Volume 3 covering Africa by Edward Proud. 1032 pages.
INTERCONTINENTAL AIR MAILS - Volume 3 covering Africa by Edward Proud. 1032 pages. Very heavy and a rare item to source. £85.00 |
;) | AUSTRALASIA - The Encyclopaedia Of British Empire Postage Stamps - Vol IV - by Robson Lowe. AUSTRALASIA - The Encyclopaedia Of British Empire Postage Stamps - Vol IV - The Empire in Australasia by Robson Lowe. Pub 1962 - 624 pages. £95.00 |
;) | BOER WAR - 1943 'Philately of the Boer War' by Stephen G. Rich. The Philately Of The Boer War 1899-1902 by Stephen G. Rich. Published in 1943/226 pages. Ex Library edition. £120.00 |
;) | AFRICA - Part 3 by Philatelic Society of London. Pub 1906/780 pages. The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards and Telegraph Stamps of British Colonies in Africa. Published by the Philatelic Society of London by Stanley Gibbons in 1906. Part 3 (without the 30 photographic sheets). 780 pages (some not cut at top). A fine edition but with some minor cover faults as would be expected from being paper covers. A good detailed work. (Heavy book for overseas buyers). £85.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 'The Postage Stamps Of New Zealand' Volume V by Collins. Include Pacific area. The Postage Stamps of New Zealand - Volume V by R.J.G.Collins. Published 1967. This being number 12 of just 1,00 copies printed and is signed by A.R.Burge and C.W. Watts who edited the volume. Covers the Pacific Islands administered by New Zealand and also Samoa. A superb work. 818 pages plus coloured plates. Very heavy. £150.00 |
;) | ROYAL COLLECTION - By Sir John Wilson. 1952 red cloth version. ROYAL COLLECTION - by Sir John Wilson published in 1952 by the Dropmore Press and originally sold for the outstanding price of 60 guineas. Extremely detailed on the plates used by the colonies and housed in the Royal Collection. Well illustrated with some incredible quality plates in full colour. Originally printed in full Moroccan red leather this edition is the 'poor mans' copy in a red cloth carded cover version but is in very fine condition. A truly sumptuous work. Very, very heavy. £350.00 |
;) | CEYLON & INDIA - PHILATELIC SOCIETY handbook on British India and Ceylon Pub 1892 with plates. The Postage Stamps, envelopes, wrappers, postcards and telegraph stamps of British India and Ceylon published by the Philatelic Society of London in 1892. Only 500 editions were printed. Bound edition and rare. 100 pages plus addenda plus plates. £150.00 |
;) | British Post Offices Abroad - The Glassco Collection. R.Lowe auction Nov 1969. British Post Offices Abroad - The Glassco Collection. A Robson Lowe auction sale of 25th - 27th November 1969. Complete with realisations. £45.00 |
;) | KGVI - 1997 'Commonwealth King George VI Catalogue' issued by Murray Payne. 242 pages.
1997 'Commonwealth King George VI Catalogue' issued by Murray Payne. 242 pages. £5.00 |
;) | BILLIG'S PHILATELIC HANDBOOK - Volume 24. Published 1955/208 pages. Billig's Philatelic Handbook - Volume 24 covering Japanese scenic postmarks, Norway, Sweden and Album Weeds. Published in 1955/208 pages. Part of a superb informative series. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (King George VI) - Range of 52 study circle journals. KING GEORGE VI - Range of 'KGVI' society journals from No.150 (Dec 1988) to No.202 (Dec 2001). 52 editions full of information. Very heavy and unsuitable for dispatch overseas. £125.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1935 Silver Jubilee Study Circle journals No.2-16. The Flagstaff - (Journal of the KGV Silver Jubilee Study Circle). Editions Number 2-16 inclusive. Issued late 1980's and a wealth of information. 15 journals. Heavy and unsuitable for delivery overseas. £50.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 'The Stamp Collectors Fortnightly' bound edition of Vol. XXXVII of 1931. 'The Stamp Collectors Fortnightly' bound edition of Volume XXXVII of 1931 covering numbers 935-960 from January to December of that year. £25.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - The Handstruck Postage Stamps of 1840 from the David Miller Brown Collection. The handstruck Postage Stamps of 1840 published by the Postal History Society in 1948 and issued in this souvenir catalogue. 32 pages. £10.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BWI) - 'Roses Caribbean Philatelic Society' magazines (No.6,7,8,9 and 11). Roses Caribbean Philatelic Society magazines (Numbers 6-9 plus 11) from Dec 1976 to September 1982. The Society was formed by G.G. Ritchie. 5 handbooks. Around 36 pages in each. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1990 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers auctions catalogue of British West Indies. 1990 (SEP.12.) 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers of New York auction catalogue for British West Indies. Sale 16. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1990 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers auctions catalogue of Australasia. 1990 (MAY.14.) 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers Of New York auction catalogue for Australasia. Sale 15. Complete with realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIRMAILS) - 'The Otto Kallir Collection of Aviation History'. Sotherby's auction The Otto Kallir Collection Of Aviation History. Sotherby's auction catalogue in New York of June 14th 1993. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (REVENUES) - Walter Morelys catalogue of British Commonwealth Revenues. Catalogue of the revenue Stamps of the British Commonwealth by Walter Morely. Published 1910. (3rd Edition). 130 pages. £50.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIRMAILS) - The American Air Mail catalogue in four volumes. The American Air Mail C atalogue in four volumes. Vol 1/1963 reprint of 1947 edition/578 pgs. Vol 2/1963 reprint of 1950 edition/.1174 pages. Vol 3/4th edition 1970/572 pages. Vol 4/4th edition 1971/539 pgs. A fine & very useful work covering US & foreign contract flights. Very heavy. (4 volumes). ONLY ONE HANDBOOK SHOWN. £80.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1935 SILVER JUBILEE - By Douglas Armstrong. 1935 Silver Jubilee pamphlet by Douglas Armstrong. Stamp Collecting Handbook No.43. 36 pages. £25.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (PACIFIC ISLANDS) - Robson Lowe auction catalogue. The RAY BALDWIN collection of British Solomon Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands and New Hebrides. R.Lowe auction cat 22nd Feb 1972. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (KING GEORGE VI) - NWPA auction catalogue The E.K.Hossell collection of King George VI. NWPA auction catalogue 28th Oct 1964 complete with realisations. £30.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - BRITISH EMPIRE REVIEW by Robson Lowe. The British Empire Review of R.Lowe auction prices 1961-1968. Pub 1969. Hard bound edition with sleeve. 92 pages. £8.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITURATURE (PLAYING CARDS) - Stanley Gibbons auction catalogue. 1977 (Jun 1) Playing Cards for auction by Stanley Gibbons. Auct cat inc realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH WEST INDIES) - Robson Lowe auction catalogue. The Col. J.R. Danson collection. R.Lowe auction catalogue 2nd June 1971. (some manuscript annotations). Complete with realisations. £25.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERTAURE (BRITISH NORTH AMERICA) Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Grant G Simmons Jr. collection. R.Lowe auction cat (23rd March 1971). Include realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue.
The Lord Talbot de Malahide collection. Harmers auction catalogue 20th - 23rd Jan 1969. Complete with realisations. £22.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue. The W.S.Davy collection of classic Commonwealth covers. Harmers auction catalogue 9th/10th May 1960 complete with realisations. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue. The Alred Clayton collection of British Commonwealth. Harmers auction catalogue 7th/8th & 14th/15th Dec 1959 complete with realisations. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue. The B.Lewis E Burton collection. Haramers auction cat 20-22 Apr 1959. £30.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIR MAILS) - Harmer auction catalogue. The Lindsay Everard collection of Air Stamps. Harmer auction cat Oct 19th & 20th 1953. With realisations. £18.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIR STAMPS) - Stanley Gibbons catalogue. Stanley Gibbons Air Stamp Catalogue and Guide to Aero-Philately. 1st edition pub 1931. £9.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - MARITIME PROVINCES of NORTH AMERICA by Robson Lowe. THE MARITIME PROVINCES (Part III) by Robson Lowe. Panama to the North Pole (inc. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is etc). Pub. 1973/103 pages. (Ex vol. 5 handbook). £10.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AMERICAN COLONIES) - Robson Lowe. AMERICAN COLONIES - 1606-1783 (Part 1) by Robson Lowe. Pub 1973/64 pgs. (Ex Vol 5 handbook). £10.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH WEST INDIES) - Harmers catalogue. The Forsyth collection of British West Indies. Harmers catalogue for March 22nd 1978. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITURATURE (BRITISH WEST INDIES) - R.Lowe auction catalogue. The Dr.H.J.Heathcote collection. R.Lowe auction cat. 10th Dec 1968. Complete with xerox of realisations. £5.00 |
;) | BOOKLETS - Rogers BOOKLETS - The Rogers Booklet Catalogue. Pub 1947/155 pages. £120.00 |
;) | AFRICA PART 2 - Robson Lowe. AFRICA - The Encyclopaedia of the British Empire Postage Stamps - Volume II - The Empire in Africa by Robson Lowe. Pub 1949, 441 pages. £85.00 |
;) | GB & EUROPE PART 1 - Robson Lowe EUROPE - The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Vol 1 - Great Britain and the Empire in Europe covering Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta etc. by Robson Lowe. Pub 1952/453 pages. £45.00 |
;) | KING GEORGE VI COLONIAL STAMPS - Potter & Shelton. Pub 1952/70 pages. 1952 'The Printings Of King george VI, Colonial Stamps' by Potter and Shelton. The original edition published by Stamp Collecting. 70 pages of highly detailed information covering the KGVI printings. £95.00 |
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