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Brumell, George - The Local Posts of London 1680-1840
With a description of the postmarks used therein
Publisher: R. C. Alcock Ltd., nd [circa 1973].
Second edition, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 91 pages, minor marks to front cover, foxing to top page-edges but internally clean, in Good condition.
Reprint of the scarce 1938 handbook on the history of Dockwra's Penny Post, the Government Penny Post, and the Twopenny Post. With details of the postmarks used by each. Well illustrated.

£12.00

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - British Postmarks
A Short History and Guide
Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1977.
Second (revised) edition, reprint, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 314 pages, slight shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Wonderful reference work on British postmarks, bettered only by the authors' major handbook "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland" (1940), of which this is an abridgement. Easy to follow, and very well illustrated. The standard work on British postmarks, of great use to experienced postal historians and beginners alike.

£15.00

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Carrion, Michel - Guide du Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste sur Napoléon et l'épopée impériale
Publisher: privately published, 1969.
Paperback, illustrated, circa 32 pages, text in French, spine rubbed, covers toned and corners creased, tiny short tear to front cover fore-edge, in Good condition.
A privately produced typescript work on the Napoleonic theme on stamps, postal markings, etc. Rarely seen.

£12.00

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Chase, Carroll and Meyer, Henry A. - The Postal History of the Kingdom of Westphalia under Napoleon
1807-1814
Publisher: privately published, 1958.
Large format paperback, illustrated, 47 pages, foxing to the covers and slight corner-creases, in Good condition.
Scarce work. Illustrated with maps and postmark illustrations.

£24.00

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Chase, Dr. Carroll - Histoire et Catalogue des Marques Postales des Départements Français Conquis sous la Révolution et le Premier Empire
Fascicule 5 La Hollande
Publisher: privately published, nd.
Large format paperback, illustrated, xvi + 63 pages, text in French, some creasing to the covers and very slight corner-creasing to a few pages, in Good condition.
Scarce work. Illustrated with maps and postmark illustrations.

£22.00

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Viet, Raymond A. - Franchises, Contreseings, Marques administratives de France, des Pays conquis et de la République Helvétique de la Révolution à la fin du Consulat
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1963.
Paperback, illustrated, 114 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.
Scarce.

£20.00

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Legendre, James - Bureaux Speciaux et Franchises des Origines à 1876
Publisher: privately published, Paris, 1963.
No. 356 of 500. Paperback, illustrated, 182 pages, text in French, a few minor blemishes, in Good condition.
Very scarce handbook.

£21.00

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de Beaufond, E.H. - Catalogue des Marques Postales dites "Noms Révolutionnaires" (1793)
Publisher: Yvert & Tellier, Amiens, 1945.
Paperback, illustrated, 54 pages, text in French, spine sunned else in Very Good condition.
Very scarce.

£20.00

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Leralle, André - Les Marques Postales Révolutionnaires Françaises de la République de Venise 1797.
Publisher: privately published, 1961.
Paperback, illustrated, 12 pages, text in French, corner-crease, a few small marks to pages, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£9.00

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Verner, Jaroslav J. - Mail of the Czechoslovak Legions in France
Publisher: Society for Czechoslovak Philately, Washington D.C., 2002.
Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 83 pages, bilingual text in Czech and English, very slight bend to covers else in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history study of the Czechoslovak Legions in France during the First World War. Well illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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Kehr, Ernest A. (Editor) - Vatican
Publisher: National Philatelic Museum, Philadelphia, 1954.
Paperback, illustrated, 216 pages, text in English, covers slightly rubbed, slight corner-crease to rear cover, top page-edges dust-marked/foxed, internally clean, in Good condition.
Catalogue of the Vatican Exhibition held at the National Philatelic Museum, USA, in 1954. With numerous articles on the Vatican and its stamps. This is a "special copy" presented to the philatelic journalist Kenneth Chapman and signed by the editor Ernest Kehr.

£9.50

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["Augustea"] -
The "Augustea" Papal States
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Geneva, 1975.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 56 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, covers a little rubbed, in Good condition.
Catalogue of the magnificent collection of mint and used stamps on cover with many unique pieces. Well illustrated in black & white and with 8 pages of colour illustrations.

£7.50

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Brunel, Georges - Le Service Postal et les Timbres des États de l'Église
Publisher: Bibliothèque du Philatéliste, Paris, 1942.
Paperback, 39 pages, illustrated, text in French, pages slightly toned, slight bend, in Good condition.
Very scarce.

£12.00

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Marchetto, Fortunato - Regno Lombardo Veneto
Cronistoria della Carta Bollata e delle Marche da Bollo usate dal 1813 al 1870
Publisher: Vaccari, 2001.
Paperback, illustrated, 257 pages, text in Italian, very slight corner-creasing else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

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Astolfi, Valter - Occupazioni ed Annessioni Italiane nelle Seconda Guerra Mondiale - Albania, Francia, Grecia, Jugolslavia
1939-1943 La Posta Civile - Annullamenti e storia postale
Publisher: Zanetti, Milano, 1996.
Paperback (card covers), dustwrapper, illustrated, 637 pages, text in Italian, one corner bumped with consequent creasing to corner of front cover and page-corners, in Good condition.
Excellent postal history study. Well illustrated in black & white.

£45.00

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Lassalle, E.J. - Les 100 Premiers Aviateurs Brevetés au Monde et la Naissance de l'Aviation
Publisher: Nauticaero, Paris, nd [1962].
Paperback, illustrated, 160 pages, text in French, slight corner-crease to front cover, in Good condition.
Biographies of the world'd first one hundred licensed pilots. Illustrated in black & white. Non-philatelic.

£20.00

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- Saudi Arabia and Middle East Postage Stamps & Postal History
Publisher: Dix and Webb, London, 1996.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages + 4 colour plates, in Very Good condition.
Scarce catalogue featuring fine Hejaz & Nejd. Well illustrated.

£10.00

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Bouvet, Dr P. - Les Commandes de Timbres Étrangers à la Monnaie de Paris
Grèce (1860-61), Roumanie (1872), Guatémala (1867-68)
Publisher: Yvert & Tellier, Amiens, 1948.
Paperback, 48 pages + plates, text in French, pages toned else in Very Good condition.
Scarce book.

£20.00

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Lissarrague, Jean and Tanter, Hervé - Les Boîtes Mobiles de la Voie de Terre
Publisher: L'Union Marcophile, Paris, 2003.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, text in French, very slight shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history study. Illustrated in black & white.

£12.50

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Stitt Dibden, W.G. - The Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-1839
Publisher: The Postal History Society, 1963.
Special Series No. 14, limited edition of 100 copies, paperback, illustrated, 77 pages + illustrations, foxing to the covers and page-edges, in Good condition.
Scarce and useful work.

£15.00

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