Farmer, H.V. - Seychelles Postage Stamps & Postal History
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1955.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 123 pages + plates, dustwrapper a little soiled and with one or two very short tears, corner of one page torn away (not affecting the text), a little page toning, in Good condition..
The essential handbook for collectors of the Seychelles. Includes the early days of the "B64" cancellation used on the stamps of Mauritius, the classic postage stamps, the various Provisional issues, and the Edwardian and Georgian stamps; plus the cancellations, establishment of the Rural Posts, the French Mailboats, Postal Stationery, and Postage Dues. Well illustrated with black & white plates. The classic handbook. Long out-of-print and difficult to find.

£25.00

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Hibbert, Edward - St. Helena Postal History and Stamps
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1979.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 200 pages, covers slightly warped and binding cocked (spine-lean), but internally fine. A Good working copy.
The classic handbook covering all aspects of St. Helena's postal history and stamps. The handstamps, cancels, and Boer War censor marks are illustrated and classified, and all the stamps are fully described up to 1971. Very well illustrated including some colour.

£28.00

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- Nigeria Post Office Guide 1930
Publisher: Nigeria Posts and Telegraphs Department, Lagos, 1930.
Paperback, original grey paper covers, xii + 184 pages, two pages of updated rates (1935 & 1944) pasted in, small amount of loss from foot of spine, some creasing to the covers, ink inscription and stamp to corner of front cover, in Good condition.
Rare.

£36.00

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- [Gold Coast] The Post Office Handbook
Regulations made by the Postmaster-General under section 52 of the Post Office Ordinance (Cap.198)
Publisher: no publishing details stated, circa 1936-40.
Paperback, no covers, 45 pages, in Very Good condition.
Much useful postal information. Rare.

£15.00

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Armstrong, D.B. - The Postage Stamps of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Publisher: Bright & Sons, London, 1912.
Paperback, illustrated, 72 pages + folding map + xv publisher's advertisements, spine lightly rubbed, a few blemishes to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Scarce early handbook.

£20.00

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Voss, Werner - Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Geschichte des Postwesens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Briefmarken
Publisher: Kaiser, Vaduz, 1929.
Paperback, illustrated, 49 pages, text in German, slight creasing to the covers and slightly affecting some pages, pages a little toned, in Good condition.
The posts, stamps and postal markings of Liechtenstein. Scarce book.

£12.00

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Desmonts, Michel - La Poste en Haute-Normandie 1575-1850
Cachets et Estampilles des Bureaux de Poste de la Seine-Inférieure 1700-1849
Publisher: Editions du Journal de Rouen, Rouen, 1933.
Paperback, illustrated, 158 pages, text in French, minor wear to spine with tiny amount of loss, in Good condition.
Scarce postal history handbook.

£15.00

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Desmonts, Michel - Les Postes Locales 1778-1800 et la Petite Poste de Rouen 1778-1800
Estampilles et Cachets de la Grande Poste de Rouen 1695-1849
Publisher: Journal de Rouen, Rouen, 1932.
Paperback, illustrated, 41 pages, text in French, minor wear to the covers, a little scattered foxing, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£12.00

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Westley, H.C. - The Postal Cancellations of London
1840-1890
Publisher: H.F. Johnson, London, 1950.
Hardback, blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 170 pages + plates (including some fold-out), very slight spine-lean, in Good condition.
Scarce classic work.

£22.00

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- Specialized Collection of British Columbia and Vancouver Island
Publisher: Harmers, San Francisco, 1980.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.
Illustrated with ten pages of black & white plates. Scarce catalogue.

£7.50

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Doublet, A.R. - The Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Its Maritime Postal History 1840-1853 with Particular Reference to Chile
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1983.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, viii + 70 pages, slight corner-creasing to the covers, some wear to spine, mild soiling/dusty marks to the covers and edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
Excellent postal history study. Includes the PSNC stamps and cancellers, ships, rates, 'VAPOR' shipmarks, etc.

£11.00

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[Ewing, George R.M.] - The "George R.M. Ewing" Collection of Rare Stamps
United States of America
Publisher: Harmer, Rooke & Co., New York, 1940.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 127 pages + 7 plates, toning to spine and margins of covers, internally clean, in Good condition.
Rare auction catalogue.

£15.00

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[Rust, John F.] - United States Postage Stamps
The John F. Rust Collection Parts 1 & 2
Publisher: Harmer, Rooke & Co., New York, 1942.
Auction catalogues, paperback, illustrated, 112 + 48 pages, short tears to rear cover of Part One at top of spine, mild dusty marks to the covers, pages of Part One quite toned at margins, in Good condition.
Very scarce wartime catalogues.

£15.00

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Storch, Jean and Sinais, Bertrand and Nonottoli, Agnès - Catalogue des Entiers «Prêt-à-Poster» de France et de Monaco
Publisher: Sinais, Paris, 2004.
First edition, paperback, illustrated, 504 pages, text in French, tiny mark to front cover, slight hint of spine-lean, pages clean, in Good condition.
Comprehensive handbook/catalogue. Illustrated in colour throughout.

£20.00

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Sinais, Bertrand and Venot, Guy - Catalogue des Oblitérations des Colonies Françaises
Tome 1 Les Possessions du Pacifique: Océanie - Nouvelle-Calédonie - Nouvelles-Hébrides - Wallis et Futuna - Clipperton
Publisher: Sinais, Paris, 1989.
Paperback, illustrated, 310 pages, text in French, slight spine-lean, very slight dusty marks to top-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
Scarce and important reference work.

£30.00

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Vaccari, Paolo - Sicilia 1859
Comparative Plates of Stamps
Publisher: Vaccari, Vignola, 2009.
Large format hardback, with separate folder of plates, in slipcase, illustrated, 121 pages, text in English, slightest shelfwear to the slipcase else in Very Good+ condition.
Superb plating study, illustrated in colour throughout, and with fifteen actual size colour plates in folder. English language edition of "Sicila 1859 - Tavole Comparative dei Francobolli".

£85.00

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Geissler, Claus - Preussen Feld- und Militärpost
von den Anfängen bis 1866
Publisher: Philatelistenclub Berlin-Mitte e.V., Berlin, 2003.
Paperback, illustrated, 278 pages, text in German, spine very slightly rubbed, original owner's purchase invoice tipped-in at rear, else in Very Good condition.
History and development of Prussian Military and Field Posts.

£30.00

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Mieczkowski, A. - Elass-Lothringen 1870/1871/1872
II. Teil Die amtliche deutsch-französische Regelung der Doppelfreimachung
Publisher: ArGe NDP Elass-Lothringen und Feldpost 1870/71 im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V., 1974.
Paperback, illustrated, 52 pages, text in German, in Very Good condition.
French/German double frankings of 1870-72 in Alsace Lorraine.

£8.50

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Chardot, C. - Le régime du Double Affranchissement franco-allemand de 1871-1872
Etude des pièces qui en résultent et Guide pour leur évaluation
Publisher: La Société des Spécialistes en timbres dits d'Alsace-Lorraine «S.P.A.L.», Strasbourg, 1955.
Paperback, illustrated, 37 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.
Scarce.

£15.00

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Hofinger, Wilhelm - Die Älteste Luftpost der Welt
Historische Studie nach Originaldokumenten der Pariser Ballonpost 1870/71
Publisher: Thomas Verlag, 1957.
Paperback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 114 pages, text in German, small news-clipping tipped-in inside rear cover, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce work on the Siege of Paris and the Paris balloon posts.

£10.00

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