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We specialise in all aspects of philatelic literature on a full-time basis and hold extensive stocks of second-hand and selected new titles.
Below is a selection of the newest items added to the site.
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- Czechout
Vol. 17 No. 4 - Vol. 31 No. 1 (Whole Nos. 97-150)
Publisher: Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain, 1999-2013.
Paperback, 53 issues, missing one issue only (No. 147), with the cumulative index to Volumes 1-25, occasional slight signs of use else in Very Good condition.
A good long run of this excellent journal. A mine of information for collectors of the stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia, including Bohemia & Moravia, Sudetenland, Carpatho-Ukraine, etc. Well illustrated including some colour.

£30.00

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Leavey, Joseph B. - The Postage Stamps of Holland
XIX Century
Publisher: Percy McGraw Mann, Philadelphia, 1912.
Paperback, illustrated, 49 pages, covers detached, lacking most of the backstrip (spine) and corners of covers, a previous owner has written the author's name on the front cover, pages fine, a Good reading copy.
A good study of the first stamps of the Netherlands. Well illustrated in black & white. Rare.

£12.00

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Julsen, Frank W. - The 19th Century Stamps of Holland
Publisher: Weekly Philatelic Gossip, Kansas, 1939.
Paperback, illustrated, 54 pages, some soiling to the covers, tiny pin-hole burn to the front cover and tiny mark to first mark, otherwise pages clean, in Good condition.
"Philatelic Gossip" Handbook No.12. Illustrated in black & white. Scarce.

£12.00

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Vrijdag, T. - Catalogus van de postzegels, uitgegeven in Nederlands Indie onder Japanse bezetting
1942-1945
Publisher: Dai Nippon, 1975.
First edition, paperback, spiralbound, 173 pages, text in Dutch, with useful Introduction in English, very slight crease to rear cover, a few minor signs of use, in Good condition.
Scarce handbook on the Japanese Occupation of the Dutch East Indies.

£15.00

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Serrane, Fernand - Première Émission des Pays-Bas (1852-1863)
Étude des Planches, des Retouches, des Nuances
Publisher: Yvert & Tellier, Amiens, 1924.
Paperback, illustrated, 41 pages, text in French, some wear to spine, tears to the covers with some loss, internally sound, in fairly Good condition.
Rare handbook.

£12.50

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- Les Timbres Poste des Pays-Bas de 1906 à 1929
Publisher: L'Administration des PTT, 1929.
Paperback, illustrated, 62 pages, text in French, spine sunned and slightly rubbed, mild corner-creasing to the pages, in Good condition.
Scarce work on the postage stamps of the Netherlands, published as a souvenir of the UPU Congress, London 1929.

£12.00

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Schiller, A. Arthur and De Kruyf, Johannes - Manual of the Stamps of Netherlands, Netherlands Indies, Curacao and Surinam
Publisher: privately published, New York, 1940.
Paperback, illustrated, 218 pages, some corner-creasing to the covers, spine slightly rubbed, few pencil annotations, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£15.00

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Robinson, Martin - Old Letter Boxes
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., 2000.
Second edition, paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 40 pages, in Very Good condition.
Second edition with new text and additional colour illustrations.

£4.50

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Wright, Geoffrey N. - Turnpike Roads
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., 1997.
Paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 32 pages, tiny corner-crease else in Very Good condition.
Interesting history [Non-philatelic].

£3.50

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Benford, Mervyn - Milestones
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., 2002.
First edition, paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 48 pages, some pencil annotations inside back cover else in Very Good condition.
Interesting history. Very well illustrated in colour. [Non-philatelic].

£4.50

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Beech, David R. and Berry, Allan P. and Startup, Robin M. - New Zealand and Dependencies - A Philatelic Bibliography
Publisher: privately published, 2004.
Large format (A4) hardback, original green cloth with gilt title to spine, xv + 288 pages, in Fine condition.
Th comprehensive and detailed bibliography of books, catalogues, periodicals, auction catalogues, etc. Very useful.

£30.00

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Kellow, Geoffrey and Turner, Russell - The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria Library
A History and Catalogue
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Melbourne, 1996.
Hardback, original blue cloth gilt, xi + 514 pages, lacking the slipcase else in Very Good condition.
An important bibliographic work. Limited edition.

£60.00

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Dietz, August - Dietz Confederate States Catalog & Handbook of the Postage Stamps and Envelopes of the Confederate States of America
Publisher: The Dietz Press, Richmond, Virginia, 1959.
Fourth edition, hardback, illustrated, 282 pages, tiny mark to front cover, few dusty marks/slight foxing to the upper page-edges, in Good condition.
The comprehensive handbook/catalogue of Confederate States items, including handstamped "Paids", Postmasters' Provisionals, etc.

£30.00

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Skinner, Hubert C.; Gunter, Erin R. and Sanders, Warren H. - The New Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook
Publisher: Bogg & Laurence Publishing Co., Miami, 1986.
Hardback, illustrated, viii + 270 pages, slight spine-lean, spine sunned, previous owner's name to front endpaper, in Good condition.
The definitive handbook/catalogue of Confederate States items, including handstamped "Paids", Postmasters' Provisionals, etc.

£35.00

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Norris, Andrew and Beech, David - Falkland Islands
The "Travis" Franks & Covers
Publisher: Harmers, 1977.
Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, in Very Good condition.
Interesting booklet on this "find" of covers to and from the Falkland Islands, which included two of the very rare frank covers. Twenty-nine covers are described and most are illustrated, and there is a short explanation of the early postal routes and the ships serving the Falklands.

£4.50

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Beech, David R. (editor) - 150th Anniversary Celebration
Her Majesty The Queen's and Past Presidents' Collection
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2019.
Paperback, 41 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.
'Hand-out' brochure to accompany a joint Display by various Past Presidents of the "Royal". Includes Chris Harman's "The Early Issues of Peru"; Alan Huggins: "The Introduction of Postal Stationery by Mauritius"; Frank Walton's "Great Britain: Queen Elizabeth Wildings"; Chris King's "Copenhagen Telephone Kiosks 1895-1980"; Brian Trotter's "Aspects of Southern African Postal History to 1910", etc. Very well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Beech, David R. - A Guide to Philatelic Research at The British Library
Publisher: privately published by the author, London, 2019.
First edition, large format (A4) paperback, 50 pages, in Fine condition.
This new monograph seeks to provide information to the philatelic research community, and other specialist users of the British Library's Philatelic Collections, which may otherwise only be available from diverse sources. The guide lists and describes the 78 philatelic collections held by the British Library, provides a subject index to their contents and gives details about their availability for research. The contents include: A Brief History of the British Library, A Brief History of the Philatelic Collections, List of the Philatelic Collections, Subject Index of the Philatelic Collections, Arranging to see the Philatelic Collections, the Philatelic Exhibition, Philatelic Literature, the Crawford Library, Stamp Albums, Other Collections of interest for philatelic research (which include Directories and Timetables, India Office Records, Maps, Manuscripts, Newspapers, Official Publications and Patents), a Select Bibliography and a General Index. As an appendix the Guide includes a new and revised third edition of the article by David Beech "Philatelic Research - A Basic Guide" which was first published in 2008.

£10.95

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[Hart, Bill] - The Bill Hart Natal and Anglo-Boer War Collections
Publisher: Cavendish, Derby, 1993.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 176 pages, with the prices realised, spine a little sunned, top page-edges a little dust-marked, in Good condition.
Catalogue of Bill Hart's magnificent collections of Natal and Anglo-Boer War. The remarkable Natal section consists of 626 lots, including early letters and prestamp mail; postage stamps of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII's reigns, on and off cover; Cancellations; special categories of postal history from Advertising Covers to Registered Mail; Campaign Mail; Zululand; Maritime and Railway Mail; and superb Overseas Mail, including incoming and outgoing covers, Forwarding Agents and Combination Covers. The Boer War section (1004 lots!) consists of Bill Hart's definitive collection of the 1899 - 1902 period. The sheer scale of the collection is breathtaking, and includes Mail of the Boer Forces and Invasions; Boer Censorship and Mail from Prisoners in Boer Hands; British Forces' Cancellations for Letters; British Forces' Units and Contingents; British Censorship, Hospitals and Burgher Camps; Mail of Prisoners in British hands; Basutoland, Mafeking, and Mail of the other British Sieges/Occupations; and Special Categories of the British Forces' Postal History from Crash Mail to Telegraphs. Very well illustrated, with many black & white photographs and some in colour. An important reference catalogue.

£12.50

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Robertson, Alan W. - Great Britain Post Roads, Post Towns and Postal Rates, 1635-1839
Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1970s).
Reprint of the 1961 original, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 62 pages, slight shelfwear to the covers and a few spots of foxing to the first and last few pages, in Good condition.
Includes Penny Posts of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. With useful maps.

£20.00

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Dear, John - The Picture Postcards of Fiji
Publisher: Pacific Islands Study Circle, 2004.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 167 pages, in Very Good condition.
A comprehensive illustrated study of the picture postcards of Fiji. With much detailed information on publishers, numbers issued, etc, plus an appendix of postal rates relating to postcards. Very well illustrated in black & white, and with 20 pages of colour illustrations.

£12.00

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