Earée, Rev. R.B. - Album Weeds, or How to Detect Forged Stamps
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, 1906.
Third edition, in two volumes, hardback, original green cloth gilt, all page-edges gilt, illustrated, xxviii + 587 pages + viii + 709 pages + adverts, a few tiny spots of foxing to preliminaries else a Very Good set.
The last and most comprehensive edition of this classic work describing all known stamp forgeries of the world.

£140.00

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Townsend, W.A. and Howe, F.G. - The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1970.
No. 335 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Large hardback, top-edge gilt, 424 pages + plates, in Very Good condition. A nice bright copy which has been well protected by its original plain white dustwrapper and original box.
The classic work on British Guiana - and one of the great works of philatelic literature. Well illustrated with 32 monochrome plates and 5 colour plates.

£250.00

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Smith, Peter A.S. - The Travelling Post Offices of Egypt
Publisher: Mobile Post Office Society, 1983.
Paperback, illustrated, ii + 65 pages, very mild creasing to cover corners, page-edges very slightly toned, pages clean, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£15.00

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[Bute, The Marquess of] - 1914-18 War Stamps, offered by the order of The Marquess of Bute
Part Two The British Occupation of Baghdad, Bahamas, Batum, British Levant, Bushire, Jamaica, Jordan, Long Island, North West Pacific Islands, Palestine, Tanganyika
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 43 pages, with the prices realised, slight dusty marks to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Very scarce catalogue of British Occupations of the First World War, featuring particularly fine Baghdad, Bushire, Long Island, etc.

£24.00

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[Bute, The Marquess of] - 1914-18 War Stamps, offered by the order of The Marquess of Bute
Part Three Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, French Colonies, Togo, Germany etc, Italy, Poland, Russia, Saar, West Ukraine, etc.
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 56 pages, with the prices realised, slight dusty marks to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Very scarce catalogue of First World War stamps, featuring strong Togo, Czechoslovkia, Far Eastern Republic, Italian Post Offices in China, etc.

£20.00

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Martin, R.E. (editor) - Malta, The Stamps and Postal History
1576-1960
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1980.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvi + 411 pages, with the 1985 Supplement No.1, 28 pages, dustwrapper rubbed and creased and with a repaired tear, upper page-edges slightly dust-marked and with a few spots of foxing, short repaired tear to edge of title-page, internally clean, in Good condition.
The definitive handbook on the postage stamps and postal history of Malta. Covering every aspect of the island's philatelic history in 32 chapters, from the early mails of the Knights of St. John to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. With chapters on disinfection of mails, postal rates, maritime mail, village postmarks, specimens, revenues, Branch Post Offices, etc. Superbly illustrated throughout, including colour plates. The essential book for all collectors of Malta. Long out of print and scarce.

£45.00

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Bannister, Alan - The Branch and Sub Post Offices of Malta and Gozo
Their Operation, Postal Markings & Labels
Publisher: Malta Study Circle, 1999.
Large (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, iii + 229 pages, a few tiny spots of foxing to upper edges else in Very Good condition.
A comprehensive handbook. Well illustrated.

£17.50

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Poole, Bertram W.H. - The Postage Stamps of the Gold Coast
Publisher: D. Field, London, 1910.
Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, staples rusty, covers slightly sunned, in Good condition.
The "W.E.P." Series of Philatelic Handbooks No. 4. Scarce.

£18.00

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Poole, Bertram W.H. - The Postage Stamps of Sierra Leone
Publisher: D. Field, London, 1911.
Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, slightly rusty staples, tiny corner-creases to a few pages, in Good condition.
The "W.E.P." Series of Philatelic Handbooks No. 6. Scarce.

£18.00

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Mentgen, G. - Postal Markings Somaliland Protectorate 1903-1960
Publisher: privately published, 1997.
First edition, large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 46 pages, in Very Good condition.
A detailed and comprehensive look at the postal and civil censorship markings, including the Somaliland Field Force (1903-04), Italian Occupation (1940-41), etc.

£12.00

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Ince, J.F. - The Travelling Post Offices of Nigeria 1903-1939
with an Appendix covering the Mobile Post Offices 1949-1959
Publisher: West Africa Study Circle, 1991.
Paperback, illustrated, circa 50 pages, mild creasing to rear cover, in Good condition.
Excellent postal history study.

£9.50

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Martin, J.J. and Walton, F.L. - West African Censorship
World War I and II
Publisher: West Africa Study Circle, 1993.
First edition, paperback, illustrated, 101 pages, tiny corner-crease to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Fine work with good illustrations. Covering Ascension, Cameroon, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, St Helena, Sierra Leone and Togo.

£12.00

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[Hinde, William C.] - The Collection of Covers, Cancellations and Postage Stamps used during the Second Boer War 1899-1902
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages, with a photocopy of the prices realised, minor shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Robson Lowe Postal History Auction No. 223. Very scarce.

£20.00

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Kidd, Cyril - The Irish Mail
Publisher: The TPO and Seapost Society, 1996.
Second edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 29 pages, slight creasing to the rear cover, in Good condition.
Postal history study of the mail service between London and Dublin, via Holyhead. With much useful information on times of trains and ships, and with detailed coverage of all the known cancellations, including Paquebot markings, Irish TPOs, Hooded Circles, Duplex obliterators,etc. Excellent illustrations of the postmarks, and many photo-illustrations of covers.

£7.50

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Robinson, David - For the Port & Carriage of Letters
A Practical Guide to the Inland and Foreign Postage Rates of the British Isles 1570 to 1840
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1990.
Large format (A4) paperback, viii + 250 pages, illustrated, page-edges very foxed and with some foxing to the first few pages, a Good working copy.
An essential guide to British pre-adhesive postage rates. Long out of print and sought after.

£40.00

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Broomfield, Roger W. - The Undated Postmarks of Wales 1840 to 1860
A study of the undated namestamps of Welsh Post Offices
Publisher: Welsh Philatelic Society & the Stuart Rossiter Trust, 1996.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 124 pages, some dusty marks to the upper page-edges and a few spots of foxing to the inside of the front cover, pages clean, in Good condition.
Out of print and scarce.

£13.50

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Stephens, P.M. and Erskine, R.S. - The Scots Local Namestamps
1840-1860
Publisher: privately published, 1994.
Large format paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 200 pages, in Very Good condition.
A very thoroughly researched study which considerably revises and enlarges the Scottish Postmark Group's original handbook of 1964. This large work includes alphabetical lists of Post Offices, with type of postmark used, dates, colour, county, sorting office, etc. Plus county lists, with maps showing the Post Offices, and illustrations of covers. Out of print and hard to find.

£35.00

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- Guide to the Four Alphabets used for the Line Engraved Issues of Great Britain
Publisher: S.N. Beattie & Co. Ltd., Southgate, nd.
Folded card, in original printed envelope, in Very Good condition.
Very scarce.

£10.00

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Gardiner-Hill, Clive - The Stamps of Great Britain
The Line Engraved Issues. 1841 Penny Red. Die I. Alphabet I. Plates 102-131. Constant Varieties.
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1951.
Small paperback, 23 pages, dusty marks to the front cover, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce.

£10.00

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Nankivell, Edward J. and Melville, Fred J. (edited by) - Niger Coast Protectorate
Publisher: Baldwin, Tunbridge Wells, nd (1909).
First edition, paperback, 20 pages, illustrated, front cover soiled, slightly rusty staples, in Good condition.
Scarce early handbook.

£11.00

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