Proud, Edward B. - The Postal History of Malaya Volume 1
Straits Settlements
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, East Sussex, 2000.
Second edition, revised & enlarged, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 440 pages, in Very Good condition.
An excellent volume in the series of Proud British Empire postal history handbooks - the first of the three volumes covering the postal history of Malaya. This volume covers the postal history of the States of the former Straits Settlements - Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. Illustrated with hundreds of postmark illustrations, photographs and maps, four colour plates, and with valuations throughout.

£40.00

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Lee, R.A.G. - A Specialised Study of the 1881 One Penny Lilac
Part 2, Damage and Minor Varieties of the Four Segments, Letters and Ovals
Publisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1990.
First edition, card covers, plastic comb-binding, vi + 97 pages, in Very Good condition.
This second part of Ron Lee's work on the plate varieties on the 1881 Penny Lilac covers damage and minor varieties of the four segments, letters and ovals. The first part (published in 1963 and now out of print) dealt with frame damage. The author personally examined over 3.5 million copies of the Penny Lilac in the course of preparing the two volumes. Well illustrated.

£15.00

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Entwistle, Charles R. - Wartime Airmails - The Locally Registered and Foreign Air Services of British Asia
Publisher: Chavril Press, 2001.
Paperback, 24 pages, slightest hint of a crease to front cover else in VG condition.
Useful booklet looking at Airmail services during World War II. Highlights the routes flown by locally registered Empire carriers within British Asia and those foreign countries that provided services to, from or through the region. It shows how routes were established, amended and abandoned as the ebb and flow of war dictated. A brief summary of the routes flown by B.O.A.C. is provided, followed by details of the services offered by the locally registered companies. This is followed by the services of the foreign countries that operated to or through British Asia. Each country then has a summary of the services available to it, with the final section devoted to notes on the postal history and special services available.

£6.00

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Haverbeck, Harrison D.S. - Die Briefmarken von Bahawalpur
Publisher: ArGe Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde, Frankfurt am Main, 1964.
Paperback, illustrated, [iv] + 10 pages, text in German, "Besprechungs-Exemplar" (Review Copy) ink-stamp to front cover, some toning to page-edges, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£7.50

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Hay, Ian - The Post Office Went To War
Publisher: HMSO, London, 1946.
Paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, very slight bend, slightly rusty staples, in Good condition.
Official history of the British Post Office during WW2. Profusely illustrated. Scarce.

£14.50

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Lüning, Örjan - The History of Airmail in Scandinavia
Publisher: Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund, Stockholm, 1978.
First edition, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 351 pages, bilingual text in English & Swedish, minor wear to the covers, slight corner-crease to rear cover and last few pages, tiny tear at top of spine, internally fine, in Good condition.
Comprehensive, well-illustrated history of Scandinavian air mails. Scarce.

£30.00

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Lee, Roger - The Postal History of British New Guinea and Papua 1885-1942
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1983.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 111 pages, dustwrapper slightly rubbed at edges and with a short tear and mild creasing to lower-edge of front panel of dustwrapper, book itself in Very Good condition.
Excellent handbook. Well illustrated. Out of print and hard to find.

£40.00

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Leonard, John - The Postage Stamps of Ascension Island
Publisher: Harris Publications, London, 1958.
Large format paperback (card covers), illustrated, 43 pages, slight bend to the covers, crease to rear cover, some foxing to first and last leaves and to edges, in Good condition.
Well illustrated in black & white. Scarce work.

£24.00

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Ford, Eric H. - The History and Postage Stamps of Ascension Island
Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1971.
Reprint, paperback, illustrated, 68 pages, tiny short tear to rear cover, some slight dusty marks, internally clean, in Good condition.
Reprint of the scarce handbook originally published by the author in 1933. Scarce.

£9.50

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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, corner-creasing to rear cover and last few pages, mild wear to edges of covers, in Good condition.
Excellent postal history study. Includes the PSNC stamps and cancellers, ships, rates, 'VAPOR' shipmarks, etc.

£11.00

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Nicholson, Martin P. - Transatlantic post during the Machin era
Volume 1 - USA to UK
Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1997].
Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 43 pages, some dusty marks to the covers and come corner-creasing, pages clean, in Good condition.
Tables of U.S. postal rates, circa 1967-1995, with several black & white illustrations of covers. Scarce.

£9.50

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- UNO
Vereinte Nationen
Publisher: Christoph Gärtner, 2015.
Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, 263 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of an outstanding selection of United Nations philatelic items. Very well illustrated in colour.

£15.00

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['Besançon'] - France
Collection 'Besançon' (part I)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2016.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 92 pages, with prices realised, Introduction in French, lot descriptions in English with shorter French translation, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of superb classic France stamps and postal history. Very well illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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['Besançon'] - France
Collection 'Besançon' (part II)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2016.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 112 pages, with prices realised, Introduction in French, lot descriptions in English with shorter French translation, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of superb French stamps and postal history, including numerous rarities. Very well illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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[Broennimann, Peter] - Mexico, The First Issues 1856-1861
The Peter Broennimann Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2014.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 80 pages, with the prices realised, text in English, a couple of tiny knocks to the edges of the covers, pages fine, in Very Good condition.
Superb sale catalogue of the Large Gold Medal winning collection of classic Mexico stamps and postal history formed by Peter Broennimann. Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout.

£12.00

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['Erivan'] - Selected United States and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Publisher: H.R. Harmer, New York, 2016.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 92 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.
Beautifully illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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[Burrus, Maurice] - La Collection Burrus de Belgique et du Congo Belge
Publisher: Willy Balasse, Bruxelles, 1963.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 62 pages, text in French, mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
The Burrus Belgium and Belgian Congo collections. The second of the Balasse sales of Burrus material. Scarce.

£25.00

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[Klep van Velthoven, Consul] - La célèbre collection spécialisée des États Unis de feu le Consul Klep van Velthoven
Publisher: Willy Balasse, Bruxelles, 1956.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 98 pages + separate brochure of photo-plates, bilingual text in French & English, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of one of the great collections of USA and Confederate States. Rare.

£45.00

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"Finlandia" - Finland
The "Finlandia" Grand Prix Collection
Publisher: Frimärkshuset AB, Stockholm, 1960.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 88 pages, text in Swedish, with Foreword in English, Finnish & Swedish, slight spine-lean, short tears to top and foot of spine, first two pages (the Foreword) have come loose but are still present, in Good condition.
Catalogue of the Finlandia 1956 Grand Prix winning collection of Finland. Rare.

£30.00

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Donaldson, Neil - The Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and The Gulf
Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1975.
First edition, hardback, illustrated, map endpapers, 280 pages, fold-out table at end, spine a little sunned and slightly rubbed, page-edges very slightly toned, signed by the author to title-page, H.V.F. Winstone's copy with a signed dedication from the author "For Victor Winstone, in view of a common interest in Captain Shakespear, Neil Donaldson" [H.V.F. Winstone was a journalist and author who specialised in the Middle East and wrote a biography of the British explorer Captain Shakespear], in Good condition.
The classic handbook. Out of print and difficult to find.

£70.00

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