Harrison, Michael - "Post Office" Mauritius - 1847
The Tale of Two Stamps
Publisher: Stamp Collecting Ltd., London, 1947.
Paperback, dustwrapper, 52 pages + plates, dustwrapper chipped at edges with tiny amount of loss, tear to rear panel of dustwrapper with small sellotape repair, a little light creasing to covers and a few page corners, in Good condition.
Scarce work, complete with the facsimile souvenir at front.

£35.00

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Williams, L.N. - Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps
2. The Biographies
Publisher: David Feldman, Geneva, 1997.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xiv + 218 pages, in Very Good condition.
Biographies of individual rare stamps - and important reference. Well illustrated in black & white and some colour plates. Rare.

£120.00

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Marriott, Sir John and Medlicott, Michael and Ramkissoon, Reuben A. - Trinidad
A Philatelic History to 1913
Publisher: British West Indies Study Circle, 2010.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, x + 359 pages + 36 colour plates, in Very Good condition.
No. 14 of a limited edition of 400 copies. Much enlarged and revised edition of Sir John Marriott's 1963 handbook. A superb handbook, very well illustrated in colour throughout.

£40.00

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- Mauritius
The Ball Invitation Envelope
Publisher: David Feldman, Zurich, 1997.
Auction catalogue, hardback, red velvet gilt, illustrated, [ii] + 22 pages, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the 1997 sale of one of the great rarities of philately. Illustrated in colour. Scarce.

£25.00

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Shamir, Chaim and Siegel, Marvin - The Postal History of the Transition Period in Israel, 1948
Vol III: Israel Foreign Postal Links
Publisher: Israel Philatelic Federation, Tel Aviv, 1991.
Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 143 pages, in Very Good condition.
Palestine's postal links with the rest of the world during the transition period. Well illustrated in black & white.

£16.00

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[Hinde, William C.] - The "William C. Hinde" Specialised Collections of Egypt & Sudan
Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1957.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 44 pages, in Very Good condition.
Important collections of Egypt (including Foreign Consular Post Offices) and Sudan. Scarce.

£12.00

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Shimony, Zvi and Karpovsky, Itamar and Aloni, Zvi - The Postal History of the Transition Period in Israel, 1948
Vol II: The Emergency, Local, and Private Postal Services. Part 2 Nahariya, Rishon Le Zion, The Negev Settlements, Sodom, Gush Etzion, Ben Shemen, Haifa "Messengers" and Tiberias, Affula & Nahalal "Emergency Mail"
Publisher: Israel Philatelic Federation, Tel Aviv, 2009.
Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 291 pages, crease to rear cover else in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history handbook. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£35.00

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Shimony, Zvi and Rimon, Yeremiyahu and Karpovsky, Itamar - The Postal History of the Transition Period in Israel, 1948
Vol II: The Emergency, Local, and Private Postal Services. Part 1 Jerusalem and Safad Postal Services in the Transition Period
Publisher: Israel Philatelic Federation, Tel Aviv, 2004.
Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 440 pages, in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history handbook. Profusely illustrated throughout in black & white, and with 32 pages of colour illustraions.

£40.00

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Aloni, Zvi - The Postal History of the Transition Period in Israel, 1948
Vol I: Official Postal Services: Postal Administrations of British Mandate, Minhelet Ha'am and Israel
Publisher: Israel Philatelic Federation, Tel Aviv, 2015.
Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 549 pages, in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history handbook covering the postal administrations of British Mandate, Minhelet Ha'am and Israel during the transition period and immediately after the establishment of the State of Israel. Includes a chapter on Fakes & Forgeries. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£60.00

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[Karpovsky, Itamar] - Holy Land - Foreign Post Offices in Palestine 1852-1914
The Itamar Karpovsky Collection
Publisher: The Global Philatelic Network, 2016.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 148 pages, Introduction in English & German, main text in English only, in Very Good condition.
No. 48 in the Edition d'Or series. Superb colour reproduction of pages from the collection.

£55.00

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[Kaplanian, Avo] - Palestine Mandate (1917-1948)
The drs. Avo Kaplanian Collection
Publisher: Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, 2013.
Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, 64 pages, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the superb collection of British Mandate Palestine stamps and postal history. Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. Scarce hardback edition.

£20.00

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Vandervelde, V. Denis - The bombardment of Acre, 1840
A study in postal history
Publisher: Holyland Philatelic Society, 2010.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, [iv] + 20 pages, tiny mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Interesting study of the bombardment of Acre (now Akko in Northern Israel) by the British Navy during the Egyptian-Ottoman War. Illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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Pearson, Patrick C. and Proud, Edward B. - The Postal History of Iraq
Publisher: Proud Bailey, 1996.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 262 pages, a few tiny spots of foxing to the upper page-edges, else in Very Good condition.
Handbook in the Proud British Colonial Series which, besides the British Mandate period, includes the British Indian post offices of Basra and Baghdad.

£25.00

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Proud, Edward B. - The Postal History of Palestine and Transjordan
Publisher: Proud Publications Ltd., 2006.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 376 pages, in Very Good condition.
An excellent volume in the series of Proud British Empire postal history handbooks. This volume covers the postal history of Palestine and Transjordan from 1917 to the end of the British Mandate in 1948. With the author's usual combination of fascinating background information, reprinting of postal documents, and thorough listing, illustrating and pricing of the postal markings. Very well illustrated with postmark illustrations, and photographs. Out of print and scarce.

£60.00

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[Groten, Dr. Arthur] - Dr. Arthur Groten's "Via Palestine"
Publisher: Nutmeg Stamp Sales, New York, 1999.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 100 pages, in Very Good condition.
Superb catalogue of this international award-winning collection of mail to and from Palestine, Overland and by Air. Includes an excellent nine page introduction by Dr Groten, illustrated with maps, entitled "The Mail Routes from, to and through Mandate Palestine, 1918-1948 with special sections on the Baghdad-Haifa Overland Route and Aerophilately including the Development of the Air Routes to the East by England, Netherlands and France". 1775 lots, including superb air, sea, and overland covers. Well illustrated in black & white.

£16.50

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["Nile"] & [Shaida, Hassan] - Rarities of Egypt, The Nile Collection, Triple Grand Prix Winning Collection Postal History Part I
plus Middle East & Persia including The Hassan Shaida Collection of Persian Postmarks
Publisher: David Feldman, Geneva, 2005.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 103 + 149 pages, text in English, hint of spine-lean, slight corner-creasing to covers, in Good condition.
Two remarkable collections - of Egyptian postal history and Persian postmarks - combined in one catalogue. Very well illustrated in colour.

£15.00

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Nofal, Mohamed Aly - Postcard Collectors Guide
Part 1 Alexandria, Egypt 1890-1956
Publisher: privately published by the author, Alexandria, 2007.
Large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 324 pages, text in English, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner to title-page, a couple of tiny marks to fore-edges, internally clean, in Very Good condition.
An excellent handbook. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£35.00

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Chalhoub, Joseph H. - The Nile Post
Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps
Publisher: privately published by the author, Quebec, 2003.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xxix + 788 pages + 32 colour plates, in Very Good condition.
From the dustwrapper: "The owner of this book will be in command of the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of Egyptian stamps and postal stationery, from the essays of the Posta Europea to the issues of the Republic up to 2002. Recognition of the rich assembly of varieties of all types, from printing flaws to major rarities, will be instantly at hand."

£150.00

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['Besançon'] - From Australian States to the Commonwealth of Australia 1850-1960
The 'Besançon' Collection (part II)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2018.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 296 pages, with prices realised, text in English, in Very Good condition.
Large catalogue of Australian States and including Commonwealth of Australia. Very well illustrated in colour.

£24.00

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['Besançon'] - From Australian States to the Commonwealth of Australia 1850-1960
The 'Besançon' Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2017.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 248 pages, with prices realised, text in English, in Very Good condition.
Large catalogue of Australian States and including Commonwealth of Australia. Very well illustrated in colour.

£24.00

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