Aitink, Hans E. - Luchtpost onder invloed van oorlogsomstandigheden
Publisher: Nederlandse Vereniging van Poststukken- en Poststempelverzamelaars, 2010.
Paperback, illustrated, 264 pages, text in Dutch, tiny scuff to edge of rear cover else in Very Good condition.
Superb handbook on World War II Airmails. Very well illustrated in colour.

£16.00

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Graus, Francisco and Soro, Enrique - Falsos Postales de España
Postal Forgeries of Spain
Publisher: Filatelia Pedro Monge, Barcelona, 1977.
Hardback, slipcase, illustrated, 601 pages, bilingual text in Spanish & English, complete with the box of transparent slides, slipcase damaged (splitting at joints) and slightly soiled, slight foxing to page-edges, two short tears to foot of spine, in Good condition.
No. 285 of 1,050 in the normal edition bound in imitation leather. With superb enlarged colour illustrations throughout. A scarce work - very rarely seen complete with box of transparencies.

£225.00

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De Haene, A. - Étude sur les Faux Timbres d'Europe
Publisher: Delmarcelle, Florian, 1926.
Hardback, illustrated, 369 pages + index, text in French, covers somewhat soiled, slight cracking to the outer hinges, page-edges toned, internally clean, in Good condition.
An important classic work on forgeries of Europe.

£55.00

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[Roman, J.H.] and ["Pavlovsk"] - The "J.H. Roman" collection of Postal History of Sweden 1593-1893
& The "Pavlovsk" collection of The Russian Empire, with Russian Levant and Russian Post Offices in the Far East
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 1996.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 78 pages + 104 b/w plates + 10 colour plates, text in English, slight shelfwear, some corner-creasing, in Good condition.
Two superb collections. Well illustrated including 10 pages of colour plates.

£9.50

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Abrams, G.M. and Janton, Henri - French Colonies Revenues (and Former Colonies Now Independent)
Part V Miscellaneous and Island Colonies
Publisher: Donald L. Duston, Illinois, c1988.
Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 95 pages, few tiny marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.
Covering Comoro Islands, Diego Suarez, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Nossi Bé, Guadeloupe, Madagascar, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, St. Pierre & Miquelon, and Wallis & Futuna. Very scarce catalogue.

£30.00

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Kremer, Brainerd - A Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of France
Publisher: Fritz Billig, New York, 1962.
Paperback, 32 pages, text in English & French, some foxing to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.
Billig's Specialized Catalogues Volume 11. Illustrated with five pages of black & white plates. Very scarce.

£14.50

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Leote, Joaquim - Os Selos Nativos da Índia Portuguesa
Breves Considerações
Publisher: Club Nacional de Filatelia, Porto, 1997.
Paperback, illustrated, 62 pages, bilingual text in Portuguese and English, covers slightly toned and slightly creased, pages fine, in Good condition.
An excellent study of the pre-adhesives and stamps of Portuguese India, based on the author's Gold Medal collection. Very well illustrated in colour. Scarce.

£24.00

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Shelley, Ronald G. - The British Legion in Spain
during the First Carlist War 1832-1839
Publisher: Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1975.
Large format paperback, illustrated, 72 pages, tiny mark to front cover, short tear along spine, in Good condition.
No. 87 of 300 copies printed. A scarce book on the little-known, ill-fated involvement of a legion of British volunteers in the First Carlist War. The disastrous history of the campaign - disease, desertion, starvation, and mutiny - is largely told through the letters home of one soldier, Charles William Thompson. The Thompson Correspondence is reproduced for its historical interest rather than that of Postal History - letters of the British Legion are difficult to recognise, having the normal markings of the period, but the postal markings on this correspondence are illustrated.

£12.50

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Shelley, Ronald G. - The Postal History of the International Brigades in Spain 1936-39
Publisher: The Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1979.
First edition, large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 164 pages, dustwrapper spotted and slightly soiled, slight foxing to page-edges, a Good working copy.
Important handbook. Well illustrated in black & white. Scarce.

£25.00

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Julsen, Frank W. and Benders, A.M. - A Postal History of Curacao
and the other Netherlands Antilles
Publisher: Van Dieten, The Hague, 1976.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 626 pages, text in English, dustwrapper rubbed and with one or two short tears, some dusty marks to page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
Excellent, comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of the stamps, postmarks and postal history of the Dutch Antilles.

£45.00

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Ceresa, Dr. R.J. - The Postage Stamps of Russia, 1917-1923
Volume 4 Transcaucasia, Parts 13-16 British Occupation of Batum (Section B)
Publisher: privately published, Ross-on-Wye, 1994.
Large format paperback, illustrated, circa 120 pages, some slight marks to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.
The second part of Dr Ceresa's study of the British Occupation of Batum deals with the 25 R. and 50 R Surcharges on the Aloe Tree Issue, the Second "British Occupation" Aloe Tree Issue, Forgeries of the Second "British Occupation" Aloe Tree Issue, Batum Cancellations and Postal Rates.

£15.00

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[Holmes, H.R.] - Local Stamps of the World
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1942.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, two small pin-holes to corner of front cover, some creasing, in Good condition.
Robson Lowe Postal History Auction No. 70. Rare wartime catalogue "including sections strong in China, Great Britain, Germany, New Zealand, Russia, USA and Venezuela, with the fine collections of Denmark, Norway and Sweden formed by H.R. Holmes, Esq., FRPSL, and two fine General Collections of these interesting stamps."

£25.00

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Williams, L.N. and M. - Forged Stamps of Two World Wars
The Postal Forgeries and Propaganda Issues of the Belligerents 1914-1918 1939-1945
Publisher: privately published by the authors, London, 1954.
First edition, paperback, illustrated, 52 pages, stamp dealer's label to front cover else in Very Good condition.
The classic work on the subject. Rare.

£35.00

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van Nieuwkerk, J.R. - The Mail during the Ceram Navy Civil Administration 1942-1945
Publisher: Dai Nippon, 2012.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 53 pages, in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history study of the Japanese Occupation of the Netherlands Indies. Very well illustrated in colour throughout.

£11.50

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Jacobson, James E. - A Numerical Order Listing of Postcards in Karl Lewis's 1905 Catalogue
Publisher: International Society for Japanese Philately, USA, 2003.
ISJP Monograph 16, paperback, illustrated, 31 pages, in Very Good condition.
The original 1905 catalogue of the photographer & postcard publisher Karl Lewis's postcards of Japan arranged the postcards topically. This listing rearranges the postcards numerically, making the task of finding them much easier for collectors.

£9.00

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Matsumoto, Jun Ichi - Inland Routing Markings of Japan in the 1870s
Publisher: International Society for Japanese Philately, USA, 2003.
ISJP Monograph 15, paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, slight sunning to the spine, slight corner-crease, else in Very Good condition.
Monograph on the handstamps applied to foreign mails (mainly relating to the French Military Missions) in 1870s Japan. Well illustrated in black & white.

£11.00

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Koeppel, Adolph - Italian Municipal Revenue Stamps
Volume I Cities A-J & Volume II Cities L-Z
Publisher: Fiscal Philatelic Foundation Inc., New York, 1999.
First edition, two volumes, hardback, illustrated, clviii + 941 pages, text in English, minor signs of use, a few tiny spots to the page-edges, else in Very Good condition.
Large, exhaustive catalogue of Italian Municipal Revenues - the standard reference work on the subject. Catalogue illustrations in black & white, but with some colour plates and colour maps. Out of print and hard to find.

£200.00

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Barefoot, J. - Czechoslovakia Revenues
Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., York, 2001.
First edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 55 pages, spine slightly rubbed at bottom and a little sunned, in Good condition.
Comprehensive catalogue of adhesive revenue stamps of the Czech and Slovak areas, including Bohemia & Moravia, Czechoslovakia Municipals, etc. Well illustrated in black & white.

£6.50

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Barefoot, J. - Yugoslavia Revenues
Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., York, 2003.
First edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 132 pages, slight shelfwear, spine sunned, slight crease to front cover, in Good condition.
Another excellent handbook from Barefoot, listing and pricing all the adhesive revenue stamps of the area once covered by Yugoslavia. Illustrated in black & white. Includes Bosnia, Croatia, Dalmatia, D.D.S.G., Fiume, Hungarian Military Border, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Trieste, Yugoslavia.

£12.50

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Barefoot, J. - Poland 1918 Locals
Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., York, 1999.
First edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 92 pages, spine slightly sunned else in Very Good condition.
Based on their earlier work 'Poland Locals', the current book has been totally re-worked, concentrating only on the private or municipal Local delivery posts (which began operating from 1915 and ceased by 1919), and the 1918 provisional Postmaster overprints, both treated in more depth. These local issues reflect the birth of the Polish Republic and are commonly called the '1918 Locals'. Well illustrated in black & white.

£9.50

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