Williams, L.N. and Bianchi, Paolo - Victor Victoria
Il Primo Francobollo del Mondo, Il Primo Francobollo d'Italia
Publisher: Giulio Bolaffi, 1990.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 70 pages, text in Italian, slight sunning to the spine and covers else in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated two-part study of the introduction of Great Britain's first postage stamp (the Penny Black) and the first Italian postage stamp (the Kingdom of Sardinia's issue featuring Victor Emmanuel II).

£8.50

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Bolaffi, Alberto - Quarta Pagina
I gioielli della filatelia raccontati dalle quarte pagine di copertina di "Il Collezionista Francobolli"
Publisher: Bolaffi, 2005.
Large format hardback, illustrated, 272 pages, text in Italian, in Very Good condition.
A compilation of the colour illustrations of philatelic gems (along with short explanatory text) which appeared on the back cover of "Il Collezionista Francobolli" between 1982 and 2004. Superb colour photos of philatelic rarities.

£26.00

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Orlandi, Stefano - La Storia Postale della Democratica negli usi per l'interno
Publisher: Vaccari, Vignola, 2000.
Large paperback, illustrated, 320 pages, text in Italian, a few minor dusty marks to the page-edges else in Very Good condition.
A very detailed, comprehensive handbook.

£26.00

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Naab, Jürgen - Thurn und Taxis, Briefpost, Frankaturen 1852-1867
Publisher: Christoph Gärtner, 2017.
Large harback, illustrated, xvi + 486 pages, text in German, one corner of front cover slightly bruised else in Very Good condition.
Superb postal history handbook. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout.

£35.00

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Hubbard, John - Yugoslavia 1919-20 Typographed Chain Breakers
Publisher: Perkins Bacon Ltd., London, 1961.
Small paperback booklet, 7 pages, slightly sunned else in Very Good condition.
'Handout' booklet to accompany a Display to the RPSL. Not illustrated. Very scarce.

£9.50

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Liwendahl, Lasse - Sveriges och Norges Svarslösenmärken Samt Helsaker 1968-1978
Publisher: privately published, Stockholm, 1979.
Paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, text in Swedish, with English and German summaries, tiny mark to rear cover else in Very Good condition.
The standard catalogue/handbook on these "business reply mail" cinderella stamps and stationery. Illustrated in black & white.

£7.50

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Gurevich, Yu. and Poltorak, O. and Strebulaev, I. - Stamps of the Zemstvo Posts of Russia
-Catalog 1866-1919
Publisher: Moscow, 2004.
Hardback, illustrated, 556 pages, text in Russian, very obvious spine-lean, slight water-stain to margin of last couple of pages, a Good working copy only.
Excellent highly specialised handbook/catalogue with superb colour illustrations throughout. In Russian language.

£40.00

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Tchilinghirian, S.D. and Stephen, W.S.E. - Stamps of the Russian Empire Used Abroad
Part Six: Ship Mail to Korea & Japan, Russian America, Supplement
Publisher: The British Society of Russian Philately, 1960.
Paperback (card covers), illustrated, 96 pages, foxing and minor blemishes to the covers, very slight foxing to upper page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
Sixth (and final) part of this important series, mainly consisting of the Supplement to the five previous parts. Rare.

£40.00

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["Garrison"] - The "Garrison" Collection of New Guinea "G.R.I." Surcharges
Publisher: Spink, London, 2014.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 42 pages, tiny dent to edge of rear cover else in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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[Goeggel, Hugo] - Europe & Overseas
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2016.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 462 pages, text in English, corners of rear cover slightly scuffed, in Good condition.
Large catalogue of more than 2000 lots, featuring the Dr. Hugo Goeggel Collections of Argentina and Colombia; Egypt from the Peter Smith Estate; Hyderabad, the "Asafia" collection; the Eduardo Cohen collection of Romania Lithographed Issues 1865-1872, etc, etc. Well illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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Ringström, S. and Tester, H.E. - The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World, Part 2
Australia - Europe - South America
Publisher: privately published, 1979.
Hardback, dustwrapper, 215 pages, illustrated, slight crease to rear panel of dustwrapper, slight dusty marks/foxing to page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
The second volume of Ringström and Tester's classic series on the private ship letter stamps of the world. A beautifully produced handbook, superbly illustrated with black & white plates throughout. Contents include: The Australian New Hebrides Company; New Hebrides Syndicat Français; The Murray Steam Navigation Company; Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Company; The Danube Steam Navigation Company; The Russian Company for Steam Navigation and Trade; Danube & Black Sea Line of Steamers, T.B. Morton & Co.; Turkish Steamship Companies; The Danube and Black Sea Railway; The Zala-Somogyi Steamship Company; Gauthier Frères et Cie; Christmas Island; The Pacific Steam Navigation Company; Tierra del Fuego; The Upper Colombia Tramway and Navigation Company; Correos de la Chimba; Jämtlands Kommunikations Bolag.

£40.00

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Stiedl, Otto E. and Billig, Fritz - Billig's grosses Handbuch der Fälschungen
The Balkan States
Publisher: Fred F. Billings [Fritz Billig], New York, 1936-38.
Hardback, illustrated, circa 300+ pages, text in German, slightly rubbed to top and foot of spine else in Very Good condition.
Rare bound volume of the 13 parts covering Balkan countries in the series of forgery guides, with enlarged black & white photo-illustrations of forgeries and genuine issues. Contents: Bulgarien, Griechenland I & II, S.H.S. I & II, Montenegro, Rumänien I, II & III, Samos, Serbien, Türkei I & II.

£150.00

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[Springer, Christian & Renate] - Königreich Sachsen
Die Sammlung Christian und Renate Springer (Teil 1)
Publisher: Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, 2019.
Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, 92 pages, text in German, some minor wear to the rear cover else in Very Good condition.
Superb hardcover catalogue of Kingdom of Saxony stamps and postal history. Very well illustrated in colour throughout.

£10.00

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[Kruse, Axel] - Saargebiet und Saarland 1920-59
Die Sammlung Axel Kruse
Publisher: Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, 2018.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 156 pages, text in German, with the prices realised, slightest wear to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the excellent collection of Saar formed by Axel Kruse. Very well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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[Luder, Jack] - Altschweiz, Kantonal- und Bundesmarken 1843-1863
Die Sammlung Jack Luder (Teil 1-4)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zürich, 2017-18.
Four auction catalogues, hardbacks, dustwrappers, illustrated, 120 + 136 + 112 + 96 pages, text in German, with prices realised for parts 1, 3 & 4, in Very Good condition.
Four superb hardcover auction catalogues of Swiss classics. Very well illustrated in colour.

£40.00

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["Silvaplana"] - Alt-Schweiz
Sammlung "Silvaplana"
Publisher: Corinphila, Zürich, 1999.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 95 pages, text in German, with the prices realised, some spotting and marks to the reverse of the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
Superb collection of classic Switzerland. Very well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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- Catálogo de los Sellos «Locales» Emitidos Durante La Guerra Civil Española 1936-1939
Publisher: FESOFI, Madrid, 1995.
Paperback, illustrated, xxiii + 367 pages + separate alphabetical Index of villages, text in Spanish, spine-lean, covers creased, some small marks, internally clean - a Good working copy only.
Important and indispensable handbook on Spanish Civil War Locals. Well illustrated in black & white. Complete with the very useful Index of villages. A well-used copy of this scarce and sought-after work.

£30.00

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Bleeker, Tom R. - Japanese Occupation Issues of the Dutch East Indies (1942-1945)
Publisher: Philip Cockrill, Newbury, 1982.
Paperback, illustrated, 60 pages, slight toning to the covers, a little foxing, in Good condition.
Excellent study of the various overprints.

£10.00

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Pick, Albert - Briefmarkengeld
Publisher: Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, 1970.
Hardback, illustrated, xi + 66 pages, text in German, mild shelfwear, tiny dusty marks to top edges, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce work on stamps used as money, including US Civil War encased postage stamps, Russian currency tokens 1915-17, etc, etc. Well illustrated in black & white and with three colour plates.

£20.00

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[Denisenko, Gordey] - The Gordey Denisenko Collection of Imperial Russia
Publisher: Cherrystone, New York, 2007.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 84 pages, front cover slightly rubbed at edges and with a slight bend, in Good condition.
Very well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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