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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- Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Featuring the "Illustrious" collection of Illustrated Envelopes
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1992.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 112 pages, in Very Good condition.
Includes an important collection of GB Illustrated Envelopes (149 lots). Illustrated in black & white and some colour.

£9.50

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Osborne, H. - British Line Engraved Stamps
Twopence Blue, Studies of Plates 1 to 15
Publisher: H.F. Johnson, London, 1946.
First edition, large hardback, original cloth gilt, illustrated, 170 pages + plates, spine a little sunned, few occasional spots of foxing, else in Very Good condition.
A nice copy of this important classic work with excellent illustrations.

£125.00

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- Mediterranean and Atlantic Mailboat Covers and Cancellations
Publisher: Spink, London, 2007.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 44 pages, edges of front cover very slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of mailboat covers and cancels (mainly on the stamps of Great Britain). Very well illustrated in colour.

£8.50

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West, Richard and Muir, Douglas N. - The Story of Definitive Stamps
Publisher: Royal Mail, London, 1994.
Hardback, illustrated, 55 pages, in Very Good condition.
A survey of definitive postage stamps of Great Britain. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout.

£7.50

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[Dauer, Joanne & Edward] - The Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Great Britain
Publisher: Spink, London, 2014.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 72 pages, a couple of slight scratch-marks to the front cover, else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of rare GB stamps, including Line-engraved and other Victorian issues, Official stamps of Queen Victoria and Edward VII, fine Edward VII, and George V issues. Very well illustrated in colour.

£7.50

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Shackleton, Tim - 1840-1990 The Penny Black Anniversary Book
Publisher: Royal Mail Stamps, London, 1990.
Paperback (thin card covers), dustwrapper, illustrated, 40 pages, in Very Good condition.
Souvenir book celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black. Very well illustrated in colour. Complete with the five anniversary stamps, miniature sheet and facsimile Mulready envelope.

£9.50

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['Besançon'] - Great Britain 1840-1910
The 'Besançon' Collection (part I)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019.
Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 144 pages, with prices realised, text in English, a little mild creasing to edges of dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
Superb catalogue of classic GB. Very well illustrated in colour.

£20.00

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["Lionheart"] - The "Lionheart" Collection of Great Britain and British Empire - Part IX
Publisher: Spink, London, 2019.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 79 pages, in Very Good condition.
Very well illustrated in colour.

£7.50

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- Specialised Great Britain
Important Line Engraved
Publisher: Grosvenor Auctions, London, 2007.
Auction catalogue, large paperback, colour illustrated, 63 pages, slightest shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Superb reference catalogue of selected items from an award-winning collection.

£9.00

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["Windsor"] - The "Windsor" Collection of Great Britain
Publisher: Harmer's, London, 2003.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 18 pages + separate brochure of colour plates, 24 pages, spine slightly sunned, slight corner-crease to front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.
Specialised collection of 1840 One Penny blacks, including Treasury Competition Essays, Rainbow Trials, etc.

£9.00

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Rowse, David - Joshua Bacon 1790-1863
The Printer of Banknotes and the First Postage Stamps
Publisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, London, 2000.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, vi + 74 pages + plates, slight wear to the dustwrapper, tiny dent to the front cover, previous owner's gift inscription to front endpaper, in Good condition.
Fascinating account of the man largely responsible for the success of the printing firm of Perkins, Bacon. With fine illustrations, including 4 colour plates.

£20.00

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[Glassco, J. Grant] - British Post Offices Abroad
The Glassco Collection
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1969.
Auction catalogue, paperback, 259 pages, illustrated, with the list of prices reailsed, some foxing to the spine and a little to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.
The greatest collection of GB Post Offices Abroad ever formed. Profusely illustrated in black & white and some colour. An important reference.

£20.00

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[Vestey] - Great Britain Queen Victoria Issues
including a selection if items from the Vestey Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2010.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 64 pages, in Very Good condition.
Very well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Salmon, Michael - The Life and Work of Charles Whiting and the Beaufort House Press
A Treasury Competition Winner
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2007.
Paperback, illustrated, iv + 60 pages, in Very Good condition.
Supplement to "The London Philatelist". Very well illustrated in colour.

£12.50

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Harvey, Ian - Great Britain Booklets, Production and Promotion
The First 100 Years
Publisher: privately published by the author, 2014.
Paperback, illustrated, viii + 48 pages, in Very Good condition.
'Hand-out' to accompany a Display to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Very well illustrated in colour.

£15.00

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[Yates, E.E.] - The Unique Collection of The Mulready and Associated Pictorial Envelopes
offered by order of E.E. Yates, Esq.
Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1949.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 60 pages, rusty staple marks and a tiny blemish to lower edge, internally clean, in Good condition.
Important reference catalogue.

£30.00

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[Adams, H.C.V.] - Catalogue, The First Portion of the H.C.V. Adams "Grand Prix" Collection of Great Britain Line-Engraved
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1956.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, with photocopy prices realised, slight wear to top of spine else in Very Good condition.
Important sale of GB line-engraved. Well illustrated in black & white.

£20.00

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Smith, W.J. - James Chalmers
Inventor of the Adhesive Postage Stamp
Publisher: David Winter & Son Ltd., Dundee, 1970.
Hardback, dustwrapper, 148 pages + plates, in Very Good condition.
The story of James Chalmers' claim to be the inventor of the postage stamp, and of the Chalmers-Hill controversy.

£9.50

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Osborn, Geoffrey - Naval Officers' Letters
A Study of Letters Sent to and from British Royal Navy Officers Serving Abroad in the Victorian Era
Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, Bristol, 1995.
Large paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 134 pages, covers somewhat rubbed at edges, front cover creased, pages fine, in Good condition.
Illustrates pages from the author's collection with additional text. Illustrated in black & white.

£12.00

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