Melville, Fred J. - Phantom Philately
A Descriptive List of Stamps that are not what they seem
Publisher: Janet van den Berg, Ohio, 1950.
Reprint, paperback, illustrated, 204 pages, covers a little sunned in places and with one or two tiny marks, spine and corners of covers reinforced with bookbinder's tape, pages clean, in Good condition.
The classic work on bogus issues. Originally published in 1923, reprinted here with an interesting Foreword by Lowell Ragatz. Very scarce.

£18.00

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Melville, Fred J. - The Mystery of the Shilling Green
Publisher: Chas. Nissen, London, 1926.
First edition, paperback, 19 pages + plates, spine and corners of covers reinforced with bookbinder's cloth tape, in Good condition.
Rare work by Fred Melville on the Stock Exchange Forgery. Subtitled "The Great British Stamp Forgery. How the Post Office was defrauded of many thousands of pounds in 1872-1873, and how the counterfeit was discovered by Charles Nissen in 1898".

£20.00

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Melville, Fred J. - Phantom Philately
A Descriptive List of Stamps that are not what they seem
Publisher: The Philatelic Institute, London, 1923.
First edition, hardback, original cloth binding, illustrated, 204 pages, tiny white mark to lower edge of front cover, ex libris Ben Goodfellow with his signature to front endpaper, in Good condition.
The classic work on bogus issues. Very scarce.

£28.00

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Gardner, W. and Melville, Fred J. (editor) - The Post-War Stamps of Germany
Publisher: The Philatelic Institute, London, [1924].
Hardback, original grey paper covers bound-in, 32 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.
An attractive copy of a rare title.

£30.00

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Nankivell, Edward J. and Melville, Fred J. (editor) - Niger Coast Protectorate
Publisher: Baldwin, Tunbridge Wells, nd [1909].
"The Postage Stamp" Handbooks III. Paperback, illustrated, 20 pages, ex-Huddersfield Philatelic Society with their inkstamp to front cover and to title-page, labels to spine and inside front cover, short tears to covers at head and foot of spine, few short tears to edges of covers, in Fair to Good condition.
Very scarce.

£10.00

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Dalwick, R.E.R. and Melville, Fred J. (editor) - Prince Edward Island
Publisher: W.H. Peckitt, London, nd [1910].
"The Postage Stamp" Handbooks IX. Paperback, illustrated, 33 pages, ex-Huddersfield Philatelic Society with their inkstamp to front cover, small label to spine, label inside front cover and inkstamp to title-page, slight bend, in Good condition.
Scarce handbook.

£12.00

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Melville, Fred. J. - The Postage Stamps of the Cayman Islands
Publisher: Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co., USA, 1920.
Paperback, illustrated, 22 pages, short (6cm) tear along spine, label to front cover, in Good condition.
Scarce Melville title.

£12.50

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Melville, Fred. J. - United States Special Service Stamps
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, 1915.
Paperback, illustrated, 67 pages, small rusty staple marks else in Very Good condition.
Melville Stamp Books No. 21. Scarce.

£12.00

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Melville, Fred J. - Tonga
Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1909.
Hardback, original publisher's grey cloth, illustrated, 65 pages + xv publisher's adverts, some foxing and staining to the spine and covers, some foxing to preliminaries and page-edges, contents sound, in reasonably Good condition.
Rare Melville handbook.

£25.00

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Melville, Fred J. - Nevis
Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1909.
Hardback, original publisher's grey cloth, illustrated, xv + 60 pages, very slightly rubbed to top of spine else in Very Good condition.
Scarce vintage handbook.

£20.00

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Melville, Fred. J. - The Postage Stamps of British Central Africa
[and Nyasaland Protectorate]
Publisher: Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co., USA, [1924].
Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, slight corner-crease else in Very Good condition.
Scarce.

£16.00

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Crouch, L.W. and Melville, Fred J. (Editor) - The Fiscal Stamps of the United States
Publisher: H.F. Johnson for the Junior Philatelic Society, London, [1910].
Large format paperback, illustrated, 15 pages, creasing and short tears to the edges of the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.
Stamp Lover Booklets No. 2. Scarce.

£15.00

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Miss Fitte [Melville, F.J.] - The World's Stamp Errors
Part I. The British Empire
Publisher: W.H. Peckitt, London, 1910.
Paperback, illustrated, 59 pages, covers a little rubbed and creased, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£13.50

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Melville, Fred J. - United States Postage Stamps, 1847-1869
Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1909.
Paperback, illustrated, 68 pages + adverts, one or two slight marks else in Very Good condition.
Fine work on the classic stamps of the US.

£12.50

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Melville, Fred J. - United States Postage Stamps, 1922-1925
Publisher: The Philatelic Institute, London, 1925.
Paperback (card covers), illustrated, 93 pages, ex libris L.N. & M. Williams with their bookplate inside the front cover, front cover tanned in places and lightly scuffed, front inner hinge cracking slightly, in Good condition.
Larger format than the usual Melville books. A detailed study.

£15.00

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Melville, Fred J. - United States Postage Stamps, 1894-1910
Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1910.
Paperback, illustrated, 76 pages + adverts, one or two light marks else in Very Good condition.

£12.50

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