Huys, Dr. Jan and Kaiser, Pierre - Kingdom of Belgium, Foreign Destinations
From Belgium during the Reign of King Leopold I, 1849-1865
Publisher: Le Musée des Timbres & des Monnaies de Monaco, 2009.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, 336 pages, illustrated, bilingual text in French & English, signed by Pierre Kaiser, short tear to dustwrapper and some scuffs and wear to rear panel of dustwrapper, book itself in Very Good condition.
Beautifully illustrated with colour illustrations of classic covers on every page, along with bilingual explanations of the rates used.

£32.00

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Hargest, George E. - History of Letter Post Communications Between the United States and Europe 1845-1875
Publisher: Quarterman Publications, 1975.
Second edition, hardback, illustrated, ix + 234 pages, no dustwrapper, very slight bend to the covers, slight wrinkling to one page, minor signs of use but overall in Good, clean condition.
An important handbook.

£25.00

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Reinhardt, Albert - Départements Conquis 1792-1815
Catalogue des Départements Conquis et des Provinces Illyriennes
Publisher: Peter Feuser Verlag, Stuttgart, 1989.
Hardback, illustrated, 335 pages, bilingual text in French & German, spine slightly sunned, slight signs of use, in Good condition.
Catalogue/handbook of pre-stamp postal markings of Napoleonic France used in the French-occupied Europe. Illustrated with postmark illustrations and maps.

£45.00

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Münzberg, Werner - Leitfaden zur Postgeschichte und Briefkunde, Band VI
Frankreich und seine Départements 1-134
Publisher: privately published, 1983.
Large paperback, illustrated, circa 350 pages, text in German, slight corner-creases to last few pages else in Very Good condition.
Pre-stamp postal markings and postal history of Napoleonic French Empire. Numerous illustrations and maps. Scarce.

£30.00

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Münzberg, Werner - Leitfaden zur Postgeschichte und Briefkunde, Band I
Links des Rheims
Publisher: privately published, 1982.
Large paperback, illustrated, circa 280 pages, text in German, minor grubby marks to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Pre-stamp postal markings of German territories West of the Rhein, including Belgium, Netherlands, etc. Numerous illustrations and maps. Scarce.

£30.00

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Gudenkauf, Abbe G. - Mailboat Services from Europe to the Belgian Congo (1879-1922)
Publisher: Philip Cockrill, Newbury, 1982.
Paperback, illustrated, 84 pages, tiny corner-crease to front cover, mild shelfwear, in Good condition.
A useful work which attempts to consolidate all known information on the ships which plied between the European ports and the River Congo. An extensive listing with names of ships and dates of departure and arrival. Illustrated with photographic postcards of some of the ships, covers, and postmark illustrations.

£9.50

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Herlant, Lucien P. - Les Marques Postales Préphilatéliques de la Belgique
Publisher: A.S.B.L. «Pro-Post», Bruxelles, 1982.
Paperback, illustrated, xx + 409 pages, text in French, spine slightly sunned, top of spine rubbed, internally fine, in Good condition.
Important handbook/catalogue.

£25.00

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Coutant, Guy (editor) - Opus VIII
Thème central - Les jeux Olympiques/Central theme - The Olympic Games
Publisher: Académie Européenne de Philatélie, 2008.
Large paperback, 235 pages, colour illustrated throughout, text in English and French, slight spine-lean, corner-crease to front cover and first few pages, in Good condition.
The eighth annual publication by the AEP is devoted to the postal history and philately of the Olympic Games. Written in French or English, and with short summaries in English & French at the end of each article, plus some contents in German and Italian. Some of the content includes: Royaume de Belgique, les émissions de la VIIe Olympiade; 1924: Les Jeux Olympiques de Paris; Around the Olympic Games of Berlin in 1936 - Stamps, Usages, Meter Stamps, Cancels and More; etc. Articles on various other topics include Dr. Alfred Moschkau - Sammler und Begründer der historischen und systematischen Philatelie.

£25.00

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[Matthews, Thomas A.] - The Thomas A. Matthews Collection of Airmail Stamps Part II
Europe and Colonies
Publisher: F.W. Kessler, New York, 1960.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 104 pages, with the prices realised, mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Second part of probably the greatest collection of airmail stamps ever formed. A magnificent selection of Airmail stamps of Europe and Colonies (except France), including Essays and Proofs and some flown covers. Some great rarities. Illustrated in black & white.

£9.50

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Crustin, J. - Les Emissions héliogravées grand format à l'Effigie de S.M. Léopold III
Publisher: privately published, Verviers, 1945.
Paperback, illustrated, 18 pages, covers a little toned, minor creasing, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£8.50

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Dutau, G. and Storch, J. (editors) - Opus 2
Publisher: Académie Européenne de Philatélie, 2002.
Large paperback, 153 pages, colour illustrated throughout, text in several languages, slight corner-crease to rear cover and very slight shelfwear, else in Very Good condition.
The second annual publication by the AEP. Containing superb articles by some of Europe's most knowledgable philatelists on aspects of (mainly) European philately and postal history. Written largely in French, and some English, German and Italian, with short summaries in English & French at the end of each article. Some of the content includes: Les premiers timbres fiscaux de Belgique; Classic Errors of France (Part I); Salonique 1874-1875: timbres italiens, bateaux français, etc, etc.

£24.00

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Van Pamel, Luc - 1 Centime Medallion
1861-1866
Publisher: Le Musée des Timbres & des Monnaies de Monaco, 2009.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 249 pages, trilingual text in English, French & Flemish, in Very Good condition.
Superb, comprehensive study of the philatelic and postal history of this stamp. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£30.00

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Stes, Dr. Jacques - Belgium Proofs
Descriptive catalogue of the proofs of Belgian stamps 1849-1949
Publisher: Le Musée des Timbres & des Monnaies de Monaco, 2009.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, 898 pages, illustrated, bilingual text in French & English, with separate boolet of rarity ratings, in Very Good condition.
An enormous tome. Surely the definitive work on Belgian proofs!

£50.00

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Brombart, Dr M. - Etude sur la Reconstitution des Planches du 10 Centimes Vert N° 30 de Belgique
Publisher: Willy Balasse, Bruxelles, 1946.
N° 46 of 50 de luxe copies "sur papier couché crème", paperback, 53 pages, illustrated, text in French, slight spotting to the covers, ink inscription to first page, tiny corner-crease, in Good condition.
Rare.

£24.00

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Soeteman, Corneille - Reflets de la Philatélie en Belgique et au Congo Belge
Publisher: Soeteman, Brussels, 1995.
Auction catalogue, large hardback, slipcase, illustrated, 351 pages, separate list of price estimates, text in French, top of spine very slightly bumped else in Very Good condition.
Auction catalogue/handbook of Belgian stamps. This large volume describes and illustrates more than 1700 stamps, covers and other philatelic items of Belgium and the Belgian Congo. A superb all-colour production.

£30.00

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Crustin, J. - L'Emission gravée de 1936 à l'Effigie de S.M. Léopold III
Publisher: privately published, Verviers, 1944.
Paperback, illustrated, 26 pages + folding black & white plates,text in French, covers tanned and foxed, pages quite tanned, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£9.50

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Slabbinck, Henk - Roue Ailée / Winged Wheel
Publisher: Le Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies de Monaco, 2009.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 113 pages, bilingual text in French & English, in Very Good condition.
Superb study of the "Winged Wheel" overprints on Belgian Parcel Post issues. Beautifully illustrated in colour.

£30.00

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Cramer, S.D. - Catalogue of the Valuable Unused Collections of France and Colonies, Benelux Countries and Colonies and Monaco
The S.D. Cramer Collections
Publisher: H.R. Harmer, London, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages, with prices realised. Prices realised sheet torn at edge, catalogue itself in Very Good condition.
Includes good French Post Offices Abroad. Scarce.

£8.50

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Delbeke, Claude J.P. - Livre d'Or de la Philatélie Belge
40 années d'Académie de Philatélie de Belgique 1966-2006
Publisher: Pro-Post, 2006.
Large hardback, illustrated, text in French & Flemish, 231 pages, in Very Good condition.
Large, colour-illustrated history of the Belgian Academy, with biographies of Belgian philatelists, details of their publications, etc.

£20.00

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Herlant, Lucien - Catalogue des Marques Postales du Hainaut de 1648 à 1849
Ex-Département de Jemappes 86
Publisher: -, 1949.
Paperback, viii + 68 pages, text in French, illustrated, spine slightly rubbed, light corner-crease to front cover, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce and well illustrated guide.

£15.00

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