Friedemann, Albert and Wittmann, Dr. Heinrich - The Postage Stamps and Cancellations of the Post Offices in German South West Africa
Handbook and Specialised Catalogue
Publisher: Collectors Mail Auctions, South Africa, 1980.
First English edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, 197 pages + 75 plates, minor marks and a couple of short tears to the dustwrapper, some dusty marks and foxing to page-edges, pages slightly toned, in Good condition.
English translation, by Ralph Putzel, of the classic handbook on German South West Africa. With new information not present in the original German edition, plus 75 additional photo-plates of rarer and interesting postmarks on covers. With the very useful Introduction for all German Colonies and Offices Abroad, complete list of Post Offices (with illustrations of the postmarks), plus sections on the Postal History of German South West Africa, including Forerunners, Military Campaigns, Ships' Mail, Railway Post, Naval Mail, etc.

£32.00

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Grobe, Hans - Deutsche Kolonien-Vorläufer
Spezial-Katalog
Publisher: privately published, Hannover, 1973.
Paperback, illustrated, 147 pages, text in German, mild spine-lean, page-edges a little dust-marked, a few spots of foxing to the endapers, in Good condition.
Scarce catalogue of German colonial "forerunners". Illustrating the cancellations used in the German colonies and by German Post Offices abroad, and listing the stamps on which they were used, dates, and valuations (the prices are of course long out of date but still of use as a measure of scarcity). Illustrated in black & white.

£8.50

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- Revenue Stamps of the World
Publisher: Spink, London, 2017.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 162 pages, in Very Good condition.
Impressive catalogue of adhesive revenue stamps. Mainly Great Britain and British Empire, including Part II of the "Oryx" collection of South West Africa Revenues, and strong sections of Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, etc. Well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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[Arnhold, Hans Eduard] - British Africa
The Arnhold Collection
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Auctions, London, 2012.
Auction catalogue, large paperback, illustrated, 121 pages, very minor shelfwear, else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of over 1200 lots of British Africa stamps. Nicely illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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"White Lady" - "The White Lady" gold medal collection of the Postage Stamps and Postal History of South West Africa
Publisher: Sotheby's, Johannesburg, 1985.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, circa 80 pages, slight corner-crease, some scattered staining to rear cover, pages clean, in Good condition.
Well illustrated in black & white and with two colour plates. Scarce.

£10.00

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Baldwin, N.C. - South West Africa
Publisher: reprinted from "The Aero Field", nd (circa 1950s).
Paperback booklet, 12 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.
Scarce booklet on air mail services in South West Africa. Well illustrated in black & white, and with a useful Check List of flights 1914-39. One in a series of reprints from "The Aero Field" of specialised, illustrated articles and Check Lists.

£6.50

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Vogenbeck, Peter and Pauls, Eugen - Die Adlerstempel von Deutsch-Südwestafrika
Publisher: privately published, 1995.
Paperback, illustrated, 60 pages, text in German, few slight marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.
Detailed catalogue/handbook.

£9.50

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Putzel, Ralph F. - Handbook of Postmarks of South West Africa under South African Administration
Publisher: Collectors Mail Auctions, 1977.
Large hardback, illustrated, 263 pages, in Very Good condition.
A comprehensive study, 1914-1977, including a complete listing of all S.W.A. Post Offices with special sections on South African Military Campaign Postmarks 1914-1915, Railway Station Cancellations, Telegraph Stations, Airmail History of S.W.A., Censor cachets, ship postmarks, etc. Profusely illustrated.

£30.00

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Hoffmann-Giesecke, G. - Südwestafrika
Die Postwertzeichen und Ihre Entstehung
Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1955).
Paperback, 104 pages + 1 plate, illustrations in text, text in German, pages toned, very light wear to the covers, in Good condition.
Excellent handbook/catalogue of the postage stamps of South West Africa 1923-54. Including air-mail stamps and officials. Well illustrated. Scarce.

£20.00

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