Peck, Richard - Alternative Mail
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1990.
Large format (A4) paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, 72 pages, in Very Good condition.
Alternatives to the official mail service in Australia. Contents include History of the State Mail Service NSW, Mailing Houses, Kwikamail, TNT Mailfast, etc. Scarce book.

£15.00

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[Pitts, David] - Great Britain with Post Offices in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia
The David Pitts Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2017.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 119 pages, creasing to the front cover, a couple of pen marks next to lot numbers on one page, in Good condition.
Catalogue of GB used Abroad, and British Empire, including strong Australasia, British Europe, etc. Very well illustrated in colour.

£8.00

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Lowe, Robson - The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps 1788-1952, Volume IV The Empire in Australasia
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1962.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvi + 624 pages, dustwrapper a little chipped at edges, obvious spine-lean, two central gatherings of pages slightly loose, page-edges a little toned, a Good working copy only.
Fourth volume in the unparalleled series of great use to British Empire collectors. As with the rest of the series, the book not only covers the adhesive postage stamp issues in detail, but also the postal history of, in this case, Australasia, including postal rates, handstruck stamps, cancellations, proofs & essays, postal stationery, etc. Well illustrated throughout, including four colour plates. The rarest volume in the series.

£55.00

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[Clemente, John] - The John Clemente Collection of Tasmania Postal History
Publisher: Spink, London, 2016.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 104 pages, in Very Good condition.
Superb catalogue of the magnificent collection of Tasmanian postal history formed by John Clemente. Featuring a large selection of Free Franks. Very well illustrated in colour.

£11.00

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[Bell, John] - The John Bell Collection of New South Wales and Tasmania
Publisher: Prestige Philately, Melbourne, 2013.
Auction catalogue, large format paperback, illustrated, 141 pages, small corner-crease to front cover and some pages else in Very Good condition.
Very well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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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 spine-lean else in Very 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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Kellow, Geoff - The Stamps of Victoria
Publisher: B & K Philatelic Publishing, Melbourne, 1990.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xviii + 386 pages + 16 colour plates, binding slightly 'cocked' (spine-lean), dustwrapper a little creased at edges, a few dusty marks to the page-edges, internally clean, a Good working copy.
A superb handbook - the essential reference work for collectors of this Australian State.

£50.00

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White, John S. - The Postal History of New South Wales
1788-1901
Publisher: Philatelic Association of New South Wales, 1988.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xi + 481 pages, very mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history handbook.

£48.00

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Pack, Charles Lathrop - Victoria, The Half-Length Portraits and the Twopence Queen Enthroned
Publisher: The Collectors Club, New York, 1923.
Hardback, blue half-leather gilt binding, marbled boards, top-edge gilt, xvii + 273 pages + plates, lower edges of boards rubbed with slight loss, upper leather corners slightly rubbed, else in Very Good condition.
A very nice copy of the rare classic work.

£150.00

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Smith, Stephen H. - Rocket Mail Catalogue
and Historical Survey of First Experiments in Rocketry
Publisher: Fritz Billig, N.Y., 1955.
Second revised edition, paperback, illustrated, 68 pages, publisher's label to front cover, slight corner-bend, else in Very Good condition.
Billig's Specialized Catalogues Volume 8. Very scarce.

£25.00

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Tabeart, Colin - Australia New Zealand UK Mails Volume 2, 1881-1900
Rates, Routes and Ships Out and Home
Publisher: privately published, 2011.
First edition, large hardback, illustrated, vi + 410 pages, in Very Good condition.
A detailed handbook of rates and routes.

£60.00

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Carter, F.J. and Russell, Neil M. (editor) - The Post & Censor & Other Marks from Prisoners of War Letters 1914-1919
Part 1 British Isles, Dominions and Colonies
Publisher: Chavril Press, Perth, 1996.
Third edition, paperback, illustrated, iii + 35 pages, slight corner-crease, minor marks to covers, pages clean, in Good condition.
A splendid introduction to a subject on which little has been published. It lists the 570+ P.O.W. Camps in the British Isles together with information on those in thirteen Dominions and Colonies. With over 150 illustrations of censor marks, instructional cachets and stationery.

£10.00

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Pope, Brian and Thomas, Phil - Western Australia
The Postal Stationery to 1914
Publisher: The Western Australia Study Group, Perth, 1982.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 141 pages, slightest hint of spine-lean, pages a little toned and with a little foxing to edges, in Good condition.
Scarce handbook.

£24.00

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Hamilton, Margaret and Pope, Brian (editors) - Western Australia
The Stamps and Postal History
Publisher: The Western Australia Study Group, Perth, 1979.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 471 pages, pages a little toned, foxing to page-edges, in Good condition.
The standard handbook on Western Australia. Scarce.

£65.00

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Dzelme, V.E. John - The Fiscal Stamps of Western Australia
Publisher: privately published, 1987.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vii + 146 pages, with separate 1990 Pricelist loosely inserted, top-edges a little dust-marked else in Very Good condition.
Scarce handbook. Well illustrated in black & white.

£35.00

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[Griffiths, Alan] - Queensland
The Alan Griffiths Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2012.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 93 pages, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the magnificent collection of Queensland stamps and postal history formed by Alan Griffiths. Very well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Firebrace, John - British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East, 1914-1924
A Postal History
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1991.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xii + 460 pages, binding ever so slightly shaken but still perfectly solid, page-edges a little dust-marked, lower page-edges rather spotted/stained (not affecting the inside of the book), internally clean, a Good working copy.
The essential postal history study of British, Indian, Australian and New Zealand participation in the Campaigns in Egypt, Gallipoli, Salonica and the Sudan, with the advance of the E.E.F. into and through Palestine and, following the Armistice in 1918, the military occupations of Palestine, Syria, the Lebanon, Turkey and the intervention in South Russia. The detail includes principal units of all fighting formations, their locations and Field Post Offices, and diaries of events with battles and engagements. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Long out of print and sought after.

£150.00

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[Gray, Arthur] - The Arthur Gray Collection of Australia Queen Elizabeth II Pre-Decimal Issues
Publisher: Spink, London, 2017.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, in Very Good condition.
Fine catalogue, including superb Proofs & Essays.

£10.00

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Tapp, T.C.; Occleshaw, R.C. and Durham, G.N. - Commonwealth of Australia. The 7c Queen Elizabeth II Definitive
Publisher: The British Society of Australian Philately, 1975.
Paperback, illustrated, 78 pages + 25 plates, in Very Good condition.
Detailed handbook on this issue's numerous varieties. Well illustrated.

£10.00

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[Hiscock, Trevor] - Australian Colonies: The Trevor Hiscock Collection
Publisher: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 2016.
Auction catalogue, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 78 pages, tiny crease to bottom of front cover and foot of spine slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.
Stamps of the Australian States, featuring fine Western Australia, Tasmania, and also including the Mike Mulroy collection of Western Australia Revenues. Very well illustrated in colour throughout.

£9.50

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