Stone, Jeffrey C. - The Northeast of Scotland
A Philatelic Miscellany
Publisher: Aberdeen & North of Scotland Philatelic Society, 1985.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, iii + 63 pages, a few small marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.
Several interesting articles, including: A Short Postal History of Aberdeen, by W.L. Falconer; The Post Office Mechanisation Programme in the Northeast of Scotland, by J.M. Cooper; An Introduction to the Postmarks of Aberdeen; Grampian Mail by Rail, by J.J. Waterman; Recorded Use of Scots Local Namestamps in Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire 1840-1860, by R.A. Stables; P.J. Anderson - Philatelic Archaeologist and Bibliographer, by J.C. Stone.

£10.00

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Wilson, Frank J. - Great Britain & Ireland Travelling Post Office Postmarks
A Guide and Catalogue
Publisher: Railway Philatelic Group, 1991.
Paperback, 84 pages, very slightly rubbed at corners else in Very Good condition.
Useful priced listing.

£8.00

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Jackson, H.T. - The Railway Letter Posts of Great Britain
Part 1 General History
Publisher: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1970.
Second edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, 58 pages, in Very Good condition.
Useful work. Scarce.

£11.50

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Jones, Tom - The Railway Parcels Post Cancellations of Belgium
1879 to 1935
Publisher: privately published, 1974.
Paperback, illustrated, [i] + 39 pages + maps + separate Contents page loosely inserted, slight shelfwear to the covers, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£24.00

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Jackson, Captain H.T. - The Railway and Airway Letter Stamps of the British Isles 1891-1971
(excluding the Railway Preservation Societies)
Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1979.
Hardback, green simulated-leather binding with gilt lettering, 179 pages, in Very Good condition
A complete catalogue of the Railway and Airway Letter stamps (including some carried by ships), from their first issue in February 1891 until they had become "philatelic" at the end of 1971. The Railway Letter Service was the only real express letter service, a service which the Post Office, in spite of its monopoly, could not provide. The standard reference handbook on these popular items and a priced catalogue which although the prices are out of date does reflect the relative scarcity of each stamp.

£12.50

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[Chase, Docteur Caroll] - Oblitérations Ferroviaires, Marques Postales
(XVIIe, XVIIIe, Armées et Diverses) provenant des collections du Docteur Caroll Chase
Publisher: J. Robineau, Paris, 1963.
Auction catalogue, paperback, 17 pages + separate booklet of 12 black & white photo-plates, text in French, some spotting to front cover, some prices handwritten in page margins, minor signs of wear, in Good condition.
Scarce auction catalogue of French postal history with strength in Railway Mails.

£10.00

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Walker, Derek - The Travelling Post Offices of Ceylon
Publisher: The Ceylon Study Circle of Great Britain, 1990.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, a few minor marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.
Useful study.

£12.50

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Huber, Leonard V. and Wagner, Clarence A. - The Great Mail
A Postal History of New Orleans
Publisher: American Philatelic Society, 1949.
Hardback, illustrated, v + 200 pages, mild page-edge toning else in Very Good condition.
No. 792 of 1000 copies. Scarce.

£30.00

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[Wilson, Harold] - The Harold Wilson Collections
of British and Australian - Airmail, Railway and Local Postal History
Publisher: Cavendish, Derby, 2005.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the fascinating postal history collections formed by Harold Wilson. Featuring G.B. Airmails; Australian T.P.O.s; G.B. Railways & T.P.O.s; and Derbyshire Postal History. Well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Hill, Norman - The Railway Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain and Ireland, 1838-1975
Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1977.
First edition, card covers, 24 pages, spine slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition
A handy listing of all the known T.P.O. services of Great Britain and Ireland, with dates of use, brief notes on each, and illustrations of some of the postmarks.

£4.50

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Smith, Peter A.S. - The Travelling Post Offices of Egypt
Publisher: Mobile Post Office Society, 1983.
Paperback, illustrated, ii + 65 pages, very mild creasing to cover corners, page-edges very slightly toned, pages clean, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£15.00

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Robinson, P.E. - The Great Siberian Way
An Early Trans-Siberian Postcard Series
Publisher: privately published by the author, 2002.
Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, comb-bound, 32 pages, in Very Good condition.
Describes and illustrates postcards in the "Great Siberian Way" series.

£8.50

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Lissarrague, Jean and Tanter, Hervé - Les Boîtes Mobiles de la Voie de Terre
Publisher: L'Union Marcophile, Paris, 2003.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, text in French, very slight shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Excellent postal history study. Illustrated in black & white.

£12.50

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Hopkins, A.E. - A History of Wreck Covers
Originating at Sea, on Land and in the Air
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1967.
Third edition, hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 180 pages, dustwrapper lightly soiled and very slightly chipped at edges, in Good condition.
The last and best edition of this classic handbook, revised to incorporate air crashes of British overseas airways.

£13.50

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Robinson, P.E. - The Trans-Siberian Railway on Early Postcards
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1999.
Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, comb-bound, 50 pages, in Very Good condition.
Describes and illustrates numerous early postcards depicting the Trans-Siberian Railway.

£9.50

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Johnstone, Albert B. and Startup, Robin M. - Mails by Rail in New Zealand
The Story of the Railway Travelling Post Offices of New Zealand
Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 2001.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xiii + 206 pages, in Very Good condition.
A fine work. Out of print and hard to find.

£65.00

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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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Robinson, Philip E. and Yen, Stephen P.S. - A Winter Journey Through Siberia to China, 1910
Publisher: Yen Ping Sei, Hong Kong, 2012.
Paperback, illustrated, 29 pages, in Very Good condition.
New book illustrating and describing fifteen postcards sent by an Englishman on a train journey from Warsaw to Dairen, China in the winter of 1910-11. The fronts and backs of the postcards are illustrated in colour, as are additional postcards addded by the authors illustrating stations, bridges etc. along the route. An interesting appendix illustrates postcards sent home by a Russian soldier in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05.

£9.50

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Hellman, E.A. - Die Eisenbahnmarken Finnlands
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1955.
No. 134 of a limited edition of 200, paperback, illustrated, 152 pages, text in German with supplementary Preface in Finnish, complete with 106 actual stamps, bookplate of the British Society of Russian Philately tipped-in inside front cover, else in Very Good condition.
The rare handbook on Finnish railway stamps, complete with genuine examples of the stamps. Of the limited edition of 200 copies, the first 25 contained 150 stamps, the remaining 175 copies were to contain 75 stamps each. This copy however contains 106 stamps - 31 more than called for. One of the great rarities of Scandinavian philatelic literature.

£250.00

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Hill, Norman - The Royal Tour Trains
Their Postal History and Postmarks
Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1977.
First edition, paperback, 23 pages, Fine condition.
A useful booklet covering the ten Royal Tours undertaken between 1925 and 1973 to various parts of the Commonwealth. Details of the itineraries and postal arrangements for each tour are given along with illustrations of the postmarks used. A good source of information not easily found elsewhere.

£5.00

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