Ince, J.F. - The Travelling Post Offices of Nigeria 1903-1939
with an Appendix covering the Mobile Post Offices 1949-1959
Publisher: West Africa Study Circle, 1991.
Paperback, illustrated, circa 50 pages, mild creasing to rear cover, in Good condition.
Excellent postal history study.

£9.50

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Kidd, Cyril - The Irish Mail
Publisher: The TPO and Seapost Society, 1996.
Second edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 29 pages, slight creasing to the rear cover, in Good condition.
Postal history study of the mail service between London and Dublin, via Holyhead. With much useful information on times of trains and ships, and with detailed coverage of all the known cancellations, including Paquebot markings, Irish TPOs, Hooded Circles, Duplex obliterators,etc. Excellent illustrations of the postmarks, and many photo-illustrations of covers.

£7.50

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Robinson, Philip E. and Yen, Stephen P.S. - Paris to Shanghai, 1903
A Trans-Siberian Journey to China
Publisher: Yen Ping Sei, Hong Kong, 2011.
Paperback, illustrated, 30 pages, in Very Good condition.
This book illustrates and describes a series of 90 postcards that were sent home by a Frenchman, C.E. Tanant, on a journey from Paris to Shanghai in 1903. The postcards have views representing the cities and different parts of Europe and Asia that Tanant passed through. The front and back of each card is reproduced in colour, and the messages written in French have been translated into English and are included. Tanant was a keen philatelist, and many of the cards have railway station or travelling post office marks, adding to the interest for the postal historian. Tanant also took trouble to use different frankings on his cards, and to experiment with different postage rates. As well as informative commentary on Tanant's journey, the postcards and the stamps/postmarks on them, there is also a double-page map showing the Trans-Siberian and Chinese Eastern railways, with the travelling post office numbers indicated on the various sections.

£9.50

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Gwynn, Robin and Hoggarth, Norman - Railway Disaster Mail
Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2010.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, iii + 322 pages, in Very Good condition.
A fine handbook covering cachets, labels, and explanatory letters from the Post Office used on or with items damaged on the railways/railroads of the world. An excellent companion to the authors' previous handbook on Maritime Disaster Mail.

£60.00

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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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Lister, Peter - Airway Letters of the United Kingdom
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1994.
Large format paperback, illustrated, 53 pages, slight creasing to rear cover else in Very Good condition.
No. 191 of 350 copies. Comprehensive handbook/catalogue of Airway Letters from the first service flown by GWR in 1933 to the last British Airways flight in 1988.

£15.00

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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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[Sirirattumrong, Jay] - The Comprehensive Postal History Collection of the WWII Thai-Burma Railway
The Jay Sirirattumrong Collection
Publisher: Dynasty Auctions, Hong Kong, 2013.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 51 pages, text in English, corner-crease to covers and slightly affecting the page corners, else in VG condition.
Catalogue of postal history relating to the infamous Thailand-Burma Railway. Featuring P.o.W. Mails from the seven camps, Incoming Mails, Mails sent by civilian workers, Mails sent by Japanese soldiers, etc. Very well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Purves, J.R.W. - Victoria: The Travelling Post Offices and Their Markings 1865-1912
Publisher: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1955.
First edition, paperback, illustrated, 55 pages, covers slightly browned, tiny amount of foxing to top-edges, in Good condition.
Limited edition of 300 copies.

£15.00

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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

Quantity: 1

Creuven, Xavier - Atlas Chronologique et Descriptif des Oblitérations et Marques postales «Ambulants» de Belgique
Publisher: J. Vossen, 1949.
Paperback, illustrated, 46 pages, text in French, minor wear to covers, small sticker to front cover, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£20.00

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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 VG condition.
Useful work. Scarce.

£12.00

Quantity: 1

Ewen, H. L'Estrange - A History of Railway Letter Stamps
Describing all Varieties issued by the Railway Companies of Great Britain and Ireland under the authority of the Postmaster-General
Publisher: Ewen's Colonial Stamp Market, London, 1901.
Hardback, half-leather gilt binding, marbled endpapers, top-edges gilt, illustrated, vii + 430 pages, re-backed with new leather spine, original leather corners rubbed with some loss, small blemishes to covers and page-edges, internally clean. A Good reading copy.
The most detailed work written on the subject. Very scarce.

£90.00

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Johnson, Peter - Mail by Rail
The History of the TPO & Post Office Railway
Publisher: Ian Allan Ltd., 1995.
Second edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 128 pages, slight signs of use, in Good condition.
Revised and updated edition of "The British Travelling Post Office" first published in 1985. A comprehensive, very well illustrated study of the TPO service. Includes a historical survey of the various services, looks at the rolling stock used, and apparatus for depositing and collection by moving train. With a chapter on TPO postmarks, Late Fee and collectables, and a useful Bibliography.

£9.00

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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

Quantity: 1

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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Johnson, Peter - The British Travelling Post Office
Publisher: Ian Allan Ltd., 1985.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 104 pages, slight spine roll, else in Very Good condition.
A comprehensive, very well illustrated study of the TPO service. Includes a historical survey of the various services, looks at the rolling stock used, and considers the development of the lineside equipment for depositing and collection by moving train. With an Appendix on TPO postmarks, and a useful Bibliography.

£8.50

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