Firebrace, John - Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt and the Sudan
Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust & Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, 1997.
Large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, xviii + 218 pages, ex NPS Library with small library stamp inside front cover and to verso of title-page, tiny corner-crease to rear cover and last few pages, in Good condition.
Postal history of the various British military campaigns in Egypt and Sudan in the nineteenth century, based on the collection formed by John Firebrace. Very well illustrated (in black & white and some colour) with selected covers, cards, autograph letters, maps etc from the author's collection.

£25.00

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Sears, John - The Airmails of Egypt
Publisher: privately published, Middlesex, 1990.
First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 183 pages, ex National Philatelic Society Library with small label to dustwrapper spine and library stamp to front endpaper, some wear and short tears to the dustwrapper, binding slightly shaken, very slight bend to the covers, pages clean, a Good working copy only.
Excellent handbook. Includes Pioneer/Survey Flights, Emergency Air Mail of 1919, Cairo-Baghdad Air Mail, 1931 Zeppelin Flight, Air Mail Stamps, Rates, Airgraphs, Aerogrammes, Cachets, etc.

£18.00

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Davis, John - Egypt: From the Postal Concession until Suez 1932 to 1956
Part 1
Publisher: privately published, 2014.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, xi + 198 pages, signed dedication on the first page from the author gifting this copy to the library of the National Philatelic Society, small library stamp to title-page else in Very Good, clean condition.
This volume covers the period November 1932 to 1st May 1941, and includes the NAAFI Seals, Army Post stamps, the beginning of World War II, etc. Very well illustrated in colour.

£40.00

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Chalhoub, Joseph H. - The Nile Post
Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps
Publisher: privately published by the author, Quebec, 2003.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xxix + 788 pages + 32 colour plates, tiny tear to dustwrapper, ex libris National Philatelic Society with small library stamp to title-page, binding slightly shaken, in Good condition.
From the dustwrapper: "The owner of this book will be in command of the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of Egyptian stamps and postal stationery, from the essays of the Posta Europea to the issues of the Republic up to 2002. Recognition of the rich assembly of varieties of all types, from printing flaws to major rarities, will be instantly at hand."

£125.00

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Fikry, Samir Amin - Postal History of Egypt to 1900
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1996.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, xvi + 158 pages, dustwrapper slightly creased and with a couple of tiny tears at top of spine, ex libris National Philatelic Society with small library stamps to verso of title-page else in Very Good condition.
A superb handbook, very well illustrated in colour.

£60.00

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[Böehringer, Theodor] and [Wilson, Richard S.] - Stamps and Covers of the World
Publisher: Spink, London, 2008.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 194 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.
Large catalogue featuring the Theodor Böehringer collection of German Post Offices and Colonies (424 lots), and the Richard S. Wilson collection of British Military Forces in Egypt & Sudan 1801-1913 (184 lots), also a fine section of Austro-Hungarian Empire used in Cyprus. Very well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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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, in Very 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.

£12.00

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Dacos, Themis - Consular ... in Egypt
Publisher: Collectio, Athens, 1994.
Hardback, illustrated, xxiv + 93 pages, bilingual text in Greek and English, few dusty marks and slight signs of use, in Good condition.
Scarce handbook on Greek consular posts in Egypt. Well illustrated including some in colour.

£22.00

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[Goeggel, Hugo] - Europe & Overseas
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2016.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 462 pages, text in English, corners of rear cover slightly scuffed, in Good condition.
Large catalogue of more than 2000 lots, featuring the Dr. Hugo Goeggel Collections of Argentina and Colombia; Egypt from the Peter Smith Estate; Hyderabad, the "Asafia" collection; the Eduardo Cohen collection of Romania Lithographed Issues 1865-1872, etc, etc. Well illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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Tabeart, Colin - Admiralty Mediterranean Steam Packets 1830 to 1857
Publisher: James Bendon, Limassol, 2002.
First edition, hardback, illustrated, xvi + 278 pages, minor signs of use, some slight marks to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.
An important study of the Admiralty packet service from Falmouth to Malta, Corfu and Alexandria, which became an important part of the route to India five years before the P&O service to Egypt began. Out of print and scarce.

£55.00

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"Alexandria" - The "Alexandria" Illyria and Levant
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Basel, 1969.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 136 pages, with the prices realised, some dusty marks to the front cover, in Good condition.
Magnificent collection of the Balkans and Levant, including a wonderful array of Foreign Post Offices, French Paquebots, Danube Steam Navigation Co., etc. A Superb reference catalogue. Well illustrated in black & white and with colour plates.

£15.00

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Easton, John - The De La Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps
1855-1901
Publisher: Faber & Faber for the Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1958.
Hardback, dustwrapper, xxiii + 846 pages + 48 b/w plates, a couple of tiny short tears to the price-clipped dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
Very detailed history of stamp production at De La Rue in the nineteenth century, based on the company's Day Books and Correspondence Books. Illustrated with black & white illustrations of hundreds of the rejected designs and essays. A classic work.

£45.00

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[Whetter, Pip] - The "Pip Whetter" Collection of Egyptian Stamps and Postal History
Publisher: Phillips, London, 2001.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 34 pages, covers a little rubbed at edges, in Good condition.
Scarce catalogue. Illustrated in black & white.

£7.50

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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 (as often with this heavy tome) but still perfectly solid, upper page-edges a little toned, internally clean, in Good condition.
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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[Firebrace, John] - The John Firebrace Collections of Military Postal History
Publisher: Cavendish, Derby, 2001.
Auction catalogue, paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 107 pages, Cross Reference Index at front, in Very Good condition.
Important catalogue of British campaign mails in Egypt, Sudan, and Near East. Well illustrated, including 23 colour plates.

£9.50

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Nofal, Mohamed Aly - Postcard Collectors Guide
Part 1 Alexandria, Egypt 1890-1956
Publisher: privately published by the author, Alexandria, 2007.
Large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 324 pages, text in English, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner to title-page, a couple of tiny marks to fore-edges, internally clean, in Very Good condition.
An excellent handbook. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£35.00

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Blau, Fred F. and Deighton, Cyril [pseudonym of Len Deighton] - The Egypt Flight L.Z. 127 - Graf Zeppelin
(A Philatelic Handbook)
Publisher: Germany Philatelic Society Inc., USA, 1981.
First edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, viii + 80 pages, some toning to spine and margins of the covers, previous owner's name to front free-endpaper and some small pen ticks to four pages, a Good reading copy.
Important handbook. Well illustrated including some colour. Scarce and sought after.

£60.00

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[Byam, Dr. William] - Byam's Egypt
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1961.
Auction catalogue, paperback, 126 pages, illustrated, with the list of prices realised (slightly creased and with a nick to the edge), minor shelfwear, slight dusty marks to edges, in Good condition.
Rare catalogue of one of the all-time great collections: "Byam's Egypt". The 992 lots include the Posta Europea; extensive Foreign Consular Post Offices in Egypt; Proofs, Essays and Issued Stamps from 1865 to 1960; Campaign Covers etc. With useful text explaining some of the more important aspects of the collection, black & white illustrations throughout, and four colour plates

£22.00

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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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Kehr, Ernest A. - The Essays of Egypt
Publisher: reprinted from The Collectors Club Philatelist, 1943.
Paperback, illustrated, 22 pages, with Addenda & Corrections by Dr. W. Byam, signed by the author, numbered 18 (of an unspecified limited edition), tiny short tear to the fore-edge of the front cover and first few pages, foxing and dusty marks to title-page, in Good condition.
Very rare.

£35.00

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