- Catálogo de los Sellos «Locales» Emitidos Durante La Guerra Civil Española 1936-1939
Publisher: FESOFI, Madrid, 1995.
Paperback, illustrated, xxiii + 367 pages + separate alphabetical Index of villages, text in Spanish, spine-lean, covers creased, some small marks, internally clean - a Good working copy only.
Important and indispensable handbook on Spanish Civil War Locals. Well illustrated in black & white. Complete with the very useful Index of villages. A well-used copy of this scarce and sought-after work.

£30.00

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Graus, Francisco and Soro, Enrique - Falsos Postales de España
Postal Forgeries of Spain
Publisher: Filatelia Pedro Monge, Barcelona, 1977.
Hardback, slipcase, illustrated, 601 pages, bilingual text in Spanish & English, complete with the box of transparent slides, slipcase damaged (splitting at joints) and slightly soiled, slight foxing to page-edges, two short tears to foot of spine, in Good condition.
No. 285 of 1,050 in the normal edition bound in imitation leather. With superb enlarged colour illustrations throughout. A scarce work - very rarely seen complete with box of transparencies.

£225.00

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Shelley, Ronald G. - The British Legion in Spain
during the First Carlist War 1832-1839
Publisher: Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1975.
Large format paperback, illustrated, 72 pages, tiny mark to front cover, short tear along spine, in Good condition.
No. 87 of 300 copies printed. A scarce book on the little-known, ill-fated involvement of a legion of British volunteers in the First Carlist War. The disastrous history of the campaign - disease, desertion, starvation, and mutiny - is largely told through the letters home of one soldier, Charles William Thompson. The Thompson Correspondence is reproduced for its historical interest rather than that of Postal History - letters of the British Legion are difficult to recognise, having the normal markings of the period, but the postal markings on this correspondence are illustrated.

£12.50

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Shelley, Ronald G. - The Postal History of the International Brigades in Spain 1936-39
Publisher: The Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1979.
First edition, large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 164 pages, dustwrapper spotted and slightly soiled, slight foxing to page-edges, a Good working copy.
Important handbook. Well illustrated in black & white. Scarce.

£25.00

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Henry, David J. - A Study of the Postal System of Rural Spain 1850-1950
Publisher: RG Shelley, Hove, 1997.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 82 pages, slight dusty marks to the covers and some mild creasing, slightly rusty staples, pages clean, in Good condition.
An excellent study of Spain's rural posts, the "Carteria" postmarks and other postal markings.

£8.50

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["Cihangir"] - The Cihangir Collection (Part II): Postal History Worldwide
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2000.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 166 pages + xxxvii colour plates + 170 black & white plates, main text in English (France section in French, German section in German), tiny corner-crease to one page, in Very Good condition.
Part 2 of this huge and spectacular collection. Featuring postal history of the Balkans, Holy Land, Europe, etc.

£12.50

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Heller, Ernst - Town Censor Marks of Spain 1936-1945
Publisher: The Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1982.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 384 pages, dustwrapper slightly chipped at edges, top page-edges very slightly dust-marked, internally clean, else in Very Good condition.
Important handbook/catalogue of censor marks of the Spanish Civil War and World War II in Spain. Well illustrated in black & white. Scarce.

£35.00

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Reinhardt, Albert - Départements Conquis 1792-1815
Catalogue des Départements Conquis et des Provinces Illyriennes
Publisher: Peter Feuser Verlag, Stuttgart, 1989.
Hardback, illustrated, 335 pages, bilingual text in French & German, spine slightly sunned, slight signs of use, in Good condition.
Catalogue/handbook of pre-stamp postal markings of Napoleonic France used in the French-occupied Europe. Illustrated with postmark illustrations and maps.

£45.00

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["R.H.S."] and ["Atlas"] - Mexico 1856-1863, Coleccion "R.H.S."
Historia Postal de Marruecos, Coleccion "Atlas"
Publisher: Soler y Llach, Barcelona, 1994.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, circa 98 pages, Mexico section text in Spanish, Morocco section text in Spanish & English, slight knock to foot of spine, minor corner-creasing to front cover, in Good condition.
Catalogue featuring two collections: Mexico 1856-1863 (158 lots) and Postal History of Morocco (241 lots). Well illustrated with many black & white plates and some in colour.

£9.00

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Hine-Haycock, W. - Posted in Gibraltar
An illustrated Postal History of Gibraltar
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1978.
Hardback, dustwrapper, with the 1983 Supplement bound-in, illustrated, viii + 122 + 20 pages, dustwrapper has a few short tears, book itself in Very Good condition.
The definitive handbook on the stamps and postal markings of Gibraltar. Well illustrated, including colour plates. Out of print and difficult to find.

£25.00

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Purves, Ronald T. - Spain The Lithographed "Franco Head" Issue
A study of the Madrid Printings 1939-53
Publisher: The Spanish Study Circle and Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1964.
Paperback, illustrated, 55 pages, slight creasing to the covers, in Good condition.
A detailed study. Very scarce Robson Lowe publication.

£25.00

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Casal, Manuel J. - Medicine through Philately
(Spanish TB seals)
Publisher: Andalusian Scientific Society, Cordoba, 2010.
Paperback, illustrated, 151 pages, text in English, very slight corner-crease to front cover, in Very Good condition.
A useful guide (in English) to Spanish anti tuberculosis seals. The seals are arranged chronologically by type, and nicely illustrated in colour. Included is a history of the double barred cross and double crescent as a symbol in the fight against TB. A general overview of the Spanish National Tuberculosis Foundation (PNA with its Spanish initials) and the seals it issued is followed by the 100-page catalogue illustrated in full colour.

£20.00

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- Espagne 1850-1865
La collection du fin connaisseur
Publisher: Willy Balasse, Bruxelles, 1968.
Auction catalogue, paperback, 41 pages, illustrated, mild shelfwear, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce catalogue of rarities of Spain (many lots ex-Burrus, Caspary, etc.).

£7.50

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[Bustamante, Martín de] - Colección de Ecuador (Martín de Bustamante)
y Selección de Paises Iberoamericanos
Publisher: Afinsa, Madrid, 1996.
Auction catalogue, large oblong hardback in card slipcase, illustrated, 350 pages, text in Spanish, in Very Good condition.
Superb catalogue featuring the Bustamante collection of Ecuador, plus Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Portugal and Spain. Beautifully illustrated in colour on glossy art paper pages.

£40.00

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Coutant, Guy (editor) - Opus XI
Thème central - L'Espagne/Central theme - Spain
Publisher: Académie Européenne de Philatélie, 2011.
Large paperback, 260 pages, colour illustrated throughout, text in English and French, slight spine-lean, some slight wear to spine, slight corner-creases to covers, in Good condition.
The eleventh annual publication by the AEP is devoted to the postal history and philately of Spain. Written in French or English, and with short summaries in English & French at the end of each article. Some of the content includes: Les célèbres facsimilés "Seguí"; Liberal and Carlist Mail in the Basque country and Navarre 1872-1876; Madrid postmarks from their origins to 1775; etc.

£30.00

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Stone, Robert G. - A Caribbean Neptune:
The Maritime Postal Communications of the Greater and Lesser Antilles in the 19th Century
Publisher: The Philatelic Foundation, New York, 1993.
Hardback, illustrated, xxi + 357 pages, slight warping (bend) to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.
An excellent postal history study of the maritime mails serving Cuba, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, including British, Spanish and French Packets, etc. Well illustrated.

£30.00

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[Mayer, Frederick] - Spanish Mariana Islands
The Frederick Mayer Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2007.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, tiny scuff to edge of spine, ownership stamp of previous owner to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of Frederick Mayer's remarkable collection of this little-known Spanish possession. Well illustrated in colour.

£9.00

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García-Lomas, José Ignacio - Reseña Inventario de Marcas, Sellos, Pruebas y Enteros Postales de Puerto Rico
(Como Dependencia Postal Española)
Publisher: Hobby, Madrid, 1977.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 255 pages, text in Spanish, dustwrapper chipped at edges with loss of tiny fragments, obvious spine-lean, a Good working copy.
Important handbook. Very well illustrated in black & white.

£60.00

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[Roca, Don Gaspar] - Puerto Rico Postal History
The Don Gaspar Roca Collection
Publisher: H.R. Harmer, New York, 2006.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 215 pages, in Very Good condition.
Large catalogue of Puerto Rico postal history from the pre-stamp era to the end of the Spanish colonial period, including British Postal Agencies in Puerto Rico. Scarce.

£15.00

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[Matthews, Thomas A.] - The Thomas A. Matthews Collection of Airmail Stamps Part II
Europe and Colonies
Publisher: F.W. Kessler, New York, 1960.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 104 pages, with the prices realised, mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Second part of probably the greatest collection of airmail stamps ever formed. A magnificent selection of Airmail stamps of Europe and Colonies (except France), including Essays and Proofs and some flown covers. Some great rarities. Illustrated in black & white.

£9.50

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