[Payne, Reverend Eric] - Ethiopia, The Reverend Eric Payne Collection
Tibet, The "Everest" Collection
Publisher: Harmers, London, 1995.
Auction catalogue, large format paperback, 88 pages, with the prices realised, slightest corner-crease to rear cover else in Very Good condition.
Auction catalogue of 349 lots, including Rev. Payne's Gold Medal collection of Ethiopia (120 lots, including the Abyssinia Campaign of 1868 and the Italian Campaigns); 12 lots of Nepal; and the 'Everest' collection of Tibet (217 lots, including the native stamp issues and postal history). Well illustrated in black & white throughout, plus 7 pages of colour plates.

£10.00

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Payne, Rev. Eric - Ethiopian Fiscals and Fournier Forgeries
Publisher: Philip Cockrill, 1982.
Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, spine and corners reinforced with bookbinder's tape, pages fine, in Good condition.
The sixth booklet in Philip Cockrill's series on the philately of Ethiopia. The first 8 pages deal with Ethiopia's fiscal stamps, which for a long time consisted of the definitive stamps with a special handstamp or overprint. The remainder of the booklet covers Francois Fournier's "facsimiles" of early Ethiopian stamps, handstamps and postmarks, with detailed notes on how to distinguish the forgeries from the genuine stamps. Well illustrated in black & white.

£8.50

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Firebrace, J.A. - Great Britain Stamps of 1942 Overprinted "M.E.F."
Publisher: Regent Stamp Co. [Robson Lowe], London, nd [circa 1955].
Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, tiny short tear to top of spine, rather creased, a Good reading copy.
Originally published as a series of articles in The Philatelist, and reprinted here as this very scarce monograph. A very interesting study of the Great Britain George VI stamps overprinted 'M.E.F.' (Middle East Forces) and used in Italian Somaliland and Eritrea. Includes sections on the various printings, the postmarks, censor marks, and even Air Mails and forgeries. Well illustrated throughout.

£8.50

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Sirotti, Luigi - Le occupazioni britanniche delle colonie italiane 1941-1950
Storia Postale
Publisher: Sassone, Roma, 2006.
Large format paperback (card covers), illustrated, 363 pages + separate valuation guide, text in Italian, in Very Good condition.
A magnificent postal history study of the British occupation of Italian colonies. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout. Text in Italian but very clearly presented and easy to follow for the non-Italian reader.

£75.00

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