Westley, H.C. - The Postal Cancellations of London
1840-1890
Publisher: H.F. Johnson, London, 1950.
Hardback, blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 170 pages + plates (including some fold-out), very slight spine-lean, in Good condition.
Scarce classic work.

£22.00

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Proud, Edward B. - The Postal History of British Air Mails
Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1991.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 576 pages, tiny signs of use else in Very Good condition.
Excellent, much-needed, handbook covering the postal history of British Airmails. Beginning with the pre-First World War era (the first British Air Mail acceptance was during the Franco-Prussian War) and covering the development of Air Mail Services, Routes and Rates up to the end of 1945. The book covers "true Aerial Postal History" only, i.e. services which were available to the general public. A large volume, well illustrated with photographs, maps etc. As usual with Proud publications, valuations for covers are listed throughout.

£60.00

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Holland, F.C. - Introduction to British Postmark Collecting
Publisher: R.C. Alcock, Cheltenham, nd [circa 1970].
Paperback, illustrated, 87 pages, slight shelfwear, corner-crease and a little toning to the page-edges, in Good condition.
A concise study of British postmarks, packed with information and well illustrated with over 200 figures. In effect this is an abridged version of the much larger classic handbooks by Alcock and Holland - an excellent introduction for the beginner or aide memoire for the more experienced collector.

£6.50

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Brumell, George - British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906
Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1946.
First edition, hardback, 201 pages, minor soiling to the covers, a few slight marks and foxing to the page-edges, foxing to title-page, previous owner's name at front, in Good condition.
One of the most used and most useful works in British postmark literature, listing the distinguishing numbers of Post Offices and Overseas Agencies of the British Post Office, 1844 - 1906. This edition includes a chapter on postal markings which is absent from later reprint editions.

£16.50

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Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B. - The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland
A Summarized Catalogue to 1840
Publisher: Vale Stamps, London, 1981.
Second edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 81 pages, dustwrapper spine sunned, in Good condition.
An illustrated and priced catalogue of handstruck postal markings of Great Britain and Ireland. Very useful handbook for all those interested in pre-1840 British postal history.

£7.50

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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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Wilson, H.S. - T.P.O. A History of the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain
Part 2 England - South of the Midland T.P.O.
Publisher: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1979.
Second edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, 80 pages, covers partially sunned else in Very Good condition.
Useful work.

£8.00

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Wilson, H.S. - T.P.O. A History of the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain
Part 1 England - The Specials and Associated T.P.O.s
Publisher: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1979.
Third edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, 76 pages, a few ink ticks and annotations to some pages, in Good condition.
Useful work.

£8.00

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Goodbody, A.M. - The Railway Sub Offices of Great Britain
Publisher: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1983.
Paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, covers partially sunned, in Good condition.
Useful handbook, with alphabetical listing of sub offices with earliest and latest known dates.

£7.50

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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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Brumell, George - British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906
Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1979.
Second edition, reprint, hardback, 138 pages, very slight dusty marks to upper edges, very slight bend to the covers, in Good condition.
One of the most used and most useful works in British postmark literature, listing the distinguishing numbers of Post Offices and Overseas Agencies of the British Post Office, 1844 - 1906.

£15.00

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Robertson, Alan W. - A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles
(An Encyclopaedia of Maritime Postal History)
Publisher: James Bendon, Limassol, 1993.
Reprint edition, two volumes, hardback, in slipcase, illustrated, 448 + 688 pages, some wear to the slipcase, a few tiny dusty marks to top page-edges, else in Very Good condition.
One of the great masterpieces of philatelic literature originally published in instalments between 1955 and 1964. Because of the way in which pages were issued to subsrcibers over the period of ten years many original copies were deficient, and the author's eccentric page numbering system made it difficult to ascertain what was missing. This edition reprints the original in its entirety, in a slightly smaller format than the original. An essential reference work for collectors of maritime postal history.

£120.00

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Gould, Dr. M.H. - British Naval Post and Censor Marks of the First World War
Publisher: The Forces Postal History Society, 1998.
Second edition, large paperback, illustrated, 229 pages, a few small dusty marks and spots of foxing to the top-edges, minor signs of use, in Good condition.
Useful handbook on the many different postal markings used by the Navy in WW1.

£24.00

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Stephens, P.M. and Erskine, R.S. - The Scots Local Namestamps
1840-1860
Publisher: privately published, 1994.
Large format paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 200 pages, in Very Good condition.
A very thoroughly researched study which considerably revises and enlarges the Scottish Postmark Group's original handbook of 1964. This large work includes alphabetical lists of Post Offices, with type of postmark used, dates, colour, county, sorting office, etc. Plus county lists, with maps showing the Post Offices, and illustrations of covers. Out of print and hard to find.

£35.00

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Broomfield, Roger W. - The Undated Postmarks of Wales 1840 to 1860
A study of the undated namestamps of Welsh Post Offices
Publisher: Welsh Philatelic Society & the Stuart Rossiter Trust, 1996.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 124 pages, some dusty marks to the upper page-edges and a few spots of foxing to the inside of the front cover, pages clean, in Good condition.
Out of print and scarce.

£13.50

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Robinson, David - For the Port & Carriage of Letters
A Practical Guide to the Inland and Foreign Postage Rates of the British Isles 1570 to 1840
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1990.
Large format (A4) paperback, viii + 250 pages, illustrated, page-edges very foxed and with some foxing to the first few pages, a Good working copy.
An essential guide to British pre-adhesive postage rates. Long out of print and sought after.

£40.00

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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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Furfie, Michael - British Postage Due Mail, 1914-1971
A Study of Uses of the Pre-Decimal Postage Due Stamps
Publisher: privately published, Ashford, Middlesex, 1993.
Large (A4) paperback, 74 pages, a review of the book has been pasted inside the front cover, very slight bend to the covers, else in Very Good condition.
An excellent study. Well illustrated.

£15.00

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Rockoff, Professor S. David and Jackson, Mike - Encyclopaedia of the Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland
Volume 1
Publisher: Mike Jackson Publications, 2006.
Large hardback, illustrated, viii + 181 pages, signed by Mike jackson, mild marks to the dustwrapper, very slight bend to the covers, page-edges a little toned, in Good condition.
Comprehensive reference, profusely illustrated in black & white. This first volume includes details from over one hundred post towns arranged alphabetically from A to L.

£50.00

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Parmenter, John - Low Number Suburban Ovals
Cancellations of the London District Post and Subsequent Suburban Districts
Publisher: Privately published, 2000.
Paperback, illustrated, 34 pages, one or two tiny marks to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.
A priced catalogue based on collecting these postmarks on loose stamps.

£4.00

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