Siggers, Dr John - Wiltshire and its Postmarks
Publisher: Sandcliff Press, 1982.
Large paperback, illustrated, 736 pages, slight shelfwear, fore-edge of a few pages very slightly badly trimmed (not affecting the text), else in Very Good condition.
Large, comprehensive study of the postal markings of Wiltshire. A classic county postal history handbook.

£20.00

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Furfie, Michael - British Civilian Postage Rates of the 20th Century
Publisher: privately published, Ashford, Middlesex, 2000.
Paperback, 62 pages, slight creasing to front cover, in Good condition.
The essential reference for collectors of twentieth century GB postal history. A very useful little work.

£12.50

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Dendy Marshall, C.F. - The British Post Office
from its Beginnings to the End of 1925
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1926.
Hardback, original red cloth gilt, gilt 'Wyon Head' embossed on front cover, 354 pages + plates, ex libris Brighton & Hove Philatelic Society with their bookplate to front & rear endpapers and slight remnants of label to spine, a little foxing to endpapers, slight marks to top-edges, in Good condition.
An important early work on postal history.

£75.00

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[Danzig, Robert] - The "Danzig" Collection of Great Britain 1841 1d. Red-Brown (Cancellations and Usages)
Publisher: Phillips, London, 1989.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 30 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.
Scarce catalogue. Illustrated in black & white (with some colour illustrations to the rear cover).

£9.50

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Willcocks, R.M. - England's Postal History to 1840
With notes on Scotland, Wales and Ireland
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1975.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 167 pages, dustwrapper a little rubbed at edges and with a short tear, else in Very Good condition.
The standard work on English pre-adhesive postal history. An essential handbook for collectors of GB pre-stamps.

£19.50

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Westley, H.C. - The Postal Cancellations of London
1840-1890
Publisher: H.F. Johnson, London, 1950.
Hardback, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrapper, illustrated, 170 pages + plates (including some fold-out), dustwrapper sunned to spine, slightly rubbed and soiled and with a couple of short tears, foxing to endpapers and page-edges, in Good condition.
Scarce classic work.

£25.00

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Pipe, Bill et al - Collect British Postmarks
The Handbook to British Postmarks and their Values
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 2011.
Eighth edition, paperback, illustrated, ix + 378 pages, in Very Good condition.
The essential priced handbook to British postmarks.

£20.00

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Meredith, C.W. - Scots Local Cancellations
A History of their Usage, Types and Degrees of Rarity
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1963.
Second edition, paperback, illustrated, 30 pages, slight corner-crease to top of spine, slight marks to the front cover, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£8.50

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Baldwin, N.C. - British Air Mails 1784-1946
A Chronology and Priced Catalogue of Aviation and Air Mail Souvenirs Flown Within and From Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher: F.J. Field, Sutton Coldfield, 1947.
"The Aero Field" Handbook No. 8, second edition of Handbook No. 4 (published 1935), hardback, original blue cloth, illustrated, 213 pages, spine a little rubbed, minor dusty marks to covers, slight toning to endpapers and edges, contents sound, in Good condition.
Comprehensive handbook/catalogue of British Air Mails. Well illustrated. An important reference work. Scarce.

£35.00

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Brumell, George - A Short Account of the Franking System in the Post Office: 1652-1840,
with a description of the postmarks used in connection therewith
Publisher: privately published, 1936.
Paperback, 38 pages, illustrated, corner-crease to rear cover, in Good condition.
Classic work on free franks.

£14.50

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - Sixth Supplement to "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland"
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1944.
Philatelic Adviser Handbook No. 8, paperback, 27 pages, covers slightly soiled, Good condition.
Scarce.

£8.00

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - Fifth Supplement to "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland"
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1943.
Philatelic Adviser Handbook No. 7, paperback, 66 pages, a few pages roughly opened with short tears to fore-edge of a couple of pages, in Good condition.
The scarcest of the Supplements. Very hard to find.

£15.00

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - Fourth Supplement to "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland"
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1943.
Philatelic Adviser Handbook No. 6, paperback, 32 pages, slight corner creasing, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£8.50

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - Third Supplement to "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland"
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1942.
Philatelic Adviser Handbook No. 5, paperback, 23 pages, slight wear, corner creases, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£8.00

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - Second Supplement to "The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland"
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1941.
Philatelic Adviser Handbook No. 4, paperback, 23 pages, some wear to spine, short tear to foot of spine, contents sound, in Good condition.
Scarce.

£8.00

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Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C. - The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland
Being a Survey of British Postmarks from 1660 to 1940
Publisher: R. C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1940.
Hardback, original dark blue cloth, illustrated, 579 pages, two bookplates to front endpapers, frontispiece has come loose but binding is tight, page-edges a little toned, a couple of small ink-spots to the fore-edge, a previous owner's annotations and amendments to many pages (click 'next' for more images), a Good working copy.
Alcock & Holland's monumental work on the postmarks of Great Britain. Still the standard work on the subject.

£85.00

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Swan, V. - British Slogan Cancellations 1917-1960
Publisher: privately published, 1960.
The British Specialist No. 4, third revised edition, paperback (card covers), 40 pages, in VG condition.
Scarce booklet.

£8.00

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Traill, R.G. and Holland, F.C. - The Sideways Duplex Cancellations of England and Wales
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1975.
Paperback (card covers), illustrated, 27 pages, slight wear to covers and spotting to edges, contents clean, in Good condition.
Useful little work.

£5.50

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Cohen, Stanley F. and Barette, Maurice and Rosenblat, Daniel G. - Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks
Publisher: privately published, 1987.
First edition, large paperback, illustrated, 429 pages, minor shelfwear, tiny corner-crease to front cover, else in Very Good condition.
First edition of this very large and useful work.

£24.00

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Hewlett, M.R. and Picton-Phillips, D.B. - Pre-Victorian Stamps & Franks
Publisher: Picton Publishing, 1979.
Revised edition, paperback, illustrated, 43 pages, one or two tiny blemishes else in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated guide to pre-philatelic stamps and franks including Newspaper Tax Stamps, Dockwra's Penny Post, etc.

£6.50

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