Lowe, Robson - The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps 1775-1950, Vol. III The Empire in Asia
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1951.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvi + 559 pages, dustwrapper in Poor condition with several tears and loss of some fragments, a little foxibg to the endpapers and page-edges, pages slightly toned, in Good condition.
Third volume in the unparallelled series of great use to British Empire collectors. As with the rest of the series, the book not only covers the adhesive postage stamp issues in detail, but also the postal history of, in this case, British Asia, including postal rates, handstamps, cancellations, military campaigns, etc. and with an Appendix on Early Indian Cancellations by W. Renouf. Well illustrated throughout, including three colour plates. For collectors of British Asia this should be a "must".

£45.00

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Pratt, Major R.W. - Aden
Its States and Post Offices 1839-1954
Publisher: privately published, 1973.
Large format paperback, illustrated, [ii] + 35 pages, some pencil annotations to pages, few creases, in Good condition.
Brochure published to accompany a display to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Very scarce.

£28.00

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[Hibbert, Harry] - Arabia, The Harry Hibbert Collection
Publisher: Harmers, London, 1987.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 113 pages + fold-out colour plate, with the prices realised, mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the important collection of Hejaz and Nejd, with Aden, Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia, Persia & Mesopotamia, Bushire, Baghdad, etc.

£9.50

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Entwistle, Charles R. - Wartime Airmails - The Locally Registered and Foreign Air Services of British Asia
Publisher: Chavril Press, 2001.
Paperback, 24 pages, slightest hint of a crease to front cover else in VG condition.
Useful booklet looking at Airmail services during World War II. Highlights the routes flown by locally registered Empire carriers within British Asia and those foreign countries that provided services to, from or through the region. It shows how routes were established, amended and abandoned as the ebb and flow of war dictated. A brief summary of the routes flown by B.O.A.C. is provided, followed by details of the services offered by the locally registered companies. This is followed by the services of the foreign countries that operated to or through British Asia. Each country then has a summary of the services available to it, with the final section devoted to notes on the postal history and special services available.

£6.00

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[Hornal, Charles] - Aden
The specialised collection formed by the late Charles Hornal
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1957.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 20 pages, some spotting to the front cover, vertical crease caused by folding, in Good condition.
Important collection of Aden postal history.

£9.00

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