Smith, Stephen H. - Rocket Mail Catalogue
and Historical Survey of First Experiments in Rocketry
Publisher: Fritz Billig, N.Y., 1955.
Second revised edition, paperback, illustrated, 68 pages, ex Canada National Postal Museum with label to spine/front cover, bookplate inside front cover and library pocket inside rear cover, short tear to covers at top of spine, a couple of tears to rear cover with loss of two small pieces of the cover, pages fine, a Good reading copy.
Billig's Specialized Catalogues Volume 8. Very scarce.

£20.00

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[Dr. Kauth] and [Bailev] - Sachsen-Sammlung "Dr. Kauth"
Levante-Sammlung "Bailev"
Publisher: Schwanke, Hamburg, 2010.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, text in German, in Very Good condition.
Featuring the "Dr. Kauth" collection of Saxony (142 lots), and the "Bailev" collection of Austrian Post Offices in the Levant (sold as one lot, but with several pages of description and colour illustrations of items from the collection).

£9.50

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['Erivan'] - Österreich & Lombardo-Veneto, 2. Auktion
Die Sammlung Erivan
Publisher: Corinphila, Zürich, 2020.
Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, 100 pages, text in German, in Very Good condition.
Superb rarities of classic Austria and some Lombardy Venetia. Beautifully illustrated in colour.

£12.50

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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, mild signs of use else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue/handbook of pre-stamp postal markings of Napoleonic France used in the French-occupied Europe. Illustrated with postmark illustrations and maps.

£48.00

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- The Trumpeter
Vols 7-16 (Whole Nos. 25 - 63/64)
Publisher: Croatia Philatelic Society, USA, 1978-1988.
Hardback, 10 volumes bound in 4, bound in green cloth gilt, ex National Philatelic Society Library with "N.P.S." in gilt to spines, few occasional library stamps else in Very Good condition.
Seldom offered run of this journal devoted to the philately and postal history of Croatia, the Balkans and Central Europe. Excellent content on Croatia, and on territories such as Montenegro, Fiume, Trieste, Albania, etc.

£45.00

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Chapier, Georges and Bourdi, A. - Les Timbres de Fantaisie et Non Officiels
Etude Historique et Descriptive des Emissions Apocryphes & de Fantaisie et des Timbres Non Officiels, Vol. 1
Publisher: A. Bourdi, Lyon, circa 1963.
Paperback, illustrated, 180 pages, text in French, corners of covers reinforced with bookbinder's cloth tape, in Very Good condition.
Classic work on locals and other non-official fantasy "stamps". This first volume of the four-volume set covers countries beginning with "A", including a large section of Germany (Allemagne). Illustrated in black & white. Very seldom offered.

£24.00

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Ryan, G.S. - The Rarest Mixed Frankings of Hungary
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1992.
Hardback, illustrated, xiii + 226 pages, upper page-edges very slightly dust-marked, very slight hint of a bend to the covers (hardly noticeable), pages fine, in Good condition.
No. 55 of a limited edition of 135 copies only. Superb handbook/catalogue, with fine colour plates.

£150.00

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[Böehringer, Theodor] and [Wilson, Richard S.] - Stamps and Covers of the World
Publisher: Spink, London, 2008.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 194 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.
Large catalogue featuring the Theodor Böehringer collection of German Post Offices and Colonies (424 lots), and the Richard S. Wilson collection of British Military Forces in Egypt & Sudan 1801-1913 (184 lots), also a fine section of Austro-Hungarian Empire used in Cyprus. Very well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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Steichele, Anton and Collins, Norman J. and Dickstein, Leopold - The Foreign Post Offices in Palestine 1840-1918
Volume II
Publisher: World Philatelic Congress of Israel, Holyland & Judaica Societies, Chicago, 1991.
English revised edition, hardback, illustrated, v + 300 pages, with addenda & corrigenda page loosely inserted, few very slight dents to the covers, minor spotting to upper page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
This volume covers Italian Post Offices, Italian Forces 1917-1919, Austrian Post Offices, Russian Post Offices, Postal Services of the Jewish Colonies, and Handling of Mails by Hotels. Scarce.

£30.00

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Macoveanu, P. - Catalogue spécialisé des timbres anciens d'Europe
I Allemagne Empire à Grèce
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1980.
Hardback, illustrated, 239 pages, text in French, upper edges a little dusty else in Very Good condition.
Useful catalogue of classic issues of Europe. This first (and only) volume covers A to G, and includes Allemagne Empire, Autriche, Alsace, Baden, Belgique, Danemark, Espagne, France, Grande Bretagne, etc.

£25.00

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Ringström, S. and Tester, H.E. - The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World, Part 2
Australia - Europe - South America
Publisher: privately published, 1979.
Hardback, dustwrapper, 215 pages, illustrated, slight dusty marks/foxing to upper page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
The second volume of Ringström and Tester's classic series on the private ship letter stamps of the world. A beautifully produced handbook, superbly illustrated with black & white plates throughout. Contents include: The Australian New Hebrides Company; New Hebrides Syndicat Français; The Murray Steam Navigation Company; Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Company; The Danube Steam Navigation Company; The Russian Company for Steam Navigation and Trade; Danube & Black Sea Line of Steamers, T.B. Morton & Co.; Turkish Steamship Companies; The Danube and Black Sea Railway; The Zala-Somogyi Steamship Company; Gauthier Frères et Cie; Christmas Island; The Pacific Steam Navigation Company; Tierra del Fuego; The Upper Colombia Tramway and Navigation Company; Correos de la Chimba; Jämtlands Kommunikations Bolag.

£40.00

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Meyer, K.F. - Disinfected Mail
Publisher: The Gossip Printery, Kansas, 1962.
Large hardback, illustrated, 341 pages, binding very slightly rubbed, in Very Good condition.
The classic handbook, an "Historical Review and tentative listing of cachets, handstamp markings, wax seals, wafer seals and manuscript certifications alphabetically arranged according to countries."

£120.00

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Stohl, Hans - Postalische Abstempelungen im derzeitigen österreichischen Staatsgebiet von 1900 bis heute
Teil A Allgemeine OT-Stempel, 1. Band Typenschlüssel & 2. Band Katalog
Publisher: Pollischansky, Wien, 1997.
Hardback, two volumes, 79 + 1209 pages, text in German, bookplate of previous owner to front endpaper of both volumes, a little scattered foxing to first and last few pages, in Good condition.
Large, comprehensive work on Austrian postmarks.

£50.00

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Zervoyannis, Nicolas - Les Timbres-Poste de Crète
Première Partie - Les Bureaux de Poste Étrangers
Publisher: Société Philotélique Hellénique, 1971.
Paperback, illustrated, 130 pages, bilingual text in French & Greek, some foxing/dusty marks to covers and top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
Scarce work on the Foreign Post Offices in Crete.

£24.00

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Brumby, Martin - Dalmatia
The Austro-Hungarian Postmark Project Volume 1
Publisher: Austrian Stamp Club of Great Britain, York, 1997.
Large format paperback, illustrated, 188 pages + folding map, text in English, covers a little creased and with a few small marks, internally clean, in Good condition.
Important handbook on the postmarks of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's province of Dalmatia.

£25.00

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Pick, Albert - Briefmarkengeld
Publisher: Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, 1970.
Hardback, illustrated, xi + 66 pages, text in German, mild shelfwear, tiny dusty marks to top edges, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce work on stamps used as money, including US Civil War encased postage stamps, Russian currency tokens 1915-17, etc, etc. Well illustrated in black & white and with three colour plates.

£20.00

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"Alexandria" - The "Alexandria" Illyria and Levant
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Basel, 1969.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 136 pages, with the prices realised, some dusty marks to the front cover, in Good condition.
Magnificent collection of the Balkans and Levant, including a wonderful array of Foreign Post Offices, French Paquebots, Danube Steam Navigation Co., etc. A Superb reference catalogue. Well illustrated in black & white and with colour plates.

£15.00

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["Alexander"] - Serbia
The "Alexander" Gold Medal Collection
Publisher: David Feldman, Geneva, 1986.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 54 pages, text in Ebglish, ink inscription to front cover, a few tiny dusty marks, internally clean, in Good condition.
Scarce catalogue. Well illustrated in black & white and colour.

£9.50

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Severin, Peter - Handbuch der Belege und Abstempelungen aus dem Gebiet der Slowakischen Republik, die auf Briefmarken der Österreichischen Post von 1850 bis 1867 verwendet wurden
Publisher: Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, nd [circa 2018].
Large hardback, illustrated, 261 pages + folding map, trilingual text in German, Slovakian & Hungarian, in Very Good condition
Superb handbook on Austrian Empire stamps used in what is now Slovakia. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£60.00

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Banci, Alfredo - Catalogo Prefilatelico e Storia delle Corriere e Poste del Lombardo-Veneto
Publisher: Staderini Editore, Rome, 1942.
Hardback, illustrated, 175 pages, text in Italian, introduction to the catalogue in five languages, slight dusty marks to upper page-edges and covers, covers and spine slightly rubbed, some wear to foot of spine, in Good condition.
Well illustrated handbook/catalogue.

£40.00

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