"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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- A Celebration of Austrian Philately
Publisher: The Austrian Philatelic Society (of Great Britain), 2008.
Large paperback, colour illustrated, viii + 162 pages, text in English with short summaries in German, slight shelfwear, foot of spine slightly rubbed, in Good condition.
Excellent articles on Austrian philately: "The world's first regular and first international airmail service" by Ingert Kuzych; "The Austro-Hungarian Navy" by John Beech; "The Austrian Newspaper Tax" by Andy Taylor; "Postal Use of the Austrian Lloyd's seals 1838-1914" by Hans Smith; and "Pneumatic Post facilities in Wien 25" by Andy Taylor. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£12.50

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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, tiny scuff to lower edge of rear cover else in Very 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.

£32.00

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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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[Shanahan's] - A Valuable General Sale (Sale No. 100)
Publisher: Shanahan's Stamp Auctions Ltd, Dublin, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 52 pages + 36 black & white plates + 2 colour plates, slight spine wear, some slight creasing, corners of front cover a little chipped, in Good condition.
A scarce catalogue issued by the (in)famous Dublin auction house. Includes a further portion of the "Mystery" collection of Lombardy-Venetia (believed to be the Burrus collection), Russia, and Ukraine. A considerable number of lots from this sale were lost as a result of the burglary at Shanahan's premises, and the auction was cancelled.

£35.00

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Souers, P. Clark - Forgeries of Common Stamps after World War I
Eastern Front, Balkans, Caucasus
Publisher: privately published, Pleasanton, USA, 2019.
Second edition (described as "Version 2"), paperback, illustrated, 89 pages, in Very Good condition.
Useful handbook on the commonly found forgeries of post-First World War I Eastern Europe, featuring Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Poland, Russian Civil War, Ukraine, and others. Profusely illustrated in colour.

£20.00

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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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[Wien, F.S.] and [Galvez, Joaquin] - Bulgarien, Levante sammlung F.S. Wien
Chili specialized collection formed by the late Joaquin Galvez
Publisher: Corinphila, Zürich, 1979.
Auction catalogue, paperback, 120 pages, Bulgaria & Levant sections in German, Chile section in English, corners of front cover slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.
Illustrated with 64 black & white plates and 8 colour plates. Scarce catalogue of Bulgaria, Levant (particularly Austrian Levant), and classic Chile.

£12.50

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Mueller, Edwin - Specialized Catalog of Austria
1850 to 1918
Publisher: Mercury Stamp Co., New York, 1952.
Fifth edition (first bilingual edition), hardback, privately bound in dark blue cloth with gilt title to spine, illustrated, xxiv + 144 pages + tables of types, bilingual text in English & German, ex libris John F. Giblin with his bookplate to front endpaper, a few minor dusty marks, a little foxing to the endpapers, slight water-staining to the lower margins of last few pages, in Good condition.
The bilingual edition of Edwin Mueller's specialised catalogue of Austria. A scarce and important catalogue.

£24.00

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[Karpovsky, Itamar] - Holy Land - Foreign Post Offices in Palestine 1852-1914
The Itamar Karpovsky Collection
Publisher: The Global Philatelic Network, 2016.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 148 pages, Introduction in English & German, main text in English only, in Very Good condition.
No. 48 in the Edition d'Or series. Superb colour reproduction of pages from the collection.

£55.00

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

£45.00

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[Tchilinghirian, S.D. & Stephen, W.S.E.] and Tranmer, Keith - Austrian Post Offices Abroad, Part Eight
Austrian Lloyd, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Egypt, Palestine, Syria-Lebanon, Asia Minor
Publisher: Keith Tranmer, 1976.
Paperback (card covers), illustrated, 112 pages, covers creased and slightly marked, internally clean, in Good condition.
The final part of the classic reference work. Covering Austrian Post Offices in the Holy Land and the Levant, Cyprus, etc. Scarce and very sought after.

£30.00

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Tchilinghirian, S.D. and Stephen, W.S.E. - Austrian Post Offices Abroad, Part One
Austrian Lloyd: Adriatic Lines, Mediterranean Lines
Publisher: Keith Tranmer, 1981.
Second (revised) edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, 104 pages + map, spine slightly rubbed at top and a little sunned, else in Very Good condition.
First part of the classic reference work.

£30.00

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- Robson Lowe Auctions
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Basel, 1972-73.
Eighteen auction catalogues bound in three volumes, privately bound in blue cloth gilt, with the prices realised at the front of each catalogue, small tape marks to prices realised and front pages of each catalogue, in Good condition.
Bound volumes of 1972-73 Robson Lowe Basel sales. Some important sales including the "Villach" Austria, "Sacher" Levant, "Bergamo" Italiana, the "Ernest Trory" Olympic Games, "Flintstone" USA, "Gougas" Egypt, etc. [click "next" for more images]

£90.00

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- Robson Lowe Auctions
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Basel, 1969.
Six auction catalogues bound in one volume, privately bound in blue cloth gilt, with the prices realised at the front of each catalogue, small tape marks to prices realised and front pages of each catalogue, some prices written lightly in margins of a few pages, in Good condition.
Bound volume of October 1969 Robson Lowe Basel sales. Some important sales including the "Alexandria" Illyria and Levant, "Heygate Vernon" Holy Land, the "Anderegg" Switzerland, and other specialised Europe. .

£40.00

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- Ungarn-Spezialauktion
Publisher: Schwenn, Zürich, 1969.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 42 pages + vi colour plates + 51 black & white plates, text in German, remnants of a small label and some small marks to front cover, mild dusty marks, internally clean, in Good condition.
Scarce catalogue of classic Hungary stamps and postal history.

£9.50

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Münzberg, Werner - Atlas zur Brief- und Stemelkunde 1800-1845
Publisher: privately published, 1982.
Large paperback, illustrated, circa 30 pages, text in German, very slight corner-creasing to last few pages else in Very Good condition.
A compilation of reprinted early 19th century maps of Germany, Austria and Italy of interest to postal historians. In black and white with some colouring of borders etc. Scarce.

£30.00

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Mayr, Ig. and Hanus, L. - Illustriertes Handbuch und Preis-Katalog der Stempelmarken von Österreich-Ungarn
Publisher: Rudolf Friedl, Wien, 1929.
Second edition, paperback, illustrated, 200 pages, text in German, small (2cm) piece missing from foot of spine, in Good condition.
Rare handbook.

£35.00

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Riedel, Hans - Die Besetzung Oberitaliens 1918
mit Gliederung und Feldpostämtern
Publisher: Arge Militaria Austriaca Philatelia, 1993.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 107 pages, text in German, mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Detailed postal history of the Austrian occupation of Northern Italy during the First World War.

£16.50

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