Beech, David R. and Berry, Allan P. and Startup, Robin M. - New Zealand and Dependencies - A Philatelic Bibliography
Publisher: privately published, 2004.
Large format (A4) hardback, original green cloth with gilt title to spine, xv + 288 pages, in Fine condition.
Th comprehensive and detailed bibliography of books, catalogues, periodicals, auction catalogues, etc. Very useful.

£30.00

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[Vestey] - British Empire Stamps and Covers from the Vestey Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2010.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 97 pages, with the prices realised, minor wear to the covers else in Very Good condition.
Featuring notable Ascension, India, Falklands, New Zealand, Pacific islands, etc. Well illustrated in colour.

£7.50

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"Chartwell" [Cripps, Sir Humphrey] - The Chartwell Collection
Vol. 1: British Empire
Publisher: Spink, London, 2011.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 70 pages, with the prices realised, slightest shelfwear to the covers else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of this already legendary sale of classic British Empire. Featuring magnificent Mauritius (including a "Post Office Mauritius"), Bermuda, Virgin Islands and New Zealand. Very well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Walker, Douglas A. - Airmails of New Zealand, Volume One
The Internal Flights
Publisher: The Air Mail Society of New Zealand, 1985.
Reprint (originally published in 1955), paperback, 114 pages, some creasing to the front cover, very slight corner-creasing to few pages, minor marks to the covers, internally clean, a Good working copy.
Detailed chronology of internal flights from 1897 to 1955.

£9.00

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["Midas"] - Postage Stamps of New Zealand 1873-1935
The "Midas" Collection
Publisher: Sotheby's. London, 1989.
Auction catalogue, hardback, 105 pages + 88 plates, with the prices realised, mild dusty marks/foxing to page-edges, else in Very Good condition.
Excellent catalogue of one of the best collection of these issues ever formed. Over 1400 lots with proofs, colour trials, and the issued stamps with strength in beautiful multiples. Illustrated with 88 pages of plates, including 12 in colour.

£15.00

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Firebrace, John - British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East, 1914-1924
A Postal History
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1991.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xii + 460 pages, binding ever so slightly shaken (as often with this heavy tome) but still perfectly solid, upper page-edges a little toned, internally clean, in Good condition.
The essential postal history study of British, Indian, Australian and New Zealand participation in the Campaigns in Egypt, Gallipoli, Salonica and the Sudan, with the advance of the E.E.F. into and through Palestine and, following the Armistice in 1918, the military occupations of Palestine, Syria, the Lebanon, Turkey and the intervention in South Russia. The detail includes principal units of all fighting formations, their locations and Field Post Offices, and diaries of events with battles and engagements. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Long out of print and sought after.

£150.00

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Peace, Brian R. - Australasian Wreck Mail
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Melbourne, 1997.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 289 pages + 8 colour plates, in Very Good condition.
The first comprehensive account of this subject, greatly expanding the available information on Australasian maritime wrecks and accidents. Full details are provided of the circumstances of the wrecks, the subsequent handling of the salvaged mail and the markings applied, from the earliest known wreck mail in 1622 up to 1993.

£40.00

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- Robson Lowe Specialised Stamp Sales
British Empire
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London & Basel, 1968-69.
Sixteen auction catalogues bound in one volume, Robson Lowe house binding, original publisher's red cloth gilt binding, prices realised in pocket at rear, in Very Good condition.
Rare 'house-bound' volume of British Empire sales. Strong in Australasia, including the "Chalon" collection of New Zealand, "White" Tasmania, etc, also British West Indies including the "Heathcote" collection, British North America including "Hewitt" and "Glassco" collections. [click "Next" for more images]

£120.00

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- Robson Lowe Auctions
Great Britain and British Empire
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1965-1967.
Eighteen Speialised Stamp Auctions bound in one volume, quarter leather binding, gilt lettering to spine, 16 with prices realised (one prices realised is a photocopy), gilt initials of previous owner at foot of spine, slight wear to spine, in Good condition.
Bound volume of GB and British Empire sales, including Indian & Indian Native States Specialised Stamp Sale, "Dawson" India, "Beaumont Victoriana", "Lockwood" Great Britain, "Gill" Canada, "Currie" New Zealand, St Vincent Specialised Stamp Sale, etc. A fine selection of some important sales. [click "Next" for more images]

£95.00

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Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W. - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand
Volume IV
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1964.
Hardback, quarter leather gilt, illustrated, xvii + 561 pages, cracking to both front and rear inner-hinges, some foxing to the page-edges, in Good condition.
Fourth volume in the classic series of handbooks.

£90.00

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Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W. - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand
Volume III - Being the Postal History of New Zealand, with special reference to postal cancellations and markings
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1955.
Hardback, quarter leather gilt, illustrated, xxvi + 694 pages, a few mild dusty marks and spots of foxing to page-edges and endpapers, else in Very Good condition.
Scarce and sought-after volume dealing with the postal history and postmarks of New Zealand.

£140.00

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[Pitts, David] - Great Britain with Post Offices in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia
The David Pitts Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2017.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 119 pages, creasing to the front cover, a couple of pen marks next to lot numbers on one page, in Good condition.
Catalogue of GB used Abroad, and British Empire, including strong Australasia, British Europe, etc. Very well illustrated in colour.

£8.00

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Tabeart, Colin - Australia New Zealand UK Mails Volume 2, 1881-1900
Rates, Routes and Ships Out and Home
Publisher: privately published, 2011.
First edition, large hardback, illustrated, vi + 410 pages, in Very Good condition.
A detailed handbook of rates and routes.

£60.00

Quantity: 12

Startup, R.M. and Proud, Edward B. - History of the New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845-1991
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, East Sussex, 1992.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 377 pages, in Very Good condition.
Another excellent volume in the series of Proud British Empire postal history handbooks. With the author's usual combination of fascinating background information, reprinting of postal documents, and thorough listing, illustrating and valuation of the postal markings. Very well illustrated with postmark illustrations.

£28.00

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[Jury, Len] - New Zealand
The Len Jury Award-Winning Collections of Postal History, Stationery, 1913 Auckland and 1920 Victory Issues
Publisher: Spink, London, 2015.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 128 pages, in VG condition.
Well illustrated in colour.

£15.00

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["Fordwater"] - The "Fordwater" Collection of New Zealand
Publisher: Spink, London, 2015.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 98 pages, in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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Johnstone, Albert B. and Startup, Robin M. - Mails by Rail in New Zealand
The Story of the Railway Travelling Post Offices of New Zealand
Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 2001.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xiii + 206 pages, in Very Good condition.
A fine work. Out of print and hard to find.

£65.00

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Startup, R.M. - Korean War
N.Z. Military Postal Services 1950-57
Publisher: Laurie Franks, Christchurch, 1959.
Second edition, paperback, 22 pages + illustrations, slight foxing to the covers else in VG condition.
Very scarce.

£15.00

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Lee, G.R. - The Penny Universal of New Zealand
A Detailed Study of the Booklets and of the "Dot" Plates of 1904-1906
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1953.
Hardback, original quarter leather gilt, dustwrapper, illustrated, x + 77 pages, slight soiling and tears to dustwrapper, some foxing to endpapers, slight toning to page-edges and upper margins, in Good condition.
No. 723 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. An excellent, detailed handbook. Very well illustrated. Scarce.

£60.00

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Naish, D.E.G. and McNaught, K.J. - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand
Volume VI
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1975.
Hardback, quarter leather gilt, dustwrapper, illustrated, xiv + 478 pages, dustwrapper with several short tears and loss of some small pieces, slight spine-lean, foxing to page-edges, dealer's sticker on front free-endpaper, a Good working copy.
Limited edition of 1000 copies. An acceptable copy of the sixth volume in this series.

£65.00

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