[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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Lowe, Robson - The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps 1788-1952, Volume IV The Empire in Australasia
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1962.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvi + 624 pages, dustwrapper a little chipped at edges, obvious spine-lean, two central gatherings of pages slightly loose, page-edges a little toned, a Good working copy only.
Fourth volume in the unparalleled 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, Australasia, including postal rates, handstruck stamps, cancellations, proofs & essays, postal stationery, etc. Well illustrated throughout, including four colour plates. The rarest volume in the series.

£55.00

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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

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Carter, F.J. and Russell, Neil M. (editor) - The Post & Censor & Other Marks from Prisoners of War Letters 1914-1919
Part 1 British Isles, Dominions and Colonies
Publisher: Chavril Press, Perth, 1996.
Third edition, paperback, illustrated, iii + 35 pages, slight corner-crease, minor marks to covers, pages clean, in Good condition.
A splendid introduction to a subject on which little has been published. It lists the 570+ P.O.W. Camps in the British Isles together with information on those in thirteen Dominions and Colonies. With over 150 illustrations of censor marks, instructional cachets and stationery.

£10.00

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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 but still perfectly solid, page-edges a little dust-marked, lower page-edges rather spotted/stained (not affecting the inside of the book), internally clean, a Good working copy.
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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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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Odenweller, Robert P. - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand: 1855-1873
The Chalon Head Issues
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2009.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, all page-edges gilt, illustrated, xxi + 362 pages, in Fine condition.
The definitive handbook on New Zealand's 'Chalon' issues. Profusely illustrated in colour. A superb work.

£75.00

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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, some 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.

£10.00

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[Hackmey, Joseph] - The Joseph Hackmey Collections of New Zealand 1855-1872 Part I
Publisher: Spink Shreves Galleries, New York, 2009.
Auction catalogue, hardback, 208 pages, in Very Good condition.
Superb catalogue of probably the greatest collection ever formed. Beautifully illustrated in colour.

£25.00

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Diffen, Gary - Preparations for War and the Australian and New Zealand Military Campaign at Gallipoli: A Postal History Perspective
Publisher: privately published, 2015.
Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, slight corner-crease else in VG condition.
Brochure to accompany a display to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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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 VG condition.
Well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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Lawson, Gerald - Cumulative Index to The Mail Coach
1964-1984
Publisher: The Postal History Society of New Zealand, 1985.
Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, 72 pages, very slight foxing to edges else in VG condition.
Useful index to the journal of the Postal History Society of New Zealand.

£6.50

Quantity: 1

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

Quantity: 1

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, minor blemish to front cover else in VG condition.
Detailed bibliography of books, catalogues, periodicals, auction catalogues, etc. Very useful. Scarce.

£40.00

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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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Capill, Colin - New Zealand and the Universal Postal Union to 1907
Publisher: RPS of NZ, Wellington, 1993.
Paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, xii + 133 pages, light corner crease, light wear else in VG condition.
No. 125 of a limited edition of 350 copies. Much useful content on postal rates. Well illustrated. Out of print and scarce.

£12.00

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Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W. - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, Vol. II
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1950.
Hardback, quarter-leather gilt binding, illustrated, xxiii + 411 pages, light soiling to the covers, some wear to the leather spine, in Good condition.
No. 600 of a limited edition of 2,000 copies. Second volume in the series, dealing with the stamp issues since 1936 and with new information on earlier issues. Includes the six reprinted die proofs of the first ("Full-face") issue.

£80.00

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