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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[Hinde, William C.] - The Collection of Covers, Cancellations and Postage Stamps used during the Second Boer War 1899-1902
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages, with a photocopy of the prices realised, minor shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Robson Lowe Postal History Auction No. 223. Very scarce.

£20.00

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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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[Hackmey, Joseph] - The Joseph Hackmey Collections of Classic Ceylon 1797-1870 Part I
Publisher: Spink Shreves Galleries, New York, 2009.
Auction catalogue, hardback, 131 pages, in Very Good condition.
Superb catalogue of probably the greatest collection ever formed. Beautifully illustrated in colour.

£25.00

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Winters, J.G. - The Postal Commission Stamps of Ceylon 1888-1890
Publisher: The Ceylon Study Circle of Great Britain, 2009.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, slight dusty marks to front cover else in Very Good condition.
An excellent publication on the Ceylon Postal Commission surcharges of 1888-90. Although they were produced essentially for fiscal purposes (to denote the extra commission charged by the Post Office on out-of-date Postal Orders) they were, for a short period of a few months in 1890, allowed to be used on mail. This study looks at the four Postal Commission surcharges, their purpose; their varieties; forgeries, and postal usage. Includes a listing of the stamps, including varieties and forgeries, with a guide to relative scarcity. Very well illustrated in colour.

£11.50

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- A Superb Collection of Ceylon
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1951.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.
Rare catalogue of a magnificent collection.

£20.00

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