Philatelic Literature Specialists

British Commonwealth

Haynes, Bruce and Pope, Brian

The Forces, Prisoner of War and Censor Mail
Publisher: The Western Australia Study Group, Perth, 1997

Hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 851 pages, illustrated, mild shelfwear, creasing to fore-edges of several pages, in Good condition.

£60.00

Entwistle, Charles R.

Transatlantic & Beyond
Publisher: Chavril Press, nd

Paperback, 24 pages, very slight marks to the covers, very slightly rusty staples, pages fine, in Good condition.

£6.00

Davis, Bonnie

(The Early Years)
Publisher: Siam Stamp Trading Co. Ltd., Bangkok, 1983

Hardback, illustrated, [vii] + 167 pages, covers very slightly rubbed at corners, in Good condition.

£25.00

["Maximus"]

The “Maximus” Grand Prix Collection
Publisher: Sotheby's, London, 1989

Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, circa 50 pages + 56 plates (51 in colour), with the prices realised, spine a little sunned else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Gibbs, Robert M.]

The Robert M. Gibbs Collection
Publisher: Sotheby's, London, 1988

Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, circa 100 pages, with the prices realised, spine a little sunned else in Very Good condition.

£16.50

Hansford, G.E. and Noble, L.A.

An Analytical Survey of all Issues from 1869 to 1934
Publisher: The Times Press, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1935

Hardback, original green cloth gilt, 123 pages, illustrated, minor wear else in Very Good condition.

£65.00

Griffith, Kenneth and Drysdall, Alan

Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1997

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 75 pages, slight toning to the clear plastic front cover else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Stroud, Richard

Their Postal History
Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1989

Paperback, illustrated, circa 112 pages, mild toning to the clear plastic front cover and a tiny corner-crease, in Good condition.

£20.00

Jurgens, A.A.

from 1792 to 1853 and the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910
Publisher: privately published, Cape Town, 1938

Large hardback, illustrated, xiv + 140 pages, signed dedication from the author to the original owner at front, spine and front cover very slightly sunned, else in Very Good condition.

£150.00

Curle, J.H. and Basden, A.E.

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1940

Hardback, original blue cloth, dustwrapper, illustrated, x + 154 pages + plates + 12 loose plates in pocket at end, some very short tears and shelfwear to the dustwrapper, very slight hint of foxing to page-edges, in Good condition.

£145.00

Sampson, R.H.

Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1959

First edition, reprinted with an additional note from “The London Philatelist”, paperback (card covers), 64 pages, limited edition of 250 copies, in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Garcia, Richard

Publisher: Postal History Society & the British Philatelic Trust, 2009

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xx + 343 pages, in Very Good condition.

£60.00

Baldwin, N.C.

An Aero-philatelic Guide and Priced Check List of Abyssinia & French Somaliland
Publisher: F.J. Field Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, nd (circa 1933)

Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, slightly rusty staples, light creasing and shelfwear, in Good condition.

£18.00

Crofton, C.S.F. and Jones, B. Gordon

Publisher: Bridger & Kay for The Philatelic Society of India, 1911

Paperback, [iv] + 146 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£100.00

Brown, William

Surcharged for Use in the Native Protected States
Publisher: privately published by the author, Salisbury, 1894

Large hardback, original green cloth gilt, illustrated, 108 pages, front cover slightly rubbed/marked, top and foot of spine rubbed, two small library marks of Worthing Philatelic Society to front endpapers, internally clean, in Good condition.

£75.00

Publisher: Roses Caribbean Philatelic Society, 1976

Reprint, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 82 pages, spine repaired else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Batty-Smith, W. de and Watterson, W.N.

The Issues of 1871 and 1875 Plating Studies and Postal History
Publisher: privately published, 1990

Hardback, dustwrapper, xvi + 301 pages + plates, with Plate Position Indicator in pocket at end, dustwrapper spine slightly sunned, a few tiny marks and minor signs of use, in Good condition.

£35.00

Reisener, Hasso O.

Publisher: published by the author, Pretoria, 1975

First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 340 pages, No. 850 of 900 copies printed, dustwrapper rubbed, slight shelfwear else in Very Good condition.

£25.00

Gisburn, Harold G.D.

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, 1950

First edition, hardback, original green cloth, dustwrapper, illustrated, 144 pages, dustwrapper slightly rubbed and chipped with some loss, slight spine-lean, in Good condition.

£12.50

Pirie, Dr. J.H. Harvey

Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1982

Reprint, paperback, illustrated, 71 pages, minor shelfwear, slight corner-creasing, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Mitchell, Tillie]

Publisher: Abacus Auctions, Sydney, 2020

Auction catalogue, hardback, 216 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Christou, Akis

The Victorian Issues 1880-1896
Publisher: privately published, 2016

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 30 pages, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Bagshawe, Richard W.

Publisher: Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, 1947

Paperback, 15 pages + 5 plates, a little rust to the staplea, some slight marks to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£10.00

Bloom, Wilfred

1914 to 1927
Publisher: Pitcairn Islands Study Group, USA, nd

Paperback, 21 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£8.00

[Pitts, David]

Crossroads of the Atlantic, A Postal History from 1617 to 1877, The David Pitts Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2017

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 110 pages, covers slightly rubbed at edges and corners, in Good condition.

£10.00

Harris, D. Robin

Publisher: privately published by the author, 2000

Large paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, 436 pages, some creases to a few pages, minor signs of use, in Good condition.

£20.00

Miller, Adam

1919-1994
Publisher: RPS of NZ, Wellington, 1998

Hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 172 pages, ex-libris Brian Birch with his bookplate to front pastedown-endpaper, very slight crease to dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Drysdall, Alan R. and Criddle, Harold M.

Publisher: BPA Expertising Ltd., 1993

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 42 pages, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

["Nile"] & [Shaida, Hassan]

plus Middle East & Persia including The Hassan Shaida Collection of Persian Postmarks
Publisher: David Feldman, Geneva, 2005

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 103 + 149 pages, text in English, covers very slightly rubbed at edges else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Persoff, Meir

The Stamps and Postal History of Israel
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1973

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 115 pages, some shelfwear to the dustwrapper, condition.

£18.00