Philatelic Literature Specialists

Postal history

General philatelic works

Proud, Hector and Kirk, Reg and Proud, E.B. (editor)

The British Sea Post Offices in the East
Publisher: Proud Bailey Co. Ltd., East Sussex, 2003

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 476 pages, one or two tiny signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£40.00

Goodwyn, Charles W.

Postal Reform 1837-1841 as Reflected in the Royal Philatelic Collection
Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1999

Large format paperback (card covers), illustrated, xv + 112 pages, signed dedication from the author to first page, very slight toning, tiny signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Gansberghe, Dr. Jan Van

Deel I & II
Publisher: privately published, 2002

Two volumes, large format paperbacks, illustrated, 120 + 127 pages, text in Dutch, some minor dusty marks to the page-edges else in Very Good condition.

£40.00

Sciaky, Roberto

Postal history from the Napier expedition to the independent Imperial Post 1867-1908
Publisher: Vaccari, 2002

Large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 155 pages, slight bend else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Robinson, Howard

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964

Hardback, original blue cloth, dustwrapper, 327 pages + plates, few short tears to dustwrapper, slightest hint of spine-lean, pages fine, in Good condition.

£10.00

Page, Robert

Publisher: A. & C. Black, London, 1970

Reprint, hardback, pictorial boards, illustrated, 64 pages, ex-school library with small label to spine, library marks, library pocket at rear, minor marks to the covers, in Good condition.

£4.50

Giangreco, D.M.

Franco-American War Relations Viewed Through Their Effects on the French Postal System, 1942-1944
Publisher: Joseph V. Bush, Inc., California, 1987

Paperback, illustrated, xvii + 172 pages, covers quite rubbed, page-edges slightly toned, a Good reading copy.

£9.50

Delbeke, Claude J.P.

Huidig Benelux 1813-1853 Met catalogus van de portstempels
Publisher: privately published, 1989

Hardback, dustwrapper, 245 pages, illustrated, text in Dutch, slight spine-lean, in Good condition.

£24.00

Snelson, J. Kenneth and Galland, Robert B.

Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society London, 2017

Large hardback, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrapper, x + 486 pages, in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Schouberechts, Vincent

500 jaar geschiedenis in Europa / 500 ans d’histoire en Europe
Publisher: Lannoo, 2016

Large hardback, illustrated, 206 pages, bilingual text in Dutch & French, in Very Good condition.

£25.00

Adema, Kees

Volume 1 1568-1795
Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2010

Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xiv + 168 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£45.00

Gwynn, Robin and Hoggarth, Norman

Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2010

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, iii + 322 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£60.00

Clark, Rex

A Guide to the High Postage Rates in Great Britain and their Reform, 1812-1840
Publisher: privately published by the author, 2009

First edition, large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, viii + 262 pages, in Fine unused condition.

£20.00

Johnson, Robert and Lovejoy, Geoff

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2005

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 120 pages, in Very Good condition.

£11.00

Tabeart, Colin and Lucas, Bernard

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2006

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, viii + 110 pages, in Very Good condition.

£11.50

Johnson, Robert and Wheatley, Richard

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2008

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, ix + 110 pages, minimal shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£11.00

Staff, Frank

1680 – 1918
Publisher: The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 1964

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 219 pages + plates, crease and short tear to dustwrapper with tiny amount of loss, book itself in Very Good, clean condition.

£12.00

Stray, Julian

Publisher: The British Postal Museum & Archive, London, 2006

Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated in colour, viii + 79 pages, some slight shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£5.00

Tabeart, Colin

An Overview of Steam Communications in the 19th Century
Publisher: privately published, 1999

Large format paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, 189 pages, yellowing to the transparent plastic front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£20.00

Hopkins, A.E.

Originating at Sea, on Land and in the Air
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1967

Third edition, hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 180 pages, dustwrapper slightly soiled and with a couple of short tears, in Good condition.

£13.50

Hudson, Capt. A.

Publisher: General Post Office, London, 1936

Post Office Green Papers No. 28, paperback, 14 pages + 8 plates, rusty staples, dent to rear cover and slightly affecting some pages, in Good condition.

£12.50

Radice, F.R.

Publisher: General Post Office, London, 1937

Post Office Green Papers No. 35, paperback, frontispiece + 14 pages, rusty staples, some tiny marks to covers, rear cover creased, in Good condition.

£10.00

Patka, Frederic J.

Publisher: Vienna, 1989

Large hardback, original blue cloth, illustrated, 871 pages, text in German, small scratch-mark to front cover, mild shelf-wear, else in Very Good condition.

£100.00

Robertson, Alan W.

Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1960

Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, interleaved, 68 pages, dustwrapper in Poor condition with dusty marks, numerous tears and loss of some pieces, a little foxing to the endpapers, corner-crease to front endpaper, in Good condition.

£24.00

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Postal History Publishing Co., 1992

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 232 pages, dustwrapper a little creased and slightly rubbed at top of spine, in Good condition.

£16.00

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey, East Sussex, 1991

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 551 pages + colour plates, dustwrapper a little creased and with a short tear to the rear panel else in Very Good condition.

£40.00

Smith, W.J.

The Postage Stamp – how it was invented
Publisher: David Winter & Son Ltd., Dundee, 1970

Hardback, dustwrapper, 148 pages + plates, dustwrapper slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Raynham, F.J. and Calvert, W.S.G.

Publisher: General Post Office, London, 1936

Post Office Green Papers No. 27, paperback, colour frontispiece, 24 pages + plates, some foxing and marks to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.

£20.00