Philatelic Literature Specialists

Postal History

Great Britain

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1982

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 232 pages, some dusty marks and foxing to the upper page-edges, in Good condition.

£24.00

Hunt, Bryan and Cockrill, Philip

Part I Southampton-Channel Islands-Havre Routes to 1940

Publisher: Philip Cockrill, nd [circa 1985]

Paperback, 92 pages, illustrated, shelf-wear and small marks to the covers, internally fine, in Good condition.

£8.50

Robertson, Alan W.

Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1970s)

Reprint of the 1961 original, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 62 pages, slight wear to the spine and covers, some marks to the rear cover, slight toning to the page-edges, a Good reading copy.

£15.00

Gould, Robert W. and Proud, Edward B.

1927-1963

Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co., 1982

Hardback, illustrated, 531 pages, spine a little sunned, minor shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Anon.

Publisher: Sunday School Union, London, nd [but circa 1890s]

First edition, pictorial card covers (12½” x 10″), 14 pages, chromo illustrations, the original stitching to the spine has perished and the spine has been crudely repaired with tape, corner-piece missing from front cover and with some other short tears and small amount of loss, gift inscription to first page, a well-loved copy with some scattered marks, short tears to edges and small corner-creases – in Acceptable condition.

£45.00

de Righi, A.G. Rigo

Publisher: The National Postal Museum, London, 1980

First edition, large format paperback, vii + 56 pages, one corner of front cover slightly rubbed, previous owner’s gift inscription inside front cover, in Good condition.

£8.00

Farrugia, Jean

Publisher: Post Office Archives, 1986

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, ix + 122 pages, small dents to the comb-binding, few creases and small knocks to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£12.50

Buckley, Eric

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1971

Limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [viii] + 45 pages + 14 plates, marks to front cover, tiny mark to edges, internally fine, in Good condition.

£7.50

Andrews, D.W.

a postal history

Publisher: Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1987

Paperback, [viii] + 92 pages, illustrated, tiny mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Siggers, Dr John

Publisher: Sandcliff Press, 1982

Large paperback, illustrated, 736 pages, slight shelf-wear, slight corner-creases to the covers, in Good condition.

£20.00

Robinson, David

A Practical Guide to the Inland and Foreign Postage Rates of the British Isles 1570 to 1840

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1990

First edition, large format (A4) paperback, viii + 250 pages, illustrated, some shelf-wear and slight creases to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£21.00

Anon.

from 1558 to the Present Day

Publisher: General Post Office, London, 1962

Paperback (pictorial card covers), 20 pages, illustrated, in Good condition.

£6.00

Anon.

Publisher: General Post Office, London, nd [1960s]

Paperback (pictorial card covers), 28 pages, illustrated, in Good condition.

£6.50

Morel, Richard Scott and Skinner, Paul

A brief history of Royal Correspondence between Britain and Asia

Publisher: privately published, 2014

Large format (A4) paperback, 75 pages, illustrated, ex-RPSL library with library label inside front cover and to last page, in Good condition.

£9.50

Fryer, Gavin

A Display to Fellows and Members of The Royal Philatelic Society London

Publisher: privately published, 2022

Large format (A4) paperback, 36 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Staff, Frank

1680 – 1918

Publisher: The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 1992

Second edition (first paperback edition), paperback, 219 pages, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Hosking, Roger and Cockrill, Philip

Part II

Publisher: Philip Cockrill, c1990

Paperback, 88 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Feldman, Hugh

A history of their offices and handstamps within the General, Penny and Twopenny Posts

Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust & the Postal History Society, 1998

Two large hardback volumes in slipcase, illustrated, 900+ pages, folding maps in pocket at rear, minor blemishes to the slipcase else in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Asquith, Brian; Lovejoy, Geoff; Kenton, Phil and Muys, Cornelius

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2000

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, v + 111 pages, tiny corner-creases to front cover, in Good condition.

£10.00

Stone, J.W.M.

A Calendar of Historical Documents

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1987

Hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 333 pages, dustwrapper a little chipped at top of spine, previous owner’s name to front endpaper, else in Very Good condition.

£22.00

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1987

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 196 pages, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Alcock, R.C.

1854-1860

Publisher: R.C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1984

Paperback, illustrated, 124 pages, spine slightly sunned, corners of covers slightly rubbed, slight foxing to page-edges, tiny mark to title-page, a Good reading copy.

£16.00

Hodgson, K. and Sedgewick, W.A.

1813 – 1839

Publisher: HH Sales, Bradford, 2001

Reprint of the second (revised) edition, paperback (card covers), 54 pages, slight rust to staples, minor marks to the front cover, in Good condition.

£7.50

Morgan, Glenn H.

A Priced Catalogue of Sheets, Cards and Labels

Publisher: published by the author, 1995

Paperback, illustrated, x + 165 pages, label to front cover, tiny knock to foot of spine, pages fine, in Good condition.

£11.00

[Corsini]

1570-1601

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1988

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 77 pages, with the prices realised, some slight shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

[Corsini]

England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, The Low Countries, The Republic of Venice, Ragusa

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1984

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 80 pages, with the prices realised, some slight shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

['Besançon']

The ‘Besançon’ Collection (part V)

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2024

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 144 pages, text in English, with a print-out of the prices realised, very minor signs of wear else in Very Good condition.

£12.50

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