Philatelic Literature Specialists

Postal History

Great Britain

Arnell, J.C. and Mackenzie, K.S. (editor)

A history of the mail service between Great Britain and Canada to 1889

Publisher: National Postal Museum, Ottawa, 1980

No. 173 of 250 copies of the deluxe edition, hardbound in quarter morocco, slipcased, signed by both authors, xii + 412 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£100.00

Wells, Edward

A history of the Forces Postal Service

Publisher: priately published by the Defence Postal & Courier Services, Royal Engineers, 1987

First edition, paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 191 pages, slight corner-creases to the front cover, spine slightly sunned, slight signs of foxing to the edges, minor signs of use, in Good condition.

£9.50

[Simpson, Ray]

The Ray Simpson Collection

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2023

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, 112 pages, illustrated, with the prices realised, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 90 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with small ink-stamps to the dustwrapper and title-page, dustwrapper spine slightly sunned,, dustwrapper price-clipped and with a tear, in Good condition.

£10.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1981

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 114 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with small ink-stamps to the dustwrapper and title-page, slight spine-lean, a Good working copy.

£10.00

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1978

Large (A4) paperback, 30 pages + 3 plates, short tear to top-edge of front cover, in Good condition.

£10.00

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1980

Large (A4) paperback, 64 pages + 10 plates, some small marks to the front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£7.50

Leonard, Charles; Kelly, Peter; and Fitton, Keith

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2003

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, xii + 83 pages, top page-edges somewhat roughly trimmed else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Bradley, Tom

Publisher: The Yorkshire Post, Leeds, 1889

First edition, original red pictorial cloth, xi + 251 pages + advertisements, illustrated, covers very slightly rubbed at corners, some mottling to the rear cover, some dusty marks to the page-edges, previous owner’s name at front, some foxing and dusty marks to endpapers and prelims, in Good condition.

£32.00

Sedgewick, William A. and Ward, Ronald

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1975

No. 18 of a limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [viii] + 139 pages + 28 plates, slight dusty marks/foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£8.50

Boyes, Dennis and Clarkson, Herbert

Postal History Notes to 1900

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1980

No. 135 of a limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [ii] + 109 pages, illustrated, spine sunned, paper covering of spine slightly chipped at foot, upper page-edges a little dusty, in Good condition.

£7.50

Ward, Ronald and Sedgewick, William A.

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979

No. 207 of a limited edition of 250 copies, paperback, [iii] + 67 pages + 5 plates + map, slight dusty to the top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Lewis, Eric and Sedgewick, William A. and Ward, Ronald

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979

No. 60 of a limited edition of 250 copies, paperback, [ii] + 83 pages + 7 plates + map, tiny corner-crease, some dusty marks and foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Torrance, A.R. and Morenweiser, K.

Section 2: United Kingdom

Publisher: The Civil Censorship Study Group, 1991

First edition, large paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 244 pages, ex-RPSL Library with library bookplate inside front cover, a few tiny marks to the covers and page-edges, minor corner-creases, in Good condition.

£20.00

Moubray, Jane & Michael

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1992

First edition, large hardback, illustrated, xxxii + 512 pages + 2 colour plates, previous owner’s bookplate to front endpaper, tiny signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£65.00

Staff, Frank

Publisher: Adlard Coles Ltd., 1956

First edition, hardback, original blue cloth binding, dustwrapper, illustrated, 191 pages, dustwrapper in Poor condition with tears and loss, slight hint of spine-lean, pages fine, a Good reading copy.

£30.00

Andrews, Les

Publisher: Exley Publications, Watford, 1984

First edition, hardback, illustrated, 285 pages, slight dusty marks to upper page-edges, in Good condition.

£20.00

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

Publisher: Les Congolâtres, 2017

Bulletin No. 30, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 129 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 90 pages, price-clipped dustwrapper slightly rubbed and sunned to spine and with a couple of short tears, a few spots of foxing to preliminary pages, in Good condition.

£9.50

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

Johnson, Robert and Peet, Gordon

Dulac, Wilding and Machin Issues

Publisher: privately published, 2000

Large format (A4) paperback, spiralbound, 164 pages, in Very Good condition.

£25.00

Unique Watermark Master Plates; Southern Africa; Mulready Caricatures; G.B. 1883-84 & 1887 Issue Essays, Proofs & Colour Trials; Extensive Great Britain Postal History

Publisher: Argyll Etkin, London, 2013

Auction catalogue, paperback, 141 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

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

Swarbrick, Bob

Home and Abroad, A Postal History 1664-1994

Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2006

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, x + 162 pages, one or two tiny blemishes else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

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

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