Philatelic Literature Specialists

Postal History

Great Britain

Frost, Patrick

1839 to the Present Day
Publisher: privately published, 2012

Paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 2 – European destinations
Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1997]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 21 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 1 – inland
Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1997]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 38 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Watson, Norman

Publisher: Perth Philatelic Society, 2006

First edition, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrapper, illustrated, 96 pages, signed by the author to title-page, foxing and marks to verso of dustwrapper, in Good condition.

£12.00

Grimwood-Taylor, James

Publisher: Stamp Publicity Board, 1990

Paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Gurney, David

Publisher: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 2001

Large paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, [viii] + 376 pages, with separate valuation guide in pocket at end, corner-creases to the front cover and some pages, in Good condition.

£20.00

Campbell-Smith, Duncan

The Authorized History of Royal Mail
Publisher: Penguin Books, London, 2012

Paperback, xxx + 849 pages + 32 plates, slight shelfwear, page-edges very slightly toned, in Good condition.

£6.50

Reck, Heinz and Wittig, Karlheinz

vor- und rückwärts alphabetisch geordnet
Publisher: Karlheinz Wittig, Lohmar, 1989

Paperback, vii + 254 pages, bilingual Foreword in German & English, some minor dusty marks, few tiny corner-creases, in Good condition.

£9.50

Brumell, George

Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1946

First edition, hardback, 201 pages, minor soiling to the spine and front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Stewart, W. & Chadwick, F.]

The W. Stewart and F. Chadwick Collections
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1974-75

Auction catalogues, paperback, 36 + 28 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Jackson, G. Gibbard

The Story of the British Post Office
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, nd [circa 1920s]

Hardback, original blue cloth, xii + 244 pages + plates, covers rubbed and with some marks, page-edges toned, a little foxing, a Good reading copy only.

£10.00

Snelson, J. Kenneth

Publisher: British Postmark Society, 1990-1992

Large (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 35 pages, slight shelfwear, in Good condition.

£7.00

Proud, Edward B.

Post Office Records: Section 3, Volumes 5 & 6
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, 1984

Hardback, illustrated, 231 pages, tiny mark to front cover, price sticker to rear cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

Austen, Brian

A study based on Kent examples
Publisher: Phillimore, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 192 pages, dustwrapper price-clipped and very slightly rubbed at edges, slightest hint of spine-lean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Farrugia, Jean and Gammons, Tony

Five centuries of postal transport by land, sea and air
Publisher: National Postal Museum, London, 1980

Paperback, illustrated, 84 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

"Britannicus"

Publisher: Group Switzerland The Great Britain Philatelic Society, Basel, 1969

Large format paperback, illustrated, circa 74 pages, text in English & German, a little foxing to the page-edges, mild shelfwear and a few dusty marks, in Good condition.

£10.00

Nos. 62-76
Publisher: ForGe Grossbritannien e.V., Germany, 1985-88

Nos. 62-70 privately comb-bound with card rear cover, other issues unbound, text in German, a few dusty marks and slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£10.00

[Yates, E.E.]

offered by order of E.E. Yates, Esq.
Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1949

Auction catalogue, hardback, original publisher’s blue cloth gilt, interleaved, illustrated, 60 pages, with the prices realised, ex Huddersfield Philatelic Society library with label to spine and bookplate inside front cover, very slight spine-lean, a little mottling and a few marks to the covers, pages fine, a Good working copy.

£35.00

Salmon, Michael

A Treasury Competition Winner
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2007

Paperback, illustrated, iv + 60 pages, slightest corner-bend else in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Baldwin, N.C.

Publisher: Francis J. Field, Sutton Coldfield, 1966

Paperback, illustrated, 20 pages, slight creasing to front cover, in Good condition.

£6.50

[Littaur, Gavin]

Featuring Selected Rare Covers from the Period 1840-53
Publisher: Spink, London, 2012

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 43 pages, corners of covers slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.

£8.00

Holyoake, Alan

Publisher: privately published, 2014

Large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 144 pages, text in German, in Very Good condition.

£35.00

['Besançon']

The ‘Besançon’ Collection (part I)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 144 pages, with prices realised, text in English, a little mild creasing to edges of dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Benford, Mervyn

Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., 2002

First edition, paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 48 pages, some pencil annotations inside back cover else in Very Good condition.

£4.50

Proud, Edward B.

Post Office Records: Section 2, Volumes 3 & 4
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, 1983

Hardback, illustrated, 97 pages, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

["Windsor"]

Publisher: Harmer's, London, 2003

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 18 pages + separate brochure of colour plates, 24 pages, spine slightly sunned, slight corner-crease to front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£9.00

[Vestey]

including a selection if items from the Vestey Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2010

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 64 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Ardouin, E.G.

A Story of the British Post Office
Publisher: The Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, London, 1952

Small paperback, illustrated, 45 pages, slightly rusted staples, a little creasing/mild shelfwear, in Good condition.

£8.50

Smith, Michael and Purcell, Brian and Baillie, Ian

Publisher: Bristol Philatelic Society, 1997

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, vi + 59 pages + colour plates, very slight corner-crease to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Ellott, Gerald J. and Tabeart, Colin (editor)

1874 & 1882 to 1885
Publisher: The Forces Postal History Society and the Society of Postal Historians, 2007

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 44 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50