Virk, D.S. - Indian Postal History 1873-1923
Gleanings from Post Office Records
Publisher: The Army Postal Service Association, New Delhi, 1991.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 202 pages, dustwrapper a little sunned to spine and with one or two very short tears, few dusty marks to top-edges, else in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated with postmark illustrations. Scarce.

£40.00

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Stroud, Richard - Ceylon - The Camps for Boer Prisoners of War 1900 to 1902
Their Postal History
Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1989.
Paperback, illustrated, circa 112 pages, mild toning to the clear plastic front cover, title-label fixed to spine by the previous owner, in Good condition.
Scarce handbook on Censor Seals, Censor Marks, Postal Markings, etc.

£20.00

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Kirk, R. - British Maritime Postal History, Vol. 2
The P&O Lines to the Far East
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, no date [circa 1982].
Hardback, illustrated, 224 pages, ex-library mark to spine and remnants of where a label has been removed to front free-endpaper, some foxing to page-edges and a little to the preliminary pages, otherwise internally clean, a Good working copy only.
The scarce volume in the excellent series on British Maritime Postal History. Based on the P&O Nautical Records at Greenwich this handbook lists in intricate detail the ships, their routes and dates of each voyage.

£40.00

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Ishikawa, Ryohei - The Forerunner Foreign Post Offices in Japan. British-U.S.-French
Ryohei Ishikawa's Collection
Publisher: Japan Philatelic Publications, Tokyo, 1976.
Hardback, 164 pages, illustrated, bilingual text in Japanese and English, with separate paperback booklet in English (11 pages), very mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Limited edition. An annotated photographic record of Ryohei Ishikawa's collection. Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout. Rare.

£85.00

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Virk, Brig. D.S. - Indian Army Post Offices in the Second World War
Publisher: Army Postal Service Association, New Delhi, 1982.
Hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 362 pages, illustrated with maps, dustwrapper in Poor condition with several tears and some loss, cracking to front inner-hinge, binding shaken, a Good working copy.
Describes in detail the service rendered by the APOs in each theatre of War where Indian troops were employed during World War II.

£28.00

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[Manning, Michael] - The Michael Manning Collection of Indian Postal History
Publisher: Cavendish, Derby, 2015.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 70 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.
Indian pre-stamp mails, plus Quetta Earthquake emergency mails of 1934-35. Well illustrated in colour.

£9.50

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[Filby, Derek] - The Derek Filby Collection of Burma
Publisher: Cavendish, London, 2017.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 102 pages, with the prices realised, very slight creasing to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Catalogue of the superb collection of Burmese stamps and postal history. Very well illustrated in colour.

£10.00

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Waterfall, Arnold C. - The Postal History of Tibet
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1981.
Second edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 188 pages, dustwrapper rubbed, top page-edges a little dust-marked, internally clean, in Good condition.
The classic work on the interesting postal history and curious native stamps of Tibet. The history of the Younghusband expeditions of 1903 and 1904, the introduction of the British-Indian and Chinese postal agencies and the establishment and expansion of Tibet's own postal services are dealt with fully. The philatelic problems arising from the Tibetan stamps with their varied inks and settings, and the variety of datestamps are also carefully described. For good measure, the history of the Mount Everest expeditions and flights are also included. Long out of print and scarce.

£35.00

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[Hopkins, Major Adrian E.] - Afghanistan
Featuring the collection formed by the late Major Adrian E. Hopkins, M.C.
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1988.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, with the prices realised, minor signs of wear else in Very Good condition.
Excellent reference catalogue of 226 lots. Includes Campaign Mail of the First and Second Afghan Wars and some later, followed by an extensive collection of the primitive adhesive stamps and some later issues. Well illustrated in black & white.

£9.50

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Jatia, D.N. - Diaries of W.T. Van Sommeren and A.B. Thompson (C.E.F. 1900-1901)
Publisher: Philatelic Congress of India, 2000.
Hardback, dustwrapper, 517 pages + plates, binding a little shaken, minor signs of use, in Very Good condition.
The diaries of two officers (both Superintendents of Post Offices, C.E.F.) with the China Expeditionary Force. Contains a wealth of information on the postal history of the campaign.

£24.00

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Virk, D.S. - Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns
Sikkim - Tibet 1903-1908
Publisher: Philatelic Congress of India & Army Postal Service Association, 1989.
Hardback, dustwrapper, 144 pages + plates, dustwrapper slightly rubbed and a little sunned, slight spine-lean, in Good condition.
An excellent handbook covering the postal history of the Sikkim-Tibet campaign. Well illustrated, including several pages of colour plates. "The Postal History of the Sikkim-Tibet Campaign is most interesting, covering as it does, a period of 5 years beginning in 1903 with political manoeuvres, followed in 1904 by the long military march to Lhasa and ending in 1908 with the evacuation of the occupied Chumbi Valley. Moreover it offers an unusual example of the mingling of civil and army post offices. "Besides providing detailed postal history of the Campaign, the book offers much useful information in its Appendices for researching postal covers - Roll of Officers, Table of Post Offices, Postal Rates, List of Stamps and Seals and many illustrations. Part 2 of the book contains a Table of Recorded Postmarks and their drawings specially prepared by Dr. Wolfgang Hellrigl. The contemporary Field Post Office Diary of the Campaign containing a rare day-to-day chronicle of postal work and problems on Field Service is reproduced in Part 3 in its entirety."

£40.00

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Dastur, Vispi S. - India Used Abroad
Publisher: Mysore Philatelics, India, 1982.
Hardback, original black cloth, dustwrapper, illustrated, 253 pages + plates, some short tears to the dustwrapper with some loss, signed dedication from the author to Murray Graham, in Good condition.
Useful handbook. Scarce.

£25.00

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Giles, D. Hammond - The Hon. E.I.C's Steamers of 1830-1854
Publisher: The India Study Circle for Philately, London, 1995.
Paperback, looseleaf pages, iv + 112 pages, illustrated, very slight bend else in Very Good condition.
Useful book on the East India Company's regular mail service between Bombay and Suez between 1830 and the end of 1854.

£17.50

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Voyce, Revd. A.H. - Sunrise in the East
Publisher: Ponwinkle Publications, New Zealand, nd [circa 1970s].
Paperback, illustrated, 68 pages, some foxing to the covers, spine slightly sunned, internally clean, in Good condition.
Japanese picture postcards of the Russo-Japanese War. With some postal history content. Profusely illustrated in black & white.

£12.00

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Alexander, Donald R. - Postal Stationery of Taiwan, Republic of China
Publisher: The China Stamp Society, Iowa, 1993.
Hardback, illustrated, xii + 372 pages, with price guide in pocket at end, a few mild marks else in Very Good condition.
Important handbook/catalogue. Well illustrated.

£45.00

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Alexander, Donald R. and Kadull, Paul J. - Postal Stationery of China, Imperial and Republic to 1949
Publisher: The China Stamp Society, Iowa, 1994.
Hardback, illustrated, xii + 176 pages, with price guide in pocket at end, a few mild marks to the covers, in Very Good condition.
Important handbook/catalogue. Well illustrated.

£40.00

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Chang, Paul Ke-Shing - A Historical Survey of Postage Stamps, Postmarks & Postage Rates of Taiwan (1945-1949)
Publisher: privately published, San Francisco, 1986.
Two volumes, hardback, illustrated, 760 pages + colour plates, with valuation guide loosely inserted, text in English & Chinese, mild foxing to top page-edges, else in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated handbook. Scarce.

£100.00

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Smythies, E.A. and Dawson, L.E. - The Postage Stamps of Nepal
Publisher: The Civil & Military Gazette, Lahore, 1945.
Paperback, [ii] + 15 pages + 2 plates, covers partially toned, slight vertical creasing and some corner-creases, in Good condition.
Scarce work.

£40.00

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Bulterman, P.R. - Poststempels Nederlands-Indie 1864-1950
Publisher: Davo, 1981.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 579 pages, text in Dutch, a few spots of foxing and small marks to the page-edges, some signs of use, in Good condition.
A comprehensive postal history handbook. Very well illustrated, including much in colour.

£40.00

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[Hinde, William C.] - The Collection of Covers, Cancellations and Postage Stamps used during the Second Boer War 1899-1902
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1959.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages, with a photocopy of the prices realised, minor shelfwear else in Very Good condition.
Robson Lowe Postal History Auction No. 223. Very scarce.

£20.00

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