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General philatelic works - The Royal Philatelic Society, London

- Catalogue of a Display of Postage Stamps by Fellows and Members of the Royal Philatelic Society, London in honour of the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1953.
Paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, slightest hint of corner-crease to the covers, slightly rusty staples, in Good condition.
The Display included choice items from some of the most famous collections of the time.

Ł6.00

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- The Royal Philatelic Society London
"The Society's Philatelic Collections"
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2017.
Paperback, 12 pages, illustrated, one or two tiny blemishes, in Good condition.
'Hand-out' to accompany a Display of some of the Royal's philatelic collections.

Ł9.00

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Salmon, Michael - The Life and Work of Charles Whiting and the Beaufort House Press
A Treasury Competition Winner
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2007.
Paperback, illustrated, iv + 60 pages, in Very Good condition.
Supplement to "The London Philatelist". Very well illustrated in colour.

Ł12.50

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Negus, Ron - The Earl of Crawford K.T.
A Short Biographical Sketch
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2002.
Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, vertical crease caused by folding affecting covers and very slightly to pages, in Good condition.
Supplement to "The London Philatelist". Biography of the former President of the RPSL and renowned collector of philatelic literature.

Ł6.50

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- Display by Swedish Fellows and Members of the Royal Philatelic Society London
Publisher: privately published, 2009.
Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, with disc in pocket at end, in Very Good condition.
Handout brochure to accompany a Display to the RPSL. Well illustrated in colour, and with the complete display on disc provided in a pocket inside the rear cover.

Ł10.00

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Lowe, Robson - The De La Rue Punch Book
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1987.
Paperback, illustrated, 23 pages, tiny mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Monograph published by the RPSL commemorating the donation of the De La Rue collection of punch dies to the RPSL museum. Illustrated with black & white photos.

Ł9.00

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Agerup, John - Denmark, The Year 1870 - A Year of Transition
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1967.
Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, in Very Good condition.
Supplement to The London Philatelist. Monograph on changes in printing, perforations, etc of Denmark's stamps in 1870. Well illustrated with black & white photo-plates.

Ł8.50

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Dave, Markand - The Royal Philatelic Society London
Activities in India 2013-2017
Publisher: RPSL, 2018.
Paperback, illustrated, [iii] + 38 pages, very slightly rubbed at foot of spine else in Very Good condition.
A history of RPSL meetings in India in recent years. Colour illustrated.

Ł6.00

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Harvey, Ian - Great Britain Booklets, Production and Promotion
The First 100 Years
Publisher: privately published by the author, 2014.
Paperback, illustrated, viii + 48 pages, in Very Good condition.
'Hand-out' to accompany a Display to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Very well illustrated in colour.

Ł15.00

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Granzow, Gary W. - Line Engraved Security Printing: the Methods of Perkins Bacon 1790-1935
Banknotes and Postage Stamps
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2012.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xxiv + 319 pages, in Very Good condition.
Important handbook. Very well illustrated in colour.

Ł45.00

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Easton, John - The De La Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps
1855-1901
Publisher: Faber & Faber for the Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1958.
Hardback, dustwrapper, xxiii + 846 pages + 48 b/w plates, a couple of tiny short tears to the price-clipped dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
Very detailed history of stamp production at De La Rue in the nineteenth century, based on the company's Day Books and Correspondence Books. Illustrated with black & white illustrations of hundreds of the rejected designs and essays. A classic work.

Ł45.00

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De Worms, Percy - Perkins Bacon Records
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1953.
In two volumes, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, top-edges gilt, dustwrappers, xxviii + vi + 867 pages + 50 b/w plates, a few tiny short tears to dustwrapper edges, occasional light marks to the dustwrappers, light corner-creases to first few pages, else in Very Good condition.
The stamp production records of Perkins Bacon, edited with commentary by Percy De Worms. A monumental work, illustrated with 50 black & white plates of die proofs, designs etc. A classic reference work.

Ł120.00

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Fryer, Gavin and Akerman, Clive (Editors) - The Reform of the Post Office in the Victorian Era and its Impact on Economic and Social Activity
Documentary History 1837 to 1864 Based on Sir Rowland Hill's Journal and Ancillary Papers, with Glossary, Bibliography and Comprehensive Index
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2000.
Two large volumes, hardbacks, dustwrappers, lviii + vi + 1304 pages, ex RPSL Library with their library bookplate to front pastedown-endpapers, dustwrappers slightly rubbed and chipped at corners, remains of a small sticker to dustwrapper of Vol II, in Good condition.
No. 38 of a limited edition of 650 copies (although it is understood that a substantial part of the print run was destroyed, thus the book is far scarcer than indicated by the stated print run). Foreword by Asa Briggs. Well illustrated including numerous colour plates. A huge work in two volumes. With much detail on Rowland Hill's reforms and the introduction of the first adhesive postage stamps. Out of print.

Ł120.00

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Wood, F.E. - The Postage Stamps of the Native Protected States of Malaya
Part II Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Trengganu, Federated Malay States
Publisher: Selangor Stamp Club, Kuala Lumpur, 1961.
Reprint edition, paperback, 70 pages, spine slightly rubbed, small mark to front cover, in Good condition.
Reprint of the classic work originally reprinted from The London Philatelist in 1940s. Scarce.

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Wood, F.E. - The Postage Stamps of the Native Protected States of Malaya
Part 1 Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong
Publisher: Selangor Stamp Club, Kuala Lumpur, 1961.
Reprint edition, paperback, illustrated, 98 pages, slight dusty marks to the covers, spine slightly rubbed, in Good condition.
Reprint of the classic work originally reprinted from The London Philatelist in 1940s. Scarce.

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Hällström, Jonas - A Handbook for Postcard Exhibitors
Building and Mounting a Picture Postcard Collection
Publisher: The Philatelic Fund, RPSL, London, 2015.
First English edition, paperback, spiralbound, 52 pages, text in English, corner-crease to first page else in Very Good condition.
Useful handbook for postcard exhibitors. Illustrated throughout with postcards from the author's collection of the Skaraborg Regiment.

Ł8.50

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Wiggins, W.R.D. - The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Part Two
The Perforated Line-Engraved Issues
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1962.
Second edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 220 pages + plates, some toning and tiny marks to the dustwrapper, dustwrapper very slightly chipped at corners, page-edges a little toned, in Good condition.
Important handbook - the standard work on these issues.

Ł25.00

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Odenweller, Robert P. - The Postage Stamps of New Zealand: 1855-1873
The Chalon Head Issues
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2009.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, all page-edges gilt, illustrated, xxi + 362 pages, slightest shelfwaer to the dustwrapper else in Very Good+ condition.
The definitive handbook on New Zealand's 'Chalon' issues. Profusely illustrated in colour. A superb work.

Ł75.00

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Holmes, H.R. - The Postage Stamps, Postal Stationery and Postmarks of the Bechuanalands
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1971.
Large hardback, original orange cloth, top-edges gilt, 189 pages + plates, a few minor blemishes, small signs of use else in Very Good condition.
No. 104 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Scarce classic handbook.

Ł85.00

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Stevenson, W. Iain - "The Man for the Post"
Henry Fawcett and Postal Reform
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2001.
Published as a Supplement to The London Philatelist, paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.
The major postal reforms of the 1880s introduced by the Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett.

Ł8.50

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