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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.

£45.00

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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.

£45.00

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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.

£120.00

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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.

£120.00

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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.

£20.00

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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.

£20.00

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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.

£8.50

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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.

£25.00

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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.

£75.00

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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.

£85.00

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Feldman, Hugh V. - Mails by Water within the United States of America & From Sail to Steam on the North Atlantic
A two part display
Publisher: privately published, 2009.
Paperback, illustrated, 31 pages, with CD-Rom in pocket at rear, mild signs of use, in Good condition.
Brochure to accompany a display of two of Hugh Feldman's collections to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Well illustrated in colour. With a CD-Rom covering both collections in more detail.

£10.00

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Negus, Ron - Our National Philatelist
Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (1860-1938) A short biographical sketch
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1999.
Supplement to "The London Philatelist", paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.
Biography of the influential philatelist.

£7.50

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Roberts, Michael J.Y. - A display to The Royal Philatelic Society of The Postal History of the Falkland Islands between the years 1827 and 1945
Publisher: privately published, 2015.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 63 pages, a few mild dusty marks to the covers, minor corner-crease, else in Very Good condition.
An excellent postal history study, profusely illustrated with colour photographs of covers from the author's collection.

£14.50

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Huggins, Alan et al - Royal Philatelic Society London Exhibits at Monacophil 2011
Catalogue
Publisher: Le Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies de Monaco & The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2011.
Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 376 pages, text in English & French, very short tear to corner of dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
A superb production. With chapters on the history of the Society, the Society's collections, and the collections of individual members exhibited at Monacophil 2011. Very well illustrated in colour.

£35.00

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Minns, John - British East Africa
The Stamps and Postal Stationery
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1981.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 134 pages + colour plates, No. 403 of a limited edition of 500 copies, tiniest hint of spine-lean, dustwrapper a little toned, else in Very Good condition.
A fine handbook.

£35.00

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Stagg, Major E.C.W. - Sudan, The Postal Markings 1867-1970
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1974.
Hardback, illustrated, 196 pages, with the Addenda & Corrigenda (1984), slight spine-lean, marks to page fore-edges and slight dusty marks to upper page-edges, internally clean, a Good working copy only.
The standard handbook on the postmarks of Sudan. Well illustrated. Long out-of-print and scarce.

£24.00

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Pratt, Major R.W. - Aden
Its States and Post Offices 1839-1954
Publisher: privately published, 1973.
Large format paperback, illustrated, [ii] + 35 pages, some pencil annotations to pages, few creases, in Good condition.
Brochure published to accompany a display to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Very scarce.

£28.00

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Passer, Adolf - The Stamps of Turkey
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1938.
Paperback, vii + 240 pages, text only (no plates), covers rubbed and scuffed with some slight loss to the surface (the 'S' in the title handwritten in ink), spine-lean, spine repaired with card, internally clean, in Fair condition only. An acceptable reading copy.
Text only of the classic work on the stamps of Turkey. Lacking the separate plates volume (as is often the case), but still an acceptable reading copy of this rare work (only 300 copies were published).

£75.00

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Moubray, Jane & Michael - British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840-1875
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1992.
First edition, large hardback, illustrated, xxxii + 512 pages + 2 colour plates, obvious spine-lean (spine-roll), a Good working copy.
First edition of the major work on the subject. With extensive tables of rates explaining the complexities of the different rates in detail. An important handbook. Scarce and sought after.

£95.00

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Brookes, Brian A. - St Christopher, St. Kitts-Nevis
Publisher: privately published, nd.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 15 pages, in VG condition.
Brochure to accompany a Display to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Well illustrated in colour.

£7.50

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