[Matthews, Thomas A.] - The Thomas A. Matthews Collection of Airmail Stamps Part III
Mint & Used Airmail Stamps of the Independent Countries of the American Continent (Except United States and Canada)
Publisher: F.W. Kessler, New York, 1961.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 147 pages, with the prices realised, 5cm tear to covers at top of spine, some prices written in margins of pages, a Good working copy.
Third part of probably the greatest airmail collection ever formed. A magnificent selection of Airmail stamps of Latin America, including Proofs & Essays and some flown covers. Some great rarities, particularly of Honduras (including the mint example of the Black Honduras known as the "Robinette Single" which sold for $24,500 - the record for any stamp sold in America at the time). Illustrated in black & white.

£9.50

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Beith, Richard - British South American Airways 1946-1949
A sourcebook for aerophilatelists with notes on previous attempts to introduce a British South Atlantic air mail service
Publisher: privately published, 2004.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, viii + 56 pages, limited edition of 300 copies, signed by the author, in Fine condition.
A splendid handbook on this little-known and short-lived air mail service. Clearly presented, with maps, and many illustrations of covers, including some in colour.

£15.00

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Schlichter, Andres Jorge and Spinetto, Julio Ricardo - Historia Postal de la Tripulación del Acorazado Admiral Graf Spee
(Argentina, Diciembre 1939 - Alemania, Junio 1946)
Publisher: Histpost Ediciones, Buenos Aires, 1989.
Paperback, 65 pages + plates, text in Spanish, a few blemishes and shelfwear to the covers, short tear at top of spine, in Good condition.
The postal history of the German battle cruiser Admiral Graf Spee's crew who were interned in Argentina in 1940 following the Battle of the River Plate. Very well illustrated with more than 50 pages of b/w photographs showing covers and postal markings. A scarce book.

£20.00

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Philipp, Rudolf - Luftpost-Katalog: Flughafen "Stuttgart-Böblingen"
Publisher: privately published, 1987.
Paperback, looseleaf pages with holes punched for 2-ring binder, illustrated, 583 pages, text in German, signed by author to front cover, small mark to front cover, minor soiling to edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
A very detailed handbook/catalogue of flights to and from this German airport. Featuring large sections on the Zeppelin flights to South America, and South Atlantic Catapult Mails.

£20.00

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[Dale/Lichtenstein] - The Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein Collections, Sale 9 South America, Mexico, etc.
Publisher: H.R. Harmer, New York, 1970.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 128 pages, in Very Good condition.
Scarce catalogue of magnificent Latin America, including a large and important section of Argentina & Buenos Aires; also Brazil "Bull's Eyes", Chile, Peru, etc. Well illustrated in black & white and with one colour plate.

£20.00

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Howat, The Rev. J.N.T. - Falkland Islands Mails, The Kosmos Years 1880-1900
Publisher: The British Philatelic Trust, 1989.
Hardback, xiv + 146 pages, in Fine condition.
A history of the mail contracts with the Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft "Kosmos" of Hamburg for communication with the Falkland Islands, and the change of contract to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company.

£9.50

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Moens, J.-B. - Timbres de République de la Argentine
et de ses diverses provinces (Buénos Ayres, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre-Rios, Jujuy, San-Luis, Santa-Fé, Santiago del Estero)
Publisher: J.-B. Moens, Bruxelles, 1882.
Two volumes, paperback, original grey paper covers, illustrated, 170 + 148 pages, text in French, limited edition of 150, slight foxing to covers & endpapers, backstrips (spine coverings) worn with some loss, bindings splitting apart (these original paper covers were expected to be only temporary, as the owner was expected to have the volumes hardbound), internally in nice condition, would benefit from re-binding, in Good condition.
Very rare Moens publication.

£240.00

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Kurchan, Mario D. - Argentine Maritime Postal History
Publisher: privately published, Buenos Aires, 1994.
Paperback, illustrated, 440 pages, bilingual text in English & Spanish, tiny mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.
Excellent handbook. Well illustrated.

£30.00

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Del Mazo, Jorge - Primitivos Matasellos Argentinos
Publisher: privately published, Buenos Aires, 1943.
Paperback, illustrated, 47 pages, text in Spanish, No. 91 of a limited edition, spine and portions of covers slightly sunned, 3 inch tear to rear cover down spine, spine worn, in Good condition.
Very scarce postmark study. Well illustrated.

£40.00

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Jewell, Capt. C.J.S. - The Process of Manufacture of the Five Cent Rivadavia Plates of Argentina
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, [1925].
Reprinted from "The London Philatelist", paperback, 18 pages, short tears to covers at head and foot of spine, lower and right-hand portions of front cover somewhat soiled, internally clean, in fairly Good condition.
Extremely rare publication by the RPSL. A commentary on F.J. Peplow's article in the "Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal".

£60.00

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Jewell, Capt. C.J.S. - The Rivadavia Series of Argentina
Reconstruction of Plate D
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, [1924].
Reprinted from "The London Philatelist", paperback, 25 pages + 3 plates, short tears to the spine and edges of the covers, foxing to covers, internally clean, in Good condition.
Extremely rare publication by the RPSL.

£75.00

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- Revista de Correos y Telegrafos
Años I-IV, Whole Nos. 1-40, lacking 6 issues(Nos. 8,9,11,13,14,33), Sept. 1937-Dec. 1940
Publisher: Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos, Buenos Aires, 1937-1940.
34 issues, paperback, text in Spanish, some light wear, occasional blemishes, one cover torn, two issues glued together along spines, overall in Very Good condition.
Official journal of Argentina's Directorate General of Posts & Telegraphs, with much interesting content on the organisation at the time and on the history of Argentina's stamps and postal system. With good b/w illustrations including some folding. A good run of the first four volumes, less six missing numbers. Very rarely seen.

£75.00

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