Wills - Catalogue of The "Wills" Large Gold Medal Collection
Great Britain Essays and Postage Stamps 1837 to 1854
Publisher: Harmers, London, 1989.
Auction catalogue, paperback, colour illustrations, 80 pages, with the prices realised, slight crease to front cover near head of spine, else in Very Good condition.
One of the greatest collections of classic GB ever formed. Includes magnificent Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Treasury Competition & other Essays, Mulready Envelopes etc.

£10.00

Quantity: 1

Madden, Don and Louis, Karl - The Dublin Find
The most important stamp find in GB philately
Publisher: Mike Jackson Publications, 2006.
First edition, large paperback, vi + 45 pages, very slight mark to the first two pages else in Very Good condition.
"A tale of intrigue and secret stamp dealing by the Post Office at the very beginning of the 20th century; and a modern investigation into where the stamps have ended up." In 1899, a remarkable discovery was made at the Dublin and Edinburgh Post Offices. The apparent 'find' consisted of a sheet of 1d Blacks, a sheet of 2d Blues, a sheet of VR 1d Blacks and rolls of some six thousand Mulready lettersheets. Post Office officials decided to try to obtain as much money as possible for these on the philatelic market, but instead of openly admitting who was actually selling the stamps, they arranged for Post Office employees to sell the stamps at auction under their own names! In the first part of this superb work Don Madden unravels the story of the Dublin Find using contemporary Post Office documents. In the second part Karl Louis reconstructs the broken down sheets. Very well illustrated in black & white, and with excellent diagrams showing the reconstruction of the sheets.

£13.50

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Stone, J.W.M. - Cumulative Index to the British Philatelist
Publisher: Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1983.
Special Issue of the GB Journal, paperback, iv + 24 pages, slightly rusty staples else in VG condition.
The British Philatelist was published by Charles Nissen from 1908 to 1954 and covered all aspects of British philately. A very useful Index for GB collectors.

£3.50

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Muir, Douglas N. - Postal Reform and the Penny Black
A New Appreciation
Publisher: The National Postal Museum, London, 1990.
First edition, papreback, card covers, 242 pages, spine sunned, light wear, else in VG condition.
An excellent look at Rowland Hill's reform of the postal system and the introduction of the first adhesive postage stamps. With many illustrations including many in colour. This important study draws on unpublished documents and extensive new research, to offer a fresh insight into the period leading to the issue of the Penny Black and the Mulready Envelope in 1840.

£12.50

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de Righi, A.G. Rigo - The Story of the Penny Black and its Contemporaries
Publisher: The National Postal Museum, London, 1980.
First edition, large format paperback, vii + 56 pages, very slight corner-creasing to front cover, else in Very Good condition.
An excellent introduction to the history of the 1d Black and the Mulready Envelope; beautifully illustrated throughout in full colour.

£9.00

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Dagnall, H. - The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards
Their History & Documentation
Publisher: privately published, 1985.
Hardback, original yellow cloth, dustwrapper, 249 pages, light rippling to the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
While there are numerous books on picture postcards, the equally interesting - but far less glamorous - postal stationery postcards and letter cards have received but scant attention. This book remedies this neglect by giving a very comprehensive account of them, their design, production and use, together with essays and other related items. The book is both a history and a documentation, with extensive source material - letters, documents, official reports and memoranda, press comments and Post Office notices. Rejected designs and non-issued items are fully dealt with and illustrated. With an illustrated summary list of all the basic issued postcards (including overprinted and official ones) and letter cards.

£24.00

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