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We specialise in all aspects of philatelic literature on a full-time basis and hold extensive stocks of second-hand and selected new titles. Below is a selection of the newest items added to the site.

Hong Kong Airmails
Webb, Colonel F.W.

Hong Kong Airmails

Publisher: The Postal History Society, 1968

Paperback, illustrated, 57 pages, slightly rusty staples, some small marks and some corner-creasing to the covers, in Good condition.

£11.50

Harris, Leo J. (editor)

Postal History and a Listing of Prephilatelic Postmarks
Publisher: The Collectors Club, New York, 1986

English language edition, paperback, illustrated, xiv + 142 pages, spine a little rubbed, heavy foxing to top page-edges and some minor foxing to the fore-edges, a few small corner-creases, a Good reading copy only.

£20.00

[Dillemann, Paul]

Publisher: Miro & Gilbert, Paris, 1937

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 92 pages + 27 black & white photo-plates, text in French, a few tiny marks to the front cover, small corner-creases to the front cover and to a few pages, very short tear to foot of spine, tiny nick to edge of first three plates, in Good condition.

£45.00

Kearsley, Bryan

King George V High Values
Publisher: Great Britain Philatelic Society, 2005

Large hardback, dustjacket, illustrated, vi + 278 pages + 8 colour plates, errata/corrigenda page loosely inserted, in Very Good condition.

£150.00

Slingsby, John

1918-1923
Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2004

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, xvi + 234 pages, a few tiny marks to the front cover, tiny corner-creases to the covers, in Good condition.

£30.00

Snelson, Ken

Usage & Listing
Publisher: privately published by the author, 2007

Large paperback, spiral-bound, illustrated, vi + 178 pages, in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Mark, Graham

Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2000

Large format paperback, illustrated, xxxv + 252 pages, corners of covers very slightly rubbed and creased, a few tiny corner-creases to the pages, in Good condition.

£40.00

Souers, P. Clark

Eastern Front, Balkans, Caucasus
Publisher: privately published, Pleasanton, USA, 2023

Second edition (described as “Version 2”), second printing, paperback, illustrated, 86 pages, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Souers, P. Clark

Publisher: privately published, USA, 2023

Paperback, illustrated, 38 pages, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

[Schäfer Jr., Richard]

Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Jr
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2023

Auction catalogue, paperback, 80 pages, illustrated, text in German, with a print-out of the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

and Central America, The Crown Point Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2001

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 153 pages, tears to foot of dustwrapper spine, tiny dent to top-edge of front cover, small signs of use, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part I)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 224 pages, with the prices realised, text in English, some small signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£19.50

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part II)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 240 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, corner of dustwrapper slightly rubbed  else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part III)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 236 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, short tear to the rear panel of the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 132 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

[Blanc, Jack]

The Jack Blanc Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, 160 pages, illustrated, text in English, with the prices realised, very slight shelf-wear to the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Petschel, H.K.

A History of U.S. Postal Counterfeits
Publisher: American Philatelic Society, 1997

Paperback, illustrated, v + 266 pages + colour plates, ex-Leeds Philatelic Society Library with label to spine, library bookplate inside front cover and library marks inside covers and to title-page and final page, short (1cm) tear to front cover at top of spine, covers a little corner-creased/rubbed, pages fine, a Good reading copy.

£8.50

[Plantinga, Max]

Publisher: Christoph Gärtner, Bietigheim-Bissingen, 2011

Auction catalogue, hardback, 172 pages, illustrated, text in English, with the prices realised, very slight hint of spine-lean, a few very slight dents to edges of the covers, else in Very Good condition.

£25.00

[Shanahan's]

Publisher: Shanahan's Stamp Auctions Ltd, Dublin, 1958

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 42 pages + 140 plates, slight wear to spine, short tear to foot of spine, a little foxing to front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£35.00

Brady, Seamus

The rise and fall of stamp king Dr. Paul Singer
Publisher: Anvil Books, Tralee, 1965

First (and only) edition, paperback, 176 pages, pages toned (as usual), a little foxing to the page-edges, covers slightly rubbed and creased, a slightly fragile mass-market paperback, in Good condition.

£15.00

Rommerskirchen, Dr. H.

Publisher: ArGe Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde, Frankfurt Am Main, 1963

Paperback, [iv] + 12 pages, illustrated, text in German, slight toning to the pages, in Good condition.

£7.50

Higlett, G.A.

Random Notes
Publisher: Harris Publications Ltd., London, 1926

“Philatelic Magazine” Handbook No. 11., paperback, 16 pages, illustrated, covers slightly rubbed and toned, rusty staples, short tears to covers along spine with small amount of loss, in fairly Good condition.

£13.50

Kay, G.K.

A Philatelic Gazetteer
Publisher: privately published, Edinburgh, 1992

Paperback, 390 pages, with addenda & corrigenda loosely inserted, Introduction and explanation of how to use the gazetteer in English, German & Polish, some corner-creases, slight dusty marks and foxing to page-edges, internally clean, a Good working copy.

£12.50

Courtney, Nicholas

The Authorised History of the Royal Philatelic Collection
Publisher: Methuen, London, 2004

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, xiii + 337 pages, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner to title-page, very slight signs of having been read else in Very Good condition.

£11.50

Ashford, P.T.

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1991

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 158 pages, foxing to the covers, some dusty marks and slight shelf-wear, pages clean, in Good condition.

£22.00

Drechsel, Edwin

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1984

First edition, oblong format, paperback, 60 pages, corners of covers a little rubbed, some marks to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.

£11.50

Padget, Peter I.

Publisher: The China Philatelic Society of London, 1978

Paperback (card covers) comb-bound, illustrated, 111 pages, foxing to the covers and to the page-edges, in Good condition.

£13.50

Cane, Dr. Leonard B.

Publisher: Stamp Collecting Ltd., London, 1938

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 63 pages, small corner-crease to front cover and first few pages, some small marks and shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£24.00

Beales, K.H. and Aglen, E.F.

Publisher: China Philatelic Society of London, 1987

Large (A4) paperback, 95 pages, illustrated, previous owner’s name (L.R.F. Prescott) to front cover, some small marks to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£10.00