Philatelic Literature Specialists

Africa

The Post Office Stone

The Post Office Stone

Vols. 27-30 (Whole Nos. 120-128)
Publisher: Postmark & Postal History Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 1995-98

Hardback, grey cloth binding, ex-National Philatelic Society Library with “NPS” in gilt at foot of spine and a few library marks to some front covers, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Dann, H.C.

Publisher: Frank Godden Ltd., London, 1940

First edition, hardback, viii + 151 pages + plates, some marks to the covers, one corner of front cover very slightly bumped, foxing to the page-edges, a little foxing to the title-page, in Good condition.

£25.00

[Glossop, William]

Publisher: H.R. Harmer, London, 1956

Auction catalogue, paperback, 35 pages + viii plates, with the prices realised, the rusty staples have been removed and consequently the pages are detached from the covers, some rippling to the plates, in fairly Good condition.

£9.50

Publisher: H.R. Harmer, London, 1946

Auction catalogue, paperback, 16 pages + vi plates, with prices realised tipped-in at front, disbound from a larger volume with consequent small holes and residue to the spine, slight corner-crease, in Good condition.

£24.00

Sacher, John

The Postal History of British, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies and of Liberia to the end of the 19th Century
Publisher: privately published, 2008

Paperback, illustrated, [ii] + 51 pages, ex-RPSL Library with library bookplate inside front cover, in Good condition.

£12.50

Farmer, H.V.

Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1955

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 123 pages + plates, several tears and small inscription to dustwrapper, slight hint of spine-lean, a Good reading copy.

£24.00

Walton, Frank

Publisher: privately published, 2016

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Gisburn, Harold G.D. and Thompson, G. Seymour

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1947

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 120 pages, toning and tears with some loss to the dustwrapper, mild toning to the endpapers and page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£12.50

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co., East Sussex, 1992

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 368 pages, slight spine-lean, page-edges dust-marked and foxed, internally clean, an acceptable working copy only.

£15.00

A Summary of Displays and Activities
Publisher: Nottinghamshire Philatelic Society, 2014

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, slight corner-crease to foot of spine else in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Nicholson, M.P.

Publisher: Philip Cockrill, nd [circa 1982]

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, circular dent to front cover, some shelf-wear to the covers, pages fine, Good condition.

£7.00

Corbelli, Louis

Les Surcharges Locales 1940/1942
Publisher: A. Molder, Lisbon, 1944

First edition, paperback, 35 pages, illustrated, text in French, small crease to foot of spine, some toning to covers & page edges, in Good condition.

£7.50

Cheavin, W. Harold S.

V. British Colonies, “The De-La-Rue Dies”
Publisher: Editrice Filatelica, Torino, 1927

Large format paperback, illustrated, 11 pages, bilingual text in English & French, quite creased, a few short tears to the front cover, one short tear to front cover and margin of first couple of pages, in fairly Good condition.

£14.50

Batten, A.G.M.

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1984

Large format (A4) paperback, [ii] + 22 pages, front cover corner-creased, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner (Francis Kiddle) to title-page, in Good condition.

£9.50

Andrew, J.O. (editor)

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe in conjunction with the West Africa Study Circle, 1985

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, v + 159 pages + 8 colour plates, dustwrapper has some slight creasing and a tiny nick to the edge, else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Wyndham, L.A.

Publisher: privately published, printed by Cape Times Limited, Cape Town, 1936

Hardback, original blue cloth gilt, frontispiece, iv + 126 pages + fold-out map + plates, a few slight marks to the front cover, in Good condition.

£45.00

Reisener, Hasso O.

Publisher: Collectors Mail Auctions, 1978

Second edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 340 pages, dustwrapper rubbed and with some short tears and loss of a piece to the rear, book has only minor wear else in Very Good condition.

£28.00

Friedemann, Albert and Wittmann, Dr. Heinrich

Handbook and Specialised Catalogue
Publisher: Collectors Mail Auctions, South Africa, 1980

First English edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, 197 pages + 75 plates, dustwrapper slightly sunned, minor signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Payne, Rev. Eric

Postmarks & Cancellations to 1936
Publisher: Mervyn S. Todd, nd

Reprint, paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, in Very Good condition.

£5.00

Payne, Rev. Eric and Cape, Norman

Part I Ethiopian Stationery & Part II Airmail Flights to 1934
Publisher: Philip Cockrill, 1982

Paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Proud, E.B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co., 1996

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 182 pages, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Smith, Peter A.S.

Publisher: Mobile Post Office Society, 1983

Paperback, illustrated, ii + 65 pages, some slight corner-creases, tiny scuff to rear cover, page-edges very slightly toned, internally clean, in Good condition.

£14.00

Van der Walt, Andries

A Study of the Development of the Postal History of Mafeking from 1881 to 1910
Publisher: Postmark and Postal History Society of Southern Africa, 1986

Large format (A4) paperback, 36 pages, illustrated, some foxing and small marks to the covers, pages slightly toned, crease to rear cover and bend to pages, an acceptable reading copy only.

£8.50

Wagner, Ryszard

Middle East and Italy 1940-1948
Publisher: Caldra House, London, 1992

Large hardback, dustwrapper, vii + 355 pages, illustrated, a few slight marks and minor creases to the dustwrapper, binding very slightly shaken, pages a little toned, in Good condition.

£40.00

["Maximus"]

The “Maximus” Grand Prix Collection
Publisher: Sotheby's, London, 1989

Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, circa 50 pages + 56 plates (51 in colour), with the prices realised, spine a little sunned else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Gibbs, Robert M.]

The Robert M. Gibbs Collection
Publisher: Sotheby's, London, 1988

Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, circa 100 pages, with the prices realised, spine a little sunned else in Very Good condition.

£16.50

Griffith, Kenneth and Drysdall, Alan

Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1997

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 75 pages, slight toning to the clear plastic front cover else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Stroud, Richard

Their Postal History
Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1989

Paperback, illustrated, circa 112 pages, mild toning to the clear plastic front cover and a tiny corner-crease, in Good condition.

£20.00

Jurgens, A.A.

from 1792 to 1853 and the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910
Publisher: privately published, Cape Town, 1938

Large hardback, illustrated, xiv + 140 pages, signed dedication from the author to the original owner at front, spine and front cover very slightly sunned, else in Very Good condition.

£150.00