Philatelic Literature Specialists

New Zealand

British Commonwealth

It's in the Post
Wolfe, Richard

It’s in the Post

the stories behind New Zealand stamps
Publisher: Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, 2010

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 224 pages, in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Featuring Barry Gribble’s Nauru & NWPI
Publisher: Prestige Philately, Melbourne, 2011

Auction catalogue, large format paperback, illustrated, 133 pages, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Publisher: Alan Berman, Bodmin, 2002

Auction catalogues, small format (A5) paperbacks, illustrated, 16 + 36 pages, with the prices realised for Part Six, crease to rear cover and some pen annotations to last couple of pages of Part Six, Part Seven in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Publisher: Prestige Philately, Australia, 2011

Auction catalogue, large paperback, illustrated, 142 pages, corners of covers slightly rubbed, corner-crease to front cover and to some pages, in Good condition.

£10.00

Beech, David R. and Berry, Allan P. and Startup, Robin M.

Publisher: privately published, 2004

Large format (A4) hardback, original green cloth with gilt title to spine, xv + 288 pages, in Very Good+, unused condition.

£30.00

Harris, Albert H. (editor)

Publisher: Harris Publications, London, 1938

Paperback, iv + 112 pages, illustrated, spine a little chipped with tiny amount of loss, few slight corner-creases, slight toning to pages, in Good condition.

£10.00

plus Prospectus and List of Awards
Publisher: Auckland, 1955

Paperback, illustrated, 96 + 20 + 1 pages, ex National Philatelic Society Library with a few small library marks, covers a little dust-marked, slight corner-crease to front cover and short tear to rear cover, in Good condition.

£10.00

Ward, C.W.

Their Histories & Postmarks
Publisher: privately published, 1951

Paperback, illustrated, 19 pages, covers slightly sunned, spine rubbed, some pencil annotations to pages, signed by author to front cover, in Good condition.

£9.50

Walker, Douglas A.

The Internal Flights
Publisher: The Air Mail Society of New Zealand, 1955

First edition, hardback (paper-covered thick card boards), [ii] + 114 pages, front cover corners scuffed with some loss, some tiny corner-creases to some pages, in Good condition.

£25.00

Miller, Adam

1919-1994
Publisher: RPS of NZ, Wellington, 1998

Hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 172 pages, ex-libris Brian Birch with his bookplate to front pastedown-endpaper, very slight crease to dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

[Dale/Lichtenstein]

United States, British Commonwealth, German States & Foreign
Publisher: Harmers, New York, 1992

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, with the prices realised, mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Samuel, R.D.

Publisher: RPS of NZ, Wellington, 1980

Paperback, pictorial card covers, comb-bound, illustrated, (iii) + 42 pages, page edges lightly toned, small corner-crease to covers and pages, in Good condition.

£12.00

[Peace, Brian]

Publisher: J.M.A. Gregson Ltd., Bristol, 1995

Private Treaty sale catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 15 pages, in Very Good condition.

£6.00

Burge, Richard (Editor)

Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1989

Paperback (card covers), illustrated 276 pages, ex Society Library with label to spine and small library marks to title-page, spine rubbed, covers slightly creased, fore-edges slightly marked, a Good reading copy.

£28.00

Burgess, A.H.

Publisher: Pacific Islands Study Circle, 1971

Paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, ex NPS library with library marks to front cover, tiny nick to edge of rear cover, pages clean, in Good condition.

£9.50

Startup, R.M.

Publisher: Laurie Franks, Christchurch, NZ, nd (circa 1960)

Tasman Stamp Handbook No. 3, paperback, illustrated, circa 30 pages, slightly rusty staples, in Good condition.

£9.50

Startup, R.M.

Publisher: Laurie Franks Ltd., Christchurch, 1960

Tasman Stamp Handbook No. 6, paperback, 26 pages, slight marks to the covers, some corner-creasing, in Good condition.

£9.50

Hancox, Terry

Illustrating a replating exercise for the 1959 Red Cross Stamp
Publisher: privately published, circa 2010

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 144 pages, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W.

Volume IV
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1964

Hardback, quarter leather gilt, facsimile reprint dustwrapper illustrated, xvii + 561 pages, a few tiny spots foxing, minor signs of use, in Good condition.

£100.00

Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W.

Volume III – Being the Postal History of New Zealand, with special reference to postal cancellations and markings
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1955

Hardback, quarter leather gilt, facsimile reprint dustwrapper, illustrated, xxvi + 694 pages, tiny tear to the reprinted dustwrapper, few old tape marks to the endpapers else in Very Good condition.

£150.00

[Vestey]

Publisher: Spink, London, 2010

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 97 pages, with the prices realised, minor wear to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Walker, Douglas A.

The Internal Flights
Publisher: The Air Mail Society of New Zealand, 1985

Reprint (originally published in 1955), paperback, 114 pages, some creasing to the front cover, very slight corner-creasing to few pages, minor marks to the covers, internally clean, a Good working copy.

£9.00

Peace, Brian R.

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Melbourne, 1997

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, viii + 289 pages + 8 colour plates, in Very Good condition.

£40.00

British Empire
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London & Basel, 1968-69

Sixteen auction catalogues bound in one volume, Robson Lowe house binding, original publisher’s red cloth gilt binding, prices realised in pocket at rear, in Very Good condition.

£120.00

Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W.

Volume IV
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1964

Hardback, quarter leather gilt, illustrated, xvii + 561 pages, cracking to both front and rear inner-hinges, some foxing to the page-edges, in Good condition.

£90.00

Collins, R.J.G. and Watts, C.W.

Volume III – Being the Postal History of New Zealand, with special reference to postal cancellations and markings
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 1955

Hardback, quarter leather gilt, illustrated, xxvi + 694 pages, a few mild dusty marks and spots of foxing to page-edges and endpapers, else in Very Good condition.

£140.00

["Fordwater"]

Publisher: Spink, London, 2015

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 98 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Johnstone, Albert B. and Startup, Robin M.

The Story of the Railway Travelling Post Offices of New Zealand
Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Wellington, 2001

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xiii + 206 pages, in Very Good condition.

£65.00

Startup, R.M.

N.Z. Military Postal Services 1950-57
Publisher: Laurie Franks, Christchurch, 1959

Second edition, paperback, 22 pages + illustrations, slight foxing to the covers else in VG condition.

£15.00