Philatelic Literature Specialists

Local Postal History

Great Britain

Feldman, Hugh

A history of their offices and handstamps within the General, Penny and Twopenny Posts
Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust & the Postal History Society, 1998

Two large hardback volumes in slipcase, illustrated, 900+ pages, folding maps in pocket at rear, minor blemishes to the slipcase else in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Publisher: Midland (GB) Postal History Society, 1993

Large paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 368 pages, in Very Good condition.

£28.00

Robertson, Alan W.

Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1957)

First edition, 24 loose-leaf pages in card folder, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Stanway, L.C.

The story of the carriage of the mails on London’s underground railways
Publisher: Association of Essex Philatelic Societies, 2000

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, signed by the author, corners of covers slightly rubbed, small portion of spine very slightly sunned, in Good condition.

£12.50

Sinfield, Cyril A. and Montgomery, Malcolm B.

An Examination of the History of the Post Office and the Postal Services in and about Portsmouth
Publisher: Portsmouth & District Philatelic Society, 2011

Large format paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, viii + 257 pages, some small signs of wear, in Good condition.

£18.00

Hunt, Bryan and Montgomery, Malcolm

From the Collection of Bryan Hunt
Publisher: privately published, 2002

Large format (A4) paperback (pictorial card covers), vi + 72 pages + viii colour plates, small corner-creases to the covers, some slight signs of use, internally fine, in Good condition.

£12.50

Greenwood, Jeremy

The Chichester Branch 1250-1840
Publisher: privately published, 1973

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 110 pages, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Johnson, L.J.

Publisher: The Postal History Society, 1969

Paperback (card covers), 105 pages, illustrated, corner-creases to the covers and pages, a Good reading copy only.

£9.50

Parker, Gay and Hunt, Robert

1825-1925
Publisher: The Bedworth Society, 1984

Large (A4) paperback, 48 pages, illustrated, signed by one of the authors, slight toning to the covers, in Good condition.

£11.50

Dorrington, J.F.

A History of the Southampton and District Philatelic Society
Publisher: Southampton and District Philatelic Society, 2012

Large (A4) paperback, spiralbound, iv + 82 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1988

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 146 pages, dustwrapper rubbed at edges, previous owner’s name at front, in Good condition.

£20.00

Whitney, Dr. J.T.

Publisher: BPH Publications, 1981

Fourth edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 312 pages, dustwrapper slightly rubbed at edges and with a tiny tear, some foxing and toning to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£9.50

Morgan, Glenn H.

from Royal Residences, Households and Offices of Great Britain past, present and temporary
Publisher: British Philatelic Trust, 1992

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, vi + 214 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£35.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 90 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with small ink-stamps to the dustwrapper and title-page, dustwrapper spine slightly sunned,, dustwrapper price-clipped and with a tear, in Good condition.

£10.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1981

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 114 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with small ink-stamps to the dustwrapper and title-page, slight spine-lean, a Good working copy.

£10.00

Bradley, Tom

Publisher: The Yorkshire Post, Leeds, 1889

First edition, original red pictorial cloth, xi + 251 pages + advertisements, illustrated, covers very slightly rubbed at corners, some mottling to the rear cover, some dusty marks to the page-edges, previous owner’s name at front, some foxing and dusty marks to endpapers and prelims, in Good condition.

£32.00

Sedgewick, William A. and Ward, Ronald

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1975

No. 18 of a limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [viii] + 139 pages + 28 plates, slight dusty marks/foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£8.50

Boyes, Dennis and Clarkson, Herbert

Postal History Notes to 1900
Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1980

No. 135 of a limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [ii] + 109 pages, illustrated, spine sunned, paper covering of spine slightly chipped at foot, upper page-edges a little dusty, in Good condition.

£7.50

Ward, Ronald and Sedgewick, William A.

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979

No. 207 of a limited edition of 250 copies, paperback, [iii] + 67 pages + 5 plates + map, slight dusty to the top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Lewis, Eric and Sedgewick, William A. and Ward, Ronald

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979

No. 60 of a limited edition of 250 copies, paperback, [ii] + 83 pages + 7 plates + map, tiny corner-crease, some dusty marks and foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Bristow, Maurice H.

1851-1936
Publisher: London Postal History Group, London, 1983

Large format (A4) paperback (card covers), illustrated, [x] + 65 pages + 44 plates, slight signs of wear, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Mullett, Jim]

Publisher: Grosvenor, London, 2012

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 64 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£14.50

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 90 pages, price-clipped dustwrapper slightly rubbed and sunned to spine and with a couple of short tears, a few spots of foxing to preliminary pages, in Good condition.

£9.50

Bayliss, Derek A.

Publisher: Turntable Publications, Sheffield, 1978

Hardback, dustwrapper, 96 pages + plates, price-clipped dustwrapper a little rubbed, a few small marks to rear panel of dustwrapper, child’s gift inscription to front endpaper, in Good condition.

£12.00

Cohen, Stanley F. and Barette, Maurice; Hine, John; and Williams, A.M.

Part II – The London Offices
Publisher: privately published, Malaga, 2006

Second edition, large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 215 pages, some small dents to the page-edges and to edge of rear cover, corner-crease to rear cover and last few pages, a Good working copy.

£25.00

Tombs, R.C.

Publisher: J.W. Arrowsmith, Bristol, circa 1899

First edition, original red cloth gilt, decorated front cover, 295 pages + plates, spine sunned and slightly rubbed, some foxing to the endpapers, original owner’s name to front endpaper, in Good condition.

£22.00

Wall, Alan J.

1830-1860
Publisher: Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1996

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, viii + 30 pages, illustrated, a couple of tiny marks to the rear cover, very slight crease to rear cover and last few pages, in Good condition.

£9.50

Briggs, Daniel

Publisher: Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, Bristol, 1983

Paperback, 22 pages, illustrated, small inscription to front cover and previous owner’s name inside, in Good condition.

£5.00

Forrestier Smith, Peter A.

An Outline Postal History
Publisher: The East Anglia Postal History Study Circle, 1972

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, [iv] + 92 pages, small mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Historic Stagecoach Route Bristol-Chepstow-Monmouth-Hereford-Shrewsbury-Chester
Publisher: Hereford Head Post Office, circa 1982

Set of five large format postcards in card folder, in Very Good condition.

£10.00