Philatelic Literature Specialists

Postal History

Great Britain

British Post Office Numbers 1924-1969
Mackay, James A.

British Post Office Numbers 1924-1969

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1981

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 50 pages + ix plates, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

A Review of Post Office Activities
Publisher: HMSO, London, 1951

Paperback, iv + 59 pages + plates, illustrated, a few slight creases, in Good condition.

£20.00

Melville, Fred J.

The Story of Penny Postage
Publisher: Fred J. Melville, London, 1908

Second British edition, small format paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, rusty staples, small corner-crease, in Good condition.

£15.00

Hopkins, A.E.

Publisher: privately published by the author, Bath, 1929

Hardback, original orange cloth, 23 pages + 6 plates, previous owner’s name to front pastedown-endpaper, slight hint of foxing to front free-endpaper, in Good condition.

£30.00

Soer, John

Publisher: Midland (GB) Postal History Society, 1997

Large format (A4) paperback, 300 pages, illustrated, a few tiny marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£25.00
Campbell-Smith, Duncan

The Authorized History of Royal Mail
Publisher: Allen Lane, London, 2011

First edition, later impression, hardback, dustwrapper, xxx + 849 pages + 32 plates, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Muir, Douglas N.

A New Appreciation
Publisher: The National Postal Museum, London, 1990

First edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, 242 pages, in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Frost, Patrick

1839 to the Present Day
Publisher: privately published, 2012

Paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 2 – European destinations
Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1997]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 21 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 1 – inland
Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1997]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 38 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Nicholson, Martin P.

1967-1971
Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1990s]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 22 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Watson, Norman

Publisher: Perth Philatelic Society, 2006

First edition, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrapper, illustrated, 96 pages, signed by the author to title-page, foxing and marks to verso of dustwrapper, in Good condition.

£12.00

Grimwood-Taylor, James

Publisher: Stamp Publicity Board, 1990

Paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Gurney, David

Publisher: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 2001

Large paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, [viii] + 376 pages, with separate valuation guide in pocket at end, corner-creases to the front cover and some pages, in Good condition.

£20.00

Campbell-Smith, Duncan

The Authorized History of Royal Mail
Publisher: Penguin Books, London, 2012

Paperback, xxx + 849 pages + 32 plates, slight shelfwear, page-edges very slightly toned, in Good condition.

£6.50

Reck, Heinz and Wittig, Karlheinz

vor- und rückwärts alphabetisch geordnet
Publisher: Karlheinz Wittig, Lohmar, 1989

Paperback, vii + 254 pages, bilingual Foreword in German & English, some minor dusty marks, few tiny corner-creases, in Good condition.

£9.50

Brumell, George

Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1946

First edition, hardback, 201 pages, minor soiling to the spine and front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Stewart, W. & Chadwick, F.]

The W. Stewart and F. Chadwick Collections
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1974-75

Auction catalogues, paperback, 36 + 28 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Jackson, G. Gibbard

The Story of the British Post Office
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, nd [circa 1920s]

Hardback, original blue cloth, xii + 244 pages + plates, covers rubbed and with some marks, page-edges toned, a little foxing, a Good reading copy only.

£10.00

Snelson, J. Kenneth

Publisher: British Postmark Society, 1990-1992

Large (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 35 pages, slight shelfwear, in Good condition.

£7.00

Proud, Edward B.

Post Office Records: Section 3, Volumes 5 & 6
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, 1984

Hardback, illustrated, 231 pages, tiny mark to front cover, price sticker to rear cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

Mark, Graham (editor)

Sea Conveyance During War 1914-1918
Publisher: The Postal History Society, 1997

Large format hardback, illustrated, iii + 91 pages, slightest bend to the covers, previous owner’s name to front endpaper, in Good condition.

£11.50

Rigby-Hall, B.

Publisher: Rigby Postal History Auctions, Bournemouth, nd [circa 1970]

Small paperback, 35 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£4.50

Austen, Brian

A study based on Kent examples
Publisher: Phillimore, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 192 pages, dustwrapper price-clipped and very slightly rubbed at edges, slightest hint of spine-lean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Farrugia, Jean and Gammons, Tony

Five centuries of postal transport by land, sea and air
Publisher: National Postal Museum, London, 1980

Paperback, illustrated, 84 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

"Britannicus"

Publisher: Group Switzerland The Great Britain Philatelic Society, Basel, 1969

Large format paperback, illustrated, circa 74 pages, text in English & German, a little foxing to the page-edges, mild shelfwear and a few dusty marks, in Good condition.

£10.00

Nos. 62-76
Publisher: ForGe Grossbritannien e.V., Germany, 1985-88

Nos. 62-70 privately comb-bound with card rear cover, other issues unbound, text in German, a few dusty marks and slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£10.00

[Yates, E.E.]

offered by order of E.E. Yates, Esq.
Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1949

Auction catalogue, hardback, original publisher’s blue cloth gilt, interleaved, illustrated, 60 pages, with the prices realised, ex Huddersfield Philatelic Society library with label to spine and bookplate inside front cover, very slight spine-lean, a little mottling and a few marks to the covers, pages fine, a Good working copy.

£35.00

Salmon, Michael

A Treasury Competition Winner
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2007

Paperback, illustrated, iv + 60 pages, slightest corner-bend else in Very Good condition.

£12.50