Philatelic Literature Specialists

Queen Victoria issues

Great Britain

Brumell, George

Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1979

Second edition, reprint, hardback, 138 pages, foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, a Good working copy.

£10.00

de Righi, A.G. Rigo

Publisher: The National Postal Museum, London, 1980

First edition, large format paperback, vii + 56 pages, one corner of front cover slightly rubbed, previous owner’s gift inscription inside front cover, in Good condition.

£8.00

Lee, R.A.G.

Part 2, Damage and Minor Varieties of the Four Segments, Letters and Ovals

Publisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1990

First edition, card covers, comb-bound, vi + 97 pages, illustrated,  in Very Good condition.

£14.50

Wiggins, W.R.D. and Tonna, G.C.

PL22 to 68 & R17, together with Alphabet IV (PL50 & 51), Alphabet II (R15 & R16)

Publisher: G.C. Tonna, 1973

Complete set of 5 volumes, paperback (pictorial card covers), spiralbound, circa 250 pages, some dusty marks and small scuffs to the covers, sticker to front cover of one volume, pages fine, in Good condition.

£40.00

Wiggins, W.R.D.

Plates 1 to 21, AA to TL

Publisher: G.C. Tonna on behalf of Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1974

Tall paperback (card covers), spiralbound, circa 96 pages, some spotting to the covers and slight wear to rear cover, spotting to first and last page, other pages clean, an acceptable working copy.

£60.00

[Hardeman Smith, C.]

Great Britain, Foreign Countries, British Commonwealth

Publisher: Harmers, London, 1994

Auction catalogue, large format (A4) paperback, 180 pages, illustrated, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

West, Vincent

Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society London, 2019

Paperback, pictorial card covers, xii + 99 pages, tiny scuff to spine, minor shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£12.00

The Graham Booth Collection

Publisher: Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, 2023

Auction catalogue, hardback, 96 pages, illustrated, with the prices realised, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

["Dubois"]

The “Dubois” Collection (part I)

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 220 pages, with a print-out of the prices realised, text in English, minor signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Vollmeier, Paolo (editor)

Publisher: Paolo Vollmeier, Switzerland, 2002

Large format paperback, illustrated, 196 pages, text in English (some articles in other languages with English translations), front cover has some small marks and slight shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£32.00

Hällström, Jonas (editor)

Publisher: Postiljonen A/S, Copenhagen, 2014

Large format paperback, illustrated, 193 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£35.00

["Dubois"]

The “Dubois” Collection (part II)

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 252 pages, with a print-out of the prices realised, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£25.00

Melville, Fred J.

With an Appendix: “Notes on the Postal Adhesive Issues of the United Kingdom During the Present Reign” by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.

Publisher: The Junior Philatelic Society, London, [1904]

Small paperback, illustrated, 56 pages + viii plates, foot of spine slightly rubbed with tiny amount of loss, slight corner-crease, small signs of use, in Good condition.

£9.50

"Chartwell" [Cripps, Sir Humphrey]

Vol. 3: Great Britain Surface Printed Issues

Publisher: Spink, London, 2011

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 309 pages, with a print-out of the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£13.50

"Chartwell" [Cripps, Sir Humphrey]

Vol. 2: Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps and Covers, Part I

Publisher: Spink, London, 2011

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 220 pages, with a print-out of the prices realised, slightest shelf-wear to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£11.00

Reinheimer, A.

Publisher: Carl Ernst Poeschel, Leipzig, 1903

First edition, hardback (paper-covered boards), 58 pages + 72 plates, text in German, front cover slightly sunned and with some small marks, remnants of a label inside front cover, small ink-stamps of Heinrich Köhler and Bela Sekula to title-page, in Good condition.

£120.00

['Besançon']

The ‘Besançon’ Collection (part V)

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2024

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 144 pages, text in English, with a print-out of the prices realised, very minor signs of wear else in Very Good condition.

£12.50

“Gems of the 1840/41 Issues”; “Symphony in Blue” – The Burkhart Beer Collection; “A Profusion of Penny Pinks” – The Michael Lockton Collection; British Post Offices Abroad – The Dr. Alan Baum Collection

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2022

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, 156 pages, illustrated, text in English, with a print-out of the prices realised, minor signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£12.00

[Burrus, Maurice]

Publisher: Shanahan's Stamp Auctions Ltd, Dublin, 1959

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 34 pages + 42 b/w plates + 6 colour plates, small tears to the spine with small amount of loss, tiny mark to front cover, crease to rear cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£50.00

Graveson, Samuel (editor)

An Account of Rowland Hill’s Great Reform of 1840 and of the Introduction of Adhesive Postage Stamps with Chapters on the Birth of the Postal Service

Publisher: The Postal History Society, London, 1940

Hardback, original brown cloth, illustrated, 144 pages, covers slightly rubbed, slight corner-crease, slight foxing to the page-edges, a Good reading copy.

£30.00

[Astley, Michael]

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 2021

Paperback, 118 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1978

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 42 pages + 24 b/w plates + 2 colour plates, with the prices realised, some slight creasing, in Good condition.

£9.50

[Wiseman, W.A.]

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1994

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 176 pages, with the prices realised, minor dusty marks to top-edges, corner of front cover very slightly rubbed, else in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Publisher: Sotheby's, London, 1990

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 20 pages + 8 colour plates, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

[Holyoake, Alan]

Publisher: privately published, 2008

Paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, dedication from the author to first pages, slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£9.50

Leathart, David

or GB Sample Stamps of Queen Victoria, 1837-1902

Publisher: privately published, 2018

Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

[Giamporcaro, Tito]

Publisher: Robert A. Siegel, New York, 1996

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 93 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, London, 2022

Private Treaty catalogue, paperback, 85 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Part One

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 2023

Auction catalogue, hardback, 85 pages, illustrated, top corners of covers very slightly bumped else in Very Good condition.

£15.00