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Mackay, James A.

Orkney & Stroma

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1979

Large (A4) paperback, 64 pages + 13 plates, few tiny marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.

The seventh book in James Mackay’s series on the postal history of the Scottish Islands. This volume deals with the Orkney Islands and Stromas. The postal history of the island is described in detail, and all the known postal markings are illustrated. Contents: Introduction; Sea and Air Communications; Kirkwall; Wartime Postal Markings; Stromness; Mainland Sub Offices; The South Isles; The North Isles; Stroma; Index of Post Offices in Orkney.

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