BOOKS on PHILATELY BOOKS on PHILATELYGibraltar, Postal History of Gibraltar 1704 - 1971 by R. J. M. Garcia & E. B. Proud 1998, 592 pages, cloth, £45.00 plus transit, $95.00
Gibraltar, Posted in Gibraltar, Illustrated Postal History by Hine-Haycock
Greece, First Athens Issue of the Large Hermes Heads by Photiadis 1965, 39 pages, card, edition of 1,000, $16.00
Greece, The Stamps & Postal History of Albania & Epirus 1878 to 1945 by John S. Phipps An excellent philatelic study with much emphasis on the necessary history, quite readable. 1996, 285 pages, card, sorry, sold out
La Guadeloupe by L. Dubus, P. Pannetier, A. Marchand SUPERB study of markings and rates, 1859 - 1890, in French 1958, 214 pages, card, $55.00
Guatemala A Handbook on the Postal History and Philately edited by Roland A. Goodman, The International Society of Guatemala Collectors, published by Robson Lowe
Guatemala Postal Use of Its Fiscal Stamps and Fiscal Use of its Postal Stamps by J. C. Andrews 1971, 12 pages, self cover, $6.50
Guiana, The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by W. A. Townsend and F. G. Howe
Royal Philatelic Society London 1970, 424 pages, cloth, limited stock please enquire, $420.00
Honduras, The Postal History of British Honduras by E. B. Proud Useful sailing dates from 1842 to 1917 1999, 352 pages, cloth, £35.00, $80.00
Honduras, The Black Honduras by Irving I. Green 1962, 32 pages, card, the stamp, history and philately $6.00
Honduras, British, A Postal History of Belize by E. W. King 1981, 98 pages, soft bound $6.50
The Hungarian Hyperinflation of 1945-1946, The Postage Rates and Postal History of History's Most Impressive Inflation by Robert B. Morgan An exceptional study of 27 rate changes over a two year period, excellent history and philately, well written, 2003, 266+16 pages, cloth, from the Collectors Club of Chicago, extremely limited edition, $50.00
Hungary, The Cancellations of Hungarian Post Offices on the First Five Issues of Austrian Stamps 1850-67 by G. S. Ryan This massive book was printed in two completely different editions, that in English was a printing of 400 and sold out almost immediately, the German edition was 800 and did not sell out until 1984 or 85. 1980, 600 pages, cloth, English edition, two copies available $300.00
Hungary, Cancellations of Hungarian Post Offices on the First Issue of Hungary, 1867-1871 by G. S. Ryan All cancellations are listed alphabetically, given a rarity number, post offices can be located on bi-colored grid maps. The follow us to his magnificent 1980 book on the 1850-1967 Hungarian cancellations on Austrian stamps. From the Royal Philatelic Society of London, German edition 600, English 400, the deluxe edition is in quarter leather and limited to 50 sets. 88 plates in color, 300 in black and white, acid free paper, quarto 1988, 1,026 pages, two volume, English edition, sold out
Hungary, The Pioneer Period of Hungarian Air Mail by Victor G. Berecz Jr. Hungarian air mail from the 1800's through WW II, the major emphasis is WW I and just after, well illustrated and produced. 1996, 200 pages, card, in English, $16.50
Hungary Revenues by J. Barefoot 1987, 108 pages, card, EP #5, sold out
India, Stamps of India by Jal Cooper 1968, 177 pages, cloth, limited stock $55.00, sold out
India, Postal History of Portuguese India by Umesh Kakkeri 2004, 174 + pages, some plates in color, hard bound in paper case, all in English, limited stock $33.00
India, Portuguese India published by Stanley Gibbons 1893, 1998 reprint, 87 pages, cloth, £35, $72.50
India, The Four Anna Lithographed Stamps of India 1854-55 by Martin & Smythies 1930, 1996 reprint, 50 pages plus 12 plates in pocket, cloth, £45, $85.00
India, Catalogue of the Handstruck Postage Stamps of India by H. Giles A much welcome new volume, the new edition is a major expansion of the original 1960 and 1966 books with respect to the markings. Don't discard your original edition as the 166 pages on postal rates is not included.
India, Bibliography - Indian Philately by Philatelic Congress of India Arranged into 98 chapters by subject, then by date of publication. 1988, 426 pages, poor native paper and cloth, $30.00
India, The Imperial Post Offices of British India by Mazumdar Vol 1, 1837-1914, good historical background material 1990, 450 pages, cloth, sold out
India, GPO Histories, Earlier Postal History of .... Presidency by M. M. Inamdar Histories of the post and not philatelic postal history, of much value to the serious student with respect to the operations of the mails.
India, History of the Indian Army Postal Service by Edward B. Proud, Detailed listings of the markings, maps and history
India, Express Mail, After Packets and Late Fees in India Before 1870 by Max Smith & Robert Johnson, From the Stuart Rossiter Trust, detailed rates and extensive tables of dates for overland express mail, steamers relating to Madras, Bombay abd Calcutta, 2007, 291 pages, card, £20.00 plus transit, $55.00
India, British Indian Postal Stationery by Derek Lang A wonderful replacement for the awkward four volume set by the same author that appeared between 1978 and 1984, updated, consolidated and more attractive. From the Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1998, 222 pages, card, published £25 plus transit, $55.00
India, The Comprehensive India States Postal Stationery Listing by Edward F. Deschl Covers the 28 Feudal States and 6 Convention States. 1994, 323 pages, cloth, sold out
India, Punches, Dies & Plates by Derek Lang New research on the plates, stationery, postage and revenue stamps. 1984, 102 pages, spiral bound, edition of 85, $17.50
India, 1854 Identification of Essays, Proofs and Reprints by Spence 1975, 158 pages, cloth, 42 illustrations in color, $95.00
Indian Telegraphs, 1851-1914 by Ilyas Patel and Dhananjay Desai A comprehensive and well researched and organized book, in English covering the history, forms, rates, stamps, receipts, marks and cancellations along with money orders, etc. 100 illustrations & 63 full color illustrations of the stamps. Edition of 450 copies, a good work and well produced for one from India but it is lacking in binding quality. Our copies were sent in bulk and are in excellent shape considering, limited stock, over half are already sold. 1995, 280 pages, cloth, published at $120 + postage, $130.00
India, A Catalogue of Indian Censorship 1914-1920 by Alan Baker Covers both Civil and also Prisoner of War and Internee censorship Over 100 censor markings are illustrated complete with scarcity guide. 1994, 32 pages, card, UK £10.00, $22.00
India, Postal Censorship in India, 1939 - 1945 by D. S. Virk 1983, 38 pages, card, operation, markings and stations, $22.00
India, Adjmer Postal History 1820-1947 by Dhor & Ranjan An excellent listing of the postal markings and historical background. 1989, 82 pages, paper case, $30.00
India, Mesopotamia by Philip Cockrill, Persia, Persian Gulf, Mekran Coast
India, The Stamps of Jammu & Kashmir by Frits Staal 198 3, 304 pages plus 16 plates in color, $125.00
India, Hyderbad Philatelic History by Dr. M. A. Nayeem All facets of Hyderbad philately from 1724 to 1950, a major work. 1980, 276 pages, cloth, $75.00
India, Local Postal Service by O.P.Bhatnagar
India, Postal History of Zemindari Dawk 1707-1906 by M. Majumdar A detailed history of the District Posts in Bengal and Assay from the origins with the East India Company to the merger with the Imperial Post. 1984, 173 pages, cloth $15.00
India, The Sacred Cow Issues of Bundi by R. J. Benns 1986, 57 pages plus 20 plates, spiral bound, edition of 150, $35.00
India, The Stamps of Walkaway by RE. J. Benns 1990, 55 pages, plastic ring binding, edition of 100, $17.50
India, Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States by Koeppel and Manners
A Priced Checklist of Indian Base & Field PO 1914-1924 Massive, Indian troops were used in Aden, Dardeanelles, East Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Transjordan, Syria, France, Belgium, Mesopotamia, etc. 1999, 20 pages, card, UK £6.00, $12.50
Indonesia, The Postal History of British Borneo by Edward B.Proud, Covers Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak, 2003, complete revision of 1987 edition, 456 pages, cloth with dj, £50, $115.00
Ionian Islands, The Postal History of the Ionian Islands by D. Zaphiriou 1987, 265 pages text, 298 pages appendix, 3 large plates separate, $97.50
Iraq, The Postal History of Iraq by Patrick C. Pearson and E. B. Proud 1996, 262 pages, cloth, $85.00
Iraq, Influence of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd on the postage, official and revenue stamps by Robson Lowe. Covers 1914-1965, 1984, 24 pages, card, well illustrated, edition 400, $9.00
The Revenue Stamps of Iraq by Joe Ross and John Powell From 1915, the 1890 Turkey stamp with overprints, to 1997 Medical Prescription surcharge, good background information. 2002, 3rd edition, 104 pages, plastic binding, over 200 color illustrations, $40.00
Ireland, The Impressed Duty Stamps of Ireland by W. A. Barber and A. Frank Brown Covers the dies from 1774 through 1921 and the decimalization in 1971. 2004,2nd edition, the first appeared in 1974, 138 + 30 pages, $19.50
Israel, Turkish Post in the Holy Land by F. W. Pollack 1977 reprint of 1962 book, 59 pages, card, sold out
Israel, Index to the Judaica Philatelic Journal, Vol. 1-5, 1963-69, Richter 1970, 2nd Quarter, PHILATELIC LITERATURE REVIEW, $2.50
Italy, Dictionary of English and Italian Philatelic Terms by Roy Dehn, 2004, 91 pages, card, published at 25 euro, $34.00
Italy, Index to Fil-Italia, Italy and Colonies Study Circle, Vol I-XXX, 2005 February, 112 pages, in English as is the Journal, a well prepared index, the journal may we offered in CD format soon however it is available in most major philatelic libraries.
Italy, Vaccari 2004-2004 Catalog Italian 1850-1900, 11h edition Specialized priced catalog of States and the Kingdom of Italy with much information that is not easily available; Sicilian 1859 plating, maps, etc., 2003, 268 pages, over 1,100 quality color illustrations, published at 20 Euro plus transit, $22.00, reduced to $12.00
Italy, Historical Postal Catalogue of
The Images of IV Issues of the Reign of Sardinia 1855-1863 by Francesco Maria Amato, 1994, 124 pages, case bound, all in Italian but mostly illustrations with a four page English summary of the captions prepared for us by an old friend, published at 24.80 euro, $30.00
Italy, The Papal States, The Stamps of the 1852/67 Issue by Peter N.G. Rayner, I&C Study Number 5. A major new work from the authority on the stamps, indispensable, 2008, 91 pages plus CD, in color, plastic spiral binding, limited edition, published at £35, $70.00
Italian States, Roman States Forgeries by Revs. F. J. Levitsky & F. Jenkins
Letter Mail from and to The Old Italian States 1850-1870 by Mario Mentaschi and Thomas Mathà. Arranged by the country with a detailed explanation on the applicable rates on mail going to and also from each. An important rate study and it is in English, plus CD with all illustrations in color, easy to use. Well indexed, even a listing of covers by the city of origin and the destination city. 2008, 320 pages, large format, 717 b/w illustrations, hardbound, published at € 59.00 plus transit, $125.00
Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia, the Emil Capellaro collection, Text in Italian, German and English, 2007, 264 pages, 600 illustrations in color, hard bound, published at 35 + 21 euro for US delivery, $77.00
Italy, Italain Lake Mail Postal Markings by Graham Lindsey, 2004, 2nd edition, 98+6 pages, metal spiral binding, 15£ plus postage, $35.00
Italy, The Mass Flights of Italo Balbo by Robert E. Lane Flights made by Italo Balbo in 1928 to the Western Mediterranean, in 1929 to the Eastern Mediterranean, in 1930 across the South Atlantic and in 1933 to Chicago. All aspects including value of the covers. 1996, 144 pages, card $16.50
Italy, The Stamps of Somalia and their Story by Giorgio Migliavacca Much history, general and philatelic. The only major work in English on Italian Somalia, enjoyable but it must be read to obtain the information and not just to look up a specific item. 1997, 112 pages, card, edition of 500, $25.00
The Postal History of Jamaica by Edward B. Proud The markings are quite well organized for easy use, even a separate listing of the numeral ones. 2004, 632 pages, cloth, £55 plus transit, US delivered $115.00
Jamaica, Postal History 1662-1860 by Thomas Foster An extremely fine work at a low price, attractive, scholarly & useful. 1968, 180 pages, cloth, $30.00
The Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately, Vol 1 The Postage Stamps to 1935 by Derek Sutcliffe & Steve Jarvis, 1997, 400+ pages, custom multi ring binder, $52.50
The Postal Markings of Jamaica by Ian Potter Covers in detail the Post Offices, Railway and Special Sites, a total of 915 offices with all known cancellations from each site listed, nearly 5,000 markings in all. Fourteen chapters covers the markings used from the mid 1740's to the mid 1990's 1996, 476 pages, cloth, $70.00
Japan, Japanese Post Offices in China and Manchuria by John Mosher 1978, 225+ pages, cloth with dj, $150.00, enquire first, limited stock
Japan, Postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies by T. Woodward This is the best of the reprint editons, much larger than those from the orient. 1976 Quarterman reprint, 768 pages, cloth, $150.00
65 Years in Stamps, A philatelic history of the Showa Period by Nishioka Tatsuji A philatelic history of Japan, 1920s through the 1980s, first published in Japan in 1989 well illustrated, covers dealers, forgeries, rarities, etc. 1994, 136 pages, English Edition, cloth, $35.00
Postal History of Hong Kong, by Edward B. Proud
Japan, Auctions of Major Collections
Japanese Military Forces in the Solomon Islands by S. C. Jersey 1984, 40 pages, card, edition 500 $12.00
Japanese Occupation Postmarks of Malaya by Patrick N. Kearney A fine study from RL, 690 markings are illustrated, 12 maps, rarity factors. 1990, 128 pages, cloth $65.00
Japanese Occupation Issues of the Dutch East Indies by Tom Bleeker 1982, 60 pages, card, Cockrill Booklet 27 $12.00
Japan, K.P.M. Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij 1891-1941 with the Java - China - Japan - Line to 1970 by Cockrill & Haalebos 1982, 60 pages, card, Cockrill Booklet 38 $10.00
The Revenue Stamps of Jordan & the Occupied Territory (West Bank) Joe Ross & Avo Kaplanian, 2004, 81 pages, plastic binding, $40.00
Labuan,Concise Guide to the Queen Issues of Labuan, by Raymond Price An excellent classic coverage, history to plating but no postal history. 1991, 121 pages, card, edition of 300, numbered, $25.00
LATVIA - Handbook of Philately and Postal History, by Harry v. Hofmann, In German however each text paragraph has an excellent one in English.
Latvian Map Stamps by J. Barefoot The 1918 stamps printed on the back of German military maps. 1987, 36 pages, card, published £3, EP #12, $6.00
Leeward Islands, The Postal History of the Leeward Islands by Edward B. ProudThe history and postal history of Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Christopher and Virgin Islands to March 31, 1967, 2005, 408 pages, cloth with dj, published at £45 plus transit, $95.00
Liberia by Philip Cockrill The plating, cancellations and forgeries of the first issues; revenue stamps, surcharges to 1918, postmarks and cancellations, the Elder Dempster Line and British Paquebot markings, bound in full leather
Lithuania, Postage Stamps of Lithuania by Lithuanian Philatelic Societies 1978, 247 pages, cloth $30.00
Malaya, Postal History of the Occupation of Malaya and British Borneo 1941-1945 by Proud 1992, 327 pages, cloth, 8 pages in color, cloth, £60.00, $115.00
Malta,The Postal History of Malta by E. B. Proud, 1999, 320 pages, cloth, £35.00, $80.00
Malta, Postal History and Postage Stamps 1576 to 1960, edited by Martin Published by Robson Lowe for the Malta Study Circle
Malta, The Knights of Malta, The Lazara Correspondence by Robson Lowe Our only study of the 1662-1669 Malta to Italy postal rates and the 1789-1797 period, the French Revolution, much history. 1987, 36 pages, card $12.00
Ibbotson's Mauritius Revisions and Additions to Ibbotson's 1991 From the Indian Ocean Study Circle, Revisions and Additions to Ibbotson's 1991 book from the RPS of London The original book sold out in a few months, we expect the supplement will do the same, limited number of copies in stock. 1995, 128 pages, cloth (paper boards matching the original ed), $57.50
Mauaritius The Postal History of Mauritius by E. B. Proud Covers the period from 1810 to Independence in 1968. 2001, 448 pages, cloth, last published price £100.00 plus transit, $200.00
Mauritius, Maritime Mails 1815-1868 by J. W. B. Ruffle 1987-1988, reprint 1 volume, 100 pages, spiral bound, out of print, $55.00
Mauritius, Accountancy & To Pay Marks 1860-1876 by J. W. B. Ruffle 1985, 38 pages, card, Indian Ocean Study Circle, $14.00
Mauritius, Picture Postcards 1901-1955 by A. de Kervern Indian Ocean Study Circle 1991, 72 pages, English & French, with rarity guide, card , $27.50
by
Joseph Schatzkes, revised by Karl Schimmer,
1983, 314 + 30 pages, 14 color plates, new condition, not the water damaged ones, $135.00
Mexico, Introduction to the Stamps of Mexico by Dale Pulver A fine overview of the stamps and covers, fascinating and attractive. 1993, 120 pages, good reading, card, $17.00, cloth, $33.50
Characteristics of some Forgeries of Mexican Stamps by Roberto Liera Gutiérrez, In English and Spanish, Full Color, quite attractive but not as detailed as we would prefer, 2007, 54 pages, card, $30.00
Mexico, Proofs, Essays, Sample, Specimen & Test Stamps by F. Ingham 1979, 46 pages, card, most useful, we have a xerox prepared by the society for $10.00
Mexico, British Postal Agencies in Mexico City, Vera Cruz and Tampico, 1825-1876 by John M. Heath 1974, 22 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 map, card $5.00
Mexico, Porte De Mar by Karl H. Schimmer The stamps, covers, paper, gum, printing and forgeries. 1987, 143 pages, card, $27.50
Mexico, Postmarks of Mexico 1874-1900 by Karl H. Schimmer 1977, 472 pages, cloth, sold
Mexican Maritime Mail, A Postal History from Colonial Times to the 20th Century by Karl H. Schimmer and John M. Heath, An exceptional study, well presented and illustrated,1997, 405 pages, cloth with dj, $110.00
The Revenue Stamped Paper of Mexico 1821-1876 by Donald O. Scott and Frank A. Sternad For more than two centuries, in the territory we know today as Mexico, documents concerned with the transfer of money, deeds, contracts, bills of exchange, etc. were illegal unless written on paper imprinted with a government authorized tax stamp. 367 pages, well illustrated, card, $50.00
Mexico, Bibliography by Pawley, Auction Catalogs by Trenchard 1968, 3rd Quarter, PHILATELIC LITERATURE REVIEW $4.25
Morocco, French, 1943-44 Tour Hassan Issues by Charles Neidorf 1953, 56 pages, card, $4.00
British Empire Campaigns and Occupations Near East, 1914-1924, A Postal History by John Firebrace A detailed postal history study covering over 1,250 markings, 15 maps British, Indian, Australian and New Zealand participation in the campaigns in Egypt, Gallipolis, Salonica and the Sudan with advance of the E.E.F into and through Palestine and occupation of Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and intervention in South Russia. 1991, 460 pages with 100 pages of illustrations, $160.00
Nauru 1915 to 1923, A Study of the Adhesives of Great Britain overprinted for use in Nauru by Keith Buckingham Published by the B.P.A. Expertising Educational Charity in an edition of 290 copies. A detailed study of the stamps, usages and forgeries, 2005, 114 pages, hard case binding, 8 photograph quality color plates, published at £35 plus transit, $85.00
Nepal, The Use of Nepalese Postage Stamps in Telecommunications by Michel 1988, 232 pages, cloth, a 38 page article in the 1988 APC boo, $22.50
Nepal Postal History, British-Indian Post Office in Nepal by Dr. Wolfgang C. Hellrigl The whole spectrum from the founding in 1816, early routes, inland and foreign postal rates, services, all known markings are illustrated, dated and allocated a point value, forged markings are illustrated and described. 1991, 200 pages, 16 color plates, 140 drawings, limited edition, $110.00
Netherlands, The First Postage Dues, Holland's "3S" Markings 1667-1811 by Kees Adema. Fascinating markings used for almost 150 years, the world's first to show the amount of postage due, city of origin and the destination. During this period Holland was a major crossroad for Europe. Unfortunately forgeries exist and 11 are devoted to them, much to the infamous work of Raoul Eduard Philip Maier. A beautiful book, the hard covered edition of 200 copies 2002, 256 + 3 plastic overlays, well illustrated with much color cloth bound with dust jacked, the deluxe version, $88.00
Netherlands & Colonies, Maritime Markings & Ship Cancellations 1793-1939 by F. P. Traamberg & Philip Cockrill 1980, 56 pages, card, Cockrill No. 12 $12.00
New Hebrides Postage Stamps & History by Hals and Collas 1967, 184 pages, card $32.50
New Hebrides Islands: Military Postal History of the U.S. Forces 1942-1946 by Stanley C. Jersey Over 200 covers and 100's of postal markings are illustrated. An excellent philatelic coverage with a most useful brief historical one. A fine book from the Collectors Club of Chicago. 1995, 194 pages, cloth, limited edition and out of print, $45.00
New Zealand and Dependencies - A Philatelic bibliography by David R. Beech, Allan P. Berry and Robin M. Startup. An extensive and most detailed bibliography as would be expected from the compilers, limited stock and limited edition. 2004, xv+289 pages, cloth, $85.00
New Zealand, The Postal History of the New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845-1991 by R. M. Startup and E. B. Proud 1993, 377 pages, cloth $95.00
New Zealand, A Century of Philately, A History of New Zealand Stamp Collecting by W. N. Strachan. Just about everything that happened in NZ philately, listings of handbooks, journals, dealers. Well written and produced. 1988, 289 pages, card, edition of 500, numbered $30.00
New Zealand, A Postal History of the Samoan Islands, Part 2, 1914-1989 by Richard Burge. The definitive work, considerable US World Wars interest. 1989, 276 pages, card, edition of 350, numbered $47.50
New Zealand the UPU to 1907 by Colin Capill Rates, detailed regulations and much background as to why stamps were issued, etc. 1993, 133 pages, card, edition of 350, numbered $45.00
New Zealand Railway Charges Stamps: Design and Printing by J. W. Brodie A most detailed study, facsimile printing in color bound in. 1983, 55 pages, card, edition of 500, numbered $15.00
New Zealand, The Great Barrier Island 1898-99 Pigeon Post Stamps by J. Reg. Walker, a fine study of the history, stamps and covers. 1968, 109 pages, card $20.00
Norway Number One by V. Tuffs From the printings and platings to the cancellations and known blocks 1983, 52 pages, published £8, EP #13, $16.00
Norway, Norwegian Exile Mail 1940-1945 by Karl U. Sanne Postal History: markings, covers, usages, history and a bit on the PS. 1986, 219 pages, card, in English $17.50
Norway, Norwegian Travelling Post Offices by Arthur Chambers For the most part both volumes cover the 1860's through the 1940's.
Ottoman Empire, Postal Cancellations by John H. Coles and Howard E. Walker
Persia, Ghajar Covers and Postal History Classic Specialized Catalogue 1868-1925 by Iraj Eftekhar, Classic Persian postal history, well printed and on good paper, printed in Chicago, in English. There in no comparable volume, especially in English on the Postal History. 2003, 135+ pages, card, in excellent full color, limited stock, $145.00
Postal Markings of Mandate Palestine 1917 - 1948 Michael Sacher The Postal Markings of Mandate Palestine 1917-1948 by Michcael Sacher From the Royal Philatelic Society of London. 1995, 530 pages, 2,800 line illustrations, cloth $140.00
Palestine & TransJordan - by Edward B. Proud, 2006, cloth with dj, £45 plus transit, $94.50
Panama Telegraph Stamps by Joe Ross & Frederice Brid A catalog, the origin and history including while under Columbia, and most relevant decrees implementing the fees and general operation of the systems. 2000, 40 pages, all illustrations in color, $23.50
Paraguay, Postal Stationery Catalog by Joseph Hahn, Raymond Todd and Bill Walton Mostly pre 1950 material but some items to date., Brian Moorhouse, Mainsheet Special Edition No. 3 2003, 40 pages, card, £8, $13.00
Peru, The 1858 Medio Peso Error of Color an Inventory by Percy Bargholtz A fine study of this interesting error. 2001, 24 pages, card, £6, $10.00
Peruvian Civil Aviation by Herbert H. Moll The experimental flights by Chavez and Bielouvic, the flights of the 1920's and 1930's and the Faucett and Panagra Airlines 2000, 87 pages, card, $16.50
Peru, Catalogue of the Postal Stationery of Peru by Herbert H. Moll A priced specialized catalog from the UPSS covering envelopes, postal cards, letter cards, wrappers in addition to the view card issues. 1999, 100+ pages, wire bound, limited edition, $15.00
Philippine Postage Stamp Handbook 1854-1982 by Peter W. A. Harradine A serious philatelic book from a non-philatelic publisher. The format is a bit different but the informal style and the tremendous amount of information makes it quite useful and enjoyable 1987, 402 pages plus 72 pages of plates, sold out
Poland, The Kingdom of Poland, Poland No. 1 and Associated Postal History by M. A. Bonjanowicz, published by the Royal of London 1979, 188 pages, cloth, edition of 500, numbered, $85.00
Polish Exile Mail in Great Britain 1939-1949 by K.Kay & Ron Negus Covers the system operated by the Polish Government in Exile in London and it's maritime agencies, Polish and British field post offices and the undercover sending of mail via Portugal and other countries. 1999, 250 pages, card
Poland 1918 Locals by J. Barefoot The locals from about 1915 to about 1919, the stamps, stationery and postmarks with valuations and a forgery guide 1999, 92 pages, $22.50
Poland Revenues, by J. Barefoot retail, £15 1998, 132 pages, card, $35.00
Portugal, History of Portuguese Military Postal Service, Colonial War from 1961-1974 by Eduardo & Luis Barreorps Well printed and in full color. The authors, Eduardo and Luis Barreiros grew up in a military family and are intimately knowledgeable about the subject and about the military which the postal service served. In Portuguese and English, 2005, 460 pages, and weighs almost 5 pounds. cloth with dj, sold
Portugal, Selos Classicos de Relevo de Portugal by A. Vieira The volume on Classic Portuguese, embossed adhesive stamps, in Portuguese. 1983, 360 pages, card, winner of the Crawford Medal in 1983, sold out
Portugal, Subsidios Para a Historia do Correio Maritimo Portugues by Armado Vieira Maritime postal history to 1870 with arrival and departure dates listed in tables for each vessel. 1988, 302 pages, card, in Portuguese, $47.50
Portuigal, Forgeries of Portugal and Colonies by D. J. Davies Published by the Portuguese Philatelic Society and the British Philatelic Trust Bogus, Fraudulent Proofs and Reprints, illustrated in color, 2002, 138 pages, card, $92.00
Portuguese, Postmarks of Timor by Houwink and de Magalhaes 1984, 32 pages, card, covers 1882 to about 1974, $6.00
Portuguese, Mozambique Company Postal Stationery by Pernes 1983, 20 pages, card, well illustrated, $6.00
Portuguese, Portugal Cerese Cliche Varieties by J.M. Miranda Da Mota & Armando Mario O. Vieiera 1993, 31 page english edition, nicely printed but no illustrations, self cover, $6.50
Portuguese, Portuguese Shipping Companies, Paquebot & Ship Cancellations by Professor Greenwood, Dr. Camara & Philip Cockrill 1984, 100 pages, card, Cockrill Booklet 40, $18.50
Portuguese India, Postal History of Portuguese India by Umesh Kakkeri 2004, 174 + pages, some plates in color, hard bound in paper case, all in English, $38.50
Russia Posts in the Empire, Turkey, China and the Post in the Kingdom of Poland by Sergel Prigara. The stamps, entires, cancellations and postal history. 1981 English edition of 1941 book, 202 pages plus 17 plates, cloth, $42.00
Russian Posts in the XIX Century by K. V. Bazilevich The operation and administration of the mails, it does not cover the stamps or postal markings though some are illustrated. 1987 translation of 1927 book, 168 pages, cloth, edition of 603 copies $50.00
Postmarks of Russian Empire, pre-adhesive period by Manfred Dobin In English and Russian, well illustrated with covers and hundreds of markings and maps. St. Petersburg and Moscow are as chapters, other towns are alphabetical, about 2,000 markings. Covers 1765 to 1857 but many markings remained in use into the adhesive period. An evaluation of markings in $ is given. 1993, 544 pages, cloth, $85.00
Russia, The Zemstov Postage Stamps of Imperial Russia by Alex Artuchov An excellent study, we think it is the new definitive study!
Imperial Russia Zemstvo Post by Oleg A. Fabergé A beautiful book, full color, small folio size, 8½ x 12 inches, of the magnificent Fabergé collection, the text is typeset and all in English though there are introductions in Finnish and Russian. This is a reproduction of a collection and can not be considered a study of all issues however it is extremely comprehensive with many plating pieces, proofs and essays in addition to covers. 1993, 431 pages, map in pocket, cloth, full color, sold out
Russian Postmarks by Kiryushkin & Robisnon 1989, 110 pages, spiral bound, published £10, EP #17, $20.00
Russia, Baltic Postal Locations 1632-1917/18 by Harry v. Hofmann Gives the German, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian or Polish names for Russian place names. This second edition is much expanded over the previous which only covered 1858-1916. Invaluable for those interested in this area. 1996, 244 pages, card $37.50
Russian Railway Postmarks by Kiryushkin and Robinson Lists over 2,600 Imperial Russian railway postmarks with almost 2,000 full size illustrations along with 11 maps, lists of railways, districts, Julian Calendar, transliteration system, glossary of Russian words and a valuation guide. 1994, 180 pages, published £20, card $37.50
Russia, Catalogue of Propaganda-Advertising Postal Cards of the U.S.S.R. 1927-1934 by G. V. Shalimoff and G. B. Shaw, edited by Jean R. Walton The book is English with translations of all Russian text on the postal cards into English. Limited edition with the printing to be set based on the advance orders. For additonal information Russian Propaganda 2002, to be published October, 2002, 300 pages, wire spiral binding, $50.00
Russia, Ukrain Catalog-Checklist by Peter Bylen Well produced and most reasonably priced catalog of the stamps, illustrated.
Samoa, The Stamps and Postal History of Nineteenth Century Samoa by R.P. Odenweller Covers the Pre-Post Office Era, Samoa Express, the Apia Municipal PO 1882-1886, etc. etc. 2004, 416 pages, 225 illustrations in color, from the RPSL, cloth, dj, edition of 500, limited stock $185.00
Sarawak: The Issues of 1871 and 1875 Plating Study and Postal History Despite the title all issues to 1900 are covered as is the postal history. 1990, 16+301+19 pages, plastic position indicator in pocket, cloth, $67.50
Serbia, The Postal History and Postage Stamps by Mirko R. Rasic 1979, 287 pages, cloth, $30.00
Seychelles, Postage Stamps & Postal History by H. V. Farmer, 1955, 123 pages+8 pages and plates, published by RL, cloth, $75.00
Seychelles, Postal History and Postage Stamps to 1976 by S. Hopson & B.M. McCloy, An excellent work from the Indian Ocean Study Circle 2002, 186 pages plus 4 color plates, cloth with dj, $90.00
Seychelles, The Cancellations & Instructional Markings, 1860-1980 by B. M. McCloy 1980, 23 pages, card, out of print, Indian Ocean Study Circle, $15.00
Seychelles, Airmail History 1938-1971 by K. B. Fitton 1986, 46 pages, card, Indian Ocean Study Circle, $15.00
Seychelles, Picture Postcards 1903-1955 by S. Hokpins 1989, 42 pages + two supplements, Indian Ocean Study Circle, limited stock, sold out
Sierra Leon, The Postal Service of Sierra Leon, its History, Stamps and Sationery until 1961 by Philip O. Beale 1988, 252 large pages plus 4 color plates, cloth, £30 from RPSL, $70.00
The Postal History of Sierra Leone by Edward B. Proud 1994, 472 pages, 8 pages in color, cloth $85.00
South America, German North Atlantic Catapult Flights 1929-1935 by James W. Graue & Dieter Leder, A good history, flight details and detailed priced catalog, 2004, 235 pages, metal spiral bound, $32.00
Deutsche Lufthansa, south Atlantic Airmail Service 1934-1939 by James W. Graue & John Duggan, Europe to South America, a detailed listing, flight details, 2000, 236 pages card, $47.50
Deutsche Lufthansa, south Atlantic Airmail Service 1934-1939 by James W. Graue & John Duggan, Europe to South America, a detailed listing, flight details, 2000, 236 pages card, $47.50
Somalia, The Stamps of Somalia and their Story by Giorgio Migliavacca Much history, general and philatelic. The only major work in English on Italian Somalia, enjoyable but it must be read to obtain the information and not just to look up a specific item. 1997, 112 pages, card, edition of 500, $25.00
Spain, Postal History of Spanish New Orleans, A Study of the Development of Mail Service and Postal Communications to and from New Orleans during the Spanish Period, 1763-1804 by Dr. Y. H. Kouri From the Stuart Rossitor Trust, An exceptional study of all postal functions relating to the City of New Orleans during the Spanish period, with excellent historical background, also some references to the Southwest Territories. 2004, £38.50 plus transit, $86.00
Spain, Prefilatelia Espanola by M. Tizon and J. Guinovart Spanish stampless markings of the entire world including the US, line illustrations in color, period of use, rarity factor.
St. Helena Postal History and Stamps by Edward Hibbert 1979, 208 pages, four color plates, cloth, limited stock, $135.00
St. Helen, The Postal History of Ascension, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha by Edward B. Proud, 2005, 248 pages, cloth with dj,published at £40 plus transit, $85.00
St. Helena, Postal History During the Napoleonic Exile A 25 page article in the 1989 APC book, 187 pages, cloth $22.50
St. Pierre & Miquelon, Specialized Stamp Catalog by James R. Taylor A detailed catalog. starting with French Colonial issues of 1860-1892, 1892 issues, the 1926 "pp" stamps, 1938-1941 plate varieties, etc. through 1998 with special emphasis on WW II and the Vichy stamps, Sans RF, etc. 2001, 195 pages, plastic comb bound, sold out
St. Vincent by A. D Pierce, J. L. Messenger & Robson Lowe 1971, 184 pages, cloth, only one copy available, $135.00
Saint Vincent by Francis Napier and E. D. Bacon 1895, 1998 reprint, 107 pages, cloth, £25, $45.00
The Postal History of Sudan, by Edward B. Proud, 2006, 414 pages, cloth with dj, published at £50 plus transit, $112.50
19th Century Campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan by John Firebrace Fourteen campaigns from the French 1798-1801 through the Nile Expedition, 1897-1900, the basic history and postal history followed by pages from the author's collection. 1997, 218+10 pages plus 8 color plates, published £40, $80.00
Sudan, Postal Markings, 1867 to 1970 by Stagg
Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by Gisburn & Thompson
Sweden, The Swedish Stamps 150 years from the Swedish Postal MuseumAn excellent overall work covering and stamps and usages, also the reprints and forgeries, especially Sperati, in English and Swedish, useful and enjoyable. 2005, 255 pages, in color, cloth with dj, $37.50
Sweden, Letter rates in Sweden 1831-1855 by Lennart Ivarsson from the Swedish Postal Museum As this book is in Swedish except for a one page summary the first 46 pages on covers and forms is lost to most of us however the remainder of the book consist of tables of postage rates and should be of much value to those of us that are not linguist. 2005, 342 pages, a number of covers and forms are in full color, cloth with dj, $62.50
Swedish Postal Rates, What Does the Letter Cost?, Vad Kostade brevet? by Sven Carlin Covers Swedish rates from 1636 to 1975, mostly domestic but we note some to Denmark, Norway, Finland, etc. In Swedish 1975, 137 pages, paper case binding $22.50
Sweden, The Yellow Three Skilling Banco by Sven Ähman 1975, 143 pages, facsimile mounted in, full leather 40 page English translation, card $75.00
Sweden, Replating the Large Officials 1874-1893 by Martin Fishenden Part 1, The 2, 3, 4, 5, 12 20 & 30 Öre Values 1986, 80 pages, card, Cockrill Booklet 45 $12.00
Studie über die schweizerische Hotelpost, Swiss Hotel Posts by Dr. Marcel Kottelat The work is written in German but with the extensive illustrations it should be of much value to all Cinderella and local collectors. The postal regulations and philatelic influence are well covered, 1864 - 1900. Published at 190 SFr. 1995, 200 pages, 114 illustrations in color, linen bound $170.00
Switzerland, Doe Winterthur, Marke der Uebergangseit 1850 by Hans Hunziker The Zurich issue of 1850, the interim stamps, cancellations, covers, the plating of the stamp, forgeries, etc., in German 1993, 48 pages, hard cover, 48 illustrations, 10 in color, pub SFR 48 $45.00
Switzerland, Strubel, Helvetia assise non dentelée 1854-1862 by Hans F. Hunziker The Sitting Helvetia issues of 1854 - 1862, the history, philately, printings, shades, frankings & forgeries, in German and French., a beautiful book. 1986, 140 pages, 16 pages in color, Published 65 SFr., $57.50
Switzerland, The Railway Post Offices of Switzerland by Anthony M. Goodbody 1982, 26 pages plus two color map, in English $8.00
Switzerland, The Postal History of the World War II Mail Between New Zealand and Switzerland by Robin Startup and Charles LaBlonde, Contains much GB Archive material, as well as NZ, Swiss and Red Cross archival, extensive bibliography, 2005, 130 pages, card, $27.50
Switzerland, The Suspension of United States Mail to Switzerland 1942 to 1944/1945 by Charles J. LaBlonde, This also has much good Canadian information and illustrates some Canadian covers, 2006, 84 pages, spiral bound, 2006, $25.00
Switzerland, World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada and the USA - A Postal History Handbook by Charles J. LaBlonde, 2003, 222 pages with 231 illustrations, spiral bound, out of print, enquire before ordering, $45.00
Switzerland, The Postal History of the World War II Mail Between New Zealand and Switzerland by Robin Startup and Charles LaBlonde, Contains much GB Archive material, as well as NZ, Swiss and Red Cross archival, extensive bibliography, 2005, 130 pages, card, $27.50
Tanganyika, The Postal History of Tanganyika 1915-1961 by E. B. Proud 1989, 287 pages, cloth, postal markings, maps, rates, etc. $70.00
Thailand The Waterlow Proof Sheets 1917-1960 by Peter Collins 1981, 68 pages, card, edition of 500 $15.00
Thailand, Mail to and from Prisoners of War and Civil Internees 1942-45 by the Thailand Philatelic Society, quite well done. 1985, 24 pages, card $8.50
Tibet, The Postal History of Tibet by Arnold C. Waterfall 1981, 188 pages, cloth, slightly revised from 1966 edition $32.50
Tibet, The Postal Markings of Tibet by Wolfgang C. Hellrigl A well researched and printed study covering hundreds of markings, earliest and latest usages, rarity factor by points with an estimate of known covers, all are illustrated. Sixty nine forged postmarks are illustrated and detailed. Highly recommended. 1996, 68 pages, plastic binding, edition of 300, $27.50
Tibet, First Series, 1912 Plating Notebook by Frealon Bibbins 1992, 42 pages, 3 color plates, plastic binding, $17.50
Tibet, Third Series, 1933-60 Plating Study by Bibbins and Flack A fine work, much better produced than that of the 1912 issue. 1993, 63 pages, plastic binding, $22.50
Tibet, The "Officials" of Tibet by Armand E. Singer 1999, 39 pages, laser jet print in color, plastic binding, $35.00
Tibet, From China and Tibet by Robson Lowe Letters written by missionaries in the interior, 1844-1865. 1981, 24 pages, self cover, enquire first, $12.50
Tibet, Some Tibetan Seals Illustrated and Described by Derrick Dawson Covers Seals of the Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama, etc. Monastic, Administrative, Postal and Banknote, etc. An interesting publication. 1997, 57+6 pages, laser jet print in color, plastic binding, $50.00
The Postal History of Trinidad & Tobago by Joe Chin Aleong & E. B. Proud 1998, 520 pages, cloth, $97.50
Trinidad, British Empire Civil Censorship Devices, World War II, Trinidad and Tobago by Wike Development and organization of the censor stations, the markings, labels, seals, permits, instructional markings and security devices, also covers censor numbers allocated to Jamaica and Bermuda. 1994, 80 pages, card, UK £15.00, $24.00
Turks Islands and Caicos Islands to 1950, Postage Stamps, Postal Stationery, Postal History by John J. Challis, edition of 250, 1983, 118 pages, cloth, limited stock, $95.00
Turkey in Asia, Anatolia by M. Max Mayo A wonderful book on the Stamps of Turkey in Asia, beautifully produced with full color throughout the book and not only in the center, excellent detailing of the counterfeit overprints. A concordance gives the catalog numbers by: Mayo, Scott, Gibbons, Michel, Passer and, Pulhan. This book covers the stamps and fakes, postmarks are mentioned at times but not in great detail, the censor marks are covered in some detail as are the military marks 1990, 392 pages, cloth, color throughout, 52 page concordance, $230.00
Turkey, France, Cilicie Occupation Militarie Francase by M. Max Mayo A fine catalog - handbook covering the postal history, markings and stamps, many in color of this small territory of Turkey. 1984, 200 pages, card some illustrations in color, $35.00
Turkey, also see Ottoman Empire
Tuva, Postal History and Stamps of Tuva by S. Blekhman, translated by Ron Hogg 1997, English translation of 1976 book, 114 pages, card, $37.50
Uruguay, The Traveling Post Offices of Uruguay by Jay Grace Walmsley 2007, 104 pages of which 20 are in color, cloth, published £25.00 plus transit, $55.00
Uruguay, The Revenue Stamps of URUGUAY, Patente de Rodados de DEPARTAMENTO de MONTEVIDEO, Vehicle Registration Department of Montevideo 1928-1963, Joe Ross, 2005, 69 pages, plastic binding, $40.00
Uganda, The Uganda Missionaries by Robson Lowe 1974, 8 pages, self cover, packed with information $5.00
Uagana, The Postal History of Uganda and Zanzibar by Edward B. Proud Both are covered up to the Independence in 1962 and 1963 respectively. 1993, 433 pages, cloth, $90.00