Besides extreme details on the Swiss fakes it has much information on the Speratic history and information on his processes that is not "really" previously published. It is of much help on my work on the CSA Speratic's explaining the glass and celluloid master images and printing plates, he printed from these images and not the common metal plates, there is still much that is not clear on his techniques, he was an artist and a scientist in various areas, the tag line as to "Rubens" is appropriate, 2023, 276 pages, cloth with dj, gold leaf on all page edges, edition of 200 copies; published at 125 Swiss Franks plus postage, US postage is 55 CHF thus, $198.00 plus bank charges, from our US stock $190.00, enquire before ordering
2022, 315 pages, full color, cloth with dj, gold leaf on all sides, beautiful book, the book is in German however the reproduction of the original Reuterskja book is the English edition, a separate introductory booklet in English is provided. The illustrations are exceptional, large and a number are annotated as to details. Limited edition of 250 copies, 2022, published by Coronphilia in Switzerland., $160.00
A detailed study of the "B" overprints, cancellations and forgeries, a census of known covers, history of the service, from the Stuart Rossitor Trust.
2021, 454 pages, in color, hardback, published at 38 pounds plus postage, limited edition, $96.00
A scholarly study with much formal analysis with other previously not published information on his "second copy" of the British Guiana 1c Magenta.
A must book for the forgery collector and some one that wants to know more and collect the authentic stamps, a good read. His forgeries on the web can look extremely enticing but in many cases when in hand the paper is not right and evident by a serious collector, when gummed they become more deceptive, there are exceptions! A CD showing my mounted collection is also included.
Christoph Gartner competition for Books and also Digital, second place. presentation at Monacophil 2022.
2021, 192 pages, full color, cloth bound, English edition, from the US,With CD, $65.00 + $4.00 pp to a US mailing address.
All aspects of postal tariffs of the Cameroun under French administration. This is the most complete and best documented postal rate work that we know of; numerous rates are given along with other services such as money orders, C.O.D., postal cheques, reply coupons, debt collection, insurance, etc. Many covers are illustrated. 2007, 215+6 pages, searchable CD in pdf format having over 500 pages on the tariffs, spiral wire binding, $95.00
A scholarly study with much formal analysis with other previously not published information on his "second copy" of the British Guiana 1c Magenta.
A must book for the forgery collector and some one that wants to know more and collect the authentic stamps, a good read. His forgeries on the web can look extremely enticing but in many cases when in hand the paper is not right and evident by a serious collector, when gummed they become more deceptive, there are exceptions! A CD showing my mounted collection is also included.
2021, 192 pages, full color, cloth bound, English edison, from the US,Witch CD, $65.00 + $4.00 pp to a US mailing address.
An exceptional book with respect to understanding the postal operations of all of early Spanish America and not just El Salvador though the book is devoted to El Salvador, the rates, covers and markings, extensively illustrated, published by the CCC in 2015, edition limited to 300 copies, 286 + 18 pages of which 26 are in color, cloth with dj, $80.00 plus postage
in the United States
Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Jr. and Leo J. Harris The book has much more US interest than I anticipated; but per the title "....in the United States", a few examples: Texas 60 pages, Louisiana 44, California 52, Florida 82, etc. 2021, 342 pages, in color, card bound, a total edition of 230 copies of which 100 are available in the US, $72.00 + $3 part postage
A detailed and most readable study of 42 of the major founders of philately living between 1844 to 1919, the best such work that we know of, with detailed citations to references, published by the RPSL in 2019, 300 pages, full color, cloth with a dj, limited stock $135.00
Published by the RPSL, 2020, Winter of the Crawford Medal for 2021, 1054 pages, full color, well illustrated with interesting and appropriate covers, in two volumes, cloth and DJ, limited stock $235.00
2021, 4 large volumes, about 35 lbs, total of 1,780 pages, $700.00 plus actual transit, enquire first, one sets available
Sample of the index page, extremely detail
2014, 414+ 16+16 pages, large format, archival rated paper, full color, cloth with dj, limited stock, $120.00
An exceptional work on the common forgeries of the period, the stamps are real but the fakes are so common that the authentic ones are not fully appreciated. I have never paid any attention though i have accumulated a few for my forgery collections and now want to work them up, the stores and details of the stamps are most interesting.
The 27 chapters range on the Cuban side, from Military History, Cuban Postal Systems in and out of the Island, and Impact on Civilians; on the Spanish side, from Mail from Spanish Soldiers, Sailors, Military Posts, Military Hospitals and POW's, Spanish Patriotic Labels, Interrupted Mails, and Blockade Mail; and on the U.S. side from Mail from all the Military Camps in the United States, Patriotic Covers and Labels, Wartime Correspondence
Mail from American Soldiers, Sailors, Military Hospitals, Military Postal Stations in Cuba, their Postal Markings and Mail Categories, Military Camps in Cuba, Local Provisional Stamp Issues, Official Mail Envelopes, and the Postal Issues of 1899-1902. All three sides, Cuban, Spanish and American, are well covered; Postal Markings, Stamps, Labels, Maps, Documents, Photographs, Tables, etc. A detailed table of contents and a extensive index with listing: cities, army camps, ships, etc. 2019, 752 pages,1,600 illustrations, full color; cloth with DJ. Covers, bound in Buckram with gold stamping and a dust jacket. To a US mailing address $90.00 + $7.50 postage to a US mailing address = $97.50
David Beech has just written a new book Libraries & Philatelic Research, A Guide to Philatelic Research a The British Library. Our copies are in transit now but I have seen the book, the 3rd Q PLR page 201 has a review however there are two errors, it is not hardbound and it is not in color and b&w, David confirmed there are not two versions. This booklet is intended to a guide to what is in the British Library however many details are of interest such as the list of 78 philatelic collection with the name of the person that formed them. 2019, 50 pages, card, expected Oct 15th, 2019, $12.00
A new book that will rival in interest and utility to the recent books on Ferrari and Fabergé.
Amazing details, packets frozen at Cuxhaven or Gottenburgh for up to 12 weeks; ice extending into the North Sea for miles beyond Heligoland; packets windbound in Falmouth for weeks. The Harwich captain who deliberately shot one of his crew dead, found guilty of manslaughter, and fined one shilling. A packet ransomed from her captors by the passengers; hurricanes, lightning, and men washed overboard. The ravages of yellow fever in the West Indies, New York, Philadelphia etc, with packet crews decimated homebound. Read about the "quasi war" between the USA and France; Britain's oldest ally, Portugal, declaring war on Britain.
2019, 500+ viii A4 pages, cloth, hardbound, limited edition of 100 copies, with an extremely low price $95.00
by Guillermo Alejando Jalil & Joseacute; Luis Goumlttig The book is in Spanish however it is extensively illustrated, all in color, and a logical organization. Priced in US $ as to mint, used, covers, etc. Starts with the Corrientes in much detail 11 pages, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Confederation, Republic through 2018 general issues, stamps, officials, telegraphs postal stationary, the classic stampless and early stamped covers. Large format, Two volumes totaling over 728 pages, large format, hard bound in paper case., $97.50, sold out
Another tribute to the Club de Monte-Carlo, 398 pages, large format, quality paper and illustrations, full color, cloth with dust jacket, published at 60 Euro, to be released at MonacoPhil 2017, Nov 29, 2017, limited stock, $135.00
In early 2018 we will have a spectacular book on the Spanish American War, 700 pages, covering every conceivable philatelic aspect.
An exceptional four volume set, all in full color, cloth bound, excellent, paper, printing and binding. Each book shows a complete exhibit, page-by-page, Three of the exhibits are written up in English, one in both English and Chinese, published by the Chinese Post & Telecom Press, circa 2014
Published at 1,680 yuan ($125.00 !) per volume, cloth bound and well produced, the full set $250.00
In essence it covers Colombia airmails C1-C24B and C36-37. It is written from a collectors point of view with regard to numbers printed or known, scarcity of the different stamps on flown covers, flight details and dates, provenance of the more well known pieces, comments on fakes and forgeries, etc., etc. We assume this volume is a prelude to a more extensive book should additional information surface. 2016, 128 pages, in color, card, the author’s e-mail address is printed in the book, page on the page facing the copyright, he will gladly share information, edition of 60 copies (yes sixty) of which 25 are for the US, $25.00 + $3.00 postage for a US mailing address.
The Revenue Stamped Paper of Mexico 1821-1876 by Donald O. Scott and Frank A. Sternad The second edition, expanded from 367 pages in 2006 to 442 today. 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. 2016, 442 pages, well illustrated, card, $49.00
A Catalogue of the Stamps of Mexico 1856-1910 by Nicholas Follansbee
The Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office by Mike Dovey, Covers 1868 - 1914, departure and arrival dates
The "Shipping Postmaster" Cancellations of South Africa by Mike Dovey, 2014, 38 pages, in color, card, $37.50
Guillermo F. Gallegos and Joseph D. Hahn
An exceptional book with respect to understanding the postal operations of all of early Spanish America and not just El Salvador though the book is devoted to El Salvador, the rates, covers and markings, extensively illustrated, edition limited to 300 copies, 286 + 18 pages of which 26 are in color, cloth, with dj, $80.00 plus postage $4.00 for the US
The Postal History of French Forces in Tunisia 1900-1920 & the South Tunisian Campaign 1915-1917 by David Trapnell edited by Maurice Tyler, 2013, 40 pages, in full color, self cover, $27.50
Great Britain: The 1840 Prepaid Parliamentary Envelopes by Alan Huggins and Edward Klempka, a detailed illustrated listing of the various imprints, illustrations of the full covers and a census of the known covers, 2013, 99+17 pages, published by the RPSL at 39£ plus transit, $85.00
London Late Fee and Too Late Mail 1840 to 1930, 2002, Well illustrated, 85+6 pages, 33 tables, 20£, $46.00
French African Airmails 1932 to 1940 Gerard Collot and Alain Cornu, Weill illustrated, 2013, 272 pages, paper case
Binding published 25£, $59.00
Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales by John Parmenter, Cedric Prys-Roberts and Ken Smith, the contents and appearance are tremendously better than his first versions from 1975, etc. individual volumes are 35 £ plus transit
Milestones, there is now a 200 page supplement that was available to download at no cost. This Supplement has about 20 pages of new material in English, the rest is the text of the book in German, the illustrations are not reproduced. About 35 copies were printed and bound for those involved with the original book and for libraries, none are available.
Though this book is partly titled "An Introduction to" we can only hope a subsequent volume will appear however if not this work is most certainly of major value to the collector as to; history, maps, rates, sailing data and cancellations. 2013, 179+ pages, large format, full color, in English with a one page introduction in French, soft cover, published £49, $95.00
Robertson Revisited, A Supplement by Colin Tabeart 2012, 68 pages, card, out of print, extremely limited stock, sold out.
The Austrian Post Offices in the Levant Tchilinghirian and Stephen Revisited by Hans Smith FRPSL
2013, 188+ 32 pages, with 50 years of additions to Tchilinghirian pioneer work in color, in English, cloth with dust jacket, sold out
The Traveling Post Offices of Uruguay by Jay Grace Walmsley, A wonderful story of the systems covering the Stage, Maritime and Trains with much history and detailed coverage of the markings, 2012, 135 + 4 pages, in color, cloth, edition of 80 copies, 3 copies available, $70.00
Zanzibar's Postal History Legacy by Gary A. DuBro, 2012, 214 + 18 pages, cloth with dj, in color, edition of 150 copies, $150.00, sold out
The Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office by Mike Dovey, Covers 1868 - 1914, soft bound
The Bombay-Aden Sea Post Office by Mike Dovey & Peter Bottrill, 2112, 176 pages, card, published at £32.95 + transit, $70.00
2012, 360 pages, 181 illustrations, many in color, cloth, published £50 plus postage of £26, $115.00
An excellent book on the Polar Postal History, 69 illustrations in color, 46 in black and white 25 paintings etc. photographs, 11 maps, others 336, in all 476 illustrations. Well reviewed in the Collectors club Philatelist this year based on the Italian edition.
A Postal History of Refugees from the Nazis
with a forward by David Beech
A collection of mail and history from W.W. II refugees, a most readable and moving study on this unfortunate period. It covers Refugee life in Britain, Internment Camps Worldwide, Refugee Life in China and Japan, Undercover Mail, etc. A philatelic book that gives much historic background.
2011, $35.00, in stock
Introduction to the Large Hermes Heads of Greece: 1861 - 1886
by Constantin Mattheos
This new book from the Royal Philatelic Society London provides an up to date English language guide to some of the most beautiful and complex classic stamps of the world, the first issues of Greece, the stamps and usages. From plates made in Paris in 1861.2011, 158 pages, in color, cloth with dj, published £39 + £14.50 postage, US delivery, in stock, $86.00
The Postal History of Mongolia 1841 - 1941
by Wolfgang C. Hellrigl Published by the RPSL, This 100-year span can be considered as the classic period of the country’s postal history, it truly displays all facets of the spectrum that the philatelic hobby has to offer. 2011, 348 pages, in color, cloth with dj, published £50 + £24.00 postage, out of print but we still have a few in stock, $145.00
The British Post Office in Colombia 1821-1881 by Malcolm Bentley, 2010,
141 pages, illustrated in color and black and white, cloth with dj, published at £40 plus
£12 postage, $88.50
French Colonial Airmail rates from 1920 to 1945 by Bob Picirilli
Covers the letter rates and airmail surtax for French colonies from the start of commercial aviation to the end of WW2, and provides for the first time a comprehensive source of information to explain the postage rates applied to pre 1946 French colonial airmail covers. Published by the France & Colonies Philatelic Society (GB). 2011, 234 pages, card bound, and a CD having a 7,500 cover database, out of print.
The Stamps and Postal History 1850-59
by J.H. Barwis & R.W. Moreton
An exceptional work for those interested in these stamps, postal history and forgeries but for me there is another interest. The stamps were produced by classic stone lithographs, the same process and technology as my CSA general issues thus a study of the process is most useful., 2009, 475 pages, cloth with dj, 800 color illustrations, limited stock, $225.00
Limited stock
Michael D. Roberts, Nicholas Follansbee, William Barr and Frank Sternad
More than an introduction, priced catalog and handbook, hundreds of color illustrations. Covers Federal and State issues including Veracruz occupation. The first revised work since the Stevens in 1979. Many new additions but also deletions for material not proven to have existed or were not Federal issues. 2011, 296 pages, cloth, $70.00
2008, 10+358 pages, in color, cloth with dj from the Royal Philatelic Society, published £60 + £18 transit to the US, $135.00
Volume 6 is now in stock
The first compilation of mail of noncombatant civilians, diplomats, and Axis merchant seamen held by the U.S. government during World War II. To understand why political groups were incarcerated as well as their postal history, background on historical events of the war relating to the groups incarcerated is necessary. Specific historical facts are present to aid philatelists in finding relevant postal history.
Chapters include the postal history of the two diplomatic exchanges with Japan carried out by the mercy ship, M.S. Gripsholm, and of Japanese American soldiers, many of whom entered military service after their incarceration in relocation centers. Twenty four 24 tables provide data on camp locations and populations, postal rates, and other details of importance to collectors, including a table on these covers' scarcity. A CD contains three of the author's gold medal exhibits offering additional illustrations of internment camp mail.
2010, 234 + 13 pages with CD, cloth with dj, from the Collectors Club of Chicago, limited stock, $85.00
of the 19th Century
by Bill Ure An extremely useful book, large illustrations showing the characteristics, all in English, illustrate 454 stamps and 308 enlarged details. Books on Greek forgeries tend to be quite expensive, ie 4x this price, but this title will not disappoint. 2010, 137 + 8 pages, full color, large format, card, sold out
A major study of fraudulent material of real value.
Published by The Lebanese British Friends of the National Museum, Beirut 2009.
the background to the original capitulations is explained and how the position of France vis-à-vis the Ottoman Empire was privileged, and this was particularly so after France took the side of the Ottomans in the Crimea. The special rights accorded to French residents and the preferential duties on trade. This situation enjoyed by France enabled them to establish strong shipping links with the Levant and Beirut from the 1830s and the establishment of a disinfection station in Beirut in 1834 further strengthened the importance of the port. The 1830s also saw substantial investment by the Lyonnais in silk production and there is considerable detail given to the companies involved and the history of this trade.
The French shipping lines serving Beirut showing routes and postal markings. It is explained that the lack of an effective Ottoman postal service led to the authorization of postal consular activity leading to the opening of a French post office in 1845 followed by other European countries.
All marks of the French post office are illustrated and supported by copies of relevant letters and description of the rates. This includes tax and maritime marks with a detailed analysis of the covers and the different postage stamps used. This includes both letters to France and other destinations. The post UPU period is treated in a similar manner covering the period up to WWI.
A final section covers moveable box mail (including a slight misunderstanding of Sallies) and military correspondence. A useful annexe illustrates the postage stamps used, ancillary marks, details about principal trading companies, a glossary and bibliography.
2009, 231 + 12 pages, large format, full color, in English and French, cloth, published at £55 plus transit, $97.50
Blindman's Mail
TEN-CENT 1869 Covers, A Postal History Survey by Michael Laurence,
Another exceptional book from the Collectors Club of Chicago, a limited edition as with all CCC books.
A detailed study of the postal rates by country, 1869 - 1876 and the usage of the 10¢, 1,298 covers are cataloged, 476 illustrations, 119 tables.
2010, 390+10 pages, full color, cloth bound with dj, edition limited to 500 copies, $75.00
l color, cloth bound with dj, edition limited to 500 copies, $75.00
Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication by Joe Nickell, Not philatelic but for anyone interested in "fakery" it is a good read and will also increase your insight into the fakes. 2009, 256 pages, cloth with dj, $35.00
Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation on Documents by Joe Nickell, Not philatelic but of definite interest to the serious collector, 2005, 240 pages, card, $19.95
Pen, Ink and Evidence by Joe Nickell
A most enjoyable coffee table book, beautiful pictures and some real
information, especially in the reference as everything is documented.
The scholar would like more of the beautiful illustrations showing all
forms of pens, inks and penmanship but it is useful.
1990, 304 pages, in color, cloth, limited stock, $77.50
British Censorship of Civil Mails During World War I by Graham Mark
A fascinating study, evidently even Picture Postcards to a Neutral Country were returned if they did not have a return address and there were special markings!
and their Reform, 1812-1840
In English, an extremely detailed handbook and priced catalog, detailed illustrations and plating of the stamps and overprints, cancellations and covers, in color, received a Gold at Rome 2009, 2009, 890 + 21 pages, published at $115 plus postage from Croatia, $160.00
The Chalon Sorting Guide, Supplement to The Postage Stamps of New Zealand: 1855-1873 The Chalon Head Issues by Robert P. Odenweller. An excellent stamp identification guide when using the full book, 2014, 28 pages in full color, soft bound, sold out
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand: 1855–1873, The Chalon Head Issues by Robert P. Odenweller
A completely new study of the classic “Chalon” issues of New Zealand. Over 400 illustrations showing 1,000 different stamps and covers. Many new discoveries explaining old problems are covered in detail, a beautiful book, 2009, about 400 pages, cloth bound, limited stock, $92.00 + $3 pp = $95.00
The Postmarks of Fiume 1809 - 1945 by John Gilbert, The French, Austrian and Hungarian periods, World War One, the Allied Occupation, the d'Annunzio regime, the Annexation to Italy, World War Two and the Yugoslav Military Occupation. The historical background of all the significant events is explained, well illustrated with maps, contemporary pictures, covers and hundreds of postal and other markings including military, maritime, airmail and railway postmarks, and registration, censor and express handstamps. 2007, 164 pages, prong binding with acetate covers, published at £20 plus transit $48.50
The Postmarks of the Province of Fiume 1924-1943 including precursors by J. F. Gilbert Handbook No. 7, 2009, 132 pages, prong binding with acetate covers, published at £20 plus transit, $48.50
Unificato, Catalog of Italian Revenue Stamps, Unificato Marche Da Bollo, Catalogazione e quotazione delle, Italia - Colonie e Occupazioni, San Marino, Vaticano, 2009/11 edition, In Italian but fully illustrated and the listings are evident, seals as early as 1750 and stamps to date are listed, 375 pages, full color, in Italian, 375 pages, $72.00
Sicilia 1859 by Paolo Vaccari 2009, 120 pages, 15 plates of full reconstructions, in folder, slip case, large format and in full color, detailed plating, etc. published € 140 plus transit, $235.00
by Antonello Cerruti
Antichi Stati Italiani Originali e Falsi .
In Italian but with large illustrations and in color, a useful book
ith large illustrations and in color, a useful book
2007, 127 pages, full color, card, $87.50
by Peter C. Jeannopoulos
An exceptional study, well produced, Part I discusses the author's methodology and a revised classification system. Part II focuses on the genuine stamps and identification, accurate illustrations, Part III illustrates and describes each of the 29 types of forgeries. 2009, 122 pages, 30 in color, edition of 125, all numbered, perfect bound, $35.00
The Zemstov Postage Stamps of Imperial Russia by Alex Artuchov
An excellent study, we think it is the new definitive study, the set is now complete.
Civil Censorship Group Italy Postal Manual, 1 December 1944 by the Civil Censorship Study Group A reprint of the Postal Manual for use of Allied Censor Control Offices. 2008, reprint of 1944 publication, in English, circa 90 pages, spiral wire bound, $15.00
PERU Cancellation Handbook 1858-1873 by Erik A. Emsing
The first new publication since 1964 covering the cancellations, both domestic and foreign. 2009, 122 pages, full color, cloth, a small edition, $85.00, sold out
by Jerry H. Miller
This completely revised new edition of the 1993 published standard reference handbook, catalog and reference for this most interesting collecting area was written by a specialist with over 35 years collecting & research on German postal automation and postmarks with much additional data and information included in this volume. 45-page unified catalog section with early & late usage dates along with rarity factors (rare to common) and postal type usages
2008, 152 Pages, Over 225 Colored Illustrations, one page errata, English and German Text, cloth, limited edition, $68.00
The above is equally as fascinating as :
Folded typewriter postcards were used mainly in commerce and industry by a number of European, African and Middle Eastern countries, for the most part from 1910 to 1997. There main use was by small businesses for routine correspondence. Once typed, the card was folded in half and mailed.
2008, 123 pages, 49 color pictures, card, limited edition, $35.00
The Tourist Sheets and Booklets of Japan by Ron Casey Starting in 1890 to circa 1905 colorful sheets containing stamps were marketed to the tourist, most of the stamps were forgeries but a few of the most modern were not. 2004. In full color, 110pp, card, $25.00
The Showa Forgeries of Japan by Ron Casey, 2005. 79ppm, card $20.00
The Koban Forgeries of Japan, Kr. Wilhelmsen and Varro E. Tyler, 1979 [1994 reprint]. 63pp., plastic ring binding, $13.00
The Postal History of Costa Rica to 1883 by Richard C. Frajola and Frederick R. Mayer
2008, 200 pages, cloth, full color, $50.00
Poste Maritime Francaise, Premier service postal du Pacifique Sud, le
Consulat de France à Panama (1843-1848).by Louis-Eugene Langlais published by Academie de Philatelie,
2006, 148 pages, card bound, in French, published at 35 euro, limited quantity, $61.25
Postal Maritime Francaisel, Consulat De France a Panama 1848-1881, Second service
in the South Pacific 1872-1874 by Louis-Eugene Langlais published by Academie de
Philatelie, 2008, 211 pages, full color, card bound, in French, published at 50 euro, limited quantity, $87.50
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
by Dr. David A. Stotter, Chairman, GB Overprint Society
An excellent book on the postal service and usages, detailed cancellations.maps, etc.2007, 367+7+2 pages, well illustrated with perhaps 50% in color, cloth with dj, published £49 plus transit, $125.00
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
Post Offices in Finland 1638-1985, English translation by Anneli Hvidonov, An introduction from the Philatelic Federation of Finland, 1989, 107+2 pages, card, $20.00
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, $135.00
Prisoners of War in British Hands during WWI, A study of their history, the camps and their mails by Graham Mark, 2007, 258 pages, cloth, limited stock, $70.00
Document Trivia of Great Britain and Ireland, Official and Unofficial Designations on paper and parchment by W. A. Barber and A. F. Brown, 2007, Circular Date Marks, 2007, 34 pages, card, $10.00
The Postal Stationery of the Bechuanalands and Botswana by Peter Thy and John Inglefield-Watson covers the stationery, proofs and essays from 1886 to 1997, published by the British Philatelic Trust, originally at £50 but now reduced by the Bechuanalands & Botswana Society to £20 plus transit, for copies purchased before June 2008 there is a first year membership included, 2004, 184 pages, hard bound, $62.50
South East Asia Revenues, J. Barefoot, Illus & priced catalog, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, French India, Hong Kong, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Labuan, Laos, Macau, Malaya, Manchoukou, Mongolia, Nepal, Neth Indies, N Borneo, Philippines, Port India, Taiwan, and more, 2006. card, 287 pages. $47.50
The Railroads of Cameroun and Associated Postal History by Marty Bratzel
From the the first railroads of Cameroun that were laid by the Germans in 1901, the transition of World War I, during and through the British and French administrations, and after independence through to the present day. Railroad postmarks and their recorded dates of use, related Cameroun postage stamps, World War I-related covers, 138 railroad photographs, etc.
2009, 170 pages, spiral bound, to appear in August, $55.00
by Marty Bratzel
All aspects of postal tariffs of the Cameroun under French administration. This is the most complete and best documented postal rate work that we know of; numerous rates are given along with other services such as money orders, C.O.D., postal cheques, reply coupons, debt collection, insurance, etc. Many covers are illustrated.
2007, 215+6 pages, searchable CD in pdf format having over 500 pages on the tariffs, spiral wire binding, $80.00
British Cameroons, The Postmarks and Postal History, 1916-1961 by R.J. Maddocks
and M.P. Bratzel Jr. The original 1994 book is a detailed study illustrating over 225 postmarks,
17 pictures, 2 maps an 41 covers. For both the Northern and Southern
Cameroons all facets from international mail routes, air, WW II censorship,
postage due, free franks and even perfins are covered among others.
A detailed treatment of the 1960-61 Cameroons UKTT stamp issue. We now have a major supplement to the original book.
Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880 by Ray Simpson & Peter Sargeant, 2007, 370 + 16 pages, from the RPSL, 2015 printing, identical to the original in all respects except for the date, published at £80 plus transit, $176.00
OAT and AV2 Markings by Murray Heifetz, 2nd edition from the AAMS,
Air mail markings giving transit instructions, 1938-1974
2000, 2nd edition, 142 pages, card, $12.50
2007, 3rd edition, 168 pages, card, $17.50
The Postmarks of Fiume 1809 - 1945 by John Gilbert, from the Italy and Colonies Study Circle, The French, Austrian and Hungarian periods, World War One, the Allied Occupation, the d’Annunzio regime, the Annexation to Italy, World War Two and the Yugoslav Military Occupation. The historical background of all the significant events is explained, well illustrated with maps, contemporary pictures, covers and hundreds of postal and other markings including military, maritime, airmail and railway postmarks, and registration, censor and express handstamps. 2007, 164 pages, prong binding with acetate covers, published at £20, plus P&P UK = £1.50, Europe = £4, ROW = £6.50), $48.50
The Italian Post Offices in Constantinople 1908-1923 by Mario Chesner Dauphinhe & Colin Pinkington, 2007 reprint of 1988, 75 pages, prong binding with acetate covers, published at £10, plus P&P,limited stock but will obtain more, $28.50
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
The Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland by Professor S. David Rockoff & Mike Jackson
Fakes and Forgeries of 20th Century French Postage Stamps by R. G. Gethin A detailed study from the 1914 Red Cross Surtax through 1997 with the red letter simple rate stamps.2006, 148 pages, in English and in color, card, $82.50
Introduction to the Stamps of Great Britain by David Alderfer & Larry RosenblumA good general work, 2004, 240+8 pages, card, $28.50
Harlan W. Miller Philatelic Printer, A Biography by Harlan L. MillerA wonderful folksy story of a devoted Philatelic Printer that was responsible for many fine journals in the 1930-1960's such as The American Revenuer, Philatelic Literature Review, Bulletin of the Polonus Philatelic Society Kay Chief Stamp Journal and perhaps 40 more. 1965, 107 pages, printed on one side, some color, limited stock $65.00
by Bob Swarbrick
Brief accounts of 91 events, illustrated with covers, letters and pictures, 2006, 162+ pages, 11 pages in color, card, published at £38.50 plus transit, $83.50
The Pneumatic Post of Paris by J. D. Hayhurst, 1974, 27 pages, card, in English, $10.00
The Development of Rates of Postage (France) by A. D. Smith revised and abridged by C. S. Holder, The French material abstracter and updated from A. D. Smith's 1917 work, 1980, 65 pages, card, in English, $13.50
In Italian, English and German, the stamps and souvenir sheets connected with the 104 trips by the Pope outside Italy, stamps and souvenir sheets issued by both the countries visited and Vatican City, unfortunately the cover handstamps are not detailed but there is an interesting chapter on the servicing of the covers, 2006, 408 pages, hardbound, 800 color illustrations, published at 22 euro plus transit, $29.50
United States Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations, 1847 to GPU-UPU
by Charles J. Starnes
Detailed rate tables from the U.S. to every country
in the World for all mail systems, appendices cover British Treaty Mail via
Marseilles, French and Bremen transit charges, UPU entrance dates, etc.
Because of a printing problem 25% of the edition was destroyed.
by Patrick Maselis
A major philatelic work; exceptional with respect to history, philately, overall production and at a most favorable price. The Belgian Colonial influence is far more than most of us suspected, there are 14 pages on New York alone, 28 on the Antarctic, 18 on New Zealand, 20 on Brazil, far more than just the Congo. Published with the assistance of the Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2005, large format (9.5 x 13 inches), 419 pages, in full color, in English, cloth with dj, $100.00
Dominican Republic, The Classic Stamps by Danilo A. Mueses, An excellent study of the stamps, postal history and forgeries, in Spanish and English, the outer column in Spanish and the inner in English, almost paragraph for paragraph thus excellent for some one wanting to brush up on the language, 2001, 240 pages, in color, card, $65.00
The Images of IV Issues of the Kingdom 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
The Postal History of the Leeward Islands by Edward B. Proud, The 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, sold out
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, $170.00 sold out
Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks by Derek Worboys and Roger West
A joint publication by the British Philatelic Trust and the Royal
Philatelic Society of London. A recently discovered hoard of over 460
implements that are believed to have been used to fake a considerable number
of postmarks on British Commonwealth stamps from 1935 to 1960, perhaps later
as one Aden item dates from 1967 and is apparently an authentic marker.
Edition of 500, numbered, 1994, 128 pages, cloth
Madame Joseph Revisited by Brian Cartwright FRPSL.
A major expansion over the original work published in 1994
2005, 96 pages, in color, 40 transparent overlays, hardback with dj, ring binder, custom stepped slip case, $132.50
The International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog by Joel A. Hawkins & Richard Stambaugh, For details see: Meters,
2005, 1240 pages, card, sold
The Yellow Three Skilling Banco by Sven Ahman
The authenticity and status question on Sweden's unique 3 Skilling Yellow was seriously questioned by many experts over the years and finally went to the RPSL in
1975, 143 pages, facsimile mounted in, full leather binding with dj,
Complete with 40 page English translation, card $100.00
The Treskilling Yellow, The Most Valuable Thing in the World by Lars Fimmerstad, 2004, 185, English Edition, Cloth, Covers the early history that after 1975 and some of the earlier, Sperati is covered and the Peter Winter forgeries are illustrated on page 150-151 however Winter is not named as the source. Well illustrated in color and enjoyable to read.
The above two books on the 3 Sk, three sets available, total $225.00
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, one copy left, enquire
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
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
Postal History and Stamps of Tuva by S. Blekhman, translated by Ron Hogg
1997, English translation of 1976 book, 114 pages, card, $37.50
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
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
The British Army Post Office in Conflict & Crisis Situations 1946 - 1982 by Charles Entwistle,
comes complete with a 'Priced Checklist' for FPOs, 25 events are detailed however because of the size the Korean War and the protracted guerrilla wars in Cyprus, Malaya and Kenya are not covered, 2005, 36 pages, card, published £10.00 plus transit, $20.00
The Lansa Story, The Postal History of the Colombian Airline LANSA by Alfredo Frohlich & Dieter BortfeldtA comprehensive story of the history, covers, stamps and forgeries. 2005, 179 pages, in color, cloth, $100.00
The Cordova Issue of 1899, Department of Antioquia by Dieter Bortfeldt, printed in Colombia but in English, 2005, 144 pages, in color, cloth.
We now have The World, the first volume in 1993 covers mostly the
US and the new volume covers mostly foreign. I say mostly as there is
some overlap in the work of the engravers. We have also been able to obtain
more copies of the original edition and have reduced our price to the
original one. Those that purchased the 1993 book from us can obtain, at no charge, the supplement on request with there next order.
The Engravers Line, United States only
1993, 437, cloth, 14 page supplement, $85.00, sold out
The International Engravers Line, Other than the United States
2005, 381+10 pages, cloth, 4 page addenda, $70.00
Postal History of Hong Kong, by Edward B. Proud
German North Atlantic Catapult Flights 1929-1935 by James W. Graue & Dieter Leder,
A good history, flight details and detailed priced catalog. Many if not most of these covers are to the US. 2004, 235 pages, metal spiral bound, $35.00
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, sold out
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
Alice Through the Pillar-box and What She Found There, A Philatelic Phantasy by Gerald M. King
A fun book, pure phantasy, some designs taken from S. Allan Taylor's products, etc.
1978, 6+33+4 pages, in color, cloth with dj, $17.50
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
The Postal History of The Army of the Black Sea 1918-1923 by John Slingsby
The Army of the Black Sea refers to the British occupation from Macedonia and Thrace through to the British Military Mission to South Russia, Turkey, Transcaucasia, and North Persia
2004, 234+16 pages, card, published at 30£ plus 9.95£ transit, US delivered $70.00
Dictionary of English and Italian Philatelic Terms by Roy Dehn, 2004, 91 pages, card, published at 25 euro, $34.00, enquire first
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 Rossiter 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
The Cancellations of Mexico 1856-1874 by Joseph Schatzkes, revised by Karl Schimmer, 1983, 314 + 30 pages, 14 color plates, new condition, not the water damaged ones, $135.00
An Introduction to the Postal History of Denmark 1624-1950 by David Cornelius From the Stuart Rossiter Trust,
2004, 344 + 22 pages, cloth, dj, £38 plus transit, $87.50
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, $20.00
Richard M. Morris, Pittsboro Guides, Useful color guides with tipped in color chips, the best available.
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
Vaccari 2004-2005 Catalog Italian 1850-1900, 11th 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
Australia, New South Wales Numeral Cancellations by Brown and Campbell
Besides what one would expect we have a listing of the PO opening dates
1977, second edition, 88 pages, cloth, $22.50
19th Century Wars 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. Published by the Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund.
1997, 218+10 pages plus 8 color plates, published £40, $80.00
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
Brazil 1844-1846 "Slanted Numerals" Handbook by Walter G. Tveira
Covers the authentic stamps with emphasis on the issue, multiples and philatelic history along with 16 different forgeries,etc.
2001, 628 pages, cloth, in English and Portuguese, some color illustrations, $117.50
The Postal Services of the Gold Coast to 1901 edited by John Sacher,
Another superb work, history and philately from John Sacher
2003, 12 + 254 pages, cloth with dj, published 70£ plus transit from RPSL, $132.50
The Dealers' Guide to Chemical Restoration of Postage StampsFor years we would not stock this booklet though a few used copies came in form time to time as being a Chemical Engineer I felt that it could cause more harm than good but now I think the general concepts are of value. 1976, 8th and last edition, published at $18.00, in stock at $15.00
The Admiral Era: A Rate Study 1912-1928 by Allan L. Steinhar
1981, 166 pages, card, $10.00
Canadian Fancy Cancellations of the Nineteenth Century by K.M.Day and E.A. Smythies.
1981, 2nd edition, 158 pages plus, $7.00
The Stamps & Postal History of Vancouver Island & British Columbia by Gerald E. Wellburn,
A deluxe book with beautiful color illustrations, originally published at $155.00
1987, 194 pages, large format, cloth with dj, $100.00
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
Madagascar, Rail and Mail Services by C. W. Spong
Indian Ocean Study Circle publication No. 10, 2003, 102+6 pages, card with plastic clasp, £12 plus transit, $25.00
Mail of the Czechoslovak Legions in France by Jaroslav J. Verner
Am excellent coverage of the history and markings, WW I. Each page has two columns, the left is in English and the right in Czeck, well printed, covers in full color.
2002, 84 pages, card, edition of 650 copies, $13.50
The Philatelic History of Armenia by Dr. Zareh Hovanesian
Despite the extensive use of excellent color giving this work a "coffee table" appearance there is much text of value to the collector and student with respect to the authentic stamps and forgeries. A most welcomed book as there is little philatelic literature on Armenia that is in English.
2000 copyright, 357 pages, hard bound, $80.00
Maritime Disaster Mail by Norman Hoggarth & Robin Gwynn
A study of mail salvaged from disasters: casualties of war, collisions,
fires, shipwrecks and stranding. A major new wrecked mail study from
the Stuart Rossiter Trust
2003, 10+352 pages, hard bound with dj, 37.5£ + 15.84£ transit, exchange adjusted $96.25
Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways and Predecessor Airlines by Kendall C. Sanford, Imperial Airways and predecessors were Britain's international airline from 1924 to 1940 when it became British Overseas (BOAC), 96 covers and 174 cachets are shown.
2003, 12+190+18 pages, card bound, with 4 page pricing guide, out of print, $120.00
Seychelles, Postal History and Postage Stamps to 1976 by S. Hopson & B.M. McCloy
An excellent work from the Indian Ocean Study Circle and the first major work on the Seychelles since H. V. Farmer's 1955 book (one copy of the Farmer book is available at $75.00).
2002, 186 pages plus 4 colour plates, cloth with dj, £40, $82.50
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
Canada's Registered Mail, 1802-1909 by H. W. Harrison, G. Arfken and Dr. K. G. Scringeour. The definitive and probably final word on the subject. From the Collectors Club of Chicago,
2002, 500+ pages, over 500 illustrations, cloth, $80.00
Canada's Registry System: 1827-1911 by H. W. Harrison
1971, 84 pages, cloth, limited stoc, $25.00
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 in 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 additional information Russian Propaganda
2002, to be published October, 2002, 300 pages, wire spiral binding, $50.00
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, expected June 28th, 2002
2002, 138 pages, card, $92.00
The British India Steam Navigation Company's Mail Packet to East Africa 1890-1905
by Stephen J. North,
The Mail Packet contracts, the ships & table of departure and arrival, The difference in the £ and $ price is due to the low published price and the high transit charges.
2002, 2nd edition, 52 pages, card, £6.50, $18.50
The Cockrill work on Nigeria by M.P. Nicholson
Withdrawn years ago at Philip's request, an authorized reprint by Mervyn Todd, identical to the original but not as well printed. 2002 reprint of 1982-3,
Costa Rica, Photographic Artwork and Essays from the American Bank Note Company Archives, circa 1910-1950 by Brian Moorhouse
2002, 32 pages, card, £6.00, $10.00
Victoria Postal Stationery 1869-1917 by Carl L. Stieg
An excellent descriptive and priced catalog of Victoria, Australia,
2001, 219 pages, plastic prong binding, $50.00
Air Mail Routes and Rates in South America, 1928-1940 by Mario D. Kurchan
Full text in both English and Spanish, well illustrated with maps and covers. These two volumes overlap only a little.
The "Officials" of Tibet by Armand E. Singer
1999, 39 pages, laser jet print in color, plastic binding, $35.00
Pigeon Mail Through History by Senor Salvador Bofarull
A fun book from ancient times to the modern with the Franco-Prussian War, WW1 and 2, Santa Catalina Island in 1894, Polar Expeditions, Spanish Civil War
and other services known to philately to end in 1998 with a blackmail threat to the Nestle company for diamonds to be attached to the neck of Pigeons to reveal the location of poisoned food. From the Stuart Rossiter Trust.
2001, 16+167 pages, card, £25, enquire first, $60.00
World War I in East Africa: Civil Censorship by Regis Hoffman from the Chavril Press
2001, 24 pages, card, £6.50, $13.00
Peru, The 1858 Medio Peso Error of Colour an Inventory by Percy Bargholtz A fine study of this interesting error.
2001, 24 pages, card, £6, $10.00
China, A Comprehensive Illustation of Covers with Sinkiang Provisional Airmail Stamps, 1932-1933 by David Lu, Each cover is described in detail with full provenance, in both English and Chinese. Well printed with excellent English test though the general arrangement is strange. 2001, 256 pages with 8 in color, hard bound with dj (not card edition), $32.50
Notes on the "Chung Hwa" Forgeries by A. Charles Strong
Mostly forged overprints on Postal Savings Stamps of China, Foreign PO in China, Danzig, Ukraine, Russian Occupation of Lithuania, Estonia, GB Officials, Russia - British Occupation of Batum, Polish Posts in Danzig, Japanese Occupation of North China. Forged Proofs of the Russian Romanov Dynasty 1913 set, China Large and Small Dragon, etc.
Wartime Airmails, the Locally Registered and Foreign Air Services of British Asia
by the Chavril Press, Brief descriptions of the numerous local airlines with notes.
2001, 24 pages, card, £6.50, $11.00
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
Wartime Airmails The Locally Registered & Foreign Air Services of British Asia from the Chavril Press,
2001, 24 pages, card UK £6.50, $11.00
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
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, $12.50
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
Australian Mails via Suez 1852 - 1926 by R. Kirk
Detailed sailing data, the ships, intermediate ports & connections, dates.
1989, 324 pages, card, £32 plus transit, $71.00
Early Routings of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company 1842-1879 by Kenton & Parsons
Detailed sailing tables of the RMSPC to and from the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Spanish Main.
1999, 471 pages, cloth, £40 plus transit, $89.00
Bermuda Packet Mails 1806-1886 by J.C. Arnell & M. H. Ludington
Detailed sailing tables, ships, arrival and departure dates.
1989, 161 pages, card, £28, $56.00
The Domestic Packets between GB & Ireland by Denis Salt
Mostly the complex Irish postal rates and the four water routes.
1991, 50 pages, card, £12, $24.00
Imperial & Foreign Mails, Sea Conveyance During War 1914-1918 by G. Mark
Covers the services and details mail lost by date and also by ship.
1997, 91 pages, card £20, $40.00
Operation Overlord by Brigadier K.S. Holmes
The sea-borne invasion of North West Europe, 1944-45, History of the work of the Army Postal Service
1984, 132 pages, card, £12, $24.00
British Postal Rates 1635-1839 by O.R. Sanford and Denis Salt
Comprehensive, Domestic and International rates.
1990, 163 pages, card, £20, $40.00
British Postal Rates to Europe 1836-1876 by G. F. Oxley
Well laid out by destination, seems easy to use.
1992, 130 pages, card, £30, $60.00
London Letter Receivers 1652 - 1857 by Hugh Feldman
1998, 831 pages, two volumes, 4 maps in pocket, slip case £65+handling, $160.00
Great Britain, Official Franking 1800-1840 by J. G. S. Scott
1983, 80 pages, card, £8, $20.00
OAT and AV2 Markings by Murray Heifetz, 2nd edition from the AAMS,
Air mail markings giving transit instructions, 1938-1974
2000, 142 pages, card, $16.50
Domestic and International Postal Rates and Fees by Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz
These books are arranged in the same manner as his US works, the format is a white three ring
binder with an attractive spine and front cover insert.
British Censorship of Civil Mails During World War I by Graham Mark
A fascinating study, evidently even Picture Postcards to a Neutral Country were returned if they did not have a return address and there were special markings!
2000, 252+35 pages, card, £25, $55.00
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
Philatelic Fantasies of British North America, 1860-1910 by David F. SessionsA good overall coverage of the BNA Fantasies with a most useful bibliography.1999, 125 pages, card, $20.00
Royal Reform by Charles W. Goodwyn and from the Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund.
The great British postal reform between 1837 and 1841, this book
is based on material in the Royal Philatelic Collection.
1999, 127 pages, 24 pages in color, 80 b&w illustrations, card, £35, $64.00
The Postal History of Fiji by J.G. Rodger
published by E.B. Proud but still a Rodgers book.
1999, 528 pages, cloth, $90.00
Prince Edward Island by G. Douglas Murray
Two fine works, well done and reasonably priced.
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
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 465 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
The Postal Markings of Mandate Palestine 1917-1948 by Michael Sacher
The original printing and not the reprint, 1995, 530 pages, 2,800 line illustrations, cloth, limited stock $140.00
New Hebrides: Military Postal History of the US Forces 1942-1946 by Stan Jersey
Over 200 covers and 100's of postal markings are illustrated.
As with recent books from the Collectors Club of Chicago this one sold
out in a few months, our stock is limited.
An excellent philatelic coverage with a most useful brief historical one.
1995, 194 pages, cloth, limited edition, $45.00
Ionian Islands, The Postal History of the Ionian Islands by D. Zaphiriou
A massive volume, 10 x 14 x 2 inches, the largest book published by RL.
An excellent coverage of the markings and postal history, the adhesive
stamp coverage is interesting but incomplete.
1987, 265 pages text, 298 pages appendix, 3 large plates separate, $115.00
Volume 1 covers the period from Lloyd's founding in 1857 to circa 1920 listing 279
ships. Vol 2 goes to 1970 when Lloyd merged with the Hamburg-American Line to
form Hapag-Lloyd A.G. From the middle of the 19th century through the 1920's
Norddeutscher Lloyd was the major carrier of immigrants from Europe to the United
States and a major mover of the mail.
Most ship description gives the year of building and Lloyd service, tonnage, engine,
speed, passenger and crew size. Most also have a paragraph or two which usually gives
the date launched and details which vary from ship to ship such as the rebuilding,
ultimate disposition, important events, etc.
The Postal History of the
Oxford Union Society to 1920
by
Vincent West
A library association of a number of Universities at Oxford with benefits until the 1840's of free postage and stationery, overprirnted stamps, good history and philately. 2012, 54 pages, in color, card, published 15£ + transit, $40.00
The Prestamp Period of El Salvador (1525 - 1866)
by
John Parmenter
We are now stocking in limited quantities and can always drop ship from the US charging the actual postage.
Club de Monte-Carlo 2013
Milestones of the Philatelic Literature
of the 19th Century
by Wolfgang Massen and Vincent Schouberechts
This book was published by the Club de Monte-Carlo for the 2013 exhibit. An exceptional work on the early and major philatelic literature, the books, authors and publishers, with an emphasis on the early works dealing with forgers and forgeries. It is both detailed, authoritative and enjoyable to read.The only comparable study to date is the Crawford Index and the series by Dr.Manfred Amrehein. I consider it an exceptional work and not hurt too much by my small contribution. In English and French, full color, 512 pages, large format, limited stock, $170.00 plus our standard $3 part postage and for foreign plus actual postage.
Sweden in Philately Up To 1920
edited by Jonas Hällström
A companion volume by the Club de Monte-Carlo 2013 to the above literature one but covering Sweden, in English and French, full color, 279 pages, large format, published at €60, limited stock, $100.00 plus our standard $3 part postage and for foreign plus actual postage, one new copy with several pages crumpled in the margin, $60.00
French Postal History in Tripoli
rench Postal History in Tripoli
(1852-1914)
in the age of steamships, French influence in the Levant and the decline of the Ottoman Empire
by Semaan Bassil
The Postal History of the Union Castle Line
including Union & Castle Lines by Mike Dovey
2011, 78 pages, full color, plastic cover, published £ 19.95, $40.00
The London Philatelist, Archival Edition 1892-2012
All 121 volumes of the journal excluding advertising, 20,000+ articles. A major world philatelic journal of the first quality. All digitized and set up to be searched, on DVDs (not CDs) so they will run on most PCs but NOT on a MAC even if it has a PC emulation, self loading installation, 2 DVDs in all, published at £90, enquire before ordering, $205.00
Line Engraved Security Printing:
the Methods of Perkins Bacon 1790 to 1935 Banknotes and Postage Stamps
by Gary Granzow
The first major work on engraving postage stamps since Jamex Baxter's 1939 book; Printing Postage Stamps by Line Engraving, Yes, it is on the nature of the engraving and not on specific stamps. An original approach to the research and understanding of line engraving on steel and the security printing it made possible. While much of the focus is on the evolution of line engraving in the UK, the findings apply to line engraving in general. Previously students have studied thousands of stamps and dated envelopes to deduce how the stamps were made and why they appear as they do. Gary has traced the development of engraving on steel, the mechanics of design transfer, hardening, inks, perforation and plate repair from 1790 to 1935 by studying primary sources and patents. Using this approach, he has made several basic discoveries and corrected a number of erroneous conclusions in the literature.
The Engraver's Line by Gene Hessler
An Encyclopedia of Paper Money & Postage Stamp Art.
A tremendous amount of information on the engravers and engraving
companies for US stamps, bibliographic, listings of engravers and
modelers by stamp. Invaluable for serious students of US adhesive stamps.
The contents are magnificent however the editing, typesetting and general
layout are poor for the 1993 volume but much improved for the 2005 one, the paper, printing and binding are fine.
Essence of Polar Philately by Hal Vogel
A surprisingly enjoyable book even for those with no interest in the subject. It ranges from, 1819 and before, 1824-25 Northwest Passage Expedition, the 1875-76 British Arctic Expedition with the notice for despatching mails, up to about 2000, listings of the expeditions and flights, many covers are illustrated. An excellent introduction and outline of a most extensive subject.
2008, 206+9 pages, in color, well printed on heavy glossy paper but the binding is poorly done and pages can easily separate, card, published at $65.00 but we are able to offer it as a limited quantity special for $55.00,
An English edition is now out!
Stars, Stripes & Ice
Drifting stations, icebreakers, submarines and Article land stations in their mail history by Franco Giardini, Frederico Masnari and Enrico Garrou.
Fleeing from the Führer,
by Charmian Brinson & William Kaczynski
Fil-Italia Handbooks, the British Society, all in English
Historical Postal Catalog of Stamps Used in the Italian Post Offices Abroad
1852-1890
by Daniele Zanaria, Gabriele Serra & Francesco Del Negro Covering Alexandria, Buenos Aires, La Goletta, Montevideo, Susa, Tunisi & Tripoli.The descriptive catalog lists all known franking and illustrates the markings, the each stamp known used from the Italian Abroad PO, runs 370 pages. The pricing catalog runs 80 pages and is in Euros. In English and Italian. Cloth bound. An exceptional work. 2000, 370 plus 80 pages, cloth, illustrations in full color, $130.00
The Half-Lengths of Victoria:
Australia New Zealand UK Mails, to 1900, Rates Routes and Ships Out and Home
by Colin Tabeart
Covers in detail the major and minor shipping lines and routes, bibliography plus general and ship indexes,
a partial listing of Vol 1
World War II, the Civil Censorship Study Group
The new Hoskings
Paquebot Cancellations of the World by
Mike Dovey & Keith Morris
The new 4th edition is not by Roger Hoskings but is with his full approval, similar to previous editions in concept but much expanded.
An Introduction to the Revenue Stamps of Mexico
by
War Tax Stamps of the British Empire First World War
The West Indies
by John G. M. Davis
2009, by the RPSL, 400+12 pages, cloth with dj, $135.00
The King George VI Large Key Types
Revenue and Postage High Value Stamps 1937-1953
by Eric Yendall
A detailed study of the stamps, varieties, postage rates and usages.
Early Air Mail of Haiti by Peter C. Jeannopoulos,
2010, 28 pages, in color, card, $14.00The set is complete
A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia During the Second World War
by David Tett
Detained, Interned, Incarcerated
U.S. Noncombatant Internee Mail in World War II
by Louis Fiset
Background explaining why, how, when, and where U.S. citizens, resident enemy aliens, diplomats, deportees from Latin America, and Axis merchant seamen were interned. More than 250 illustrations showing covers, censorship, and postal markings from camps operated by the Army, Immigration and Naturalization Service, State Department, and War Relocation Authority.
Forgeries of Greek Stamps
OPINIONS
Philatelic Expertizing -OPINIONS An Inside View
by The Philatelic Foundation
Malasia, Pahang, 1888 to 1903, The Chersonese Collection
Published by the BPA Expertising Educational Charity, 2009, 149 pages in color, cloth with dj, published at £35 plus transit of £14 to the US, $77.50
The Censorship of the Civilian Mails in Italy and its Colonies During World War One by Alan Becker,
2010, 158 pages, in color, spiral bound, published at £35 plus transit, in stock November 9th, 2010, $72.50
Seventy Years of Postal History at the French Post Office in Beirut
by Semaan Bassil
or How the Blind have been served by the Post by Garvin Fryer, Details of the correspondence between institutions for the blind and the Post Office 1894-1939, 42 tables of postage rates, details on the postal rates and regulations from 1898 to date. 2010, etc, 184 pages, full color, cloth, 2010, 165+12 pages, dedication page in Braille, cloth with dj, in color, limited stock, price, $70.00
Michael Laurence's 1869 book
ichael Laurence's 1869 book
WORLD POSTAL REPLY COUPONS CATALOGUE
Postal Cards of Spanish Colonial Cuba, Philippines and Puerto Rico, edited by Robert Littrell
The Spanish period for these issues, 1878 through 1898. The Cuba section also covers significant postal rate changes.
2010, 127-page in color, paper case bound $59.00.
The History of Mail Bombs Philatelic & Historical Study by Dale Speirs
The first recorded mail bomb was in 1764 in Denmark. A mail bomb is known from 1881 in Australia, and in 1895 a letter bomb was sent to Baron de Rothschild in France, which exploded when he opened it. Letter bombs and package bombs continue to date.
2010, 128 page card, 60 pages in color, sold out
Railway Disaster Mail by Robin Gwynn and Norman Hoggarth
This is a sequel to Maritime Disaster Mail by Norman Hoggarth & Robin Gwynn
2010, 322 pages, in color, cloth with dj, published by the SRT at £65 plus £17 surface or £19.50 transit, $120.00
The Netherlands Mail in Times of Turmoil, Vol 1 1568-1795 by Kees Adema
2010, 168 pages, in color, cloth with dj, published by the SRT at £49 plus transit of £8 surface or £15 air, $85.00
History of Cross Border Communications Between Canada and USA between 1761 - 1875
by Dr. Dorothy Sanderson and Malcolm B. Montgomery
An exceptional and most useful book.
The first 90 pages integrate the historical information, treaties, routes and exchange offices, detailed maps, exchange office marks and much, much more. The next 224 pages are an exhibit format which cover not only Canada but also the Maritime Provinces. An 83 pages addenda list the treaties, postal conventions, the different postage stamps and what they were intended for and finally the references.
2010, 397 pages, in color hard bound, limited edition, enquire first, $245.00, a color spiral bound edition at $175.00 we do not stock but it is available, spiral bound and not in color, in stock, $63.50
Rates to Reform
A guide to the High Postage Rates in Great Britain
by Rex Clark
An exhibit with facing sheets giving the meaning of the covers, most enjoyable and informative, full color, 2009, 262 pages, card, $50.00
Stamps and Postal History of Trieste, Pola, Fiume, Istria and Slovene Littoral under Yugoslave Military Administration 1945-1947
by Damir Novakovic
Italian States Originals and Fakes
Iraq Postal History 1920s to 1940s
by Douglas Armitage and Robert Johnson
Airlines, Air Routes, Internal and External Postage Rates, Airmail Fees, charges for
various other postal services, censorship and postally relevant historical matters.
The main purpose of this book is to make sense of the airmail fees charged on airmail sent from Iraq to all other countries of the world in the period 1933 to 1946.
2009, 328 pages, 178 pages of tables, published at £38 plus postage and packing, which is
UK 1st class: £6.80, Europe: £15.50, outside Europe airmail: £25.90, outside Europe surface: £17.20. $85.00
King Edward VII One Penny Manual by Terry Pusterla
2009, 210+12 pages, card, extensively illustrated, £35.00 plus postage UK $5.50, Europe £8.00 and US £14.50, $75.00
Swiss Post International Activity in Italy, The Baveno Story by Charles J. LaBlonde
A full fledged Swiss postal operation in a number of Italian towns from about 1996 to about 2001.
2009, 72 pages, in color, wire spiral bound, $20.00
Haitian 1902 Provisional Issue
Die Private Stadtpost Stuttgart Biografic und Katalog
by Horst Jaedicke
A detailed study of the Stuttgart local posts and the social and economic conditions, a most unusual work, scholarly but also entertaining, serious but also trivia, unfortunately a knowledge of German is necessary for the text, the overall presentation is evident to all.
2000, 373 pages, most illustrations in color, 120 DM, $70.00
From Hinrichsen to Krag:
The Experimental and Early Machine Postmarks of Germany (1866 until 1906), Handbook and Catalog
Blue Mauritius by Helen Morgan
A fascinating and detailed story on the origin and philatelic history of this world rarity. Reviewed in the August, 2008 issue of the American Philatelist and
also the August 9th-10th issue of the Wall Street Journal
2008, 320 pages, cloth with DJ, 2008, $35.00
The Queen's Stamps by Nicholas Courtney
The story of the formation and continuation of The World's Greatest Stamp Collection. A beautifully book, color illustrations, but it is in no way just a "picture book" as it has much background information on both the collection and the actual stamp production. The text is well worth reading, enjoyable, informative and scholarly.
Please see: Queen's Stamps,
2004, 337+14 pages, cloth with dj, published £25 plus transit, $39.95
Joe Ross
Folded Typewriter Postcards by Robert M. Bell
Edward Proud's massive Air Mail Study, the set is complete but also out of print
Intercontinental Airmails, Volume 1, Transatlantic and Pacific by Edward Proud
Two companion volumes on the French Mail in South America
Charles J. LaBlonde
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, $75.00
FFE, Fakes Forgeries Experts
FFE Vol 19 was released at the Finlandia 2017 show on May 24th, 2017, our stock is in transit, expected by June 13th, 2017
Highly recommended, am prejudice as forgeries are one of my long standing collections, all in English. Considerable emphasis on improved items, expensive stamps and covers with margins, stamps and markings added, well printed, in color. From 1998 one volume was published per year except that no volume appeared in 2016 or 2017.
The British Post Office Service in Morocco 1907-57
The British Postal Service in Morocco 1749-1906 by Richard Garcia
2010, 343 pages, in color, cloth with dj, published £60 plus transit, $107.50
Letter Mail from and to The Old Italian States 1850-1870
The Postal Tariffs of Cameroun under French Administration -- 1916-1961
Encyclopedia of
Passed By Army Censor By Richard W. Helbock, A catalog of
censor markings used on mail from American soldiers and War Department civilians assigned overseas in 1941 and 1942. There are 18 chapters in all
and they are organized chronologically and geographically. All Army operations throughout the world are covered. The last chapter deals with Operation Torch (the invasion of North Africa) which involved nearly 200 thousand servicemen and was a turning point in the war in Europe. Well illustrated with covers and markings. 2006, 256p, cloth, $75.00
Stuart Rossiter Postal History Journal
Published by the Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund of the UK, a quality
journal devoted to postal history, mostly GB and the Empire.
Proud books published in 2006
The Dublin Find by Don Madden and Karl Louis
A detailed study of a major find of the 1840 GB 1 & 2 p stamps, the V.R. sheet and Mulready envelops at the Dublin post office in 1904, the disposal of the stamps, the political ramifications and the surviving stamps, well illustrated. It is sub titled "The most important stamp find in GB philately
2006, 45+6+12 pages, card, published at £15 plus transit, $33.50
The London Philatelist, Archival Edition 1892-2005
All 114 volumes of the journal excluding advertising, 20,000 articles. A major world philatelic journal of the first quality. All digitized and set up to be searched, on CDs (not DVDs) so they will run on most PCs and MAC if having PC emulation, uses an Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF files, one self loading installation CD, 12 CDs in all. priced for UK delivery £185, for Europe £186 and for the rest of the world £160, yes it is less in the US as i don't have to pay the VAT, US delivery from a stock, $335.00
The Royal Marines, Home and Abroad A Postal History 1664-1994
Spanish-Philippine Stamp Forgeries, Vol 1, Queen Isabella II 1854-1864 by Nigel Gooding
2006, 80 pages covering 82 forgeries, superb illustrations and in color, soft bound, $45.00
Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire to the Kingdom, History, stamps and postal history 1840-1908
by Roberto Sciaky
2006, 120 pages, in English, card, published at 27 euro, $35.00
John Paul II Visits of Hope, World stamps witness the travels of Pope Wojtyla
by Fabio Bonacina,
Belgian Colonial
From the Azores to New Zealand, the Belgian Colonies on all six continents (1451-1916) their origins, history, and communication (pre-philately)
Colombia by Dieter Bortfeldt
The Engraver's Line by Gene Hessler
An Encyclopedia of Paper Money & Postage Stamp Art.
A tremendous amount of information on the engravers and engraving
companies for US stamps, bibliographic, listings of engravers and
modelers by stamp. Invaluable for serious students of US adhesive stamps.
The contents are magnificent however the editing, typesetting and general
layout are poor for the 1993 volume but much improved for the 2005 one, the paper, printing and binding are fine.
The Postal History of Aden & Somaliland Protectorate, by Edward B. Proud
2004, 360 pages, cloth with dj, published £45 plus transit, $95.00
The Queen's Stamps by Nicholas Courtney
The story of the formation and continuation of The World's Greatest Stamp Collection. A beautifully book, color illustrations, but it is in no way just a "picture book" as it has much background information on both the collection and the actual stamp production. The text is well worth reading, enjoyable, informative and scholarly.
Please see: Queen's Stamps,
2004, 337+14 pages, cloth with dj, published £25 plus transit, $39.95
Deutsche Postorte 1490-1920 by Günther Hass
A detailed listing of Post Towns in the German area arranged alphabetically, many opening and closing dates are given, 2003, cloth, 681 pages, 90e + transit, $125.00
The Cities of the World, 1908
Reprint of a German book titled Gottlieb Webersik, Geographisch-Statistisches
Weltlexikon, Similar to Proud's reprint of a 1889 German book but an 1908 edition and with a bit more information. Lack of knowledge of German is no problem at all. Unlike the Proud titles the paper, printing and binding are all first rate.
1999 reprint of 1908 book, 960 pages, cloth, 75e + transit, $105.00
The below Proud titles have the current price adjustment included.
Ethiopia by Roberto Sciaky
Egypt
The Nile Post, Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps by Joseph H. Chalhoub
Covers most aspects and in considerable detail, all in English: 72 pages on essays, 124 on definitives, 257 pagers on commemoratives, etc. to the special stamps, Suez Canal, French Consular, Postal Stationery, issues for Palestine, Sudan, etc.
2003, 784+24+32 color plates, well produced, a massive 7 lbs in wt, cloth with dj, $115.00
AAMC, 6th Edition
Francis J. Field Airmail Booklets
Air Section and go to Francis J. Field, revised April 15, 2004
Japanese Forgeries
Postal Censorship in Imperial Russia by Peter Michalove and David Skipton
Historical and philatelic aspects of Russian Censorship, 1714 to 1917.
An excellent study covering the background, political and social, civil and military censorship. Well written and a finely produced. Over 1,100
illustrations. A detailed catalog of the markings arranged by city. Of major value to any collector or student of Censorship or of Russia. For more details and a reproduction of one page please see Censorship
1989, 255 + 263 pages, two volumes, cloth, slip case, $65.00
The Postal History of Malaya by E. B. Proud
A completely new edition has just appeared, much expanded,
better organized and printed than the original 1982-1984 edition.
Original Postal History of British Malaya, 1982-1984 edition
British Pictorial Envelopes
Indian Telegraphs, 1851 - 1914
Webb Hong Kong
Mandate Palestine
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, 1857 - 1970, History - Fleet - Ship Mails
by Edwin Drechsel
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