Literature, books and catalogues
The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1935 Silver Jubilee Study Circle journals No.2-16. The Flagstaff - (Journal of the KGV Silver Jubilee Study Circle). Editions Number 2-16 inclusive. Issued late 1980's and a wealth of information. 15 journals. Heavy and unsuitable for delivery overseas. £50.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 'The Stamp Collectors Fortnightly' bound edition of Vol. XXXVII of 1931. 'The Stamp Collectors Fortnightly' bound edition of Volume XXXVII of 1931 covering numbers 935-960 from January to December of that year. £25.00 |
;) | ADEN - The Gary Brown collection of Aden sold by Grosvenor Auctions on Nov 11th 2015. The Gary Brown collection of Aden auction catalogue of Grosvenor Auctions on November 11th 2015. Complete with realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - The Handstruck Postage Stamps of 1840 from the David Miller Brown Collection. The handstruck Postage Stamps of 1840 published by the Postal History Society in 1948 and issued in this souvenir catalogue. 32 pages. £10.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BWI) - 'Roses Caribbean Philatelic Society' magazines (No.6,7,8,9 and 11). Roses Caribbean Philatelic Society magazines (Numbers 6-9 plus 11) from Dec 1976 to September 1982. The Society was formed by G.G. Ritchie. 5 handbooks. Around 36 pages in each. £20.00 |
;) | GREECE - Hellas 2010 catalogues - Volume 1+2.
Wealth of information. Hellas 2010 catalogues - Volume 1 and 2. Covers stamps and postal history in depth. Vol 1 550 pages and Vol 2 340 pages. All in colour. £10.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1971 H.R.Holmes handbook published by the RPS. The Postage Stamps, Postal Stationery and Postmarks of the Bechuanalands by H.R.Holmes. Published by the RPS in 1971. 189 pages. £175.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 2004 'Sir Gawaine Baillie' collection of GB. 2004 (SEP 29/30-Oct 1.) Sotheby's auction catalogue of the Part One of the Sir Gawaine Baille's collection of Great Britain. Stunning material. Heavy. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1990 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers auctions catalogue of British West Indies. 1990 (SEP.12.) 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers of New York auction catalogue for British West Indies. Sale 16. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1990 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers auctions catalogue of Australasia. 1990 (MAY.14.) 'Dale Lichtenstein' Harmers Of New York auction catalogue for Australasia. Sale 15. Complete with realisations. £15.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1950 (circa) Official handbook and postage stamp album. 1950 Official 'Bahawalpur' handbook/album giving information about the State and its stamps with illustrations. Issued by his Royal Highness to promote his states stamps. Places for the issued stamps to be affixed inside the album. Few faults to page edges but an unusual item and unused. £20.00 |
;) | SUDAN - The Postal Markings 1867-1970 by Stagg. Sudan - The Postal Markings 1867-1970 by E.C.W.Stagg. A superb handbook published 1974/196 pages. £65.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIRMAILS) - 'The Otto Kallir Collection of Aviation History'. Sotherby's auction The Otto Kallir Collection Of Aviation History. Sotherby's auction catalogue in New York of June 14th 1993. £20.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 'The Apollonia' Collection Of The Bermuda KGVI key plate auction catalogue. 'The Apollonia' Collection Of The Bermuda KGVI large key plate collection auctioned by Grosvenor on March 10th 2005. Excellent reference and many colour plates. Complete with xerox of realisations. £20.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - Morocco Agencies by R.H.Sampson. Pub 1959/64 pages. Morocco Agencies by R.H.Sampson. 1959 RPS publication of only 250 copies. 64 pages. Very scarce. £100.00 |
;) | SAMOA - The Samoa Express Postage Stamps by R.B.Yardley. Published 1916. Rare. The Samoa Express Postage Stamps by R.B.Yardley. Published 1916 and with original plates. 64 pages. Very rare. £125.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (REVENUES) - Walter Morelys catalogue of British Commonwealth Revenues. Catalogue of the revenue Stamps of the British Commonwealth by Walter Morely. Published 1910. (3rd Edition). 130 pages. £50.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - The Postmarks Of Cameroons by R.J.Maddocks. The Postmarks and Postal History Of The Cameroons under British Administration 1916-1961. R.J.Maddocks and M.P.Bratzel Jr. Excellent reference. Pub 1994. 134 pages. £40.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - Fred Melville handbook. JAMAICA by Fred J.Melville. 89 pages published 1910. Cover has come detached but still with the original QV 1/2d 'official' plate insert in back page. Ex Nottingham PS Library edition. £35.00 |
;) | CAYMAN ISLANDS - Fred Melville handbook. CAYMAN ISLANDS -by Fred J Melville. 64 pages published1912. Ex Nottingham PS Library edition. £35.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - Fred Melville handbook. NEW HEBRIDES by Fred J Melville. 20 pages. Published around 1910 by W.H.Peckitt. Ex Nottingham PS library edition. £30.00 |
;) | TOGO - The Stamps of the British and French Occupation by Field. Togo - The Stamps of The British and French Occupations by D.Field. Published 1916/57 pages. Binding weak but still with the advertisement plate for Field shop. Good sound information. £40.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - The Postage Stamps Of Ascension by John Leonard. The Postage stamps Of Ascension Island by John Leonard. Published 1958/43 pages. £45.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - British Decimal Postage Stamps handbook by D.G.A.Myall. The Bookmark catalogue Of british Decimal postage stamps published by D.G.A.Myall in 1973. A large work housed in blue ringed binder. (Heavy). £15.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - The Philatelic Handbook of Jamaica (Volume 2) by E.F.Aguilar. LITERATURE - The Philatelic Handbook of Jamaica - Volume 2 by E.F.Aguilar. 129 Pages. £25.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - The Philatelic Handbook of Jamaica by E.F.Aguilar. LITERATURE - The Philatelic Handbook of Jamaica by E.F.Aguilar. Published 1949 / 109 pages. £35.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIRMAILS) - The American Air Mail catalogue in four volumes. The American Air Mail C atalogue in four volumes. Vol 1/1963 reprint of 1947 edition/578 pgs. Vol 2/1963 reprint of 1950 edition/.1174 pages. Vol 3/4th edition 1970/572 pages. Vol 4/4th edition 1971/539 pgs. A fine & very useful work covering US & foreign contract flights. Very heavy. (4 volumes). ONLY ONE HANDBOOK SHOWN. £80.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - 1935 SILVER JUBILEE - By Douglas Armstrong. 1935 Silver Jubilee pamphlet by Douglas Armstrong. Stamp Collecting Handbook No.43. 36 pages. £25.00 |
;) | PITCAIRN ISLAND - H.Norvill collection. Phillips auction catalogue Pitcairn Island collection of Humphrey Norville. Phillips auction catalogue 26th Nov 1999. £8.00 |
;) | TURKS and CAICOS IS - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The C.J.L.Snowden collection. R.Lowe auc cat 24th June 1953. Complete with realisations. £60.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (PACIFIC ISLANDS) - Robson Lowe auction catalogue. The RAY BALDWIN collection of British Solomon Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands and New Hebrides. R.Lowe auction cat 22nd Feb 1972. £15.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The C.M.C. Symes collection. R Lowe auction cat 27th Oct 1971. £15.00 |
;) | NOVA SCOTIA - Christies auction catalogue Christies New York auction catalogue of Oct 4th 1984 of the Halifax collection of Nova Scotia. £10.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - Stanlely Gibbons auction catalogue SG auction catalogue of the Sidney Harris collection. 16/18th Oct 1968 with realisations. £10.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - Harmers auction catalogue Harmers auction cat of Mar 18th 1980 of the Part II collection of Newfoundland Aero-Philately formed by Dr Matejka. £10.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - Phillips auction catalogue The Ivan Green collection. Phillips auct cat of Apr 21st 1983. Inc realisations £5.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - Harmers auction catalogue Harmers auction catalogue of Oct 26th/27th 1964 of the major portions of the Dr. R.Willan and Dr Allan A Wilkinson Newfoundland collections. Inc realisations. £5.00 |
;) | MALTA - Christies auction catalogue The Francisco collection. Christies auct cat. March 22nd 1989. £5.00 |
;) | MALAYSIA - Harmers auction catalogue The J.A.Naylor collection of Malaya and North Borneo. Harmers auction cat 14th Apr 1983 inc. realisations. £12.00 |
;) | MALAYSIA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue
Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak specialised sale. R.Lowe auction catalogue 15th Sep 1976. With realisations. £12.00 |
;) | LAGOS - Robson Lowe auction catalogue R.Lowe auction cat of 13th Sep 1983 incl the A.Leslie Leon Lagos collection with realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (KING GEORGE VI) - NWPA auction catalogue The E.K.Hossell collection of King George VI. NWPA auction catalogue 28th Oct 1964 complete with realisations. £30.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The R.H.Urwick collection. R.Lowe auction cat. May 29th 1957. A few illustrations cut out. complete with realisations. £15.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - Harmers auction catalogue The G.W.Collett collection. Harmers auction cat 15-17th Mar 1965 with xerox of realisations. £25.00 |
;) | GRENADA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Joseph Hackmey collection. R.Lowe auction cat Nov 26th 1985 with realisations. £18.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - Stanley Gibbons auction catalogue The Ashanti collection of Gold Coast. SG auc cat Jan 24th 1991. £12.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The A.L.Lovibond collection. R.Lowe auc cat 16th June 1965 with realisations. £30.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - Harmers auction catalogue The John P.Bunt collection. Harmers auction cat 13.Oct.1987 inc realisations. £12.00 |
;) | EGYPT - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Burrus collection of Egypt and Greece. R.Lowe auction cat 30th Nov 1962 inc realisations. £30.00 |
;) | EGYPT - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Col J.R.Danson collection. R.Lowe (Switzerland) auction cat 28th Apr 1977 inc. realisations. £30.00 |
;) | COOK ISLANDS - Stanley Gibbons auction catalogue The Floyd W Fitzpatrick collection of Cook Islands and Samoa. SG auction cat 13th/14th Dec 1989 £15.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - Stanley Gibbons auction catalogue CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Triangulars collection. SG auction catalogue 1st July 1966. The sale was cancelled. Sir Maxwell Joseph purchasing the entire sale for £15,000. £30.00 |
;) | CANADA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue R.Lowe/Zurich (25th Nov 1982) auction cat. The scenic collection of Canada. £5.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - RobsonLowe auction catalogue The Burrus collection incl. British Honduras, Falkland Islands & Grenada. R.Lowe auction cat 26th Nov 1963 with xerox of realisations. £25.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue South Australia collection of Harry Napier together with the Henry Harvey collectionrnof Victoria. R.Lowe auct cat. May 1th 1976. Complete with realisations.rn £15.00 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES - Harmers auction catalogue The E.R.Slade Slade collection of NEW SOUTH WALES. Harmers auct cat 3/4th Apr 1979 inc realisations. £15.00 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Judge H.Montgomerie Hamilton collection of NEW SOUTH WALES. R.Lowe auct cat 5th Feb 1958. £30.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Burrus sale of South Australia, Tasmania & Western Australia. R.Lowe 28th Nov 1962 auct cat 28th No 1962. Inc. realisations. £18.00 |
;) ;) | SOUTH USTRALIA - Robson Lowe auction catalogues R Lowe auction catalogues of Basle dated 20th Mar 1979 and 26th Sep 1979 of Part 2 and Part 3 of the Hardy Napier collection of South Australian departmental and official stamps. 2 catalogues incl realisations. £10.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - BRITISH EMPIRE REVIEW by Robson Lowe. The British Empire Review of R.Lowe auction prices 1961-1968. Pub 1969. Hard bound edition with sleeve. 92 pages. £8.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITURATURE (PLAYING CARDS) - Stanley Gibbons auction catalogue. 1977 (Jun 1) Playing Cards for auction by Stanley Gibbons. Auct cat inc realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH WEST INDIES) - Robson Lowe auction catalogue. The Col. J.R. Danson collection. R.Lowe auction catalogue 2nd June 1971. (some manuscript annotations). Complete with realisations. £25.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERTAURE (BRITISH NORTH AMERICA) Robson Lowe auction catalogue The Grant G Simmons Jr. collection. R.Lowe auction cat (23rd March 1971). Include realisations. £15.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue.
The Lord Talbot de Malahide collection. Harmers auction catalogue 20th - 23rd Jan 1969. Complete with realisations. £22.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue. The W.S.Davy collection of classic Commonwealth covers. Harmers auction catalogue 9th/10th May 1960 complete with realisations. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue. The Alred Clayton collection of British Commonwealth. Harmers auction catalogue 7th/8th & 14th/15th Dec 1959 complete with realisations. £20.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH) - Harmers auction catalogue. The B.Lewis E Burton collection. Haramers auction cat 20-22 Apr 1959. £30.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIR MAILS) - Harmer auction catalogue. The Lindsay Everard collection of Air Stamps. Harmer auction cat Oct 19th & 20th 1953. With realisations. £18.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AIR STAMPS) - Stanley Gibbons catalogue. Stanley Gibbons Air Stamp Catalogue and Guide to Aero-Philately. 1st edition pub 1931. £9.00 |
;) | FRANCE - Raoul Lesgor and Meade Minnigerode FRANCE - The Cancellations on French Stamps of the Classic Issues 1849 - 1876 by Raoul Lesgor and Meade Minnigerode. Pub 1948 / 136 pgs. £20.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - CORONATION STAMP - L.Birch CORONATION ISSUES - 1937 The Coronation Issue of GB by L.Birch. Pub 1937/36 pgs. £35.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE - MARITIME PROVINCES of NORTH AMERICA by Robson Lowe. THE MARITIME PROVINCES (Part III) by Robson Lowe. Panama to the North Pole (inc. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is etc). Pub. 1973/103 pages. (Ex vol. 5 handbook). £10.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (AMERICAN COLONIES) - Robson Lowe. AMERICAN COLONIES - 1606-1783 (Part 1) by Robson Lowe. Pub 1973/64 pgs. (Ex Vol 5 handbook). £10.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAD - Harmers auction catalogue The Robert H.Pratt collection of Newfoundland Pence Issues. Harmers auction cat Oct 21st 1986. Inc realisations. £10.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - Robson Lowe auction catalogue R Lowe auction catalogue of 26th Mar 1985 of the un-named collection of New foundland and maritime provinces. Inc realisations. £5.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - Harmers auction catalogue The G.W.Collett collection. Harmers auction cat 15-17th Mar 1965 with xerox of realisations. £25.00 |
;) | GRENADA - Phillips auction catalogue The Dr. R.P.Towers collection of Greanda. Phillips auct cat. Apr 20th 1995. £5.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - Harmers auction catalogue The M.D.Mayall collection. Harmers auction cat 6th April 1964. £35.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - Harmers auction catalogue CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - The Sir Henry Tucker collection. Harmers auction cat Nov 20th 1979. Complete with realisations. £18.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITERATURE (BRITISH WEST INDIES) - Harmers catalogue. The Forsyth collection of British West Indies. Harmers catalogue for March 22nd 1978. £15.00 |
;) | THE NIGERIAS - COL J.R.Danson The Nigerias collection of Col.J.R.Danson. R.Lowe auction catalogue 10th March 1971. (Some manuscript annotations). With realisations. £25.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - John Barfoot The John Barfoot collection. Warwick and Warwick aution cat 2nd Aug 1995. £8.00 |
;) | GENERAL LITURATURE (BRITISH WEST INDIES) - R.Lowe auction catalogue. The Dr.H.J.Heathcote collection. R.Lowe auction cat. 10th Dec 1968. Complete with xerox of realisations. £5.00 |
;) | ASIA - Robson Lowe auction catalogue BRITISH ASIA - The Col.J.R.Danson collection. R.Lowe auction catalogue June 30th 1971. (Some manuscript annotations). Complete with realisations. £25.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - W.Harold S.Cheavin CHEAVIN PAPERS - Australia-New South Wales (VI). Paper number 15. Pub 1928/14 pages. W.Harold S.Cheavin. £20.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - G.N.Gilbert Basutoland - Some Historical Notes with special reference to Postal Matters by G.N.Gilbert. 14 pgs. £30.00 |
;) | BATUM - P.T.Ashford 'Imperial Russian Stamps Used In Transcaucasia' by Peter Ashworth. Part 4 covering Batum published in 1980. Excellent reference to the Russian period. £25.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - M.H.Ludington The Handstruck Stamps & Cancellations of Bermuda by M.H.Ludington. Pub 1956/40 pages. £22.00 |
;) | BOOKLETS - Rogers BOOKLETS - The Rogers Booklet Catalogue. Pub 1947/155 pages. £120.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT The GB Overprints Society British Levant Study Paper 3. Draft No. 1 January 1981. 11 pages. £15.00 |
;) | CANADA The Philatelic Catalogue of Canada & British North America. 9th Edition. Pub 1960/410 pgs. £10.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS Colonial Reports 1952 & 1953 `Falkland Islands - Colonial Report' handbook. Non philatelic. 52 pages. £10.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - R.E.R.Dalwick The Postage Stamps of Gambia by R.E.R.Dalwick. Handbook no.8 published by Mekeel Severn Wylie. The US edition of 16 pages. £35.00 |
;) ;) | GAMBIA - Frederic J. Melville Les Timbres de Gambie - Frederic J. Melville. Pub 1914 / 59 pages. Text in French. £35.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - J.O.Andrew The Stamps and Postal History of The Gambia by J.O.Andrew. Published 1985/159 pages. £25.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - F.W.Webb Hong Kong & Treaty Ports of China and Japan by F.W.Webb. A RPS publication in 1960 with 400 pages plus illustrations. Limited edition of just 500 copies of which this example is 348. £350.00 |
;) | BOFIC - Italy Used Abroad - S.D.Tchilinghirian and Rag.R.Bernardelli Stamps of Italy Used Abroad by S.D.Tchilinghirian and Rag.R.Bernardelli. Part 6 Dodecanese (Carpathos to Symi, Ship Mail in the Dodecanese). Pub. 1974/ to pg.474 £45.00 |
;) | BOFIC - Italy Used Abroad - S.D.Tchilinghirian and Rag.R.Bernardelli Stamps of Italy Used Abroad by S.D.Tchilinghirian and Rag.R.Bernardelli. Part 4 Dodecanese (Chalki to Piscopi). Pub. 1965/to pg.320. Complete with ratings. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - Fred Melville Jamaica by Fred Melville. A Stanley Gibbons publication in 1910. 90 pages. £30.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - Annual Report 1949 Jamaica Annual Report handbook. 148 pages. Non philatelic. £8.00 |