3160 1936-81 MISCELLANY incl. 'The King Emperor's Jubilee' (Salisbury/'Daily Express') 160pp. h/b, 1937 I.L.N. special Coronation number, 'Great Events of the Royal Year, 1953' & 1981 Royal Wedding booklet. Contents mainly fine but several cover faults. (4 items). **/*** £20
3161 1936 ABDICATION: A late, special edition of the 'Bristol Evening World' newspaper for 10th December 1936 announcing the Abdication on the front page; several articles inside this complete issue relate to the event and its repercussions as well as plenty of Bristol news & advertising. Folded with inevitable paper ageing but fine for this. **/*** £20
3162 PROGRAMMES: 1953 Souvenir programme for the Warwickshire Coronation Pageant (44pp), 1953 programme for the City of Lincoln Coronation celebrations (32pp), 1958 programme for the Royal visit to the Empire Games plus a menu for the ensuing lunch & 1950 programme for the reception & luncheon held at the Guildhall for Vincent Auriol, the President of France. Mostly *** £25
3163 1977 SILVER JUBILEE: "Stamps of Royalty" (Hallmark replicas) - very finely inlaid wooden chest housing an incomplete (missing one) set of heavy sterling stamp replicas from 1840 1d Black through to the 1977 Silver Jubilee set inc. QV £5 & £1 stamps of KEVII and KGV. Most attractive. (23 items). **** £45
3164 CORONATION COMMEMORATION, 1978 : Set of heavy, silver-gilt replicas of the 1978 stamp issue (4) plus £5 Machin and two of the 1953 Coronation stamps in fitted wooden box with numbered certificate (Hallmark replicas). Mint condition. (7 items). £24
GREAT BRITAIN - GENERAL
3165 SMALL CARTON with 'The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century' (Robson Lowe, 1968), 'The Royal Philatelic Society, London 1869-1969' (R.P.S.,L., 1969), 'England's Postal History' (Willcocks, 1975) worn d/j, 1981 Harmers hard cover catalogue of the "G.L." collection of classic G.B., 'The De La Rue Years 1878-1910 Vol. 1 (Wiseman, 1984) clean copy with d/j, 'British Postal Reforms of 1839-40' (Grimwood-Taylor, 1990), 'Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain' (Samuel & Huggins, 1980) with d/j & boxed as new and Christie's 1995/6 catalogues for the "Tes" & "Daisy" collections. (9 pubs). £75
3166 MISCELLANY in two cartons which includes DANIELS - 1898 A History of British Postmarks ; HENDY - 1905 The History of the Early Postmarks of the British Isles, a signed copy ; ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1940 The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland, a very battered copy but has amendments from supplements 1 to 7 pasted in, plus other notes in ink ; TONNA - 1980 Penny Red Stars Die II Alphabet III, Parts I and II. Also contains a range of Catalogues (Woodstock, Witney, SG Specialised etc.), publications of a general nature, books covering special event and slogan postmarks, a selection of Journals of the France & Colonies Philatelic Society from the 1980's and 1990's, etc. HEAVY, BULKY LOT. BUYER TO ARRANGE COLLECTION. £100
3167 MISCELLANY including HILL - 1940 Rowland Hill and the Fight for Penny Post, faded spine. DAVIES - 1983 The Joy of Stamps, d/j. Signed copy. Plus four other standard works covering the Maltese Cross, Numeral and Sideways Duplex Cancellations. Also a bundle of 35 A.B.P.S. NEWS from the mid-1990's. £15
3168 BARTHOLOMEW - 1981 Gazetteer of Britain. Reprint of the 1977 original. Some wear. £12
3169 BOWIE - 1897 The Romance of the Post Office; some scuffing and soiling. DAVIES - 1966 The Conway and Menai Ferries : A review of the records. HALDANE - 1971 Three Centuries of Scottish Posts : A Historical Survey to 1936. SOTHEBY'S - 1973 auction catalogue of Printed Books, includes some relating to Wales. WILLIAMS - 1977 Stage Coaches in Wales, d/j. (5 pubs.). £26
3170 BOWIE - 1897 The Romance of the British Post Office. IMESON - 1903 The Stamp-Fiends' Raid : A Philatelic Phantasy. MELVILLE - 1925 Chats on Stamps. (3 pubs.). £20
3171 HAMILTON - 1940 A Hundred Years of Postage Stamps. ALCOCK & MEREDITH - 1949 British Postage Stamp Varieties Illustrated. £20
3172 THE PHILATELIST AND P.J.GB - 1974 to 1980 80 copies between Jan. 74 and Dec. 80 (believed to be complete). HEAVY LOT. BUYER TO COLLECT. £30
3173 ROBINSON - 1948 The British Post Office : A History. STAFF - The Penny Post 1680 - 1918, p/b. (2 pubs.). £30
3174 "STAMP WORLD LONDON 90", personal copy of the bound, souvenir handbook, presented to Martin Willcocks, 118pp., with name printed in gilt. *** £20
3175 SWIFT - 1900 A History of Postal Agitation. ARMSTRONG - 1913 The Boy's Book of Stamp Collecting. TODD - 1942 A History of British Postage Stamps. (3 pubs.). £18
3176 SIR JOHN WILSON Bt. - 1952 The Royal Philatelic Collection. The definitive work published by Viscount Kemsley. De Luxe Leather bound, very slight scuffing. Original slipcase present but in three pieces (repairable). Also 3 envelopes containing advertising prospecti and a few relevant photographs. £150
GREAT BRITAIN - QUEEN VICTORIA
3177 ALCOCK - 1936 The Alphabets of the British Line Engraved Stamps, first edition, with fold out Plates. £50
3178 ALCOCK - 1937 The Alphabets of the British Line Engraved Stamps, includes separate Plates in pocket inside back cover. £20
3179 BROWN/FISHER - 1972 on. Queen Victoria : The Plating of the Penny 1840 - 1864. Volumes 1 to 5. (Vol. 3 is additionally bound in hard covers). (5 vols.). £90
3180 BROWN - 1972 The Plating of the Penny 1840 - 1864. Vol. 1 : Die 1, Plates 1 - 45. Dedicated and signed copy. £12
3181 DENDY MARSHALL - 1929 A Study of the Line-Engraved Twopence Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Damage and fading to spine. £15
3182 DOUPŠ - 1960 Great Britain : Cracked Plates, spiral bound p/b., soiled. £10
3183 EVANS - 1970 The Mulready Envelope : and its caricatures, d/j. £30
3184 GRAVESON - PENNY POSTAGE CENTENARY: AN ACCOUNT OF ROWLAND HILL'S GREAT REFORM (1940) fine, commemorative volume by the P.H.S., incl. excellent feature by Robson Lowe on 1839 Treasury Competition. *** £40
3185 NISSEN - 1922 The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain, 1840. Please note that this item is a photocopy spirally bound between board, the Plates are in a separate folder. £60
3186 ORMOND - 1971 Set of Plating Cards for the Penny Black. £15
3187 OSBORNE - 1949 British Line Engraved Stamps : Repaired Impressions. Some fading to covers and spine, occasional spotting to pages. £90
3188 POST OFFICE - Official National Postal Museum Imprimateur Photo Plates of Plates 22, 45 and 53. Scarce. £30
3189 POST OFFICE - Official National Postal Museum Imprimateur Photo Plates for Plates 64 & 65. Scarce plates. £30
3190 SEYMOUR - 1950 The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Vols. 1 (second edition), 2 (revised edition 1962, pen and pencil notes throughout) and 3 (first edition, 1954). All with d/js., and showing signs of wear. (3 vols.). £40
3191 SEYMOUR - 1950 The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Parts 1 to 4. 3 with d/js., some soiling. £24
3192 STANTON - 1958 Great Britain : The Varieties and Characteristics of the 1d. Red Line-Engraved Stamps 1841 - 1864. Slightly worn d/j., a scarce book. £40
3193 TONNA - 1980 Penny Red Stars : Die II Alphabet III. Part 1 AA to JL, d/j. £16
3194 WIGGINS & TONNA - 1973 The Plating of Alphabet III : Plates 22 to 68 and R17. Complete in 5 spiral bound volumes. £80
3195 WIGGINS - 1982 British Line Engraved Stamps : Repaired Impressions 1855-1879 One Penny Die II. Signed copy No. 124, boxed, fine clean condition. £70
3196 WIGGINS - 1984 British Line Engraved Stamps Repaired Impressions : 1855 - 1879 One Penny Die II. Signed copy No. 90, boxed, as new. £60
GREAT BRITAIN - THE FOUR KINGS
3197 MELVILLE - 1915 Great Britain : King Edward VII Stamps. One of the famous series of booklets rebound in hard covers, neat and clean. £30
3198 PHILLIPS - 1921 The Stamps of Great Britain 1911 - 1921, 3rd edition, faded spine but a clean copy. £20
3199 ROWELL - 1919 Notes on Controls : Edwardian and Georgian Periods. "Stamp Collecting" Handbook No. 11. 40pp. booklet, front cover repairs. An unusual and scarce item. £15
GREAT BRITAIN - QUEEN ELIZABETH II
3200 STANLEY GIBBONS - 1999 GB Specialised Catalogue Vol. 5 Queen Elizabeth II Decimal Special Issues. ALAN WILSON - 1993 Specialised Machin Catalogue. MACHIN COLLECTORS CLUB - 1996 Specialised Machin Catalogue. (3 catalogues in ring binders, all as new.). £20
GREAT BRITAIN - ACTS, CONTRACTS, ETC.
3201 BRITANNIA STAMP BUREAU - 1976 Acts of Parliament Relating to the Post Office 1710-1837 and 1838-1844. Reprinted in two volumes from 1838 originals. Also Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved 1731. Facsimile edition No. 14 of 300. All three items bound in quarter leather and in fine condition. £30
GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY MAILS
3202 FIREBRACE - 1991 British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East, 1914 - 1924 : A Postal History. Fine copy with d/j. £40
3203 GOULD - 1984 British Naval Post and Censor Marks of the First World War. McGRATH - 1973 No title but is an APO Listing WWII and later. DAYNES - 1984 World Wat Two Censor Marks. (3 p/b. pubs.). £15
3204 KENNEDY & CRABB - 1977 The Postal History of the British Army in World War I : Before and after 1903 - 1929, spiral bound p/b., a little worn. Plus several Forces Postal History Society Newsletters. £20
GREAT BRITAIN - POSTAL HISTORY/POSTMARKS
3205 MISCELLANY in carton including DONALD - 1992 The Posts of Sevenoaks in Kent, d/j., as new. Also 1991 A Catalogue of the Known Postmarks of Sevenoaks and Villages including Westerham and Edenbridge - a special issue No. 1 of The Kent Post, in ring binder plus a single issue for Dec. 1994. Plus a miscellany including books on Kingston upon Hull, Beaumaris, Gilbert & Ellis Islands, Medical and Dinosaur Stamps, Stamp Year Books 1970 to 1973, Rhyl to Wallasey Hovercraft Service, Slogan Postmarks etc., plus a "Markatec" watermark detector. £36
3206 MISCELLANY in small bundle including two standard works by WILLCOCKS, plus his County Catalogue No. 3 (London). Also EWEN'S - 1897 Standard Priced Catalogue of British Postage Stamps and Postmarks, good, clean copy. (10 items). £30
3207 MISCELLANY of items including : FOSTER - 1910 Pre-Victorian Postage Stamps and Franks : "Ancient and Artistic and for the most part English". P/b., cover loose. LONDON INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION - 1923 Two scarce pre-exhibition information brochures, some creasing and tears. LONDON PHILATELIST - a copy for August 1939 relating to the 1940 Exhibition. Etc. (7 items). £30
3208 MISCELLANY of p/b. books including : STITT DIBDEN - 1964 Squared Circle Postmarks, 1971 Newspaper Branch Cancellations and (reprint) Wembley and Olympic Issues. FORRESTIER SMITH - 1972 Bishop's Stortford : An Outline Postal History. WELLSTED - 1986 Express Service 1891 - 1971. KINGSTON - 1971 Camp Postmarks of the United Kingdom. (9 items). £20
3209 MISCELLANY OF SOCIETY MAGAZINES -in carton comprising Lancs. and Cheshire Mail (1988 - 2002), GBPS Newsletter (c. 20 issues between 1993 and 2002), Bristol PHG (13 issues 1998 - 2000), The Scottish Post (48 issues 1989 - 2001) and The Overprinter (18 issues 1994 - 1998). HEAVY LOT. BUYER TO COLLECT. £50
3210 ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1940 The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland : being a survey of British postmarks from 1660 to 1940. First edition, average condition. £70
3211 ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1940 The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland : being a survey of British postmarks from 1660 to 1940. First edition, with some damage to spine. £60
3212 ALCOCK & HOLLAND (eds.) - 1940 Supplements Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6,7 and 8 to their standard work on the Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland. (6 p/b. items). £30
3213 ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1959 Maltese Cross Cancellations. Loose leaf pages in small ring binder. £15
3214 ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1968 British Postmarks : A Short History and Guide. P/b., second edition. WILLCOCKS & BENTLEY - 1960 The Spoon Experiment 1853-1858, booklet. FORRESTIER-SMITH - 1972 Bishop's Stortford : An Outline Postal History, spiral bound p/b. (3 items). £20
3215 ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1977 British Postmarks : A Short History and Guide. WALLACE - 1937 Silver Jubilee Commemorative Stamps of King George V. LITCHFIELD - 1979 Guide Lines to the Penny Black, reprint of the 1949 original, repaired d/j. (3 pubs.). £20
3216 COHEN - 1987 Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks, p/b. £12
3217 DANIELS - 1898 A History of British Postmarks. HENDY - 1905 The History of the Early Postmarks of the British Isles. (2 pubs., each with slight wear). £30
3218 DANIELS - 1898 A History of British Postmarks : Illustrated. ROBSON LOWE - 1968 The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century, torn d/j. WILLCOCKS & JAY - 1981 The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland, d/j. HODGSON & SEDGEWICK - 1974 The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813 - 1839, booklet. JOHNSON - 1982 Unpaid and Underpaid Mail 1840 to 1921 : England and Wales, booklet. (5 items). £20
3219 DAUNTON - 1985 Royal Mail : The Post Office since 1840, d/j., as new. £12
3220 FARRUGIA - 1969 The Letter Box : A History of Post Office Pillar and Wall Boxes, faded d/j. £20
3221 GREAT BRITAIN COLLECTORS CLUB (USA) - Approx. 20 issues of the Chronicle in a three ring binder, between 1992 and 1996. £15
3222 HENDY - 1909 The History of the Postmarks of the British Isles 1840 - 1876, soft covers, covered with brown paper. PHILATELIC CONGRESS OF GB - 1933 A Glossary of Philatelic Terms, booklet with tape repair to spine. FOXWELL & STAFFORD - 1952 Monarchs of All They Surveyed, p/b. ROBSON LOWE - 1979 The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century, d/j. NEWPORT - 1987 The Post in Liverpool, p/b. GRIMWOOD-TAYLOR - 1990 The Post in Scotland, p/b. FIREBRACE & RAWLINGS - 1993 His Majesty's Fraser Fencible Regiment of Foot 1794 - 1802, p/b., signed by the authors. Plus 8 assorted booklets, pamphlets, magazines etc. (15 items). £22
3223 KAY - 1951 Royal Mail : The story of the posts in England from the time of Edward IVth to the present day. D/j. BRUMELL - 1946 British Post Office Numbers 1844 - 1906, hardback first edtion. ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1960 British Postmarks : A Short History and Guide, p/b. WILLCOCKS - 1972 The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland, d/j. (4 pubs.). £30
3224 LEWINS - 1864 Her Majesty's Mails. Front cover beginning to separate. DANIELS - 1898 A History of British Postmarks. Front cover and spine separated. WILLCOCKS - 1972 The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland, d/j. (3 pubs.). £30
3225 MACKAY - 1993 Skeleton Postmarks of England and Wales. LISTER - 1994 Airway Letters of the United Kingdom, signed copy No. 82 of 350. WILSON - 1991 Great Britain & Ireland Travelling Post Office Postmarks : A Guide and Catalogue. WISEMAN - 1988 A Guide to 1887 ‡d. Controls. Typed, loose sheets. (4 pubs.). £12
3226 MACKAY - 1993 Skeleton Postmarks of England and Wales, first edition, p/b. NEWPORT - 1972 Stamps and Postal History of the Channel Islands, d/j. (2 pubs.). £10
3227 MEREDITH & KIDD - 1954 A Christmas Story. Two copies of a booklet about the "Posted in Advance" scheme. ARNOTT - 1936(?) The Brunswick Star, booklet. (3 items). £20
3228 MIDLAND (GB) POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY - 1993 The Local Posts of the Midland Counties to 1840, spiral bound p/b. £10
3229 PEARSON et al. - 1962 Eight p/bs., covering Slogan and Special Event Postmarks of the UK. Also The Undated Circular Marks of the Midland Counties by the Midland (GB) Postal History Society. Ex-Derby Philatelic Society library and stamped as such. £10
3230 RIPLEY - 1994 History of the Post in North West Derbyshire. KENEALLY - (undated) The First Slogan Cancellations in Great Britain 1917 - 1918. MACKAY - 1993 Skeleton Postmarks of England and Wales, reprinted first edition with corrections. ( 3 p/b. pubs.). £12
3231 ROBERTSON - 1961 Great Britain : Post Roads, Post Towns and Postal Rates 1635 - 1839. Large format edition, fine copy. £30
3232 ROBERTSON - 1961 Great Britain : Post Roads, Post Towns and Postal Rates 1635 - 1839. This is the small format reprint. Covers soiled but pages clean. £10
3233 WESTLEY - 1950 The Postal Cancellations of London 1840 - 1890. Some damage to d/j., book sound. MACKAY - 1980 English and Welsh Postmarks since 1840. ALCOCK & HOLLAND - British Postmarks : A Short History and Guide, second edition, p/b. COWELL - 1980? The Postal History of Beaumaris, p/b. (4 pubs.). £20
3234 WESTLEY - 1950 Postal Cancellations of London 1840 - 1890, spine damage. LITCHFIELD - 1949 Guide Lines to the Penny Black. P/b. edition, spine damage. ROBSON LOWE - 1968 The British Postage Stamp of the nineteenth century, d/j. (3 pubs.). £15
3235 WILLCOCKS & JAY - 1978 The British County Catalogue. Vols. 1 to 5 inc. All clean with d/js. FELDMAN & KANE - Handbook of Irish Postal History to 1840, d/j. HALDANE - 1971 Three Centuries of Scottish Posts, d/j. Carton also contains 8 other books of non-philatelic interest ( some on steam and railways). HEAVY LOY. BUYER TO COLLECT. £50
3236 WILLCOCKS & JAY - 1978 The British County Catalogue of Postal History Vols. 1 to 5. All clean copies with d/js. £30
3237 WILLCOCKS & JAY - 1981 The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland, d/j. WILLCOCKS - 1975 England's Postal History : with notes on Scotland, Wales and Ireland, d/j. MIDLAND (GB) POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY - 1993 The Local Posts of The Midland Counties to 1840, hardcover copy, as new. £20
3238 WILLCOCKS - 1981 The British County Catalogue of Postal History Vol. 2., d/j. NARBETH & LYON - 1975 Successful Investing in Stamps and Banknotes, d/j. PLUS SG Specialised Catalogue Vol. 1 Queen Victoria 6th. edition, d/j. (3 pubs.). £12
3239 WILSON - 1990 History of the Post in Derby, p/b. £20
3000-3079
3080-3159
3160-3239
3240-3319
3320-3399
3400-3479
3480-3559
3560-3639
3640-3719
3720-3799
3800-3879
3880-3957
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