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Trevor Davis Literature
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| Tuesday 19 September 2006 |
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SALE 686
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| * = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM |
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| GREAT BRITAIN - GENERAL |
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3000 |
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BATES - 1969 Directory of Stage Coach Services 1836, d/j plus ROBSON'S - The Mail & Coach Conveyance List for 1837 (reprint), p/b. (2 items). |
£15 |
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3001 |
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BOWIE - 1897 The Romance of the Post Office;DAUNTON - 1985 Royal Mail The PO since 1840, d/j. (2 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3002 |
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CARY - 1821 Ninth Edition with Improvements, Cary's New Itinerary with, unusually, coloured maps. |
£75 |
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3003 |
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JOLLIFFE - 1785 The Court & City Register or, Gentleman's complete Annual Calendar for the year 1785 containing Lists of Both Houses of Parliament, Court Register, List of Army, Navy Universities, Public offices, Hospitals etc. Leather binding scuffed/worn, v.minor faults. |
£60 |
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3004 |
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JOLLIFFE - 1786 The Court & City Register or, Gentleman's complete Annual Calendar for the year 1786 containing Lists of Both Houses of Parliament, Court Register, List of Army, Navy Universities, Public offices, Hospitals etc. Leather binding scuffed/worn, v.minor faults. |
£60 |
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3005 |
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ROBINSON - 1964 Carrying British Mails Overseas; AUSTEN - 1978 English Provincial Posts, both d/j. (2 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3006 |
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ROBINSON - 1972 The Early English Coffee House; first printed 1893, d/j;STONE - 1987 The Inland Posts (1392-1672), d/j; BEALE - 1998 A History of the Post in England from the Romans to the Stuarts; as new with d/j. (3 items). |
£18 |
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3007 |
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TODD - 1952 William Dockwra and the Rest of the Undertakers; STAFF - 1964 The penny Post 1680-1918, both d/j. (2 pubs). |
£15 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - QUEEN VICTORIA |
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3008 |
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BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS - 1968 Posts and Telegraphs I Session 1837 - 38. This and the following 2 lots are facsimile reproductions published by the Irish University Press.
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£30 |
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3009 |
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BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS - 1968 Posts and Telegraphs 2 Session 1837 - 38.
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£30 |
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3010 |
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BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS - 1970 Posts and Telegraphs 4 Postage Post office Money Orders Sessions 1843 - 77. |
£30 |
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3011 |
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CREEKE - 1903 A Supplement to "British Isles" (with a Plate of ten illustrations); in fact there are 16 plates! Toned.
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£15 |
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3012 |
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DANZIG & GOLDSMITH - 1991 The Cancellations of the 1841 Penny Red, as new, d/j. |
£36 |
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3013 |
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EVANS - 1970 The Mulready Envelope and its caricatures plus LOWE - 1983 The Mulready Advertisements, d/j. (2 items). |
£30 |
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3014 |
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JACKSON - 1999 May Dates, A Survey of Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Mulreadys and Caricatures used during May 1840, as new with d/j. |
£42 |
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3015 |
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LITCHFIELD - 1949 Guide Lines to the Penny Black. |
£15 |
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3016 |
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SEYMOUR, GARDINER-HILL, et al - 1967 The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, (Pt.1 Third Edition), as new all with d/j. (4 vols.). |
£36 |
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3017 |
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STAFF - 1969 The Valentine & Its Origins, d/j. |
£36 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - QUEEN ELIZABETH II |
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3018 |
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PIERRON - 2005 The 2005 Catalogue of Great Britain Stamp Errors & Varieties, as new. |
£48 |
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3019 |
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RAGUIN 1990 British Post Office Notices. A complete set from Vol. 1 pre 1880 to Vol. 6 Part 2 1860-69. Very few printed and scarce as a complete "set".(7 items). |
£150 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - ACTS, CONTRACTS, ETC. |
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3020 |
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POST OFFICE ACTS - 1976 & 1977 reprints by the Britannia Stamp Bureau of the PO Acts, quarter leather, embossed. Fine. (2 vols.).
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£24 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - LOCAL POSTS |
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3021 |
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DIBDEN - 1966 Leicester & the Posts (PHS No.22);CORNELIUS - 1973 Devon & Cornwall A Postal Survey(PHS No.29);SUSSEX - 1980 The Norwich Post; MIDLAND PHS - 1989 The Undated Circular Marks plus The Undated Straight Line & Receiving House marks of the Midland Counties. (5 pubs.). |
£24 |
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3022 |
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DONALD - 1992 The Posts of Sevenoaks in Kent, d/j as new;TRINDER - 1971 The PH of the Tendering Hundred of Essex, p/b;SINFIELD - 1982 The Post in Portsmouth, etc. (5 pubs.). |
£24 |
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3023 |
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SIGGERS - 1982 Wiltshire and its Postmarks, p/b. |
£15 |
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3024 |
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WARN - 1980 Bristol 5th Clause & Penny Posts 1793-1840, signed copy, d/j as new. |
£15 |
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3025 |
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WHITNEY - 1981 Isle of Man Stamps & PH, d/j plus 1976 Priced Catalogue of IOM Postal Marks; MASSY - 1969 IOM Postmarks of 19th & 20th Centuries, etc. (4 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3026 |
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WILSON - 1990 History of the Post in Derby, 1635-1941 plus 1980 PH of Matlock & District, both p/b. (2 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3027 |
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YOUNG - 1994 The PH of Bromsgrove & District 1703-1994, signed copy, p/b. |
£12 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - POSTAL HISTORY/POSTMARKS |
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3028 |
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ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1940 The Postmarks of Great Britain & Ireland, interleaved with blank pages and updated by pasting in corrections. Ex B Lillywhite, signed at frontispiece plus 8th Supplement & Part II. (3 items). |
£75 |
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3029 |
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ALCOCK & HOLLAND - 1970 The Maltese Cross of the UK plus 1970 British Postmarks - A Short History & Guide; CHADWICK 1990 Charge Marks of the 4d Post;WILLCOCKS & SEDGEWICK - 1975 The Spoon Experiment, etc. (7 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3030 |
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MISCELLANY - inc. BIRCH - The Coronation Stamp 1937; OGILVIE - 1905 Postage Stamps;FIRTH - 1897 Postage Stamps & Their Collection; HARMAN - 1990 The Stamps of the Circular Delivery Companies; SCOTT ARCHER - 1970 The Welsh Post Towns before 1840, mainly p/b. (16 items). |
£18 |
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3031 |
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CHANDLER & DAGNALL - 1981 The Newspaper & Almanac Stamps of GB; d/j in original box. |
£15 |
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3032 |
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COHEN etc. - 1987 Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks plus Supplements 1 & 2; p/b. (3 pubs.). |
£24 |
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3033 |
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GARDINER - 1958 A General Survey of the Post office 1677-1682 PHS No.5; HOPKINS - 1960 Ralph Allen's Own Narrative PHS No.8 plus ELLIOTT - 1964 State Papers Domestic concerning the Post Office in the Reign of Charles II, PHS No.20. All plastic comb bound p/b. (3 items). |
£18 |
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3034 |
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HARPER - 1907 The Manchester and Glasgow Road, Vols. 1 & 2; faults but good working copies. (2 vols.). |
£18 |
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3035 |
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KNIGHT & SABEY - 1984 The Lion Roars at Wembley, signed by authors, d/j plus STITT-DIBDEN - 1967 Vol.1 Wembley & Olympic Issues, p/b. (2 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3036 |
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LISTER - 1966 College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge, p/b;BRUMELL - 1971 British PO Numbers. (2 pubs.). |
£12 |
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3037 |
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LOVEGROVE - 1976 "Herewith my Frank...." plus Supplements 1,2&3; BOTTOMLEY - 1988 The Franking System in the Post office 1652-1840, SPH Special Publication, p/b. (2 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3038 |
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DIBDEN & LOWDER - 1960 The Krag Machine Cancellations (PHS No. 9);MANN - 1963 Columbia Stamp-Cancelling Machines at the ECDO London 1901-07 (PHS No.13);STITT-DIBDEN - 1964 Early Stamp Machines (PHS No.17) and 1971 Newspaper Branch Cancellations (PHS No.27);WELLSTED - Express Service etc. (8 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3039 |
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MACKAY - 1981 Isle Of Wight (Islands PHS No.12) plus 1979 The Floating PO's of the Clyde plus The Postal History Annual for 1980, '83,'85,'87 & 1990; all p/b.(7 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3040 |
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MACKAY - 1982 The Parcel Post of the British Isles plus 1981 British PO Numbers 1924-1969 plus 1981 Telegraphic Codes of the British Isles, all p/b. (3 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3041 |
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MACKAY - 1984 Surcharged Mail of the British Isles plus 1986 Sub Office Rubber Datestamps of England & Wales; p/b. (2 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3042 |
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MOUBRAY & MOUBRAY - 1992 British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840-1875. |
£180 |
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3043 |
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OXLEY - 1973 The English Provincial Local Posts 1765-1840; WILLCOCKS - 1975 England's Postal History with notes on Scotland, Wales & Ireland plus 1981 The PH of GB & Ireland, all with d/j. (3 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3044 |
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PARMENTER et al - 1984 Barred Numeral Cancellations, Vols. 1 to 6 complete with 1997 update and Priced Catalogues in both Numeral and County order.(9 pubs.). |
£30 |
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3045 |
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PARMENTER - 1993 GB Used Abroad: Cancellations and Postal Markings. |
£36 |
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3046 |
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PEACH - 1982 UK Machine Marks, p/b; KING - 1978 Alice Through the Pillar Box, author signed copy, d/j; MANTON - 2001 Something Funny Happened on the way to the Rostrum, p/b; GOODWYN - 1999 Royal Reform, author signed copy, p/b. (4 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3047 |
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PROUD - 1979 Postmarks of the Date Impression Books PO Records Section 1 plus 1983 Section 2 Vols. 3&4, h/b. (2 pubs.).
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£15 |
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3048 |
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ROBINSON - 1948 The British Post Office - A History plus HALDANE - 1971 Three Centuries of Scottish Posts, both with d/j. (2 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3049 |
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ROBERTSON - 1961 GB Posta Roads, Post Towns & Postal Rates;OXLEY - 1992 British Postal Rates to Europe, 1836-76, p/b;TABEART - 1989 UK Letter Rates 1657-1900, Inland & Overseas, p/b. (3 items). |
£18 |
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3050 |
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SAMUEL - 1980 Specimen Stamps & Stationery of Great Britain; d/j as new. |
£18 |
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3051 |
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YORKSHIRE PH, WARD, SEDGEWICK etc. - 1977 The Temporary Handstamps; 1972 The PH of Upper Wharfdale, Ilkley & Otley; 1973 The Squared Circle Postmarks; 1981 The PH of Goole, Howden & Selby etc. (7 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3052 |
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WILLCOCKS & JAY - 1978 et seq The British County Catalogue of Postal History Vols. 1 to 5 complete plus 1996 update Vols. 1 & 2 dedicated signed copy. All as new with d/j. (6 vols.). |
£36 |
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3053 |
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WILLCOCKS & JAY - 1996 The British County Catalogue of Postal History Vols. 1 & 2 combined, as new with d/j. |
£18 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - POSTAL HISTORY OF LONDON |
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3054 |
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BRUMELL - 2nd. edition The Local Posts of London; BARETTE - 1994 London Fancy Geometric Postmarks , wire spiral bound p/b; HESS - The "Traudl" Collection of London PH, plastic spiral bound p/b, etc. (4 items).
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£15 |
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3055 |
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DUBUS - 1969 London Cancellations - Repair and Re-Cutting. From 1840 with more than 3,000 illustrations, Vols. 1&2. (2 vols.).
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£54 |
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3056 |
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FELDMAN - 1997 Letter Receivers of London. Two volumes in slip case. |
£36 |
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3057 |
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LONDON PH GROUP - Nos. 11 to 145, broken run (approximately 30 copies missing) plus various special issues inc. Traudl Collection, Sections E, J etc. (Carton). |
£18 |
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3058 |
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LILLYWHITE - 1963 London Coffee Houses; d/j. |
£36 |
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3059 |
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PARMENTER - 1999 Barred Numeral Cancellations of London. |
£24 |
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3060 |
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POST OFFICE - 1857 Principal Streets and Places in London and its Environs, as divided into Postal Districts with maps; toned but scarce in rexine binding plus LPHG - 1987 Postal Directory 1850 reprint in spiral bound p/b. (2 pubs.). |
£30 |
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3061 |
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WESTLEY - 1950 The Postal Cancellations of London 1840-1890, d/j plus LPHG = 1992 The Grace Dove Collection, wire spiral bound p/b. (2 items).
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£15 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - STATIONERY/SPECIMENS |
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3062 |
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BODILY, JARVIS & HAHN - 1984 British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century. |
£42 |
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3063 |
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HUGGINS - 1970 British Postal Stationery , in slip case, d/j. |
£15 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICE PUBLICATIONS |
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3064 |
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POST OFFICE - 1830 Twenty Second Report (780pp) Revenue Enquiry Post Office Revenue, United Kingdom, Part V - Packet Establishments - Home Station; p/b. Scarce survivor. |
£48 |
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3065 |
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ST. MARTIN'S LE-GRAND - 1890 Vol.1; 1895 Vol.5 and 1896 Vol.6 in quarter leather red binders (scuffed/age wear). (3 vols.).
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£36 |
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3066 |
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POST OFFICE - July 1926 Post Office Guide minor ( for these) damage to paper spine and cover. |
£36 |
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3067 |
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P.O. - Post offices in the United Kingdom April 1973. |
£12 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - RAILWAYS |
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3068 |
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ADAMS - 1882 The Railway & Commercial Gazetteer of England, Scotland & Wales, 9th Edition; some foxing to early pages, etc. Scarce. |
£24 |
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3069 |
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ECCLESTONE & TURNER - 1946 et seq The Railway Letter Stamps of GB 1891-1941, four parts in binder; HILL - 1962 TPO Postmarks of the British Isles |
£18 |
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3070 |
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LACY-SPENCER - 2000 The Railway Letter Stamps of GB & Ireland 1891-1947;PIPE - 2000 Postmarks of British & Irish Railway Stations 1840-1997;GOWEN - 1978 Railway Station Postmarks, etc. all p/b. (5 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3071 |
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WILSON - 1971 TPO A history of the TPO of GB Parts 1,2,&3; WARD - 1947 English TPO plus Scottish TPO; F WILSON - 1991 GB & Ireland TPO Postmarks. (6 pubs. all p/b). |
£15 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - CHANNEL ISLANDS & I.O.M. |
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3072 |
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NEWPORT 1972 Stamps & PH of the Channel Islands, d/j;GURNEY - 1993 The PO in the smaller Channel Islands, signed copy plus 1992 The Red Cross Civilian Message Scheme etc. (5 items). |
£24 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - SCOTLAND |
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3073 |
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AUCKLAND - 1982 Penny Posts of Scotland plus 1985 Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840, as new with d/j. (2 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3074 |
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MACKAY - 1978 Islands PH Series No1 to 8 inc., plus No.11 and The Floating PO of the Clyde, p/b.(10 pubs.). |
£18 |
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3075 |
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MACKAY - 1978 Scottish Postmarks plus 1989 Scottish Post Offices, both p/b. (2 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3076 |
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MACKAY - 1978 The Circular Name Stamps of Scotland plus The Skeleton Postmarks of Scotland plus Scottish Postmarks and the Registered Scottish Post plates only; all p/b. (4 pubs.). |
£15 |
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3077 |
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ALCOCK - Scots Local Cancellations; BLAIR - 1976 The Postal History of Perth;SEDGEWICK - 1984 The Scottish Additional ‡d;DUMFRIES PROCEEDINGS - 1912 includes 80pp Article by J Swan on the Dumfries PO 1642-1910; 1925 MacBrayne Tourist Programme and Time Table, etc. (small qty.). |
£15 |
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3078 |
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SCOTTISH POSTMARK GROUP - 1965 onwards, variety of authors; Experimental Duplex Cancellations(2), Mileage Marks, Penny Posts of Edinburgh & District, The Dotted Circle Postmarks and Scots Local Cancels Illustrated all except last h/b. (6 pubs.). |
£24 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - USED ABROAD |
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3079 |
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GLASSCO - 1969 The J Grant Glassco British PO Abroad, bound into h/b with PR. |
£18 |
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