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PHILATELIC LITERATURE continued...

GREAT BRITAIN - POSTAL HISTORY

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1081

BRITISH LETTER MAIL TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS 1840-UPU by Moubray & Moubray. Hardbound with dust wrapper, 2nd ed. In good condition, d.j. with some scrapes. Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS (Image)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Apr-18, 06:00 AM

1082

POSTAL HISTORY: A wide selection of handbooks and monographs, mainly of postal history interest, in generally good condition. Inc. The Post in Derby by Wilson; Royal Mail in Leicestershire by Soer; Postal Markings of Shropshire by Atkins (2nd ed.); County Catalogues inc. vols. 1 & 2 2nd edition; English Provincial Local Posts by Oxley, etc. (42) Cross Reference: POSTAL HISTORY, DERBYSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 32

SOLD for £60.00
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1083

COLLECT BRITISH POSTAL STATIONERY by Huggins and Baker (2007). Hardbound with dust jacket in good condition. Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTIONS, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, POSTAL STATIONERY - QEII (Image)

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Starting at £ 26

SOLD for £80.00
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1084

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Starting at £ 26

SOLD for £40.00
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1085

MISCELLANY: Inc. The Postal History of Great Britain & Ireland by Willcocks; Carrying British Mails Overseas by Robinson; Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia vol. 1 (worn); The Postmarks of Great Britain & Ireland by Alcock & Holland (slight wear); etc. (8) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, POSTAL HISTORY (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 26

SOLD for £28.00
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1086

RAILWAY & T.P.O.: Inc. "The Travelling Post Offices of GB & Ireland" by Wilson, "Postmarks of British & Irish Railway Stations 1840-1997" by Pipe (unbound, in ring binder), plus other lesser publications. (11) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, IRISH POSTAL HISTORY, GREAT BRITAIN (Image)

Starting at £ 26

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1087

A JUBILEE REMINISCENCE by Davies (2020). Detailing the 1890 anniversary of the Uniform Penny Postage in Great Britain. In fine condition. Cross Reference: EXHIBITIONS, GREAT BRITAIN (Image)

Starting at £ 26

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1088

SELECTION in 2 cartons of publications by Mackay. inc. The Postal History Annual; hardbound copies of the Postmarks of England and Wales and English Provincial Krags, and Scottish Town Marks. Also the important volumes on telegraphic codes, parcel posts, surcharge mail, and registered mail. Some staining but bindings sound. (28) (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 22

SOLD for £46.00
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1089

SELECTION in two cartons dealing with regional postal history and postmarks. Inc. Collect British Postmarks 2nd ed. in 2 vols.; Postmarks of British and Irish Railway Stations by Pipe; Barred Numeral Cancellations of London by Parmenter; etc. Viewing recommended. (49) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Starting at £ 22

SOLD for £32.00
Closing..Apr-18, 06:00 AM

1090

ECLECTIC MIX inc. The Portent Carriage of Letters by Robinson; County Catalogues inc. vols. 1 & 2 2nd ed.; Post Office Guides for 1910 & 1936, the latter with missing cover; Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia vol. 5 (2 vol. boxed deluxe edition); etc. (25) (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 14

SOLD for £36.00
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GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICE & PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS

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1091

BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS 1837-1860: Concerning New Zealand. Ten enormous volumes, 7 of which are half-leather bound (the remainder cloth bound), published by the Irish University Press in 1970s. Full of fascinating letters and interviews inc. Parliamentary reports starting with interviews with one of Samuel Marsden's companions who was with him in 1814. Each year is numbered within the relevant volume; no overall page numbering but must be upwards of 6000 pages of information. An important resource for a research library. THIS LOT FILLS TWO LARGE, DEEP BOXES AND WEIGHS OVER 30KG. (10) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, NEW ZEALAND (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Starting at £ 340

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1092

REPORTS FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON POSTAGE 1838 in three hardbound volumes. The 1st & 3rd reports are in original copies ex Colchester Library & rebound; the 2nd report is a 1968 Irish University Press reprint. (3)Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN (Image)

Starting at £ 260

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1093

INDEXES TO PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS & PAPERS RELATING TO THE POST OFFICE 1735-1839: Leather-bound in one volume. Published in 1840 as a direct result of the 1838 Select Committee on Postage, in order to fix the difficulties they had in referring to multiple lengthy reports and scattered papers.Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

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1094

BRITISH POST OFFICE NOTICES vols. 1 & 2 by Ranguin (1989). Vol. 1 covers 1762-1829; vol. 2 covers 1830-39. Both volumes ringbound. Also A Short Account of the Franking System in the Post Office 1652-1840 by Brumell (1936), softbound. (3)Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN (Image)

Starting at £ 32

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1095

LETTER RECEIVERS OF LONDON 1652 TO 1857 by Feldman. A history of their offices and handstamps within the General, Penny and Twopenny Posts. 2 vols. in slipcase. Brand new. (2) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

Starting at £ 28

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1096

POST OFFICE ARCHIVES INDEXES: Covering proof books, hand-struck stamps, and minuted papers. A very useful resource for the researcher. (7) (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 6

SOLD for £12.00
Closing..Apr-18, 06:00 AM

1097

POST OFFICE ARCHIVES INDEXES: Covering proof books, hand-struck stamps, and minuted papers. A very useful resource for the researcher. (7) (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 6

SOLD for £12.00
Closing..Apr-18, 06:00 AM

NON-PHILATELIC LITERATURE

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1098

MILITARY / WAR: A box mainly containing 1940's Ministry of War / Admiralty, etc. publications on aspects of the armed forces (27, variable condition); also "WW2 in Colonial Africa' by Osborne; 'The Kings African Rifles' by Moyse Bartlett; 'The War in East Africa' by Grehan & Mace; etc. (36) Cross Reference: MILITARY (Image)

Starting at £ 18

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1099

NAPOLEONIC WARS: The Naval Chronicle - The Contemporary Record of the Royal Navy at War covering 1793-1815; in excellent condition; The Prizes of War by Hill, hardbound with dust jacket; The Napoleonic Source Book by Haythornthwaite, hardbound with dust jacket; and Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars by Gardiner, hardbound with dust jacket; plus two non-philatelic books: Wellington's Army by Rogers CBE and Defiant and Dismasted at Trafalgar by McGrigor, both hardbound with dust jackets. (10) Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, NAVAL (Image)

Starting at £ 32

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1100

NAVAL MILITARY HISTORY: Graf Spee's Raiders Challenge to the Royal Navy 1914-1915 by Yates; Wartime Disasters at Sea WWI & WWII by Williams; British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era 1860-1919 by Hepper; and The World's Merchant Fleets 1939 by Jordan. All hardbound with dust jackets in very good condition. (4) Cross Reference: NAVAL, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII, SHIPS/SHIPPING (Image)

Starting at £ 26

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