Carton of miscellaneous reference books including 'Departmental Stamps of South Australia' by Butler (1978); 'Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps & Stamp Collecting' by Watson (1981); 'Postage Stamps in the Making' by Easton (1949); 'New South Wales Numeral Cancellations' by Brown & Campbell (2nd editio
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Carton of mostly British titles including 'Robertson Revisited' by Tabeart with d/j; 'RMSPC 1842-79' by Kenton & Parsons; 'British POs Abroad: the Glassco Collection' auction catalogue (some separation still above average); '...the Cameroons under British Occupation' by Maddocks & Bratzel; 'Skilling
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'Perkins Bacon Records Volumes I & II' by Baron Percy de Worms (1953); h/b 868pp.
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Key references all hardback including Robson Lowe's 'Encyclopaedia...Vol IV: Australasia' (defective cover), '...Vol V North America' and '...Vol VI Leeward Islands; 'Billig's Philatelic Handbook' reprints volumes 34-43 complete (35 & 37 with defective covers); 'Madam Joseph Forged Postmarks' (1994)
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Carton of miscellaneous reference books including 'Perkins Bacon Records Vols I & II' (1953), 'Billig's Philatelic Handbooks Vols 34 & 35' (1973), 'Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia Volume IV' (1962), 'Rhodesia: A Postal History - Its Stamps, Posts and Telegraphs' by Smith (1967), Machin Collectors Club 'Q
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'Speciale Catalogus (Netherlands & Colonies)' (2016), 'The Gee-Ma Forgeries' (1980), 'Postal History of German East Africa' by Pennycuick & Proud (1989); auction catalogues in slipcases for 'First Postage Stamp of Spain' (1997; a magnificent production) and 'Major James Starr's China Parts 1 & 2' (1
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Carton including 'Australasian Wreck Mail' by Peace (1997), 'Tasmanian Post Offices & their Datestamps' by Hardinge (2018), 'The Philatelic Collection of the Western Australian Museum' by Pope (1991), 'Australian Telegram Forms & Envelopes Parts I & II' by Hancock (1991), 'Victoria: The Postage Dues
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Box with 'Fundamentals of Philately' by Williams (1990), 'The Stamp Atlas' by Rossiter & Flower (1989), 'An Album of Rare Stamps' by Williams (1982), 'La Philatelie sans experts?' by Sperati (in French, 1946; some wear), 'Catalogue des Aerogrammes du Monde Entier' by Muller (French, 1950); auction c
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Stanley Gibbons 'Commonwealth & British Empire 1840-1970' stamp catalogue (2023 Edition), h/b 705pp.
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Stanley Gibbons 'Commonwealth & British Empire 1840-1970' stamp catalogue (2024 Edition), h/b 714pp.
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'Southern African Mails: Routes, Rates and Regulations 1806-1916' by Trotter (published by RPSL 2016), hardback 573pp with d/j. A splendid production. New.
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CINDERELLAS: Near-complete run of 'The Cinderella Philatelist' Vol 1 (1961) to Vol 58 (2018), 'Cinderella Auctions' No 1-24, 'The Private Post' (1977), and the 'Cumulative Index to the Bulletin of the Fiscal Philatelic Society; Vol 1-2, 1908-1928' by Brian Birch.
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FORGERIES: 'Album Weeds or How to Detect Forged Stamps' by Earée (2nd Edition, 1892), minor foxing; 'Philatelic Forgers, Their Lives and Works' by Tyler (1976), 'The Oneglia Engraved Forgeries, Commonly Attributed to Angelo Panelli' by Lowe & Walske (1996); spiral-bound volumes on Stamp Forgeries of
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AUSTRALIA: 'Chapman Australian Commonwealth Stamps' (1999), Australia Post 'Archival Sales' Numbers 1 & 2 (1987 & 1988); auction catalogues for 'Harrie Evans' (2001), 'Arthur Gray Kangaroos' (2007), 'Kevin Nelson Kangaroos' (2002), 'Stuart Hardy Kangaroos' (2013), 'Rarities (featuring Greg Pope's Ka
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AUSTRALIA: 'Australian Stamp Monthly' 1930-1991 issues (Vols 1-62) in 63 (?) privately-hardbound volumes with matching red cloth covers & gold blocked spines. Lots of useful historical information in a very attactive presentation. Weighs 106kg.
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AUSTRALIA: Mostly softbound group with 'KGV 1½d Die 2' by Ward, 'The Line Engraved Issues of 1914, and the Essays, Die and Plate Proofs of the Georgian 1d', 'The Kangaroo Issues' and 'The 1913 Penny Kangaroo' by Legge, 'Official Perfins' by Andersen (1987), 'Plating the KGV 1d Die 2' by Wajer & Monk
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AUSTRALIA: Carton including 'The Tom Frommer Airmail Labels & Vignettes 1920-1960' (auction catalogue 2003), 'Cigarette Cards Australian Issues & Values' by Skinner x2 (h/b, 1983), 'Philately in Australia' x7 issues (April to October 1936), 'The Trade Card Issues of Hoadleys Chocolates Ltd' by Bond
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AUSTRALIA: 'The Chapman Collection of Australian Stamps' leather-bound subscriber's edition (1999) #202 of 250 copies, signed by "Ray Chapman", plus the overprinted imperf Explorers M/Ss also numbered '0202'.
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AUSTRALIA: Registration Labels group with the multi-volume work by Bazelmans, 'Registration Labels of Australia and Territories' by Burt (2018), 'Official Handbook...' by PSSofAustralia (1945), etc.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Auction catalogues for 'Arthur Hind' (1934), 'Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein' (1990), 'ER Slade-Slade Victoria & Queensland' (1979), 'Les Molnar Victoria' (2012), 'Gary Diffen's Half-Lengths of Victoria' (2007), 'Trevor Hiscock Western Australia' (2013 & 2016),
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: South Australia group with 'The Departmental Stamps' by Butler (1978), 'A Priced Listing of the Departmentals' by Presgrave (1992), 'The Long Stamps of 1902-1912' by Purves (1978), 'The Ingots & Assay Office Pieces of SA' by Deacon, also 'Western Australia: The Perkins
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: Robson Lowe's 'Encyclopaedia...Volume IV: Australasia' (1962) h/b 624pp, some foxing; 'NSW Postal History 1788-1901' by White et al (1988) h/b 480pp with d/j, ‘History of the Post Office...' by Houison (1890, facsimile reprint 1983) h/b in slipcase, 110pp + 15pp illust
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - GENERAL: including 'Departmental Stamps of South Australia' by Butler (1978); 'Fundamentals of Philately' by Williams (1990); 'Australian Telegram Forms & Envelopes, Parts I & II' by Hancock (1991); 'NSW Revenue & Railway Stamps' priced catalogue, by Peck & Smith (1999, spiral
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'Postage Stamps of New South Wales Parts I & II' by Arthur Basset Hull (1911); h/b 800+pp total; some foxing; plus the plates in a separate folder.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'The Sydney Views: A Guide and Index to Covers' by Ben Palmer (2013), 288pp hardbound with d/j. No 18 of only 100 and long out-of-print. An important census.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - NEW SOUTH WALES: 'The Numeral Cancellations of New South Wales' by Freeman (2nd edition, 2017), 375pp hardbound with dustjacket. As new. Long out of print.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - QUEENSLAND: 'The Pre-U.P.U. Mail of Queensland' by Ben Palmer, (2021) published by the Australian States Study Circle of the Royal Sydney Philatelic Club, h/b with d/j, 345pp. Limited Edition 52/100: yes, only 100 printed!
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'The Stamps of Tasmania: a History of the Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Post Cards, Revenues etc' by Arthur Basset Hull published by the Philatelic Society, London (1890), 142pp + 9 autotype plates, hardbound apparently in the original binding with some light wear, a few
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'Tasmania Post Offices & their Datestamps' by Hardinge (2018); 'Stamps & Postal History' by Tinsley (1986); 'Postal History & Postal Markings' by Purves & Viney (1984 reprint) and 'Postal History & Postal Markings, Part II' by Avery et al (1975); 'The Pictorial Stamp
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - TASMANIA: 'Penny Typographed Plates 1 to 6 Plated Varieties' by Richard Singleton (2017-2018), two reference display books (in slipcases) for identifying and locating the position of plate and print flaws. Not previously seen by us.
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AUSTRALIAN COLONIES - VICTORIA: 'The Stamps of Victoria' masterwork by Dr Geoff Kellow RDP. As new & indispensable.
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BRITISH EMPIRE: Hardcover books comprising 'De La Rue History...' by Easton (1959), 'Barbados' by Bayley (1989), 'Hong Kong' by Webb (1991 reprint), 'Postal History of British Guiana' by Proud (2000), 'Dominica' by Toeg (1994), plus auction catalogues 'Royal Collection' (2001), 'Lord Vestey British
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CHINA & JAPAN: including 'Ma's Illustrated Catalogue of the Stamps of China' by Ren-Chen (1947), 'Cancellations of the Treaty Ports of Hong Kong 1850-1930' by Schoenfeld (1988), 'Stamps of the Russian Empire Used Abroad', parts 4 & 5, by Tchilinghirian & Stephen (1959), 'China 1927-1949' by Lankeste
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CHINA: 'Local Post of China: History, Description, Prices. A Study Based Upon Private Collections' by Rosenberg (circa 1940s); yellow cloth boads (some wear), 141pp with black and white stamp illustrations, plus pages of stamps reproduced in full colour. A rare book.
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CHINA: 'Huayou Jijin "The Magnificent Collection of Chinese Stamps" Second Series' by Meiso Mizuhara, volumes I ('US Postal Activities in China'), III & IV ('Imperial Japanese Post Offices in Chinese Mainland'), published between 1982 and 1985; h/b in slipcases, with high quality black and white pho
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DANISH WEST INDIES: 'Dansk Vestindien 1666-1917' by Larsen (1928) 400pp h/b in Danish (non-philatelic); 'The Stamps of the DWI' by GA Hagermann h/b (1930) apparently a proof copy in green boards endorsed "Caroe's exemplar" with textual & graphic amendments within, unnumbered & without the stamps tha
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DANISH WEST INDIES: 'The Stamps of the DWI' by GA Hagermann h/b (1930) with original stamps and reprints affixed in place as issued, 110pp + plain interleaving h/b, the marbled boards separating at the spine otherwise remarkably fine throughout. Number 134 of only 300 printed. Ex Caroe Family.
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FRANCE: 'A Chronology of French Military Campaigns and Expeditions with their Postal Markings 1815-1983' by Waugh & Luft (1984), spiral bound, softcover (194pp).
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GREAT BRITAIN: 'Penny Black Plates' by Proud, 'Surface Printed 2½d to 2s' by Galland & Louis, 'Scarce Victorian Postage Stamps on Cover' by Brauers (in German and English), 'Seahorses' by Kearsley, 'The Postage Stamps of GB' 2nd ed. (1962) by RPSL, 'The British Postage Stamp of the 19th Century' by
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MALAYA: 'Postal History of the POWs & Civilian Internees...Vol 1: Singapore & Malaya' by David Tett, 400pp h/b with d/j.
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NEW GUINEA & PAPUA: 'G.R.I.: the Postage Stamps of the German Colonies occupied by the British 1914-1918' by Robert Gibbs (1988), hardbound without dustjacket, the title page with minor blemishes otherwise very fine. Indispensable for every student of GRI issues & dealer. Long out-of-print and alway
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NEW GUINEA & PAPUA: key titles of 'Stamps of Papua' by Rosenblum (1950s), 'The Lakatois of Papua 1901-1932' exhibit (undated), 'Collector's Guide to British New Guinea and Territory of Papua 1884-1942' by Parr & Robinson (2013), 'Plating Papua Part 1' by Ryan (2013), 'The Postal History of BNG & Pap
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NEW GUINEA & PAPUA: Auction catalogues for 'EH Freidman' (1980), 'Jim Harrison' (1988), 'Harrie Evans' (2001), 'Tim Rybak' (2008), 'Stuart Leven' (2008), 'Ello' GRI Overprints' (2009), 'RAD Heward New Guinea' (2015) and 'Tom Belknap's BNG & Papua' (1987); study of 'Papua Airmail Overprint Varieties
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NEW GUINEA & PAPUA: Non-philatelic group including: 'History of Burns Philp' by Buckley & Klugman (1981), 'Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate' by Monckton (4th edition 1921), 'Hubert Murray, the Australian Pro-Consul' by West (1968), 'Reluctant Mission - The Anglican Church in PNG
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PACIFIC ISLANDS: 'Postage Stamps of Fiji 1878-1902' by Purves (circa 1938), 'Fiji Stamps & Postal History 1870-75' by Rodger & Duberal (1970), 'Postage Stamps of New Zealand Vol VII: Postal History 1820-1874' (1988), 'Papua Airmail Overprint Varieties' by Kelly (2011), 'Plating Papua Part I' by Ryan
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UNITED STATES: 'The Floyd E Risvold Collection: American Expansion & the Journey West' Spink Shreve Auctions (23-26.1.2010), the boxed set of three gilt-titled leather-bound catalogues with 1298 exceptional lots researched and expertly described by Richard Frajola. With the 6pp Prices Realised List.
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