AFRICA Group of literature (no British Africa); The Revenue Issues of the Companhia de Mocambique by Cross; (3) titles by Sciaky: Haile Selassie The Exile, the Restoration, the Deposition; Tewodros to Menelik and Ethiopia 1867-1936 Addendum; Egypt Stamps & Postal History by Smith (water damage at bottom but usable); The Stamps of Somalia and their Story by Migliavacca; Somalia Italiana by Bianchi (Italian); The Postage Stamps and Cancellations of the Post Offices in German South West Africa by Friedemann (English); Cockrill Series booklets on Egypt, Ethiopia & Liberia (#4-5, 8-9, 13-20, 33); several journal articles (AP, Collectors Club); used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$200-300 L

ASIA Variety of literature, incl catalogs for Hong Kong (SG, Yang), Malaysia & Area, reference works on Hong Kong & Treaty Ports (Webb, Bendon reprint), Robson Lowe Vol 3, Sarawak - the de la Rue Story; Ceylon Postal History by Sanders, Brunei Locals, Iraq Revenues; Handbooks by Proud for Aden, Malaya Vol III, Hong Kong and Brunei, North Borneo & Sarawak; Gwalior, Jammu & Kashmir, India Essays, Sarawak; books on postmarks, postal rates, postal history for Hong Kong, Burma, Iraq, Mesopotamia, Eastern Arabia & the Gulf, more; journal CSC (Ceylon), articles in AP journals, auction catalogs and more (no Japan or Persia); a couple w/ minor water damage (but still usable), mostly gently used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$400-600 L (2)

AUSTRALIA Related literature: Robson Lowe Vol IV The Empire in Australasia; The Australian Air Mail Catalogue by Eustis; Cinderella Stamps of Australasia; The Postage Stamps of New South Wales by Hull (photocopy of 1911 publication); The Departmental Stamps of South Australia by Butler; South Australia: The 'Long' Stamps 1902-1912; Tasmania: The Postal History and Postal Markings by Campbell; The Stamps of Victoria by Kellow; The "Emblems" of Victoria 1857-63 by Purves; Victoria The Half-length Portraits & the Twopence Queen Enthroned by Pack; Western Australia by Hull; lightly to gently used, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$200-300 L

BRITISH AFRICA Literature (excluding South Africa); nice hard covers incl 30 Years of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philately; The Bechuanalands by Jurgens; British East Africa by Minns; The Postal Services of the Gold Coast to 1901 by Sacher; The Gambia one by Andrew, one by Dalwick; The Postal Service of Sierra Leone by Beale; Seychelles: Postal History to 1976 by Hopton & McCloy; Sudan by Stagg; Togo Postal History 1914-1922 by Martin & Walton; other smaller publications on Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Tanganyika cancels, Ascension, Rhodesia, Basutoland; Cockrill Series #29-32; journal articles, stack of journal Cameo, auction catalogs & more; lightly used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$250-350 L (2)

BRITISH AMERICA Hoard of literature, mostly Caribbean but also Newfoundland, Br Honduras, Falklands, Br Guiana and more; nice hard cover titles incl Specialised Stamp Catalogue of the British Virgin Islands 1787-2001 by Migliavacca; St. Vincent by Pierce et al; Trinidad by Marriott et al; Turks Islands & Caicos Islands to 1950 by Challis; The Falkland Islands & Dependencies catalog by Heijtz (2006); The Cayman Islands by Aguilar & Saunders; Bahamas Early Mail Services and Postal Markings by Ludington (signed); The Codrington Correspondence by Lowe; The Falkland Islands 1891 Provisionals by Barton; Jamaica by Foster; Dominica by Toeg; British Guiana by Townsend & Howe; War Tax Stamps of the West Indies by Davis; also Robson Lowe Vol VI Leeward Islands; large stack of British Caribbean Philatelic Journal 1970s-2010s; other journals incl AP articles, Newfoundland airmails & Walsh catalog (1998), smaller publications on postal history & more; lightly used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$400-600 L (3)

BRITISH EUROPE Selection literature from GB, Europe and general Empire; GB SG Specialised Vol 1 16th ed, Vol 2 14th ed, Concise 2015, Collect British Postmarks 9th ed, Barefoot GB Revenues (1989); The Postal Cancellations of London by Westley; The Mulready Advertisements by Lowe; Cyprus Revenue Stamps 1872-1997 by Podger, Cyprus 1353-1986 by Castle 3rd ed; Cyprus Postal Stationery 1878-2000 by Ioannides & Podger, 2nd ed; Posted in Gibraltar by Hine-Haycock; Robson Lowe Vol 1 (GB & Empire in Europe); Empire-wide titles: SG "Classic" (2006); King George VI Large Key Type by Yendall; King George VI Catalog by Murray Payne, 19th ed; Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire, Robson Lowe; Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies 1857-1948 w/ supplement; The Die Proofs of Waterlow & Sons Part I GB & Empire; Numeral Cancellations of the British Empire by Heins; more; lightly used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$300-400 L (2)

BRITISH OCEANIA Stack of literature for various islands (except Australia); incl Robson Lowe Vol IV Australasia; books on Fiji by Rodger, Alford and Botwright; New Hebrides Cancellation Study 1892-1980 by Phillips et al; G.R.I. by Gibbs; NZ Great Barrier Island 1898-99 Pigeon Post Stamps by Walker; Pitcairn Islands by Hornadge; NZ and the UPU to 1907 by Capill; NZ Airmail Catalogue by Stapleton; The Postal History and Postage Stamps of the Tokelau/Union Islands by Burgess; British Soloman Islands by Gisburn; an older edition of Campbell-Paterson; The Early Cook Islands Post Office by Burge; several issues of Pacifica journal and articles in Collectors Club Philatelist; gen lightly used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$200-300 L

BRITISH Incredible opportunity to obtain the majority of the authoritative PROUD series of books on British Empire postal history; (62) of the (71) titles listed on the Royal Philatelic Society's website; inventory included, lacks volumes on airmail or maritime postal history - all country specific books are present; most appear like new, only a few lack the dust jacket; these books contain a wealth of information on postal routes, markings, pmks & regulations; ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$1,250-1,500 L (4)

CANADA Classic general reference books, still useful today: Robson Lowe Vol V Parts III to VI; Jarrett's Standard British North America Catalogue (1929); Boggs' The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada Vol 1-2 (1945); Holmes' Specialized Catalogue Canada and British North America 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th eds.; Howes' Canada its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery (1911); later catalogs by Darnell, Hansen and Charlton; Billig's Specialized Vol 7 and Reiche's Major & Minor Varieties bklt (1951); The Semi-Official Air Stamps of Canada 1924-1934 by Longworth-Dames; most gently used, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$140-180 L

CANAL ZONE Literature, mostly publications of the CZ Study Group: Canal Zone Stamps hard cover (1986); supplements & handbooks on Type III Overprints, Navy Slogan Cancels (2nd ed), CZ Siderography, Philatelic Announcement Cards, SRC Control-Dated CZ Stamps, CZ Post Office Openings & Closing, Cristobal Precancels, USF Constitution Cachets and Postal Markings of the CZ (2nd ed); Canal Zone Postage Stamps by the CZPS plus supplement 1961-1979; Canal Zone Postal Stationery (2009) by Gibbs (UPSS); (4) binders w/ issues of CZ Philatelist 1976//2012; gently used to like new

Est. US$200-300 L

CUBA Selection literature: EDIFIL catalog Vol 1 1855-1958 (2002); The Local Mail Service of Habana 1860 by Prats (bilingual); Handbook of Cuba by Jones-Roy, 2nd ed. spiral (2011); several issues The Cuban Philatelist 2011-14; and photocopy of Aguiar's books on maritime and international mail; like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$125-150 L

FRENCH AREA Philatelic literature: The Bordeaux Issue of 1870-1871 by Brown; Cilicie by Mayo; Catalog of Postage Stamps of French Colonies & Protectorates (Postilion); Les Obliterations du Cameroun 1914-1960; The Railroads of Cameroun & Associated Postal History by Bratzel; Cameroun the 1940 Overprints by Cobb; Facets of Cameroun in Wartime by Maddocks; Wartime Revenues of Cameroun by Bratzel; The Postal Arrangements of the Anglo-French Cameroons Expeditionary Force 1914-1916 by Maddocks; Histoire de la Poste et du Timbre en Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances by Kling; St. Pierre & Miquelon Specialized Stamp Catalog by Taylor (English); also several auction catalogs & articles in AP and other journals on various Colonies (Haiti, St. Pierre, Comoros, Somali Coast); gently used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$240-280 L

MICHEL Library of Michel catalogs for Germany & WW areas: Germany Specialized Vol 1-2 (2013), Color Guide; English Introduction; Zeppelin & Flugpost (2002); Private Post stamps (1990 & 2006 Vol 2); Coils Handbook-Catalog (2006); Briefe Germany (2005/06); Ganzsachen Germany (2002); Privatpostkarten 1873-1945 (1992); Privatganzsachen (post-war Germany 1987); Bildpostkarten (2005/06); Europa-Katalog Vol 1-7 (2006/07); Austria Specialized (2006), Scandinavia/Baltics (2003); Switzerland/Liechtenstein (2012); USA-Spezial (1997); overall gently used

Est. US$180-220 L

GERMANY Literature in German language: Altdeutsche Staaten Spezialkatalog by Henke; Thurn und Taxis Spezialkatalog by Sem 4th ed., From Hinrichsen to Krag: The Experimental & early Machine Postmarks of Germany 1866-1906 by Miller (bilingual); Brustschild-Ausgaben Spezialkatalog 1980 by Sem; Entwuerfe, Essais, Druck- und Farbproben des Grossherzogtums Baden by Ullrich; 100 Jahre Germania by Jaeschke-Lantelme; Die Uhrradstampel des Baden Band I by Wahl; Briefmarken sachgerecht reparieren und Faelschungen erkennen by Arbeiter und Raschke; MICHEL catalogs: Deutschland-Spezial Band 1-2 (2011), Briefe Deutschland 1999/2000, Zeppelin- und Flugpost-Spezial (1995); Privatpostmarken (1990); Ganzsachen Deutschland (1999); Bildpostkarten (1991); Skandinavian-Katalog 1992/93; gently used to like new

Est. US$100-150 L

HONG KONG; The authoritative Hong Kong & The Treaty Ports of China & Japan by F.W. Webb, original 1961 red hard cover, #13 of (500) printed, XF ex-libris Sismondo (Image)

Est. US$140-180 L

IRAN Several better titles, incl Persiphila Vol 1 Qajar 1st ed 2007; The Postal Stationery of Iran by Farahbakhsh (2002) slight warping from humidity but not damaged; Lions of Iran by Sadri (1997); Meched Stamps According to Karman, signed #59/100; Postal Markings of Iran by Shaida (2001); like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$200-300 L

JAPANESE OCCUPATIONS Literature: Japanese Occupation Stamps in Southeast Asia, Masayoshi Tsuchiya Collection (Japanese/English); Japanese Occupation Postmarks of Malaya by Kearney; Borneo: The Japanese POW Camps by Watterson; Japanese Occupation Issues: The British Colonies by Singer; Dutch East Indies 1941-1945, bound Boekema auction catalog (1974); Dutch East Indies by Bleeker (Cockrill #27); Dai Nippon Catalogus (Dutch); Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Netherlands East Indies under Japanese Occupation 1942-1945 by Vosse; gently used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$150-250 L

LATIN AMERICA Accum of country-specific literature, mostly Spanish America (no Mexico) but also Brazil and Curacao; incl Argentina 1974 Kneitschel catalog; Bolivia 1960 catalog & (3) titles from Sobohispo; Brazil RHM 2010 catalog; Chile Specialized Catalog (2006), First Issues by Blank, First Stamps by Galvez (Postilion); British Post Office in Colombia by Bentley; Jones-Roy Handbook of Cuba Parts I, II & III; Curacao by Julsen & Benders; Dominican Republic by Mueses; Ecuador: Philately of the Seebeck Era by D'Elia & Armitage; El Salvador revenues by Ross; Guanacaste by Alvarez; Paraguay by Phillips (1912); Uruguay Ciardi catalog (2006), River Plate Maritime Postal History by Kurchan; books on forgeries incl Argentina cancels, Chile, Colombia The Workbook Part I & II by Bortfeldt; Uruguay by Hoffmann; a few soft covers have some warping from water but still readable; gently used to like new; ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$400-600 L (2)

LIBERIA Philip Cockrill booklet series, loose booklets #1-10 & #21-25; XF to like new

Est. US$100-140 B

MEXICO Scarce 1932 pamphlet on forgeries by the expert Cossio, "La Falsificacion de Algunos Timbres Postales Antiguos de Mexico," only (150) were produced, this is #94, signed & inscribed to Samuel Chapman by the author; what makes this interesting is that (21) different "reprints" or fakes are hinged in place, most w/ red "FALSOS" handstamp, incl first issue, bisect & quadrisect w/ cancels, Campeche, Guadalajara, Porte de Mar, officials and Chiapas; book also has images of false cancellations; front cover detached, back cover missing, but pages intact & all fakes are present; ex-libris Sismondo (Image)

Est. US$150-200 LE

MEXICO Literature, In Spanish: Sellos Postales de Mexico by Celis Cano; Estudio de relaciones de Valor y Precios de los Timbres de Mexico by Herrasti (bilingual); Sellos Usados en las Oficinas de Correos de la republica Mexicana durante los anos de 1868 a 1879 by Cossio; Caracteristicas de algunas Falsificaciones de Timbres de Mexico by Gutierrez (bilingual); In French Les Premieres Emissions du Mexique 1856 a 1874 Histoire Classement Faux (Yvert, 1935); in English The Stamps of the Mexican Revolution 1913-1916 by Follansbee (new, shrinkwrapped); The Stamps of the Postal Districts of Mexico by Odfjell (MEPSI 1961, #257/300); The Postage Stamps of Mexico 1856-1868 by Chapman (Quarterman); A Catalogue of the Stamps of Mexico 1856-1910 by Follansbee (2007, water damage); several are dups from the Sismondo library that sustained minor water damage (warped pages on some) but all still usable, others gently used

Est. US$200-300 L

NEW ZEALAND Rare chance to acquire the out-of-print authoritative series "The Postage Stamps of New Zealand" published by the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand.; Here we offer Volumes 1-7 (1938-1988 - the series has continued up to Vol 9 in 2007) plus the supplemental "The Penny Universal of New Zealand" (1953); topics include specialized listings of stamp issues to 1974, postal history, postmarks, history of the postal service, wartime mail and many more; these sell individually online for £65 to £150 each; each hard cover numbered, from limited print runs of 1000 to 2000 each; a worthwhile investment; gently used to like new, three have dust jackets, ex-libris Sismondo (Image)

Est. US$500-600 L

PARAGUAY Literature; Stanley Gibbons Handbook of 1912 (re-bound hard cover) by Phillips; Kneitschel's catalog (1947 original); Postal Stationery Catalog by Hahn et al (2003); binder w/ articles, notes, photocopies & print-outs of information over the decades incl some by Hahn; Borek catalog Paraguay, Uruguay & Bolivia (1983); gently used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$80-100 L

PERU Literature: Perou Obliterations Postales by Lamy & Rinck (both signed) in French, English, German & Spanish; Tratados Postales del Peru hasta su ingreso a la UPU by Salvatteci (Spanish); Peru Postgeschichte und erste Briefmarken by Moll (German); The 1858 Medio Peso Error of Colour by Bargholtz; Historia Postal y Filatelica del Peru by Moll (Spanish); Postal Stationery of Peru by Moll (English); The Peru-GB Combination Frankings by Bargholtz & Potel; Peru Cancellation Handbook 1858-1873 2009 ed. by Emsing; gently used to like new, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$150-200 L

PORTUGAL Literature incl Selos Classicos de Relevo de Portugal by Vieira; Catalogo de Bilhetes Postais (postal cards); AFINSA Catalog 2010 (Parts 1-2); Marcofilia do Servico Postal Ambulante de Portugal e Ultramar by Magalhaes; AFINSA PALOP catalog (post-colonial); Postal History of Portuguese India by Kakkeri; Selos Fiscais de Portugal e Colonias by Barata; Crown Stamps of the Port Colonies by Pernes (English); a few articles & a stack of Portu-Info journals (2001//2016); Barefoot Forgery & Reprint Guide #12 (Colonies); overall gently used, ex-libris Sismondo

Est. US$200-300 L