Catalogue
Ross, J.F., History of Telecommunications on Stamps, Vols. 1-5, Harry Hayes, West Yorkshire, UK, 1976-78. Each hardbound in red buckram all, good fine. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
Seychelles, 'Seychelles Postal Stamps & Postal History', by H.V.Farmer, Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1955, 110pp, rare (2); 'The Stamps and Postal History of Seychelles', by L.Harris, signed inside cover by author, London, after 1971, 44pp; 'Seychelles No.3 Airmail History 1938-1971', by K.B.Fitton, Newbury, Berks 1986, 39pp. Fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Shipman, L.H., The Stamps and Postal History of North Borneo, Part 1 - 1883 to 1893, 341pp, The Sarawak Specialists' Society, Mablethorpe, UK, 1979 (2); Part 2 - 1894 to 1908, 720pp. Soft covers and fine. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Shipman, L.H., Supplement to the The Stamps and Postal History of Sarawak, Mablethorpe, UK, ND, 236pp; Sarawak The De La Rue Issues Of 1918 to 1928 and The Associated Provisionals, The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1918-28; Priced Catalogue of the Stamps & Postmarks of Sarawak 1972, The Sarawak Specialists' Society, UK, 1972; Postal History Auction catalogue, London, June 1981. Fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
St Helena and Ascension Island, a small collection of various philatelic literature including, 'St Helena', by Fred J.Melville, London, 1913, 82pp; 'St Helena & Dependencies', Stanley Gibbons, London, 1988 42pp (4); 'The History and Postage Stamps of Ascension Island', by Eric H.Ford, Bromley, 1933, 67pp; 'The Postage Stamps of Ascension Island', by John Leonard, London, nd. Some foxing on a couple, fine. (7)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
South Africa, a collection of philatelic literature from South Africa including, 'The Cancellations & Postal Markings of Basutoland/Lesotho Post Offices & Their Background', by A.H.Scott, Bergvliet, 1980, 293pp, hardcover with dust cover; 'Stamps of South Africa Handbook Catalogue 1979', 2nd revised edition, Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa, Bergvliet, 1979, 453pp, hardcover with dust cover; 'World War II Philately of Southern and Eastern Africa', by J.H.Harvey Pirie, Johannesburg, 1953, signed on the back of front cover by author, 60pp; 'Postage Stamps of Sierra Leone', by B.W.H.Poole, London, 1911, 80pp, a rare publication; 'Arcade Stamp Catalogue', by C.Slagt, Johannesburg, 1981, 169pp, spiral bound 3rd edition and others. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Stanley Gibbons, British Empire, Priced Catalogue of Stamps of the British Empire, London, 1899, 224pp, very worn, but rare little book & 1903 copy (2); Melville, Fred. J., Great Britain: King Edward VII Stamps, London, 1911, 80pp (2). Fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Stanley Gibbons, Monthly Journal, London, Vol.4: 1894-95; Vol.6: 1985-96; Vol.7: 1896-97; Vol.8: 1897-98; Vol.9: 1898-99; Vol.10: 1899-1900; Vol.11: 1900-01; Vol.12: 1901-02; Vol.13: 1902-03, ten vols. in all, bound in buckram with gilt spine. Rare and fine. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $140
Stobbs, Stephenson, Postmarks of The Australian Forces from all Fronts 1939 tp 1953, Harry Hayes, West Yorkshire, 1984, 64pp. Good fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Sudan, philatelic literature including 'Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan', by H.G.D.Gisburn & S.Seymore Thompson, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, London, 1947, 119pp; 'Sudan The Postal Markings 1867-1970', by E.C.W.Stagg, The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1974, 196pp, both hardcovers and both rare. Fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Townsend, W.A. & Howe, F.G., The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana, The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1970, 424pp, hardcover in red buckram with a dustcover. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
United Kingdom, a large collection of philatelic literature from UK, Ireland and Scotland including, 'Great Britain:Embossed Adhesive Stamps', Fred. J.Melville, Stanley Gibbons, London, nd, (2); 'The Stamps of Great Britian, Part II', J.B.Seymour, The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1937; 'United Kingdom Savings Stamps Labels and Coupons', Lionel D.Jones, London, 1979; 'Basutoland some Historical Notes with special reference to Postal Matters', G.N.Gilbert, Batley, UK, 1973; 'The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the History of Penny Postage, Vol.1', R. & G.Hill, ringbound photocopy of, London, 1880 edition (2); 'British Postage Stamp Design', John Easton, London, nd. (3); 'Stamps of Ireland, specialised handbook 1991 edition', D.MacDonnell & I.Whyte, Ireland, 1991; 'Scotland in Stamps, a guide to the Postal History, Postage Stamps and Postmarks of Scotland', C.W.Hill, Aberdeen, 1972 and many more. Fine. (approx 26)
Estimate $100
SOLD $20
USA and Canada, a collection of philatelic literature including, 'USA Space Covers, 3 vols: I:1958-62 & II: 1963-65 & III:1966-68', R.Courtney, Adelaide, nd., (3); 'Space Patches From Mercury to the Space Shuttle', J.Kaplan & R.Muniz, New York, 1986, (3); 'How to Detect Damaged, Altered and Repaired Stamps', P.W.Schmid, USA, 1996; 'American Air Mail Catalogue', The American Air Mail Society, 1947, 301pp; 'Newfoundland Air Mails 1919-1939', C.H.C.Harmer, USA, 1984, 181pp; 'The Inverted Jenny: Money, Mystery, Mania', George Amick, USA, 1986, 250pp; 'A History of Canadian R.P.O's 1853-1967', L.F.Gillam, USA, 1979; 'An Introduction to Revenue Stamps', Bill J.Castenholz, CA, USA, 1994 (3) and more. Fine. (14)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
USA, 'The Philatelic Exhibitors Handbook', by Randy L.Neil, Shawnee, Kansas, 1988, 217pp; 'Philately and Postal History - An Introduction', by Leonard H.Smith, Clearwater, Florida, 1971, 268pp. Fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
A World collection of various philatelic literature for Stamp Collecting, publications from 1941 to 1993 including, 'Stamps for All Seasons, The Christian Year on Postage Stamps', by P.Reynolds, Melbourne, 1984; 'From Pillar to Post', L.Zilliacus, London, 1956; 'The Empire of Stamps', by Patrick Hamilton, London, 1941; 'Rare Stamps', by L.N. & M.Williams, London, 1967; 'Collecting Postage Stamps', by L.N. & M.Williams, Oxford UK, 1950; "Cover Collecting', by James Mackay, London, 1968 and more. Fine. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
World Stamps and Sundry publications including, Renniks Australian Stamp Guide; Stanely Gibbons Stamp Catalogue (2); The Post In Liverpool UK; The World of Stamps and Stamp Collecting; Stamps, Posts and Postmarks; The Stanely Gibbons Centenary 1856-1956 and many more. Fine. (approx 20)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
World and Australian philatelic literature, a variety of interesting books including, 'The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Vol.IV', first edition 1962; 'A Guide to Stamp Collecting', by C.C.Lambert, London, 1923; 'Stamp Collecting', by Kenneth F.Chapman, London, 1962; 'Make Money with Stamps', by Bruce Garden, London, 1968; 'Stanley Gibbons Guide de Couleurs pour les Philatelistes'(Stanley Gibbons Colour Guide for Stamp Collectors) nd; 'A New Approach to Stamp Collecting', by M.Harrison & D.Armstrong, London, 1953, first edition and many more. Fine. (22)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
World Stamps, a collection of a variety of World philatelic literature including, 'Boy Scout and Girl Guides Stamps of the World', by Gordon Entwistle, London, 1957; 'Treasury of Stamps 1,200 Rare and Beautiful Stamps in Colour', by David Lidman, New York, 1975; 'Philatelic Terms Illustrated', by Russell Bennett & James Watson, London, 1972; 'What Stamp is That, an illustrated guide to postage stamps of the world', by Seven Seas Stamps, Sydney, nd (4); 'Stanley Gibbons Forming a Specialised Stamp Collection', by Ernest H.Wise, London, 1976 (3); 'How to Arrange and Write-Up A Stamp Collection', Stanley Gibbons, London, 1965 and many more. Fine. (39)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
World philatelic literature from The Solomon Islands, The Cook Islands, Pacific Islands, Channel Islands & North Borneo including, 'British Solomon Islands Protectorate: Its Postage Stamps and Postal History', by Harold G.D.Gisburn, England, 1956, 11pp; 'Baker's Catalogue and handbook Stamps of the Channel Islands', by E.Baker, Guernsey, 1945, 36pp; 'North Borneo The Fifth Anniversary Issue of the British North Borneo', by L.H.Shipman, Melbourne, 1970, 24pp; 'British Solomon Islands Protectorate Postal Markings', by John Forrest, 1974; 'The Pacific Islands: Display to the Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1970 and many more. Fine. (14)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
World philatelic literature including Papua New Guinea, China, British Colonies, Bahawalpur, Afghanistan, Channel Islands, Malta, Bangladesh, Latvijas and Italy, some rare publications included. Fine. (approx 20)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
World philatelic literature, a large collection from various countries including, Gambia, Gibraltar, Malta, British West Africa, Egypt, France, Israel, Arabia and the Gulf, Mauritius, Brunei, De La Rue, St Lucia, Togo, Nigeria and Kuwait, some rare publications. A very interesting lot and fine. (approx 30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
World and Australian philatelic collection, including, 'Philately', by L.N. & M.Williams, London, 1939; 'A New Look At Stamps', by Robert Bateman, London, 1964; 'The Hodder Stamp Dictionary', D. & M. Patrick, London, 1973; 'Britain's Post Office, A History of Development From The Beginnings to the Present Day', Howard Robinson, London, 1953; 'Stanley Gibbons Collect British Stamps', London, 1997; 'British Postage Stamps', S.C.Johnson, London, 1944; 'Stamp Collecting as a Pastime', by Edward J.Nankievell, London, 1902; 'World Postmarks', By R.K.Forster, London, 1973; 'How to Arrange and Write-Up a Stamp Collection', S.Phillips & C.P.Rang, fifth edition, London, 1965 (4) and many more interesting books. Fine. (approx 20)
Estimate $80
SOLD $20