Literature - England & Commonwealth

Lot number 590 Quality: LIT

College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge; Raymond Lister; The Golden Head Press Ltd., Cambridge; 1966; Printed; stapled; English; 64 pag.; soft cover; very fine; one of the few books on this subject

Lot number 591 Quality: LIT

Great Britain Line Engraved Isues 1840-1841, The Grand Prix Collection formed by Dr. Pichai Buranasombati, Private Collection Sale March 2001 London; 2001; Printed; bound; English; 206 pag.; hardcover; very fine

Lot number 592 Quality: LIT

The Chartwell Collection of King George V including Seahorses; Spink; Spink, London; 2021; Printed; stapled; English; 245 pag.; soft cover; very fine; Auction catalogue of one of the most important collections of King George V issues and probably the most important collection of Seahorses ever formed

Lot number 593 Quality: LIT

The Codrington Correspondence 1743-1851; Robson Lowe; Robson Lowe Ltd.; 1951; Printed; bound/glued; English; 112 pag.; hardcover; in very good condition

Lot number 594 Quality: LIT

The illustrated London news, in color the Queen's stamp collection, november 13, 1965; Printed; stapled; English; 50 pag.; soft cover; in reasonable condition

Lot number 595 Quality: LIT

The Morgan Collection of Australian Commonwealth Stamps - The Federal Period 1901-12 and Kangaroo Issues; Spink; Spink, London; 2012; Printed; stapled; English; 111 pag.; soft cover; very fine;" Auction catalogue of one of the most important specialised collections of Australian Kangaroo stamps ever, including the largest collection of "Kangaroo and Map" Essays, an indispensable reference for the specialised philatelist."

Lot number 596 Quality: LIT

The Postage Stamp Collection of the Late Arthur Hind - British Empire; Arthur Hind; self-published by the executors of the estate (Charles J. Phillips and William C. Kennett); 1934; Printed; stapled; English; 150 + approx. 70 pag.; soft cover; in reasonable condition; auction catalogue in two parts (text and photo plates) of the legendary Arthur Hind collection of British Empire stamps and covers (one of the most important stamp collections ever formed), including all photo plates and in excellent condition, a rare and sought-after catalogue

Lot number 597 Quality: LIT

The Postage Stamps of Great Britain; J. B. Seymour; The Royal Philatelic Society, London; 1950 - 1962; Printed; bound; English; 248 + 220 + 179 + 248 pag.; hardcover; as new; The exceptional composition of the deluxe, half-parchment bound four-volume edition of J.B. Seymour's magnum opus, published by the Royal Philatelic Society as follows: Volume 1 (1950) numbered 15/100, Volume 2 Revised Edition (1962) numbered 39/60, Volume 3 (1954) numbered 40/100 and Volume 4 (1957) numbered 18/75, each with slipcase and all in perfect condition, a top lot for the very serious philatelic bibliophile, extremely rare

Lot number 598 Quality: LIT

The Postal History of the British Post Offices Abroad; Edward B. Proud; Proud-Byiley Co. Ltd., UK; 1991; Printed; bound; English; 551 pag.; hardcover; very fine;" one of the most important works in the famous "Proud-Bailey" series of books, indispensable for any serious philatelic library, complete with dust jacket"

Lot number 599 Quality: LIT

The Stamp Duty of Great Britain and Ireland - A Catalogue of the Embossing Dies and of the Impressed Stamps Used for Fiscal Purposes from 1694 Onward - Volume 2; Samuel B. Frank, Josef Schonfeld; published by the authors themselves; 1971; Printed; stapled; English; 127 pag.; soft cover; in good condition; including the addendum Chart of Style Codes

Lot number 600 Quality: LIT

The Story of the Penny Black and its Contemporaries; A.G. Rigo de Righi; The National Postal Museum, London; 1980; Printed; stapled; English; 55 pag.; soft cover; very fine; ex-libris G.J. Korteling

Lot number 601 Quality: LIT

The Tito Giamporcaro Collection of Great Britain's Mulreadys and Their Caricatures and British Printed and Hand-Illustrated Envelopes; Robert A. Siegel; Robert A. Siegel Auctions, New York; 1996; Printed; stapled; English; 93 pag.; soft cover; very fine

Lot number 602 Quality: LIT

Press release, ‘Hidden in palace for 100 years’, describes discovery of exceptionally rare sheet of ‘2d. blue’ (1840), publication by H.R. Harmer + 2 photos

Lot number 603 Quality: LIT

Stamp Centenary Exhibition under the auspices of The Royal Philatelic Society, London, May 6th - 14th, 1940; The Royal Philatelic Society, London; The Royal Philatelic Society, London; 1940; Printed; stapled; English; 80 pag.; soft cover; very fine; The original catalogue of the Stamp Centenary Exhibition, including the list of participating dealers and exhibitors, undoubtedly one of the most important philatelic exhibitions in the history of the hobby, despite the fact that it was organised in the middle of the Second World War, rare

Lot number 604 Quality: LIT

The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps (vols. 1-6, all first editions); Robson Lowe; Robson Lowe Ltd., London; 1947 - 1991; Printed; bound; English; hardcover; very fine; volumes 1 - 6 of one of the most famous series of reference works ever produced in philately, Robson Lowe's Encyclopaedia, including the first edition of volume 1 (Europe) from 1947, as well as a duplicate of the same in the form of a later edition from 1952, the first edition of volume 2 (Africa) from 1949, the first edition of volume 3 (Asia) from 1951, 1962 first edition of volume 4 (Australasia) - this one with the 1976 supplement included - 1973 first edition of volume 5 (North America) and 1991 first edition of volume 6 (Leeward Islands), dust jackets in varying condition or missing altogether, but the books themselves in very good condition, a rare collection of first editions and a very important group.

Lot number 605 Quality: LIT

The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Volume V - North America; Robson Lowe; Robson Lowe Ltd., London; 1973; Printed; bound; English; 760 pag.; hardcover; very fine;" Volume 5 of Robson Lowe's Encyclopaedia (first edition from 1973) with his signed dedication reading "for David Feldman at Geneva, 29th April 1974, Robbie Lowe", an interesting piece of philatelic history for the passionate philatelic historian."

Lot number 606 Quality: LIT

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain, 18 volumes in 9 kaften, zie foto website; Kenneth William Statham; Eric Paul Ltd.; 2003; Printed; spiral; English; soft cover; in very good condition

Lot number 607 Quality: LIT

Veilingcatalogus, Harmers Auctions SA, The 2nd May Cover, Lugano 23 March 1991; Harmers Auction SA; Printed; bound; English; +/-12 pag.; hardcover; in good condition

Lot number 608 Quality: LIT

Samenstelling van 2 boeken, "The travelling post offices of Great Britain & Ireland - Their history and postmarks" + Supplement: Guide and Catalogue; Harold S. Wilson; Railway Philatelic Group; 1966; Printed; bound; English; 300 pag.; hardcover; in very good condition