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Auction No 354, Category: Philatelic Literature

12 Lots (displaying 1 - 12)

Covers to Lundy Island 1952-1954, all addressed to Peter Davis at the Bird Observatory,

Lot: 249

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Covers to Lundy Island 1952-1954, all addressed to Peter Davis at the Bird Observatory, five endorsed Via Devonair Ltd, all with various Lundy adhesives affixed on arrival. Five with flaps torn but no loss. (8)

1908 Hand-Illustrated Post Card from Fiume to UK with a pictogram address,

Lot: 251

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £82
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1908 Hand-Illustrated Post Card from Fiume to UK with a pictogram address, executed in pen & ink and grey wash. Written on board S.S. Murillo in Fiume harbour on an Adriatic cruise.

M.H. Ludington "The Postal History and Stamps of Bermuda" Quarterman Publications 1978, fine hardback in torn dustwrapper, 432pp;

Lot: 270

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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M.H. Ludington The Postal History and Stamps of Bermuda Quarterman Publications 1978, fine hardback in torn dustwrapper, 432pp; Baldwin Air Mails of Bermuda, 1967, pamphlet; and a related auction catalogue. (3)

"The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume VI - Leeward Islands" Christie's Robson Lowe, 1990,

Lot: 271

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume VI - Leeward Islands Christie's Robson Lowe, 1990, hardback in dustwrapper, many illustrations, 293pp + prelims.

"The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume V - North America" Robson Lowe, 1973, luxury 2 volume set, leather bound, gilt,

Lot: 272

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume V - North America Robson Lowe, 1973, luxury 2 volume set, leather bound, gilt, VF in slipcase; together with Fred Jarrett Stamps of British North America, 1975 reprint in d/w, VG, 595pp, with excellent postal history content. (3)

Halewood and Antscherl "A Study of the Hong Kong Definitive Adhesives of King George VI" Hong Kong Study Circle, 1992,

Lot: 273

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
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Halewood and Antscherl A Study of the Hong Kong Definitive Adhesives of King George VI Hong Kong Study Circle, 1992, A4 softback, illustrated, 65pp

Max Johl "The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century, Volume IV, Commemoratives 1933-1937", H.L. Lindquist, 1938,

Lot: 274

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
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Max Johl The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century, Volume IV, Commemoratives 1933-1937, H.L. Lindquist, 1938, quarto, fine hardback in slightly worn dustwrapper. Includes illustrations of essays, photographs and drawings. 309pp

USA philatelic literature including Rustad "The Prexies", 1994, 343pp; Thompson "U.S. County and Postmaster Postmarks", Billig, 1949;

Lot: 275

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £36
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USA philatelic literature including Rustad The Prexies, 1994, 343pp; Thompson U.S. County and Postmaster Postmarks, Billig, 1949; G.H. Davis The Transports, 1999, 231pp; Donald Patton The Private Local Posts of the United States, Vol.I: New York State, 1967, in d/w; etc. (12)

Canada Definitives 1967-1996, a selection of bound philatelic studies mostly by D. Robin Harris,

Lot: 276

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Canada Definitives 1967-1996, a selection of bound philatelic studies mostly by D. Robin Harris, all fine A4 softbacks (plus one A5), Illustrated. (7)

Alan Drysdall "Transvaal: The Provisional Issues of the First British Occupation" James Bendon, 1994,

Lot: 277

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
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Alan Drysdall Transvaal: The Provisional Issues of the First British Occupation James Bendon, 1994, quarto, hardback in dustwrapper, illustrated. 82pp

"The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue" Brusden-White, 1994-1996, Sections 1 to 7 (GV & GVI issues) in 3 volumes, and Section 11

Lot: 278

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue Brusden-White, 1994-1996, Sections 1 to 7 (GV & GVI issues) in 3 volumes, and Section 11 (Booklets); plus Campbell Paterson's Specialised Catalogue of New Zealand 1998 with Supplements to 2002; and some related literature. 

"American Airmail Catalogue" 1998-2004, 6th Edition, 3 volume set, published by the American Airmail Society, quarto, hardbacks, 1590pp,

Lot: 279

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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American Airmail Catalogue 1998-2004, 6th Edition, 3 volume set, published by the American Airmail Society, quarto, hardbacks, 1590pp, a mine of information.