Country: USA

Condition: CONFEREDERATE STATES BY EAREE * 2017 reprint with ADDED ILLUSTRATIONS useful

Description: ROBERT BRISCO EAREE *** CONFEDERATE STATES FORGERIES ** 32 Pages, in English, with Illustrations including some very useful new ones of genuine and forged stamps/overprints/postmarks PLUS COLOR illustrations which help in the detection of forgeries. A dated work but a great start, this book will pay for itself in due course *** 2017 Reprint of the 1905 3rd and last compilation from Earee's 3rd Edition of "ALBUM WEEDS - or How To Detect Forged Stamps" -- Earee illustrates (1905 style) some stamps and gives detailed descriptions for every forged stamp and postmark then known or recorded ANYWHERE in the world. The book gives simple ways to pick the genuine from the forgeries. An essential work for collectors of classic issues LIMITED EDITION *** NOT TO BE MISSED!!! USEFUL REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR

Country: SURINAM

Condition: SURINAM POSTAL STATIONERY H & G CATALOG

Description: SURINAM * 4 PAGES ************************************ We are offering the pages of SINGLE COUNTRIES from a used set in good condition. They have punch holes at left to fit appropriate 3-ring binders - no binder is included in this lot. Some countries have updates pasted at the proper point of the listings; in rare cases a few listings are marked, or "ticked" with v (this is mentioned for accuracy but it does not detract from usefulness) -- THE PAGES are ORIGINAL PAGES from the editions of the 1970s (do not expect listings to go beyond the early 1970s) -- these pages ARE NOT PHOTOCOPIES Higgins & Gage, World Postal Stationery Catalogue, the definitive work on postal stationery issues of the world. HIGGINS & GAGE is to postal stationery what Scott, Michel, Yvert Tellier and Stanley Gibbons are to stamps. You will find listings for all Postal Cards, Letter Cards, Envelopes, Letter Sheets, Wrappers, Aerogrammes, Telephone Forms, Registry, Special Delivery, Pneumatic Post, Parcel Post, COD, Post Office Forms, Insurance, Receipts, Franked Envelopes and much more information. In English, priced in US $. VERY USEFUL WIKIPEDIA describes the Higgins and Gage opus as "the only encyclopaedic catalogue of POSTAL STATIONERY covering the whole world. Despite most volumes not having been updated for over twenty years, the catalogue and the H & G numbering system are still widely used by philatelists and stamp dealers as although the values given in the catalogue are out of date, there is no other comprehensive listing of world postal stationery."

Country: PERU

Condition: PERU CIVIL AVIATION

Description: Peruvian Civil Aviation *** by Herbert H. Moll. *** This 87 page monograph covers the early experimental flights made by Peruvians such as Jorge Chavez, the first person to fly over the Andes, and Juan Bielouvic whom the author knew personally. The early flights of the 1920's and 1930's are chronicled, and the development of the Faucett and PANAGRA airlines are discussed, with many illustrations of first flight covers. Inroads in Peruvian aviation service made by European carriers such as Air France and Lufthansa are covered in Chapter 4, and the book finishes with a discussion of postal rates. Mr. Moll is a well known international philatelist and judge, and published the first specialized catalog of Peru in 1957.

Country: USA

Condition: USA WESTERN ROUNDUP BY W T CROWE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION book No. 1

Description: USA WESTERN ROUNDUP BY WILLIAM T CROWE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION book No. 1 1990 - 120 pages large format, many many illustrations - essays include: TERRITORIAL COVERS WYOMING TERRITORY WESTERN EXPRESSES FOREIGN ORIGINS AND DESTINATIONS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Series Editor M. X. Zelerax

Country: RUSSIA

Condition: FORGERIES RUSSIA BOSNIA BULGARIA COREA CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Description: FORGERIES RUSSIA BOSNIA BULGARIA COREA CZECHOSLOVAKIA FORGERIES RUSSIA BOSNIA BULGARIA COREA CZECHOSLOVAKIA, DANISH WEST INDIES FIUME FIJI LATVIA NORWAY NEWFOUNDLAND ROMANIA SPAIN USA URUGUAY FORGERIES OLD AND NEW by ALDEN C. JOHNSON, Part I. (Look out for Part II in my listings) **** Seminal work in English, 42 pages, illustrated throughout, easy reading. It deals with the forgeries of BOSNIA, BRITISH EAST AFRICA, BULGARIA, COREA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA (extensive section), DANISH WEST INDIES, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FIUME, FIJI, LATVIA, MONTENEGRO, NEWFOUNDLAND, NORWAY, ROMANIA, RUSSIA (extensive section), SERBIA, SHANGHAI, SIBERIA, SPAIN, UNITED STATES, URUGUAY and other countries such as BRITISH EAST AFRICA, ETHIOPIA, AUSTRIA, AZORES, BOLIVIA, CANADA, CUBA, SLOVAKIA, DANZIG, FINLAND, GERMANY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW CALEDONIA, NOVA SCOTIA, OBOCK, PERU, POLAND, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, WHITE RUSSIA, and ZULULAND. Filled with very useful information complemented by a good INDEX. Pavia Reprint of the rare 1941 EMCO edition, fine quality. The lay-out of the original work has been improved where possible and this reprint is printed on high quality, extra white paper from short fibre pulp from eucalyptus trees, chlorine free. *** MISSING FROM 98% OF THE LIBRARIES!!! THIS IS A MUST HAVE bibliophile publication. LOOK OUT FORT PART II in my upcoming auctions .

Condition: CANADA POST OFFICES BY CAMPBELL 1972 EDITION rare HARDBOUND USED

Description: SEE SCANS IN ENGLISH * HARD BOUND * MANY ILLUSTRATIONS * 210 PAGES * 1972 reprint IMPORTANT REFERENCE WORK THIS IS A USED BOOK WITH A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS, for example: THE BINDING IS STILL STRONG BUT HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS, SCOTCH TAPE STAINS (SEE SCAN) AND SOME MINOR INSECT NIBBLING. THE TEXT PAGES HOWEVER ARE WELL PRESERVED AND IN FINE TO VERY FINE CONDITION AFTER 40 YEARS ON THE SHELVES OF TWO LIBRARIES * NOT FOR THE PERFECTIONIST BUT PERFECTLY FINE FOR THE WISE SCHOLAR EX LIBRIS WESTERN PHILATELIC LIBRARY, and stamp of SUNNYVALE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Country: USA

Condition: USA TEN CENT STAMPS 1855-1859 BY NEINKEN used

Description: BY MORTIMER NEINKEN 252 PAGES HARDBOUND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT BINDING FINE except for SOME BRUISE at top left visible in Scan AND OVERALL CONDITION VERY FINE (dust jacket shows considerable wear & tear...obviously the book was read time and again) In English

Country: USA

Condition: USA BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING 1862-1962 used

Description: 1978, REPRINT 218 PAGES HARDBOUND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT BINDING VERY FINE AND OVERALL CONDITION VERY FINE (hardly any shelf life wear) In English

Country: USA

Condition: USA EMBOSSED REVENUE 1st FED ISSUE BY COMBS used

Description: 1979, FIRST EDITION BY W. V. COMBS 134 PAGES HARDBOUND (spine discoloured by sun otherwise fine) ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT BINDING QUITE GOOD AND OVERALL CONDITION FINE In English

Country: USA

Condition: USA PRIVATE DIE PROPRIETARY PROOFS Joyce Collection

Description: COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK FOR PRIVATE DIE PROPRIETARY PROOFS & CENSUS OF THE JOYCE COLLECTION by Richard Friedberg Stapled vertically at left, 34 (letter size) pages, no date Used copy, with minimal shelf life signs, otherwise very fine

Country: USA

Condition: USA SAN FRANCISCO THE BEGINNINGS BY SKINNER ELDREDGE

Description: 433 PAGES ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING A CALIFORNIA MAP (small sealed tear not detracting) BINDING SUN DISCOLORATION & INK BLOTS, HANDWRITING ON BOARDS INSIDE, OTHERWISE IN GOOD TO FINE QUALITY, THE REFINED COLLECTOR MAY CONSIDER A NEW BINDING FOR THIS RARE AND IMPORTANT VOLUME FIRST EDITION 1912 ************* NON PHILATELIC - NON POSTAL HISTORY!!!!! ******** In English

Country: USA

Condition: USA EMBOSSED REVENUE 2nd FEDERAL ISSUE BY COMBS used

Description: 1988, FIRST EDITION BY W. V. COMBS 158 PAGES HARDBOUND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT BINDING QUITE FINE AND OVERALL CONDITION VERY FINE In English

Country: ITALY

Condition: ITALY AIR MAIL BRAZIL ARGENTINA URUGUAY VENEZUELA

Description: A Special Item FROM THE ANTIQUARIAN & MODERNARIAN OF POSTAL HISTORY & PHILATELY LATI: ITALIAN SOUTH ATLANTIC AIRLINE 98 pages A4 full color, illustrated throughout, spiral bound LOADED WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION AIRCRAFT * CENSORSHIP * WESTBOUND MAIL * EASTBOUND MAIL * THE AFTERMATH OF LATI SERVICE + APPENDIXES A MUST HAVE FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF THESE RARE POSTMARKS

Condition: CANADA CENTENNIAL DEFINITIVES by Gronbeck-Jones used

Description: IN ENGLISH * 40 PAGES * 1972 With very minor signs of use and shelf life, otherwise very fine used copy NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ESSENTIAL REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR

Country: USA

Condition: USA PASSED BY ARMY CENSOR 1941-42 -- fantastic BOOK

Description: Passed By Army Censor By Richard W. Helbock 256 pages Hard Bound. in English A catalog of censor markings used on mail from American soldiers and War Department civilians assigned overseas in 1941 and 1942. There are 18 chapters in all and they are organized chronologically and geographically. All Army operations throughout the world are covered. The last chapter deals with Operation Torch (the invasion of North Africa) which involved nearly 200 thousand servicemen and was a turning point in the war in Europe. Well illustrated with covers and markings

Country: USA

Condition: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RL AUCTION Bermuda 1975

Description: 255 lots, auction catalogue Robson Lowe, Bermuda 28 Nov 1975 18th Century Letters EARLY EXPRESS COMPANIES INDEPENDENT MAIL CARRIERS POSTMASTER PROVISIONALS GENERAL ISSUES VIA PANAMA COVERS

Country: BRAZIL

Condition: BRAZIL FERREIRA COLLECTION CHRISTIE'S AUCTION

Description: SEE SCANS AUCTION CATALOGUE DESCRIBING 271 FABULOUS LOTS, MOST OF THEM ILLUSTRATED from the Collection Formed by MAURINO A. FERREIRA breath taking Bull's Eyes and Inclinados and Postal History you wish you bought everything in 94 when they looked expensive but look at the market now!!!

Country: USA

Condition: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RL AUCTION Bermuda 1978

Description: 866 lots, auction catalogue Robson Lowe, Bermuda 26 JAN 1978 - incl Walter Hubbard Collection GOOD SECTIONS OF GENERAL ISSUES INCLUDING COVERS AND RARITIES CALIFORNIA ROUTES CANCELLATIONS PATRIOTIC COVERS CARRIERS LOCAL POSTS WE SHIP WORLDWIDE

Country: CANADA

Condition: CANADA FLAG CANCELLATION HANDBOOK 1896 - 1973

Description: IN ENGLISH * 92 PAGES * 1974 many illustrations With very minor signs of use and shelf life, otherwise very fine used copy NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ESSENTIAL REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR

Country: ARGENTINA

Condition: FORGERIES ARGENTINA & BUENOS AYRES 1856-1892 by Earee

Description: ROBERT BRISCO EAREE *** ARGENTINA & BUENOS AYRES FORGERIES 1856-1892 *** 32 Pages, in English, with Illustrations *** 2011 Reprint of the 1905 3rd and last compilation from Earee's 3rd Edition of "ALBUM WEEDS - or How To Detect Forged Stamps" Earee illustrates and gives details for every forged stamp and postmark then known or recorded ANYWHERE in the world. The book gives simple ways to pick the genuine from the forgeries. An essential work for collectors of classic issues of Argentina. NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ESSENTIAL REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR

Country: PHILIPPINES

Condition: FORGERIES PERSIA IRAN PERU PHILIPPINES by Earee

Description: ROBERT BRISCO EAREE **** PERSIA ** PERU ** PHILIPPINES: FORGERIES A good and comprehensive, but by no means complete, description of a good number of the existing forgeries of Iran (1875-1886), Peru (1858-1884) and the Philippines(1854-1864). The differences between the genuine stamps and the forgeries are described in great detail. 24 Pages, in English, with Illustrations including some new ones of forged [or genuine] stamps as a bonus 2011 Reprint of the 1905 last and best compilation from Earee's 3rd Edition of "ALBUM WEEDS - or How To Detect Forged Stamps" Earee gives details for every forged stamp and postmark known at that time. The book gives simple ways to pick the genuine from the forgeries. An essential work for collectors of classic issues. THIS REPRINT MAKES AVAILABLE -- FOR THE FIRST TIME --RESEARCH FROM EAREE'S WORK IN CONVENIENT REPRINTS OF SINGLE COUNTRIES (before you had to buy a book that now retails for $200 with countries A to Z; or at best a modern reprint in 6 volumes that would cost you $150 to $200 -- both long out of print!!!) EXPECT: Research that was compiled at the end of the 1800s EXPECT: Good production with printing quality based on an original that was produced 106 years ago DO NOT EXPECT 2011 photography, or state-of-the-art typographical and lay-out quality in a reprint of a 1905 book BEING THE EARLIEST DETAILED RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT MATTER THE VALUE OF THIS BOOKLET IS ESSENTIALLY ITS GREAT BIBLIOGRAPHIC RELEVANCE LIMITED EDITION *** NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR WE SHIP WORLDWIDE

Country: VENEZUELA

Condition: FORGERIES VENEZUELA EARLY ISSUES by Earee REPRINT

Description: ROBERT BRISCO EAREE ~~~~ VENEZUELA FORGERIES 1850s-1860s ~~~ IN ENGLISH, 40 pages, with illustrations of the 1906 Edition + Added a few Illustrations of genuine and forged stamps as a bonus **** Also included as an added feature is a chapter by Dr. Giorgio Migliavacca, titled ROBERT BRISCO EAREE: THE PIONEER ENCYCLOPAEDIST OF STAMP FORGERIES *** A good and comprehensive, but by no means complete, description of a good number of the existing forgeries of Venezuelan stamps of the 1850s-1860s. The differences between the genuine stamps and the forgeries are described in great detail [the focus of the Author is to give ample descriptions, since at the time stamp photography was in its infancy]. *** BEING THE EARLIEST DETAILED RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT MATTER THE VALUE OF THIS BOOKLET IS ESSENTIALLY ITS GREAT BIBLIOGRAPHIC RELEVANCE *** 2011 Reprint of the 1906 3rd and last compilation from Earee's 3rd Edition of "ALBUM WEEDS - or How To Detect Forged Stamps" *** Earee illustrates and gives details for every forged stamp and postmark then known or recorded ANYWHERE in the world. The book gives simple ways to pick the genuine from the forgeries. An essential work for collectors of classic issues. *** THIS REPRINT MAKES AVAILABLE -- FOR THE FIRST TIME --RESEARCH FROM EAREE'S WORK IN CONVENIENT REPRINTS OF SINGLE COUNTRIES (before you had to buy a book that now retails for $200 with countries A to Z; or at best a modern reprint in 6 volumes that would cost you $150 to $200 -- both long out of print!!!) ~~~ EXPECT: Research that was compiled at the end of the 1800s ** EXPECT: Good production with printing quality based on an original that was produced 106 years ago ~~~ DO NOT EXPECT 2011 photography, or state-of-the-art typographical and lay-out quality in a reprint of a 1906 book *** BEING THE EARLIEST DETAILED RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT MATTER THE VALUE OF THIS BOOKLET IS ESSENTIALLY ITS GREAT BIBLIOGRAPHIC RELEVANCE ~~~ LIMITED EDITION *** NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR *** WE SHIP WORLDWIDE

Country: USA

Condition: HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA POST OFFICES by Salley hardbound

Description: FIRST EDITION, 1977 COPY #401 of 500 signed by Salley in English 302 pages + Addenda, large size, HARDBOUND a few handwritten corrections, very inconspicuous and useful as they set the record straight, mentioned for the sake of accuracy; this being a working copy it is in VERY FINE CONDITION with very minor signs of shelf life RARE & IMPORTANT BOOK

Condition: USA Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America

Description: IN ENGLISH Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America by ter Braake The ESSENTIAL book for Colonial American Specialists, covers both the postal operations, known markings and covers. 1975, 653 pages, rate chart in pocket, cloth, GOOD USED COPY: TEXT PAGES IN GOOD CONDITION * USED COPY WITH MINOR SIGNS OF SHELF LIFE

Country: USA

Condition: USA Confederate Postal History By Francis Crown

Description: SCARCE HARDBOUND 1976 REPRINT - USED FINE ** Confederate Postal History, An Anthology from The Stamp Specialist edited by Francis J. Crown, Jr., 1976, 313 pages - no dust jacket NOT TO BE MISSED!!! ESSENTIAL REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR