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Indian Postal Guides of the 19th Century, 1880 – 1897 (19v)
₹9,000.00
Postal Guides contain a lot of information which have not been published elsewhere. Unfortunately, the Indian guides are very rare. Apart from the British Library which seems to have an almost complete run into the early 20th century, not many exist elsewhere. I have digitised the physical guides I have in my library. While the…
Square-Rigged Sailing Vessels – The Jonas Hällström Collections
₹9,500.00
Do you want to collect/exhibit on thematic topics? This book in the Edition d’ Or series presents Hällström’s multiple Large Gold and Gold exhibits on thematic philately and postal stationery. Hällström is a world-renowned philatelist and a signatory to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. The thematic collection is on the history of the Square-Rigged Sailing…
The Post Offices of the World (Except Germany) 1888
₹7,000.00
This massive book of 826 pages contains listing of all post offices in the world except Germany. By this time there were hundreds and thousands of post offices in most major countries including India. This work will benefit, for example, Indian postal history collectors who wish to know where a particular post office was located….
The Stamps of Wadhwan by R. J. Benns
₹2,000.00
This work covers the VII stones that were used to print the only issue of the state along with ways to plate these stamps. Apart from this it also covers the postmarks and covers of the state as well as its forgeries. The only book on the state. Very comprehensive. Published in the Series 1…
ITS Stamp News – Run from 1998 to 2017
₹4,000.00
This is a large run of this stamp magazine edited by Suraj Jaitley. It was issued from Jan-Mar 1998 to Jan-Mar 2017. A total of 77 issues came out of which this lot contains 64. During the two decades, there were hardly any stamp magazines being printed in India. Hence, this magazine is important since…
India Used in Burma by Jal Cooper
₹4,500.00
The standard and superb handbook on the subject by the master Indian philatelist. While the book INDIA USED ABROAD does cover Burma as well, this book covers the subject in greater depth. The book begins with a short history of the country. This is followed up by early postal history dating back to the First…
Overseas Letter Postage from India 1854-1876 by Col. D. R. Martin and Col. Neil Blair
₹8,000.00
This is the definitive and only work of its kind covering the time period from when stamps were introduced (1 Oct 1854) to the introduction of UPU (1876) when postal rates globally were standardised. The book covers, through 9 Appendices and 17 Tables, the routes and rates respectively of mail going from India all over…
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The Travancore Anchal by Dr. NS Mooss.

This is the standard handbook on the subject which deals with all aspects of Travancore philately and postal history. See contents pages to understand its vast scope. With 180 illustrations and 3 maps. Hardbound with dust jacket. In very good condition. Free shipping in India.
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Cochin Postmarks and Cancellations by G. B. Pai

One of the two philatelic handbooks on Cochin, this is the standard work on the postal history of Cochin. The main focus is not on its stamps but its cancellations / obliterators and postmarks. A useful listing of Anchal offices and maps of the state are covered in the Appendix. Includes 10 colour plates bound…
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Ferrari Auction Catalogues, 1921-25 and 1929

Catalogue des Timbres-Poste composant la collection de M. Ferrari de la Renotiere 1921-1925 „Ferrari“. XIIte Briefmarken-Versteigerung. XIIéme Venye Aux Enchéres 1929 Philippe De Ferrari (1850–1917) was THE all-time great of stamp collecting. No question about it. Amongst his collection were most of the iconic stamps around – the British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta,…
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Arthur Hind Auction Catalogues, 1933-35

Arthur Hind (1856–1933) was possibly 20th century’s greatest all-world collector. His collection had iconic items such as the British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta, two “Post Office” Mauritius, and the most special of them all – the Bordeaux Cover from Mauritius to France bearing 1d Red and 2d Blue “Post Office” stamps on them….
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Alfred Caspary Auction Catalogues, 1955-58

Alfred H. Caspary (1877–1955) was one of the all-time greats of stamp collecting. His huge collection was sold by H. R. Harmer, Inc of New York City in a series of 16 sales between 1955 and 1958. After the auctions concluded, the publisher bound the catalogues and prices realised in three quality cloth-bound volumes as…
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Josiah K. Lilly Auction Catalogues, 1967-68

Josiah Kirby “Joe” Lilly Jr. was another important stamp collector. His huge collection was sold by Siegel Auctions of New York City in a series of 10 sales between 1955 and 1958. After the auctions concluded, the publisher bound the catalogues and prices realised in two quality cloth-bound volumes as follows: The Josiah K. Lilly…
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“Care of Mr. Waghorn”: A Biography by Marjorie Sankey

As the name suggests this book is a biography of the man who opened up the possibility of the overland mail in the 1830s – Thomas Waghorn. The book covers his childhood, his naval career, his experiments with establishing the overland route, the problems that he faced in the process, etc. Along with The Overland…
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The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India by L.L.R. Hausburg, C. Stewart-Wilson & C.F.S. Crofton

The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India by L.L.R. Hausburg, C. Stewart-Wilson & C.F.S. Crofton The Crown Jewel of Indian Philatelic Literature. Originally published in 1907, this book set standards for later philatelic researchers and writers like D.N. Martin, E.A. Smythies, and L.E. Dawson. Hausburg was one of the pioneers in plating lithographs having…
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The Half-Anna Lithographed Stamps of India 1854-55 by E. A. Smythies and D. R. Martin

The Half-Anna Lithographed Stamps of India 1854-55 by E. A. Smythies and D. R. Martin Perhaps the best book ever written on any philatelic / postal aspect of Indian history; better than Hausburg even! In my opinion, a rarer book than Hausberg! Seven chapters along with the Preface and Appendix throws light on the method…
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The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India 1854-55 by D. R. Martin and E. A. Smythies

The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India 1854-55 by D. R. Martin and E. A. Smythies The second work in the series of books pertaining to the 1854-55 first issues of India. Published in 1930, the book covers, in 5 chapters, the method of manufacture and printing of the 4 Anna Stamps, the details of…
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The One Anna & Two Annas Postage Stamps of India 1854-55 by L. E. Dawson

The One Anna & Two Annas Postage Stamps of India 1854-55 by L. E. Dawson The third work in the series of books pertaining to the 1854-55 first issues of India. Published in 1948, the book covers, in 10 chapters, (1) One Anna Lithographed Stamps – 5 stones across 3 dies of the One Anna…
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The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards, and Telegraph Stamps, of British India and Ceylon

The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post Cards, and Telegraph Stamps, of British India and Ceylon Published in 1892 in an edition of 500 copies by The Philatelic Society, London (now the Royal), this is considered to be the first handbook on the postage stamps of India. This book came about from the visit to India…
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Notes on the De La Rue Series of the Adhesive Postage and Telegraph Stamps of India by J. A. Tilleard

Notes on the De La Rue Series of the Adhesive Postage and Telegraph Stamps of India by J. A. Tilleard This work covers the first stamps of India manufactured by the De La Rue Company from 1855 onwards. Clarifies many unanswered questions about these stamps. Appendix A gives a very useful list of each of…
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The Identification of the Essays Proofs & Reprints of the 1854 issue of India by James A. Spence

Published by Robson Lowe in 1975, this is (almost) the last word on this maddening area of the first issues of India. Covering the Half, One, Two, Four, and Eight anna stamps with detailed listings of the many varieties under each value. The individual listings have their own ‘Spence numbers’ which are invariably referred to…
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The Philatelic Journal of India, 1900 to 1912

The Philatelic Journal of India – An early run from the golden age. An early run of 11 volumes from 1900 (Vol. IV) to 1912 (Vol. XVI) lacking years 1909 and 1911 (in latter year only 5 issues came out due to the editor’s illness) from the golden period of this journal. In its heydays,…
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India’s Stamp Journal, 1945-89

Edited by India’s greatest dealer and surely the greatest journalist of the modern era (post 1940), Jal Cooper. While The Philatelic Journal of India (PJI) is unbeatable in the period 1897 to say 1920s, it declined in its contents in the late 1930s / 1940s onward. Thankfully the void was filled by India’s Stamp Journal…
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The Post Office of India in the Great War edited by Lieut.-Col H. A. Sams

The Post Office of India in the Great War edited by Lieut.-Col H. A. Sams Published in 1922 by The Times Press, this is a very rare book edited by the then Director of Postal Services, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Forces and later Director General of Posts and Telegraphs for British India. Contains 23 chapters each authored…