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Philatelic Literature (52)
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Indian Postal Guides of the 19th Century, 1880 – 1897 (19v)
₹9,000.00Postal 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…
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1856 | INDIA TO GB
₹35,000.001856 GB to India | Entire Letter from Madras (1856 Jan) to London via Southampton. Delivery taken by forwarding agent M/s Twining & Co who paid the postage due of 1s and then struck a red 1d, perf 14, stamp and redirected it to the recipient’s address at Regent Street, London. Boxed Madras GPO handstamp…
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1855 | INDIA TO RUSSIA
₹40,000.00Wrapper (1855 July) from Calcutta to St. Petersburg, Russia. Sent by Calcutta-based merchants, Schone Kilburn & Co., the letter went via Marseilles to London. There Fred. Huth & Co acted as the forwarding agent paying the postage due of 1s10d and making arrangements to get the letter delivered to Russia. Boxed INDIA, merchant’s handstamp. and…
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Square-Rigged Sailing Vessels – The Jonas Hällström Collections
₹9,500.00Do 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…
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The Post Offices of the World (Except Germany) 1888
₹7,000.00This 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….
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1859 | INDIA to GB STAMPED 8A
₹10,000.00Entire (datelined 16 July 1859) from Calcutta to London stamped 8a which paid the double rate for letters weighing 1/4 to 1/2 oz sent to GB via Marseilles which was effective Jan 1857 to May 1863. Stamps cancelled by a Renouf Type 7 number B/1 obliterator. INDIA PAID (Giles SD20a) handstamp indicating all charges paid…
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1860 | INDIA to GB STAMPED 6A
₹7,500.00Wrapper (no dateline; 19 Jul 1860; part wrapper as usual in correspondence addressed to Gladstone & Co) from Calcutta to Liverpool stamped 6a which paid the rate for letters weighing 1/4 oz sent to GB via Marseilles; the rate was effective Jan 1857 to May 1863. Sender’s handstamp FORWARDED BY / GLADSTONE WYLLIE & Co….
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The Stamps of Wadhwan by R. J. Benns
₹2,000.00This 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…
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ITS Stamp News – Run from 1998 to 2017
₹4,000.00This 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…
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India Used in Burma by Jal Cooper
₹4,500.00The 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…
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Overseas Letter Postage from India 1854-1876 by Col. D. R. Martin and Col. Neil Blair
₹8,000.00This 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 Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely Stamps of India by Adolph Koeppel and Raymond Manners – 3 volumes
₹50,000.00Popularly known as ‘Koeppel-Manners’, this is the complete set of three award-winning books published on the subject – the main volume (red), the supplement (green), and volume II (only one published with dust jacket). Profusely illustrated, very essential for the library of a collector of Indian states fiscal stamps. All hardbound and clean inside. Very…
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Indian Government Fiscal and Judicial Stamps and Stamp Papers including Provincial and Provisional Issues by Blatt, Mollah, and Heppel
₹17,500.00Published between 2004 and 2008, this is the definitive work on the subject of fiscals of pre-independent and post-independent India. All collectors of fiscals should have a copy. It contains valuations of items too making it a catalogue as well. Hardbound and very well printed on nice quality paper making it a delight to handle….
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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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Etiquettes: Par Avion – By Airmail by Frank G Jones
₹2,500.00Etiquettes or air mail identification labels arose out of the necessity to identify air post items at the sorting stage, prior to dispatch through the postal systems. The purpose and use of etiquettes was collateral to the development of aviation in general and the carriage of mails in particular. It was seen desirable and necessary…
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Pioneer Rocket Mail & Space Mail: Compedium and Catalog by Walter Michael Hopferwieser
This is the second and latest edition of the book published in 2019 in Vienna on rocket and space mails from across the world from its earliest days onwards (including Stephen Smith’s experiments from September 1934 to December 1944). This is the special edition of the book – about 100 pages arrived at the International…
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Postmarks, Cancels, Cachets and Obliterators: The Postal History Research of Ernest G. Oëhme
This massive 550 page print-on-demand book contains the distillation of the work of Oëhme (1914-2003), the great researcher of Indian postal history, rates, rules and regulations, etc. His writings over many decades, published in India Post, the journal of the India Study Circle for Philately, has been compiled together in this book (see contents pages)…
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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…