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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,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
The Post Office of India and its Story by Geoffrey Clarke Published in 1921, this is a rare book of the Indian Post Office authored by the then Director General of Posts and Telegraphs for British India. Covers all facets of the post office including its origins, regulations, services, buildings, overland route and sea post…
The author, well know for his army post office and military mail books, gives us something different here. Using old postal manuals, circulars, guides, and lists, he fleshes out information about the post office organisation and functions, postal facilities and rates, post marks including their illustrations, stamps and seals and postal receipts, acknowledgements and labels….
Published in 1948 this is the classic book on the subject of Indian Cancellations. It is perhaps the most referred to book on the subject and is the one more frequently quoted in auction descriptions, articles, etc. No collector of Indian cancellations can afford to do without this book in his library. Starting from the early pre-philatelic…
