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The works listed here focus on the 'general philately' aspects of the issued stamps of a given reign – sometimes further broken down into different issues – rather than their usage. Plating, shades, printing details and the like are to be found here.

QV Line Engraved

G. C. AKERMAN, Index to Principal Plate Varieties in One Penny Imperforate. (Abstracted from 3rd edition of The Postage Stamps of GB, Part I)

R. C. ALCOCK and F. C. HOLLAND, The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland. Part 2 Section E (1) – Maltese Cross Cancellations. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1959. 102pp.

R. C. ALCOCK, The Alphabets of the British Line Engraved Stamps, 2nd edition. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1937. 80pp.

Sir Edward Denny BACON, The Line‑Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain – printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co. 15 Collotypes. London: Chas Nissen & Co Ltd, 1920. 15pp.

The Line‑Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain – printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co. Volume II Appendices. London: Chas Nissen & Co Ltd, 1920. 321pp.

The Line‑Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain – printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co. Volume I. London: Chas Nissen & Co Ltd, 1920. 240pp.

The Essays, Proofs, Colour Trials & Re‑prints of the Line‑Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain – printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co.. London: Chas Nissen & Co Ltd, 1936. 33pp. (Photocopies)

Michael BATTY, Queen Victoria, A Rearrangement in Numerical Order of the Brown‑Fisher Coordinates of the Perforated Stamps of the Plating of the Penny, Vols. IV & V. Bishops Waltham: Batty, 2007. 240pp.

Penny Red Stars Used Abroad. A Plating Record. Bishops Waltham: Batty, 2009. 64pp.

G. S. BINEHAM, Commentary on the later plates of the 1841‑59 One Penny of Great Britain. (Extracts from The Philatelist)

R. DANZIG and D. GOLDSMITH, The Cancellations of the 1841 Penny Red. London: Philatelic Imprint, 1991. 168pp.

Austin DAVIS, The One Penny Line‑Engraved Shades 1850‑1857: A Collectors Observation & Record of this Interesting Period of Great Britain Philately & Postal History. Austin Davis, 2009. 29pp.

Alan DRUCE, Perkins Bacon Great Britain Line‑Engraved Postage Stamp Printing 1840‑1846, in 2 volumes. Royal Philatelic Society, 2018. 1247pp.

H. W EDDISON, Great Britain The Line‑Engraved Stamps. Penny Red‑Brown Die II – Alphabet III on blued paper. Plates 22‑26, 28‑30, 32, 40. Cheltenham Spa: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1938. 32pp.

David ESCOTT, Perforation Fingerprints: A guide to measuring, analysing and identifying the perforations of fiscal and postage stamps. Mike Jackson Publications, 2014. 320pp.

Archer Perforation Fingerprints: No. 2 in the perforation fingerprint series. Mike Jackson Publications, 2015. 157pp.

Genuine and Fake Perforations, No 3 in the Perforation Fingerprints Series. Mike Jackson Publications, 2018. 320pp.

Archer's First Roulette Fingerprint, No 5 in the Perforation Fingerprints Series. David Escott, 2019. 230pp.

Treasury Roulette Fingerprints, No 4 in the Perforation Fingerprints Series. David Escott, 2019. 230pp.

Harold W. FISHER and Roland BROWN, The Plating of the Penny 1840‑1864. Volume 1, Die 1, Plates 1a to 45, revised edition. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1972 (revised 1979). 156pp.

The Plating of the Penny 1840‑1864. Volume 2, Die 1, Plates 46 to 91. London: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1972.

The Plating of the Penny 1840‑1864. Volume 3, Die 1, Plates 92 to 131. Dunmow: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1976.

The Plating of the Penny 1840‑1864. Volume 4, Die 1, Plates 132 to 175. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1980.

The Plating of the Penny 1840‑1864. Volume 5, Die 1, Plates 176 to 204, Reserve Plates 1 to 6. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1984.

S. E. FRANCIS and H. C. V. ADAMS, Index to Principal Plate Varieties in One Penny and Twopence Imperforate. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1951. 22pp. (Abstracted from the text of the second edition of The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Part I)

Clive GARDINER‑HILL, The Line Engraved Issues, Archer Plates 1841 Penny Red. Die 1. Alphabet 1. Plates 92‑101. Constant Varieties, 2nd edition. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1950.

Gary GRANZOW, Line Engraved Security Printing: the Methods of Perkins Bacon 1790‑1935. Banknotes and Postage Stamps. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2012. 319pp.

Andreas HAHN, The Invention of Stamps – Essays and Printing Trials from the F.A. Philbrick Collection and the 'Prussian Find'. Andreas Hahn, 2008. 125pp.

Mike JACKSON and Robin CASSELL, Twopence Blue Plating Guide Plates 1‑6. Melton Mowbray: Mike Jackson Publications, 2010. 256pp.

Corrections to Twopence Blue Plating Guide, in binder. Mike Jackson Publications, 2011.

Mike JACKSON, May Dates. A Survey of Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Mulreadys and caricatures used during May 1840. Melton Mowbray: Mike Jackson Publications, 1999. 360pp.

Roger JOHNSON and Frank WALTON, Edwin Hill's Diary 1840. Royal Philatelic Society, 2016. 129pp.

P. C. LITCHFIELD, Guide Lines to the Penny Black. London: Robson Lowe Ltd, 1949. 224pp.

Robson LOWE, The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century. London: The National Postal Museum, 1968. 272pp.

Don MADDEN and Karl LOUIS, The Dublin Find, The most important find in GB philately. Melton Mowbray: Mike Jackson Publications, 2006. 64pp.

C. F. Dendy MARSHALL, A Study of the Line‑Engraved Twopence Postage Stamps of Great Britain. London: Harris Publications Ltd, 1929. 69pp.

Fred J MELVILLE, Great Britain: Line‑Engraved Stamps, 3rd edition. London: The Philatelic Institute, 1920. 100pp.

W. de L.M. MESSENGER, The Line‑Engraved Halfpenny. A critical analysis of the production of the first halfpenny stamps of Great Britain. Putney: GBPS, 2005.

Charles NISSEN, The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain 1840 with 40 plates. London: Chas Nissen & Co Ltd, 1922. 122pp.

The Penny Black: Its Plate Characteristics, 3rd edition. Sidcup: F. Hugh Vallancey, 1948. 12pp.

H. OSBORNE, The Ray‑Flaws of Plates 1 and 2 of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain. London: Chas. Nissen & Co Ltd, 1932. 24pp.

Great Britain Twopence Plate Nine. A Study of the Plate and Its Repairs. London: Chas. Nissen & Co. Ltd, 1939. 96pp.

British Line Engraved Stamps. Twopence Blue. Studies of Plates 1 to 15, 2nd edition. London: H. F. Johnson, 1946. 170pp.

British Line Engraved Stamps. Repaired Impressions. London: H. F. Johnson, 1949. 238pp.

Kurt W. OTTE, A Rearrangement in numerical order of the Brown‑Fisher coordinates of The Plating of The Penny. Dusseldorf, Germany: Forschungsgemeinschaft Grossbritannien e.V., 1984. 240pp.

Edward B. PROUD, Penny Black Plates. Heathfield, East Sussex: Proud‑Bailey Co Ltd, 1985. 264pp.

A. G. RIGO DE RIGHI, The Story of the Penny Black and its Contemporaries. London: The National Postal Museum, 1980. 56pp.

Prof. David S. ROCKOFF and Mike JACKSON, Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Volume 1 A to L. MIke Jackson Publications, 2006. 181pp.

Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Volume 2 M to Y. MIke Jackson Publications, 2008. 181pp.

Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Volume 3. MIke Jackson Publications, 2008. 204pp.

David ROWSE, "Rainbow Trials". Putney: GB Philatelic Publications Ltd., 2000. 180pp.

J. B. SEYMOUR and Clive GARDINER‑HILL, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 1. Introduction to the Line‑Engraved Issues. The Imperforate Line‑Engraved Issues, 3rd edition. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1967. 336pp.

J. B. SEYMOUR, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 2. Addenda & Corrigenda to Part 1, the Remainder of the Line‑Engraved Issues, the Embossed Adhesive and Surface Printed Issues up to 1865. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1937. 147pp.

The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 1. The Line‑Engraved Issues 1840‑1853, 2nd edition. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1950. 248pp.

Ray SIMPSON and Peter SARGENT, Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848‑1880. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2006. 370pp.

J. B. M. STANTON, Great Britain The Varieties and Characteristics of the 1d Red Line‑Engraved Stamps 1841‑1864. London: Chas. Nissen & Co Ltd, 1958. 398pp.

Kenneth William STATHAM, The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 1 Introduction. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1995. 62pp.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 2 The One Penny Value – Die 1 Plates 1 to 11. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1995. 311pp.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 3. The One Penny Value – Die 1, Plates 12 to 564. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1996. (Pages 312‑616)

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 4. Plating Summary – Die 1, Plates 1 to 11 (red printings) and 12 to 56. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1996. (Pages 617‑860)

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 5 – The One Penny Value – Die 1 Plates 57 to 87. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1996.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 6 – Plating Summary Die 1 Plates 57 to 87. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1997?.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 7 – The One Penny Value – Die 1 Plates 88 to 131. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1998?.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 8 – Plating Summary Die 1 Plates 88 to 131. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 1999?.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 9 – Plating Summary Die 1 Plates 132‑177. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2000.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 10 – Plating Summary Die 1 Plates 132‑177. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2000.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 11 – Plating Summary Die 1 Plates 178‑204. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2001.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 12 – Plating Summary Die 1 Plates 178‑204. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2001.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 13 – Plating Summary Die 2 Plates 1 to 21. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2002.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 14 – Plating Summary Die 2 Plates 1 to 21. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2002.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 15 – Die 2 Plates 22 to 49. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2003.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 16 – Die 2 Plates 50‑68 and R15 to R17. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2003.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 17 – Plating Summary Die 2 Plates 22‑68 and R15 to R17. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2003.

The Essential Guide to the Great Britain Line Engraved 1d and 2d Stars 1840‑1864. Volume 18 – 2d. Stars Plates 1‑6 Addenda & Corrigenda to the Series. Marple, Cheshire: Eric Paul Ltd., 2006.

J. W. M. STONE, The Repairs of the 1841 One Penny Plates 1‑40. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1973. 88pp.

G. C. TONNA, Colour Guide. A Companion to 'The Plating of Alphabet III' – Shades of Die II Alaphabet III 1856‑1864. Maidstone: G. C. Tonna, 1974.

Penny Red Stars Die II Alphabet III (Plates 22 to 68, R17) 1855‑1862. Part I AA to JL. Rockcliffe, Kirkcudbrightshire: G. C. Tonna, 1980. 245pp.

Penny Red Stars, Die II, Alphabet III (Plates 22 to 68, R17), 1855‑1862. Part 2 KA to TL. Melton Mowbray: Mike Jackson Publications, 1996. 266pp.

F. WADHAM, Penny Blacks Plated, 2nd edition. Sidcup: F. Hugh Vallency, 1948. 20pp.

Frank WALTON, Perkins Bacon Archive No.1 General Account of Postage Labels 1840. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2013. 189pp.

Perkins Bacon Archive No.2 Postage Stamp Warrants 1840‑1845. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2013. 122pp.

Perkins Bacon Archive No.3 Engraving Books 1840‑1845. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2014. 155pp.

Perkins Bacon Archive No.4 Printing Account Books Books 1840 – 1846. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2014.

Vincent WEST, The Postal History of the Oxford Union Society to 1920. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2012. 54pp.

W. R. D. WIGGINS and G. C. TONNA, The Plating of Alphabet III. Pl. 22 to 68 & R17, together with Alphabet IV (Pl 50 & 51), Alphabet II (R15 & R16). AA to DL.

The Plating of Alphabet III. Pl. 22 to 68 & R17, together with Alphabet IV (Pl 50 & 51), Alphabet II (R15 & R16). EA to HL. Maidstone: G. C. Tonna, 1973.

The Plating of Alphabet III. Pl. 22 to 68 & R17, together with Alphabet IV (Pl 50 & 51), Alphabet II (R15 & R16). IA to LL. Maidstone: G. C. Tonna, 1973.

The Plating of Alphabet III. Pl. 22 to 68 & R17, together with Alphabet IV (Pl 50 & 51), Alphabet II (R15 & R16). MA to PL. Maidstone: G. C. Tonna, 1974.

The Plating of Alphabet III. Pl. 22 to 68 & R17, together with Alphabet IV (Pl 50 & 51), Alphabet II (R15 & R16). QA to TL. Maidstone: G. C. Tonna, 1974.

W. R. D. WIGGINS, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 2 revised edition. The Perforated Line‑Engraved Issues, 2nd edition. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1962. 220pp.

The Plating of Alphabet II. Plates 1 to 21. London: G. C. Tonna, 1974.

British Line Engraved Stamps Repaired Impressions. London: The Pall Mall Stamp Company, 1982. 340pp.

Hastings E. WRIGHT and A. B. CREEKE JNR, A History of The Adhesive Stamps of The British Isles available for Postal and Telegraph purposes. London: The Philatelic Society, 1899. 263pp. (Bound with 1903 supplement)

Ormond Stamp Centre, Ormond Plating Cards. London: Ormond Stamp Centre, 1971.

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QV Embossed

K. M. BEAUMONT and H. C. V. ADAMS, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3. The Embossed Issues, the Surface‑Printed Issues of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1954. 179pp.

K. M. BEAUMONT and John EASTON, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3 revised edition. The Embossed and Surface‑Printed Issues of Queen Victoria, The Surface‑Printed Issues of King Edward VII, 2nd edition. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1964. 344pp.

Robson LOWE, The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century. London: The National Postal Museum, 1968. 272pp.

Fred J. MELVILLE, Great Britain: Embossed Adhesive Stamps. London: Melville Stamp Books, 1910. 39pp.

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QV Surface Printed

G. C. AKERMAN, The Plating of the Half Penny 1887‑1900. London: GBPS 81pp.

K. M. BEAUMONT and H. C. V. ADAMS, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3. The Embossed Issues, the Surface‑Printed Issues of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1954. 179pp.

K. M. BEAUMONT and John EASTON, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3 revised edition. The Embossed and Surface‑Printed Issues of Queen Victoria, The Surface‑Printed Issues of King Edward VII, 2nd edition. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1964. 344pp.

Theo BRAUERS, Setene viktorianische Marken Grossbritanniens auf Brief / Scarce Victorian Postage Stamps of Great Britain on Cover. Dusseldorf, Germany, 2003. 200pp.

John EASTON, The De La Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps 1855 to 1901. London: Faber & Faber, 1958. 846pp.

David ESCOTT, Perforation Fingerprints: A guide to measuring, analysing and identifying the perforations of fiscal and postage stamps. Mike Jackson Publications, 2014. 320pp.

Robert B. GALLAND and Karl LOUIS, Great Britain Surface Printed Postage Stamps 1855–1883 Low Values 2½d to 2s. GB Publications Ltd., 2009. 236pp.

Robert GALLAND and Karl LOUIS, Forgeries of the Great Britain 2s Brown of 1880. Royal Philatelic Society, 2017. 80pp.

Dr John HORSEY, The £5 Orange. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2013. 291pp.

R. A. G. LEE, Queen Victoria. A Specialised Study of the 1881 One Penny Lilac. Part 1. Frame Damage. London: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1963. 71pp.

Queen Victoria. A Specialised Study of the 1881 One Penny Lilac. Part 2. Damage and Minor Varieties of the Four Segments, Letters and Ovals. London: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1990. 97pp.

Robson LOWE, The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century. London: The National Postal Museum, 1968. 272pp.

Fred J. MELVILLE, The Mystery of the Shilling Green. London: Chas. Nissen & Co Ltd. 19pp.

Ray SIMPSON and Peter SARGENT, Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848‑1880. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2006. 370pp.

W. A. WISEMAN, Great Britain: The De La Rue Years 1878‑1910, Volume One. Bridger & Kay Ltd, 1984. 364pp.

Great Britain: The De La Rue Years 1878‑1910, Volume Two. London: Stanley Gibbons Publications, 1990. 516pp.

A Guide to 1887 ½d Controls. Twyford: W. A. Wiseman.

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King Edward VII

Michael ASTLEY, The Low Value Stamps of King Edward VII. Coventry: Michael Astley, 1995.

K. M. BEAUMONT and H. C. V. ADAMS, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3. The Embossed Issues, the Surface‑Printed Issues of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1954. 179pp.

K. M. BEAUMONT and John EASTON, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3 revised edition. The Embossed and Surface‑Printed Issues of Queen Victoria, The Surface‑Printed Issues of King Edward VII, 2nd edition. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1964. 344pp.

Sam C BUCKLEY, The Marginal Varieties of the Edwardian Stamps of Great Britain, 1902‑1912. London: Oswald Marsh, 1912. 58pp.

Trevor CLARKE, Great Britain King Edward VII 1½d to £1 Plates. Derby: Clarke, 1987. (Photocopy of the working sheets of the Trevor Clarke Collection of all the plates of the said values)

H. S. DOUPE, King Edward VII. A Study of the Cracked Units of the De la Rue One Penny Stamp 1902‑1910. London: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1962. 125pp.

Fred J MELVILLE, Great Britain: King Edward VII Stamps. London: Melville Stamp Books, 1911. 100pp.

Terry PUSTERLA, King Edward VII One Penny Manual. MIke Jackson Publications, 2009. 210pp.

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King George V

Lt.-Col. A. S. BATES, Essays, Proofs, etc. for the Georgian Issues of Great Britain. London Philatelist, 1922. 10pp. (A Paper read before the RPSL 30 March 1922. Copy 19 of 50)

K. M. BEAUMONT and J. B. M. STANTON, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part IV. The Issues of George V. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 1957. 248pp.

Ian HAMILL and Roy GAULT, Great British Perfins found on King George V Seahorses 1913‑1939, 2nd edition. Orpington: Perfin Society, 2017. 142pp.

Bryan KEARSLEY, Discovering Seahorses, King George V High Values. Putney: GB Philatelic Publications Ltd., 2005. 304pp.

Donald R. KNIGHT and Alan D. SABEY, The Lion Roars at Wembley. British Empire Exhibition 1924‑1925. New Barnet: D. R. Knight, 1984. 255pp.

Douglas MUIR, King George V Printing Plates. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2015. 210pp.

Stanley PHILLIPS, The Stamps of Great Britain 1911‑14, 2nd edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1914. 96pp.

The Stamps of Great Britain (1911‑21), 3rd edition, revised and largely rewritten. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1921. 110pp.

Alan D SABEY, The British Empire Exhibition Stamps of 1924 and 1925. London: Royal Mail, 1999. 16pp.

J. B. M. STANTON and K. G. RUSWORTH, King George V. A Study of the Provisional Issues of 1934 and 1935. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1960. 32pp.

H. Edgar WESTON, A British "Georgian" Stamp Banned by The Post Master General!. British Guiana Philatelic Society, 1920. 8pp.

Leslie WILKINSON, King George V Stamps issued in rolls. Putney: GBPS, 1998.

National Postal Museum, The Art Nouveau Stamps of King George V. London: GPO, 1970. 8pp.

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King Edward VIII

Tony BISHOP, Morocco Agencies/Tangier. Study paper: The Overprints of the King Edward VIII Issues. GBOS, 1983. 10pp.

A. J. KIRK, King Edward VIII. A Study of the Stamps of the Reign of King Edward VIII, 2nd edition. Leigh‑on‑Sea: G.B. Publications Ltd, 1974. 31pp.

J. B. M. STANTON, King Edward VIII. A Study of the Stamps of the Reign of King Edward VIII. The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1958. 13pp.

F. Hugh VALLENCEY, The Postage Stamps of King Edward VIII. Sidcup: F. Hugh Vallencey, 1948. 20pp.

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King George VI

Gerry BATER, Waterlow Procedures. King George VI 'Arms to Festival' High Values. Design to Press. Bridgwater: Gerry Bater, 1992. 66pp.

Colour prints of close‑ups of various flaws in the Arms and Festival high values, 11 films. 

A. L. BERT, Check List of King George VI Controls and Cylinder Numbers 1937‑1954. West Croydon: A. L. Bert (A. Newman), 1954. 20pp.

L. BIRCH, Great Britain. The Coronation Stamp, 1937. Its Aberrations, Flaws, Abnormalities. Birmingham: The Midland Stamp Co. 36pp.

John A FIREBRACE, Great Britain Stamps of 1942 Overprinted 'M.E.F.'. London: Regent Stamp Co., 1960. 16pp.

Joachim HOSANG, Stamps in Battledress. (A treatise on Germany Propaganda Forgeries of World War II), 2nd edition. London, 1955. (German Philatelic Review, Vol.3, No.4)

Ernest TRORY, Festival of Britain 2d; Victory 3d; UPU 3d, 6d, 1s. Single Stamp Studies. Brighton: Ernest Trory

Peter WORSFOLD, Great Britain King George VI Low Value Definitive Stamps. An illustrated study of the development of their design. London: GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2001. 44pp.

A Catalogue of Cylinder Flaws on King George VI Great Britain Commemoratives, 2nd edition. Brighton: Crabtree Press, 1954. 20pp.

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Queen Elizabeth II

Gerry BATER and The Lord SPENS, Queen Elizabeth II Waterlow 'Castle' High Values 1955‑1958, The. A Research Paper. The GB Overprints Society, 1989. 24pp.

Queen Elizabeth II Waterlow 'Castle' High Values 1955‑1958, The. Study Paper. The GB Overprints Society, 1990. 72pp.

Howard GRAHAM, Customised Stamp Sheets of Great Britain, 2nd edition. Ridgewood Publishing, 2010.

Francis KENNEDY, British Philatelic Bulletin Publication No:1 1985/6 British Special Stamps. London: British Philatelic Bulletin, Royal Mail, 1993. 39pp.

Edward KLEMPKA, The Dollis Hill Find. Sutton Coldfield: GBPS, 2013. 42pp.

D. G. A. MYALL, The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook + Deegam Reports (updates) nos. 1 to 9. Bridport: Deegam Publications, 1993. 508pp.

The Deegam Priced Catalogue of Elizabethan Coil Leaders 1954‑1994, 4th edition. Bridport: D. G. A. Myall, Deegam Publications, 1994. 172pp.

The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook Supplement 1995 + Profiles booklet. Bridport: D. G. A. Myall, 1995. 110pp.

The Deegam Catalogue of Machin Se‑tenant Pairs, 3rd edition. Bridport: D. G. A. Myall, 1995. 134pp.

The Complete Deegam, 2nd edition. Bridport: Myall, 2003.

James NEGUS, Connoisseur Catalogue of Machin Stamps, 7th edition. 216pp.

British Philatelic Bulletin Publication No:2 British Stamp Design 1993 The Work of the Stamp Advisory Committee. London: Royal Mail, 1994. 36pp.

Mike OSBORNE, The Wilding Overprints 1952–1961. GB Overprints Society, 2009. 32pp.

Andrew M. ROY, Great Britain 1978 First Miniature Sheet Plating Guide. Andrew Roy, 1978. 7pp.

R. J. TIBBENHAM, Sterling Machins are printed on Coated Paper. Listing of Stamps when Fluorescence is Considered, 9th edition. Luton: Tibbenham, 2001.

Anthony WALKER, Predecimal Machins – The Foundation of an Iconic Series: Conserved Heritage Volume IV. Dusseldorf: Forschungsgemeinschaft Grossbritannien e.V., 2013. 180pp.

W. R. WELLSTED and C. LANGSTON, Postal Arrangements to Cover the Issue of Commemorative Postage Stamps of the United Kingdom, 1953‑66. London: C. Langston, 1967. 46pp.

L. N. WILLIAMS and M. WILLIAMS, Commemorative Postage Stamps of Great Britain. London: Arco Publications, 1967. 210pp.

Post Office Gazette, No. 32. Britain's First Decimal Stamps. HMSO, 1970. 16pp.

List of GUIDECs G1‑G144 (Study papers published by the British Decimal Stamps Study Circle). BDSSC, 1992. 3pp.

Post Office Philatelic Bulletins, Volumes 1 and 2, reprint.

Alan Wilson Ltd, Specialised Machin Catalogue, 2nd edition. Alan Wilson Ltd, 1993.

John Lister Ltd, Simplified Variety Catalogue of Queen Elizabeth II Postage Stamps, 7th edition. London: John Lister Ltd, 1964. 94pp.

Simplified Variety Catalogue of Queen Elizabeth II Postage Stamps, 8th edition. London: John Lister Ltd, 1965. 95pp.

Packs and Cards, British Presentation Packs, 1st edition. 198pp.

Woodstock Catalogue Co., Woodstock Catalogue of British Elizabethan Stamps. London: Woodstock Catalogue Ltd, 1970.

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Postal History

The works listed here focus on routes, rates, postmarks and services, both national and local, rather than the technical aspects of the postage stamps used (if any).

General

P. G. AWCOCK, Automatic Letter Sorting in the United Kingdom.

George AYRES, History of the Mail Routes to Ireland until 1850, 2nd edition. lulu.com, 2017. 140pp.

History of the Main Mail Routes from London until 1850. lulu.com, 2017. 258pp.

Philip BEALE, Adrian ALMOND and Mike SCOTT ARCHER, The Corsini Letters. Amberley Publishing PLC, 2011. 218pp.

William BLACKWOOD, Plan for Expediting the Mail from London to Edinburgh, reprint 2021. Edinburgh, 1822. 36pp.

Dr Frank BOTTOMLEY, The Franking System in the Post Office 1652‑1840. The Society of Postal Historians, 1988. 195pp. (The Society of Postal Historians President's Display 10/4/1988)

Theo BRAUERS and Erich KIRSCHNECK, Briefverkehr von Vereinigten Konigreich nach Skandinavien vor Juli 1875. Forschungsgemeinschaft GrossBritannien e.V., 2020. 204pp.

T. BRIGHTMORE, Official Mail of Mainland Britain.

David Miller BROWN, Souvenir Catalogue of the David Miller Brown Collection of the Uniform Penny Postage Provisionals of Great Britain, 1840‑1853. London: The Postal History Society, 1948. 32pp.

Harry DAGNALL, The Mechanised Sorting of Mail. Leicester: H. Dagnall, 1976. 52pp.

Newspapers in the Post. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1989. 32pp.

Looking at Old Legal Documents. Mike Jackson Publications, 2017. 48pp.

John DAVIES, A Jubilee Reminiscence. Royal Philatelic Society, 2020. 332pp.

Dr C. I. DULIN, Ireland's Transition. The Postal History of the Transitional Period 1922‑1925. Dublin: MacDonnell Whyte Ltd, 1992. 394pp.

G. A. FOSTER, Pre‑Victorian Postage Stamps and Franks. Ancient and Artistic and for the most part English. London: Nissen, 1910. 56pp.

Gavin FRYER, Blindman's Mail: How the Blind have been served by the Post. 165pp.

British Printed Papers by Post 1836 to 1876. Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2018. 744pp.

Michael FURFIE, British Postage Due Mail 1914‑1971. A Study of Uses of the Pre‑Decimal Postage Due Stamps. Ashford, Middlesex: Michael Furfie, 1993. 74pp.

Robert B. GALLAND and John E. COLTON, Great Britain: Failed Free Handstamps of the Franking System. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2014. 84pp.

Jeremy GREENWOOD, Newspapers & The Post Office, 1635‑1834. London: The Postal History Society, 1971. 56pp.

Barrie JAY, Early Forces Mail. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1997?. 57pp.

Robson LOWE, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1661‑1942. London: Robson Lowe Ltd, 1942. 186pp.

Historical Letters to Gratious Street, London 1570‑1601. Christie's Robson Lowe, 1988. 40pp.

The Postal History of England 1635‑1840. The Society of Postal Historians 12pp. (Illustrated lecture notes)

The Romance of the Empire Posts. 9pp.

Jason T. W. MANN, Great Britain "V Bells" and other Slogan Postmarks of 1945. The Postal History Society, 1957. 26pp.

Graham MARK, Imperial & Foreign Mails, Sea Conveyance During War, 1914‑1918 Additional Information. 4pp.

Glenn H. MORGAN, Royal Household Mail, official reprint. London: The British Philatelic Trust, 1993. 214pp.

Jane MOUBRAY and Michael MOUBRAY, British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840‑1875. London: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1992. 512pp.

British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840 to UPU, 2nd edition. Royal Philatelic Society, 2017. 511pp.

Douglas N. MUIR, British Postal Mechanisation. A Handbook (Section 1 parts 1,2 & 3). Henley‑on‑Thames: Postal Mechanisation Study Circle, 1993.

G. F. OXLEY, The English Provincial Local Posts 1765‑1840. The Postal History Society & G. F. Oxley, 1973. 79pp.

John PARMENTER, London Late Fee and Too Late Mail 1840 to 1930. Stuart Rossiter Trust & the British Philatelic Trust for the London Postal History Group, 2002. 85pp.

Sydney RAINE, The Postal History of England, 1635‑1840. Bristol: The Society of Postal Historians, 1970. 12pp.

Alan W. ROBERTSON, Great Britain, Post Roads, Post Towns and Postal Rates, 1635‑1839. Pinner: Alan W. Robertson, 1961. 64pp.

Howard ROBINSON, Carrying British Mails Overseas. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1964. 328pp.

Kenneth SNELSON and Robert GALLAND, The Returned Letter Offices of Great Britain to 1912 and Beyond. Royal Philatelic Society, 2017. 486pp.

W. G STITT DIBDEN, Early Stamp Machines. London: The Postal History Society, 1964. 107pp.

J. W. M STONE, The Inland Posts (1392‑1672). A Calendar of Historical Documents with Appendixes. London: Christie's Robson Lowe, 1987. 336pp.

Vivien J. SUSSEX and S. SIDNEY, Continental Mail Service 1793‑1815 especially by Yarmouth packet boat. Colchester: East Anglia Postal History Study Group, 1978. 95pp.

Vivien J. SUSSEX, Introducing Postal History. London: The British Philatelic Trust, 1988. 36pp.

John TINGEY, The Englishman who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects. New York: Princetown Architectural Press, 2010. 175pp.

R. C. TOMBS, The London Postal Service of Today (1891), republished. London Postal History Group, 1984. 37pp.

David TRAPNELL and M. V. D. CHAMPNESS, Adhesive Wafer Seals. Chancery House Press, 1996. 152pp.

David Duncan TURNER, Ocean Penny Postage. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2015. 416pp.

Hilary A. WELLSTED, Express Service 1891‑1971. London: The Postal History Society, 1986. 88pp.

R. M. WILLCOCKS, The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland. A Summarised Catalogue to 1840. 80pp.

England's Postal History to 1840 with notes on Scotland, Wales and Ireland. R. M. Willcocks, 1975. 167pp.

Post Offices in the United Kingdom and Eire July 1941. HMSO, 1941. (Photocopies of selected pages, please ask)

Post Offices in the United Kingdom April 1968. HMSO, 1968. 515pp.

Postal leaflets and information pamphlets issued during the 1970s. London: HMSO, 1970‑79. (Approx 200 leaflets)

Post Office Guide, October 1977 incl. Supplements 1 & 2. HMSO, 1977. 688pp.

Post Offices in the United Kingdom November 1977. HMSO, 1977. 533pp.

Post Office Guide, 1980. HMSO, 1980. 481pp.

British Postal Guide; containing The Chief Public Regulation of the Post Office, with other information 1857, reprint. Oxted, Surrey, 1994. 173pp.

Royal Mail, Printed Postage Impressions. A User's Guide. 8 page booklet together with inserts and 20 master design sheets in card sleeve.

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Postal Rates

Rex CLARK, Rates to Reform – A Guide to the High Postage Rates in Great Britain and their Reform 1812‑1840. Morpeth: Rex Clark, 2009. 261pp.

Gavin FRYER, British Printed Papers by Post 1836 to 1876. Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2018. 744pp.

Michael FURFIE, British Civilian Postage Rates of the 20th Century. Michael Furfie, 2000. 62pp.

International Postage Rates 1890s‑1957. Michael Furfie, 2010.

Malcolm Beresford MONTGOMERY, The Postage Rates of The North Atlantic Mails (1635‑1950). Southampton: Malcolm Beresford Montgomery, 1991.

Jane MOUBRAY and Michael MOUBRAY, British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840‑1875. London: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 1992. 512pp.

British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840 to UPU, 2nd edition. Royal Philatelic Society, 2017. 511pp.

Martin P. NICHOLSON, Postal usage of the decimal Machin series 1971‑1996 Volume 1 – Inland. Daventry: Martin P. Nicholson.

Postal usage of the decimal Machin series 1971‑1996 Volume 2 – European Destinations. Daventry: Martin P. Nicholson.

Postal usage of the pre‑decimal Machin series 1967‑1971. Daventry: Martin P. Nicholson.

G. F. OXLEY, British Postal Rates to Europe 1836‑1876. Beckenham: The Postal History Society, 1992. 130pp.

Alan W. ROBERTSON, Great Britain, Post Roads, Post Towns and Postal Rates, 1635‑1839. Pinner: Alan W. Robertson, 1961. 64pp.

David ROBINSON, For the Port & Carriage of Letters: A Practical Guide to the Inland and Foreign Postage Rates of the British Isles 1570 to 1840. David Robinson (Scotland), 1990. 250pp.

O. R. SANFORD and Denis SALT, British Postal Rates 1635‑1839. The Postal History Society, 1990. 163pp.

Colin TABEART, United Kingdom Letter Rates 1657‑1900 Inland & Overseas, 2nd impression. London: HH Sales Ltd, 1990. 114pp.

United Kingdom Letter Rates 1657‑1900 Inland & Overseas. Supplementary Information. Bradford: HH Sales Ltd, 1992. 40pp.

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Postmarks

R. C. ALCOCK and F. C. HOLLAND, The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland. Being a Survey of British Postmarks from 1660 to 1940. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1940. 579pp.

The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland. Part 2 Section E (1) – Maltese Cross Cancellations. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1959. 102pp.

British Postmarks. A Short History and Guide, 2nd edition. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd 314pp.

R. C. ALCOCK, Scots Local Cancellations Illustrated 1854‑1860. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1984. 124pp.

John ANDERSON, Scots Local Cancellations. Being a Study of certain Obliterations used by the Post Office in Scotland during the years 1854‑1860. London: H.F.Johnson 35pp.

James ARNOT, Brunswick Star' with notes on the 'Pillar Stamp' Duplex Obliterator. Edinburgh: Ramsey Stewart 16pp.

Richard ARUNDEL, Brunswick Star Cancels, 1st edition. Woking: Richard Arundel Ltd, 1993. 64pp.

Dotted Circle Cancels. Woking: Richard Arundel Ltd, 1996. 96pp.

Irish Spoon Cancels. Woking: Richard Arundel Ltd, 1997. 120pp.

Richard ARUNDEL, Russell TAYLOR and Howard HUGHES, Brunswick Star Cancels, 2nd edition. Putney: GBPS, 2012. 45pp.

Richard ARUNDEL and Russell TAYLOR, English and Welsh Spoon Cancels 1853‑1870, revised edition. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2015. 174pp.

Bruce AUCKLAND, Postal Markings of Scotland to 1808. 144pp.

Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840, 1st edition. 190pp.

Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840, 2nd edition. Kilmacolm: Scottish Postal History Society, 1995. 198pp.

Ian BAKER, David GRAHAM, Michael SANIG and Bill SHAND, The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813 – 1839 & The Welsh Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1836 – 1839. Scottish Postal History Society, 2017. 376pp.

Maurice BARETTE, London Fancy Geometric Postmarks. Carshalton Beeches, Surrey: London Postal History Group, 1994. 124pp.

Ray BARTON, The English and Welsh Sideways Duplex Handstamps and their Recuts. 96pp.

I. J. BERNSTEIN and C. NISSEN, British Stamps Used Abroad. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1987. 48pp.

George BRUMMELL, Post Office Numbers 1844‑1906, original with cover. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock, 1946. 210pp.

Post Office Numbers 1844‑1906, reprint. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1979. 138pp.

Paul T. CARTER, Krag Machine Postmarks of Great Britain & Ireland. British Postmark Society, 2012. 277pp.

Peter CHADWICK, The Flat Topped Three of the London District Post. Author, 2020. 40pp.

Stanley F. COHEN, Maurice BARETTE, Daniel G. ROSENBLAT and Dominique CHAILLOU, Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks, Supplement No. 1. 57pp.

Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks, Supplement No. 2. 70pp.

Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks, Supplement No. 4. 64pp.

Stanley F. COHEN, Maurice BARETTE and Daniel G. ROSENBLAT, Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks. Malaga, Spain: S. F. Cohen, 1987. 429pp.

Stanley F. COHEN, Squared Circle Postmarks of the London Suburban District Offices. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1983. 34pp.

R. DANZIG and D. GOLDSMITH, The Cancellations of the 1841 Penny Red. London: Philatelic Imprint, 1991. 168pp.

A. A. DEWEY, Introduction to Meter Stamps. London: Mann, 1959. 12pp.

The Universal Multi‑Value Meter Stamps of Great Britain, 1932‑1962. London: Mann, 1963. 30pp.

Lon DUBUS, London Cancellations: Repairs and Re‑cutting from 1840 Volume 1. France, 1969. 283pp.

London Cancellations: Repairs and Re‑cutting from 1840 Volume 2. France, 1969. 312pp.

Dr C. I. DULIN, The Dublin Spoon 1855‑1857. Geneva, Switzerland: Dr C. I. Dulin, 1992. 48pp.

Hugh FELDMAN, London Letter Receivers 1652‑1857, a History of their offices and hand stamps within the General. Penny and Twopenny Posts, in 2 volumes. Postal History Society, 1998.

London Letter Receivers 1652‑1857, a History of their offices and hand stamps within the General. Penny and Twopenny Posts, Supplement No 1.

G. A. FOSTER, Pre‑Victorian Postage Stamps and Franks. Ancient and Artistic and for the most part English. London: Nissen, 1910. 56pp.

Robert B. GALLAND and John E. COLTON, Great Britain: Failed Free Handstamps of the Franking System. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2014. 84pp.

John F. GILBERT, 1st Class markings on Government Official Stationery. Harry Hayes, 1974. 60pp. (Philatelic Study No. 9)

Ernest S GLADSTONE, Great Britain's First Postage Stamp. Liverpool: Gladstone, 1924. 32pp.

John G HENDY, The History of the Early Postmarks of the British Isles. London: Upcott Gill, 1905. 234pp.

The History of the Postmarks of the British Isles From 1840 to 1876 compiled chiefly from Official Records. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1909. 184pp.

M. R. HEWLETT, Picton's Philatelic Handbook No. 1. A Provisional Guide to the Valuation of the Numeral Cancellations of the British Isles.. Chippenham: B.P.H. Publications Ltd, 1979. 77pp.

K. HODGSON and W. A. SEDGEWICK, The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813‑1839, 2nd edition. Sheffield: Kenneth Hodgson & William A Sedgewick, 1984. 50pp.

G. H. R. HOMER‑WOOFF, Peterborough Postmarks. A study of the marks found on letters to and from Peterborough and the local postal area of responsibility from the Restoration to the 20th Century. Author, 2006. 21pp.

R. I. JOHNSON, Unpaid and Underpaid Mail 1840‑1921, England and Wales. Robson Lowe Ltd, 1982. 32pp.

Colin M. LANGSTON and Cyril R. H. PARSONS, Postal Arrangements at the World Scout Jubilee Jamboree. (British Postmark Society Monograph No1)Torquay: W. F. Kneil, 1959. 13pp.

J. W. LOVEGROVE, Herewith My Frank....2nd Edition. Continuing the Study of the Free Franks, 2nd edition. 140pp.

Robson LOWE, Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680‑1900. Herbert Joseph Ltd, 1937. 245pp.

The Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1661‑1941. London: Robson Lowe Ltd, 1941. 165pp.

Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps 1661‑1951, Volume I, Great Britain and the Empire in Europe, 2nd edition. London: Robson Lowe Ltd, 1952. 456pp.

James A. MACKAY, Circular Namestamps of Scotland, 2nd edition. 22pp.

James MACKAY, Skeleton Postmarks of England and Wales, 2nd edition. Hemel Hempstead: British Postmark Society, 1996. 164pp.

Jason T. W. MANN, Columbia Stamp Cancelling Machines at the E.C.D.O., London 1901‑7. London: Postal History Society, 1963. 26pp.

C. W. MEREDITH, Scots Local Cancellations. A history of their usage and the various types involved. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock, 1953. 56pp.

Scots Local Cancellations "Matched Pairs": A Review of the Alternative Types. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock 8pp.

C. W. MEREDITH and Cyril KIDD, A Christmas Story. Light is shed on the 'Posted in Advance' Scheme for Delivery on Christmas Day, 1902‑9. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1954. 24pp.

A. E. MILNER, Illustrated Catalogue of British Post Paid Stamps. Birmingham, 1909. 20pp.

Keith MORRIS and Mike DOVEY, The Travelling Post Office Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland. TPO and Seapost Society, 2016. 232pp.

John A. E. MOY, The Use of the 1894 Code Time System in Ireland.

John PARMENTER and Michael GOODMAN, Barred Numeral Cancellations, Volume 2 – England Bedfordshire to Durham. John Parmenter, 1986.

John PARMENTER, Michael GOODMAN and John SAYLOR, Barred Numeral Cancellations, Volume 3 – England Essex to Kent. John Parmenter, 1986.

Barred Numeral Cancellations, Volume 4 – England Lancashire to Nottinghamshire. London: John Parmenter, 1986.

Barred Numeral Cancellations, Volume 5 – England Oxfordshire to Sussex. London: John Parmenter, 1987.

Barred Numeral Cancellations, Volume 6 – England Warwickshire to Yorkshire. London: John Parmenter, 1988.

John PARMENTER and Ken GORDON, GB Used Abroad: Cancellations and Postal Markings.

John PARMENTER, Barred Numeral Cancellations Volume 1 – Wales. London: John Parmenter, 1984.

Barred Numeral Cancellations Volume 2 – England Bedfordshire to Durham, First Update. London, 1991.

Barred Numeral Cancellations Volume 3 – England Essex to Kent, First Update. London, 1991.

Barred Numeral Cancellations Volume 4 – England Lancashire to Nottinghamshire, First Update. London, 1991.

Barred Numeral Cancellations Volume 5 – England Oxfordshire to Sussex, First Update. London, 1991.

Barred Numeral Cancellations Volume 6 – England Warwickshire to Yorkshire, First Update. London, 1991.

GB Used Abroad: Cancellations and Postal Markings. Beckenham: The Postal History Society, 1993. 344pp.

Barred Numeral Cancellations of London. London: British Philatelic Trust, 1999. 358pp.

London Late Fee and Too Late Mail 1840 to 1930. Stuart Rossiter Trust & the British Philatelic Trust for the London Postal History Group, 2002. 85pp.

John PARMENTER, Professor Cedric PRYS‑ROBERTS and Ken SMITH, Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales Volume 1 – Wales, revised edition. 208pp.

John PARMENTER, A. SHINE and J. HINE, Early Experimental and Inland Branch Duplex Cancellations. London Postal History Group, 2007. 67pp.

John PARMENTER and Ken SMITH, Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales Volume 2 – Bedfordshire to Durham, revised edition. 306pp.

Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales Volume 3 – Essex to Kent, revised edition. 265pp.

Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales Volume 4 – Lancashire to Nottinghamshire, revised edition. 268pp.

Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales Volume 5 – Oxfordshire to Sussex, revised edition. 268pp.

Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales Volume 6 – Warwickshire to Yorkshire, revised edition. 233pp.

Cyril R. H. PARSONS, Colin G. PEACHEY and George R. PEARSON, Slogan Postmarks of the Seventies. Hemel Hempstead: C. R. H. Parsons, C. G. Peachey & G. R. Pearson, 1980. 260pp.

Collecting Slogan Postmarks (to 1969). Hemel Hempstead: C. R. H. Parsons, C. G. Peachey & G. R. Pearson, 1985. 220pp.

Slogan Postmarks of the Eighties. Hemel Hempstead: C. R. H. Parsons, C. G. Peachey & G. R. Pearson, 1990. 136pp.

Slogan Postmarks of the Nineties. Part 1: The first five years 1990‑1994. Hemel Hempstead: C. R. H. Parsons, C. G. Peachey & G. R. Pearson, 1995. 124pp.

Prof. David S. ROCKOFF and Mike JACKSON, Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Volume 1 A to L. MIke Jackson Publications, 2006. 181pp.

Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Volume 2 M to Y. MIke Jackson Publications, 2008. 181pp.

Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Volume 3. MIke Jackson Publications, 2008. 204pp.

Thomas SLEMONS, Suffolk Postal History and Postal Markings to 1844. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2017. 585pp.

Brian SMITH, London's Postal History, Section E: Inland Office Cancellations 1844‑1868. The Horizontal Diamonds. Carshalton Beeches, Surrey: London Postal History Group, 1991. 76pp.

P. M. STEPHENS and R. S. ERSKINE, The Scots Local Namestamps 1840‑1860.

W. G. STITT DIBDEN and J. W. A. LOWDER, The Krag Machine Cancellations. London: The Postal History Society, 1960. 40pp.

W. G. STITT DIBDEN, Newspaper Branch "Killers". London: The Postal History Society & The GB Philatelic Society, 1957. 27pp.

The 1948 Olympics at Wembley. London: W. G. Stitt Dibden, 1959. 14pp.

The Slogan Postmarks of the 1924/1925 Empire Exhibition. London: W. G. Stitt Dibden, 1959. 26pp.

The Stamps & Postmarks of the 1924/1925 Empire Exhibition. London: W. G. Stitt Dibden, 1959. 19pp.

The Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813‑1839. Bath: The Postal History Society, 1963. 77pp.

Squared Circle Postmarks. British Postmark Society, 1964. 28pp.

Late Fee and Too Late Stamps. London: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1966. 61pp.

The Selected Works of W. G. Stitt Dibden. Vol. 1, Wembley & Olympic Issues. The Stamps & associated Postal Markings. The Postal History Society & The GB Philatelic Society, 1966. 65pp.

Newspaper Branch Cancellations. Reigate: The Postal History Society & The GB Philatelic Society, 1971. 43pp.

Harry TAHL, Notes on Line Engraved British Stamps. Postmarks: Maltese Crosses. London: Frank Godden Ltd 14pp.

P. L. TENGELY, British Postmarks Prior to May 6th 1840. London: Stamp Collecting, 1926. 20pp.

R. G. TRAILL and F. C. HOLLAND, The Sideways Duplex Cancellations of England and Wales. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1975. 27pp.

F. Hugh VALLENCEY, British Postmarks, with special reference to the '1844' and subsequent numbered obliterations. London: Vallencey Press, 1935. 96pp.

Steve WALKER, Uniform Penny Post (Handstruck Paid Postage Stamps of England and Wales 1840‑1853). Sutton Coldfield: GBPS, 2013. 32pp.

Don C. WALTON, The squared circle postmarks of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1973. (YPHS Special Series No. 1) 

Frank WALTON, The Sub‑office Postmarks of Sheffield.. Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2018. 406pp. 

W. WARD, How to tell Postage Stamps used in Scotland. Lytham: W. Ward, 1926. 15pp.

H. C WESTLEY, London Suburban Cancellations. London: The Postal History Society, 1959. 12pp.

H. C. WESTLEY, The Postal Cancellations of London 1840‑1890. London: H. F. Johnson, 1950. 170pp.

Dr J. T. WHITNEY, Collect British Postmarks, 3rd edition. London: Longman Group Limited, 1983. 277pp.

Collect British Postmarks, 4th edition. Benfleet: Dr J. T. Whitney, 1987. 296pp.

Collect British Postmarks, 7th edition. Hemel Hempstead: British Postmark Society, 1997. 352pp.

R. M. WILLCOCKS and B. JAY, The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Volume 3 (London). R. M. Willcocks, 1983. 196pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History. Volume 4. R. M. Willcocks, 1988. 146pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History. Volume 5. R. M. Willcocks, 1990. 130pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition. R. M. Willcocks, 1996. 248pp.

R. M. WILLCOCKS, Postal History of Great Britain & Ireland: A Summarised Catalogue to 1840, 2nd edition.

R. M. WILLCOCKS, R.W. WILLCOCKS and Wilfred BENTLEY, The Spoon Experiment 1853‑1858. London: R. M. & R. W. Willcocks, 1960. 48pp.

Posting Delayed by the Post Office Strike 1971 Cachets (listing), in 3 hardback folders.

Scottish Postmark Group, Dotted Circle Postmarks of Scotland. Edinburgh: The Scottish Postmark Group, 1962. 35pp.

Experimental Duplex Cancellations of Scotland. Edinburgh: The Scottish Postmark Group, 1963. 28pp.

Scottish Local Namestamps: The Scottish Postmark Group Handbook Number 4. Scottish Postmark Group, 1964. 55pp.

Mileage Marks of Scotland: The Scottish Postmark Group Handbook Number 5. Scottish Postmark Group, 1965. 71pp.

Spoon Study Circle, Spoon Cancels 1853‑1870. Woking: Richard Arundel Ltd, 1992. 80pp.

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The Posts & Post Office

Mike Scott ARCHER, Postman's Roots (2000 Years of Letter Carrying in Breconshire). Welsh Philatelic Society, 2003. 30pp.

Russell ASH, Dear Cats. The Post Office Letters. London: Pavilion Books Ltd, 1986. 128pp.

Brian AUSTEN, English Provincial Posts 1633‑1840: A study based on Kent examples. London: Phillimore & Co., 1978. 192pp.

P. G. AWCOCK, Automatic Letter Sorting in the United Kingdom.

Archibald Granger BOWIE, The Romance of the British Post Office. Its Inception and Wonderous Development. London: S. W. Partridge & Co, 1897. 160pp.

George BRUMMELL, Post Office Numbers 1844‑1906, reprint. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1979. 138pp.

C. R. CLEAR, The Birth of the Postal Service. London: HMSO, 1935. 16pp. (Post Office Green Paper 15A)

McAdam and the Post Office. 5pp. (Typescript)

Harry DAGNALL, The Mechanised Sorting of Mail. Leicester: H. Dagnall, 1976. 52pp.

Peter DAVIES and Ben MAILE, First Post. From Penny Black to the Present Day. London: Quiller Press Ltd, 1990. 127pp.

Jean FARRUGIA, The Letter Box. A History of Post Office Pillar and Wall Boxes. Fontwell: Centuar Press Ltd, 1969. 282pp.

Stephen FERGUSON, The Post Office in Ireland – an Illustrated History. Irish Academic Press, 2016. 448pp.

John Spencer GILKS, From Pillar to Post, A pictorial celebration of POST OFFICES. Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2010. 128pp.

James GRIMWOOD‑TAYLOR, The Post in Scotland. Stamp Publicity Board, 1990. 96pp.

A. R. B. HALDANE, Three Centuries of Scottish Posts: An Historical Survey to 1836. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971.

Roger JOHNSON and Frank WALTON, Edwin Hill's Diary 1840. Royal Philatelic Society, 2016. 129pp.

Robson LOWE, The Romance of the Empire Posts. 9pp.

C. F. Dendy MARSHALL, The British Post Office from its beginnings to the end of 1925. Oxford University Press, 1926. 354pp.

Glenn H. MORGAN, Royal Household Mail, official reprint. London: The British Philatelic Trust, 1993. 214pp.

John A. E. MOY, The Use of the 1894 Code Time System in Ireland.

Douglas N. MUIR, British Postal Mechanisation. A Handbook (Section 1 parts 1,2 & 3). Henley‑on‑Thames: Postal Mechanisation Study Circle, 1993.

Tony OLIVER and Allan OLIVER, The History of Post Office Training. Post Office Training Schools. A Handbook and Reference Listing. Sarum Publications, 1996. 82pp.

Edwin WELLS, Postal Reform. London: The C. W. Daniel Company, 1930. 61pp.

Post Offices in the United Kingdom and Eire July 1941. HMSO, 1941. (Photocopies of selected pages, please ask)

London Post Offices and Streets November 1946. HMSO, 1946. 248pp.

London Post Offices and Streets December 1968. HMSO, 1968. 258pp.

Post Offices in the United Kingdom April 1968. HMSO, 1968. 515pp.

Postal leaflets and information pamphlets issued during the 1970s. London: HMSO, 1970‑79. (Approx 200 leaflets)

Post Office Gazette, No. 32. Britain's First Decimal Stamps. HMSO, 1970. 16pp.

Acts of Parliament relating to the Post Office 1838‑1844, reprint. Tiverton: Britannia Stamp Bureau, 1976. 94pp.

Acts of Parliament relating to the Post Office 1710‑1837, reprint. Tiverton: Britannia Stamp Bureau, 1977. 312pp. (First published 1838)

Post Office Guide, October 1977 incl. Supplements 1 & 2. HMSO, 1977. 688pp.

Post Offices in the United Kingdom November 1977. HMSO, 1977. 533pp.

Government White Paper on the Post Office (Cmnd 7292) July 1978. HMSO, 1978. 35pp.

Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report: The Inner London Letter Post 31st March 1980. HMSO, 1980. 129pp.

Post Office Guide, 1980. HMSO, 1980. 481pp.

Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report: The Post Office Letter Post Service (Cmnd 9332) September 1984. HMSO, 1984. 229pp.

British Postal Guide; containing The Chief Public Regulation of the Post Office, with other information 1857, reprint. Oxted, Surrey, 1994. 173pp.

Post Office Philatelic Bulletins, Volumes 1 and 2, reprint.

Association of Friends of the National Postal Museum, Cross Post. London: NPM (Vol 1 No 1 to Vol 9 No 4 (missing Vol. 9 Nos 2 & 4))

National Postal Museum, The Philatelic Year. London: NPM, 1988‑97. (10 reports)

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Penny Postage

Werner BAUSCHKE, The Penny Postage Jubilee 1890: A compilation of contemporary documents and publications, stationery and postmarks. Carshalton, Surrey: London Postal History Group, 1989. 98pp.

David Miller BROWN, Souvenir Catalogue of the David Miller Brown Collection of the Uniform Penny Postage Provisionals of Great Britain, 1840‑1853. London: The Postal History Society, 1948. 32pp.

Samuel GRAVESON, Penny Postage Centenary: An account of Rowland Hill's great reform of 1840 and of the introduction of adhesive postage stamps with chapters on the birth of the postal service. London Postal History Society, 1940.

James GRIMWOOD‑TAYLOR, The British Postal Reforms of 1839‑1840. Derby: Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, 1990. 67pp.

H. W. HILL, Rowland Hill and the Fight for Penny Post. London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1940. 205pp.

R. HILL, Rowland Hill's famous letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 2 Nov. 1839 outlining his plan for the gradual implementation of Postal Reform. London: National Postal Museum, 1969.

Alan HUGGINS and Edward KLEMPKA, Great Britain: The 1840 Prepaid Parliamentary Envelopes. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2013. 99pp.

Douglas N. MUIR, Postal Reform & The Penny Black: A New Appreciation. London: National Postal Museum, 1990. 242pp.

Frank STAFF, The Penny Post 1680‑1918. London: Lutterworth Press, 1964. 219pp.

Steve WALKER, Uniform Penny Post (Handstruck Paid Postage Stamps of England and Wales 1840‑1853). Sutton Coldfield: GBPS, 2013. 32pp.

Anthony WICKS, Chalmers versus Hill: The saga that rocked the Victorian philatelic world. Mike Jackson Publications, 2012. 156pp.

Account of the Celebration of the Jubilee of Uniform Inland Penny Postage 1840‑1890, 2nd edition. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd, 1891. 331pp.

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Local Postal History

D. W. ANDREWS, Sherborne, a postal history. Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1987. 92pp.

Mike Scott ARCHER, Postman's Roots (2000 Years of Letter Carrying in Breconshire). Welsh Philatelic Society, 2003. 30pp.

J. O. A. ARKELL, Parcel Post Labels of Great Britain, The. Part 1 – Berkshire. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1976. 32pp.

Parcel Post Labels of Great Britain, The. Part 2 – Yorkshire. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1977. 80pp.

Parcel Post Labels of Great Britain, The. Part 3 – Devonshire and Gloucestershire (Including Bristol). Batley: Harry Hayes, 1979. 47pp.

Brian AUSTEN, English Provincial Posts 1633‑1840: A study based on Kent examples. London: Phillimore & Co., 1978. 192pp.

J. Manwaring BAINES, Hastings and The Royal Mail. 16pp.

Cyril BAKER, History of the Posts in Halifax Parish. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1974.

Ian BAKER, David GRAHAM, Michael SANIG and Bill SHAND, The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813 – 1839 & The Welsh Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1836 – 1839. Scottish Postal History Society, 2017. 376pp.

Peter BATHE, The Bye Posts and Cross Posts of London. Carshalton Beeches, Surrey: London Postal History Group, 1989. 106pp.

Richard BEITH, Yorkshire Air Mails. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1983. 45pp.

Ken BENHAM, The Village Undated Handstamps of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1982. 47pp.

Neil BLAIR, The Postal History of Perth. 27pp.

Watson BOLCKOW, The Postal History and Postal Markings of Stockton‑on‑Tees. 46pp.

Dennis BOYES and Herbert CLARKSON, Leeds and its Sub‑Offices – Postal History Notes to 1900. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1980. 109pp.

Dennis BOYES, A Postal History of Bradford to 1884. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1977.

Daniel BRIGGS, The Bristol Post Office In the Age of Rowland Hill 1837‑1864. 22pp.

H. Maurice BRISTOW, The Postal History of The Crystal Palace. London: London Postal History Group, 1988. 65pp.

Stanley BROWN, Perth and Philately – The Last 20 Years. 33pp.

Shetland and Philately. 23pp.

George BRUMMELL, The Local Posts of London 1680‑1840. Cheltenham Spa: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1938. 91pp.

Eric BUCKLEY, Yorkshire Postal History Society No 5 – Wakefield Postal History. 45pp.

Eric BUCKLEY and Ronald WARD, Sheffield Postal History from earliest times to 1850. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1969. (YPHS Publication No. 3) 

Colin P. BULLAMORE, History of Whitby's Post. Whitby: Colin P. Bullamore, 1975. 87pp.

The Postal History of Scarborough 1558‑1952. 59pp.

Charles CALVERT, The History of the Manchester Post Office 1625‑1900. Manchester: J E Lea, 1966. 

Manchester Penny Posts 1793‑1840. Manchester: J E Lea, 1969. 

Peter CHADWICK, The Flat Topped Three of the London District Post. Author, 2020. 40pp.

E. R. CHAMBERS, The Postmarks of Oxford 1705‑1978. 45pp.

M. V. D. CHAMPNESS, Saffron Walden – Some Aspects of the Postal History of an Essex Market Town. 28pp.

Saffron Walden. Some Aspects of the Postal History of an Essex Market Town.. Bishop's Stortford: Peter A. Forrester Smith, 1969. 28pp.

H. CLARKSON and H. C. VERSEY, Leeds Postal History from earliest times to 1858. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1970. (YPHS Publication No. 4) 

W. W. CLARKSON, Postal History – Falkirk. 35pp.

The Post Office In Falkirk & District. 56pp.

Rex CLARK, Manuscript Town Markings on Early Scottish Mail. 147pp.

Brian CLAYTON, Wakefield's Postal History – Service Through the Centuries. 27pp.

Duncan CLOSE, Sanquhar Post Office – Oldest In The World. 120pp.

William COCHRANE, The Glasgow Penny Post. 238pp.

Robert COLES, History of Communications in South West Hampshire: Volume 1 – The Development of The Postal Service and Transport. 142pp.

History of Communications in South West Hampshire: Volume 2 – Village Post Offices. 148pp.

History of Communications in South West Hampshire: Volume 3 – Postal and Other Communications. 177pp.

Peter COPELAND, Gloucester's Postal History. 77pp.

John CORRIE, The Dumfries Post Office 1642‑1910. 81pp.

James COURTNEY, A Postal History of Darlington. 44pp.

W. DAVID, C. BODY and Martin CRAVEN, Slogan Postmarks of Kingston upon Hull. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1978. (YPHS Special Series No. 3) 

Roy ERSKINE, Wilsons of Bannockburn. 171pp.

Hugh FELDMAN, London Letter Receivers 1652‑1857, a History of their offices and hand stamps within the General. Penny and Twopenny Posts, in 2 volumes. Postal History Society, 1998.

London Letter Receivers 1652‑1857, a History of their offices and hand stamps within the General. Penny and Twopenny Posts, Supplement No 1.

Stephen FERGUSON, The Post Office in Ireland – an Illustrated History. Irish Academic Press, 2016. 448pp.

Eric FORD, Shepton Mallet – An Historical and Postal Survey. 120pp.

Peter A. FORRESTIER SMITH, Bishop's Stortford – An Outline Postal History. 92pp.

David FOSTER, The Postal History of Berwick‑upon‑Tweed. Scottish Postal History Society, 2015. 171pp. (Monograph Series No. 4)

Craven FOWLER, Yorkshire Postal History Society No 7 – Postal History of Kingston upon Hull, Hedon and Holderness. 198pp.

D. G. T. FRANKS, An Illustrated Postal History of Carshalton in Surrey. Carshalton, Surrey: London Postal History Group, 1993. 77pp.

Jeremy GREENWOOD, The Posts of Sussex – The Chichester Branch 1250‑1840. 110pp.

S. D. HANSON, The Postal Service in Walthamstow. 43pp.

Stephen HARPER‑SCOTT, Sent by Mail – The Story of Histon & Impington's Post. 22pp.

D. G. HASLAM and C. KIDD, Lancashire & Cheshire Skeleton Handstamps 1838‑1982. Bury: Postal History Society of Lancashire, 1983. 46pp.

Roy HENDERSON, Barnet, Hertfordshire and Surrounding Districts, 1642‑1971. Barnet and District Philatelic Society, 1971. 54pp.

Don HILDITCH, The Postal History of Elgin. Scottish Postal History Society (Monograph Series No. 3)

Norman HILL, The Postal History of Rotherham and District.

Paul HILL, The Story of Hinckley's Postal Service. 62pp.

John HOBBS, Postmarks of Worthing 1806‑1981. 40pp.

Postmarks of Worthing 1806‑1987. 146pp.

Bill HOGG, Dundee Post. 91pp.

G. H. R. HOMER‑WOOFF, The Postal History of Wokingham. 52pp.

The Postal History of Newbury. 36pp.

The Postal History of Abingdon. Author, 1987. 24pp.

The Postal History of Wallingford. Author, 1987. 26pp.

The Postal History of Wantage. 24pp.

Peterborough Postmarks. A study of the marks found on letters to and from Peterborough and the local postal area of responsibility from the Restoration to the 20th Century. Author, 2006. 21pp.

Bryan HUNT, Postmarks and Postal Markings of Southampton 1700‑1914. 58pp.

The Post In Southampton – From the Collection of Bryan Hunt. 72pp.

Parker HUNT, The Royal Mail in Bedworth 1825‑1925. 47pp.

Brian JOHNSON, Alderbury's Post Office. 16pp.

M. KING, Newark on Trent – A History of Its Post. 43pp.

Jo KIRKHAM, Rye Memories – The Postal History of Rye. 84pp.

Britnor LATHAM, An Introduction to the Postal History of Reigate, Redhill and District. 31pp.

Frank LAWLESS, Chimney Stacks and Penny Blacks. 46pp.

Eric LEWIS, Sheffield Posts in Peakland. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979. (YPHS Publication No. 13) 

N. B. LYONS, Rickmansworth & Its Place in the English Postal System. 70pp.

James MACKAY, St Kilda – It's Posts and Communications. 73pp.

Islands Postal History Series: No.12 – Isle of Wight. Dumfries: James A. Mackay, 1981. 112pp.

The Postal History of Glasgow. 220pp.

Postal History of Dumfries. 120pp.

Scotland's Post. 199pp.

Islands Postal History Series. Author 620pp. (Scottish Islands series) 

M. J. MAPLETON, The Rubber Datestamps of Cumbria, 2nd edition. Cumbria Postal History Society, 2003. 51pp.

C. W. MEREDITH, Scots Local Cancellations. A history of their usage and the various types involved. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock, 1953. 56pp.

John H. MILLENER and Betty SAVAGE, The Undated Circular Marks of Somerset and Dorset. Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1992. 37pp.

Graham MOSS, The Middlewich Letters (Carriers on the Trent & Mersey Canal in 1846). Oldham: Postal History Society of Lancashire, 1989. 52pp.

Sydney J MUGGERIDGE, The Postal History of Maidstone and the surrounding villages together with notes of their Postal markings. London: The Postal History Society, 1972. 36pp.

D. J. MUGGLETON, A Postal History of Cambridge. 136pp.

O. W. NEWPORT, The Post in Liverpool. Merseyside: National Galleries & Museums, 1987. 66pp.

Roy PALMER, Leighton Buzzard Postal Markings – with Pictures of Local Post Offices. 60pp.

Stephen PARKIN, Postal Markings of Scotland to 1840, 2nd updated. 146pp.

R. E. F. PEGG, Norfolk Penny Posts. 80pp.

The History of Norfolk Undated Circular Handstamps 1828‑1860. 291pp.

David B ROSSALL, The Postal History of the City of York to 1900. Leeds: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 2003. 200pp. (Yorkshire PHS Publication Nos. 24)

H. Ling ROTH, Notes from Bankfield Museum No. 8. 'Halifax Posts' 1684‑1852. 30pp.

B. SAVAGE, Postmarks of Dorset: Steel Handstamps Proof Impressions 1827‑1921. Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1996. 42pp.

William A. SEDGEWICK, The Temporary Handstamps of Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1988. 81pp.

John SIGGERS and Norman HIGSON, Further Notes on Wiltshire and its Postmarks. Norman Higson, 2006.

John SIGGERS, Wiltshire and Its Postmarks. Devizes: Sandcliffe Press, 1982.

Thomas A. SIMPSON, The Postal History of Beverley. 46pp.

Thomas SLEMONS, Suffolk Postal History and Postal Markings to 1844. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2017. 585pp.

K. J. SMITH, Cambridgshire Post Offices. 12pp.

Ken SMITH, The Post Offices of Kent and East Sussex. 106pp.

John SOER, The Postal History of Ashby‑De‑La‑Zouch. 58pp.

The Royal Mail in Leicestershire and Rutland. Smethwick: Midland (GB) Postal history Society, 1997. 300pp.

W. G. STITT DIBDEN and Tebbut, Stamford Postal History. 50pp. (plus many additional note pages)

J. W. M. STONE, Old‑Down. 25pp.

Jeffrey STONE, The Northeast of Scotland – A Philatelic Miscellany. 63pp.

Roy SUMNERS, An Introduction to Wolverhampton Postal History. 38pp.

Vivien J. SUSSEX and S. SIDNEY, Continental Mail Service 1793‑1815 especially by Yarmouth packet boat. Colchester: East Anglia Postal History Study Group, 1978. 95pp.

Vivien J. SUSSEX, Diss, Norfolk – A Postal History. 79pp.

Ernest TILLEY, The Postal History of Gravesend – Part 1. 77pp.

Derek WALKER, The Worthing Mail. 15pp.

Alan J. WALL, The Undated Postmarks of the Sub‑Offices of Bristol 1830‑1860. Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1996. 30pp.

Don C. WALTON, The squared circle postmarks of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1973. (YPHS Special Series No. 1) 

Frank WALTON, The Sub‑office Postmarks of Sheffield.. Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2018. 406pp. 

Alan WARD, The Postmarks of Evesham and District.

Ronald WARD, The Postal History of Bridlington and Bridlington Quay. Sheffield: Yorkshire Postal History Group, 1967. 41pp.

The Postal History of Upper Wharfedale Ilkley and Otley. Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1972.

Chapeltown – Sheffield and District Posts. 77pp.

Spurn Head Postal History. 29pp.

The Postal History of Dronfield District Sheffield. 100pp.

Ronald WARD and William A. SEDGEWICK, The Postal History of Doncaster. The Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1975. 139pp.

Yorkshire Postal History Society No 11 – The Postal History of Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon. 144pp.

Sheffield's Post Offices in the Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill. 67pp.

Yorkshire Postal History Society No 14 – Sheffield's Post Offices in The Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill. 80pp.

The Postal History of Goole, Howden and Selby. 96pp.

The Postal History of Bridlington, Filey and Hunmanby. 77pp.

Ian M WARN, Bristol 5th Clause & Penny Posts. 1793 to 1840, including Rarity Guide. Tonbridge: The Postal History Society, 1980. 142pp.

M. O. WELCH, Postmarks of Somerset: Steel Handstamps Proof Impressions 1826‑1921. Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1995. 125pp.

The Postal History of Somerset 1792‑1837. The Freeling Reports. 313pp.

Vincent WEST, The Postal History of the Oxford Union Society to 1920. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2012. 54pp.

The Court Bureau, A London Company and its Stamps 1889‑91. Royal Philatelic Society, 2019. 99pp.

R. M. WILLCOCKS and B. JAY, The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Volume 3 (London). R. M. Willcocks, 1983. 196pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History. Volume 4. R. M. Willcocks, 1988. 146pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History. Volume 5. R. M. Willcocks, 1990. 130pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition. R. M. Willcocks, 1996. 248pp.

David WILLIAMS, Durham Postal History. 43pp.

David A. WILSON, The Postal History of Luton and District. 73pp.

Harold S. WILSON, History of the Post in Derby 1635‑1941. London: British Philatelic Trust, 1990. 289pp.

London Post Offices and Streets November 1946. HMSO, 1946. 248pp.

Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report: The Inner London Letter Post 31st March 1980. HMSO, 1980. 129pp.

Horsham Post. 47pp.

The History of Salisbury's Postal Services. 22pp.

The Parcel Post Labels of the Midland Counties (Midland (GB) Postal History Society No. 7). Midland (GB) Postal History Society, 2018. 264pp.

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Maritime Mail

Roger HOSKING, An Introduction to Ocean Letters. Woking: TPO and Seapost Society, 2002. 55pp.

Ocean Letters – A Sequel. Oxted: the author, 2005. 48pp.

Phil. J. KENTON and Harry G. PARSONS, Early Routings of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 1842‑1879. East Grinstead: The Postal History Society, 1999. 472pp.

Cyril KIDD, The Irish Mail, 3rd edition. TPO and Seapost Society, 2009. 29pp.

R. KIRK, Australian Mails via Suez 1852‑1926. The Postal History Society, 1989. 324pp.

A.D. LOVELOCK, Postal Markings of the Holyhead and Kingstown Packet, 1860‑1925. Woking: TPO and Seapost Society, 2002. 119pp.

A. G. RIGO DE RIGHI, 350 Years of Anglo‑American postal links. London: National Postal Museum, 1970. 16pp.

Alan W. ROBERTSON, The Maritime Postal History of London (Published on the Occasion of The London International Stamp Exhibition 9th to 16th July 1960). Robson Lowe Ltd, 1960.

A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles. Volume 1. Limassol, Cyprus: James Bendon Ltd, 1995.

A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles. Volume 2. Limassol, Cyprus: James Bendon Ltd, 1995.

Howard ROBINSON, Carrying British Mails Overseas. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1964. 328pp.

Frank STAFF, The Transatlantic Mail. Toronto: Adlard Coles Ltd in Assoc. with Harrap & De Graf, 1956. 192pp.

Colin TABEART, Robertson Revisited: A study of the Maritime Postal Markings of the British Isles based on the work of Alan W. Robertson. Limassol, Cyprus: James Bendon, 1997. 314pp.

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Railway Philately

H. L'Estrange EWEN, Priced Catalogue of the Railway Letter Stamps of the United Kingdom 1891‑1903, 1st edition. London: Ewen's Colonial Stamp Market Ltd, 1903. 46pp.

A. M. GOODBODY, An Introduction and Guide to the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain, 1st edition. Leicester: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1977. 16pp.

An Introduction and Guide to the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain, 2nd edition. Leicester: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1983. 16pp.

Allan HARVEY, Travelling Post Offices & Bag Tenders of Great Britain and Ireland (An Operational History from 1839‑1959). Woking: TPO and Seapost Society, 2000. 79pp.

H. T. JACKSON, The Railway Letter Posts of Great Britain. The Railway Philatelic Group, 1968. 50pp.

Peter JOHNSON, Travelling Post Office 1838‑2004, A Royal Mail London British Philatelic Bulletin. 20pp.

Keith MORRIS and Mike DOVEY, The Travelling Post Office Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland. TPO and Seapost Society, 2016. 232pp.

R. M. STUBBS and G. P. ROBERTS, T.P.O. Postmarks of Great Britain 1962‑1990. East Twickenham, Middlesex: The T.P.O. & Seapost Society, 1991. 73pp.

C. W. WARD, Irish T.P.O.'s, Their History and Postmarks. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1938. 16pp.

English T.P.O.'s, Their History and Postmarks. Croydon: C. W. Ward, 1948. 106pp.

Scottish Travelling Post Offices Their History and Postmarks – Notes & Artwork.. 11pp.

Harold S. WILSON, T.P.O. A History of the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain. Part 2 – England South of the Midland T.P.O. The Railway Philatelic Group, 1975. 76pp.

T.P.O. A History of the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain. Part 1 – England "The Specials" & Associated T.P.O.s, revised edition. Leicester: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1977. 76pp.

T.P.O. A History of the Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain. Part 3 – Scotland and Ireland. Leicester: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1977. 78pp.

Roger DE LACY‑SPENCER, The Railway Letter Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland 1891‑1947. Moorside Publishing Ltd, 2000. 112pp.

National Postal Museum, Railways and the Post.

Relbmar, The Alnis Guide to Railway Poster Stamps 1935 to 1936. York: Glass Slipper, 1986. 27pp.

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Air Mails

N. C. BALDWIN, Heliposts. Sutton Coldfield: Francis J. Field, 1954?. 12pp.

M. V. D. CHAMPNESS, East Anglian Helicopter Mails. Bishops Stortford: East Anglia Postal History Study Circle, 1973. 38pp.

Alexander S. NEWALL, British External Airmails until 1934, 2nd edition. London: Christie's Robson Lowe, 1996. 425pp.

H. Stanley REDGROVE, The Air Mails of the British Isles. The story of the development from the venture of the Great Western Railway in 1933 to the outbreak of war with Germany. Privately printed, 1940. 150pp.

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Military Mail

Dr. N. COLLEY and W. GARRARD, Censorship in the Royal Air Force 1918 to 1965. Chavril Press, 1993. 76pp.

Charles R. ENTWISTLE, A Brief Outline of the British Army Postal Services during World War 1. Charles R.Entwhistle 32pp.

Dr M. H. GOULD, British Naval Post and Censor Marks of the First World War. The Forces Postal History Society, 1984. 135pp.

British Naval Post and Censor Marks of the First World War: Cumulative 2nd Supplement. The Forces Postal History Society, 2003. 44pp.

Barrie JAY, Early Forces Mail. Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1997?. 57pp.

Graham MARK, Prisoners of War in British Hands During World War I: A study of their history, the camps and their mails. Postal History Society, 2007. 258pp.

Cumulative Index to Forces Postal History Society Newsletters 001‑250 (1952‑2001).

Edward B. PROUD, History of British Army Postal Service Vol I 1882‑1902. Heathfield, East Sussex: Proud‑Bailey Co Ltd, 1982. 283pp.

History of British Army Postal Service Vol II 1903‑1927. Heathfield, East Sussex: Proud‑Bailey Co Ltd, 1982. 312pp.

History of British Army Postal Service Vol III 1928‑1963. Heathfield, East Sussex: Proud‑Bailey Co Ltd, 1982. 531pp.

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Censorship

Dr. N. COLLEY and W. GARRARD, Censorship in the Royal Air Force 1918 to 1965. Chavril Press, 1993. 76pp.

Charles R. ENTWISTLE, Undercover Addresses of World War II, 3rd edition. Chavril Press, 2006. 48pp.

Dr M. H. GOULD, British Naval Post and Censor Marks of the First World War. The Forces Postal History Society, 1984. 135pp.

British Naval Post and Censor Marks of the First World War: Cumulative 2nd Supplement. The Forces Postal History Society, 2003. 44pp.

Graham MARK, British Censorship of Civil Mails during World War I, 1914‑1919. Bristol: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2000. 288pp.

Prisoners of War in British Hands During World War I: A study of their history, the camps and their mails. Postal History Society, 2007. 258pp.

British Censorship of Civil Mails during World War I, 1914‑1919, Second (Cumulative) Supplement. 24pp.

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Special Categories

The works listed here focus on particular topics in Great Britain philately that are popularly collected – including 'back of the book' material and other related topics that are not straight postal history.

Booklets

Jean ALEXANDER and Leonard F. NEWBERY, British Stamp Booklets. Part 1 – History and Series 1 Trials. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1987. 20pp.

British Stamp Booklets. Part 2 – Series 1, Series 2 Trials and Series 2. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1988.

British Stamp Booklets. Part 3 – Series 3, Series 4 and Series 5. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1989.

British Stamp Booklets. Part 4 – Series 6. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1990.

British Stamp Booklets. Part 5 – Series 7. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1991.

British Stamp Booklets. Part 6 – Series 8 and Series 9. London: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1992.

British Stamp Booklets. Part 7 – Series 10 and Series 11. London: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1993.

List of GUIDECs G1‑G144 (Study papers published by the British Decimal Stamps Study Circle). BDSSC, 1992. 3pp.

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Coils

Colin M. LANGSTON and H. C. CORLESS, Stamps of Great Britain Issued in Rolls and the Machines which use them. An Historical Survey including A Check List of the Rolls Issued since 1938. London: Langston, 1960. 48pp.

Leslie WILKINSON, King George V Stamps issued in rolls. Putney: GBPS, 1998.

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Officials

T. BRIGHTMORE, Official Mail of Mainland Britain.

W. A. WISEMAN, GB Departmental Stamps 1882‑1914. Twyford: W. A. Wiseman, 1994. 67pp.

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Postal Stationery

T. BRIGHTMORE, Postal Stationery of Great Britain. 74pp.

Harry DAGNALL, John Dickinson and his Silk‑Thread Paper. Leicester: H. Dagnall, 1975. 32pp.

The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1985. 249pp.

Notes on Victorian Embossed Postal Stationery. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1987. 24pp.

Parcel Postage Paid by Impressed Stamps. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1987. 18pp.

John DAVIES, A Jubilee Reminiscence. Royal Philatelic Society, 2020. 332pp.

John F. GILBERT, 1st Class Markings on Government Official Stationery, Harry Hayes Philatelic Studies No. 9, revised edition with supplement. Harry Hayes, 1974.

Dr John M GLEDHILL, Overprinted British Airletters. GB Overprints Society, 2015. 123pp.

Overprinted British Postal Stationery. GB Overprints Society, 2015. 504pp.

British and Islands Postal Stationery Provisionals. GB Overprints Society, 2017. 198pp.

A. K. HUGGINS, British Postal Stationery. London: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1970. 188pp.

Alan HUGGINS and Colin BAKER, Collect British Postal Stationery: A Simplified Listing of British Postal Stationery 1840 to 2007. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2007. 151pp.

Collect British Postal Stationery: Additions and Amendments. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2010. 11pp.

Alan HUGGINS and Alan HOLYOAKE, The Mulready Postal Stationery. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2015. 211pp.

Alan HUGGINS and Edward KLEMPKA, Great Britain: The 1840 Prepaid Parliamentary Envelopes. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2013. 99pp.

Alan HUGGINS and Tony WICKS, The 1840 Embossed Wyon‑Whiting Essays. Royal Philatelic Society, 2021. 187pp.

Roger JOHNSON and Frank WALTON, Edwin Hill's Diary 1840. Royal Philatelic Society, 2016. 129pp.

Malcolm G. LOWE, The Mulready Advertisements. California, USA: Mulready Research Foundation, 1983. 285pp.

Neil SARGENT, Victorian Halfpenny Stamped‑to‑Order Post Cards 1872 -1901 (An illustrated guide and preliminary catalogue). Author, 2020. 42pp.

David Duncan TURNER, Ocean Penny Postage. GB Philatelic Publications Ltd, 2015. 416pp.

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Telegraphs

Dr John HORSEY, The £5 Orange. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2013. 291pp.

H. T. JACKSON, The Preparation of the Post Office Telegraph Stamps of GB. 34pp.

The Post Office Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain 1869‑1881.

Peter LANGMEAD and Alan HUGGINS, The Telegraph Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain (1851‑1952). GBPS, 2003. 190pp.

Raymond LISTER, Private Telegraph Companies of Great Britain and their Stamps. Cambridge: The Golden Head Press Ltd, 1961. 58pp.

A. MCDONALD, Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain, The. London: McDonald, 1959. 42pp.

F. A. PHILBRICK and W. A. S. WESTOBY, An Appendix to the Postage and Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain (stapled photocopy). 9pp.

Hastings E. WRIGHT and A. B. CREEKE JNR, A History of The Adhesive Stamps of The British Isles available for Postal and Telegraph purposes. London: The Philatelic Society, 1899. 263pp. (Bound with 1903 supplement)

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Specimens

Edward KLEMPKA, The Dollis Hill Find. Sutton Coldfield: GBPS, 2013. 42pp.

Marcus SAMUEL and Alan HUGGINS, Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain. Saffron Walden: G.B. Philatelic Publications Ltd, 1980. 254pp.

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Revenues

Clive AKERMAN and Roger G. BOOTH, The Judicial Stamps of Great Britain and Pre‑1922 Ireland. Hitchin: The Revenue Society of Great Britain, 1996. 136pp.

R. G. BOOTH, Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of the UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Eire, 3rd edition. 800pp.

John H. CHANDLER and Harry DAGNALL, The Newspaper & Alamanac Stamps of Great Britain & Ireland. Saffron Walden: G.B. Publications Ltd, 1981. 302pp.

Harry DAGNALL, For the Benefit of Trade & Commerce. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1987. 20pp.

Paper Duty Labels. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1988. 30pp.

Newspapers in the Post. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1989. 32pp.

The Tax on Wallpaper. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1990. 24pp.

Creating a Good Impression: Three hundred years of The Stamp Office and stamp duties. London: HMSO, 1994. 122pp.

Jeremy GREENWOOD, Newspapers & The Post Office, 1635‑1834. London: The Postal History Society, 1971. 56pp.

Lionel D. JONES, United Kingdom Savings Stamps Labels and Coupons. London: L. N. Williams, 1979. 125pp.

Walter MORLEY, Walter Morley's Catalogue of Newspaper Tax Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland. Catford: Walter Morley, 1912. 56pp.

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Perfins

Burkhart BEER and Maurice HARP, Pilfering, Protection and Perfins: An Aspect of the Line‑Engraved Twopence. Dusseldorf, Germany: Briefmarkenfreunde Dsseldorf, 1996.

Tony EDWARDS and B. C. LUCAS, G.B. Official Perfins. Northwood, Middlesex: The Perfin Society, 1984. 69pp.

Tony EDWARDS, The Tomkins Catalogue of Identified G.B. Perfins. 167pp.

Roy GAULT, The Perfin Society Catalogue of Sloper's Wartime Provisionals.

The Perfin Society Catalogue of G.B. Perfins – Illustrated Catalogue Updates 1993. The Perfin Society, 1993.

The Tomkins Catalogue of Identified G.B. Perfins, 7th edition. The Perfin Society, 1993.

Ian HAMILL and Roy GAULT, Great British Perfins found on King George V Seahorses 1913‑1939, 2nd edition. Orpington: Perfin Society, 2017. 142pp.

Ian HAMILL, Kevin PARKHILL, Stephen STEERE and Roy GAULT, The Perfin Society Illustrated Handbook of GB Perfins – Hospital Dies. The Perfin Society, 1993. 28pp.

John S. NELSON, The Handbook of British Perfins, 1st edition. Westerham: John S. Nelson, 1967. 30pp.

The Handbook of British Perfins, 3rd edition. Northwood, Middlesex: Perfin Society, 1988. 30pp.

Catalogue of Perfins 1924‑1925 British Empire Exhibition Stamps. The Perfin Society, 1993. 16pp.

Mary E. THORNTON, Catalogue of Official Perfins. Section 1, Great Britain. London: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1967. 16pp.

A History of J. Sloper & Co.'s Stamp Security Service. London: J. Sloper & Company 16pp.

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College Stamps

F. A. BELLAMY, Oxford and Cambridge College messengers Postage Stamps, Cards and Envelopes. A short account of their Origin and Use; 1871‑1886. Oxford: Oxford Chronicle Co. Ltd, 1921. 20pp.

Harry D. CARLING, The Story of the Cambridge College Messenger Stamps : 1882 -5. Cinderella Stamp Club, 2014. 65pp.

The Revd Hayman CUMMINGS, The College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford & London: Slatter & Rose and Simpkin Marshall & Co. 109pp.

Raymond LISTER, College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge, 2nd edition. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1974. 64pp.

David SIGEE, University Mails of Oxford and Cambridge. Matador, 2012. 223pp.

Vincent WEST, The Post Office and the Colleges. GBPS, 2004. 76pp.

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Cinderellas

Harry DAGNALL and John H. CHANDLER, Post Horse Tickets. Edgware: H. Dagnall, 1988. 24pp.

Christopher G. HARMAN, Great Britain. The Stamps of the Circular Delivery Companies and their Forgeries. The Cinderella Stamp Club & Frank Godden Ltd, 1990. 64pp.

Glenn H. MORGAN, British Stamp Exhibitions. A Priced Catalogue of Sheets, Cards and Labels. London: Glenn H. Morgan, 1995. 165pp.

Donald S. PATTON, Farthing Delivery. A Fight for Cheaper Postage. London: Lowe & Brydone (Printers) Ltd, 1960. 55pp.

Gerald ROSEN, Catalogue of British Postal Strike Stamps. London: B.L.S.C. Publishing Co, 1971. 68pp.

Alan D. SABEY, British Empire Exhibition Wembley 1924‑1925 Publicity Labels. Cinderella Stamp Club & Glass Slipper, 1994. 27pp.

Supplement to: British Empire Exhibition Wembley 1924‑1925 Publicity Labels. Cinderella Stamp Club & Glass Slipper, 1996. 12pp.

Peter S. THORNTON, The Private Post 1983.

Vincent WEST, The Court Bureau, A London Company and its Stamps 1889‑91. Royal Philatelic Society, 2019. 99pp.

Relbmar, The Alnis Guide to Railway Poster Stamps 1935 to 1936. York: Glass Slipper, 1986. 27pp.

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Channel Islands & IOM

E. BAKER, Baker's Catalogue & Handbook. Stamps of the Channel Islands, 4th edition. St Peter Port, Guernsey: Ernest J. Baker, 1946. 51pp.

Olaf BEECKEN, Eine Plattenstudie der Jersey 1d – Wappenmarke (A Plating Study of the Jersey 1d Arms). Forschungsgemeinschaft Kanalinseln & Insel Man, 1986. 68pp.

Dr John M GLEDHILL, British and Islands Postal Stationery Provisionals. GB Overprints Society, 2017. 198pp.

Ian GRIGGS, The 1942 Jersey ½d Arms, A Plating Study. C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1982. 88pp.

David GURNEY, The Channel Islands Sub‑Post Offices and their Postmarks. Ilford: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1983. 292pp.

The Red Cross Civilian Postal Message Scheme with the Channel Islands during The Occupation 1940‑45. Ilford: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1992. 389pp.

The Post Office in the Smaller Channel Islands. Ilford: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1993. 154pp.

The Postal History of the Guernsey Sub‑Post Offices. Ilford: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1996. 265pp.

N. P. KEMP, The Postal Service of the Isle of Man. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1982. 68pp.

A. J. P. MASSEY, Isle of Man Postmarks Surface and Air. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1977. 119pp.

O. W. NEWPORT, Priced Catalogue of Channel Islands Postal Markings. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1972. 52pp.

Stamps and Postal History of the Channel Islands. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1972. 214pp.

John SIMPSON, The Revenue Stamps of the Channel Islands: The Story of the Stamps and their Usage, 5th edition. Ilford: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1997. 98pp.

Ronald WARD and Brian LEECE, Manx Mail. The Postal History of the Isle of Man from Early Times to 1867. The Postal History Society, 1969. 85pp.

Stanley Gibbons, Collect Channel Islands and Isle of Man Stamps. Stanley Gibbons, 2001.

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Collecting

The works listed here are related to the general aspects of collecting – surveys, biographies, lists and catalogues, and exhibition details.

GB General

R. C. ALCOCK and C. W. MEREDITH, British Postage Stamp Varieties Illustrated, Queen Victoria Surface‑Printed issues to King George VI. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1949. 122pp.

F. Marcus ARMAN, The Reginald M. Phillips Collection of 19th Century Postage Stamps. London: National Postal Museum, 1966. 33pp.

Russell BENNET, Philatelic Terms Illustrated. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1972. 192pp.

Peter BERESFORD, Journal of a Stamp Collector; A tale of stamps and their significance. London: Ivory Head Press, 1972. 60pp.

John EASTON, British Postage Stamp Design. London: Faber & Faber, 1943. 383pp.

Postage Stamps in the Making. London: Faber & Faber, 1949. 246pp.

Jean FARRUGIA and Tony GAMMONS, Carrying British Mails. Five centuries of postal transport by land, sea and air. London: National Postal Museum, 1980. 84pp.

David GENTLEMAN, The Design and Production of Postage Stamps. The Royal Society of Arts, 1974. 9pp.

Patrick HAMILTON, British Stamps. London: Peter Davies, 1948. 338pp.

Supplement to British Stamps. London: Harris Publications Ltd, 1954. 75pp.

James A. HILL, The Overprinted Stamps of Ireland. Batley: Harry Hayes, 1976. 36pp.

Alan HUGGINS, The De La Rue Punch Book. London: PJGB Supplement, Robson Lowe Ltd, 1979. 16pp.

Mike JACKSON, May Dates. A Survey of Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Mulreadys and caricatures used during May 1840. Melton Mowbray: Mike Jackson Publications, 1999. 360pp.

S. C JOHNSON, British Postage Stamps. London: William Collins, 1944. 48pp.

Robson LOWE, Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680‑1900. Herbert Joseph Ltd, 1937. 245pp.

The Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1661‑1941. London: Robson Lowe Ltd, 1941. 165pp.

Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps 1661‑1951, Volume I, Great Britain and the Empire in Europe, 2nd edition. London: Robson Lowe Ltd, 1952. 456pp.

The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century. London: The National Postal Museum, 1968. 272pp.

James MACKAY, Great Britain: The story of Great Britain and her stamps. London: Philatelic Publishers Ltd, 1967. 158pp.

British Victorian Stamps. British Philatelic Bulletin Publication No.4. Royal Mail, 1997. 15pp.

Under the Gum: Background to British Stamps 1840‑1940. Limassol, Cyprus: James Bendon Ltd, 1997. 526pp.

Don MADDEN and Karl LOUIS, The Dublin Find, The most important find in GB philately. Melton Mowbray: Mike Jackson Publications, 2006. 64pp.

T. TODD, A History of British Postage Stamps. London: Duckworth, 1941. 274pp.

William WARD, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain.

Sir John WILSON, The Royal Philatelic Collection. London: Dropmore Press, 1952.

Hastings E. WRIGHT and A. B. CREEKE JNR, A History of The Adhesive Stamps of The British Isles available for Postal and Telegraph purposes. London: The Philatelic Society, 1899. 263pp. (Bound with 1903 supplement)

Claridge's London, Rare Stamps of the World. London: Fotodirect Ltd, 1997. 160pp.

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Catalogues

E. BAKER, Baker's Catalogue & Handbook. Stamps of the Channel Islands, 4th edition. St Peter Port, Guernsey: Ernest J. Baker, 1946. 51pp.

H. L'Estrange EWEN, Priced Catalogue of the Railway Letter Stamps of the United Kingdom 1891‑1903, 1st edition. London: Ewen's Colonial Stamp Market Ltd, 1903. 46pp.

Dr John M GLEDHILL, Overprinted British Airletters. GB Overprints Society, 2015. 123pp.

Overprinted British Postal Stationery. GB Overprints Society, 2015. 504pp.

Howard GRAHAM, Customised Stamp Sheets of Great Britain, 2nd edition. Ridgewood Publishing, 2010.

D. G. A. MYALL, The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook + Deegam Reports (updates) nos. 1 to 9. Bridport: Deegam Publications, 1993. 508pp.

The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook Supplement 1995 + Profiles booklet. Bridport: D. G. A. Myall, 1995. 110pp.

The Complete Deegam, 2nd edition. Bridport: Myall, 2003.

The Deegam Catalogue of Machin Se‑tenant Pairs, 3rd edition. Bridport: D. G. A. Myall, 1995. 134pp.

The Deegam Priced Catalogue of Elizabethan Coil Leaders 1954‑1994, 4th edition. Bridport: D. G. A. Myall, Deegam Publications, 1994. 172pp.

James NEGUS, Connoisseur Catalogue of Machin Stamps, 7th edition. 216pp.

O. W. NEWPORT, Priced Catalogue of Channel Islands Postal Markings. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1972. 52pp.

Gerald ROSEN, Catalogue of British Postal Strike Stamps. London: B.L.S.C. Publishing Co, 1971. 68pp.

W. G STITT DIBDEN, Priced Catalogue of British EXHIBITIONS 1840–1940. Argyll Stamp Company, 1962. 64pp.

B. H. TOWNSEND and A. BUCKINGHAM, Collect First Day Covers, 12th edition. BBP Publications, 1983. 180pp.

H. & A. WALLACE, Price List of the Stamps of Great Britain. Gloucester: Gloucester Printers, 1948. 12pp.

Dr J. T. WHITNEY, Collect British Postmarks, 3rd edition. London: Longman Group Limited, 1983. 277pp.

Collect British Postmarks, 4th edition. Benfleet: Dr J. T. Whitney, 1987. 296pp.

Collect British Postmarks, 7th edition. Hemel Hempstead: British Postmark Society, 1997. 352pp.

R. M. WILLCOCKS and B. JAY, The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Volume 3 (London). R. M. Willcocks, 1983. 196pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition. R. M. Willcocks, 1996. 248pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History. Volume 4. R. M. Willcocks, 1988. 146pp.

The British County Catalogue of Postal History. Volume 5. R. M. Willcocks, 1990. 130pp.

R. M. WILLCOCKS, Postal History of Great Britain & Ireland: A Summarised Catalogue to 1840, 2nd edition.

A Catalogue of Cylinder Flaws on King George VI Great Britain Commemoratives, 2nd edition. Brighton: Crabtree Press, 1954. 20pp.

Alan Wilson Ltd, Specialised Machin Catalogue, 2nd edition. Alan Wilson Ltd, 1993.

Candlish McCleary Ltd, 2012 Price List of Great Britain Stamps King George V to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Pre‑decimal Stitched Booklets. 32pp.

John Lister Ltd, JL Simplified Catalogue of Varieties 1959. London: John Lister Ltd, 1959. 60pp.

Simplified Variety Catalogue of Queen Elizabeth II Postage Stamps, 7th edition. London: John Lister Ltd, 1964. 94pp.

Simplified Variety Catalogue of Queen Elizabeth II Postage Stamps, 8th edition. London: John Lister Ltd, 1965. 95pp.

Packs and Cards, British Presentation Packs, 1st edition. 198pp.

Stanley Gibbons, Collect British Stamps, 73rd edition. Stanley Gibbons, 2022. 326pp.

Collect Channel Islands and Isle of Man Stamps. Stanley Gibbons, 2001.

Collect Isle of Man Stamps, 1st edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1976. 30pp.

Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue. 324pp.

Priced Catalogue, Part 2, Stamps of Foreign Countries 1930, 34th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1930. 1343pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 1, Queen Victoria, 9th edition. Ringwood: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1989. 411pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 2, King Edward VII to King George VI, 2nd edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1970. 266pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 2, King Edward VII to King George VI, 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1978. 328pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 2, King Edward VII to King George VI, 5th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1980. 348pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 2, King Edward VII to King George VI, 8th edition. Ringwood: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1989. 423pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 3, Queen Elizabeth II Pre‑decimal Issues, 8th edition. Ringwood: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1990. 438pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 3, Queen Elizabeth II. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1970. 320pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 4, Queen Elizabeth II Decimal Definitive Issues, 6th edition. Ringwood: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1991. 576pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 4, Queen Elizabeth II Decimal Issues, 2nd edition. London: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1979. 348pp.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 5, Queen Elizabeth II Decimal Special Issues, 1st edition. Ringwood: Stanley Gibbons Publications, 1988. 308pp.

Woodstock Catalogue Co., Check Chart of The Wilding Portrait Definitives, 2nd edition. Merseyside: The Woodstock Catalogue Ltd, 1976.

Check List of The Wilding Portrait Definitives. London: The Woodstock Catalogue Ltd, 1968.

Woodstock Catalogue of British Elizabethan Decimal Postage Stamps. Part 2 – Special Issues. Merseyside: Woodstock Catalogue Ltd, 1976.

Woodstock Catalogue of British Elizabethan Stamps. London: Woodstock Catalogue Ltd, 1970.

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Journals

British Decimal Stamp Study Circle GUIDECs (BDSSC specialist papers), Number 1 to date, index available Nos 1 to 145

British Decimal Stamp Study Circle NewsSheet, September 1990 to date

British Decimal Stamp Study Circle Newsletter, January 1990 to date

The British Mailcoach, No. 1, Spring 1974 – No. 29, June 1981

British Philatelic Bulletin, Various issues from Volume 3 onwards (please ask for details)

British Philatelist, Most issues (1908‑1954)

The British Postal Museum & Archive Newsletter, May/July 2005 – Autumn 2013)

British Postmark Society Quarterly, Volumes 2 to 28 (1959‑1985)

Cavendish Chronicle (Cavendish Philatelic Auctions), Numbers 29‑57

Cross Post (Association of Friends of the National Postal Museum), Vol. 1, No. 1 to Vol. 15, No. 1. (complete)

Derbyshire Messenger (Derbyshire Postal History Society), Volumes 1‑7 in PDF format 

East Anglia Postal History Study Circle Bulletin (East Anglia Postal History Study Circle), Nos. 41 (1972) to No. 99 (1991) in PDF format 

Essex Post, Volumes 1 (No. 1) to 4 (No. 1) in PDF format 

Excelsior (Journal of the Empire State Postal History Society), Whole No. 34, September 2021

GB Collector (Journal of the GB Collectors Club of Australasia), Issue 1 – September 1992 to date

GB Collectors Club Chronicle (Journal of the GB Collectors Club of America), Number 60 – July 1994 to date

The GB Journal, Volume 1/1 – December 1956 to date

GB Philatelic Society of Southern Africa Newsletter, Issue 6/93 – November 1993 to date

GBPS Newsletter, Various issues, list on request

Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Archive Edition 1890‑2009 (please ask for details) 

The Great Britain Philatelist, Complete run, 1961‑1965

Grossbritannien (Journal of Forschungsgemeinschaft Grossbritannien e.V.), Number 2 – January 1970 to date (missing issues 1, 94, 95)

Irish Philatelic Society and Irish Study Group Journal, 1960‑2012 on DVD 

Journal of the Somerset and Dorset Postal History Group (Somerset and Dorset Postal History Group), Volumes 1‑6 in PDF format 

The Kent Post, Various volumes 1‑34 in PDF format 

Lancashire and Cheshire Mail (Postal History Society of Lancashire & Cheshire), Volumes 6‑14 in PDF format 

Machin Collectors Club Newsletters, July 1997 to September 2000

The Midland Mail (Journal of the Midland (GB) Postal History Society), Issues 60‑180

The Overprinter (Quarterly Journal of the GB Overprints Society), Issues 2/82 to 4/83 inclusive and 1/87 to date

PJGB (The GB years), Volume 76, No. 1 – June 1966 to 1980

Perfin Society Bulletin, Bulletins 1‑375 (1957‑2011) CD 2nd Edition 

Philatelic Adviser, Various issues, list on request

Philatelic Literature Review, Volume 20 1971 Nos 70‑188 (missing 98)

Philatelic Review, Complete run, 1977‑1981

Philatelist and PJGB, Volume 1/1 February 1981 to date

Philately in Scotland, Volume 1, various held, list on request

The Postage Stamp (Edited by Fred J. Melville), Volume 5 Hardbound (Oct 1909‑Mar 1910)

Postal History International (Proud‑Bailey Company Ltd Brighton), Volume 1 No 1 January 1972 – Volume 9 No 6 June/July 1980 (Complete run between dates)

Postal History Journal (Postal History Society Inc, New York), Various between Number 37 May 1974 and Number 75 February 1987 (20 editions)

The Quarterly (Journal of the British Association of Paper Historians), Nos 23 and 30, including articles on watermarks in early postage and fiscal stamps

Railway Philately (Journal of the Railway Philatelic Group), Various issues from 1973

Revenue Society Journal, Numbers 1‑88 DVD with Index 

The Scots Philatelist, Various issues 1926‑1934

Scottish Post (Journal of the Scottish Postal History Society), Archive edition on CD (Spring 1979 to Winter 2013) 

TPO Magazine (Journal of the TPO and Seapost Society), Volumes 1 to 66 (1947 to 2012) DVD with Index 

WPS Newsletter (Journal of the Welsh Philatelic Society), 122,123,124 as PDF on disc 

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Auction Catalogues

Christie's Robson Lowe

National Postal Museum Archives (9 1984)
Historical Letters to Gratious Street; London 1570‑1601 (9 1988)
Major‑General Sir Leonard Atkinson Collection (9 1990)
A Philatelic Library (9 1991)
Nigel Howard: Line‑Engraved (9 1994)
The 'TES' Collection (9 1995)

Grosvenor

John Sussex Collection of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII 'Key Plates' (9 2002)
Specialist Great Britain Important Line Engraved (9 2007)
The Aurelius Collection Part 1 (9 2009)
The Aurelius Collection Part 2 (9 2009)

Guido Craveri

Shaida part III: Seahorses 1913‑1934 (9 1993)
Shaida part IV: Downey Heads (9 1994)
World Rarities and Classics (9 1994)

Habsburg Feldman

Stamps & Postal History (2 vols) (9 1989)

Harmers

E. H. Williams Collection (9 1938)
Robert Kempster: GB Used Abroad (9 1989)
Wills: GB 1837‑1854 (9 1989)

Harmers of New York

The 'Windsor' Collection of British Foreign Post Offices (9 1983)

Heinrich Kohler

Andre Bollen Collection: Great Britain Used Abroad (9 1983)

Ivy & Mader

The Thomas Brando Collection of Great Britain: The Line‑Engraved Issues of 1841 (9 1995)

Matthew Bennett, Inc (New York)

The Michael D Rubin Collection of Great Britain and British Commonwealth (9 2001)

Phillips

Harold Fisher: 19th Century GB (9 1983)
Ernest Good: 1887‑1900 Jubilee Issue (9 1988)
A. J. Lowe: Telegraphs (9 1990)
Durham: Essays & Line‑Engraved (9 1993)
Classic GB (9 1994)
Alan M. Gilbert Collection of Postage Stamps of Great Britain (9 1997)
Robert Folkard Collection of Postage Stamps of Great Britain (9 1998)

Robson Lowe

Bertram McGowan: Penny Blacks (9 1940)
JB Seymour 19th Century GB Part 3 (9 1951)
JB Seymour 19th Century GB Part 4 (9 1952)
JB Seymour 19th Century GB Part 5 (9 1952)
JB Seymour 19th Century GB Part 6 (9 1952)
Glassco: British Post Offices Abroad (9 1969)
Great Britain Revenue, Telegraph and Railway Stamps (9 1974)
R. M. Phillips: Seahorses (9 1978)
Group Capt. F. C. Newall and J. O. A. Arkell: GB Overprints (9 1978)
R. M. Phillips: 'The Kings' 1902‑1952 (9 1979)
London 1980 Diamond Jubilee Auction (9 1980)
The Minimus Collection (9 1980)
The Minimus Collection (9 1980)

Sotheby's

Christopher Beresford: GB 1661‑1900 (9 1987)
Christopher Beresford: GB 1657‑1870 (9 1988)
Philatelic Collection formed by Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt Vol IV GB Part Two (9 2005)
The Philatelic Collection of Lord Steinberg Great Britain Mint Multiples (9 2011)

Spink

Stamps and Covers from the Royal Philatelic Collection (9 2001)

Stanley Gibbons

Great Britain: The Ernest Dale Collection (9 1969)
Maximus 1 (9 1970)
Maximus 2 (9 1970)
Maximus 3 (9 1970)
Maximus 4 (9 1970)

Stephen W Braham

Reino Poutiainen Collection (9 1980)

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Biographies

Brian North LEE, J. A. C. Harrison. Artist & Engraver. The Bookplate Society and Forlaget Exlibristen, 1983. 87pp.

George C. B. POULTER, The Corbould Genealogy. Ipswich: W. E. Harrison & Sons, 1935. 168pp.

David ROWSE, Joshua Bacon. The Printer of Banknotes and the First Postage Stamps. Putney: GBPS, 2000.

George W. SMITH, James Heath: Engraver to Kings and Tutor to Many. Chelmsford: George W. Smith, 1989. 38pp.

Eleanor C. SMYTH, Sir Rowland Hill: The Story of a Great Reform: Told by his Daughter. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. 327pp.

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Bibliographies & Indexes

Jean ALEXANDER and et al, Cumulative Index to The GB Journal, Volumes 11 to 20 (1973‑1982). Saffron Walden: GBPS, 1984. 32pp.

Cumulative Index to The GB Journal, Volumes 1 to 10 (1956‑1972). Dunmow, Essex: GBPS

Gavin FRYER, Higlett Bijou Bibliography. Addlestone, Surrey: Gavin Fryer, 1997. 90pp.

Hans Rudolf JOHANNSEN, Die Briefmarke ein graphisches Kunstwerk. Nurnberg, Germany: Georg Amm, 1969. 96pp.

R. KING‑FARLOW, The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain Cumulative Index Volumes I to LVI. London: P.L.Pemberton & Son Ltd, 1947.

Dr J. W. M. STONE, Cumulative Index to the British Philatelist (GBJ, Vol. 21, No. 2). Saffron Walden: GBPS, 1983. 23pp.

Arnold M. STRANGE, A List of books on the Postal History, Postmarks and Adhesive Postage and Revenue Stamps of Great Britain. London: GBPS, 1964. 32pp.

The London Philatelist, Cumulative Index, Volumes 1 to 77 (1892‑1968). London: Royal Philatelic Society, 1969. 134pp.

A List of Books on the Postal History, Postmarks, and Adhesive Postage and Revenue Stamps of Great Britain, 2nd edition. London: GBPS, 1971. 48pp.

Howard SUMMERS, Bibliography of the Philately and Postal History of the British Isles. Howard Summers, 2020. 210pp.

E. H. WARREN, The London Philatelist, Cumulative Index, Volumes 54 to 63 (1945‑1954). London: Royal Philatelic Society, 1956. 30pp.

The Collectors Club Philatelist. Cumulative Index to Volumes 1 to 50 (1922‑1971). New York: The Collectors Club, Inc, 1971. 71pp.

Katalog Philatelistische Bibliothek Munchen. Bad Ems, Germany: Deutsche Zeitung fur Briefmarkenkinde, 1983. 76pp.

Index to The Philatelist, Volumes 41 to 47 (1974‑1980) and Index to The Philatelist & PJGB vol. 1‑10. (1981‑1990). London: Christie's Robson Lowe, 1991. 88pp.

The Harris Index to Philatelic Literature 1879‑1925, reprint. Limassol, Cyprus: James Bendon, 1991. 157pp. (Reprint edition of The Standard Index to Philatelic Literature 1879‑1925)

List of GUIDECs G1‑G144 (Study papers published by the British Decimal Stamps Study Circle). BDSSC, 1992. 3pp.

Forschungsgemeinschaft Grossbritannien, FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT GROSSBRITANNIEN E.V Bibliotheksverzeichnis. 107pp.

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Exhibitions

London International (1950). Prospectus, Magazines 1, 3 & 4, Catalogue and Final Report

London International (1960). Prospectus, Magazines 1, 2 & 3, Catalogue and Final Report (bound as one volume)

Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Centenary (1965). Catalogue

The Queen's Stamps (1965). Handbook (not illustrated), 39pp

GBPS City of London Festival (1966). Catalogue

Praga (1968). Catalogue, 424pp

Philympia London (1970). Prospectus, Magazines 1, 2 & 3

The Stamp of Royalty, An Exhibition (1972). Visit of HM Queen Mother to the exhibition at St Martin's Le Grand, 32pp

London 1980 International Stamp Fair (1980). Official Catalogue, 335pp

Stamp World London 90 (1990). Souvenir Handbook, 118pp

Three Hundred Years of Stamp Duties & The Stamp Office (1994). Catalogue

The Stamp Show 2000 (2000). Perspectives on our World: Catalogue, 186pp

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Displays

Great Britain Postal Stationery. Display by Alan Huggins to RPSL (1979‑04‑19, 10pp)

Grossbritanien, Die Tiefdruckausgaben der Vicktorianischen Zeit. Display by Heinz Reck to Forschungsgemeinschaft Grossbritannien, Dusseldorf, Germany (1982, 42pp)

Britannia Depicta: Quality, Value & Security. A National Postal Museum display illustrating the evolution of the image of Britannia on coins, medals & stamps (1993, 10pp)

The Importance of British Revenues in Philately. Display by Gary Ryan to NPS (1995‑05‑13, 18pp)

Forty Years of Research, Recycling & Recreation. Display to RPSL to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the GBPS (1995‑11‑30, 10pp)

Coloured Cancels of the 1850s – Maps. Display by Mark Samwell to GBPS (1997‑11‑15, 11pp)

The Stamp Show 2000 Video. Post Office VHS video tape (2000) 

Zeitungen und postalisch gleichgestellte Publication 1840‑1880. Display by Karl Louis at the Spring Stampex meeting of the GBPS (2002‑03, 37pp)

Great Britain: Development and Use of the First Issues. Display to the Royal Philatelic Society (2008‑03, 32pp)

Secured Delivery of Mail 1450‑1862. Display by Alan Holyoake to GBPS (2012‑06‑16, 50pp)

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Miscellaneous

David R. BEECH, A Guide to Philatelic Research at the British Library. David R. Beech, 2019. 50pp.

Ritchie BODILY, Chris JARVIS and Charless HAHN, British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century. Chicago, USA: The Collectors Club of Chicago, 1984. 331pp.

Winthrop S. BOGGS and Arnold M. STRANGE, The Foundations of Philately. London: Faber & Faber, 1955. 196pp.

R. COCKRILL, Ocean Mails. 34pp.

T. J. COLLINGS and R. F. SCHOOLLEY‑WEST, The Care and Preservation of Philatelic Materials. London: The British Library, 1990. 55pp.

A. N. DYSON, The Path between the Seas. East Twickenham: Railway Philatelic Group, 1988. 7pp.

R. B. FISHENDEN, The Penrose Annual. A Review of the Graphic Arts, Volume 48. London: Lund Humphries, 1954. 152pp. (Missing the illustration of the Coronation Stamps)

George G. FISHER, The Printing Flaws of the One Penny Dominion 1909‑1926. New Zealand: Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1972. 34pp.

Steve FORGO, Paintings and Graphic Arts on the Stamps of Great Britain and The Nations of the British Commonwealth. Montreal, Canada: Phil‑Art Distribution, 1979. 315pp.

Howard LUNN, A Guide to the History and Values of British Postal Orders 1881‑1984. 63pp.

Charles OPPENHEIM (ED.), A History of the Royal Philatelic Society London, 1869‑2019. Royal Philatelic Society, 2019. 291pp.

J. PERKINS, Perkins Specification. Engine Lathe for Engraving Surfaces, Printing & Coining Presses, the Patent. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1857. 18pp. (Plus loose plans)

Stanley PHILLIPS, Stamp Collecting, 3rd edition. 350pp.

Heinz RECK and Karlheinz WITTIG, Grossbritannien Postorte in England, Schottland, Irland und auf den Kanalinsein bis 1906. Lohmar, Germany: Verlig Karlheinz Wittig, 1989. 254pp.

A. G. RIGO DE RIGHI, Postage Stamps of De La Rue. London: National Postal Museum, 1972.

David H. RUTT, The Three P's – Paper, Philately and Printing. (Photocopy of a supplement to ATPAS Printing and Education and Training Journal)

M.A. SAYEED, A Memorable Philatelic Journey. Spink, 2014. 88pp.

Alexander J. SEFI, Forgeries and Fakes (based on a paper he gave). 28pp.

John TINGEY, The Englishman who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects. New York: Princetown Architectural Press, 2010. 175pp.

William C. WALTON, Dominion Express Company Stamp Issues. East Twickenham: Railway Philatelic Group, 1988. 15pp.

W. Bleddyn WILLIAMS, Seibiant gyda'r Stampiau. Gwasg Gomer, 1969. 81pp.

L. N. WILLIAMS and M. WILLIAMS, Fundamentals of Philately. USA: American Philatelic Society, 1960‑8. 629pp. (5 volumes)

Postage Stamps of De La Rue. Basingstoke: De La Rue International Services (Tri‑lingual version: English, Spanish, French)

Royal Mail, 1840‑1990 The Penny Black Anniversary Book. Royal Mail Stamps, 1990. 40pp.

Stanley Gibbons, General and Special Regulations & Guidelines for the Evaluation of Exhibits at F.I.P. Exhibitions (GREV/SREVs and Guidelines). London: British Philatelic Trust, 1995. 98pp.

W4 Think Tank, The Future of Philately as seen in 2018. 26pp.

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