Postal Markings (General)

Great Britain's First Postage Stamp
Ernest Gladstone
[48pp, 19.8MB, 1924]
Pioneer study of Dockwra marks, with archival examples pictured

The History of the Postmarks of the British Isles from 1840 to 1876
John Hendy
[204pp, 6.3MB, 1909]
One of the classic early works on postmarks

England and Wales Post Office Numerals
John Parmenter and Ken Smith
[432pp, 6.4MB, 2003]
Listings of 1844 numbers in numeral postmarks, including London. Complete book (for parts see here)

Barred Numeral Cancellations of Ireland - Scarcity Ratings and Coloured Cancellations
Andrew Chappell and Chris Jones
[15pp, 253KB, 2014]
As seen in the GBPS Newsletter

The Anglo-French Reciprocity - Movable Boxes and More
Doug McGill
[109pp, 25MB, 2015]
A GBPS Diamond Jubilee Festival Presentation

The Registration "Rotary Device"
Maurice Buxton
[26pp, 1.9MB, 2020]
Discussion of the scarce "roller" device for making blue crossed lines 1878-81, with image gallery

Record of Covers with "Passed by BPA" Cachets 1940-53
Maurice Buxton
[213KB, 2015]
Spreadsheet recording details of 850+ examples of these covers

The Sub Office Postmarks of Sheffield
Frank Walton
[406pp, 48MB, 2021]
2nd edition. By kind permission of the Stuart Rossiter Trust

Special Event Postmarks of the UK Volume 1 1851‑1962
Pearson, Peachey and Swanborough
[89pp, 22.2MB, 1991]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Special Event Postmarks of the UK Volume 2 1963‑1983
Pearson, Peachey and Finch
[214pp, 15.2MB, 1996]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Special Event Postmarks of the UK Volume 3 1984‑1993
Pearson, Peachey and Finch
[168pp, 18.1MB, 1994]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Special Event Postmarks of the UK Volume 4 1994‑2003
Pearson, Peachey and Finch
[318pp, 24.2MB, 2004]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Special Event Postmarks of the UK Volume 5 2004‑2013
Pearson, Peachey and Finch
[272pp, 19.8MB, 2014]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Collecting Slogan Postmarks 1917‑1969
Parsons, Peachey and Pearson
[220pp, 25MB, 1986]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the Seventies
Parsons, Peachey and Pearson
[262pp, 26MB, 1989]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the Eighties
Parsons, Peachey and Pearson
[138pp, 14.6MB, 1990]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the Nineties, Part 1 (1990‑94)
Parsons, Peachey and Pearson
[126pp, 15.5MB, 1995]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the Nineties, Part 2 (1995‑99)
Parsons, Peachey and Pearson
[98pp, 11.6MB, 2000]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the UK 2000‑2012
Martin Grier
[74pp, 19.4MB, 2013]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the UK 2013‑2018
Martin Grier
[66pp, 7.2MB, 2020]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Slogan Postmarks of the UK 2019
Martin Grier
[14pp, 1.5MB, 2020]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

In Depth UK Slogan Postmark Listings, 1917‑1959
Martin Grier
[99pp, 631KB, 2020]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

In Depth UK Slogan Postmark Listings, Volume 1 (1960s)
Colin Peachey
[155pp, 12.4MB, 1996]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

In Depth UK Slogan Postmark Listings, Volume 2 (1970s)
Colin Peachey
[150pp, 13.7MB, 1997]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

In Depth UK Slogan Postmark Listings, Volume 3 (1980s)
Colin Peachey
[119pp, 12.1MB, 1997]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

In Depth UK Slogan Postmark Listings, Volume 4 (1990s)
Colin Peachey
[197pp, 18.9MB, 2000]
Made available by the British Postmark Society

Postage Paid Franks and Cancellations of the Channel Islands
Glenn H Morgan
[96pp, 2.5MB, 1983]
Used to denote that postage has been pre-paid