Legrand, Dr. Jacques Amable (Dr. Magnus): Essai sur les Filigranes et les Papiers employés à la fabricaion des Timbres-Poste (2nd edition, publ. by Pierre Mahé 1867). 60 pages, appendix 4 pages, 527 copies printed. Paper wrapper. Nearly good condition. Mahé and Dr. Legrand worked together very closely in the early years of the 1860s. Thus both invented the first perforation gauge with the growing interest in different perforations, but Legrand turned to watermarks as early as 1865. Then the first edition of his later study was published as series of articles in “Le Timbrophile” from April to July, 1865. The brochure by “Dr. Magnus” on watermarks is the first monograph on a specialised philatelic subject and was an inspiration for Alfred Moschkau later to write about this topic himself. A literature rarity! Estimate: 200 Euro

Lindenberg, Carl: Grosses Handbuch der Philatelie. Verzeichnis und Beschreibung aller staatlichen und privaten Post- und Telegraphen-Wertezeichen sowie der bekannt gewordenen Essais. Vol. I. Die staatlichen Postwertzeichen. A–F (Leipzig 1887–1889), 704 pages; Vol. II: G–M (Leipzig 1890–1896). 1.063 pages. Both volumes quarter leather hardbound with decorative gold title on spine. Good condition. Estimate: 350 Euro

Lowe, Robson: The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps. Volume I: Great Britain and the Empire in Europe (2nd edition 1952), 455 page; Vol. II: The Empire in Africa (1st edition 1949), 448 pages; Vol. III: The Empire in Asia (1st edition, June 1951), 559 pages; Vol. IV: Australasia (1st edition, February 1962), 624 pages; Vol. V: North America (1st edition 1973), XVI + 760 pages; Vol. VI: Leeward Islands (1990), 293 pages. All volumes: hardcover in good condition, dust jacket (a few with little faults). One of the best handbook-series ever! PLUS: The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps. Supplement 1–19 (Photocopies of individual supplements from the magazine ‘Philatelist’ (1953–1963). These corrections and additions are almost missing!) PLUS: Lowe, Robson: A Glossary of Abbreviated Handstruck Stamps (2nd edition 1964), 21 pages, stapled. Estimate: 300 Euro 

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Lowe, Robson: The Regent Encyclopaedia of Empire Postage Stamps (1935), 479 + XXXVI pages, hardcover, not common and in good condition, signed by Robson Lowe; PLUS: Boggs, Winthrop S.: The Foundations of Philately, 196 pages, hardcover, good condition; PLUS: Westoby, W. A. S.: The Adhesive Postage Stamps of Europe (Part I–XIII), 10 brochures with 60 or more pages, softcover. Content is good, the covers with very small edge defects. But rare! Estimate: 150 Euro

Lowe, Robson: Priced Catalogue of the Hand-Struck Postage Stamps of the British Empire (1st edition 1937/38), 246 + 6 + 1 pages, hardcover (library copy), dust jacket; PLUS: Brunel, Georges: Annuaire du Timbre-Poste et de la Carte Postale Illustrée (1910), 295 pages, hardcover (library copy); PLUS: Mueller, Edwin: Edwin Mueller's Catalogue of the imperforate classic postal stamps of Europe (1958), 151 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Richardson, H. T.: Envelope Stamps of North & South America 1853–1875 (1965), 54 pages; softcover; PLUS: Hurt, E. F. / Williams, L. N. 6 M. (Editors): Billig's Specialized Catalogues, Vol. 6: Handbook of the Private Local Posts (1950), 168 pages, hardcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

Lowe, Robson: Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680–1900 (Priced Catalogue, 3rd edition 1940–41), 330 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Hurt, E. F. / Williams, L. N. & M.: Handbook of the Private Local Posts. Priced Catalogue 1942, part I–V, 150 pages, hardcover + Supplement 1948, 28 pages, softcover, dedicated by Hurt to William Balasse, rare!; PLUS: Berlingin, René: Catalogue – Etude. Les Timbres les plus rares de Belgique et des autres Pays … Les Obliterations de Luxembourg … Les Centres Renversés (1940), 44 pages, hardcover, numbered edition (this book is No. 693, signed by the author); PLUS: Aitchison, Jon: Stamps and Postal History of Lundy Islands (6th edition 2019, 436 pages, spiral binding. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 250 Euro

Melville, Fred J.: Postage Stamp in the Making (1916), 198 pages, hardcover, rare; PLUS: same title, but rewritten and completed by John Easton (1949), 246 pages, over 350 illustrations, hardcover; PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: Chats on Postage Stamps (1911), 362 pages, hardcover (the content is still very useful, but the binding is faulty. Nevertheless a very good book concerning the history and development of philately, not common! PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: Great Britain. Embossed Adhesive Stamps (1910), 39 + 16 pages, softcover; PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: Great Britain: Line-Engraved Stamps, two different editions (1909 + 1926), 89 + 82 pages, softcover. Average condition with the usual minor defects. Estimate: 200 Euro

Melville, Frederick John: Phantom Philately. A Descriptive List of Stamps that are not what they seen (1950), 204 pages, softcover; – PLUS: 5 small brochures written by Melville (Postage Stamps worth Fortunes (1908, 46 pages) + A Penny all the way. The Story of Penny Postage (48 pages) + The Mystery of the Shilling Green (1926, 19 pages + 6 plates + The World's Stamp Errors (by Miss Fitte, edited by Fred J. Melville), part II: Foreign Countries (76 pages) + The Cradle of the Postage Stamp (1923, 30 pages); – PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: The Stamp Year 1912, An Annual Digest of Postal and Philatelic Information (1912), 206 + 2 pages, hardcover; – PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: A “Melville” Bibliography. Being a catalogue of the separate philatelic works written, compiled, edited or published by Fred J. Melville (June 1941), 64 pages, softcover. All items without major faults. Estimate: 80 Euro

Meyer, K. F.: Disinfected Mail (1962), 342 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Smith, A. D.: The Development of Rates of Postage. An Historical and Analytical Study (1917), 431 pages, hardcover, signed by Pemberton; - both hardcover books with little ageing; PLUS: Clavereuil, R.: Concordance des Calendriers Gregorien et Republicain (2nd edition 1975), 83 + 2 pages, softcover; good condition; PLUS: The stamps of the Levant Post Offices (1913), 128 pages, softcover (binding faulty). Estimate: 100 Euro

Meyer, Ferdinand: Handbuch für Postmarkensammler für den permanenten Gebrauch bestimmt (1881) – Together with all (!) seven supplements by Meyer and Dr. Paul Kloss (1881/1890). Each in half leather binding with minimal signs of age, some scuffing and rubbing, but overall in good condition and virtually unique in this form. Ex libris Norbert Röhm. Estimate: 300 Euro

Moschkau, Alfred: Handbuch für Postmarken-Sammler. Illustrirter Katalog aller bis Ende 1887 erschienenen Postmarken, Couverte und Streifbänder (6th edition 1888), with 509 + 55 pages (1. Nachtrag 1890), 2.000 illustrations, hardbound with gold title imprint on spine, good condition; PLUS: Moschkau, Alfred: Handbuch für Essais-Sammler. Verzeichnis aller bs dato bekannten officiellen postalischen Essais (1875), VIII + 51 pages, The paper is slightly browned and the paper cover is damaged. But a rare early study! Estimate: 140 Euro

Moschkau, Alfred: Handbuch für Postmarkensammler (4th edition 1880 with a original photo of the author inside), 315 pages, 99 plates,hardbound in blue cloth, gold title imprint on spine, The binding is a little loose, the first few pages are loose, ex libris Stephen Holder. – PLUS: Moschkau, Dr. phil. Alfred: Zur Geschichte der Philatelie. Gesammelte Beiträge zur Geschichte der Briefmarken und der Briefmarkenkunde (1879), (4) + 80 pages, coloured paper wrapper (this with a library label and a bit toned at the edges, but a good copy of the first German study about philatelic history. On the front cover is a handwritten dedication to the Societé Française de Timbrologie in Paris. – PLUS: Pemberton, Edward Loins: The Stamp Collector's handbook (1874), (4) + 202 pages, bound in blue cloth with decorative title page and title on spine, the binding is partly defective, needs repair, but the book is good. Estimate: 150 Euro

Moschkau, Alfred: Die Wasserzeichen auf den seit 1818 bis dato emittirten Briefmarken und Couverts nebst Abriss einer Geschichte der Briefmarken und des Briefmarkensammelwesens (Philatelie) (1st edition 1875), 48 pages, softcover. This is the first history of philately, written by a German author. Paper cover. Since the cover projects, it is slightly damaged at the edge. Moschkau dedicated the brochure to the Philatelic Society in Paris. Very rare. Estimate: 200 Euro

Mueses Danilo: Seebeck. Heroe o Villano? An English translation (1986), 170 + 3 pages, softbound; PLUS: Bohr, Peter J.: Der Briefmarkenkönig. Philipp Arnold de Ferraris Lebensgeheimnis (ca. 1975), 79 pages, softcover; PLUS: Hellman, Kaj / Stone, Jeffrey C.: Agathon Fabergé. Portrait of a Philatelist (2017), 375 pages, hardcover, with dedication from Stone to T. Bjäringer. An excellent biography! PLUS: Dekker jr, Jan / Vellekoop, Jan: Jan Dekker (1919–1989). Een uitzonderlijk Postwetenschapper (2019), limited and numbered edition of 80 copies, this is copy No. 33, hardcover including a CD-ROM, excellent condition. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

O'Keefe, Donna: Linn's Philatelic Gems, vol. 2, 3 & 5 (1985, 1987 + 2012), 168 + 167 + 166 pages, softcover; PLUS: Stocken, Nevile: Stamps of Great Price (1932), 238 pages, hardcover, not common; PLUS: Mackay, James A.: L'Univers des Timbres. La période classique 1840–1870 (1972), 337 pages, hardcover. All titles in good condition. estimate: 100 Euro

Phillips, Charles J.: Stamp Collecting. The King of Hobbies and The Hobby of Kings (1936), 408 page, hardcover dedicated/signed to Col. C. W. Wickersham; PLUS: Ballantyne, R. M.: Post Haste. A tale of her Majesty's mails (1898?), 424 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Bungerz, Alexander: Grosses Lexikon der Philatelie (1923), 800 pages, hardcover. Average condition with minor imperfections. Estimate: 80 Euro

Reinheimer, A.: Kurzgefasste Beschreibung der Essays-Sammlung von Martin Schroeder, Leipzig (German book version 1903). A legendary rare work, which offers 438 essays from various European countries on 58 pages of text, all of which are then individually illustrated on 72 single photo plates in a cassette made for Reinheimer and Schroeder. In good condition, only a few copies of this version are known to exist. PLUS: Colson, Warren H.: Postage Stamps and their Collection (1907). 98 pages incl. photo-plates, hardcover. The binding is partly defective, content average condition; PLUS: Peckitt, W. H.: The Avery Collection  (1909), 59 pages, softcover (the cover with little patina, content is very good). The real author, who was not mentioned, was Fred J. Melville. Estimate: 300 Euro

Reinheimer, A.: Concise Description of the Collection of Essays of Martin Schroeder Leipzig, collected during the years 1893–1902 (1903), 54 pages + 72 plates, hardcover, a rare book in good condition; PLUS: Sankey, Marjorie: “Care of Mr. Waghorn”. A Biography (1964), 125 + 2 pages + 3 photo plates, softcover, printed manuscript, the binding is loose, content is good; PLUS: Phillips, Charles J.: The Duveen Collection of Rare Old Postage Stamps. A brief description of some of the rarities of this famous collection (1922), 54 pages, hardcover (cover slightly stained), signed by the author; PLUS: Mackay, James A.: The Tapling Collection of Postage and Telegraph Stamps and Postal Stationary (1964), 53 pages, softcover (this with small spots); PLUS: Wilson, F. E.: The Evans Collection of Postage Stamps, 15 pages, softcover; PLUS: Colson, Warren H.: Colson of Boston. Duckwall Collection (1929), 36 pages, softcover (incl. an original envelope from Mr. Colson; PLUS: Hertsch, Max: Famous Stamps of the World (1968), without page numbering, hardcover. Estimate: 350 Euro

Rothschild; Arthur de: Histoire de la Poste aux Lettres (1st edition, Paris 1873), 335 pages, half leather bound; PLUS: 4th edition 1879 in large format, 423 pages, half leather bound. Both in good to excellent condition. Especially this 4th and last edition is very rare. – Arthur de Rothschild (1852–1904) who managed the Paris branch of the family financial empire, also formed a large and valuable collection which he later sold to Philipp de Ferrari in 1893. Co-founder of the “Société Française de Timbrologie”, he also became the first president. The “Société Française de Timbrologie” came to life on December 5, 1874 to become the second most important club in Europe, after The Philatelic Society, London (later The Royal Philatelic Society London). Prominent French ‘Fathers of Philately’ included Arthur Maury, Oscar Berger-Levrault, the Caillebotte brothers, Paul Mirabaud and Jacques Amable Legrand. – Estimate: 500 Euro

Schubert, G. W.: Der Führer im Labyrinthe der bisher erschienenen Briefmarken aller Länder oder specielles Verzeichniß der auf den Briefmarken und Couverts vorkommenden Sinnbilder, Portraits und anderer Gebilde, Allegorien, Wappen, (verdeutschter) fremdländischer Werthbezeichnungen, der auf Marken repräsentirten Landeswappen, ingleichen der vom Jahre 1865 ab bis mit 1866 neu emitirten Marken etc. nebst anderen einschlagenden Notizen, Behufs leichterer Erkennung und sicherer Einschaltung derselben in die Markensammlungen (Dresden 1867). 48 pages, without cover (another copy is registered in the famous Diena library, – also without cover). This publication belongs to the Incunabula of the philatelic literature and is very rare, especially in this good condition. We know of no other copy offered for sale.  Estimate: 400 Euro

Sedláček, F.: Seltene Briefmarken aus aller Welt (Prag 1965), 103 pages in German language, pp. 105–108 French summary + 236 illustrations on plates + Index, hardcover; PLUS: Arnau, Frank: Juwelen aus Papier. Die seltensten und schönsten Briefmarken der Welt (1966), 178 + 6 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Andrews, Dr. Edwin J.: Award Winning Philatelic Treatment and Presentation. A Guide to Display, Thematic and Topical Exhibits for Exhibitors, Collector and Judges (2023), 167 pages, hardcover. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

Séfi, Alexander J.: An Introduction to Advanced Philately. With special reference to typical methods of stamp production (1926), XX + 115 pages, 21 plates, six paper samples, hardbound, limited and numbered edition of 250 copies (this is No. 57). A wellknown book and still in demand; PLUS: Sidebottom, John K.: The Overland Mail. A Postal Historical Study of the Mail Route to India (1948), XI + 174 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Stich, Dr. H. F. / Stich, W. / Specht, J.: Postal History. Civil and Military Censorship during World War II (1993), 275 pages, softcover. All titles in good to average condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

Serrane, Fernand: VADE-MECUM du Spécialiste-Expert en Timbres-Poste d'Europe (part I: 1927, part II: 1929). 480 + 315 pages bound in one volume, hardcover, minor signs of ageing; PLUS: Piet-Lataudrie, F.: Les Réimpressions de Timbres-Poste, Timbres-Taxe, Télégraphe, Fiscaux, Envelopes et Bandes, Cartes, etc. et leurs Characteres Distincties (1894), VI + 78 pages + “Odontromètre” on transparent paper, coloured paper wrapper (this with small defects), content is good, rare; PLUS: Carnévalé-Mauzan, Marino: La Purification des lettres en France et a Malte (1960), 75 page, softcover; PLUS: Beech, David R.: Philatelic Research. How to look after your collection (3rd edition 2019), 43 pages, bilingual (Engl./French), softcover (the cover is somewhat spotty. Estimate: 100 Euro

Smyth C. Eleanor (daughter of Rowland Hill): Sir Rowland Hill. The Story of a Great Reform. Told by his Daughter (1907), 327 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Herst Jr.. Herman: Nassau Street (1st edition 1960), 305 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, with dedication by Herst; PLUS: Hardy, W. J. / Bacon, E. D.: The Stamp Collector (1898), 299 pages + 12 plates, hardcover; PLUS: Haas, Theodor: Lehrbuch der Briefmarkenkunde (1905), 580 pages + 1 plate and 1,300 illustrations, hardcover with decorative title imprint on front and spine, a really nice and well preserved copy; PLUS: Ris-Paquot: Manuel du Collectionneur de Tmbres (1893), 144 pages, hardcover. Most titles in better than average condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

Springbett, David J.: The Grand Prix Club Book (1950–2000) (Onex/Geneva 2001), 352 pages, hardcover. The book was sold by David Feldman (130 $). PLUS: Wijnants, Paul: 50 Ans Académie Royale Belge de Philatélie 1966–2016 (2016), 260 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; included is a short letter by Wijnants for Bjäringer. Both books in excellent condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

Suppantschitsch, Victor: Grundzüge der Briefmarkenkunde und des Briefmarkensammelns (1895), 221 + 8 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Bruns, J.: Das Postwesen, seine Entwicklung und Bedeutung (1907), 134 + 32 pages, hardcover. Both in excellent condition. Both rare, certainly in this condition! Estimate: 100 Euro

Szaley, Dr. Adalbert Béla: Höhere Philatelie – die Philatelie der Zukunft (Hermannstadt/Romania 1935), 2 vol. in German language, 1,046 pages, hardcover, good condition. A very unusual work and not common. Sieger literature Prize 1936. Estimate: 100 Euro

Turner, Sydney R.: A Selection of fifteen edition pamplets or monographs, dated between 1913 and 1959. Subjects are first issues of Turkey, Postal Handstamps of the Imperial Ottoman Government, Some Notes on the Stamps of the Stamp Act 1765–1766, Newspaper Tax Stamps of Great Britain, Notes on some early British and Colonial Postmarks etc. etc. Most of these works were printed in very limited editions (50 copies) for private circulation to the author's friends. Most in good condition and a very rare offer. Estimate: 500 Euro 

Victoria, Victor: Il primo Francobollo del Mondo – Il Primo Francobollo d'Italia (1990), 69 + 9 pages, softcover; PLUS: Trepel, Scott R. / Lawrence, Ken: Rarity Revealed. The Benjamin K. Miller Collection (2006), 181 + 2 pages, softcover; PLUS: Philatelic Collection of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco: L'Evolution des Marques et des Cachets Postaux de la Principauté de Monaco avant L'Emission de Charles III (folder, ca. 100 pages?); PLUS: ERIVAN Collection (2019), 192 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Courtney, Nicholas: The Queen's Stamps. The authorised History of the Royal Philatelic Collection (2004), 337 pages, hardcover, dust jacket: all items in excellent condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

Wijnants, Paul: 50 Ans Académie Royale Belge de Philatélie 1966–2016 (2016), 260 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Legrand, Dr. Amable (Président de la Société): Annuaire de la Société Nouvelle de Timbrologie pous l'année 1894 (1895), 68 + 4 pages, softcover, very rare; PLUS: Tiffany, John K.: An adress delivered before the second annual convention of the American Philatelic Association (1887), 10 pages, softcover, very rare; PLUS: Junior Philatelic Society: Prospectus for Season 1904/05 + 1910/11 + 1911/12 + 1917/18 + 1918/19 + 1919/20 + 1939/40, stapled, conserved in a folder; PLUS: Pütz, Léon: F. I. P. Origin and Evolution of the International Federation of Philately (1986), 240 pages, softcover; PLUS: Stone, Jeffrey C.: Aberdeen Philatelic Society 1910–2010. A History of Philately in Northeast Scotland (2010), 165 pages, softcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

Wijnants, Paul: A Century of Notices to the Public. Four volumes with a total of approx. 1,780 pages, 3 volumes in large format approx. 43 x 30 cm, weight 16 kg. The books reproduce the British Postmaster General's postal announcements from the British Post Office archives on routes, tariffs, destinations, etc. of the Kingdom to almost every place in the world at that time from 1782 to 1880. An index book with 1,500 keywords facilitates the search. In immaculate condition (three volumes still shrink-wrapped), like new. Only 75 copies were printed. PLUS: Two small brochures (handouts): The impact of conventions on overweight letters in international pre-adhesive exchanged mails (2014, 24 pages, softcover) + British influence on mail traffic via the Danube to Constantinople and the East (2022, 32 pages, softcover). Estimate: 400 Euro

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Williams, Leon Norman: Fundamentals of Philately (revised edition 1990), XV + 862 pages, hardcover, signed by the author, one of the best fundamental works on philately ever written!; PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: Rare Stamps. Pleasures and Treasures (1967), 120 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Todd, Tom (General Editor) / Williams, L. Norman (Consulting Editor): An Album of Rare Stamps (1982), 162 pages, hardcover, including interesting letters, e.g. Todd to Dr. Bierman etc. Limited and numbered edition of 200 copies printed (this is No. 40). All titles in good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

Williams, L. N. & M.: Techniques of Philately (1969), 134 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; – PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: Stamps of Fame (1949), 280 pages, hardcover, the bible for rarest stamps; PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: Stamps Day by Day (1950), 237 pages, hardcover, gold title imprint on front and spine, ex libris Vicki Lou Middleton: – PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: Waterlow & Sons Limited. A Century of Stamp Production 1852–1952, 44 pages, softcover. All books in fair average condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

Williams, L. N. & W.: Fundamentals of Philately (unabridged edition 1971), 629 + XXX pages, hardcover, with a lot of additional material (letters, review copies etc.), one of the best fundamental works on philately ever written!; PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: Famous Stamps (original edition 1940), 256 pages + 78 illustrations, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Williams, L. N. & M.: More Famous Stamps (1st edition 1942), 152 pages + 71 illustrations, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Wölfl, J. W.: Philatélique 1965. Annual Postage Stamp Auction Records (4 languages: Engl./Germ./French/Italian), 382 pages, hardcover, dust jacket. The books are in good condition, dust jackets partly damaged. Estimate: 100 Euro

Williams, L. N.: Encyclopaedia of rare and famous stamps. Part 1: The Stories (1993), 368 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; Part 2: The Biographies (1997), 218 pages, hardcover, dust jacket. Both in excellent condition. Estimate: 300 Euro

Woo, Dr. Arthur K. M. / Moorhouse, Brian: Extracts from the Dr. Arthur K. N. Woo Collections (2015), 240 pages, hardcover, No. 33 of 50 copies printed. The book contains numerous colour illustrations of the most important philatelic rarities and small excerpts from special collections, many of which have been awarded Large Gold and Grand Prix awards. Very good condition and rare. PLUS: Two folders with b/w copies of Woo's collection: 1) Classic & Contemporary Rarities with Bird Designs (80 + 16 pages); 2) The Early Bird, b/w copies (Gold at Singapore 1995, 80 pages). Estimate: 180 Euro

@ Cavendish # 850, 8. Febr 2023, lot 470: 140 GBP + 20%