387th Auction

SOUTH AMERICA – Matute, Luis Piaggio: Historia Postal y Filatélica durante la Guerra del Pacífico. Vol. II: Ocupación de Tarapacá (2000), 346 pages + Anexos 1–6; PLUS: Vol. III: Ocupación de Tacna y Arica (2001), 121 pages + Anexo; PLUS: Vol. IV: Ocupación de Lima y Callao (2002), 309 pages + anexos; PLUS: Vol. V: Ocupación de la Costa Norte-Sur (2002), 120 pages. All titles by Mr. Matute are softcover books and in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

SOUTH AMERICA / AIR MAIL – Duggan, John / Graue, Jim: Commercial Zeppelin Flights to South America (1995), 233 pages, softcover; PLUS: Curley, Walter: The Graf Zeppelin's Flights to South America (1970), without continuous page numbering, but more than 190 pages, softcover; PLUS: Thomas, W. Donald: 1978 Air Transport Label Catalog. Vol. IV: Latin America, 67 pages stapled; PLUS: Kurchan, Mario D.: Air Mail Routes and Rates in South America. 1928–1940 (bilingual, 1999), 144 pages, softcover; PLUS: Kurchan, Mario D.: The Secrets of Air Mail Routes and Rates in South America. 1928–1941 (bilingual 2001), 192 pages, softcover; PLUS: Graue, James W. / Duggan, John: Deutsche Lufthansa. South Atlantic Airmail Service 1934–1939 (2000), 236 pages, softcover. Most in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA (General): Photocopy of the photos of the original Collection of Alfred H. Caspary made after his death 1955 by H. R. Harmers. Brian Moorhouse bought these in 2012 and donated the photos of the collection in 2013 to the Royal Philatelic Society London, but kept for himself a set of photocopies (hundreds of pages). This lot offers the unique possibility to have a look at the original Caspary collection. Estimate: 100 Euro

ALGERIA – Chapier, G.: Les Oblitérations d'Algérie (1933), 23 pages, softcover; PLUS: ab der Halden, Ch. / de Beaufond, E. H.: Catalogue des Marques Postales & Oblitérations d'Algerie 1830–1876 (1949), 196 pages, 1 map, softcover (the cover has some small faults); PLUS: Pothion, Jan: Marques Postales et Oblitérations Bureaux Français á l'Etranger 1561–1948. Bureaux de Distribution d'Algerie du type 22 au type 84FB (1982), 60 pages, softcover. Estimate: 40 Euro

ASCENSION ISLAND – Ford, Eric H.: The History and Postage Stamps of Ascension Island (1971, 2nd edition, reprint), 68 pages, softcover; PLUS: Attwood, J. H.: Ascension. The Stamps and Postal History (1981), 71 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Leonard, John: The Postage Stamps of Ascension Island (1958), 43 pages, softcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE – Bacon, E. D.: Some Official information on the Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope, article series in: “London Philatelist”, No. 1/January 1892, pp. 11–13, No. 2/February 1892, pp 46–50; No. 3/March 1892, pp. 81–84; No. 8/August 1892, pp 229–232; original issues and the first of the first Volume, the covers show signs of aging, but a rare ensemble; PLUS: Goldblatt, Robert: Postmarks of the Cape of Good Hope (1983), 267 pages with gold edging, de-luxe edition, numbered 48 of 100 copies, signed, hardcover, slip case + Supplement (1988), 47 pages, softcover, good condition: PLUS: Wijnants, Paul: The influence of the VOS, the Batavian Commonwealth and the British Empire on the Postal development of the Cape Colony (2015), 39 pages, softcover, as new. Estimate: 100 Euro

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE – Bertolaja, Antonio: My Romance with the Cape (2002), 176 pages, hardcover. This is a very special copy of the book, No. 7 of a de-luxe-edition of 50 copies printed, signed by the author, dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer and stored in a wonderful bibliophile box. Estimate: 200 Euro

CONGO – Crustin, J.: Etat Indépendant du Congo. Le Timbre à 5 fr. de 1894 (1944), 57 pages, softcover, signed, No. 13 of 100 copies printed; PLUS: Du Four, Jean: Congo. Cinquante Ans d'Histoire Postale (1962), 505 pages, Errata page, softcover, No. 245 of 300 copies. PLUS: Maselis, Patrick: Display at the Collectors Club New York 15 September 2010: The Congo Free State 1653–1909, 18 pages.  Estimate: 60 Euro

CONGO – de Cock, André: Leo Congo Belge et ses Marques Postales (1931), 217 + 1 pages, signed by the author, bibliophile hardcover, No. 22 of 25 copies printed. A rarity! PLUS: Crustin, J.: Etat Indépendant du Congo. Le Timbre à 1 fr. de 1894 (1943), 56 pages, leather bound, with bibliophile slip case. No. 13 of 100 copies printed and signed. Both in good condition. Estimate: 300 Euro

CONGO – Maselis, Patrick / Schouberechts, Vincent / Tavano, Léo: Histoire Postale de L'Enclave LADO / Postal History of the Enclave LADO (2009), 401 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Belgian Congo – Great Britain. Postal Relations 1884–1960 (2017), 129 pages, softcover; PLUS: Gudenkauf, G.: Mailboat Services from Europe to the Belgian Congo (1879–1922) (1982, Cockrill Series Booklet No. 41), 84 pages, softcover; PLUS from the same author: Postal History of the Lado Enclave 1897–1910 (1968, Cockrill Series Booklet No. 44), 144 pages, softcover; all items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

CONGO – Maselis, Patrick: Collectie / Collection CONGO. Volume I: Voorlopers / Précurseurs (2013), without pagination, softcover; PLUS: Collectie / Collection I Belgie / Belgique. Volume 5: Emision Congo Mols-et Van Engelen (1894–1909) (2015), 384 pages, softcover, with dedication of the author to Tomas Bjäringer; both books in good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

EGYPT – Chapier, Georges: Les Vignettes de Franchise d'Egypte (1950), 23 pages, softcover; PLUS: Tristant, Henri: Les Lignes Regulières de Paquebots-Poste du Levant et d'Égypte 1837–1851 (1987), 175 pages, softcover, No. 38 of 150 printed copies, with dedication, a rare book! PLUS: Boulad d'Humieres, Jean: Les Cachets a Date des Bureaux de Poste des Hotels d'Egypte (1965), 21 pages, softcover; PLUS: The F.I.P. Guide to Exhibiting and Judging Traditional and Postal History Exhibits. Illustrations. The example is: The Postal History of Egypt 1866–1872, 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 pages, softcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

EGYPT – Firebrace, John: Nineteenth century wars in Egypt and the Sudan: an illustrated postal history of selected covers and autograph letters from the collection formed in the Nineteen-seventies (1997), XVIII + 218 pages, softcover; PLUS: Fikry, Samir Amin: EGYPT. Postal Services in the Suez Canal Zone 1838–1880. A Collection formed by Samir Amin Fikry (Great Philatelic Collection 2009), IX + 81 pages with gold edging, plus CD, velvet hardcover with golden title imprint on front and spine, No. 34 of 250 copies printed; PLUS: Chalhoub, Joseph H.: EGYPT. Volume II: Foreign Post Offices (Great Philatelic Collection 2017), 289 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, No. 20 0f 75 copies printed. All three items in excellent condition. Estimate: 180 Euro

EGYPT – Salam, Hany: The Egyptian Maritime Postal History / La Poste Maritime en Egypte 1845–1889 (2019), 105 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Van Pellecom, Ronny / Grech, Peter / Stragier, Alain: Alexandria Ramleh. Its Development and Postal History, 1863–1929 (2nd edition 2015), 220 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Van Pellecom, Ronny: Alexandria. Postal History until 1918 (Part 1, 2019), 296 pages, hardcover. All items like new. Estimate: 120 Euro

ETHIOPIA – Payne, Eric / Cape, Norman: Ethiopia (Part I–VIII) (1981/1982), ca. 266 pages, bibliphile leather hardbound, very good condition; PLUS: Imperial Ethiopian Government: History of Ethiopian Stamps, 21 pages, softcover, with a dedication/signed; PLUS: Kohl, Paul: Die Postwertzeichen von Aethiopien (1911), 16 pages incl. 5 photo-plates, softcover; PLUS: Tristant, Henri: Sous le Regne de l'Empereur Menelik II (First part 1977), pp. 1–268 + 48 plates + Part II (1977), pp. 269–505 + (2), softcover, French language, rare! PLUS: Adler, Ivan: Handbook of the Postage Stamps of the Empire of Ethiopia and her Postal System (1961), Part One , 49 pages, softcover. One copy is numbered “26” and signed by the author, a second one is dedicated by the author to Bernhard Beskow + two stamps affixed/cancelled. All items in good condition. Rare ensemble. Estimate 300 Euro

GAMBIA – Melville, Fred J.: Gambia (1909), 68 + 23 pages, leather bound, rare like this; PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Gambia (1996), 661 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Andrew, J. O.: The Stamps and Postal History of THE GAMBIA (1985), 160 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. All three items without major defects. Estimate: 100 Euro

LA REUNION – Chandanson, Benoît: Les Tarifs Postaux de L'Ile de la Réunion 1816–1900 (2006), 204 pages, softcover, signed / dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer; PLUS: Brun, Jean-François / Chandanson, Benoît: Les deux premiers timbres-poste de l'Ile de la Réunion (2008), 64 pages, softcover, signed; PLUS: de Pomyers, Olivier: Les Timbres de la Réunion 1851–1939 (1939), 105 pages, softcover (inside No. 11/15 Mai 1865 of “Le Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste”, published by Maury dealing with the stamps of La Réunion! Rare! PLUS: Bauchet, Daniel: Les Convoyeurs de La Réunion, 23 pages, softcover. Items without major defects. Estimate: 120 Euro

LIBERIA – Cockrill, Philip: Liberia (1978–1982), Booklet No. 1– 10 and No. 21–25, ca. 504 pages, normal edition about 200–250 copies of the single booklets. This item here is  the special bibliophile de-luxe full leather edition (25 copies?). Excellent condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

MAURITIUS – Brunel, Georges: Les Timbres-Poste de l'Ile Maurice (1928), 71 pages, originally published as softcover book, this item is bibliophile quarter leather bound, shows number 94 of 150 and includes the facsimiles of the first two stamps, excellent condition; PLUS: Harrison, Michael: “Post Office” MAURITIUS – 1847 (1947), 52 pages, softcover, the binding is defective, the first 2 pages toned, but the facsimiles of the Post Office stamps are included and without faults. Estimate: 120 Euro

MAURITIUS – Ibbotson, Peter: Mauritius. Postal History and Stamps. Revisions and Additions (1995), 117 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Feldman, David (Publ.): The Re-discovery of the Mauritius ‘Post Office’ Issue Printing Plate. The Greatest Philatelic Treasure Existing (2015), 63 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Huron, Jean-Marie / Marion, Robert: The story of The Mauritius Post Office (2012), 169 pages, softcover; PLUS: Morgan, Helen: Blue Mauritius, The Hunt for the World's most valuable Stamps (2006), XII + 362 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Hahn, Dr. Andreas (Red.): Die Blaue Mauritius. Das Treffen der Königinnen in Berlin (2011), 246 pages, signed; PLUS: Castle, M. P.: Notes on the locally engraved and lithographed issues of Mauritius 1848–1859, article in “London Philatelist” March 1910, pp. 53–59 (the issue is included as an original, even with the shipping envelope. The envelope of the issue is slightly browned at the edges, but otherwise in good condition), as are all other titles. PLUS: In addition, there are some promotional items, including some from David Feldman, two reprints of the Post Office stamps, etc. Estimate: 180 Euro

MAURITIUS – Kanai, Hiroyuki: Classic Mauritius (1981), 132 pages, quarter leather luxury edition with golden title mprint on spine, plus slipcase. Excellent condition, a rare book. Estimate: 250 Euro

@Cavendish # 853, 3.10.1023, lot 1125: 300 GBP + 20%

MAURITIUS – Rudge, Arnold: The Mauritius Primitives: Lapirot, Sherwin and Dardennes. A Study of the Postage Stamps Issued in 1859 (2006), 300 + 4 pages, hardcover, excellent condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

@Cavendish # 827, 30.7.2020, lot 376: 180 GBP + 20%

MOROCCO – de Pomyers, O.: Maroc. Postes Françaises (1948), 225 pages, softcover; PLUS: Bonnafous, C.: Catalogue de LA Poste Locale du Maroc (1953), 93 pages, hardcover, Edition of 1,000 copies, with numbers 1–45 signed by the author (this copy is number 2). It is probably a special copy, as it contains numerous handwritten additions and photos, etc. PLUS: Bonnafous, C. / Hofstetter, H.: La Poste Locale du Maroc (1935), 23 + 1 pages, softcover, signed by Hofstetter; PLUS: Clough, Dr. R. K.: British Post Offices and Agencies in Morocco 1857–1898 (1978), 34 pages, softcover, Title with some signs of wear. Estimate: 80 Euro

MOROCCO – Garcia, Richard J. M. / Hadida, Maurice: Morocco: The history of the Local and Sherifien Posts, 1891–1913. Addendum 2022, 23 pages, softcover; PLUS: Brunel, Georges: Les Postes au Maroc (1913), 51 + 3 pages, softcover; PLUS: Hofstetter, H. / Lesueur, R. / Comte Exelmans: La Poste Locale du Maroc (1945), 39 pages, softcover; PLUS: Comte Exelmans: Les Emissions Locales du Maroc (1946), 24 pages, softcover, No. 117 of 500; PLUS: Chapier, Georges: Les Oblitérations du Maroc (1955), 72 pages, softcover, signed by the author, + Premier Supplément (12 pages) + Deuxième Supplément (8 pages); PLUS: Tournier, Gaston: Les Marques Postales Militaires du Maroc (1907–1931) (1931), 206 pages, softcover; PLUS: Rommel, Dr. Otto: Marocco, seine Post und seine Postwerthzeichen (1907), 87 pages, softcover, rare; PLUS: Benatar, M. / Guigue, L. A.: Les Timbres-Poste du Maroc. Étude-Catalogue (2nd edition 1930), 160 pages, hardcover, signed; PLUS a small undated price-list. Most of the items without defects. A rare ensemble. Estimate: 250 Euro

NIGERIA – Nicholson, M. P.: The Postal History of Nigeria 1900–1936 (1985), 111 pages, softcover; PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Nigeria (1995), 888 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: Oil Rivers and Niger Coast Protectorates (1924), 58 pages, softcover; PLUS: Nicholson, M. P. (3 brochures): The Stamps & Postal History of the Niger Territories and the Niger Coast Protectorate, Cockrill Series Booklets No. 29 + No. 30 (The Local Bisects & Surcharges of the Oil Rivers and Niger Coast 1893–1894) + No. 31 (The Stamps & Postal History of Southern Nigeria), 48 + 28 + 52 pages, softcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

ORANGE FREE STATE – Batten, A. G. M.: The Orange Free State. Pages from a Postmark Collection (1983), 215 pages, softcover; PLUS: Batten, A. G. M.: The Postmarks of the Orange Free State and the Orange River Colony 1868–1910 (1972), 271 pages, softcover, signed by the author plus a letter; PLUS: Fenn, A. Cecil: Orange Free State. Postal and other Markings 1868–1910 (1956), 54 pages, hardcover, No. 17 of 175 copies of this special edition signed by the author. All items in good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

RUANDA-URUNDI – Maselis, Patrick: Collectie / Collection Ruanda-Urundi. Volume I: Duitse Periode (1897–1916 + eerste uitgiftes / Epoque Allemande (1897–1916) + premières émissions (2013), 286 pages, softcover, signed by the author for Tomas Bjäringer; PLUS: Ruanda-Urundi 1897–1916. IPHF Meeting Leuven – Belgium 27–30 Sept 2015. Part II, 353 pages, softcover. Both items in excellent condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

SIERRA LEONE – Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Sierra Leone (1994), 472 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Poole, Bertram W. H.: Sierra Leone (1911), 38 pages, softcover, both items in good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

ST. HELENA – Hibbert, Edward: St. Helena. Postal History and Stamps (1979), 199 pages + map, hardcover with dust jacket + slipcase, as new; PLUS: Mounfield, J. D.: St. Helena. The ½ d Green Issues of 1844–94, article published in “London Philatelist”, May 1973, No. 965, pp. 103–109, original copy of the journal; PLUS: Melville, Fred J.: St. Helena (1912), 82 + X pages, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

SUDAN – Stagg, E. C. W.: Sudan. The Stamps and Postal Stationary of 1867 to 1970 (1977), 144 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Armstrong, D. B.: The Postage Stamps of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1912), 72 + XV pages + map, softcover, good condition, rare! Estimate: 60 Euro

SWAZILAND / ZULULAND – Pirie, Dr.  J. H. Harvey: Swaziland and New Republic. Their Stamps and Postal Histories, 68 pages, softcover (the cover is loose, library copy); PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Swaziland & Zululand (1996), 182 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition. Estimate: 40 Euro

TRANSVAAL – Batten, A. G. M.: Transvaal Gold to England by Registered Post in the 1890's (1984), 22 pages, softcover, signed by the author and dedicated to John Mariott; PLUS: Jørgensen, Lars: Early Covers from the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek / Transvaal. A census and analysis of the known covers 1870– ca. 1885 (2010), 64 pages, softcover; PLUS: Drysdall, Dr. Alan R. / Criddle, Harold M.: The Tête-Bêche Varieties of Transvaal (1993), 52 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, limited edition of 350 copies printed, signed by Drysdall; PLUS: Drysdall, Alan R.: Transvaal. The Provisional Issues of the First British Occupation (1994), 82 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, signed by the author; PLUS: Mathews, Ian B. (+ six other authors): Transvaal Philately (1986), 291 + 1 pages, velvet hardcover with decorative front page and slipcase, de-luxe edition of 100 copies (this is No. 12), signed by all authors! A rare ensemble of books and all in good condition! Estimate: 150 Euro

TRANSVAAL – Yardley, R. B.: Notes on the stamps of the first Republic of the Transvaal (series of 8 articles in “The London Philatelist”, Nov./Dec. 1904, Jan.–May 1905, in total more than 50 pages in original issues of the journal (covers with patina, content is good); PLUS: Smeth, Paul de: Les Premiers Timbres du Transvaal (1922), 45 pages, softcover, edition of 100 numbered copies (this is No. 64); PLUS: de Raaij, Leon: Les Falsifications du Transvaal (1909), 63 pages, softcover (the cover with faults, but the content is good. Rare! PLUS: A duplicated manuscript written by A. Drysdall ("The Transvaal"), 11 pages, stapled. Estimate: 60 Euro

UGANDA / ZANZIBAR – Reuterskiold, A. de: Les Timbres du Bureau Français de Zanzibar (1925), 28 pages, softcover (the cover slightly stained, content is good), with signature of the author! Rare! PLUS: DuBRO, Gary A.: Zanzibar's Postal History Legacy (2012), XVIII + 214 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition; PLUS: Proud, Edward D.: The Postal History of Uganda and Zanzibar (1993), 433 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition; PLUS: Lowe, Robson: The Uganda Missionaries (August 1974), 8 pages (supplement to the “Philatelist”, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

AFRICA – De Pomyers, Olivier: Les Timbres du Sénégal (1959), 246 pages, hardcover, No. 1 of 50 copies printed, rare! PLUS: Hansford, G. E. / Noble, L. A.: Sarawak and her Stamps (1935), 123 + 8 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Farmer, H. V. Seychelles. Postage Stamps & Postal History (1955), 123 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. contemporary conservation. Estimate: 160 Euro

AFRICA – Hart, W. R. / Kantey, B. A. / Leon, A. Leslie: The Postal Markings of Natal (1977), 168 pages + map, leather hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, No. 12 of 100 copies numbered and signed by the authors; PLUS: de Robeck, Bryan: A Pictorial Essay of The 1898 Provisionals of British Central Africa Nyasaland (1982), 12 + 20 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Tristant, Henri: Histoire Postale de La Cote des Somalis (Tome I–III), 28 + 32 + 40 pages, softcover, different numbered copies of the 500 printed; all items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro