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

AFRICA – Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Basutoland & Bechuanaland Protectorate (1996), 382 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: McCaig, Colin: The Postal History and Handstamps of British West Africa (1978), 64 pages, softcover. Both in good condition. Estimate: 40 Euro

AFRICA – Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Kenya (1992), 268 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Drysdall, Alan / Collis, Dave: Mashonaland. A Postal History 1890–96 (1990), 191 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Maselis, Patrick: Ruanda-Urundi, Volume 2: Marcofilie WO I, 353 pages, softcover, with dedication of Maselis to Tomas Bjäringer. Estimate: 80 Euro

AFRICA – Rossiter, Stuart: History of the East African Army Postal Service (ca. 1982), 111 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Gibbs, Robert M.: G.R.I. The Postage Stamps of the German Colonies occupied by the British 1914–1918 (1987), 275 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, as new; PLUS: Sacher, John: West Africa (Display 4 October 2006), 24 pages, softcover; PLUS: Schrey, Herbert: Die ersten deutschen Posteinrichtungen an der Ostküste Afrikas mit einem Anhang über die Sultanatspost Wituland und Malkote (1961), 132 pages, hardcover, No. 227 of 400 copies printed; PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of the British Colonies (1989), 287 pages, hardcover with dust jacket – all these items in very good condition. PLUS 3 issues of the “London Philatelist” with parts of a series of articles “Notes on the Issues of the Stamps of the British South Africa Company”, written by Frank H. Melland. The content of the issues is good, but the covers shows signs of aging, However, the original shipping envelopes are still included. Estimate: 150 Euro

AFRICA – Spowart, H. A.: The Postage Stamps of the GOLD COAST (1929), 56 pages, softcover: PLUS: Essai d'Etudes des Surcharges Côte d'Ivoire Colis Postaux (1903–1905) (1949), 51 pages, softcover, No. 29 of 100 printed; PLUS: de Pomyers, Olivier: Les Timbres du Gabon 1862–1936 (1936), 80 pages, softcover; PLUS: v. Rudolphi, Hans / Wolter, Karl Kurt: Die Briefmarken von Lagos (1966), 14 pages, softcover; PLUS: Martin, Jeremy: The Gold Coast 1825–1960 (Display April 18th 1993), 18 pages, softcover; PLUS: de Pomyers, Olivier: Les Timbres du Gabonet du Congo Français (1958), 197 pages, softcover; PLUS: Greenwood, Charles H.: The Provisional Issues of the Postage Stamps of MAFIA (1930), 31 pages, softcover; PLUS: Bergasse, L.: La poste chérifienne et ses timbres (1927), 29 pages, 5 plates, 1 map, softcover, with patina; PLUS: Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde, Reihe A, Lieferung 3: Madagascar 1889–1902 (1959), 56 pages + plate, softcover; PLUS: Brambilla, Marcel: Timbres de Madagascar (1972), 323 pages, softcover. Most items in good condition. Estimate: 140 Euro

AFRICA / Different countries – Crabb, George: The History and Postal History of Tristan da Cunha (1980), 347 pages, signed by the author, spiral binding; PLUS: Wright, E. Kenneth / Drysdall, Alan R.: The Oates Correspondence. A Postal History of Frank Oates' Travels in Matabeleland and Zambesia 1873–75 (1988), 41 pages, softcover; PLUS: Knight, R. C. / Mitchell, D. A.: The Postmarks, Postal Routes and Principal Postage Rates of Southern Rhodesia to 1924 (1984), XXII + 176 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (the dust jacket with small faults), otherwise all items in good condition. Estimation: 80 Euro

AFRICA / Different countries – The Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902. Part A: Prisoner of War Camps in South Africa and the Burgher Camps (80 pages) + Part B: Prisoner of War Cmps Overseas (67 pages + 10 plates + photo), both softcover; PLUS: Greenwood, Charles H.: TOGO. The Stamps of the British and French Occupations (1916), 57 pages, softcover; PLUS: Chapier, Georges: Les Oblitérations de Tunisie (1936), 26 pages, softcover; PLUS: de Pomyers, Olivier: Les Premiers Timbres de Tunesie (1849–1888) (1935), 45 pages, softcover; PLUS: Brun, A.: Les Timbres de Tunesie (1933), 84 pages, softcover (cover with little Patina, content good); PLUS: Poole, Bertram W. H.: The Postage Stamps of Zululand (1909), 28 pages, softcover, rare! PLUS: Davis, Tony / Joseph, Hugh: The Postmarks of Zululand (1984), 58 pages, softcover; PLUS: Batten, A. G. M.: The Post Office Militant 1899–1902. The Anglo Boer War (1981), 155 pages, softcover. In total 9 brochures. Unless otherwise stated, in good condition. Estimate: 140 Euro

AFRICA – Académie Européenne de Philatélie: OPUS XXIII. L'Afrique / Africa (2023), 243 pages, softcover, as new; PLUS: Langlois, M. / Bourselet: La France D'Outremer. Les Oblitérations des Bureaux de Poste des Colonies et Possessions Françaises … Afrique Occidentale Française (1937), 61 pages, softcover; PLUS: Langlois, M. / Bourselet: Les Oblitérations des Bureaux de Poste de l'Afrique du Nord (Algérie – Tunisie – Maroc 1830–1930), 99 pages, softcover, signed by both authors, No. 12 of 50 copies printed on papier de Holland. Covers of the two older publications with some signs of age, but rare items! Estimate: 150 Euro

ADEN – Robertshaw, M. H.: The Postmarks of ADEN. Postal Markings 1839–1939 (1946), 23 pages, hardcover, numbered edition of 50 copies printed and signed by the author (this is No. 44), good condition, cover slightly stained; PLUS: Pratt, R. W.: The Postal History of British Aden (1839–1967), 1985, 274 pp., hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

AFGHANISTAN – Meyer, Ferdinand: Afghanistan, seine Post und seine Postwerthzeichen (Wien 1879); PLUS: Meyer, Ferdinand: La Poste de les Timbres-Poste de l'Afghanistan (Neuilly 1881), 32 pages, bibliophile hardcover. Both versions are among the first – if not the very first – monographs on philately to be published in Austria. Both are extremely rare. The paper cover of the 1879 study is browned at the edges but in excellent condition inside; PLUS: Dietrich, Horst: Die Britisch-Afghanischen Kriege (1972), without page numbers (32 pages), softcover, stapled; PLUS: Collins, Peter: The Afghan Campaign 1841–43 (1973), 28 pages, softcover; PLUS: Dietrich, Horst: Afghanistan. Der Britisch-Afghanische Krieg 1839–1842 (without date and page numbers), softcover. if not otherwise stated in good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

@Meyer F. (1881), # Soler y Llach, 23.12.2015, lot 586: 150 Euro + 20%

AFGHANISTAN – Uyehara, Cecil H. / Dietrich, Horst G.: Afghan Philately 1871–1989 (1995), 571 pages, hardcover, like new; PLUS: Masson, David Parkes / Jones, Gordon B.: The Postage Stamps of Afghanistan (1908), (8) + 58 pages + 24 plates, hardcover + private slipcase; PLUS: Patterson, Frank E. III.: Afghanistan. Its Twentieth Century Postal Issues (Collectors Club handbook No. 18 (1964), 208 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (this with some faults, but the hardcover book is in good condition). A rare ensemble. Estimate: 250 Euro

@ Masson/Jones book 1908 – Cavendish # 834, 29.10.2020, lot 207: 120 GBP + 20%

AUSTRALIA – Kellow, Geoff: The Stamps of Victoria (1990). 380 pages, dust jacket; PLUS: Palmer, Ben D.: The Pre-UPU Destinational Mail of Victoria (2009), XII + 313 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, No. 149 of 150 printed; with dedication of the author to Tomas Bjäringer; PLUS: Chisholm, H. L.: Century of Happiness. The Centennial History of the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria (1992), 285 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, No. 222 of 400 printed copies. All three items in very good condition. Estimate: 180 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Kirk, R.: Australian Mails via Suez 1852 to 1926 (1989), V + 24 pages, softcover (this is a little discoloured, but the book is good); PLUS: Williams, Edward A.: The Postal History of the Northern Territory 1824–1988 (1992), 337 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, No. 262 of 300 copies, ex libris Gerald Sattin; PLUS: Wharton, Margery: Postcards of Antarctic Expeditions. A Catalogue: 1898–1958 (revised edition 2007). 361 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Milner, R. M.: The postal history of the Australian Antarctic 1911–1965 (1980), 48 pages + 8 plates, softcover; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: The External Airmails of Australia (1965), 60 pages, softcover. The softcovers are a bit toned. Estimate: 90 Euro

AUSTRALIA – McNamee, David: Subject Index and Bibliography for Tasmanian Philately (2004), I + 162 pages, hardcover, No. 65 of an edition of 100, good condition; PLUS: A History of the Post Office in Tasmania, 72 pages, softcover; PLUS: Campbell, H. M. / Purves, J. R. W. / Viney, L. C.: Tasmania. The Postal History and Postal markings (1962), 203 pages + 11 plates, hardcover, good condition; PLUS: Yardley, R. B.: Notes on the stamps of Tasmania (1902), article (two parts) in “London Philatelist”, Sept. + Oct. 1902, ca. 24 pages, original issues (covers with the usual defects, content is good). Estimate: 80 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Napier, Francis H. / Smith, Gordon: South Australia. With notes and publishers' prices (Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbooks No. 2, 1894), 135 pages + plates, bibliophile quarter leather hardcover with title imprint on spine, good condition, rare; PLUS: The Postage Stamps of South Australia (1949), 128 pages, hardcover (the hardcover with some craps of paper); PLUS: Presgrave, A. D.: A priced listing of the departmental stamps of South Australia (1992), 52 pages, hardcover, limited edition of 50 copies, good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Palmer, Ben D.: The Pre-U.P.U. Mail of Queensland (2021), IX + 345 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, No. 7 of 100, dedicated and signed to T. Bjäringer, like new; PLUS: Campbell, H. M.: Queensland Postal History (1990), 326 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, like new; PLUS: Porter, Harry S.: Queensland Numeral Cancellations (1954), 35 pages, softcover, limited edition of 300 copies, good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Palmer, Ben D.: The Sydney Views. A Guide and Index to Covers (2013), VII + 287 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, No. 41 of 100 copies, like new; PLUS: Kling, Georges: Histoire de la Poste et du Timbre en Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances (1983), 310 pages, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Pope, Brian: Western Australia. The 4d Lithograph 1854–1864 (1984), VIII + 52 pages, softcover; PLUS: Juhl, Mogens: Philately from Western Australia (1992), 112 pages, softcover; PLUS: Pope, Brian / Thomas, Phil: Western Australia. The Postal Stationary to 1914 (1982), VIII + 141 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Pope, Brian: Western Australia. The Stamps and Postal History. A Guide to its Philately, 471 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Bacon, E. D.: The Stamps of Western Australia (Oct.–Dec. 1892), article in three parts published in the “London Philatelist”, ca. 13 pages, original issues of the journal (with the typical weakness of the covers. The other books without major defects. Estimate: 80 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Pope, Mavis: Stamp Forgeries of: Colonies and States of Australia (1995), XXVVV + 100, VI + 120, V + 105 and V + 108 pages, bound in one hardcover volume, dedicated and signed. The edition was limited to 30 copies and not for sale to the public. Good condition and very rare. Estimate: 100 Euro