387th Auction

2012 – Granzow, Gary W.: Line Engraved Security Printing: the Methods of Perkins Bacon 1790–1935. Banknotes and Postage Stamps, XXIII + 319 pages, hardbound in dark blue cloth with gold title imprint on spine, dust jacket, 450 copies printed. – PLUS 2021 – Young, Peter: The Inks of De La Rue & Co. and their introduction of synthetic and aniline ingredients c. 1850–1910 (2021), XVIII + 414 pages, hardbound in dark blue cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket (this with small tears at the bottom, but the book is in good condition. – PLUS 1987 – Lowe, Robson: The De La Rue Punch Book, 23 pages, without cover, stapled binding. Estimate: 100 Euro

2014 – Walton, Frank: The De La Rue Collection, six volumes with colour illustrations of every items from the De La Rue corporate collection of postage stamp Artwork with Essays/Specimen, covering besides G.B. a huge range of countries from ‘A’ as ‘Aden’ to ‘Z’ as Zululand, In total 4,100 pages and 3,548 colour pages, all volumes hardbound in blue cloth with white title imprint on spine, dust jacket, like new. Additional blue cloth covered wood slipcase. Only 126 copies were printed and sold by the RPSL 2014 for 495 £ immediately. 2023 this set of six volumes achieved an almost unbelievable price at a Cavendish auction on 8 February 2023 (lot 416: £8,500 + 20%). Subsequent bids were lower, but still reached £2,000. Estimate: 1,000 Euro

@ Grosvenor #159, 6.6.2024, lot 114: 2.000 GBP

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2016 – Rubec Clayton / Al-Manaseer, Akthem: Guide to the Postal Stationary of Iraq (1st edition 2016), VI + 110 pages, softcover plus second edition 2022, 139 pages, softcover, 140 copies printed; PLUS 2017 – Khalastchy, Freddy: “Bagdad in British Occupation”. The Story of the 1917 Provisional Stamps, XIII + 321 pages, hardbound in black cloth with gold title imprint on spine, dust jacket, 300 copies printed. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

2016 – Trotter, Brian: Southern African Mails. Routes, Rates and Regulations 1806–1916, XII + 572 pages, hardbound in blue cloth with gold title imprint in spine, dust jacket, 257 copies printed; PLUS 2021 – Spivack, David / Reah-Johnson, Stephen: The British South Africa Company. King George V Admiral Stamps 1913 to 1924 (2021), XI + 656 pages + revised table of contents, pages IV, hardbound in blue cloth with gold title imprint in spine, dust jacket. Both titles like new. Estimate: 140 Euro

2016 onwards – Exhibition Catalogues – Opening of The Francis Kiddle Congress Collection. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 6 September 2016, by Máire Kiddle, 20 pages, softcover; – PLUS 2018 – Dave, Markand: The Royal Philatelic Society London. Activities in India 2013–2017, 38 + 3 pages, softcover, including a letter of Markand Dave to Tomas Bjäringer; – PLUS 2019 – Stock, Richard / Walton, Frank (Editors): RPSL Members' Exhibition of King George V Material, Supplement to the LP, February 2019, 88 pages, softcover; – PLUS 2019 – Bailey, Mark W. / Walton, Frank L. (Editors): Royal Philatelic Society London. Members Collections 2019, 584 pages, hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket. All items in very good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

2017 – Moubray, Jane / Moubray, Michael: British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840–1875 (2nd edition 2017), XIII + 510 pages with many more illustrations in colour, hardbound in dark blue cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine, signed and with dedication to Tomas B., an additional letter of Jane M. is included; – PLUS 2017 – Galland, Robert B. / Louis, Karl-Albert: Forgeries of the Great Britain 2s Brown of 1880 (2017), XV + 80 pages, softcover, 200 copies printed; – PLUS 2018 – Snelson, J. Kenneth / Galland, Robert B.: The Returned Letter Offices of Great Britain to 1912 and Beyond (2018), X + 486 pages, hardbound in blue cloth with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, 200 copies printed. All titles like new. Estimate: 250 Euro

@ Moubray book: Cavendish # 845, 18.5.2022, lot 399: 210 GBP + 20%

2018 – Stein, Robert C.: British King George V Definitive Profile Head and Seahorse Stamps Overprinted for NAURU (2018), XII + 261 pages, dark blue cloth, gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, 150 copies printed; – PLUS 2021 – Huggins, Alan / Wicks, Tony: The 1840 Embossed Wyon-Whiting Essays. Their genesis and subsequent influence on British Postal Stationary (2021), 187 pages, the Bjäringer copy is the de-luxe edition in dark brown buckram leather with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, with additional certificate which confirms this is No 4 of 7 of the Limited edition. – PLUS 2022 – Roberts, Michael J. Y.: The Pacific Steam Navigation Co. History, Postal History and Stamps of what was once The Largest Steam Ship Company in the World (2022), 321 pages, dark blue cloth, gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, signed by the author for Tomas B. All titles in excellent condition, like new. Estimate: 300 Euro

2018 – Adema, Kees / Groeneveld, Jeffrey: The Paper Trail. World War II in Holland and its Colonies as seen through Mail and Documents (2018), XXXII + 699 pages, hardcover, dust jacket, 250 copies printed, a truly exceptional work! – PLUS 2021 – Påhlmann, Sven: Postal Routes to the Dutch Possessions in West Africa, West Indies and Suriname 1652 to 1919. A Guide to Dutch Maritime Mail (2021), 276 pages, buckram hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket. There is a special edition with a “certificate” inside: “Limited Edition. Number 4 of 7”. Both items in superb condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

2019 – Oppenheim, Charles (Editor): A History of “The Royal Philatelic Society London 1869 to 2019 (2019), VIII + 290 pages, the normal edition is dark blue hardbound with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, the Bjäringer copy is one of 25 special made de-luxe copies, brown-red buckram with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, signed by Charles Oppenheim for Tomas. – PLUS 2019 – Birch, Brian J.: The Fathers of Philately. Inscribed on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, XX + 300 pages, the normal edition is dark blue hardbound with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, but the Bjäringer copy is one of 15 special made de-luxe-copies, brownred buckram with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket, going with a certificate: ”Limited Edition Number 7 of 15". Estimate: 400 Euro

2020 – Davies, John: A Jubilee Reminiscence. A Philatelic History of the Great Britain 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee (2020), XVIII + 332 pages, blue hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket; – PLUS 2023 – Haimann, Alexander / Knight, Ian / Simpson, Cam: Clash of Empires, the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War Exhibition. A Special Exhibition at the Royal Philatelic Society London 1–31 July 2023, 348 pages, hardcover, limited edition of 500 copies, this is No. 79, signed by I. Knight and A. Haimann. Both books in excellent condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

2020 – Kimmel, Kurt E. / Pearson, Patrick C.: Ceylon. The Pence Issues (2020), VIII + 592 pages, buckram hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket. There is a special edition with a “certificate” inside: “Limited Edition. Number 2 of 15”. – PLUS 2022 – Winters, Graham: Ceylon Postal Stationary. Another look at King George V Postal Stationary Envelopes (2022), 66 pages, softcover. Both items in superb condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

2021 – Trotter, Brian / Hoffman, Colin / Flanagan, Patrick: Rhodesian Philately to 1924. The British South Africa Company Period (2021), 718 pages, dark brown buckram leather bound with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket. This is a special limited de-luxe edition, numbered 3 of ten attesting by the certificate included; PLUS 2023 – Trotter, Brian / Flanagan, Patrick / Harrop, Keith: The Rhodesias & Nyasaland. From Colonial Rule to Majority Rule. The Evolution of the Mails (2023), 500 pages, dark blue hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket. Both items in excellent condition. Estimate: 300 Euro

2023 – Bjäringer, Tomas / Sundberg, Mårten: Tête-Bêche. Rarities from the Oval Issue of Finland (2023), 496 pages, buckram leather hardbound with gold title imprint on front and spine, gold edges, dust jacket, special slipcase with gold title imprint. 100 copies of the book were only available by subscription, 12 other copies were left to the authors; and this is one copy from the author's edition, indicated by the slipcase in red colour (instead of blue). The RPSL sold the book for 290 GBP to member, 320 GBP for non-members. Incl. postage, custom etc. this added to 400 Euros! The Book was sold out in six weeks! This title was awarded the Crawford Medal in 2025. Estimate: 400 Euro

2024 – Cassell, Robin / Hobbs, Richard: The Mulready Caricature. The Philatelic Caricatures of the Envelopes and Letter Sheet Design of William Mulready RA. Volume 1 – Publishers A to H, 432 pages, Volume 2 – Publishes I to Z, pp. 433–863, buckram hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, dust jacket. There is a special de-luxe edition with a “certificate” inside: “Limited Edition. Number 2 of 10”. Slip case. Both items in superb condition. Estimate: 400 Euro