387th Auction

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

AUSTRALIA – Purves, J. R. W.: Victoria: the “Barred Numeral” Cancellations 1856–1912 (1963), 213 pages and 11 plates, hardcover with gold title imprint on front and Spine, good condition; PLUS: Purves, J. R. W.: Victoria: The “Registered” and “Too Late” Stamps 1854–58 (1966), 80 pages + plates, hardcover, good condition; PLUS: Hausburg, L. L. R.: The “Half-Length” Series of Victoria (1913), article in “London Philatelist” April–June 1913, ca. 13 pages, original LP-issues, fair condition; of the same author and also in LP (here: Nov. 1909): The six Pence Stamps (1854 and 1861) of Victoria, 4 pages and original LP envelope; another article of Hausburg: The two Shillings Stamps (1854 and 1864) of Victoria, 6 pages, publ. in LP May 1907. The covers of the original journal as always with faults; PLUS: Yardley, R. B.: A Reference List of the Adhesive Stamps of Victoria Available for Payment of Postal Dues, loose sheets (72 in total); PLUS: Stephenson, Charles A.: Victoria. A Short Study of the Two Pence Queen Enthroned Engraved and Lithographed 1852 to 1857 (1923), 26 pages, softcover; cover a bit discoloured; PLUS: Kellow, G. N.: A Subject Index of Victorian Philately (1988), 438 pages, hardcover, signed and dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer by the author. Estimate: 180 Euro

AUSTRALIA – White, John S.: The Postal History of New South Wales 1788–1901 (1988), 481 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Wijnants, Paul: The Maritime Connections to and from New South Wales before 1876 (2016), 88 pages, hardcover, plus a letter from the author to Tomas Bjäringer, like new. Estimate: 80 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Documentation of collections – Pope, Brian: The Philatelic Collection of the Western Australian Museum (1991), 95 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Woo, Dr. Arthur K. M.: Gold Medal Collection Western Australia (1996, Anphilex 96), b/w photocopies in plastic binder; PLUS: List of Eight Photographs Taken from the Album Pages Belonging to Charles Lathrop Pack, Showing His Plating of the One-penny Value of the Stamps of Victoria. Single full page photo-pages, a unique set! PLUS: Chapman, Ray: The Chapman Collection of Australian Commonwealth Stamps (1999), XV + 498 pages, hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, very good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Nine brochures / books written by Purves, J. R. W,; 1) Victoria: The Travelling Post Offices and their Markings 1865–1912 (1955), 55 pages, softcover, limited edition of 300 copies; PLUS: Victoria: The 5/-, 1867–1901 and the 1/-, 5/-. £1, £2, 1901–1912 (1979), 76 pages, softcover; PLUS: Victoria: 1901–12 Issue. The 3d., 4d. and 5d. values, 41 pages, softcover, limited edition of 300 copies; PLUS: Victoria: 1901–12 Issue, 6d., 9d. and 2/- values, 36 pages, softcover, limited edition of 500; PLUS: Victoria: The V over Crown watermarks. Types, suppliers, varieties 1867–1905 (1964), 1912, 31 pages, softcover, 300 copies printed; PLUS: Victoria: The “Butterfly” and “Barred Oval” cancellations 1850–1855 (1965), 37 pages, softcover; PLUS: The Postal History of the Port Phillip District 1835–1851 (1950), 68 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Victoria: The Postage Dues (1960), 70 pages + 8 plates + Addenda, hardcover; PLUS: The “Emblems” of Victoria 1857–63 (1957), 105 pages, hardcover. All items in good condition and integrated in a bibliophile slipcase. Estimate: 200 Euro

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND – Tabeart, Colin: Australia New Zealand UK. Mails Volume 1 – to 1880. Rates, Routes and Ships Out and Home (second edition (2011), 440 pages, hardcover; plus Volume 2, 1881–1900 (2011), 409 pages, hardcover, both books signed by the author. Excellent condition. Estimate: 140 Euro

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND – The Postage Stamps of New Zealand (Vol. I, 1938, edited by Collins, R. J. G. / Fathers, H. T. M.) 678 pages. No. 211 of 1,000 printed copies; Vol. II, 1950, edited by Collins, R. J. G. / Watts, C. W.) 411 pages. No. 211 of 2,000 printed copies; Vol. III, 1955, edited by Collins, R. J. G. / Watts, C. W.) 694 pages. No. 211 of 1,150 printed copies; Vol. IV, 1964, edited by Collins, R. J. G. / Watts, C. W.) 561 + 1 pages. No. 211 of 1,150 printed copies; Vol. V, 1967, by Collins, R. J. G.  and edited by Burge, A. R. and Watts, C. W.) 818 pages. No. 214 of 1,000 printed copies; Vol. VI, 1967, edited by Naish, D. E. G. / McNaught, K. J.) 478 + 1 pages. No. 142 of 1,000 printed copies; Vol. VII, 1988, edited by McNaught, K. J.) 361 pages. No. 255 of 1,000 printed copies. 

All seven volumes are hardbound in quarter red Morocco leather with gold title imprint on front and spine. In excellent condition. A fantastic work for student of NZ philately. Estimate: 300 Euro

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BRITISH MALAYA – Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of British Malaya (Vol. I–III, 1982/84, 263 + 379 + 365 pages, hardcover, signed by the author, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

BURMA – Davis, Gerald / Martin, Denys: BURMA. Postal History (1971), XII + 204 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Meech, Alan: An annotated Bibliography of Burma Philately (1993), 125 pages, softcover, copy no. 136 of a limited edition. Both items in good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

CEYLON / EASTERN ARABIA – Crofton, C. S. F. / Gordon Jones, B.: The Fiscal and Telegraph Stamps of Ceylon (1911),  143 pages, softcover; PLUS: Donaldson, Neil: The Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf (1975), 280 pages, hardcover, both items in good condition and not common. Estimate: 100 Euro

CHINA – Beckeman, Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric: Five auction catalogues (1996–2007) for one of the best China Collections ever presented by Sotheby's and Corinphila in de-luxe hardcover catalogues. 1878–83 The Large Dragons Sale 1, 2, 3 (Hong Kong 1996 and 1997); PLUS: 1885 Small Dragons, 1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday, 1897 New Currency surcharges, 1897 Red Revenues, Customs Mail Matter handstamps (Hong Kong 1998 and 1999, Sale 1, 2, 3, 4 (inside with a letter sheet signed by Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric! PLUS: Hong Kong and China. Foreign Mail in and out of China (Part One), Sale 1 & 2 (Hong Kong 2000 and 2001); PLUS: Part Two, Sale 3 & 4. Selected Domestic Mail, Chinese Post Offices in Tibet to 1911 (Hong Kong 2002 and 2003); PLUS: Selected Rarities of Shanghai and Imperial China, 1897 Lithographs and 1898–1910 Coiling Dragons, 1912 Republic of China overprints and essays, 1913–33 Junks and 1941 Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Hong Kong 2007). In total more than 1.000 pages/plates, very good condition. All copies signed by Eric and Lisa for Tomas Bjäringer! The last handbook catalogue is especially dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer! As this a unique run! Estimate: 200 Euro

CHINA – Bo-Xian, Liu: The Monograph Characteristics of Cliches of Dragons Stamps of China 1878–1885 (199?), 188 pages, bilingual, hardcover; PLUS: Ireland, Philip W.: The Large Dragons 1878–1885. With a chapter on settings by Paul P. Hock and C. Chen (1978). XII + 130 pages + 6 colour plates + Errata slip, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Whang, James B.: Whang's illustrated collection of the large dragons of China 1878–1885 (1993), (XI) + X + 327 pages, hardcover. All 3 items in excellent condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

CHINA – Dougan, Charles W.: The Shanghai Postal System (1981), 214 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Chow, Dr. Wei-Liang: Shanghai Large Dragons. The First Issue of the Shanghai Local Post (1995), 72 pages, softcover; PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Hong Kong, Volume 1, 1841–1958 (1989), 422 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Tsang, Ming W.: Hong Kong. Forgeries (1994), 143 pages, softcover. Most in good condition. Estimate: 140 Euro

CHINA – Friedemann, Albert: Die Aushülfsmarken von Tsingtau und ihre Fälschungen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der beim kaiserlichen Gericht von Kiautschou stattgehabten Gerichtsverfahren (1903), With 22 illustrations and three art prints (reproductions of entire original sheets), 55 pages, softcover, in good condition except for minimal flaws, very rare! PLUS: Padget, Peter I.: The Postal Markings of China (1978/1981 1st Reprint), 111 pages, spiral binding, signed; PLUS: Woo, L. Y.: Revenue Surcharges 1897 (1983), 156 pages, hardcover. All 3 items in good condition. Estimate: 180 Euro

CHINA – Mizuhara, Meiso: The Magnificant Collection of Chinese Stamps (Tokyo 1978–80), Part I: Vol. 1–6 (1. Chinese Maritime Customs Post 1872–97; 2. Postal History of the IJPO Shanghai 1876–1922; 3. + 4.: Chinese People's Post 1929–1949; 5. Modern history of the Manchuria; 6. Postal history af Shantung Province 1875–1945; PLUS: Part II: Vol. 1–8 (1982–92), (Vol 1: US Postal Activities in China; 2) Stamps and Postal History of Mongolia; 3 + 4) Imperial Japanese Post offices in Chinese Mainland part 1+2: 5) A Century of the Manchurian Postal History; 6) German Postal Activities in China; 7) Chinese Imperial Post 1897–1911; 8) Chinese Republic Post: Northern Warlords Period 1912–1928. In total: 14 Volumes, ca. 3,700 pages; hardcover with gold imprint on spine and front, each volume in a slip case, in Japanese and annotated in English. In excellent condition. It is believed that the first part (series) was not published for sale but rather was presented by Mizuhara to various collectors, libraries, societies and the like throughout the world (PLR, vol. 42, No. 3/1993). This lot is one of the most important references for Chinese philately and a real treasury of information, already a literature classic and great bibliophilic rarity, as such a complete run of both series almost never offered. Estimate: 2,500 Euro

@ Heinrich Köhler auction # 352, 3.11.2012, lot No. 9547: 2.200 Euro + 19%

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CHINA – Olsson, Jane and Dan Sten: China's First Postage Stamps. The Enlarged “Dim Sum” Collection of Shanghai Large Dragons (2004), 180 pages, hardcover, signed by the authors for Tomas Bjäringer; PLUS: Ose, Stefan / Appé, Reinhard: China Philately, Vol. II (2001), 366 pages, hardcover. Both items in good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

CHINA – Rommel, Dr.: Die chinesischen Privatpost-Marken (1911), 54 pages, bibliophile hardcover; PLUS: Thornhill, W. B. Shanghai. With notes and publishers' prices (the Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbooks No. 3, 1895), 80 pages + 8 plates, bibliophile hardcover binding; PLUS: Oldfield. Herbert R.: The Stamps of the Treaty Ports of China and of Formosa (1927), 61 pages, softcover (the cover with little patina); PLUS: Pratt, Richard: Imperial China. History of the Posts to 1896 (1994), XI + 500 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Beyer, Ludwig: Die Expressbriefmarken Chinas 1905–1927 (2021), 52 pages, softcover. Good condition if not otherwises stated. The Rommel and the Thornhill book are very rare books! Estimate: 300 Euro

CHINA / HONGKONG – Poole, Bertram W. H.: Hong Kong (1908), 48 pages, softcover; PLUS: Schoenfeld, Hans: Cancellations of the Treaty ports of Hong Kong 1850–1930 (1988), without page numbering, hardcover; PLUS: Webb, F. W.: Hong Kong Airmails (1968), 57 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wellsted, W. Raife: Hong Kong: Branch, Sub-Offices and Temporary Office Markings (1967), 38 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wellsted, R.: Hong Kong Post Offices and their cancellations (1963), 39 pages + 7 plates, limited edition of 150 copies printed, softcover; PLUS: White, Arthur: Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports (1981), 159 + 1 pages, softcover; PLUS further 9 brochures or copies etc. Most in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

INDIA – Blatt, S. M. / Mollah, A. M. / Heppell, D.: Indian Government Fiscal and Judicial Stamps and Stamp Papers. Including Provincial and Provisional Issues. Vol. 1: Pre-Independence issues (including provincial overprints) and All-India post-Independance (Part 1 + 2, 2004, 276 + 250 pages), both books hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine. Excellent condition. Estimate: 90 Euro

INDIA – Cooper, Jal: Early Indian Cancellations (1948), 92 pages, numbered 428, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Cooper, Jal: Stamps of India (3rd and last edition 1968), 177 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Dastur, Vispi S.: India used Abroad (1982), 353 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. All 3 items without major faults. Estimate: 120 Euro

INDIA – Cooper, Jal.: India Used Abroad (1950), 100 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (the dust jacket with faults); PLUS: Harkawat, N. J.: The Indore State Hand Book. The Postal History of Indore State from 1829–1950, 71 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Marinho, J. A.: Vias de Comuniçâo entre a ìndia e a Europa dos sec. XV a XIX (1973), 20 pages, softcover; PLUS: Cooper, Jal: India used in Burma (1950), 64 pages, softcover; PLUS: Cockrill, Philip: Mesopotamia. Part 1: Indian Postal Agencies & the Campaign 1868–1921 (1988), 88 pages, softcover; PLUS: Lasbax, E. / Sanciaume, J.: Les Timbres de Jummio-Cachemire (1933), 30 pages, softcover (with little patina); PLUS: Smith, Stephen H.: Indian Airways, Part I. (1926),49 pages, softcover (with some foxing on the first pages). Most items in contemporary condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

INDIA – Dawson, L. E. / Smythies, E. A.: The Postage Stamps of Jammu & Kashmir Simplified (1937), 51 pages, hardcover with private slipcase, inside with pre-owner cancellation of W. T. Wilson, a very rare book; PLUS: Staal, Frits: The Stamps of Jammu & Kashmir (1983), 286 pages + 16 colour plates + Errata, hardcover; PLUS: Kohl, Paul: Die Marken von Kaschmir, 30 + II pages, softcover. All items in good condiiton. Estimate: 260 Euro

@ Dawson / Smythies-book 1937: Cavendish # 827, 30.7.2020 (for a damaged copy): 130 GBP + 20%

INDIA – Giles, D. Hammond: Catalogue of the Handstruck Postage Stamps of India (1989), 220 pages, hardcover + Supplement (1993, 30 pages, softcover); PLUS: Virk, D. S.: Indian Postal History 1873–1923. Gleanings from Post Office Records (1990), 201 pages + Errata, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Scherer, Eric: The struggle for dominance on the Indian Subcontinent. History and Postal History 1494–1819 (2002, bilingual), 266 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. PLUS: Bhuwalka, Abhishek: Early Indian Philatelic Literature 1875–1900. Copy of a PP-Presentation 30 May 2019, Stockholmia, 40 pages. All items in good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

INDIA – Giles, D. Hammond: The Handstruck Postage Stamps of India (1960), 256 + X pages, hardcover; PLUS: Giles, D. Hammond: Companion to The Handstruck Postage Stamps of India (1967), 172 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (this with faults, content is good). Estimate: 50 Euro

INDIA – Jatia, D. N.: India's Bi-Coloured Four-Annas 1854. A Specialised Study of Third Printing (2000), 69 pages + XXIV plates, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Dawson, L. E.: The One Anna & Two Annas Postage Stamps of India 1854–55 (1948), 85 pages + 12 plates, softcover; both items in good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

INDIA – Martin, D. R.: Numbers in early Indian cancellations 1855–1884 (1970), IX + 140 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Martin, D. R. / Blair, Neil: Overseas Letter Postage from India 1854–1876 (1975), 72 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Mooss, Dr. N. S.: The Travancore Anchal (1973), 221 pages, Hardcover. All 3 books with dust jacket, these with signs of age and minor imperfections. But the books are in good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro

INDIA – Masson, D. P.: The Stamps of Jammu and Kashmir, part I and II (1900/1901), 47 + X pages & 41 pages and plates, softcover. The content is good, the covers with patina. But this a extremely rare set, here in a special bibliophile box. Estimate: 150 Euro