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
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| Saturday, 15 November 2025 | 8:00 CET | 20001 – 21277 | The "PARIS" Library of Philatelic Literature |
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Lot #20827 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
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
Lot #20828 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
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
Lot #20829 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Nayeem, Dr. M. A.: Hyderabad. Philatelic History (1980), 264 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Luiz, S. P.: Stamps of Cochin (1972), 98 + XXVII pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Martin, D. R.: Indian Travelling Post Offices 1864–1891 (1969), 40 pages, softcover; PLUS: Gupta, Prof. V. K.: A Handbook on Gwalior Postal History and Stamps 1837–1950 (1980), 218 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Renouf, W.: British-...
Lot #20830 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Nayeem, M. A.: History of Postal Administration in Hyderabad (1970), 317 + VIII pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Nayeem, M. A.: The Philatelic and Postal History of Hyderabad. Vol. II: Postal Markings (1967), 152 pages + maps, hardcover. Both in good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro
Lot #20831 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Proud, Edward B.: History of the Indian Army Postal Service. Vol. I: 1854–1913, 480 pages; Vol. II: 1914–1931 (1984), 291 pages; Vol. III: 1931–14 August 1947, 686 pages. All hardbound and in good condition. Estimate: 140 Euro
Lot #20832 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Renouf, W.: Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks 1852–1884 (1919), 76 pages + 14 pages supplements, originally published as softcover, here privately bound and in good condition. Very rare item! Estimate: 200 Euro
Lot #20833 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Smith, Max / Johnson, Robert: Express Mail, After Packets and Late Fees in India before 1870 (2007), 291 pages, softcover; PLUS: Jain, Pradip: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Issue of 1948 (2014), 119 pages, hardcover, signed by the author; PLUS: Spence, James A.: The identification of the Essays, Proofs & Reprints of the 1851 issue of India (1975), XVI + 50 pages + XXXVI plates, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Marinho, Joâo Augusto:...
Lot #20834 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Smythies, E. A. / Martin, D. R..: The Half-Anna Lithographed Stamps of India 1854–1855 (1927). 91 pages + 15 plates in rear pocket. Blue cloth with gold stamped front, slight wear on spine, but all in all really good and very rare! Ex libris L. N. & M. Williams. Preserved in a special bibliophile box. Estimate: 400 Euro
Lot #20835 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Stewart-Wilson, C. / Jones, B. Gordon: British Indian Adhesive Stamps (Queen's Head) Surcharged for Native States (2nd edition 1904), 180 pages + 9 plates + 2 Errata and Corrigenda slips, hardcover; PLUS: Stewart-Wilson, C.: British Indian Adhesive Stamps Surcharged for Native States, Part II (1898), 136 pages, hardcover. Both items without major faults. Not common. Estimate: 80 Euro
Lot #20836 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA – Gems of Indian Philately, publ. by Philatelic Congress of India (2019), 205 pages, hardcover; PLUS: des Cars, Jean / Caracalla, Jean-Paul: l'aventure de La Malle des Indes (1996), 156 + III pages, hardcover with dust jacket (this is not a philatelic book, but a wonderful illustrated book about the different ways to travel to India in former times, by Orient express / train, by boat or plane); PLUS: Bibliography – Indian Philately,...
Lot #20837 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA / INDIA PORTUGUESE – Kakkeri, Umesh: Postal History of Portuguese India (2003), 174 + 2 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Portuguese India (Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbooks 1893, reprinted 1998), 2 plates + 87 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Marinho, Joâo Augusto: Subsídios Para a História Postal da Índia Portuguesa (1973), 109 pages, softcover. Items in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro
Lot #20838 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA / NEPAL – Hepper, Colin: The Sri Pashupati Issues of Nepal (1982), 135 pages, softcover; PLUS: Hellrigl, Wolfgang / Hepper, Colin: The Native Postmarks of Nepal (1978), 135 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro
Lot #20839 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
INDIA / PAKISTAN – Isani, Dr. Usman Ali: ‘Pakistan’ overprints on Service Post Cards of British India with form used by North western railways (2015), two volumes. Part 1: Machine Overprint ‘PAKISTAN’ and purple hand-overprint, both at Lahore, pp. 1–351 + Part 2: Black - Hand overprint ‘PAKISTAN’ at Lahore and cards with Nasik overprint specially printed for Pakistan, pp. 353–738, both in colour and wonderfully hardbound, with gold title...
Lot #20840 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
IRAQ – Pearson, Patrick C. / Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Iraq (1996), 262 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Inside with dedications and a greeting card of Patrick Pearson. Like new. Estimate: 30 Euro
Lot #20841 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
ISRAEL – Persoff, Meir: The Running Stag. The Stamps and Postal History of Israel (1973), 115 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Livnat, Raphael: 3 softbound brochures, Israel Philatélie 1948–2008, 36 pages; PLUS: Jérusalem Poste Française 1846–1880 (2007), 32 pages; PLUS: Israel. Dmei Doar Ivri. La 1ère émission e timbre taxe (2008), 114 pages. In good condition and this dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer. Estimate: 60 Euro
Lot #20842 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Ichida, Dr. S.: The Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872–1876 (1965), 335 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, signed; ditto, but 2nd edition 1981, 313 pages, quarter leather, gold stamped title, dust jacket, slipcase, in Japanese language with English subtitles for the illustrations. Both items in excellent condition and rare. Estimate: 350 Euro
Lot #20843 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Ichida, Soichi: The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871–1872 (1st edition 1959), XVI + 220 pages + 11 photo prints of full sheets, hardcover with slip case; PLUS: Ichida, Dr. Soichi: The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871–1872 (2nd edition 1971), 209 pages, in Japanese with English legends to figures and tables, plus 17 photographs of sheets. Accompanied by summarised English (27 pp.) and French (29 pp.) translations in an additional brochure. Rare...
Lot #20844 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Ichida, Dr. Soichi: Three comprehensive works on the early issues of Japan (in Japanese, illustrations with English captions): 1) 1968, limited edition of 250 copies, signed; 2) 1 volume with photos of complete stamp sheets; 3) another with dedication to Tomas Bjäringer and signed by the author. All three volumes in slipcases and in excellent condition. PLUS: Ichida, Dr. Soichi: Plating of the 1 Sen (extracted from the book), pp. 75–...
Lot #20845 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Kanai, Hiroyuki: Hosun No Miriyoku (1980), 304 pages, pages on card paper, with countless colour illustrations of world rarities from the former Kanai collection, texts in Japanese, hardcover with slipcase, very well preserved. Rare! Estimate: 300 Euro
Lot #20846 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Matsumoto, Jun Ichi: The French Post Office of Yokohama and its Epoch (1984), 247 pages, hardcover with slip case, bilingual (Engl./Jap.), with ex libris; PLUS: Japan. Post Office and Postmarks, 114 pages in japan. language, softcover; PLUS: Shigaki, Masafumi: The Best collection at JAPEX 94 Overseas Section (1995), Honoring Mr. Sumino Award, 36 pages in japan. language, softcover, signed by the author; PLUS: Sawa, Mamoru / Oshima,...
Lot #20847 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Metzelaar, W. / Tyler, Varro E.: Forgeries & Imitations of the Dragon Stamps of Japan (1970), 23 pages; softcover; PLUS: Tyler, Varro E. / Montgomery, Milton I.: The Wada Cherry Blossom Forgeries (1974), 92 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wilhelmsen, Kr.: Japans klassiske Forfalskninger (1981), 361 pages, softcover, in Norwegian, English and German; PLUS: Zweiling, Arthur: Japanmarken – echt oder falsch? (1971), 72 pages + 37 plates,...
Lot #20848 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Mosher, John: Japanese Post Offices in China and Manchuria (1978), XVII + 225 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Ishikawa, Ryohei: The Forerunner Foreign Post Offices in Japan British-U.S.-French. Ryohei Ishikawa's Collection (1976), 164 pages, leather hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine; PLUS: Matsumoto, Jun Ichi: The French Post Office in Yokohama (1997), 216 pages + 8 plates, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS...
Lot #20849 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Nathaniel, Yigal: Japan-Etched Stamps 1871–1876, the Yigal Nathaniel Collection (2003), 178 pages, text on the 128 exhibition pages is in English, all other text bilingual (Jap./Engl.). The publication was only sold by subscription to the Japan Philatelic Society, this de-luxe edition in slipcase was sold by James Bendon for 250 Euro end of 2003, good condition; PLUS: Woodward, A. M. Tracey: The postage Stamps of Japan and...
Lot #20850 - Country specific Literature (from A–Z) Overseas
JAPAN – Peplow, F. J.: Plates of the Stamps of Japan 1871–1876 (1910). XV + 107 pages, gold edge, leather bound with gold title imprint on front and spine. One of the famous rarities of philatelic literature. This is No. 22 of 25 copies issued in December 1910, signed by the author. With slip case. In excellent condition! This publication was never available for purchase, only “in private circulation”. According to the list of subscribers...




























