Section 1: Catalogues

(a) All-World

(b) GB / Br. Empire / Br. C’wealth

(c) Foreign

Section 2: Handbooks

Section 3: General Interest

Section 4: Encyclopedias

Section 5: Thematic

Section 6: Instructional Booklets

Section 7: Year Books

Section 8: Magazines

Section 9: Auction Catalogues

Section 10: Postmarks & Postal History

Section 11: Picture Postcards

2003 SG Stamps of the World Simplified Vol.3 K-R; Vol.4 S-Z

1991 Scott Standard Catalogue Of World Stamps in 4 vols.

Vol.1: USA; UN; Canada; GB & Commonwealth

Vol.2: A-F : Vol.3: G-O : Vol.4: P-Z

1981 Pan Books World Stamp Catalogue

1938 SG World Simplified

1938 Whitfield King Postage Stamps of the World

1922/3 SG Foreign Countries Part 2.

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2000 SG GB Concise

2000 Philex. GrossBritannien und Canalinsel Farbcatalog - KOLN

1999 SG Collect British Stamps 50^th Ed.

1999 SG Part 1 British Commonwealth Vol.1.GB and A-I; Vol.2. J-Z

1997 SG Part 1 British Commonwealth Vol.1.GB and A-I

1995 SG Part 1 British Commonwealth Vol.1.GB and A-I; Vol.2. J-Z

1995 Stoneham. 11^th Ed. GB 1840-1995

1994 SG World Simplified Vol.3. Commonwealth

1993 Benham. 6^th Ed. Collect Benham Covers

1992 SG Collect British Stamps 41^st Ed.

1991 SG GB Concise

1991 SG Australia Concise

1990 SG New Zealand Concise

1983 SG Part 12, 2^nd Ed. Africa since Independence Vol.1 A-E

1982 British Antarctica. Bain Urch Harris monograph.

1982 Jersey. Bain Urch Harris monograph.

1982 Revenue Stamps. R.Booth. Vol.1. UK : Vol.2. UK Isles & Eire

1981 SG GB Specialised Vol.4. 3^rd Ed. QE2 Decimal

? No Frontispiece: Machins, Wildings & Regionals.

1981 SG Part 14 Africa since Independence Vol.2.N-Z

1981 Ascension. Bain Urch Harris monograph.

1981 Tuvalu. Bain Urch Harris monograph.

1980 SG Collect Channel Islands Stamps

1980 Bridger/Kaye. 14^th Ed. British Commonwealth Five Reigns

1976 SG GB Specialised QE2 3^rd Ed. Pre-decimal

1976 SG GB Specialised Vol.4. 1^st ed. QE2 Decimal + 1981

1974 SG GB Specialised Vol.2. 3^rd ed. KE7-KG6

1974 Hawthorne. 34^th ed. Australian Commonwealth Specialist

1973 SG GB Specialised Vol.1. Queen Victoria

1949 Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia Br. Empire Vol.2. Empire in Africa

1937 Wallace. KG5 Silver Jubilee

2004 SG Part 21 4^th Ed. South-East Asia .

2001 The Postal Service Guide to US Stamps 28^th Ed.

2000 Lape. Finland Cat. From 1856 (In Finnish + some introductory English. Priced)

1999 Sassone. Cat. Completo dei Francobollo D’Italia e Paesi Italiani (Italy complete with colonies. In Italian)

1998 The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps: 24^th Ed.

1996/7 Michel Europa OST (Eastern Europe. In German)

1992 Facit. Specialist Scandinavia (In constituent languages & English)

1992 The Postal Service Guide to US Stamps 19^th Ed.

1990 SG Part 22,. USA

1990 Katalog 1990. Copenhagen Postal Centre. (Danish issues from 1962 incl. bklts, PSCs, Souvenir Packs. Also Greenland year packs 1982/9 with details of designer, text, price.)

1990 SG Part 19 4^th Ed. Middle East

1989 SG Part 17 4^th Ed. China

1988 SG Part 2 4^th Ed. Austria & Hungary (2 copies)

1988 Faroese Stamps; Urch Harris: The Philatelic Office: (In English, Danish & German with detail of quantities issued & dates 1975-88 . Full Colour. Unpriced))

1987/8 DK. Scandinavia & Colonies specialist.

1987 The Australasian Stamp Catalogue; 23^rd Ed. Seven Seas Stamps

1986 SG Part 8 3^rd Ed. Italy & Switzerland

1980 SG Part 3 Balkans

1977 FARG. Nordens Freimarken 1851-1975

1976 Postage Stamps of Ireland . Dublin PO. 1922-82

1976 NVPH. 35^th Ed. Netherlands & Overseas Colonies (In Dutch. Priced)

1976 Nordens Frimarken I Farg. (Scandinavian issues from 1851 with design types in colour section on black. Priced.)

1975 Nordens Frimarken I Farg (see 1976 edition above.)

1975 Belgian PO. (Specialised Belgium Cat. + Congo/Zaire; Rwanda- Burundi; Europa. In Belgian)

1975 SG Overseas Part 1.A-C; Part 2. D-J: Part 4. P-Z

1974 SG Europe Part 3. Q-Z

1974 Dragomir. Cat. Marcilor Postal Romanesti. (Specialised Romania with variety analysis, stationery, etc. In Romanian. Priced.)

1972 SG Europe Part 1. A-F; Part 2. G-P

1971 SG Part 11. Scandinavia

1971 SG Part 19 . Middle East

1966 Pikku. Finland 10^th. Ed. (small cat. in English & Finnish))

1958 Mosden. Israel 1958 / 1959 / 1960 (in English. Priced. Also 1959 and 1960 supplements with stationery, etc.)

1957 Kat. Znaczkow Polskich 1860-1956 (Poland in Polish. Priced.)

1953 Suomi. SP Luettelo-Ka Sikir Ja. (Finland in Finnish. Priced)

1947 SG Part 2. Europe

1935 Clark USA Specialised

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SECTION 2: HANDBOOKS

1990/1 PO Japanese Stamps by Ministry of Posts & Telecoms. (Details of 1989 issues + a review of selected issues from 1871. In English & French.)

1981 Royal Wedding Stamps: SG

1980 The Story of the Penny Black and Its Contemporaries: Perighi; Nat. Postal Museum

1975 Sweden - A Nation Through Its Stamps: Dahlbachberglund; RSPD

1973 Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia Br. Stamps Vol.5. N. America

1961 Billig Vol.43. Empire in Australasia Part 3

1951 Billig Vol.34. GB & Empire in Europe Part 1

1951 Billig Vol.35. GB & Empire in Europe Part 2, 1661-1951

1951 Billig Vol.36. Empire in Africa 1806-1948, Part 1

1951 Billig Vol.37. Empire in Africa 1806-1948, Part 2

1951 Billig Vol.38. Empire in Asia, Part 1. 1775-1950

1951 Billig Vol.39. Empire in Asia: Part 2. Indian Subcontinent

1951 Billig Vol.40. Empire in Asia: Part 3. Far East 1775-1950

1951 Billig Vol.41. Empire in Australasia Part 1. 1788-1952

1951 Billig Vol.42. “ “ “ Part 2

1947 Max Joal. USA Commemorative Stamps of the 20^th Century. Vol.2 1935-47.

2006 The Caledonian P.S. 1906-2006 Presentation copy.

2000 2000 Stamp Show

1995 Peary & Amundsen Race To The Poles; Anthony Mason/Evans

1992 National Postal Museum Review 1991; 1992

1985 Pictorial Guide to Cheque Collecting; David Shaw

1980 Philips New Reference Atlas

1975 Ships; Visual Books

1967 Rare Stamps; L & N Williams; Pleasures & Treasures Series

1948 Royal Mint: 79^th Annual Report 1948

1998 Beginner’s Guide to Stamp Collecting: Neill Granger

1992 Focus on Stamps: Michael Briggs; Hamlyn

1990 Stamps - A Young Philatelist’s Guide: John Morton

1986 The Stamp Atlas: Stuart Rossiter & John Flower: pp.336 hardback.

1987 Orbis Philatelic Atlas: K.Chapman

1986 Dictionary of World Stamps: Kenneth Logan; Hamlyn

1982 Guiness Book of Stamp Facts & Feats: 1^st Ed. James Mackay

1970/1 International Encyclopedia of Stamps: IPC Magazines

84 weekly issues bound into 6 volumes. Still the most comprehensive publication yet and an absolute mine of information. (A separate,

Full index of entries is available from the librarian, price 50p)

Vol.1: Aachen to Bulgaria

Vol.2: Bulgarian Occupation of Rumania to Errors

Vol.3: Ersttagsbrief to Italian Somaliland

Vol.4: Italy to New York Postmaster’s Stamp

Vol.5: New Zealand to St. Thomas

Vol.6: St. Thomas and Prince Islands to Zwickau

1970 Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Stamp Collecting: Hornung; Hamlyn

1969 The World in Stamps: SG & Fabri

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1994 Flags: Eve Devereux

1993 Collect Ships on Stamps 2^nd Ed. SG & Peter Bolton

1981 Royal Wedding & Stamps: SG

1971 Music on Stamps: Sylvester Peat; Pt.1 A-B; Pt.5 S-Z

1962 The Last Tram: Charles Oakley; Glasgow Corporation

1948 Medicine & Science in Postage Stamps: Bishop & Mathieson

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? First Steps in Stamp Collecting: James Watson; BPT

1989 Guidelines For Thematic Judges & Exhibitors at Local & Federation

Level: Franceska Rapkin; BPT

1985 Guidelines For Successful Exhibiting: Franceska Rapkin; BPT

1983 Introducing Thematic Collecting: Alma Lee 7 Richard West; NPS

1971 Advanced Philatelic Research: Patrick Pearson. Arthur Baker Ltd.

1965 The Postman: Ladybird

1959 Stamp Collecting: Teach Yourself Series: Fred J Melville revised

Charles Skilton.

1956 How To Collect Stamps: C.B. McAlpine: Arnott Publishing Ltd

1940 Modern Stamp Collecting: Fred J Melville: E.U.P. (hardback)

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1990 PTS Directory

1988 British Philatelic Federation

1987 British Philatelic Federation

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The Philatelist 1989 (1 iss.); 1990 (6 iss.); 1991 (6 iss.); 1992 (4 iss.);

1993 (4 iss.); 1994 (3 iss.); 1995 (2 iss.); 1996 (4 iss.); 1997 (1 iss.).

Scottish Post No.42 (1989)

Stamp Lover (Aug.93)

Stamp Mail 1988(2); 1989 (11 iss.); 1991 (4 iss.); 1992 (4 iss.)

Stamp Scotland no.2 (1981-2)

Timescene (Br. Thematic Soc.) Nos.19; 20; 21.

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2000 Corinphila 125 Catalogue 2000 - Zemstvo; Moldavia; Rumania

1998 Harmers World Cat.

1995 Harmers Cat. Ethiopia & Tibet

1995 Harmers Cat. World Covers

1993 Phillips Catalogues: GB 1993; Br.N.America 1993

1993 Harmers Cats. Jan & Oct

1991 Harmers Catalogues

1990 Stamp World London 1990 - Alexandra Palace Brochure

1970 Harmers. Loius Brambilla Collection of Holy Land & Israel

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1998 Collecting British First Day Covers 17^th Ed.: N.C.Porter; Bradbury

1994 Collecting British First Day Covers 14^th Ed.: N.C.Porter; Bradbury

1990 Stampilographie Postale 1822-1910: Dragomir (Rumanian Pmks.)

1989 Collect British Postmarks: Whitney/SG Edition.

1989 Scottish Post Offices: James A. Mackay. pp.127(A4)

1988 Introducing Postal History: Vivien J. Sussex

1988 The Franking System in the Post Office 1652-1840: Dr. Frank Bottomley. pp.195(A4)

1987 Irish Slogan Postmarks 1918-86: James A. Mackay. pp.69(A4)

1987 English Provincial Krags: James A. Mackay. pp.127(A4)

1986 Collecting Slogan Postmarks to 1969: Parsons et al.

1986 Sub-Office Rubber Datestamps of England & Wales: James A. Mackay. pp.466 (A4)

1986 Collect P.O.Cards 5^th Ed.: BBP

1985 British Stamps: J. Mackay; Longman

1985 Sub-Office Rubber Datestamps of Ireland: James A. Mackay. pp.68(A4)

1984 The Postal History of Glasgow: James A. Mackay. pp.220(A4)

1983 Official Mail of the British Isles: James A. Mackay. pp.349(A4)

1983 The Postal History Annual: J. Mackay; Cyclo.

1982 Registered Mail of the British Isles: James A. Mackay. pp.395(A4)

1982 The Parcel Post of the British Isles: James A. Mackay. pp.232(A4)

1981 Postal History of Stirling: W.W.Clarkson

1981 British Post Office Numbers 1924-69: James A. Mackay. pp50(A4)

1981 Island Postal History Series No.12 - Isle of Wight: James A. Mackay. pp.112(A4)

1980 English & Welsh Postmarks 1840-1979: J. Mackay (photocopy)

1980 Carrying British Mails on Land, Sea & Air: Farrugia & Gambons National Postal Museum

1979 Postal History of Falkirk: W.W.Clarkson

1979? Islands Postal History Series No.7 Orkney & Stroma: J. Mackay

1978 Scottish Postbus Timetable, Spring 1978

1978 Islands Postal History Series No.5 Arran & Cumbrae: J. Mackay

1975 Sweden - A Nation Through Its Stamps: Dahlbachberglund; RSPD

1972 Penny Posts of Edinburgh & District 1773-1839: Bruce Auckland & J.J.Bonar. Scottish Pmk. Group Handbook No.8

1971 Pre-Victorian Stamps & Franks: J.J.Paper

1971 British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906: G.Brummel; Alcock Ltd

1971 Three Centuries of Scottish Posts. An Historical Survey to 1836: A.R.B.Haldane pp336 hardback.

1970’s The Circular Name Stamps of Scotland: James A. Mackay. pp.20(A4)

1969 Three Centuries of Scottish Posts to 1836: A.R.B.Haldane; e.u.p.

1967 Numbered Postmarks of Scotland: Scottish Pmk. Group No.7

1967 Packhorse, Wagon & Post: J.Crofts Land Carriage Under Tudors & Stuarts: Perkins Social History Series - Routledge

1965 Mileage Marks: Scottish Pmk. Group No.5 (2 copies)

1964 Penny Post 1680-1918: Frank Staff; Letterworth (Photocopies)

1961 GB Post Roads, Post Towns & Postal Rates 1635-1839: Alan W. Roberston

1961 British Post Office Numbers: G.Brummel

1960 Here Comes The Post: Boswell Taylor; U.L.P.

1956 Intercepted Post Aug-Dec 1745: Donald Nicholas

1946 The Postman’s Horn: Arthur Bryant

1936 Short Account of Post Office Franking System 1652-1840: G.Brummel

? Dotted Circle Postmarks of Scotland 2^nd Ed.

? The Brunswick Star & Pillar Stamp: (Photocopy)

? Experimental Scottish Duplex , 2^nd Ed.: Scottish Pmk. Group;

J.Douglas et al.

? Postal History of GB & Ireland to 1840: R.M.Willcocks (photocopy)

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1979 IPM Catalogue & Yearbook