For those specializing in the "Mother Country of Stamp Collecting," Great Britain, there are 323 books, 281 pamphlets and 234 additional specialized catalogs to assist you in all aspects of British philately. Not listed, but available, are auction catalogs from the major auction houses of Great Britain (Robson Lowe, Christies, Spink, Harmers, Cavendish, Corbitt, etc.) that often feature illustrations of important British stamps and postal history.
Examples of some of our holdings:
Barefoot, Great Britain Revenues
Easton, British Postage Stamp Design
Edwards and Lucas, Great Britain Official Perfins
Huggins, British Postal Stationery
Lovegrove, "Herewith My Frank…": History of Frank Stamps
Lowe, The Mulready Advertisements
Mackay, Official Mail of the British Isles
Myall, The Complete Deegan Machin Handbook
Nissen, The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamps of Great Britain, 2 Vols.
Oliver and Vallancy, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain
Proud, History of the British Army Postal Service, 3 Vols.
In addition, the WPL has hardbound copies of 66 different journals published in Great Britain, of which 10 are specialized in the study of British philately and available for reference:
British Philatelist
Bulletin of the Fiscal Philately Society
Great Britain Journal Philatelic Chronicle and Advertiser
The Great Britain Philatelist
London Postal History
Philatelic Advisor
Philatelic Bulletin (GB)
Philatelic Journal of Great Britain
Postal History Society Bulletin (GB)
The Great Britain Collectors Club web site has additional information for those wishing to contact other GB specialists. Let them know you found them through the Western Philatelic Library web site link!
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