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FIRST DAY, EVENTS - HANDBOOKS

Literature #14585. Albright, Charles Leonard. THE EAST COAST CRUISE OF THE U. S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION; A PHILATELIC NARRATIVE OF THE EXHIBITION CRUISE. Published 1934. 1st edition. HB. 92 p. Dietz Printing Co. Very Good. No d/j. Follows the cruise, gives historical information, shows & describes cancellations and cachets.

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SOUTH AFRICA - HANDBOOKS

Literature #8531. Allen, R. D. THE MARITIME MARKS OF SOUTH AFRICA INCLUDING GERMAN, ITALIAN AND DUTCH USAGES. Card/2 vols. 117 p. + 177 p. Maps, period photos, shows markings. Incs. land/ship applied markings. Extensive lists of sailings. inc. ship name, departure/arrival dates, notes.

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GERMAN COLONIES - HANDBOOKS

Literature #6845. Cockrill, P. THE HISTORY, SHIPS AND POSTAL CANCELLATIONS OF THE WOERMANN STEAMSHIP LINE OF HAMBURG. 1980 reprint edition. SB. 34 p. Illus. Ship list & cancels of the Deutsche Ost Afrika Line 1890-1965 with which the Woermann Line was merged. Line history, checklist of ships owned/w notes on date built, tonnage, disposition.

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Literature #9275. Cockrill, Philip. THE HISTORY, SHIPS AND POSTAL CANCELLATIONS OF THE WOERMANN STEAMSHIP LINE OF HAMBURG. Published 1966. Card. 32 p. Shows cancels. Ship list & cancels of Deutsche Ost Afrika Line 1890-1965 with which the Woermann Line was merged. Line history, checklist of ships owned/w notes on date built, tonnage, disposition.

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NETHERLANDS - HANDBOOKS

Literature #2822. Cockrill, Philip. K.N.S.M.; THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1856-1981). Published 1981. Card. 56 p. Route maps. Shows cancels/markings. Alpha list of ships/w drawings/photos, service dates, cancels used Cockrill #26.

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BRAZIL - HANDBOOKS

Literature #13548. ISBN #8590349918. Damian, Philippe Jean & Lopes, Klerman Wanderley. CARACTERISTIQUES DES CORRESPONDANCES DU BRESIL POUR LA FRANCE AU XIX SIECLE. Published 2003. Card/w vols. 155 & 249 p. Shows & explains many covers & postal markings. French-Brazil maritime mails of the 19th century. In French & Spanish.

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NETHERLANDS - HANDBOOKS

Literature #15042. Delbeke, Claude J. P.. DE NEDERLANDSE SCHEEPSPOST II, NEDERLAND EN HET WESTEN 1600-1900. Published 2002. HB. 428 p. Tables & maps. B/W illus of markings & covers. Routes to Suriname, Curacao & the United States. Incs. rates, contracts, value guide. In Dutch .

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NORWAY - HANDBOOKS

Literature #14998. ISBN #8299212944. Gjelsvik, Tore. POSTAL HISTORY OF THE NORWEGIAN HAMBURG LINE 1853-1865. Published 1996. HB. 112 p. Illus. Shows many covers. Complete operations and postal history of the service.

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BELGIAN CONGO - HANDBOOKS

Literature #2821. Gudenkauf, Abbe G. MAILBOAT SERVICES FROM EUROPE TO THE BELGIAN CONGO (1879-1922). Published 1982. Card. 84 p. Shows markings, some ship photos. Chronological/w ship, dep/arrival dates. Cockrill #41.

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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS

Literature #11777. Hunt, Bryan, Hosking, Roger & Cockrill, Philip. CROSS-CHANNEL & NORTH SEA SHIPPING SERVICES PARTS 1-2. Card. 92 & 88 p. Vintage photos. Shows cancels/markings. Official & Unofficial cancels. List of paquebot markings. Cockrill #42 & #60 ports. Cockrill #42 & 60.

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PENNSYLVANIA - HANDBOOKS

Literature #9670. Kay, John L. & Stets, Robert J. AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOG OF PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD AND MARITIME MARKINGS 1782-1882. Published 1984. Card. 48 p. Chronological, by rate during later periods, incs. auxiliary markings, value factor. Illus., described for size, color, usages, rate information.

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OCEANS & RIVERS - HANDBOOKS

Literature #761. Kemble, John Haskell. A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE PACIFIC MAIL. Published 1950. SB. 25 p. Ship photos. Brief history of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.

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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS

Literature #14685. ISBN #0853770328. Kenton, Phil J. & Parsons, Harry G. EARLY ROUTINGS OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY 1842-1879. Published 1999. HB. 471 p. Maps. Illus. Postal History Society Pub. Study of the five contracts. Routes, ships, sailing schedules, notes..

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AUSTRALIA - HANDBOOKS

Literature #14367. ISBN #0853770182. Kirk, R. AUSTRALIAN MAILS VIA SUEZ 1852 TO 1926. Published 1989. Card. 323 Show postal markings, covers. History & operations. Incs lists by line/w ship, sailing dates, routes, arrivals, notes. Very light water staining on some page corners does not affect text.

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TURKEY - HANDBOOKS

Literature #9318. Klein, Eugene. MORTON DANUBE AND BLACK SEA COVERS. Published 1941. 5 p. Illus. of 6 covers. Story of a cover find bearing the private labels of T.B. Morton & Co.

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BELGIUM - HANDBOOKS

Literature #11952. Kurchan Mario D. COMPANIAS DE NAVEGACION Y POSTALES ENTRE BELGICA Y SUDAMERICA. Published Undated. 18 p. Short history of Belgium's efforts to develop mail service agreements in South America. Gives names of ships used, shows rare covers & markings. In Spanish.

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URUGUAY - HANDBOOKS

Literature #6981. ISBN #9504369367. Kurchan, Mario D. THE RIVER PLATE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY. Published 1996. Card. 256 p. Illus. Mail carried by Belgian, British, French, German, Italian & Sardininan lines. Incs rates, markings, forwarding agents. Chronological Montevideo pmks/w usages dates, color. In English/Spanish.

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CYPRUS - HANDBOOKS

Literature #15032. ISBN #9963579876. Madella, Albert T. THE CYPRUS SEA POST OFFICE 1906-1932. Published 2002. HB. 150 p. Vintage photos, maps. Shows covers & markings. A history of operations of the sea post office.

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CANADA - HANDBOOKS

Literature #8623. Mills, John M. CANADIAN COASTAL AND INLAND STEAM VESSELS 1809-1930. Published 1979. HB. 135 p. Steamship Historical Society of America Pub. Alpha list of ships with serial #, Rig, Official #, Dimensions, Tons, Building port & date, Remarks on disposition. With 1981 & 1983 supplements.

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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS

Literature #1371. ISBN #0951833502. Montgomery, M. THE POSTAGE RATES OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC MAILS 1635-1950. Published 1991. Card. 220 p. Inland & Ocean letter rates between the United Kingdom & North America. General history; Extensive postage rate tables; Tables of distances & rates. Shows many rate & markings cvrs.

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AUSTRIA - HANDBOOKS

Literature #12523. Patka, Frederic J. K.(U.)K. MARINEPOST 1798-1914. Published 1989. HB. 871 p. Illus. Detailed study of the postal history of the Austrian Navy prior to WW I. In German.

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Literature #12524. Patka, Frederic J. K.(U.)K. MARINEPOST 1798-1914 VOLS 1-2. Published 1989. HB/2 vols. 871 & 957 p. Illus. In German.

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POSTAL HISTORY - HANDBOOKS

Literature #13997. ISBN #093041229x. Piszkiewicz, Leonard. UNITED STATES SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL. Published 2009. HB. 133 p. Color cover photos, b/w illus. The most complete work on the subject.

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FRANCE - HANDBOOKS

Literature #9008. Pothion, Jean, Alexandre, J & Robineau, J. FRANCE POSTE MARITIME. Published 1984. 35 p. Illus. Lists by type cancel, ship line. Gives names, routes, dates used, remarks. In French, easy to follow.

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BRIT WEST INDIES - HANDBOOKS

Literature #4426. Rego, Michael. THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. Published 1987. 88 p. Show many markings. History; Ship marks; Agent marks; Routes, Fleet List; Local stamps; Paquebot marks; Alpha fleet list. The service to British West Indies & British Americas. Cockrill #49.

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TRIESTE - HANDBOOKS

Literature #12516. Rigo, Franco. TRIESTE VENEZIA IL VAPORE NELL'OTTOCENTO. Published 2002. Card. 143 p. Shows ships, documents. Shows & describes many covers. In Italian.

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FRANCE - HANDBOOKS

Literature #8156. Salles, Raymond. LA POSTE MARITIME FRANCAISE, TOME II; LES PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE DE 1837 A 1939. Published 1962. 1992 reprint edition. Card. 322 p. 500 Illus. + 25 maps. In French.

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CHINA - HANDBOOKS

Literature #5535. Saqqal, George. LETTERS FROM THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE. Published 2005. SPB. 112 p. 109 photos of covers. Postmarks of warships of the nine nations in China from mid 19th to mid 20th century. With historical data on China during the time period. Treaty ports, Open ports; Foreign colonies, Countries with POs in China.

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WORLD MARITIME - HANDBOOKS

Literature #13796. ISBN #0911989226. Stone, Robert G. A CARIBBEAN NEPTUNE: THE MARITIME POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS OF THE GREATER AND LESSER ANTILLES IN THE 19TH CENTURY. Published 1993. HB. 357 p. Shows markings & covers, maps. Sailing tables. Postal history of mail to the U.S. & Europe. Some spots on cover, text is unmarked.

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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS

Literature #15048. ISBN #9963579868. Tabeart, Colin. ADMIRALTY MEDITERRANEAN STEAM PACKETS 1830 TO 1857. Published 2002. HB. 278 p. Illus. Sailing tables. Shows covers. Postage rates. Covers major and minor routes. Sailing tables with ship, departure/arrival dates & ports, notes..

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NETHERLANDS - HANDBOOKS

Literature #2823. Traanberg, J & Cockrill, P. NETHERLANDS & COLONIES; MARITIME MARKINGS & SHIP CANCELLATIONS (1793-1939). Card. 56 p. Shows cancels/markings. UPU Regulations. Ship list inc incoming/outbound/w route & cancels used. Cockrill #12.

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GREENLAND - HANDBOOKS

Literature #8453. Tryk, E. SKIBSFORBINDELSEN TIL GRONLAND 1880-1908. Published 1986. SB. 76 p. Ship markings of Greenland for the period. Lists of ships, skippers, routes, etc. Some from original records in Gothic German, others in Danish. Shows covers. In Danish.

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GREAT BRITAIN - HANDBOOKS

Literature #9939. Willcocks, R. M. THE POSTAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Published 1972. 1st edition. HB. 80 p. Shows many pmks. Stampless markings to 1840/w pricing guidelines. Incs England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland & Maritime.

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Literature #2012. Willcocks, R. M. THE POSTAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Published 1980. 2nd edition. HB. 81 p. Shows many pmks. Stampless markings to 1840/w pricing guidelines. Incs England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland & Maritime.

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GREAT BRITAIN - AUCTIONS

Literature #8661. THE F. CHADWICK SHIP LETTERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. Chadwick. Auction by Robson Lowe Postal History. Sale date 1975/04/15. Sale #0424. 255 lots. Illus. Alpha by 74 origins with cross index by country. Reference numbers from Robertson's "Maritime Postal History of the British Isles." P/R.

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OCEANS & RIVERS - AUCTIONS

Literature #3232. THE WALTER HUBBARD GOLD MEDAL COLLECTION OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES TRANSATLANTIC COVERS. Hubbard. Auction by Robert A Siegel. Sale date 1981/11/30. Sale #590. 472 lots. Illus. Each cvr/w ship name/line. By issue/value Stampless (11); NY PM Prov (2); 1847 (8); 1851-57 (126); 1861-67 (221); 1869 (40); Bank Notes (62). Outstanding sale. P/R.

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GREAT BRITAIN - AUCTIONS

Literature #14299. GREAT BRITAIN USED ABROAD FEATURING THE ROBERT KEMPSTER COLLECTION. Kempster. Auction by Harmers London. Sale date 1989/03/09. 622 lots. Photos. On/off piece used stamps + covers by country and type cancel.

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POSTAL HISTORY - AUCTIONS

Literature #6161. UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN POSTAL HISTORY. McDonald; Gallagher. Auction by Robert A Siegel. Sale date 1996/03/27-28. Sale #774. 987 lots. Illus. S. McDonald U S-BNA Cross-border (129); S. Gallagher U S to (325) & from (304) foreign destinations/w a variety of scarce countries/destinations. P/R.

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SPAIN - AUCTIONS

Literature #12279. SPAIN; THE MURCIA COLLECTION. Murcia. Auction by Christies/Rob Lowe Zurich. Sale date 1988/11/23. Sale #8220. 401 lots. Illus. Proofs, stamps, cancels, cvrs, 1850 (126); 1851-53 Typographs (64); 1853-54 (26); 1855-68 (95); 1870-82 (29); Carlist Issues (5); Forgeries (9); Maritime (28). P/R.

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GREECE - AUCTIONS

Literature #12278. GREECE FEATURING THE "PARTHENON" COLLECTION OF LARGE HERMES HEADS & THE A.C. LASCARIDES COLLECTION OF PRIVATE STEAMSHIP COS. Parthenon; Lascarides. Auction by Christies/Rob Lowe Zurich. Sale date 1988/11/22. Sale #8219. 416 lots. Illus. Large Hermes Heads proofs, stamps, cancels, cvrs by printing/w rarities, varieties & errors (182); Later issues inc Foreign PO (72). Steamship cancels/cvrs by 38 lines 1859-1935. P/R.

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