MONACOPHIL 2024 Publications
Three new publications have been introduced by MONACOPHIL 2024.
MonacoPhil 2024 - Luxury Catalogue of 100 World Philatelic Rarities Exhibition
A deluxe catalogue of the 100 World Philatelic Rarities exhibition held for MonacoPhil 2024 at the…
Le rattachement du Duché de Savoie et du Comté de Nice à la France
The 344-page book focuses on the postal and philatelic effects that followed France's 1860 annexation of the County of Nice and the Duchy of Savoy. It is based on an inventory of mail sent from post offices between the entrance of the French…
Great Britain Postal Stationery with Security / Advertising Collars
Dr Alan K. Huggins MBE RDP Hon FRPSL, Honorary and first President of FEPA, Past President of the RPSL and the GBPS, and a specialist in Postal Stationery has published the results of his latest research in a book titled Great Britain Postal…
The Postal Rates of the Republic of Türkiye 1920-1950
The "Postal Rates of the Republic of Türkiye 1920-1950" is a project by the Postal Rates Research Group of the Turkish Philatelic Academy. This 350-page, full-colour, and fully bilingual book documents Turkey's postal rates from 1920 to 1950,…
The Mulready Caricature
Co-authors Robin Cassell FRPSL and Richard Hobbs FRPSL have provided us with the following brief introduction on the RPSL website:
When Rowland Hill introduced the Mulready Envelope and Lettersheet to the world on 6 May 1840 they were immediately…
New volumes by the Global Philatelic Network
Three new books have been recently presented by Tobias Huylmans and Jonas Hällström, both Managing Directors at the Global Philatelic Network. The presentation took place in Bucharest during EFIRO 2024 World Stamp Exhibition.
Edition d’Or…
Pacific Steam Navigation Company Mail 1840-1854
This is a new publication by the Real Academia Hispánica De Filatelia e Historia Postal (Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History), Vol. XIV, of the RAHFeHP Specialised Library.
The 324-page bilingual book (Spanish and English),…
Five new Edition d’Or volumes by the Global Philatelic Network
The Global Philatelic Network has produced five additional volumes in the renowned Edition d’Or series:
Vol. 70: Switzerland Federal Mail – Rare Frankings 1849–1854 – The Richard Schäfer Sr. Collection
Vol. 69: Ludwig van…
The Postal Stationery of Nigeria
Nigeria may not seem the obvious choice of country for a specialist in postal stationery. With a rather limited set of postal stationery classes and issues involved, the number of pages in the Higgins & Gage catalogue is very small. Furthermore,…
Mail in the Levant: Beirut 1835-1914
Cedar Stamps, the publisher, has announced a new book by Semaan Bassil. Its full title is Mail in the Levant, Beirut, a case study in the early age of steamship & globalization (1835/1914).
The book examines Beirut, as a case study during…
The Blue Book of Philately from the Danish Federation
The idea to publish the Filateliens Blå Bog (Blue Book of Philately in English) was introduced in 2010 by the Danish Philatelic Federation (DFF). The book includes prominent Danish philatelists or foreign philatelists deeply involved with Danish…
Contrôle et Censure belge 1939-1940
Contrôle et Censure belge 1939-1940 is a new book by Dr Jacques Stes.
Did you know that censorship for the military came into effect during the Belgian mobilisation of 1939/1940? And that political censorship was exercised by the magistrates?…
Creatività per un francobollo
The Historical Museum of Communication (Museo Storico della Comunicazione) and the Italian Philatelic Press Union (Unione stampa filatelica italiana, USFI) have sponsored a book with 1,700 designs, most of which have never been published.
From…
The Rhodesias & Nyasaland: From Colonial Rule to Majority Rule. The Evolution of the Mails
Three connoisseurs of Rhodesian philately, Brian Trotter RDP Hon. FRPSL, Patrick Flanagan RDPSA FRPSL, and Keith Harrop FRPSL, have produced the latest book published by the Royal Philatelic Society London.
We read from the RPSL website:
This…
Two German books recently released
Two new German books have been recently released. They were reviewed by philapress.de.
The first book, Die Stempelträger mit Werbeeinsätzen der Halbstempelmaschinen der Postämter aus Baden-Württemberg bis 1945 (translated in English as…
Finnish collections published by the Suomen Filatelistiliitto
The Suomen Filatelistiliitto (Finnish Philatelic Association) has recently published in A4 format books three important Finnish collections:
Eero Ravi's collection: Christmas labels - Against Tuberculosis 1908-1955. Original title in Finnish,…
Lettere sulle rotte oceaniche di due imprenditori toscani del XIX secolo
Angelo Piermattei - Lettere sulle rotte oceaniche di due imprenditori toscani del XIX secolo (Letters on the oceans routes of two 19th century Tuscan entrepreneurs), Post Horn, Milan, September 2023, in Italian, 17x24 cm, 168 pages with several…
Sfizi.Di.Posta (the book)
Since 2018, Marco Occhipinti has been uncovering stories from letters, postcards, telegrams or any other interesting piece of postal history and presenting them on his "Sfizi.Di.Posta" website and Facebook page.
A few days ago, the "Sfizi.Di.Posta"…
Large Hermes Heads – Printings and Shades
The author, Stavros Andreadis, is a renowned collector and exhibitor of the Large Hermes Heads (LHH). His exhibit has been published twice in Edition d’Or series: No. 28 in 2011 and No. 60 in 2021. He was nominated for the Grand Prix International…
The Transvaal One Penny Arms Stamps 1870-1885
Lars Jørgensen RDPSA FRPSL, Grand Prix National winner at Cape Town 2022 WSC with his “South African Republic Transvaal 1869-1885”, has recently published the results of his latest research in more than 500 pages.
This in-depth study covers…
Varberg’s Postal History
We picked it up from the website of the Swedish Philatelic Federation.
This is a newly published book that encapsulates knowledge regarding the development of postal service in what now constitutes the municipality of Varberg, Sweden. For the…
The Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
In the second half of the 19th century, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company almost entirely controlled the postal operations between or from Chile, Peru, and Ecuador via Panama to the United States or Europe. In a period of expansion of communications…
The Story of Australia’s Overseas Airmail
This four-book series by Ronald M. Lee details the history of Australian airmail beginning with balloon mail in the 19th Century and concluding with the re-establishment of services after WWII. It provides, for the first time, an overview of…
Hellenic Steamship Companies and their Handstamps
385 steamship companies, 110 private shipping agents, and 1657 maritime handstamps comprise the framework of the 500-page brand-new book recently released by Nikos Antypas. The reader will also have the opportunity to get acquainted with Greek…
The Postal Issues of Syria, Lebanon and the Alaouites 1919-1945
New book: The Postal Issues of Syria, Lebanon and the Alaouites 1919-1945 (also includes Latakia, Rouad Island, Kilis local, Aintab local and Alexandretta) by Alexander Kaczmarczyk, second edition with additional colour plates and images, 141…
Notebook: The Currency Rates at the Exchange Post Offices 1800-1875
Ioannis (John) Daes is better known for the two fine works he has produced during the past few years: The Ionian postal rates (2014 in Greek) and The Greek postal rates 1828-1875 (2017 in Greek and 2022 in English). Dealing with the 19th-century…
Swedish & Norwegian Queen Louise’s Correspondence 1850-1871
A new book by Tomas Bjäringer RDP Hon. FRPSL and Ken Ryen, Royal Confessions to a Lifelong Friend: Swedish & Norwegian Queen Louise's Correspondence 1850-1871 has been recently released and is available for purchase from Nordic Philately.
The…
Napoleons Waterloo – Herrschaft der 100 Tage
The following is an excerpt from a recent post by Axel Goldmann on IBRA 2023 news webpage, a presentation of Hans-Joachim Büll's new book, Napoleon’s Waterloo – Reign of 100 Days.
[...] 400 pages in which Büll covers a wide range of topics,…
Air mail to and from the Somaliland Protectorate
Copied from Vaccari News:
A new book, Air mail to and from the Somaliland Protectorate by Imperial Airways and Ala Littoria - December 1935 to August 1936, was released by Germain Mentgen, who had updated and integrated his previous works in…
Poste Maritime Française. La Société l’Europe. Le Havre – Saint-Pétersbourg 1840 – 1852
A new book by Robert Abensur RDP has been recently published by l’Académie de philatélie. Here is a short description taken from the Academy's website:
The Russian Empire and its notoriously Francophile elites appreciate French luxury goods.…
Tête-Bêche Rarities from the Oval Issue of Finland
A new book by Tomas Bjäringer RDP Hon. FRPSL and Mårten Sundberg FRPSL has been recently published by the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL). We read from the RPSL webpage:
This work tells the stories of the rare têtebêches of the oval…
Posta Italiana in Estremo Oriente
Italian mail in the Far East is a brand new book by Valter Astolfi, 432 pp., softbound, illustrated in colour, published by the AICPM (Associazione Italiana Collezionisti Posta Militare e Storia Postale) and distributed by Vaccari at € 60.
The…
The armies from Buonaparte to Napoleon 1793-1815
Vincent Schouberechts writes at the Trait de Union 2022-2, the biannual Newsletter of the AEP:
This is as much a history book as an authoritative study of all the postmarks used in the different campaigns during the years of the French Consulate…
The art in postage stamps and other philatelic writings
Francesco Giuliani and Il Postalista make a free offer to the philatelic community. A new book on the philatelic memoirs of Rodolfo Renier from Treviso, born in 1857, who not only led a brilliant academic career in Turin, at the local Ateneo…
Aerofilatelia: Crociere Atlantiche Balbo
A book by Francesco Giaccardi about the two Atlantic crossings in 1930 and 1933, by Italo Balbo, a leading Italian aviator, Minister of the Air Force (1929-1933) and Governor of Italian Libya (1934-1940). It is organised in 13 chapters with…
The Ottoman Post Offices and Services in Iraq
The Ottoman Post Offices and Services in Iraq with Military Post & Foreign Postal Agencies, by Kemal Giray FRPSL, has been recently published by Balkanphila Ltd. 2023, in A4 size, softcover, 209 pages, illustrated in colour, limited edition…
Memories of an old stamp dealer
Francesco Giuliani revisited the memories of Romolo Mezza, which had been written almost a century ago, edited them, produced a long introduction, and put everything together in a brand new book.
Romolo Mezzadri was born in Rome in 1861 and…
Guide to the Postal Stationery of Iraq (2nd edition)
A new book published by the Royal Philatelic Society London.
The purpose of this Guide to the Postal Stationery of Iraq, by Clayton Rubec and Akthem Al-Manaseer, is to stimulate interest in this aspect of Iraqi and Mesopotamian philately.…
The Struggle for Dominance on the Indian Subcontinent 1494-1819
A new book for the first time sheds light on the history and postal history of the Indian subcontinent up to the establishment of British rule.
The philately and postal history of the Indian subcontinent is rich and spans a long period of time.…