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Please note the venue: St Germain’s Church Hall, Corner of City Road and Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Auction Commences at 2 pm.

Viewing from 11.30 am, But not During the Sale

Tea and Coffee will be provided and
Sandwiches will be available from 12.45 to 1.30

An indication of quality of stamps, postmarks, etc. is based on:
Poor; Fair; Good to Fine; Very fine; Superb.
To save space in descriptions, the term “good to fine” is not used and items should be taken as falling into this category if not shown otherwise.

Normal abbreviations are used, in particular E for Entire, ie a complete cover without contents, and EL a complete cover with contents. ‘Covers’ can include either or both, particularly in mixed lots.

Large quantities and catalogue values for same, may be approximate.
Catalogue prices have not been checked in all cases and, for stamps on cover,
the catalogue price is generally for a stamp on cover.

Filing creases, reasonable soiling, staining and other defects together with trimmed margins or perforations to any stamps on same, consistent with the age of earlier covers, may occur without being picked up in descriptions but any major soiling is described. Defects on modern items are however, noted except if of a minor nature.

To assist you to find lots when viewing, the following codings have been used at the front of each lot number:

A	Albums, Stockbooks, Catalogues or Books
B	Boxes
L	Large Envelopes
S	Small Envelopes

The prices in the last column are the vendor’s assessment of market value. Bidding will start at vendors reserve prices which are mainly one or two bids below the valuation in the catalogue.

Please note that certain items have been grouped together under general headings, eg Cinderella items etc. These have not been cross-referenced in country headings.

See the end of the catalogue for photostats, postal bidding instructions, directions for travelling to the venue and details of our April Charity Auction.

Location of the Venue

The church hall is adjacent to the church, which is by the traffic lights at the junction of City Road and Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. See back cover page for travel details.

Items from the John Bradnock Collection of Philatelic Books & Journals.

The following 38 lots comprise the remainder of the literature bequeathed to the Society by John Bradnock and which is surplus to the Society’s Library requirements. All lots will be sold without reserve but valuations are considered to be on the low side.

An almost complete run of Vols LX to LXVI (Jan 1950 to Dec 1956, except for two issues in 1952) of the ‘PHILATELIC JOURNAL of GB’ which was, amongst others, the ‘Official organ of the Birmingham Philatelic Society’ with reports of the same in most issues. It was published by P L Pemberton whose father was a well-known and respected Birmingham philatelist & dealer, first advertising in October 1862 and who offered for sale a collection of 800 different stamps in 1863! (As recorded in the Jan 1956 issue contained in this lot). This batch concluded the Birmingham Society reports, which ceased when Robson Lowe took over publication of the Journal in January 1957. 26 issues plus 12 additional issues from part volumes which are ignored in cheap valuation.

1 box

4.50

The following 7 lots comprise good runs of the ‘Philatelic Bulletin’ as produced by the Philatelic Bureau. Many good authoritative articles on GB stamps and postal history in addition to notes on the then new issues. All are in the same A5 format as the current issues and commence with the first issue in this printed format which although entitled Vol 2 No 5 would appear from continuity of contents to actually be No 1 of Vol 3.

B	Vol 2, No 5, undated but c Sept 1965, plus Vol 3 complete other than issue No 1, Oct 1965 to Aug 1966, and Vols 4 to 12 complete. Total of 120 issues up to August 1975. Plus indexes for Vols 5 to 12.	1 box	13.00
C	Vol 13 to Vol 19 (Sept 1975 to Aug 1982) complete. Total of 84 issues. With indexes to Vol 13 to Vol 16 and Vol 19.	1 box	8.00
D	Vol 22 to Vol 29 (Sept 1984 to Aug 1988) complete. Total of 96 issues & index to Vol 22. Indexes for Vols 23 onwards appear in issue No 12 of each subsequent Volume.	1 box	8.00
E	Vol 30 to Vol 35 (Sept 1992 to Aug 1998) complete. Total of 72 issues. An index for each Vol is included in issue No 12.	1 box	6.00
F	Vol 36 to Vol 39 (Sept 1998 to Aug 2002) complete other than Vol 38 Nos 1 & 2 and Vol 39 Nos 9 & 10. Total 44 issues. An index for each Vol is included in issue No 12.	1 box	3.00
G	Vol 10 to Vol 22 No 12 (Sept 1972 to Aug 1985). No less than 156 issues but all issues have been punched for filing with the punch holes extending into the text. Hence the cheap valuation.	1 box	7.00

End of John’s nearly forty years’ run of ‘The Philatelic Bulletin’!

J	The British Postmark Bulletin. Similar to above bulletins but produced for postmark collectors. A complete run (except for five issues) from Vol 22 No 8 to Vol 26 No 25 (Sept 1992 to May 1997). All issues except first twelve have a feature article on ‘old postmarks’. Total of 113 issues, some having writing at top of front page.	1 box	12.00
K	The British Postmark Bulletin. A partial repeat of the above plus some odd issues from Vol 27 to Vol 30. Total of 90 issues but rather more having writing at top of front page than in the above lot.	1 box	7.00
L	‘India Post’. The Journal of the India Study Circle. A complete run Vol 1 No 1 to Vol 13 No 4 (Nov 1967 to Oct 1979). Total of 62 issues.	1 box	44.00
M	‘India Post’. An incomplete run from January 1980 to Nov 2003. Total of 46 issues.	1 box	16.00
N	‘India’. A Robson Lowe 1977 Auction Catalogue of the Essays, Proofs & Reprints collection formed by James Spence. 36 pages.	1 catalogue	3.50
O	‘India and States’. Two 1981 Robson Lowe auction catalogues of collections formed by Dr Pierre Couvreur. Total of 112 pages.	2 catalogues	7.00
P	‘India and States’. A bundle of nine auction catalogues.	9 catalogues	7.00
Q	‘India and States’. Two priced paper-back catalogues produced by Jal Cooper and Harry Burgess.	2 catalogues	3.00
R	‘India - Bamra’. An India Study Circle publication by R J Benns as originally sold in loose sheet format. Believed to be complete.	1 set	4.00
S	‘India - Bhopal’. An India Study Circle publication by Owen Davies as originally sold in loose sheet format. Believed to be complete.	1 set	4.00
T	‘India - Alwar’. An India Study Circle publication by R J Benns as originally sold in loose sheet format. Believed to be complete.	1 set	3.50
U	‘India - Alwar’. A similar lot to above.	1 set	3.50
V	‘India - States’. ‘A Specialised Catalogue of Postal Stationery of Cochin, Travancore and Travancore-Cochin’ compiled by P Wells. An India Study Circle publication. 30 pages with a guide to scarcity.	1 catalogue	2.00
W	‘India’. ‘A Specialised Priced Catalogue of Indian Stamps’ by Jal Cooper. A 71 page softback.	1 catalogue	6.00
X	‘Indian Air Mail Postage Rates Until 1956’. An India Study Circle 95 page softback publication by Jeffrey Brown, published in 2000.	1 book	8.00
Y	‘The Bombay Postal Circle, its Organisation & numbered Obliterators.’ An India Study Circle 87 page softback by Geoffrey Eibl-Kaye, published in 1998.	1 book	7.00
Z	‘Indian Army Post Offices - Locations and Movements 1939-1947’. A Forces Postal History Society 141 page softback by D S Virk.	1 book	9.00
AA	‘January 1903 Indian Postal Guide’. A special Coronation Edition 283 page softback containing detailed information on inland & overseas postal rates etc for letters & parcels, plus lists of offices and much more. A certain amount of foxing to the pages, generally well clear of the text. Complete with the double page insert as originally bound into the volume having a set of the current QV Indian Postage Stamps stuck to the pages and cancelled with the special Coronation - Durbar CDSs. The insert (which is normally missing) is on higher quality paper than the remainder of the book and as such has no trace of foxing. The adhesive stamps are in very fresh original colour, hand cancelled with superb upright date stamps making this a scarce publication. Photostats of the editor’s comments on this insert as published in the March 1903 Philatelic Journal of GB are included with the lot. Also a note on the editor who was educated at King Edward’s School, Birmingham.	1 book	26.00
BB	‘Memoranda on the Indian States.’ A Government of India 1931, 330 page hardback. Non-philatelic but with well detailed information on the Indian States.	1 book	9.00
CC	‘St Helena - Postal History & Stamps’. A 1979, 200 page hardback by Edward Hibbert.	1 book	7.00
DD	‘British Stamps’. A 338 page hardback book by Patrick Hamilton. Very detailed information on all GB stamps up to 1947.	1 book	5.00
EE	‘The Postage Stamps of GB’, 1840-1853. The 2nd edition by J B Seymour. The 240 page hardback (with dust jacket) recognised as the standard work on this subject.	1 book	8.00
FF	‘The Story of the Penny Black’ A National Postal Museum 50 page softback, well illustrated, mainly in colour.	1 book	5.00
GG	‘The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps’. A 221 page softback illustrated in full colour throughout.	1 book	5.00
HH	‘A Glossary of Philatelic Terms’. A 108 page softback produced for the 1951 Philatelic Congress. Very detailed listings.	1 book	3.50
JJ	‘The Philatelist’s Companion’. A 255 page hardback (with dust jacket) by Bill Gunston	1 book	2.00
KK	Robson Lowe’s Encyclopaedia Vol 1: GB and the Empire in Europe. A 296 page hardback, which covers pre-stamp postmarks up to stamps issued in 1946, plus a mound of information on other Post Office related subjects. This is the edition that was reprinted with corrections in March 1948.	1 book	9.00
LL	Robson Lowe’s Encyclopaedia Vol 2: The Empire in Africa. A 442 page hardback on similar lines to Vol 1. Published in 1949.	1 book	18.00
MM	Robson Lowe’s Encyclopaedia Vol 3: The Empire in Asia. A 559 page hardback on similar lines to Vols 1 & 2. Published in 1951 and now difficult to find.	1 book	36.00
NN	Stamp Collecting History! A batch of catalogues taking us back some 130 years. Comprising: Dr Edward Grays 1875 Illustrated Catalogue of Postage Stamps, a 523 page hardback by a noted early philatelist, Stanley Gibbons 1902 Part 1 (with 1d blacks listed @ 6d each!). Edwin Healey & Co’s GB & Colonies 1904, 247 softback. Bright & Sons 1914 World Stamp Catalogue, a 396 page hardback with 1d blacks now listed @ 10d each!	4 catalogues	16.00

End of the ‘John Bradnock’ Books.

The following 15 lots have been donated by members to sell for Society funds. Valuations shown are on the low side. All these lots will be sold without reserve. Thanks are due to the members who have donated these items.

OO	CHURCHILL BIRTH CENTENARY. A range of sixteen stamps plus the St Christopher, Nevis Anguilla & Isle of Man miniature sheets. All unused.	18 items	1.50
PP	A 1936 OLYMPIC ILLUSTRATED P.S.CARD with crumpled bottom corners but cancelled with a V FINE UPRIGHT ILLUSTRATED BERLIN ‘OLYMPIA-STADION’ HANDSTAMP plus seven modern reproduction advert cards and the like relating to WW II.	8 cards	2.50
QQ	A varied range of thirty-one used and unused stamps plus two reproduction post cards.	33 items	1.50
RR	A WORLDWIDE RANGE OF AVIATION RELATED special event and the like covers (32), aerogrammes (5), miniature sheets (7), stamps (21) and a postcard. All in very fine condition.	66 items	7.50
SS	STANLEY GIBBONS ONE COUNTRY OR SINGLE GROUP CATALOGUES produced in the 1980s, therefore a little dated but the general information remains mainly unaltered. Comprising: Part 5 (Czechoslovakia & Poland), Part 11 (Scandinavia), Part 19 (Middle East) and Part 22 (United States). A compact source of information for these countries.	4 catalogues	4.00
TT	‘THE BLUE GUIDE TO ENGLAND’ edited by Frank Muirhead. A 624-page hardback published in 1924 containing a wealth of information with a FAIR SIZE SECTION ON BIRMINGHAM & THE MIDLANDS plus dozens of well-detailed maps, town and other plans.	1 book	8.00
UU	Two large 1993 commercial registered RUSSIAN COVERS to Birmingham franked with large blocks of 25 rouble stamps. Interesting items from a turbulent period in recent Russian history.	2 covers	3.00
VV	An attractive glass kitchen cutting board or cheese board with a ‘Garden Herbs’ design. ROOM BIDDERS ONLY - UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING.	1 item	2.50
WW	‘THE ELDER PITT’ by Stanley Ayling. An ex-libris, 478 page hardback with dust jacket, 1976.	1 book	2.00
XX	‘AN EDWARDIAN SUMMER’ by John Goodall, a 1979 small hardback. Dust jacket sligh