Bibliography

Books and Catalogues

  1. Phillips, Stanley. The Stamps of Great Britain 1911-1921, pp. 91-95. (SG, 1921).
  2. Ward, W. British Books of Stamps and Rolls. (Lytham, 1925).
  3. Hamilton, Patrick. British Stamps, Appendix. (Peter Davies, 1948).
  4. Beaumont, K. M. & J. B. M. Stanton. The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Part 4, ch. 16. (RPSL, 1957).
  5. Stanton, J. B. M. King Edward VIII, pp. 8-11. (GBPS, 1958).
  6. Langston, C. M. A Priced Catalogue and Guide to Collecting QEGB Stamp Booklets. (1964).
  7. Lowe, Robson. The British Postage Stamp, p. 258. (NPM, 1968).
  8. Langston, C. M. The Complete List of Flaws on QEGB (1st Design) Stamps from Booklets and Coils. (1969).
  9. Kirk, A. J. King Edward VIII, pp. 17-24. (GBPS, 1974).
  10. Samuel, M. & A. Huggins. Specimen Stamps and Stationery, pp. 39-45. (GBPS, 1980).
  11. Hacket, Alastair. The 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue of Great Britain. (1982).
  12. Alexander, Jean & Leonard F. Newbery. British Stamp Booklets. (GBPS, 1987-1997).
  13. Jones, F. G. Etiquettes: Par Avion – By Air Mail, pp. 17-18. (1992).
  14. Wilson, Graham. An Illustrated Guide to the GB Advertising Booklet Panes. (CD, 2007).
  15. Muir, Douglas N. George V and the G.P.O. (BPMA, 2010).
  16. Muir, Douglas N. King George V Printing Plates. (GBPS, 2015).
  17. The Woodstock Catalogue of British Elizabethan Stamps. (Woodstock).
  18. Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volumes 2 & 3. (Stanley Gibbons).
  19. The Bookmark Catalogue. (Modern British Philatelic Circle).
  20. QEII Specialised Definitive Catalogue. (Machin Collectors Club).

Journal Articles

  1. Anon. “Automatic Postage Stamp Delivery” (SDS), GSM 1(11)265 (May 1891).
  2. Thompson, A. H. “Booklets – Edwardian”, British Philatelist 8(6)45-47 (1915).
  3. Thompson, A. H. “Booklets – Georgian”, British Philatelist 8(7)53-56 (1915).
  4. Melville, Fred J. “The Photogravure Process”, GSM 8(8)146 (May 1935).
  5. Cooke, H. P. “KGV Photogravures Issued in Books and Rolls”, GSM 10(6)104-108 (Mar 1937).
  6. Rang, C. P. “GB Jubliee Issue”, GSM 12(5)90 (Feb 1939).
  7. Hughes, W. E. “The Sixpenny Experimental Stamp Booklets”, GSM 17(7)46 (Mar 1944).
  8. Woodall, R. G. “Special Advertisements”, Philatelic Adviser 11(78)19-21 (1948).
  9. Stanton, J. B. M. “PO Stamp Booklets D”, British Philatelist 39(1)7-8 (1948).
  10. Stanton, J. B. M. “PO Books of Stamps of GB”, British Philatelist vols 40 & 41 (1949-51).
  11. Rang, C. P. “The Mother of All Booklets” (SDC), GSM 25(5)49 (Jan 1952).
  12. Leach, R. W. “The Trial Books of 1952-53”, GBJ 1(4)38-39 (1957).
  13. Strange, A. M. “The First Stamp Booklet”, London Philatelist 69 p. 117 (1960).
  14. Newbery, L. F. “The Trial Books of 1952-53 and 1954”, GBJ 3(1)8 (1961).
  15. Cormack, J. A. B. “British Booklet Air Mail Labels”, Air Mail News 6(1)6 (1965).
  16. Barnes, A. J. “White-Paper Definitives”, Stamp Collecting (May 1967).
  17. Myall, D. G. A. “Those 2s. Splits”, Stamp Collecting (May 1969).
  18. Newbery, L. F. “Booklet Notes – The £1 Stamp Book”, GBJ 8(2)26-27 (1970).
  19. Clarke, J. T. “King Edward VII Notes – Pre-cancellations”, GBJ 8(4)53-54 (1970).
  20. Hills, Stan. “Coloured Advertisements”, Stamp Weekly, pp. 10-11 (11 June 1970).
  21. Barnes, A. J. “The Machin Issues”, GBJ 8(5)72 & 8(6)91 (1970).
  22. Hills, Stan. “The First GB Postage Stamp Books”, Philatelic Bulletin 8(2)8-10 (Oct 1970).
  23. Newbery, L. F. “Booklet Notes – Series VI. 1/- Booklet ‘E'”, GBJ 9(3)46-48 (1971).
  24. Mettler, A. E. “Booklet Panes of the Machin Pre-decimal Issues”, GBJ vol 10 (1972).
  25. Richmond, R. W. “The Letterpress Printed Postage Stamps of KGV”, GBJ vols 11 & 12 (1973-74).
  26. Rigo de Righi, A. G. “Experimental GB Postage Stamp Books”, Philatelic Bulletin 11(4 & 6) (1973-74).
  27. Powell, R. W. “A KEVII Miscellany – Stamp Booklets”, GBJ 12(2)45-48 (1974).
  28. Stafford, Peter. “Wilding Booklet Panes of Four”, GBJ 14(2)35-39 (1976).
  29. Lowe, Robson. “Britannia Dummy Stamps”, PJGB 86(1)14-19 & 86(2)34-41 (1976).
  30. Sugden, John. “Stamp Papers of the Wilding Period”, Philatelic Bulletin 13(12)7 (Aug 1976).
  31. Lowe, Robson. “Early Booklets”, PJGB 87(2)44-45 (June 1977).
  32. Alexander, Jean. “Saving is Simple – Advert Pane”, GBJ 19(4)56 & 20(3)40 (1981-82).
  33. Lowe A. J. & David M. Stirling. “Some GB Stamp Booklets”, GBJ 22(3)43-46 (1984).
  34. Wellsted, W. R. “De La Rue Postage Stamp Booklets 1904-1910”, GBJ 22(5)66-69 (1984).
  35. Newbery, L. F. “Pictorial Stamp Booklet Cover Designs”, Philatelic Bulletin 23(3)49-51 (1985).
  36. Alexander, Jean. “Stamp Booklets – Local Editions”, GBJ 24(3)45-47 (1986).
  37. Lawrence, Sam. “Booklet Perforation”, GBJ 24(5)70-71 (1986).
  38. Loveland, R. A. “Graphite Line Booklets”, GBJ 25(3)44-45 (1987).
  39. Lawrence, Sam. “Notes on Booklet Trials and Dummy Stamps”, GBJ 26(3)56-58 (1988).
  40. Holt, Mike. “KGVI 2/6 miscut booklet”, GBJ 27(5)98 (1989).
  41. Wilson, Alan. “Gems of Elizabethan Philately”, GSM 23(4)43 (Sept 1992).
  42. Harvey, Ian. “Proofs for the Pre-decimal Machin Booklet Covers”, GBJ 33(6)101-109 (1995).
  43. Alexander, Jean. “Front Cover Advertising”, GBJ 35(3)41 (1997).
  44. Lockton, M. H. “Airmail Etiquettes”, GBJ 38(1)14 (2000).
  45. Musry, Alan. “Wilding Booklet Discovery – shorthand”, GBJ 41(1)19 (2003).
  46. Clark, Jack. “King Edward VIII – Stamps from Booklets”, GBJ 42(5)101-107 (2004).
  47. Musry, Alan. “A Question of Numbers”, GBJ 43(1)9 (2005).
  48. Wilson, Graham. “Advertising Booklet Panes”, GSM 37(11)38-39 (Apr 2007).
  49. Harvey, Ian. “Barnett Freedman – Booklet Designs”, London Philatelist 116, pp. 115-116 (2007).
  50. Longhurst, Mike. “Dummy Booklets – an initial listing”, Bookmark Journal 38(2)68-77 (2008).
  51. Ramsay, Paul. “Silver Jubilee Booklet Interleaf Numbers”, GBJ 51(1)1 (2013).
  52. Musry, Alan & P. Ramsay. “Coloured Adverts in British Stamp Booklets”, GBJ 51(3)49 (2013).
  53. Ramsay, Paul. “Silver Jubilee Booklet Error of Make-up”, GBJ 51(3)55 (2013).
  54. Ramsay, Paul. “Ford’s Blotting Paper in British Stamp Booklets”, GBJ 52(1)1 (2014).
  55. Musry, Alan & P. Ramsay. “Air Mail Panes in British Stamp Booklets”, GBJ 52(4)82 (2014).
  56. Ramsay, Paul & A. Mynott. “Dubarry Adverts in British Stamp Booklets”, GBJ 53(3)55 (2015).
  57. Harvey, Ian. “Queen Elizabeth II Pattern Books”, GBJ 58(1)20 (2020).
  58. Harvey, Ian. “The First 2s Vending Machine Booklet”, GBJ 59(2)46 (2021).

GBJ: The GB Journal    GSM: Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Postal Museum Records

The Postal Museum has many files related to booklets. Most can be found by searching the online catalogue for “Stamp Books”. These are some of the more interesting ones.

  1. POST 30/1898B (E 22615/1910): Sale at face value of contents (1910).
  2. POST 30/1934A (E 3429/1911): Advertisements inserted (1911).
  3. POST 30/2293A (E 13500/1912): Varnished paper (1912).
  4. POST 30/2450 (E 6854/1913): Charges for adverts on interleaves, part 1 (1913).
  5. POST 30/2451 (E 6854/1913): Charges for adverts on interleaves, part 2 (1913).
  6. POST 30/3993B (E 13410/1917): Advertisements (Lipton’s Tea, 1917).
  7. POST 33/537A (M 3278/1922): Advertisements on postage stamps, etc (1922).
  8. POST 52/735: Record of storage and destruction of plates and cylinders (1942-1975).
  9. POST 52/739: Record of storage and destruction of cylinders and plates (1966-1980).
  10. POST 52/1124 (BB1): Unadopted suggestions (1911-1964).
  11. POST 52/1127 (BB4): Advertisement Interleaves of Blotting and Cardboard (1919-1940).
  12. POST 52/1135 (BB12): Cover paper (1923-1949).
  13. POST 52/1138 (BB20): Local editions (1925-1938).
  14. POST 52/1139 (BB23): Postal Rates interleaf (1927-1940).
  15. POST 52/1140 (BB28): Introduction of the 5/- book (1931-1934).
  16. POST 52/1141 (BB29): Interleaf paper (1932-1943).
  17. POST 52/1143 (BB31): Silver Jubilee Issue (1934-1935).
  18. POST 52/1147 (BB44): Alterations during the Second World War (1942-1943).
  19. POST 52/1240 (BB26): Postal Union Congress Issue (1929).
  20. POST 52/1241 (BB39): 6d Booklets (1936-1941).
  21. POST 52/1242 (BB33): Edward VIII Issue (1936-1938).
  22. POST 52/1244 (BB38): 1/- Stamp Books (1937-1964).
  23. POST 52/1246 (BB42): Increase in Postage Rates (1940-1941).

Postal Museum Auction Catalogues

(NPM/BPMA sales of stamps from registration sheets)

  1. National Postal Museum Archives. Christie’s Robson Lowe sale no. 8019 (26 Apr 1984).
  2. National Postal Museum Archives. Christie’s Robson Lowe sale no. 8058 (19 Feb 1985).
  3. Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Phillips sale no. 25677 (5 Sept 1985).
  4. The British Postal Museum & Archive. Sotheby’s sale no. L13322 (11 July 2013).

Websites

  1. http://postalmuseum.org
  2. http://www.stampprinters.info/dummystamps.htm
  3. http://www.silverjubileestamps.com
  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamp_booklet
  5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_vending_machines_in_the_United_Kingdom

Websites in this Series

  1. www.gbpostagedues.com
  2. www.gbstampbooklets.com
  3. www.gbstamprolls.com
  4. www.gbtelegraphs.com