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Books — Specific to, or with sections on, P.O. Telegraphs
- Philbrick, F.A., and Westoby, W.A.S., ‘The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Sampson, Low, Marston, Seale & Rivington for The Philatelic Society, London, pp349-376, 1881.
- Wright, H.E. and Creeke, A.B., ‘The History of the Adhesive Stamps of the British Isles available for Postal and Telegraphic Purposes’, pub. The Philatelic Society, London, pp212-230, 1899.
- Wilson, Sir John, ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection’, pub. Dropmore, pp52-53, 1952.
- McDonald, A., ‘The Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Author, London, 1959.
- Jackson, H.T., ‘The Preparation of the Post Office Adhesive Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Author, Rugby, Printed Scanlans Printing Services Ltd., 1965.
- Lowe, R., ‘The British Postage Stamp’, pub. The National Postal Museum, London, Printed Woods of Perth, Scotland, pp251-254, 1968.
- Jackson, H.T., ‘The Post Office Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain. 1869-1881’, pub. Author, Rugby, Printed, Moore (Kirkby) Ltd., 1971.
- Samuel, M and Huggins, A., ‘Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain’, pub. for the GB Philatelic Society by GB Philatelic Publications Ltd., Saffron Walden, Essex., pp54,112-125, 1980.
- Langmead, P. and Huggins, A., ‘The Telegraph Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain 1851-1954’, pub. GB Philatelic Publications, Putney, London for the GB Philatelic Society, pp43-74, 2003.
- Horsey, J. P., ‘The £5 Orange’, pub. Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Ringwood Hampshire, pp7-78, 2013.
Books — General Relevance to P.O. Telegraphs
- Easton, J., ‘The De La Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps 1855-1901’, pub. Faber and Faber for the Royal Philatelic Society London, 1958.
- Beaumont, K.M. and Easton, J., ‘The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Part Three’, pub. the Royal Philatelic Society London, 1964.
- Wiseman, W.A., ‘The De La Rue Years 1878-1910 Volume 1’, printed by Wards, Gateshead for Bridger & Kay Ltd, London. 1984.
- Wiseman, W.A., ‘The De La Rue Years 1878-1910 Volume 2’, printed by Alden Press, Oxford for Stanley Gibbons Ltd, London. 1990.
- Simpson, R.C. and Sargent, P.J., ‘Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years – 1848 to 1880’, pub. Pardy and Son, Ringwood for The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2006.
- Galland, R.B. and Louis, K., ‘Great Britain Surface Printed Stamps 1855-1883, Low Values 2½d to 2/-‘, pub. GB Philatelic Publications, Putney, London for the GB Philatelic Society, 2009.
Key Catalogues
- Westoby, W.A.S., ‘Catalogue of Telegraph Stamps, Stamped Forms, etc (Worldwide)’, pub. Pemberton, Wilson and Co., pp31-37, 1889.
- Hilckes, H., ‘A Complete Priced Catalogue of the Postal and Telegraph Adhesives of Great Britain’, pub. Hilckes, Kirkpatrick & Co, 64 Cheapside, London, pp43-46, 1894.
- H. L’Estrange Ewen, ‘The Standard Priced Catalogue of the Postage and Telegraph Stamps and Postmarks of the United Kingdom’, pub. author, Norwood, London. No 5, 1896.
- Morley, W., ‘Catalogue and Price List of the Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Pardy and Son, Bournmouth, for the author. Second edition, July 1897.
- Morley, W., ‘Catalogue of the Telegraph Stamps of the World’, pub. Walter Morley, 15 Brownhill Gardens, Catford, London, Feb 1900.
- Yvert & Tellier, ‘Catalogue Prix-Courant de Timbres-Poste’, pub. Yvert & Tellier, Amiens, France. (Note: The Post Office Telegraphs are listed in all editions.)
- Hiscocks, S.E.R., ‘Telegraph and Telephone Stamps of the World’, pub. author, Woking, Surrey, 1984.
- Stoneham Catalogue of British Stamps, pub. Sarum Publications Ltd, Salisbury. Eighth Edition, 1985. (Note: The Post Office Telegraphs are listed in this and all subsequent editions, but not in the simplified pocket books.)
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd., ‘Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue, Volume 1: Queen Victoria’, pub. Stanley Gibbons Publications, London and Ringwood: (16th Edition), 2011. (Note: The Post Office Telegraphs are listed in all editions prior to this back to the 5th Edition.)
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd., ‘Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue’, pub. Stanley Gibbons Publications, London and Ringwood: (33rd Edition), 2018. (Note: The Post Office Telegraphs are listed in all editions prior to this back to the 25th Edition.)
Journal Articles Specific to P.O. Telegraphs
- Ewen, H. L’Estrange, ‘Adhesive Telegraph Stamps’, English Specialists’ Journal, Dec 1897.
- Anon. ‘5s an Important Find (Perf 12½)’, The British Philatelist, Vol VII, No 2, pp17-18, Apr 1914.
- Anon. ‘3s on Crown’, The British Philatelist, Vol IX, No 5, pp58, Jul 1916.
- Anon. ‘6d Telegraph Stamp’, The Philatelic Journal of India, Vol XVIII, No 7, pp?, 19??.
- Anon. ‘1/- Telegraph Stamp’, Stamp Collectors Fortnightly, 500, 19??.
- Anon. ‘De La Rue Temporary Plates’, The British Philatelist, Vol XXV, No 12, pp91, 1932.
- Anon. ‘The Five Pounds’, The British Philatelist, Vol XXXII, No 3, pp19-23, May 1939.
- Bramsdon, H., ‘Great Britain – The Threepence Post Office Telegraph Stamp’, P.A., pp35, Oct 1946.
- Graveson, S., ‘Telegraphs’, ‘The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps’, Vol 1, Great Britain and the Empire in Europe, pub. Robson Lowe Ltd, pp198-199, 2nd Edition, 1952.
- Jackson, H.T., ‘The Preparation of the Post Office Adhesive Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, The GB Journal, Vol 5, No 7, pp101, Apr 1966.
- Langmead, P., ‘The £5 Telegraph Colour Trials’, The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, pp18-19, March 1968.
- Langmead, P., ‘A Checklist of P.O. Telegraph Specimen Stamps’, The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Sept and Dec 1968, pp68-69, and March 1969.
- Jackson, H.T., ‘The Post Office Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain 1869-1881’, The GB Journal, Vol 9, No 6, pp106-108, Nov 1971.
- Langmead, P., ‘PO Telegraphs, Imperforate or Imprimatur’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, pp28, March 1972.
- Langmead, P., ‘De La Rue Small Head Dies 1875’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, pp8, March 1973.
- Kim, E., ‘£5 Telegraph Perforation’, The GB Journal, Vol 13, No 2, pp40, Feb 1975.
- Langmead, P., ‘Great Britain Telegraphs’, London Philatelist, Vol 89, No 1049-50, pp86-95, May-Jun 1980.
- Langmead, P., ‘An Introduction to the Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, The GB Journal, Vol 25, No 5, pp84-87, Nov/Dec 1987.
- Graham, C., ‘British Government Telegraph Stamps 1876-1881, Numbers Issued and Catalogue Values’, The GB Journal, Vol 40, No 2, pp32-39, Mar/Apr 2002.
- Graham, C. and Huggins, A., ‘Society Displays: British Telegraphs’, GBPS Newsletter, No 287, pp2-3, May/Jun 2004.
- Sefi, M. And Greig, I., ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection: A Great Britain Selection’, The London Philatelist, Vol 119, No 1377, pp207, July/Aug. 2010.
- Pinwill, I. And Finch, A., ‘Post Office Telegraphs: Earliest Known Dates’, The GB Journal, Vol 49, No 6, pp130-136, Nov/Dec 2011.
- Pinwill, I., ‘The Colour Trials of the Post Office Telegraphs 3d Plate 3’, The GB Journal, Vol 52, No 6, pp130-134, Nov/Dec 2014.
Journal Articles with General Relevance to P.O. Telegraphs
- Young, P., ‘Printers Samples – The Colour Trials’, The GB Journal, Vol 22, No 1, pp4-8, 1984.
- Sefi, M. And Greig, I., ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection: A Great Britain Selection’, The London Philatelist, Vol 119, No 1377, pp207, July/Aug 2010.
- Burnett, M.S.L., ‘The Stock Exchange Forgery’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Dec 1972.
- Burnett, M.S.L., ‘The Stock Exchange Forgery’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Sept 1979.
- Burnett, M.S.L., ‘The £5 Stamp of GB, and its Usage’, Stamp Collecting, Vol 123, pp473, 1974.
- Langmead, P., ‘Telegraphic Cancellations on GB Stamps of Queen Victoria (Correspondence)’, The London Philatelist, Sept-Oct 1982, pp116.
- Simpson, R. and Sargent, P., ‘Why Wing Margins Deserve a Second Look’, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Nov 2005, pp43-47.
- Simpson, R. and Sargent, P., ‘Why Wing Margins Deserve a Closer Look’, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Dec 2005, pp49-52.
- Hiscocks, S., and Higson, A., ‘The Telegraphic Use of Great Britain Postage Stamps’, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, June 2007, pp42-45.
- Focus on GB, The GB Journal, Vol 29, No 5, Nov/Dec 1991. pp97
- Focus on GB, The GB Journal, Vol 33, No 2, Mar/Apr 1995. pp40
- Focus on GB, The GB Journal, Vol 37, No 2, Mar/Apr 1999. pp37
- Great Britain Auction, The Great Britain Philatelist, Vol 4, No 4, Nov 1964. pp69
- Bird, W.P., ‘GB Telegraphs’, The GB Journal, Vol 26, No 2, Mar/Apr 1988. pp31
- Dagnall, H., ‘GB Telegraphs’, The GB Journal, Vol 26, No 5, Nov/Dec 1988. pp90
- Kim, E., ‘£5 Telegraph Perforations’, The GB Journal, Vol 13, No 2, Feb 1975. pp40
Major Auctions — Named
- Leonard H. Clark: Robson Lowe No 602, 29 May 1946; No 613-4, 17 July 1946, No 644-5, 18 Dec 1946.
- Samuel Graveson: (Contained the Dendy Marshall and Armstrong collections). Private treaty sale brochure, Robson Lowe, Feb 1951.
- Raymond Lister: Robson Lowe, 1800+ items sold by private treaty in 1962. Referenced in: The Great Britain Philatelist, Vol 2, No 2, pp37, May 1962.
- R. E. (Bob) Philipps: Phillips, Lots 38-166, 19 Mar 1987.
- A. J. Lowe FRPSL: Phillips, Lots 1052-1222, 2 Nov 1990.
- Capt. H.T. Jackson FRPSL: Christie’s Robson Lowe No 4603, Lots 346-444, 17 Sept 1991.
- Dr Conrad Graham: Grosvenor No 95, Lots 387-499, 21 Apr 2015.
Major Auctions — Unnamed
- Robson Lowe Ltd. Postal History Auctions Nos. 11 and 12, Lots 361–392, 16/17 Apr 1937.
- Robson Lowe Ltd. Great Britain Revenues No 4094, 29 Sept 1976.
Websites in this Series
- www.gbpostagedues.com
- www.gbstampbooklets.com
- www.gbstamprolls.com
- www.gbtelegraphs.com