Bibliography

Books — Specific to, or with sections on, P.O. Telegraphs

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Wilson, Sir John, ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection’, pub. Dropmore, pp52-53, 1952.
  4. McDonald, A., ‘The Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Author, London, 1959.
  5. Jackson, H.T., ‘The Preparation of the Post Office Adhesive Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Author, Rugby, Printed Scanlans Printing Services Ltd., 1965.
  6. Lowe, R., ‘The British Postage Stamp’, pub. The National Postal Museum, London, Printed Woods of Perth, Scotland, pp251-254, 1968.
  7. Jackson, H.T., ‘The Post Office Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain. 1869-1881’, pub. Author, Rugby, Printed, Moore (Kirkby) Ltd., 1971.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Horsey, J. P., ‘The £5 Orange’, pub. Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Ringwood Hampshire, pp7-78, 2013.

Books — General Relevance to P.O. Telegraphs

  1. 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.
  2. Beaumont, K.M. and Easton, J., ‘The Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Part Three’, pub. the Royal Philatelic Society London, 1964.
  3. Wiseman, W.A., ‘The De La Rue Years 1878-1910 Volume 1’, printed by Wards, Gateshead for Bridger & Kay Ltd, London. 1984.
  4. Wiseman, W.A., ‘The De La Rue Years 1878-1910 Volume 2’, printed by Alden Press, Oxford for Stanley Gibbons Ltd, London. 1990.
  5. 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.
  6. 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

  1. Westoby, W.A.S., ‘Catalogue of Telegraph Stamps, Stamped Forms, etc (Worldwide)’, pub. Pemberton, Wilson and Co., pp31-37, 1889.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Morley, W., ‘Catalogue and Price List of the Stamps of Great Britain’, pub. Pardy and Son, Bournmouth, for the author. Second edition, July 1897.
  5. Morley, W., ‘Catalogue of the Telegraph Stamps of the World’, pub. Walter Morley, 15 Brownhill Gardens, Catford, London, Feb 1900.
  6. Yvert & Tellier, ‘Catalogue Prix-Courant de Timbres-Poste’, pub. Yvert & Tellier, Amiens, France. (Note: The Post Office Telegraphs are listed in all editions.)
  7. Hiscocks, S.E.R., ‘Telegraph and Telephone Stamps of the World’, pub. author, Woking, Surrey, 1984.
  8. 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.)
  9. 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.)
  10. 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

  1. Ewen, H. L’Estrange, ‘Adhesive Telegraph Stamps’, English Specialists’ Journal, Dec 1897.
  2. Anon. ‘5s an Important Find (Perf 12½)’, The British Philatelist, Vol VII, No 2, pp17-18, Apr 1914.
  3. Anon. ‘3s on Crown’, The British Philatelist, Vol IX, No 5, pp58, Jul 1916.
  4. Anon. ‘6d Telegraph Stamp’, The Philatelic Journal of India, Vol XVIII, No 7, pp?, 19??.
  5. Anon. ‘1/- Telegraph Stamp’, Stamp Collectors Fortnightly, 500, 19??.
  6. Anon. ‘De La Rue Temporary Plates’, The British Philatelist, Vol XXV, No 12, pp91, 1932.
  7. Anon. ‘The Five Pounds’, The British Philatelist, Vol XXXII, No 3, pp19-23, May 1939.
  8. Bramsdon, H., ‘Great Britain – The Threepence Post Office Telegraph Stamp’, P.A., pp35, Oct 1946.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Langmead, P., ‘The £5 Telegraph Colour Trials’, The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, pp18-19, March 1968.
  12. 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.
  13. Jackson, H.T., ‘The Post Office Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain 1869-1881’, The GB Journal, Vol 9, No 6, pp106-108, Nov 1971.
  14. Langmead, P., ‘PO Telegraphs, Imperforate or Imprimatur’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, pp28, March 1972.
  15. Langmead, P., ‘De La Rue Small Head Dies 1875’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, pp8, March 1973.
  16. Kim, E., ‘£5 Telegraph Perforation’, The GB Journal, Vol 13, No 2, pp40, Feb 1975.
  17. Langmead, P., ‘Great Britain Telegraphs’, London Philatelist, Vol 89, No 1049-50, pp86-95, May-Jun 1980.
  18. Langmead, P., ‘An Introduction to the Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain’, The GB Journal, Vol 25, No 5, pp84-87, Nov/Dec 1987.
  19. 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.
  20. Graham, C. and Huggins, A., ‘Society Displays: British Telegraphs’, GBPS Newsletter, No 287, pp2-3, May/Jun 2004.
  21. Sefi, M. And Greig, I., ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection: A Great Britain Selection’, The London Philatelist, Vol 119, No 1377, pp207, July/Aug. 2010.
  22. Pinwill, I. And Finch, A., ‘Post Office Telegraphs: Earliest Known Dates’, The GB Journal, Vol 49, No 6, pp130-136, Nov/Dec 2011.
  23. 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

  1. Young, P., ‘Printers Samples – The Colour Trials’, The GB Journal, Vol 22, No 1, pp4-8, 1984.
  2. Sefi, M. And Greig, I., ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection: A Great Britain Selection’, The London Philatelist, Vol 119, No 1377, pp207, July/Aug 2010.
  3. Burnett, M.S.L., ‘The Stock Exchange Forgery’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Dec 1972.
  4. Burnett, M.S.L., ‘The Stock Exchange Forgery’, Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Sept 1979.
  5. Burnett, M.S.L., ‘The £5 Stamp of GB, and its Usage’, Stamp Collecting, Vol 123, pp473, 1974.
  6. Langmead, P., ‘Telegraphic Cancellations on GB Stamps of Queen Victoria (Correspondence)’, The London Philatelist, Sept-Oct 1982, pp116.
  7. Simpson, R. and Sargent, P., ‘Why Wing Margins Deserve a Second Look’, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Nov 2005, pp43-47.
  8. Simpson, R. and Sargent, P., ‘Why Wing Margins Deserve a Closer Look’, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Dec 2005, pp49-52.
  9. Hiscocks, S., and Higson, A., ‘The Telegraphic Use of Great Britain Postage Stamps’, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, June 2007, pp42-45.
  10. Focus on GB, The GB Journal, Vol 29, No 5, Nov/Dec 1991. pp97
  11. Focus on GB, The GB Journal, Vol 33, No 2, Mar/Apr 1995. pp40
  12. Focus on GB, The GB Journal, Vol 37, No 2, Mar/Apr 1999. pp37
  13. Great Britain Auction, The Great Britain Philatelist, Vol 4, No 4, Nov 1964. pp69
  14. Bird, W.P., ‘GB Telegraphs’, The GB Journal, Vol 26, No 2, Mar/Apr 1988. pp31
  15. Dagnall, H., ‘GB Telegraphs’, The GB Journal, Vol 26, No 5, Nov/Dec 1988. pp90
  16. Kim, E., ‘£5 Telegraph Perforations’, The GB Journal, Vol 13, No 2, Feb 1975. pp40

Major Auctions — Named

  1. Leonard H. Clark: Robson Lowe No 602, 29 May 1946; No 613-4, 17 July 1946, No 644-5, 18 Dec 1946.
  2. Samuel Graveson: (Contained the Dendy Marshall and Armstrong collections). Private treaty sale brochure, Robson Lowe, Feb 1951.
  3. 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.
  4. R. E. (Bob) Philipps: Phillips, Lots 38-166, 19 Mar 1987.
  5. A. J. Lowe FRPSL: Phillips, Lots 1052-1222, 2 Nov 1990.
  6. Capt. H.T. Jackson FRPSL: Christie’s Robson Lowe No 4603, Lots 346-444, 17 Sept 1991.
  7. Dr Conrad Graham: Grosvenor No 95, Lots 387-499, 21 Apr 2015.

Major Auctions — Unnamed

  1. Robson Lowe Ltd. Postal History Auctions Nos. 11 and 12, Lots 361–392, 16/17 Apr 1937.
  2. Robson Lowe Ltd. Great Britain Revenues No 4094, 29 Sept 1976.

Websites in this Series

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