Books published by the Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund 1995-2008

All books, unless stated, are A4 softbound with colour cover; all the Trust's books are published with stitched sections for strength (except the Malta Study Circle paper).

Postage & packing charges (as at January 2004) are quoted in sterling: A: UK 1st class. B: Europe printed paper. C: Zone 1 printed paper by air. D: Zone 2 printed paper by air. E: World surface.

All books can be ordered from Allan P. Berry, 238, Waikiekie Road, Thames, New Zealand. Payment can be made in local currency by cheque made payable to Allan P. Berry, adding the equivalent of NZ$2-00 to cover the cost of the postage of the order to England.

Author

Title

Published

Price

Osborn GM, Geoffrey

Naval Officer's Letters

1995

£15.00

Detailed study of 133 pages from author's naval collection, meticulously researched as to who, to whom, when and how. A:3.41; B:3.81; C:7.09; D:7.73; E: 3.90

Phipps, John

The Stamps & Posts of Albania & Epirus

1996

£25.00

235 pages, illustrated, with maps. A detailed study of the subject resulting in the formation of a Study Circle. A: 4.84; B: 5.61: D :11.21; 0:12.31: E:5.30

Broomfield, Roger

The Undated Postmarks of Wales 1840‑1860

1996

£10.00

124 pages in‑depth study published by the Welsh Philatelic Society with assistance from the Rossiter Trust. A: 3.01; B: 3.61; C: 6.71; D: 7.31; E: 3.30

Firebrace, John

Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt & the Sudan

1997

£40.00

Joint publication with Cavendish Auctions of Derby. 217 pages, illustrated, with maps. Detailed accounts from award-winning collection, with introductory chapters.

A: 4.84; B: 5.05: C: 9.95; D :10.91: E: 4.90

Jay, Barrie

Early Forces Mail

1997

£20.00

1995 SRT Memorial Lecture. 57 pages, illustrated, 5 pages in colour. Accounts of 17th & 18th century wars in Europe from letters written by those who were there.

A:1.98; B:4.04; 0:4.73; D:5.11; E:2.50

Presgrave, A.D.

The Travelling Post Offices of South Australia

1998

£25.00

131 pages, illustrated, with maps. The story of the inception of mail by train in South Australia with the associated postal markings. With addenda and update

A: 3.01; B: 3.61; C: 6.71; D: 7.31; E:5.30

Morrin, N.P.J.

Keeping Touch Communications through County Kildare before 1860

1998

£25.00

180 pages, illustrated, with maps. An in‑depth study of the social & postal history of County Kildare. A: 3.70; B: 4.14; C: 8.51; D: 9.31; E: 4.10

Lang, Derek

British India Postal Stationery (crown quarto format)

1998

£25.00

220 pages, illustrated. A study of the complicated subject of British India postal stationery.
A: 3.41; B: 4.17; C: 7.97; D: 8.71; E: 3.90

Feldman, Hugh

Receiving Houses of London

1998

£65.00

2 hardbound volumes in slipcase. Joint publication with Postal History Society. Illustrated, with maps. A monumental study of the subject. Rowland Hill award 1999. The Stamp Show London 2000 Gold medal Heavy books, request postage quote

Goodwyn, Charles

Royal Reform As reflected in the Royal Philatelic Collection

1999

£35.00

1999 SRT lecture subject. 120 pages, illustrated, with 24 colour plates: Treasury essays, Mulready envelopes etc. leading to the world's first postage stamp.

A: 3.01; B: 3.77; C: 7.07; D: 7.71; E: .50

Graham, Mark

GB Censorship in World War 1: 1914-1919

2000

£25.00

290 pages, illustrated. Detailed study of censorship covering every aspect any enthusiast would wish to know about A: 4.84; B: 2.13; C: 3.47: D: 3.71; E: 5.70

Ward, D. (Malta Study Circle)

The Air Mails of Malta

2000

£7.50

Third version of Malta Study Circle Study paper Number 29 in 44 illustrated pages.

A: 1.46; B: 2.13; C: 3.47; D: 3.70; E: 1.90

Bofarull, Salvador

Mail by Pigeon through History

2001

£25.00

176 pages. Detailed fascinating account of mail carried by pigeons from Ancient Egypt to modern times. A: 3.70; B: 4.41; C: 8.51; D: 9.31; E: 4.10

Tett, David

A Postal History of the Prisoners of War 8c Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War Volume 1: Singapore & Malaya 1942-1945. The Changi Connection.

2002

£35.00

387 pages. The first in a series of 6 volumes. Hardbound

A: 7.39; B: 8.25; C: 16.86; D: 18.91; E: 8.10

Also available from the author at: PO Box 34, Wheat Hampstead, Hertfordshire AL4 8LN

(Volume II is now published by the author (2003): Dutch East Indies 1942‑1946 Paradise Lost@ £35.00 + p/p available from the author (at address above) and the usual stockists)

Hoggarth, Norman& Gwynn, Robin

Maritime Disaster Mail

2003

£37.50

A detailed study and listing of the handstamps and cachets of maritime wrecks. Hardbound. 368 pages. A: 6.95; B: 7.77; C: 15.84; D: 17.71; E: 7.50

Sanford, Kendall C

Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor airlines

2003

£27.50

232 pages. Complete listing of the various crashes of Imperial Airways, and cachets were applicable. A: 4.84; B: 5.05; C: 9.95; D: 10.91; E: 4.90

Cornelius, David

An Introduction to the Postal History of Denmark 1624‑1950

2004

£38.00

Hardbound. 365 pages. In depth study of the subject with many illustrations and maps

A: 6.95; B:7 .77; C: 15.84; D: 17.71; E:7.50

Kouri, Yamil H. Jr

The Postal History of Spanish New Orleans

2004

£38.50

306 pages. Detailed study of the subject with illustrations & tables

A: 4.84; B: 2.13; C: 3.47: D: 3.71; E::5.70

New publication from the Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund.

THE POSTAL HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE BLACK SEA

1918 –1923 JOHN SLINGSBY

After 30 September 1918, when the armistice with Bulgaria came into force, the British Salonika Army was not involved in further hostilities in the Balkans. The timely surrender of Ottoman Turkey, which followed at the end of October, made the planned assault on Turkey-in-Europe unnecessary. Therefore British and Indian troops were employed on occupation duties, although not without some minor engagements and the Chanak Crisis, until the final withdrawal from Turkey on 2 October 1923. Throughout this period postal historians have, for their convenience, called our occupation forces "The Army of the Black Sea" despite the fact that this title did not apply officially for much of the period.

The book is divided in three parts ‑ Postal History, the Army's Order of Battle and the Disposition of Units.

The postal history has been covered in sections for each area of occupation, from Macedonia and Thrace through to the British Military Mission to South Russia and these are followed by sections concerned with functional matters of the British and Indian Army Postal Services. Each territorial section begins with a broad outline of the military activity therein and is followed by a detailed listing of the army and field post offices with their locations and dates of operation.

The sections dealing with functional matters help to breathe some humanity into what could be a dull sequence of stampless covers bearing army or field post office cancellations. They cover the civilian use of the army postal services, military censorship, types of stationery used, cachets struck on postal items, etc.

The Order of Battle of the higher army formations is covered in Part 2, starting with the infantry divisions and their brigades, and progressing through Ironside's Force, Lines of Communication, Army Troops and concluding with the brief periods and limited extent of the Malleson Mission and the North Persia Force whilst they were under Black Sea command.

Part 3 gives the disposition of all mounted regiments and infantry battalions of the British and Indian Armies employed in the Black Sea theatre. These are the units which are most easily identifiable from covers and postcards and enable collectors to determine the location of them from the postmark dates, especially during the censorship period. This information has, in some cases, enabled the location of an army or field post office to be determined.

Place names in the Balkans and the Near East often have more than one accepted spelling in the English language. The spellings of place names in this book were used by the British and Indian armies in the Black Sea theatre during 1918 to 1923.

The book has xvi + 234 pages, illustrated, soft-bound, bibliography, index. ISBN 0 9530004 8 6. The cost is £30-00, plus postage – printed papers air mail £9.89; surface mail £4.63.

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New Zealand and Dependencies – A Philatelic Bibliography

An important new bibliography has just been published in the fields of Humanities, Transport and Communication. This is New Zealand and Dependencies – A Philatelic Bibliography, which takes a thorough look at what titles have been published on New Zealand’s postal services, postage stamps, and philatelic studies.

Compiled by David R. Beech, Allan P. Berry and Robin M. Startup, this book is now available after sixteen years thorough research. It is case bound and comprises xvi + 288 pages with twelve separate sections, covering Monographs; Manuscripts and Grey Literature; Background Literature; Periodicals; Stamp Catalogues; Auction and Sales Catalogues with an Index of Named Sales; Exhibition Literature; Official Publications; Official Publications – Series Lists, covering Legislation, 1914 – 1919 Great War Poster Series, New Zealand Post’s ADV Series, New Postage Stamp Issue Descriptive Brochures and Posters and Special and Pictorial Date stamp Posters. It ends with two small sections on Commercial Postal Operations and Compact Discs and Video Tapes.

The bibliography is an indispensable and invaluable tool for those researching any aspect of New Zealand and its Dependencies, postal communication, philately and postal history. A Subject Index will guide the student to any publication that has appeared on the subject they wish to research.

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