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EARLY FORCES MAIL By BARRIE JAY
 Country Index
This is based on the illustrated talk given by Barrie Jay, Past President of RPSL on the occasion of the inaugural Stuart Rossiter Memorial Lecture in 1995. The contents have been enlarged by other material from his collection. The contents cover a span of 400 years starting with the 30 years war, touching on the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years War and the Napoleonic period (including the invasion of Ireland and Wales). There is also a section on prisoner of war mail including details on the regulations governing this. The subject is covered in a masterly way, combining the history of the period, with the history of written communications, often giving graphic eye witness accounts of historic events supported by material from Barrie’s wonderful collection. A fascinating introduction to the subject which will appeal both to the serious postal historian and those interested in military and social history.
 Austria
Europe
France
Germany
Holland
Great Britain
Ireland
Prussia
Russia
USA
Wales
“…Contains important information on the carriage of mail during the many European wars of the period” London Philatelist. February 1998.
57 pages. Colour and B/W illustrations. Card cover. Published in1997.
Price £20 + postage & packing.
UNDATED POSTMARKS OF WALES 1840 – 1860 By ROGER W. BROOMFIELD
 Country Index
This is a detailed study of the Undated Namestamps of Welsh post offices and receiving houses together with the pre- and post- 1840 usage of those handstamps prior to that date. Divided into three connected sections, the first gives a list of stamps alphabetically by location; the second shows all the Welsh post towns created up to 1860, together with their handstamps and this includes English offices with sub-offices in Wales. The third section provides an analysis of all the offices by County and acts as an index to the first two parts. This study introduces a wealth of new information and will be valuable to those studying Welsh and English postal history. It will also be of interest to the social historian in identifying small communities and the difficulties of some place names. Profusely illustrated and with maps. Great Britain
Wales
“The information provided is very thorough….postal historians will find this a very useful work” Stamp Magazine December 1996.
124 pages. B/W illustrations. Card cover. Published 1996
Price £10 + postage and packing.
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