NINETEENTH CENTURY WARS IN EGYPT AND SUDAN. By JOHN FIREBRACE		Country Index
	Most of the pages are reproductions of selected covers, and autograph letters from the Author’s famous collection that was awarded Gold and Large Gold medals in 1978 and 1980. Over 40 pages of specially written text and more than a dozen maps help to tell the story of the French Campaigns of 1798-1801, the Arabi rebellion of 1882, the Mahdi 1881-1885, the Hicks disaster of 1883, Suakin 1884, the Nile Expedition of 1884-5, the Suakin Expedition of 1885-6, captives of the Khalifa, the Donglola Expedition of 1896, Suakin 1896, Nile Expeditions of 1897-8 and 1898-1900, the Marchand Expedition of 1898 and the Army of Occupation 1882-1900.	Africa Egypt France Great Britain Sudan
	“…..an exceptional production” London Philatelist August 1997. “ …a book to be enjoyed and mulled over at leisure as well as consulted for instruction.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly. June 1998
	218 pages 8 colour plates and numerous B/W illustrations Card cover. Published 1997 Price £40 plus postage and packing.

THE POSTAL HISTORY OF SPANISH NEW ORLEANS By Yamil H Kouri Jnr		Country Index
	A comprehensive study of the mail system and written communications in New Orleans during the Spanish period (1763-1804). It includes the inner workings of the mail system, postal markings, rates, ships, and covers. This represents the most detailed and complete analysis of the finances of any Spanish colonial postal administration. The mail carried privately and by the postal systems of England, France, and the United States is also covered, as well as the transition to the U.S. postal administration.	USA, Cuba, Spain, France, Great Britain
	"The author has taken a most arcane subject and through diligent research has produced a well written and documented book...it would be a boon if other areas of Spanish Colonial America were given such a thorough treatment Joe Hahn American Philatelist September 2004 Considering this book is a pioneering effort. It is amazingly comprehensive. I doubt that much information could be added to the work, aside from the discovery of an occasional new cover from the Spanish period turning up. From that standpoint, the work covers an important segment of US postal history Richard B. Graham Linn's Stamp News August 2004
	306 pages B/W illustrations Card cover Published 2004 Price £38.50 +postage and packing .

ROSSITER POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL – VOLUME NO 1: 2000.		Country Index
	On dragon’s wings by Brian Asquith.. An illustrated 21 page introduction to the development of air routes to China and the Far East. This covers the northern route via Russia and the southern route across India and the growth and development of Imperial Airways and other lines. Information is also given on the Trans Pacific route and the U.S.A. The effect of World War II is discussed and the steps taken to keep routes open. There is a short bibliography and summary of routes and carriers. The Factory Inspectorate in England by Geoffrey Lovejoy. A 40 page article which traces the story of the Industrial Revolution and the development of the factory system in Great Britain in the 1800s and the appointment of factory inspectors following the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832. The Author has used his collection of postal history relating to these important social issues with examples of letters and documents illustrating various aspects of the subject. This is an important monograph for social historians and an opportunity for the postal historian to glimpse material seldom seen. Crossroads at Panama by Phil Kenton. The Author is an acknowledged expert on the maritime postal history of this part of the world in his books and award winning displays. This 40 page article outlines the advantages of Panama as a crossing point and short sea route to the east for trade and the carriage of mail. The study examines the proposals of 1810 for the Canal project and other alternatives. Details are given of the construction of the railroad in 1846 and the postal conventions of 1847 and 1871. This is an important article for those interested in maritime mail and the development of the short route to the east. The article is illustrated by a large number of letters of the period. Westphalia and the Grand Duchy of Berg by Cornelis Muys. This study of 11 pages examines the postal routes from the east to the west in the northern part of middle Europe and, more specifically, postal communications between Prussia and Russia and Holland and France between 1790 and 1814. The area concerned was extremely complicated politically and this article considers the postal conventions of the time and the routes they imposed on the carriage of mails. The Author is an acknowledged expert on the routes and rates of Europe and makes this an important article for postal historians interested in the Napoleonic period with reduced size illustrations.	Africa America, Central America, North America, South Caribbean China / Hong Kong Far East France Europe Germany Great Britain Holland Panama Prussia. Russia USA
	“All are excellent examples of detailed postal history studies of well defined areas……..The article by Geoff Lovejoy deals more with social than postal history….Excellent delivery of information….I urge all postal historians to buy the volume (and its successors)" London Philatelist Feb 2001.
	112 pages B/W illustrations throughout. Card cover. Published 2000. Price £15 + postage & packing.

ROSSITER POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL VOLUME No 7: 2006		Country Index
	The West Indies & Pacific Steam-Ship Company: The Mail Contracts 1865-1888 by Colin Tabeart The Pneumatic Posts of Paris - including some extraordinary usages by Bernard Lucas	West Indies Paris, France
	? pages B/W illustrations throughout. Card cover. Published 2006 Price £12.50 + postage and packing

ROSSITER POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL VOLUME No 8: 2008		Country Index
	The Post Office : the other side of the Counter or what the Customer does not see by Robert Johnson The article is based on the Stuart Rossiter Trust lecture of November 2006 and describes some of the work and official rules that a postal clerk might have to deal with in the course of a day including letters, parcels, postal and money orders, the savings bank, the telegraph and telephone, insurance, licences, airmails and savings banks. These are profusely illustrated with pictures of forms and of pages from books of postal regulations. The forms are from the Great Britain and many other countries around the world are represented for example a savings form from Southern Rhodesia, a French Service Suspended label concerning nuclear tests in the Pacific, Belgian and French social security forms, a Netherlands authority to collect mail card, an Indian radio licence some of which bear postage stamps	Great Britain Australia USA France Belgium World  Netherlands East Indies
	Netherlands East Indies Postal History 1789 to 1877 by by Richard Wheatley Postal markings were introduced by the old Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) in 1789and this forms an appropriate point to start to unravel the postal history of the area. This comprehensive article traces the routes and postal rates up to 1877 when the Colony joined the General Postal Union. Both inland mail and mail to overseas destinations are dealt with. From the VOC Company period (1789 -1808), through the French (1808 - 1811) and British (1811 - 1816) Occupations and finally the Dutch Colonial time. Nearly all the pages bear a cover to illustrate a rate or route and there are many tables which provide this information. There is an exhaustive section dealing with the Dutch East Indies Landmail Labels - the Worlds' first Postage Due Stamp! The considerable bibliography gives testament to the scope of research and translation that has been needed to present this study in English.i
	110 pages B/W illustrations throughout, one colour plate. Card cover. Published 2005 Price £12.50 + postage and packing

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