MARITIME DISASTER MAIL by Norman Hoggarth and Robin Gwynn		Country Index
	A study of mail salvaged from disasters: casualties of war, collisions, fires, shipwrecks and stranding. A major new wrecked mail study the book is based on the personal research of the two authors in Lloyd's records, newspapers, the Post Office Archives and other reference facilities at home and abroad. It significantly updates the standard works on the subject, recording many new discoveries. This is particularly evident in the two wartime periods. The book following the introduction is divided into seven chapters, with an appendix for seized mail. This book should be of considerable appeal to anyone interested in wreck mail, with the comprehensive index a great help to all, including collectors of related subjects	Whole world
	352 pages B/W illustrations Card cover Published 2004 Price £37.50 + postage and packing .

NAVAL OFFICERS' LETTERS By GEOFFREY OSBORN GM		Country Index
	The author is a leading expert on mail sent to and from naval officers during the Victorian period (1837-1900) He has a legendary ability to identify the sender of a letter and his location from the envelope. This is a research paper of interest both to naval and postal historians. It covers mail sent from all over the world illustrated by covers from the author’s collection and written up in his own hand A number of official postal regulations and rates are reproduced and the Introduction describes the way that research of this kind can be carried out. Part I covers mail by ship’s bag to Britain and Part II, mail to the ships abroad. A valuable tool for researchers on naval history and for social and postal historians.	Africa America, Central America, North America, South Atlantic Islands Caribbean China / Hong Kong. Far East Great Britain Indian Ocean Mediterranean
	“Readers will find each entry absorbing, there being an extensive amount of historical (i.e non-postal history) detail included, but which is not excessive.” London Philatelist March 1996.
	133 pages Profusely illustrated in B/W Card cover. Published 1995 Price; £15 + postage & packing.

ROSSITER POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL – VOLUME NO 1: 2000.		Country Index
	On dragon’s wings by Brian Asquith.. Air routes to the Far East – the China connection. The Factory Inspectorate in England by Geoffrey Lovejoy. Postal matters relating to working and social reform in the Industrial Revolution Crossroads at Panama by Phil Kenton. The short sea route to the East and the development of the Panama railway. Westphalia and the Grand Duchy of Berg by Cornelis Muys. Postal communications between Russia, Prussia and France and Holland 1790 – 1814. FOR FULL DETAILS CLICK HERE	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 article describes the 5 Contracts that the Post Office entered into with the West India and Pacific Steam Ship Company between 1865 and their termination in 1888. The contracts concerned the carriage of mail from Liverpool to various places in the West Indies initially to Belize via Jamaica and to Tampico via Port au Prince. Later contracts included places on the Caribbean shore of South America and the 5th contract included Colon with the connection to Panama on the Pacific coast. Reports of sailings are very sketchy or missing from various sources consulted so it is not until 1874 to 1888 that details of sailings are given. These show the dates of departure or arrival at the different ports with an extensive number of footnotes providing extra clarification. The Pneumatic Posts of Paris - including some extraordinary usages by Bernard Lucas Paris as with a number of cities built a pneumatic tube system which was opened in 1866 but was not available to the public until 1879 and for which special postal stationery was issued.  The article explains the background to the service and illustrates a number of unusual usages eg Hors Limites (beyond the limits), Trouve a la Boite (found in the box), BM (boite mobile or movable box), mail to the suburbs, items that were too large, messages sent at a reduced rate instead of telephone calls when various telephone exchanges were flooded in 1927, advice of receipt, registration, postage due, express/airmail, official mail, National Savings Bank mail, 1900 international exhibition, cards for recording details of corpses in the 1884 cholera epidemic in Paris and the centenary celebration in 1966.	Great Britain West Indies Paris, France
	110 pages B/W illustrations throughout. Card cover. Published 2006 Price £12.50 + postage and packing

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