THE TRAVELLING POST OFFICES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. By A.D. PRESGRAVE		Country Index
	Starting with a section on the road mails of the State, the book goes on to describe the development of it’s railways and the operations and functions of the Travelling Post Offices. There is detailed information on the specification of the specially adapted rolling stock. Each stage of the development of the network is covered very thoroughly and is accompanied by the details of the timetables and schedules as well as examples of all the known handstamps. This work will be of interest not only to the postal historian studying the development of mail systems in South Australia but also those interested in the railway itself. There are 32 pages in annexe providing information on postal regulations as well as a useful index. Awards include a Vermeil at Trains 1999 and a large silver at Philexfrance 1999.	Australia
	“Will be a standard reference for many years to come” London Philatelist September 1998 “….Will appeal to a far greater audience than just those who collect mail carried on the particular TPOs. …..A fine selection of illustrations and maps which will certainly please those interested in railways” Stamp Magazine August 1998.
	132 pages B/W illustrations Card cover Published 1997 Price £25 + 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 4: 2004 Country Index The Post between Great Britain and Russia via Prussia 1852-1875 by Charles Leonard An illustrated study of mail to Eastern Europe showing reductions in postal charges and improved transit times. During this time the preferred route from Great Britain to Russia was through Belgium and Prussia by rail. The period starts with the postal treaty in December 1851 between Russia and the new German-Austrian Postal Union. A new postal convention was signed between Great Britain and Prussia in October 1862. In 1866 Prussia defeated Austria in a short war leading to the formation of the North German Confederation so the next postal convention was between Great Britain and the North German Confederation in 1870. The German Empire was established on 1 January 1871 leading to a new postal convention with Russia in 1872. Rates for these years are explained and illustrated by covers. Great Britain Belgium Prussia Russia Réunion Seychelles The Postal History of the Island of Réunion by Peter Kelly The background, development and postal history of the railway on the French Island of La Réunion 1882 - 1956. The story starts with some background about the topography of the island and its commercial development from 1850 to 1950 leading to the construction of the railway which was completed in 1882. The postal history is divided into three phases 1882-1902, 1902-1929, 1929-1956. In the first phase there were two railway lines one from St Denis to St Pierre the other from St Denis to St Benoit. These were joined in 1902. The railway line to St Benoit was closed in 1952 and to St Pierre in 1956. The role of the Convoyeurs and the postmarks used in each of the three phases are described and illustrated. The final section describes the Moveable Boxes and the associated handstamps. The story is illustrated with covers and photographs. Early Seychelles Air Mails 1926-1971 by Keith Fitton The History of Airmail Services into and out of Seychelles up to the opening of the International Airport in 1971. Throughout this time most airmail to and from the island ended or started its journey by sea. Before World War II the sea journey was either to or from Mombasa or Bombay. An RAF station was established during the war but although they were not authorised to carry civilian mail, some was carried if properly censored. The introduction of the airgraph service in 1942 and the airletter service in 1944 is described with extracts from the Government Gazette. In the postwar years the sea journey to and from Mombasa and Bombay continued. With the construction of a USAF Satellite Tracking Station in 1963, an amphibian used to provide a weekly airmail service to Mombasa which took unregistered letters for the civilian population. The first airmail flight in 1971 from the new international airport is described. Throughout the airmail rates are explained and illustrated by covers. 83 pages B/W illustrations throughout. Card cover. Published 2003 Price £10 + postage and packing ROSSITER POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL VOLUME No 5: 2004 Country Index TThe Travelling Post Offices of Great Britain by Harold S Wilson CEng MIMechE The development of the West Coast Services began with the opening of the Grand Junction Railway from Birmingham to Warrington in 1837 and eventually extended from Euston to Glasgow and on to Aberdeen. The apparatus used is described together with the late fee and the Experimental Sorting Carriage. Then follows a description of the development of the Travelling Post Office services tracing the amalgamation of various early railway companies into the London & North Western Railway Company in 1846. Details of the various postal markings applied are clearly pictured and described for both the Up and Down TPOs until closure in 2004. Great Britain Italy East Africa Germany The Republic of Venice Posts by Richard Harlow A brief account of some of the postal arrangements serving the Republic until 1797 There were some 50 or more courier companies operating into and out of Venice - one of the earliest being the Padua couriers of 1158. Letters of the 1300s are very scare particularly those written before 1350. Letters of the 1400s are a little easier than the 1500s while the 1600s are not too difficult. This account describes briefly the Rome Post (1533), the Milan Post (1584), the Flanders Post (1541), the Post of Vienna (1579), the Post of Lyon (1550), the Swiss Post (1615), the Polish Post (1558), the Ferrara Post (1573) and the Constantinople Post. The "Dazio" or letter tax of 1701 is described as are the manuscript and postal markings of the various types of mail (eg paid, unpaid, registered etc). German East Africa by Michael Farrant Wartime Emergency Measures 1915 & 1916 On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Colonies were cut off from the fatherland and were all eventually occupied by Allied forces. In the case of German East Africa the colonial authorities were able to continue to function as previously without the assistance of Germany and only gradually did the blockade by the Royal Navy have any real effect. One of the first shortages to be experienced was the diminishing stock of postage stamps as supplies could not be received from Germany. In order to maintain an effective postal system within the Colony, emergency measures were instituted and these were the facility of "cash franking" and the use of prepaid envelopes. Both measures were implemented solely to save the use of postage stamps and are described in detail. 60 pages B/W illustrations throughout. Card cover. Published 2004 Price £10 + postage and packing

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