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India: Postal Stationery, Fiscals, Telegraphs, etc.

​Blatt, S. M., and A[bdul]. M[atin]. Mollah. Indian Government Fiscal and Judicial Stamps and Stamp Papers. Including Provincial and Provisional Issues. Volume 2. Post-Independence Provincial Issues and the New States. Vol. 2. 2 vols. UK: The Revenue Society, 2008
xvi + 244 pp (numbered 1-214 and 1-30 the latter bring Supplement No. 1 or addendum to Volume 1). 280 x 212 mm. Hard Bound in Black Boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued. Supplement No. 2 to Volumes 1 & 2 laid in.

Blatt, S. M., A[bdul]. M[atin]. Mollah, and D. Heppell. Indian Government Fiscal and Judicial Stamps and Stamp Papers. Including Provincial and Provisional Issues. Volume 1. Pre-Independence Issues (Including Provincial Overprints) and All-India Post-Independence. Part - 1. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Thane: A. M. Mollah, 2004
viii + 280 pp. 280 x 209 mm. Hard Bound in Black Boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued.

———. Indian Government Fiscal and Judicial Stamps and Stamp Papers. Including Provincial and Provisional Issues. Volume 1. Pre-Independence Issues (Including Provincial Overprints) and All-India Post-Independence. Part - 2. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Thane: A. M. Mollah, 2004
(3) pp + (1) p + 252 pp (numbered 281 - 532). 280 x 209 mm. Hard Bound in Black Boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued.

———. Indian Government Fiscal and Judicial Stamps and Stamp Papers. Including Provinicial and Provisional Issues. Volume 1. Pre-Independence Issues (Including Provincial Overprints) and All-India Post-Independence. Part - 2. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Thane: A. M. Mollah, 2004
(3) pp + (1) p + 252 pp (numbered 281 - 532). 280 x 209 mm. Hard Bound in Black Boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued.

Crofton, C[harles]. S[tanhope]. F[oster]., and Wilmot Corfield. The Adhesive Fiscal and Telegraph Stamps of British India. Publications of the Philatelic Society of India, VI. Calcutta: The Philatelic Society of India, 1905
vi + (1) pp + (1) p + 70 + (6) pp, the latter being (incorrectly numbered) advertisements bound in. 270 x 201 mm. Hard Bound in Quarter Dark Green Cloth and Grey Boards. Price Rs 7-8 | 10 shillings on front cover. Crawford 88.

Harchandani, Arjun Lal. Compilation of Articles (Postal History & Fiscals). Jaipur: The Author, n.d.
(2) + 32 pp. Printed on one side only. 279 x 207 mm. Perfect Bound with Cream Card Covers. Compilation of articles published in the Jul-Sep 1987 to Jan-Mar 1989 issues of India Post, the magazine of The India Study Circle for Philately.

Heda, P[urushottam]. D[as]. Post Independence Postal Stationery of India Part (1): Meghdoot Post Cards Guide (2002 - 2014). Hyderabad: The Author, 2015
(2) pp + iv + (1) pp + (1) p + 122 pp. 257 x 190 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Boards. Price Rs. 650 US$ 30 on copyright page. Signed by the author on title page.

Jain, Manik. Encyclopaedia of Indian Postal Stationery. Calcutta: Philatelia, 1973
167 pp + (1) p. 248 x 186 mm. Hard Bound in Red Boards. DJ. Price Rs. 90.

Jaiswal, Sandeep. British India Queen Victoria Postal Stationery: An Eight Frame FIP Large Gold Exhibit. New Delhi: Ajay Kumar Mittal, 2018
(6) + 189 pp + (1) p. 312 x 223 mm. Hard Bound in Light Pink Boards. No DJ issued. Light Pink Card Slipcase. Price $40 on copyright page.

Jhingan, Madhukar. Post Card Catalogue: India and Indian States 1879-1979. New Delhi: We Philatelists, 1979
111 + (3) pp. 222 x 144 mm. Hard Bound in Yellow-Ochre Boards. DJ. Signed by the author on title page. Edition of 1000 copies as confirmed with the author. Price Rs. 12 Paperback Edition, Rs. 22 Hardbound Library Edition, £1.25 or $2.50 International Edition.

Khan, Omar. Paper Jewels: Postcards from the Raj. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2018
363 + (2) pp. 312 x 234 mm. Hard Bound in Deep Red with gilt lettering on spine. DJ. Price Rs. 3500 $65 £45 on DJ back. Signed by the author on the title page and dated 8-18-2018, the date of release of the book on the occasion of the opening of the travelling exhibition of the same name at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum.

Koeppel, Adolph, and Raymond D. Manners. The Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States of India Volume 1 The Adhesive Stamps. Vol. I. II vols. Mineola, New York: The Fiscal Philatelic Foundation, Inc, 1983
(2) + xiii + (1) p + 319 pp + (1) p. 286 x 220 mm. Hard Bound in Maroon Cloth. No DJ issued.

———. The Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States of India Volume 1 The Adhesive Stamps SUPPLEMENT. Vol. I. II vols. Mineola, New York: The Fiscal Philatelic Foundation, Inc, 1986
(11) pp + (1) p + 194 + (2) pp. 289 x 226 mm. Hard Bound in Maroon Cloth. No DJ issued.

———. The Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States of India Volume II The Stamped Paper Including Second Adhesive Stamp Supplement. Vol. II. II vols. Mineola, New York: The Fiscal Philatelic Foundation, Inc, 1989
(12) + xxviii + 330 + (6) + 74 pp. 286 x 220 mm. Hard Bound in Grey Cloth. DJ.

Kotadia, Surendra, and Arun Gandhi. Indian Airmail Letter Cards with Advertisements and Slogans. 1st ed. Mumbai: The Authors, 2001
(4) p + (1) pp + (1) p + (3) pp + (1) p + (38) pp + (4) p. Printed on one side only. 252 x 190 mm. Hard Bound in Quarter Red Cloth and Boards. Signed by Surendra Kotadia on the title page.

———. Indian Inland Letter Cards Advertisements and Slogans. 2nd ed. Mumbai: The Authors, 2000
(3) pp + (1) p + 82 pp. Printed on one side only. 288 x 205 mm. Spiral bound with Light Bluish Grey Card Covers and plastic wraps. Signed by Surendra Kotadia on the title page.

———. Indian Inland Post Cards Advertisements and Slogans. 2nd ed. Mumbai: The Authors, 2000
(3) pp + (1) p + 59 pp. Printed on one side only. 288 x 205 mm. Spiral bound with Light Pink Card Covers and plastic wraps. Signed by Surendra Kotadia on the title page.

Lang, Derek. British India Postal Stationary. Bristol, Great Britain: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1997
xvii + (1) + 222 pp. 246 x 190 mm. Perfect Bound with White Card Covers.

Mollah, Abdul Matin. The Mohammed Kamal Safdar Collection of Indian States Revenues: A Presentation Fo International Award Winning Exhibits of by Mohammed Kamal Safdar FPRSL of Makkah Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia. Jeddah: The Author, 2013
351 + (1) pp. 284 x 218 mm. Hard Bound in Deep Blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. DJ . Limited edition of 500 copies this being 239/500. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper and addressed ‘To Mr. Abhishek with warm regards M. K. Safdar August 2018’.

Neurgaonkar, Pratisad. Postal Stationary of British India 1856-1947. 2nd ed. Pune: The Author, 2009
106 + (2) pp. 299 x 221 mm. Hard Bound in Multi-coloured Boards. No DJ issued. Price Rs. 500 US$15.

Pandya, Prashant H. A Guide to Modern Indian Postal Stationery 1947-2003 Vol. - I. Vadodara: The Author, 2004
(2) + 132 + (2) pp + (2) p. 285 x 221 mm. Perfect Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs. 400 US$ 20.

Patel, Ilyas, and Dhananjay Desai. Indian Telegraphs (1851-1914): Philatelic and Operational History of Indian Telegraphs. Ahmedabad, India: Desai & Company, 1995
x + (1) pp + (1) p + 268 pp. Errata Sheet. Illustrations on front and back pastedowns and free endpapers. 287 x 220 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. DJ. Accompanied by the original plastic cover.

Smith, Max, and Basil Cheverton. The 1922 ‘1/2’ on 1/4 Anna Surcharged Postcards. Handbook of Indian Philately. Eastleigh, Hampshire: The India Study Circle for Philately, 1993
20 pages numbered I/593/Sp. to I/612/Sp. 250 x 179 mm. Comb Bound with Green Card Covers. Signed by Max Smith on the copyright page.

Thakkar, Praful. Collector’s Guide to British India Bazar Post Cards: Edwardian & Georgian Period. Cary, NC, USA: Thakkar Numismatic and Art Foundation, 2015
240 pp. 282 x 218 mm. Perfect Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs. 1350 $65. Signed by the author on the title page.

———. Collector’s Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India 1947-1964 Official & Private. Cary, NC, USA: Thakkar Numismatic and Art Foundation, 2010
XXIV + (2) p + 80 + (1) pp. 281 x 214 mm. Perfect Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs. 450 $25.

———. Collector’s Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India with Set of Stamps, Se-Tenant Stamps & Miniature Sheets. Cary, NC, USA: Thakkar Numismatic and Art Foundation, 2013
200 pp. 280 x 217 mm. Perfect Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs. 950 $40. Signed by the author on the title page.
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