Stamps Of CAPE OF GOOD HOPE with Mafeking & Vryburg, Triangulars Melville

Philatelic Series CD 15

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
with Mafeking & Vryburg

by Fred Melville, 22 chapters, 1913.

Since the oldest days of stamp collecting, the early stamps of the Cape of Good Hope have been first favourites with collectors. This fascinating book covers all stamps of this colony, from the very first triangulars to the King Edward series, and Mafeking and Vryburg provisionals. There are 40+ photos/illustrations, many full page & showing covers blocks etc. Please see further product details below.

Chapters:       Introductory Note 1    The first triangular stamps 2    Triangular stamps of 1855-58 3    The 'wood-blocks' 4    A change of printers 5    Passing of the triangulars 6    The first surcharge 7    'No frame' series 8    Provisionals of 1874-80 9    A new three pence 10  A provisional half-penny 11  Crown 'CA' paper 12  Cabled anchor watermark 13  Two pence halfpenny 14  Another provisional penny 15  Hope stands up 16  New colours 17  A pictorial 18  The 'King Edward' series 19  'Mafeking beseiged' 20  Vryburg 21  Bibliography 22  Checklist

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This Is Melville Stamp Book Number 18 - Many more from this exciting long series currently listed & others coming soon - A great reference library! 

This work is Copyright (c) James Paul Marston 2010. Published by J&H Books.