Description
Lowe, Robson: Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680-1900 (Priced Catalogue). First Edition 1937-1938, London. Robson Lowe Ltd. Great Britain and Colonies Pre-Philately Handbook and Catalogue, here a so-called 'interleaved' copy with blank pages for notes and corrections for employees, well preserved, 246+ pages, with illustrations and with ratings, 3 folding plates in the appendix. This is the first edition of the first handbook written by Robson Lowe, dedicated to pre-philatelic cancellations. From 1947 onwards, systematic processing of the stamp period for Great Britain and the colonies followed in the legendary series 'The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps'. Here, then, is the lesser-known 'preliminary work'. Particularly interesting are the crown stamps of the colonies and the notes on the postal history of the individual colonies. #66953