Enjoy browsing this list of 45numismatic and philatelic titles (coins and stamps) available as January 25, 2009, and remember ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire.

1. AUSTRIA MUNZKATALOG 1792-1975, Netto-Marktpreiskatalog, Wein, Austria, [1975], B&W illustrations, 70pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Includes coins of: Franz II. (I.), Ferdinand I., Franz Joseph I. 1. und 2. Republik., (Order No: 48671 ), $12.50

2. Akerman, John Yonge, TRADESMEN'S TOKENS: CURRENT IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY BETWEEN THE YEARS 1648 AND 1672, Burt Franklin, New York, (1969), B&W plates, 257pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), Originally published in 1849, this book provides an account of the tokens or representatives of lawful money current in London, and indeed, throughout all England, from the year 1648 to the year 1672., (Order No: 13918 ), $45.00

3. Baldwin, N. C., THE EXTERNAL AIRMAILS OF AUSTRALIA - "THE AERO FIELD" HANDBOOK NO. 18, Francis J. Field, Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, England, 1965, B&W illustrations, 60pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42634 ), $30.00

4. Berman, Neil S. and Schulman, Hans M. F., THE INVESTOR'S GUIDE TO UNITED STATES COINS, Coin & Currency Institute, New York, (1986), B&W illustrations, 230pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871844001 "Everything you need to know about the No. 1 emerging growth area for the'90s! - Now! For the first time ever - the complete history of US Type Coins - your guide to spectacular profits in the coming years!", (Order No: 13422 ), $10.00

5. Billig, Fritz, BILLIG'S PHILATELIC HANDBOOK - VOLUME XII, published by the author, Jamaica, NY, (1950), B&W illustrations, 208pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 55889 ), $30.00

6. Billig, Fritz, BILLIG'S PHILATELIC HANDBOOK - VOLUME VI, published by the author, Jamaica, NY, (1946), B&W illustrations, 211pp, very good+, gray cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 56060 ), $25.00

7. Bishop, Morin (managing editor), CELEBRATE THE CENTURY - A COLLECTION OF COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS - TEN VOLUME SET COMPLETE - 1900 TO 1999, Time-Life Custom Publishing, Richmond, VA, (1998) - (1999), B&W and color illustrations, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) in very good slipcase, Set of books published by the United States Postal Service to coincide with the creation of a series of stamps commemorating this tumultuous century. One book for each decade from 1900 to 1999. Volume 1, 2, 3, and 8 have been opening, the remaining volumes are still in their original shrinkwrap. No stamps came with this set., (Order No: 45987 ), $95.00

8. Bowers, Q. David, THE STRANGE CAREER OF DR. WILKINS - A NUMISMATIC INQUIRY, Bowers and Merena Galleries, Wolfeboro, NH, (1987) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A study of the counterstamped coins of Dr. G. G. Wilkins., (Order No: 42425 ), $45.00

9. Breglia, Laura (introduction by Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli), ROMAN IMPERIAL COINS: THEIR ART & TECHNIQUE, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1968), B&W illustrations, 236pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Presents a fully illustrated account of the Roman coin designers from the second half of the first century B.C. to the close of the fourth century A.D. - almost the entire span of the Imperial period., (Order No: 55065 ), $40.00

10. Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira Eliza, ITALIAN COIN ENGRAVERS SINCE 1800, U.S. Government Printing Off, Washington, DC, (1965), B&W illustrations, 68pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology Paper 33., (Order No: 52428 ), $6.50

11. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., TRITON III - IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 30TH & DECEMBER 1ST, 1999 - COIN AUCTION, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 1999, B&W and color illustrations, 296PP, good, wraps (softcover) dampstain foreedge of last few pages, Coin auction featuring: Greek, Roman and English coins from the collection of Marian A. Sinton (part one); further Greek selections; gold coins of the Roman Republic and Imperators; furtheer coins from the collection of Cornelius C. Vermeule III. Prices realized laid in., (Order No: 56288 ), $25.00

12. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., TRITON IV SESSONS 1 & 2 AND SESSIONS 3 & 4 - COIN AUCTION DECEMBER 5TH AND 6TH 2000 - TWO VOLUME SET, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2000, B&W and color illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), Coin auction held in conjuction with the New York International Numismatic Convention. Sessions 1&2, 212pp, featuring: Greek coins from a Eueropean collection, Republican, Roman & Byzantine from the collection of Phil DeVicci; Roman gold; Byzantine gold, Edward A. Lotz collection of multiple Thalers; and, selections from the Norman English collection of Dr. William H. Allen. Sessions 3&4, 168pp, featuring the extraordinary collection of Henry V. Karolkiewicz: A Thousand years of Polish Coins. Prices realized laid in., (Order No: 56289 ), $40.00

13. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC GROUP, INC. - MAIL BID SALE 53 CLOSING MARCH 15, 2000 - COIN AUCTION, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2000, B&W illustrations, 307pp, good, wraps (softcover), Featuring: Greek, Roman and English coins from the collection of Marian A. Sinton, Part Two; collection of Axumite in gold, silver and bronze; Provincial coins from an American collection; Part I Alexandrian coins from the collection of Phil DeVicci; Roman quadrantes from a European collection; and, the Matthew Rich Collection of Crusader coins. Prices realized laid in., (Order No: 56290 ), $10.00

14. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC GROUP, INC. - MAIL BID SALE 54 CLOSING JUNE 14, 2000 - COIN AUCTION, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2000, B&W illustrations, 283pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Coin auction featuring: Part II: More from the collection of Phil DeVicci (Roman and Byzantine coins, numismatic library); Part III: the Marian A. Sinton collection of Conder Tokens; an American Collection of Baktrian; a collection of Provincials ferom Calppadocia. Prices realized laid in., (Order No: 56291 ), $10.00

15. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC GROUP, INC. - MAIL BID SALE 55 CLOSING SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 - COIN AUCTION, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2000, B&W illustrations, 230pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Coin auction featuring: Part I: A European Collection of Greek; A Choice Offering of Baktrian Tetradrachms; Part III: More from the Collection of Phil DeVicci - Brockages, Greek & Roman; and, A Thematic Offering of Horses from an American Collection - Greek, Roman, World & British. Prices realized laid in., (Order No: 56292 ), $10.00

16. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC GROUP, INC. - MAIL BID SALE 57 CLOSING APRIL 4, 2001 -- COIN AUCTION, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2001, B&W illustrations, 231pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Coin auction featuring: The John Bergman Collection of Greek Bronzes; An Exceptional Offering of Greek and Roman Cistophoric Tetradrachms; Imperatorial & Augustan Denarii from a European Collection; A Collection featuring the Emperor Trajan; An Importnat English Celtic Collection from Australia; More Pennies from the Allen Collection with an Emphasis on the Exeter Mint. Prices realized laid in., (Order No: 56293 ), $10.00

17. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC GROUP, INC. - MAIL BID SALE 58 CLOSING SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 - COIN AUCTION, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2001, B&W illustrations, 260pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Coin auction featuring: Alexander III Tetradrachms from a European Collection; Larissa Ddrachms by Variety; Thebes Staters by Magistrate; Parthian Tetradrachms by Date; Provincial Rarities from an American Collection; A Sestertius of Britannicus; Byzantine from an American Collection; Venetian Gold; Selections from the William J. Conte Collection of Late Anglo Saxon and Plantagenet Pennies; Near Eastern Cylinder Seals; and, Numismatic literature., (Order No: 56294 ), $10.00

18. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., THE CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC REVIEW - VOLUME XXV - SUMMER/FALL 2000, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2000, B&W illustrations, 46pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 56295 ), $8.50

19. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., THE CLASSICAL NUMISMATIC REVIEW - VOLUME XXVI - SUMMER 2001, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, PA, 2001, B&W illustrations, 60pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 56296 ), $8.50

20. Dickgiesser, Robert W., BERMUDA KING GEORGE VI HIGH VALUES - A GUIDE TO THE FLAWS AND PRINTINGS, Triad Publications, Weston, MA, (1980), B&W illustrations, 59pp, fine, red cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 47106 ), $50.00

21. Frey, Albert R. (edited and annotated by David R. Cervin), THE DATED EUROPEAN COINAGE PRIOR TO 1501 -- 1978 EDITION, Sanford J. Durst Numis. Pubs, New York, (1978), B&W illustrations, 120pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0915262096 First published in 1915. Limited to 1,000 copies., (Order No: 47598 ), $75.00

22. Gardner, Percy (with an introduction by Margaret Thompson), ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE TYPES OF GREEK COINS, Argonaut Publishers, Chicago, IL, 1965, B&W illustrations, 218pp, plates, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Presents an understanding of the interrelation of archaeolgy and numismatics and illustrates how their studies may benefit each others., (Order No: 51790 ), $20.00

23. Giraldi, Thomas E. and McCann, Peter P., THE POSTAL HISTORY OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, Triad Publications, Weston, MA, (1989), B&W illustrations, 172pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), It was not until 1889 that the first post office was opened in the Cayman Islands, and the first adhesives inscribed "Cayman Islands" did not make their appearance until 1900. Fascinating history., (Order No: 47103 ), $75.00

24. Hanmer, R. F., A SURVEY OF U.S. MACHINE POSTMARKS 1875-1925, published by the author, Wallingford, CT, 1981, B&W illustrations, 34pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42419 ), $25.00

25. Herbert, Kevin, THE JOHN MAX WULFING COLLECTION IN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - ANCIENT COINS IN NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTIONS, American Numismatic Society, New York, 1979, 22 B&W plates follow text, 30pp of text, very good, salmon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 089722180X, (Order No: 55870 ), $14.50

26. Hornyak, William F., A PORTRAIT HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS BASED ON COINS AND MEDALLIONS, Morris Publishing, Kearney, NE, (1998), B&W illustrations, 168pp, index, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1575028239 Portraits are presented for over 150 Roman emperors and prominent historical figures in the period from 60 B.C. to A.D. 425. These portraits are based on coins and medallions of the highest quality., (Order No: 50287 ), $60.00

27. Howard, George P., THE STAMP MACHINES AND COILED STAMPS, H. L. Lindquist, New York, (1943), B&W illustrations, 127pp, very good, orange cloth (hardcover), Fascinating history of these machines, and the stamps made to be dispensed from them., (Order No: 55662 ), $75.00

28. Konwiser, Harry M., AMERICAN PHILATELIC DICTIONARY: AND COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY POSTS, Jacques Minkus, New York, (1947), B&W illustrations, 152pp & 56pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), COMPENDIUM AND DICTIONARY RELATING TO AMERICAN POSTAGE STAMPS AND HISTORY. Two Books in One., (Order No: 27846 ), $14.50

29. Konwiser, Harry M., THE AMERICAN STAMP COLLECTOR'S DICTIONARY: UNITED STATES STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY, Minkus Publications, Inc., New York, (1949), B&W illustrations, 309pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), A comprehensive volume that lists, defines, and explains the thousands of important words, phrases, places, abbreviations, significant events and dates that occur in American philately., (Order No: 32001 ), $10.00

30. Kyle, R. A. and Shampo, M. A. (edited by), MEDICINE AND STAMPS, The American Medical Assoc., n.p., (1970), B&W illustrations, 216pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Our stamps allow us to honor, while we learn in doing so, such mighty figures or events in medicine as the discoverer of ether, the conqueror of malaria, the physicians of the world, the conquest of many diseases, the triumph of abdominal surgery and many others not easily appreciated in our everyday life, but none the less of paramount importance to the health of all of us., (Order No: 31440 ), $7.00

31. Langford, Frederick, STANDARD FLAG CANCEL ENCYCLOPEDIA - A CLASSIFYING RESEARCH WORK SECOND, COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION, published by the author, Pasadena, CA, 1965, B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good, spiral bound, wraps (softcover) small break to spiral, "Compiled from Original Sources, including Official Records no longer Existing.", (Order No: 42635 ), $80.00

32. Mac Dowall, David W., THE WESTERN COINAGES OF NERO, The Amer. Numismatic Society, New York, 1979, B&W illustrations, 256pp, plates, very good, wraps (softcover), Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 161. "This study of the western coinages of Nero seeks to apply to this rich coinage the principles of die study and type analysis. A new corpus has been established of the varieties that can be substantiated from coins in the principal numismatic collections. Whenever possible, examples have been cited from distinct obverse and reverse dies to distinguish the normal varieties of the coinage from the exceptional variants.", (Order No: 27858 ), $25.00

33. Majewski, Arthur J., MONETA POLSKA, MARYT Publishing Co., Detroit, MI, (1987), B&W illustrations, 216pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0961755717 A book on Polish numismatics., (Order No: 47907 ), $60.00

34. Mathewson, Craig C., POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS OF CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1802-1970, The Laureate Press, Egg Harbor City, NJ, (1970), B&W illustrations, 44pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A well-illustrated countywide postal history., (Order No: 30949 ), $20.00

35. Rich, Joseph S. and Rich, Stephen G., UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH ISSUES - S. P. A. HANDBOOK NO. 2, Society Of Philatelic Amer., n.p., 1947, B&W illustrations, 76pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 31678 ), $15.00

36. Seaby, H. A., ROMAN SILVER COINS: VOL. II. PART 1., TIBERIUS TO DOMITIAN, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COHEN, VOL II PART 2 NERVA TO COMMODUS, B. A. Seaby Ltd., London, 1954 + 1955, B&W illustrations, 183pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A catalogue of the silver coins issued by the Romans from the earliest times with valuations. This volume covers the period AD 14-192, Tiberius to Commodus. Volume II, Part 2 begins on page 55 - both volumes bound together., (Order No: 23085 ), $20.00

37. Seaby, H. A., and Seaby, Peter (edited by), SEABY'S COIN AND MEDAL BULLETIN - 1954 VOLUME -- ALL TWELVE ISSUES COMPLETE, B. A. Seaby, Ltd., London, 1954, 544pp, good, red cloth (hardcover), The year's 12 issues bound in one volume., (Order No: 48070 ), $30.00

38. Seaby, H. A., and Seaby, Peter (edited by), SEABY'S COIN AND MEDAL BULLETIN - 1955 VOLUME -- ALL TWELVE ISSUES COMPLETE, B. A. Seaby, Ltd., London, 1955, 534pp, good, red cloth (hardcover), The year's 12 issues bound in one volume., (Order No: 48071 ), $30.00

39. Staff, Frank, THE TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, Adlard Coles/John De Graff, UK/New York, (1956), B&W illustrations, 191pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by author, Set against the romantic background of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this volume presents the story of the development of the transatlantic mail services., (Order No: 49337 ), $30.00

40. Stahl, Alan M, THE MEDAL IN AMERICA, American Numismatic Society, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 247pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0897222261 Papers presented to the Coinage of the Americas Conference at The American Numismatic Society, New York, September 26-27, 1987., (Order No: 2295 ), $25.00

41. Trustees of The British Museum (John Pope-Hennessy, Director), THE BRITISH MUSEUM YEARBOOK 1 - THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, British Museum Publ., Ltd., London, (1976), 291 B&W, 4 color ill., 298pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0714100455 "A 'new' annual publication for all those interested in the fields of Art and Archaeology, especially those interested in the work and collections of the British Museum." The theme of this first annual is THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, and has eight articles including: Reynold Higgins on MAGENTA WARE; M. Jessop Price with ARCHITECTURE ON ANCIENT COINS; J.E. Curtis on PARTHIAN GOLD FROM NINEVEH; R.A.G. Carson in GOLD AND SILVER COIN HOARDS AND THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN; R.H. Pinder- Wilson on THE MALCOLM CELESTIAL GLOBE; Ruth Olitsky Rubinstein on A BACCHIC SARCOPHAGUS IN THE RENAISSANCE; Nicholas Turner with AN ATTACK ON THE ACCADEMIA DI S. LUCA; and Andrew Wilton assessing BLAKE AND THE ANTIQUE., (Order No: 14150 ), $15.00

42. Tyler, Varro E., PHILATELIC FORGERS: THEIR LIVES AND WORKS, Robson Lowe Ltd., London, (1976), B&W illustrations, 60pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author introduces his fascinating story of eighty-four of the greatest philatelic forgers of the past century, from Allan Taylor, creating crude fakes in the early 1860s to De Thuin, whose sophisticated works comprised a complete sale a century later without the owner or the auctioneers suspecting the most prized items were forged., (Order No: 28603 ), $30.00

43. van den Bold, W. E. J., HANDBOOK OF THEMATIC PHILATELY, James Bendon, Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 215pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Thematic philatelists do not collect stamps issued by one or more countires; they collect in accordance with the theme of their choice. A feature of thematic philately is that not only postage stamps are used, but all available philatelic material., (Order No: 55556 ), $75.00

44. Warmsley, Arthur J., CONNECTICUT POST OFFICES AND POSTMARKS, Arthur J. Warmsley, Portland, CT, 1977, B&W illustrations, 257pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) a handsome copy, This book is about Connecticut post offices and postmarks but with an added touch. People are added--their lives in and around the post office. The addition of "people" brings the typical as well as the atypical Connecticut post office into perspective from early Colonial times to the present, with empahsis on the nineteenth-century development of cancellations and evolution of the post office., (Order No: 20934 ), $50.00

45. Wismer, D. C., OBSOLETE BANKNOTES OF OHIO, Sanford J. Durst, Long Island City, NY, (1983), B&W illustrations, 50pp, index, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0942666259 Originally published in 1932 by the author as DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF OLD PAPER MONEY ISSUED IN OHIO., (Order No: 47804 ), $25.00

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