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Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: Catalogues and Handbooks
1.1 Catalogues
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Classification des Timbres d’Egypte et des variétés | Georges N. Zéhéri | Membre du club philatélique d’égypte |
| Catalogues des Timbres d’Egypte | Georges N. Zéhéri | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1933 1st Supplement to Second Edition. 1941 |
| Catalogues des Timbres d’Egypte (one bound volume) | Georges N. Zéhéri | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1st Edition 1937, 2nd Edition 1939, 3rd Edition 1945 |
| Catalogues des Timbres d’Egypte (3rd Edition) | Georges N. Zéhéri | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1945 |
| Catalogues des Timbres d’Egypte (4th Edition) | Georges N. Zéhéri | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1946 |
| Catalogues des Timbres d’Egypte (5th Edition) | Chaftar Bey | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1950 |
| Catalogue Zéhéri des Timbres d’Egypte et du Soudan (6th Edition) | Ahmed Mazloum | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1956 |
| Catalogue Zéhéri des Timbre Poste d’Egypte... (7th Edition) | Ahmed Mazloum | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1960 |
| Zéhéri Catalogue for Postage Stamps of Egypt... (8th Edition) | Mehanny Eid | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1967 |
| Catalogue for Postage Stamps of Egypt... (9th Edition) | Mehanny Eid | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1972 |
| Zéhéri Catalogue Supplement to the Ninth Edition | Mehanny Eid | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1978 |
| The Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue 10th Edition | Orlo-Smith | Orlo-Smith & Co. Melbourne. 1947 |
| Catalogue of Egytian Aerophilately | K Hagopian | Oriental Philatelic House, Cairo. 1992 |
| Catalogue of Egyptian Revenue Stamps | Peter R. Feltus | Postilion Publishers (USA) |
| Egypt Stamps Handbook Vol. I | Magdi Moukhtar Abdel-Hadi | Magdi Moukhtar Abdel-Hadi, Cairo. 2010 |
| Egypt Stamps Handbook Vol. II | Magdi Moukhtar Abdel-Hadi | Magdi Moukhtar Abdel-Hadi, Cairo. 2010 |
| Handbuch der Türkischen Philatelie Teil I | Andreas Birken | Andreas Birken |
| The Meter Post Stamp Catalogue | S.D. Barfoot and Werner Simon | Universal Postal Frankers Ltd |
| Palestine Stamp Catalogue - Gaza Egyptian Administration 1948-1967 | K. Hagopian | K. Hagopian |
| Postage Stamps of Egypt (Simplified Catalogue) | Dr. Abdel Hamid Lotfy & Gen. Habib Abdel Raouf | The Philatelic Society of Egypt. 1981 |
| Priced Catalogue of Postal Stationery of the World (Egypt 1st & 2nd Ed, Sudan 1st Ed) | Edward Fladung | Higgins & Gage Inc., Pasadena |
| Scott’s Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue (Sections on Egypt and Sudan) | Scott | 1912 (Photocopy) |
| The Stamps of Egypt: with Egypt used in Palestine and the Sudan | Leon Balian | Leon Balian, Heliopolis, Egypt, 1998. |
| Stamps of Egypt Book Two | Leon Balian | Leon Balian, Heliopolis, Egypt, 2007. |
| The Nile Post Handbook & Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps | Joseph H. Chalhoub | Joseph H. Chalhoub, Quebec, Canada. 2003 |
| The Stamps of Palestine Specialised Catalogue | Hoexter and Lachmaun | Dr. E. Hoexter. 1946 |
| Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 19 Middle East | Stanley Gibbons | Multiple Editions (1st 1980, 4th 1990, 5th 1996, 6th 2005, 7th 2009) |
| Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 1 British Commonwealth | Stanley Gibbons | Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd. London 1985 |
| Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Stamp Catalogue East Africa with Egypt & Sudan | Stanley Gibbons | 4th Edition, 2018 |
| World Postal Stationery Catalogue (Sect. 5/E) | Higgins & Gage | Classic Philatelics (also 1985 supplement) |
| Zeppelin Post Katalog | Sieger-Verlag | Sieger-Verlag, Württemburg. 1981 |
1.2 Philatelic Handbooks
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Administration des Postes - Note Historique | Ministère des Communications | Cairo. 1946 |
| Airmails Across the Middle East 1918 - 1930 | Laurence Kimpton | Laurence Kimpton, Solihull, UK. 2015 |
| Die Administrazionsmarken Aegyptens | G. Koch | Germany. 1880 |
| The Airmails of Egypt | John Sears | John Sears, London 1990 |
| The Airmails of Egypt - Addendum | John Sears | John Sears, London 1993 |
| Austrian Post Offices Abroad, Part 1 | S.D. Tchillinghirian and W.S.E. Stephen | Keith Tranmer |
| Billigs Philatelic Handbook, Vol. 21 | E.A. Kehr | Fritz Billig, Jamaica, New York. 1954 |
| British Post Office Numbers 1844 – 1906 | G. Brumell | R.C. Alcock, Ltd. Cheltenham, 1946 |
| Les Cachets á Date des Bureaux de Poste des Hotels d’Egypte | Jean Boulad d’Humières | L’Orient Philatélique No. 114 |
| 20th Century Stamps of Egypt | E.A. Kehr | Chambers, USA, 1942 |
| Consular... in Egypt | Themis Dacos | Collectio, Athens, 1994 |
| De La Rue History of British and Foreign Postage Stamps 1855 – 1901 | John Easton | Faber & Faber |
| The Edwardian Stamps of the British Empire | D.B. Armstrong | Bright & Son, London. 1912 |
| Egypt | F.J. Melville | Stanley Gibbons, London. 1915 |
| Egypt: the First Portrait Issue – A Compilation since 1928 | John Sears | John Sears, London 1997 |
| Egypt – A History of its stamps | R.E.R. Dalwick | Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co. Boston, 1922 |
| Egypt and Sudan | Eugene Klein | Philadelphia, USA. 1919 |
| Egypt Flight LZ 127 - The Graf Zeppelin | Fred F. Blau and Cyril Deighton | German Philatelic Society Inc., 1981 |
| Egypt Interpostals | O. May | Bridger & Kay, London, 1915 |
| Egyptian Postal Markings (in Arabic) | Chirchini | Chirchini, Egypt (2 – 1 unbound) |
| The Postal Markings of Mandate Palestine 1817 – 1948 | Michael Sacher FRPSL | Royal Philatelic Society. London. 1995 |
| Egypt – Royal Imperforate Printings | George L. Lee (Ed). | George L. Lee, USA, 1959 |
| Egypt: The Rural Postal Service – An Introduction | Mike Murphy and Ibrahim Shoukry | Cairo, 2010 |
| Entiers Postaux dEgypte | J. Boulad et A. Cocatre | Paris, 1947 |
| The FIP Guide to Exhibiting | F.I.P. | FIP 1994 |
| Forgery and Reprint Guide: 14 – Suez Canal | J. Barefoot | J. Barefoot Ltd. 1983 |
| The Fourth Issue – Pt.1. The Fourth Issue | P.A.S. Smith FRPSL | P.A.S. Smith |
| The Fourth Issue – Pt.2. The 1914 and 1921-1922 Pictorials | P.A.S. Smith FRPSL | P.A.S. Smith |
| Gambia | Fred J. Melville | Stanley Gibbons incorporating W.H. Peckitt, London |
| Great Britain Stamps of 1942 Overprinted M.E.F. | John Firebrace | The Regent Stamp Co. Ltd. London |
| Guidelines for Successful Exhibiting | Francesca Rapkin FRPSL | British Philatelic Trust |
| The Interpostal Seals of Egypt 1864 – 1891 | E.A. Kehr | USA. 1943 & 1962 Editions |
| Introducing Postal History | Vivien Sussex | British Philatelic Trust |
| Introducing Thematic Collecting | Alma Lee FRPSL | British Philatelic Trust |
| The Kings of Egypt and their Stamps | Robson Lowe | Robson Lowe Ltd. London. 1969 |
| Notes on the Cancellations of Turkish Arabia | Maj. T.L.C. Tomkins | John Huxley (Stamps) Ltd. |
| Osterreichischer Philatelistenclub Vindebona Wien 1880 – 1990 | Kurt Wolfsbauer | Die Elementar, Vienna. 1990 |
| The Overland Mail | John K. Sidebottom OBE | Geo. Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. 1948 |
| Overseas Letter Postage from India 1854-1876 | Martin and Blair | Robson Lowe, London. 1975 |
| Paquebot Cancellations of the World | Roger Hosking | Roger Hosking, 1977 |
| Philatelistischer Atlas des Osmanischen Reiches | Andreas Birken | Andreas Birken, Hamburg. 1992 |
| The Paquebot Marks of Africa, the Mediterranean Countries... | Edwin Drechsel | Robson Lowe, London. 1980 |
| La "Posta Europea" | Luca Daniele Biolato | Libreria Giovanni Carnevali – Foligno |
| Postage Stamps of the Great Bitter Lake Association | Capt. Brian Hill | Capt. Brian Hill 1975 |
| Postal Censorship in Israel 1948-1978 | Norman Gladstone | Norman Gladstone, London. 1978 |
| Postal History of British Palestine 1918-1948 | Edward B. Proud | Proud Bailey Co. Ltd. 1985 |
| Postal History of Egypt to 1900 | Samir Amin Fikry | The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1996 |
| La Poste Maritime Française (Tomes 1, 2, 5, 6) | Raymond Salles | L’Academie de Philatelie, Paris (Various) |
| La Poste Maritime Française - Tome II | Raymond Salles | L’Academie de Philatelie, Paris |
| The Postmarks of Aden | M.H. Robertshaw | H. Garrat-Adams & Co. 1946 |
| The Private Shipletter Stamps of the World, Part 3 The Suez Canal Company | J. Boulad d’Humières et al | Leonard H. Hartman. 1985 |
| Process of Manufacture of the Rivadavia Plates | Charles Jewell | Charles Jewell. 1960 |
| Route of the Overland Mail to India | Gallery of Illustration | Gallery of Illustration, London. 1851 (photo-copy) |
| Ramleh Alexandria: Its Development and Postal History | Ronnie Van Pellecom et al | Ronny Van Pellecom, Antwerp, 2010 |
| The French Post Offices in Egypt Parts 1 & 2 | Pierre Louis Grech | Pierre Louis Grech, London. 2013 |
| The Romance of Postage Stamps | Fred J. Melville | W.H. Peckitt, London |
| Ship Postmarks – an article from Fil-Italia | G.F. Whitfield | Fil-Italia 1989 |
| The Stamp Booklets of Egypt | John A. Revell | John A. Revell, Whitstable, 1997 |
| Stamp Collecting | Stanley Phillips | Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London |
| Stamps of Egypt 1952-1957 | Egyptian Postal Administration | Egyptian Postal Administration |
| The Stamps of Great Britain 1911-1921 | Stanley Phillips | Stanley Gibbons Ltd. London 1921 |
| Stamps of the Russian Empire Used Abroad (Part 1 & 2) | S.D. Tchillinghirian and W.S.E. Stephen | The British Society of Russian Philately, London 1957 |
| The Postage Stamps of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | D.B. Armstrong | Bright & Son, London. 1912 |
| Sudan – The Postal Markings 1867-1896 | E.C.W. Stagg | R.P.S. London, 1974 |
| Sudan – Scrapbook of cuttings | C. Minett | Assembled by C. Minett |
| Sudan – The Stamps and Postal Stationery 1867-1970 | E.C.W. Stagg | Harry Hayes |
| Sudan – The Postal Markings of the Travelling Post Offices | John Dight | The Sudan Study Group |
| Sudan – Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | Gisburn and Thompson | Stanley Gibbons Ltd. London, 1947 |
| Timbres d’Egyte et de la Compagnie du Canal de Suez | J.B. Moens | Brussels, 1880 |
| The Travelling Post Offices of Egypt | P.A.S. Smith FRPSL | Mobile Post Office Society, USA. 1983 |
| United Arab Republic (Egypt): Commemorative Stamps 1952-1969 | Postal Authority | Postal Authority, Cairo. 1970 |
| A History of Wreck Covers | Adrian Hopkins | Robson Lowe, London. 1967 |
1.3 Auction and other Catalogues
| Auction Description, Auction House and Date |
|---|
| Aden by Charles Hornal - Robson Lowe, London. 1957. |
| All World featuring 'Major E.L.G. MacArthur' Egypt - Stanley Gibbons Auctions, London. March 1980 |
| Byam's Egypt - Robson Lowe Ltd, London. October 1961 |
| The Burrus Collection: Greece & Egypt - Nov. 1962 by Robson Lowe Ltd. London |
| The Col. J.R. Danson Egypt - Robson Lowe International, Geneva. April 1977 |
| Covers of the World Carried by French Mailboats T.V. Roberts - Sotheby, London. 1982 |
| Egypt - George Gougas of New York, USA - Robson Lowe International, Basle. February 1973 |
| Egypt including collection formed by Charles Cotta... - January 1965 by Robson Lowe Ltd. London. |
| The John Gilbert 'Egypt' - Robson Lowe International, Basle, March 1977 |
| The G.L. Hearn Collection - April, 1953 by Robson Lowe Ltd. London |
| William C. Hinde Specialised Collections - October, 1957 by Robson Lowe Ltd. London |
| The "Hind" Collection. Tenth Sale - H.R. Harmer, London. May 1935 |
| 1. Great Britain and Commonwealth, 2. Karl Jaeger Balkans... - David Feldman Nov/Dec 1982 |
| The Mackenzie-Low Gold Medal Collection - H.R. Harmer, London. October 1929. |
| The Michael Sacher Collection of Palestine - Robson Lowe International, Geneva, April 1977 |
| The Osprey Collection of Aviation and Airpost Covers - Phillips, London. November 1983 |
| The Palace Collections of Egypt (Advance Publicity) - H.R. Harmer |
| The Palace Collections of Egypt - H.R. Harmer, London. February 1954 |
| Waghorn cachets of Rowland Hill - Christies Robson Lowe, London 1989 |
1.4 Guide Books and Maps
| Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Baedeker | Baedeker's Egypt 1929 | (Reprint) |
| Baedeker | Baedeker’s Lower Egypt | Baedeker, Germany. 1885 |
| Baedeker | Baedeker’s AA Egypt | Automobile Association, Norwich c. 1981 |
| Veronica Seton-Williams | Blue Guide Egypt | A. & C. Black, London. 1988 |
| Budge, E.A. Wallis | Cook’s Handbook for Egypt and the Sudan | 3rd Edition, London, 1911 |
| John Murray | Murray’s Handbook of Egypt | 7th Edition, 1880 |
| - | Services Guide to Cairo / Alexandria | Co-ordinating Council for Welfare Work in Egypt |
1.4 (b) Maps
| Description | Publisher/Other |
|---|---|
| Agypten-Egypt. Strassenkarte Road Map 1:950.000 | Kümmerley + Frey, c. 1990. |
| Map of Cairo | Middle East Publishing Co. 1953 |
| Map of Cairo | VIP |
| Index to Place Names: Appearing on the Normal 1: 100,000 Scale | Ministry of Finance, Cairo, 1932 |
| Series of 35 large scale maps of various parts of Egypt (Scale 1:100,000) | The Department of Survey and Mines, Cairo. 1938 |
| Sheet Nos: (a) Northern Sinai (Qatia, Rafa, El Qusaima, etc.) | (See full list in original) |
| (b) Southern Sinai (Hamam Fara'un, Gebel Egma, etc.) | (See full list in original) |
| (c) Elsewhere (Baris, Bulaq, Gebel el Barqa, etc.) | Survey of Egypt, Cairo. 1944-1956 |
| Provisional Issue (Photocopies of Historic Map) Scale 1:100.000 | Alexandria, Benha, Damanhour, etc. |
| Survey of Egypt Maps, with hardback covers | Ministry of Finance (Beni Suef, Dairut, etc.) |
| International Maps of the World. 1:100.000 | Aswan & Wadi Halfa (1946) |
| Topographical Map of Egypt Scale 1:100.000 | Bitter Lake & Suez (1st Ed 1953) |
| War Map – Europe and the Mediterranean Countries | The Daily Mail, 1940 |
1.5 Military Philatelic Handbooks
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Nineteenth Century Wars in Egypt and the Sudan | John Firebrace | The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1997 |
| A Brief Outline of the British Army Postal Services during World War I | Charles Entwhisle | Charles Entwhisle, 1983 |
| Army and Field Post Offices of Egypt and the E.E.F. 1914 to 1920 | Michael M. Sacher | The London Philatelist, London. 1972 |
| Australian Imperial Forces Postal History 1914 – 1918 | Bob Emery | Bob Emery, 1984 |
| British Army Field Post Offices 1939 – 1950 | Col. C.R. Crouch and Norman Hill | Lava, USA |
| British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East 1914 – 1924 | John Firebrace | Christie’s Robson Lowe, London, 1991 |
| British Forces in Egypt Postal Services 1932-1940 | J.E.O. Hobbs FRPSL | J.E.O. Hobbs, London, 1984 |
| Egypt: From the Postal Concession until Suez 1932 to 1956 | John Davis | John Davis, Pershore, UK, 2014 |
| History of the British Army Postal Service (Vol. 1) | Edward B. Proud | Proud Bailey Co. Ltd. |
| History of the Indian Army Postal Service (Vol. 1) | Edward B. Proud | Proud Bailey Co. Ltd. |
| The Postal History of the British Army in World War I | A.L. Kennedy and G. Crabb | G. Crabb, London, 1977 |
SECTION TWO: Non Philatelic Military Reference Works
2.1 General Background
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Badges of H.M. Services | Wm. Briggs | Wm. Briggs & Co. Ltd. 1946 |
| But Not in Anger – The RAF in the Transport Role | Cole and Grant | Ian Allen Ltd. 1979 |
| Heraldry in War: Formation Badges 1939 – 1945 | Lt. Col. Howard N. Cole | Wellington Press, 1950 |
| Her Majesty’s Army - Vol. 1 | Walter Richard | J.S. Virtue & Co. Ltd. London 1889 |
2.2 Napoleonic Period
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| History of the British Expedition to Egypt | Robert Thomas Wilson | T. Egerton, London. 1802 |
2.3 Late 19th Century Campaigns
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| The Egyptian Campaigns 1882 – 1885 | Charles Royle | Hurst & Blackett, London. 1886 |
| The Egyptian Campaigns 1882 (New and Revised Edition) | Charles Royle | Hurst & Blackett, London. 1890 |
| Fire and Sword in the Sudan | Slatin Pasha & Wingate | Edward Arnold, London. 1899 |
2.4 World War I
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force | The Palestine News | The Palestine News, 1919 |
| Allenby in Egypt | Field-Marshal Viscount Wavell | George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1943 |
| Allenby’s War. The Palestine-Arabian campaigns 1916 – 1918 | David L. Bullock | Blandford Press, 1988 |
| Allenby: Soldier and Statesman | Field Marshall Viscount Wavell | George Harrap & Co. London, 1945 |
2.5 World War II
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| The Battle of Egypt | Ministry of Information | 1943 |
| The Battles of Alam Halfa and El-Alamein | Major R.C.W. Thomas | William Clowes and Sons Ltd. |
| Cairo to Riyadh Diary | George Bilainkin | Williams and Norgate Ltd. 1950 |
| Calling all Arms – The Story of Munitions Factories | Ernest Fairfax | Hutchinson & Co. London |
| The Conquest of North Africa | Burke Publishing Co. Ltd. | London, c1945 |
2.6 Regimental Histories
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Reminiscent Sketches 1914 – 1919 (Q.A.I.N.S.) | Q.A.I.N.S. | John Bate Sons & Danielson Ltd. 1922 |
| The Story of the 5th Australian Division | Capt. A.D. Ellis | Hodder & Stoughton, London |
| War History of the 6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment | William Heinemann | William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1922 |
| West Kent (Q.O.) Yeomanry and 10th Yeomanry Battalion | Charles Ponsonby | Andrew Melrose Ltd. London. 1920 |
| With the 8th Scottish Rifles 1914 – 1919 | Col. J.M. Findlay | Blackie & Son Ltd. 1926 |
| The History of the 4th Armoured Brigade | Brig. R.M.P. Carver | J.J. Augustin, Gluckstadt, Germany |
SECTION THREE: General Geographical and Historical
3.1 & 3.2 Govt/Commercial
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo-Egyptian Relations 1800 – 1953 | John Marlowe | The Cresset Press, London. 1953 |
| Aspects of Egypt | Ethel Mannin | Hutchinson of London, 1964 |
| Memoirs of Napoleon’s Egyptian Expedition 1798 – 1801 | Capt. Joseph-Marie Moiret | Grenfell Books, London 2001 |
| Between Two Seas | Lord Kinross | John Murray, London. 1938 |
| The Blue Nile | Alan Moorhead | Hamish Hamilton, London. 1962 |
| Building the Suez Canal | S.C. Burchell | Cassell, London 1967 |
| Cairo in the War 1939 – 1945 | Artemis Cooper | Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1989 |
| Cairo; the City Victorious | Max Rodenbeck | Picador, 1998 |
| Desert and Delta | Major C.S. Jarvis | John Murray, London. 1938 |
| Eastward: Travels in Egypt, Palestine and Syria | Norman Macleod | Charles Burnet and Co. Ltd. 1891 |
| Egypt 1798 – 1952 | J.C.B. Richmond | Methuen & Co Ltd. 1977 |
| Egypt and Sinai Eternal Battlegrounds | Gregory Blaxland | Funk & Wagnalls, 1966 |
3.3 Egyptology and its History
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt (The Ancient Lands and Bible Series) | JW.H. Boulton | Simpson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd |
| The First Hundred Years: Egyptology at University College London | Rosalind M. Janssen | University College London, 1992 |
3.4 Non Egyptian
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| A Foreigner Looks at the British Sudan | Odette Keun | Faber and Faber |
| The History of Pitney Bowes Limited | S.T. Roberts | Pitney Bowes Ltd., Harlow, 1957 |
| Cyrenaica | R.A. Bontoft | Printing & Stationery Service, MEF, 1944 |
| Cyrene and Ancient Cyrenaica | C.G.C. Hyslop | Government Press, Tripolitania, 1945 |
| Libya Under the Second Ottoman Occupation | Maj. A.J. Cachia | Govt. Press, Tripoli, 1945 |
SECTION FOUR: Novels
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| A Woman of Cairo | Noel Barber | Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. |
| Cross and Crescent; A Tale of Egyptian Revolt | E.A. Berkwood | Mills & Boon Ltd., London, 1925 |
| The Stamp King | G. de Beauregard | Stanley Gibbons, London, 1899 |
| God Dies by the Nile | Nawal el Saadawi | Zed Books Ltd., London, 1985 |
SECTION FIVE: Biographical and Memoirs
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas II | The Earl of Cromer | MacMillan & Co. 1915 |
| Bimbashi McPherson – A Life in Egypt | Barry Carman | BBC, London. 1983 |
| Bonaparte in Egypt | J. Christopher Herold | Hamish Hamilton, 1962 |
| Doctor Byam in Harley Street | William Byam | Geoffrey Bles, London, 1962 |
| The Road to Harley Street | William Byam | Geoffrey Bles, London, 1963 |
| The Diaries of Parker Pasha | E.F.V. Winstone | Quartet Books, London 1983 |
| Egyptian Service 1902 – 1946 | Sir Thomas Russell Pasha | John Murray, London, 1949 |
| Eothen (Travels in the Near East) | Alexander W. Kinglake | 1844 |
| Ferdinand de Lesseps | Charles Beatty | Eyre & Spottiswood, London, 1956 |
| From Private to Field Marshal | Sir William Robertson | Constable & Co. Ltd. 1921 |
| General Gordon – The Christian Soldier and Hero | G. Barnett Smith | S.W. Partridge & Co., 1903 |
| Gordon: Martyr and Misfit | Anthony Nutting | The Reprint Society, London, 1966 |
| How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa | Sir Henry Morton Stanley | Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. |
| The Leisure of an Egyptian Official | Lord Edward Cecil | Hodder & Stoughton, 1921 |
| The Memoirs of Major-General Sir Hugh McCalmont | Ed. by Sir C.E. Caldwell | Hutchinson & Co., London, 1924 |
| One Thousand Miles Up the Nile | Amelia Edwards | Hooper, Clarke & Co., 1877 |
| Palestine Memories 1917 – 1925 | Robert H. Goodsall | Cross & Jackman, 1925 |
| Samuel Shepheard of Cairo, a Portrait | Michael Bird | Michael Joseph, London, 1957 |
| Temple Gairdner of Cairo | Constance E. Padwick | S.P.C.K., London, 1929 |
| Too Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King Farouk | William Stadin | Caroll & Graf, New York, 1991 |
| Watson Pasha | Stanley Lane-Poole | John Murray, London, 1919 |
SECTION SIX: Reference Collections
6.1 Reference Collections
| Description | Details |
|---|---|
| The Airmails of Egypt (1910 to 1945) | Bound photostats of collection of John Sears |
| The Collection of Lars Alund August 1993 | (Hardback bound) |
| Antonini Collection 1982 | Photostats of Gold Medal Collection |
| The Nile Collection - 1984 (Part 1 & 2) | Bound photostats of Gold Medal Collection of Samir Amin Fikry |
| Hooghuis Collection | (undated and unbound) |
| Jeidel Collection – 1982 | Bound photostats of Gold Medal Collection, Rudi Jeidel |
| The ‘Reda’ Collections (unbound) | Sphinx and Pyramid, First Pictorial Issues, Kingdoms of Egypt |
| Richard Notman Collection | “The Classic Period” |
| Shams el-Din of Cairo | Photostats of Medal collection of Postal Stationery at Hafnia 1987 |
| Egypt – The Classic Period | Photostats of London 1980 exhibit by Prof. P.A.S. Smith |
| The First Three Issues of Egypt | Photostats of an exhibit by Prof. P.A.S. Smith |
| Egypt – 4th Issue of De La Rue | Photostats of 1989 Collection of Prof. P.A.S. Smith |
| Egypt Early Airmail 1910 – 1936 | Lucien Sami Toutounji, October 2013 |
| Aegypten | Photostats of a display given by Kurt Wolfsbauer |
6.2 Miscellaneous Articles
| Description | Author |
|---|---|
| Civil censors in the Cairo Postal Museum | J.M. Murphy |
| Egyptian Cancellations – Some Comments | Dr. Sava Michel Vestakis |
| Les Entiers Postaux D’Egypte | Jean Boulad d’Humières FRPSL |
| The “Estero” Stamps of Italy and where they were used. | H.R. Holmes FRPSL |
| Finds in Early Egyptian Postmarks | Ibrahim Chaftar FRPSL |
| Souakin et Massawah | Ibrahim Chaftar FRPSL |
| Les Timbres des Bureaux Etrangers du Levant. | S.E. Ahmed Bey Mazloum |
| Egyptian Philately before the 20th Century | Samir A. Fikry |
| The Official Stamps 1972 – 1985 | P. Andrews, C. Defriez and G.A. Jeyes |
| Ship Postmarks | G. Whitfield |
| A Brief History of the Suez Canal | Surg. Lt. Cdr. C.W. Evans |
| History of the Suez Canal | C. Th. J. Hooghuis |
SECTION SEVEN: Periodicals
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Bolletino Prefilatelico e Storico Postale | Whole Numbers 29 onwards to 1995 |
| Camel Post | Bulletin of the Sudan Study Group (Nos 1-49) |
| Egyptian Topics | Whole Numbers 1 to 44 (Nov. 1968 to Feb. 1976) |
| Forces Postal History Society Newsletter/Journal | Whole Numbers 1984 to date |
| The London Philatelist | Journal of the RPSL (Various numbers) |
| L'Orient Philatelique | Organ of the Philatelic Society of Egypt (Many issues available) |
| The Cinderella Philatelist | April 1966 Whole Number 18 |
| Collectors’ Club Philatelist | Vol.17 No. 1 |
| France & Colonies Philatelist | January 1983 Whole Number 191 |
SECTION EIGHT: Tourist Literature
| Leaflets: Aswan, Cairo, Christianity in Egypt, Helwan, Luxor, New Valley, Pyramids, North Sinai. |
| Collections: Modern Egyptian Hotels, Souvenir of Cairo (1910). |
| Books: Egyptian Museum, Tourist Information - Egypt, Taeckholmia 16. |
SECTION NINE: Archives
Originated in a series of ten large envelopes with articles written mostly in French by Jean Boulad d’Humières. Material also from Señor C. Th. J. Hooghuis is included.
- 1. Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign
- 2. Miscellaneous Articles on Egyptian Philately
- 3. Egypt: General Stamps and Postmarks
- 4. Posta Europea
- 5. Egypt Air Mail
- 6. Hotel Postmarks
- 7. Suez Canal Postal History
- 8. Egyptian Post Offices Abroad
- 9. Foreign Post Offices in Egypt
- 10. Maritime Postmarks
- Handbook of Egyptian Philately (Draft chapters by P.A.S. Smith): Napoleonic Post, Courier Post, Official Mail, Greek Post Office, Commemoratives, Second Portrait, King Farouk, Republic, Postal Markings, Interpostals.
SECTION TEN: Exhibition Catalogues & Yearbooks
| Exposition Philatelique d' Alexandria 10 April, 1939 |
| Egyptian Stamp Exhibition, Cairo 1991 |
| Premiére Exposition Philatelique du Caire 1946 |
| Bangkok Worldwide Philatelic Exhibition 1993 |
| Egypt: The Hotel Post Offices (RPSL 2019) |
| London International Stamp Exhibition, 1950 |
| Centenary Exhibition: The Royal Philatelic Society, London 1969 |
| Philympa: International Exhibition, London 1970 |
| BPA Philatelic Societies’ Yearbook 1969-70 |
| Philatelic Congress of Great Britain Yearbook (1938, 1965) |
| Sixtieth American Philatelic Congress, August 1994 |
