Australia.- Houison (Andrew) History of the Post Office together with an Historical Account of the Issue of Postage Stamps in New South Wales, first edition, plates and illustrations, original blue roan, gilt, a little worn, especially at edges, spine ends repaired, [Ferguson 10573], Sydney, 1890 § Craig (Clifford) The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land, limited edition signed by the author, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, Hobart, 1961 § Commonwealth of Australia. Report of the Royal Commission on Espionage 22nd august 1955, lightly water-stained, original limp cloth, worn and stained, Sydney, 1955; and a small quantity of others, Australia, mostly government acts and reports of the 1950s relating to Antarctica, territories, a national flag etc., v.s. (sm.qty)
⁂ The first is scarce; the work was "withdrawn from circulation owing to forgeries of stamps being made from plates in the book. The edition was limited to a small number of copies. These are now rare and valuable." Ferguson
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