Stamps & Covers Public Auction 343

British Empire; The Royal Collection by Sir John Wilson (Keeper of the Collection). Huge expensive (original cost £63) limited Morocco leather-bound edition 270x360x80mm thick, pub privately 1952. Massive tome cataloguing & describing the entire collection with 12 colour plates showing dozens of stamps inc GB 1840 QV 2d blue cnr blk of 38, NSW Sydney View 3d blk of 9, Cape of Good Hope 1d blue Woodblock in pr with issued 4d & many other similar rarities, 64 b&w plates showing 100s of classics, covers & multiples. Good condition for its age with acceptable foxing on end papers & some intermediate pgs, minor stains on page edges. Plates are very fine. Rare book. Plus 20 pg 'prospectus' inc colour plate describing & advertising the above book & almost certainly much rare then the issued tome !!