Author: WELLBURN, GERALD E. (SIGNED); EATON, DANIEL L. (EDITOR); WALLACE, JACK (EDITOR)
Title: The Postage Stamps & Postal History of Colonial Vancouver Island & British Columbia 1849-1871
Description: Vancouver, British Columbia: F.E. Eaton & Sons, 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed, without inscription, by Gerald E. Wellburn upon title page. From a lavishly produced limited edition of only 1,000 copies. "The preservation of pioneer mail serves to build close bonds between collectors and historians. Nowhere is this more dramatically illustrated than in the fascinating array of covers and stamps from the Gerry Wellburn collection which we are pleased to present in this book. A native of England, "Gerry" (1900-1992) started stamp collecting in 1905. In 1911 he moved to Vancouver Island, by which time he had already begun to make and write up his own album pages. His keen attention to detail gives Gerry's collection unique charm that has been enjoyed by thousands of fellow collectors throughout the world at various philatelic exhibitions." - pages 4-5. 164 glossy pages profusely illustrated in colour. Index. Prior owner's name and date inside front board beneath front flap of dust jacket, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Light wear to partially sunned dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this magnificent work. 35.5 x 25.3 cm.; Folio; Signed by Author. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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