GBOS Library holdings: The Gulf postal agencies
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, British Postal Agencies in East Arabia (BPAEA)
Note: see also holdings in the "miscellaneous" list, which may include relevant material.
| Book No | Title | Author and type |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | History of the Postal Service in Kuwait 1775-1959 | AN Donaldson Book |
| 8, 35 | The Persian Gulf. | Maj. TLC Tomkins Book |
| 22, 58, 59, 60 | The Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf. | AN Donaldson Book (large) |
| 36 | The Persian Gulf, Extracts from "Stamp Collecting" 1949-50 incl. Addenda, Baghdad and Addl. notes. | Maj. TLC Tomkins |
| 53 | "This is Bahrain". January - March 1978, April - June 1978. | Business and Tourist Publication |
| 70 | "Arab World Philatelist" Nos. 1,2 and 3, Published in U.S.A. Private Subscription | Magazines |
| 71 | Kuwait. | Ralph Shaw Book (large) |
| 72 | "This is Qatar", Vol.2, 1978. | Business and Tourist Publication |
| 73 | The Kuwaiti Digest. | Kuwait Oil Co. Booklet |
| 74 | "Bahrain", General introduction to Bahrain. | Booklet |
| 75 | Postal Stationary of Gulf States. | Pamphlet |
| 76 | "Abu Dhabi", Birth of an Oil Sheikhdom. | Maj. C Mann Book (large) |
| 115 | Sultan in Oman. | James Morris Paperback |
| 119 | Captain Shakespear. | HVF Winston Hardback |
| 145 | Auction Catalogue: 8 November 1988 "The Arabian Gulf" The Neil Donaldson Collection. | Harmers Booklet |
| 161 | The Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf - Supplement. | AN Donaldson Booklet |
| 163, 163A,163B |
Postal Agency Issues 1942 - 1966 including supplement | TE Jones Booklets |
| 163C | A Postal History of the Arabian Gulf Post Offices Volume 4 Aerogrammes Part 1 1942 to 1966, Third Edition 2009 | TE Jones Booklet |
| 163D | A Postal History of the Arabian Gulf Post Offices Volume 3 OMAN 2009 Edition | Booklet |
| 184 | Study Paper 1, KGVI Issues see GBOS list | GBOS |
| 192 | The Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area | Alan Parsons FRPSL Book |
| 223 | OMAN 20th Anniversary | Sir Donald Hawley (NP) Large Book |
| 231 | Arabian Sands, 1991 Edition | Wilfred Thesiger Book |
| 233 | Arabian Fantasy, 1976 | Herbert Chappell (NP) Large Book |
| 248 | The Last Corner of Arabia, 1977 | M Darlow & R Fawkes (NP) Large Book |
| 253 | OMAN, 1972, 64 pages plus 4 maps | Department of Information, Muscat Book (NP) |
Articles
Bound copies shown with asterisk
- A* 23-23a-24 - ex various journals:
23 = Dubai Background. August 1968
23a = Delirium at Dubai A.C. Gledhill May 1959
24 = The Post in Kuwait brought up to Date by “Nomad”. February 1960 - A* 25-26-28-29-30-31-32, ex Gibbon Stamp Monthly July 1964 – February 1966:
25 = Muscat-el!
26 = Dubai Diary
28 = Muscat Mail
29 = Abu Dhabi Argosy
30 = Qatar Gazette,
31 = Descant Upon Das,
32 = Bahrain Band-O-Bast - A27* Kuwait Chronicle. A History of the Postal Service in Kuwait from 1775 to 1959. “Nomad” GSM January 1968
- A* 33-34-25-36-37 ex Stamp Collecting May 28th 1970- January 28th 1971, Indian & Pakistan “Gulf Agencies, No’s 1 to 5
33 = Guadur 34 = Dubai 35 = Bahrain 36 = Muscat 37 = Kuwait - A23 Dubai Background, (publication unknown) August 1968 (2 pages)
- A24 The Post in Kuwait Brought Up to Date “Nomad” February 1960 (1 page)
- A24A News from the Gulf “Nomad” Stamp Collecting August 1965 (1 page)
- A24B Delirium At Dubai A.C. Gledhill Stamp Collecting May 1959 (1 page)
- A25 Muscat-el ! “Nomad” GSM July 1964 (3 pages)
- A26 Dubai Diary “Nomad” GSM June 1968 (3 pages)
- A27 Kuwait Chronicle. A History of the Postal Service in Kuwait from 1775 to 1959. “Nomad” GSM January 1968 (14 pages)
- A28 Muscat Mail “Nomad” GSM November 1967 (4 pages)
- A29 Abu Dhabi Argosy “Nomad” GSM September 1967 (4 pages)
- A30 Qatar Gazette “Nomad” GSM November 1966 (3 pages)
- A31 Descent Upon Das “Nomad” GSM April 1966 (2 pages)
- A32 Bahrain Band-O-Bast “Nomad” GSM February 1966 (4 pages)
- A33 Indian and Pakistan “Gulf Agencies”, No1 Guadur A.N. Donaldson, Stamp Collecting May 1970 (3 pages)
- A34 No 2 Dubai A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting June 1970 (3 pages)
- A35 No 3 Bahrain A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting October 1970 (6 pages)
- A36 No 4 Muscat A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting December 1970 (5 pages)
- A37 No 5 Kuwait A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting January 1971 (6 pages)
- A38 The Persian Gulf Major T.L.C. Tomkins Stamp Collecting August 1949 (23 pages)
- A41 British Gulf Agencies, A.N. Donaldson. Stamp Collecting September/October 1972 Parts 1 to 6 (2 copies)
- A41A The Gulf Agencies – Round Up A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting April 1974 (4 pages)
- A43 Persian Gulf - Tutorial Section of the Foreign Office No 81 June 1919 (44 pages)
- A43* Persian Gulf - Tutorial Section of the Foreign Office No 81 June 1919
- A44* Oil and Bahrain. The world Today Vol VII No 2 February 1951
- A46* The Political Aspects of Commercial Air Routes by Colonel H.Burchall, D.S.O. Royal Central Asian society 1934
- A67* Kuwait by Freya Stark. Geographical Magazine October 1937
- A68* Britain and the Persian Gulf by Kenneth Williams. Geographical Magazine Vol XIV No1 1941
- A69* The Development of the Air Route in the Persian Gulf, Squadron Leader G.W. Bentley, D.F.C., R.A.F., Royal Central Asian Society January 1933. Vol 20
- A88 Through the Magnifying Glass- Persian Gulf ½ Anna Double Printings, C.P. Rang GSM July 1960 (1 page)
- A89 Through the Magnifying Glass Persian Gulf High Values in Two Printings C.P. Rang GSM February 1960 (1 page)
- A178 British Gulf Agencies, A.N. Donaldson. Stamp Collecting September/October 1972
- A179 India and Pakistan “Gulf” Agencies No 5 Kuwait. A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting January 1971
- A183 British Post Offices in Eastern Arabia, Colour copies from a society display to the Royal in 2005 (24 pages)
- A186 Bahrain in the Stamp Album Eric Glasgow Stamp Monthly April 1978 (3 pages)
- A190 Bahrain – The Stamps & Postal History 1884-1965 Hugh Jeffries, GSM January 1991 (3 pages)
- A209 The United Arab Emirates, A Philatelic Reassessment, Dr. Steven Carol The American Philatelist March 1984 (6 pages)
- A219 The Muscat Censor 1939-4 A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting May 1984 (2 pages)
- A241 Early Postal Services in Saudi Arabia Jakob von Uexkull, Publication & date unknown (4 pages)
- A243 A Persian Gulf Problem – Study of 1920’s Indian cancels, A.C. Gledhill GSM? February 1959 (1 page)
- A255 The History of the Postal Service in Kuwait, 1775-1959, A.N. Donaldson Published by Jal Cooper, Bombay July 1968 (Booklet)
- A264 Kuwait A New Discovery J.D. Baxter – Type I II & III of the 10 Rupees SG 92, August 1973 (publication unknown) (2 pages)
- A265 Not Dubai! A.N. Donaldson Stamp Collecting May 1972 (3 pages)
- A278 The British Post Office Bahrain. Gerry Bater. GSM June 1993 (3 pages)
- A280 Bahrain Trial Overprints. Photo-copies ex album pages showing Gulf Trial Overprints. (10 pages) source unknown.
- A290 Kuwait – Missing Overprint “Albino” on KG VI 3 Annas. Stamp Collecting March 1969 (1 page)
A291 Coronation Stamps in the Persian Gulf & Tangier. Parts I & II, J.N. Davies. Stamp Collecting October 1979 (8 pages) - A292 More Variations in Persian Gulf High Values. C.P. Rang GSM, March & September 1960 (2 pages)
- A293 Persian Gulf Quantities Issued. GSM May & July 1962 (3 pages)
- A304 Kuwait 15 n.p. Type II C.P. Rang GSM 1960 (2 pages)
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