Edward Proud Books

The Edward Proud Postal History books are available by the generosity of Edward Proud who bequeathed the copyright to the RPSL, through the International Postal Museum Charity. Permission should be sought for copying beyond the normal allowance of a few pages for research purposes (link).

Where we have the printed book in stock (“Print” format below) it is available to buy from the office. If out of stock we are able to offer a digital download (“Digital” format below). For non-members the price is £20 but for RPSL members the download is free, so please make sure you log in.

New digital releases (13 May 2023): Barbados & Grenada; BIOT, Maldives & Seychelles.

TitleFormatPriceLink
British Army Postal Service Vol I 1882-1902Digital*£20Buy
British Army Postal Service Vol II 1903-1927Print£20Buy
British Army Postal Service Vol III 1927-1963Digital£20Buy
British Maritime Postal History Vol III Union Castle Ocean Post OfficePrint£20Buy
British Maritime Postal History Volume IV British Sea Post Offices in the EastDigital£20Buy
British Post Offices in the Far East (The Postal History of the British Post Offices Abroad)Digital£20Buy
Canadian Military Posts Vol I Colonial Period to 1919Digital£20Buy
Canadian Military Posts Vol II Between the Wars and Word War Two – 1920 to 1946Digital£20Buy
Canadian Military Posts Vol III 1947-1989Print£20Buy
History of New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845-1991Print£20Buy
History of the Australian Military Postal Service 1914-1950Digital£20Buy
History of the Indian Army Postal Service Vol 1: 1854 – 1913Digital£20Buy
History of the Indian Army Postal Service Vol 2: 1914 – 1931Digital£20Buy
History of the Indian Army Postal Service Vol 3: 1931 – 14 August 1947Digital£20Buy
History of the South African Army Postal ServicePrint£20Buy
Indian Sea Post OfficesDigital£20Buy
Intercontinental Airmails Vol I Transatlantic & PacificDigital£20Buy
Intercontinental Airmails Vol II Asia AustralasiaPrint£20Buy
Intercontinental Airmails Vol III AfricaPrint£20Buy
Post Offices of the World (Except Germany) 1888Print£20Buy
Postal History of Aden Somaliland ProtectorateDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Ascension, St Helena & Tristan Da CunhaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of BahamasPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Barbados GrenadaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Basutoland Bechuanaland ProtectoratePrint£20Buy
Postal History of BermudaPrint£20Buy
Postal History of BIOT, Maldive Islands & SeychellesDigital£20Buy
Postal History of British Air MailsDigital£20Buy
Postal History of British BorneoDigital£20Buy
Postal History of British GuianaPrint£20Buy
Postal History of British HondurasPrint£20Buy
Postal History of British Solomon Islands and TongaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of BurmaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos IslandsDigital£20Buy
Postal History of CeylonDigital£20Buy
Postal History of ChileDigital£20Buy
Postal History of CyprusPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Falkland Islands and DependenciesDigital£20Buy
Postal History of FijiPrint£20Buy
Postal History of GambiaPrint£20Buy
Postal History of German East AfricaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of GibraltarPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Gold CoastPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Hong KongPrint£20Buy
Postal History of IraqPrint£20Buy
Postal History of JamaicaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of KenyaPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Leeward IslandsDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Malaya Volume 1Digital£20Buy
Postal History of Malaya Volume 2Print£20Buy
Postal History of Malaya Volume 3Print£20Buy
Postal History of MaltaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of MauritiusDigital£20Buy
Postal History of NigeriaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Northern RhodesiaPrint£20Buy
Postal History of NyasalandPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Occupation of Malaya & British BorneoDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Palestine & TransjordanDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Sierra LeonePrint£20Buy
Postal History of Southern RhodesiaDigital£20Buy
Postal History of St Lucia & St VincentDigital£20Buy
Postal History of SudanDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Swaziland & ZululandPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Tanganyika, 1915-61 (British colonial series)Print£20Buy
Postal History of the East African Army Postal ServiceDigital£20Buy
Postal History of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands and New HebridesDigital£20Buy
Postal History of the Naval & RAF Postal ServicesDigital£20Buy
Postal History of Trinidad & TobagoPrint£20Buy
Postal History of Uganda ZanzibarPrint£20Buy
Postmarks of the Date Impression Books Section 2 Volumes 3 & 4Print£20Buy
Postmarks of the Date Impression Books Section 3 Volumes 5 & 6Print£20Buy