French Colonies

INDOCHINA (NAVAL INTELLIGENCE HANDBOOK 1945) (B,198)
Not a philatelic book, but useful background information, detailed study by British Naval Intelligence ("for official use only" at the time) on the geography, agriculture, industry and communications of Indochina in the immediate prewar era, plus a supplement on the Japanse Occupation. Large-scale pull-out map. Tables, some black/white illus, 535 pages, hardbound, 1945

AUCTION CATALOGUES (B.204)
1964 Burrus auction (Robineau/Robson Lowe) many important items, important for provenance, plus 1978 Robert G Stone collection (Robson Lowe), perhaps the most important collector of these territories at the time.