Document Trivia of Great Britain and Ireland - Official and Unofficial Designations on Paper and Parchment: Costmarks, by W A Barber/A F Brown. Published by William A Barber, 2008. S/B, 73pp. The second volume in Barber and Brown's work on the documents of Great Britain and Ireland deals with costmarks, which were in use from 1695 to the early twentieth century. The handstamps are generally arranged by the type of parchment and paper for which they were used, such as Late Indentures and Bookwise skins, plain parchments and paper, printed parchment forms and paper forms, and private costmarks. Charts detailing the types, sizes and prices of the parchment and paper and an appendix listing all known types complete the study. Fully illustrated in black and white. |