HANDBOOKS. E.B. Proud, THE POSTAL HISTORY OF BRITISH MALAYA, VOL. I, Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1982, 362pp., HB, treating Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malacca, and Penang), covering period until independence in 1958 for Singapore, and for Malacca and Penang until creation of Malaysia in 1963. Thorough treatment following the familiar Proud format, the central feature a fully illustrated and priced catalog of all known postal markings, including earliest and latest recorded dates, registration, postage due, censor, maritime, pre-stamp and other markings. Catalog supplemented by chapters on Historical Background, Postal History, Maritime Mails, Airmails and Airmail Rates, Postal Rates, Chinese Sub-Office and Penang-Singapore Sea Post Office. Bibliography and Index. Narratives illustrated with tables, photos, and old view cards, an indispensable book, first edition, now out of print, VF. $199.99