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METHEUN HAND BOOK OF COLOUR



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FISHER BROWN VOLUME I
PLATING OF THE RED
FROM £65.00

FISHER BROWN VOLUME II
PLATING OF THE RED
FROM £65.00
FISHER BROWN VOLUME III
PLATING OF THE RED
FROM £100.00

FISHER BROWN VOLUME IV
PLATING OF THE RED
£12.50

FISHER BROWN VOLUME V
PLATING OF THE RED
£12.50

DANZIG AND GOLDSMITH
CANCELLATIONS OF THE 1841
PENNY RED £ POA

OSBORNE'S 2d BLUE
PLATES 1 TO 15
SCARCE BOOK ... FROM £199.00

BRITISH POST OFFICE NUMBERS
VARIOUS EDITIONS
FROM £12.00
GB CONCISE
NEW AT RETAIL PRICE £18.95 approx
GOOD USED FROM £3.50

ALL SG SPECIALISED CATALOGUES
NEW AT RETAIL PRICE £29.95
GOOD USED FROM £3.50

BRUNSWICK STARS
SEVERAL EDITIONS AVAILABE
FROM £7.00
MANY POSTAL HISTORY ITEMS
ALL AREAS
FROM £6.00
COLLECT DEAD COUNTIRIES
USEFUL AS STAMPS ARE
NORMALLY QUITE CHEAP
MY POST OFFICE JOURNAL
SMALL DAILY DIARY OF
ROWLAND HILL
SEVERAL OF McKAY BOOKS
ON SCOTTISH POSTAL HISTORY
FROM £12.99

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COLLEGE STAMPS OF
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE

FROM £12.50

MOST USEFUL BOOKLET ON LUNDY
POSTAL HISTORY
USEFUL OTHER ITEMS SOMETIMES
AVAILABLE
FROM £7.50

SG SINGLE COUNTRY
PUBLICATIONS AS IN PRINT
USED COPIES FROM £7.00
SEVERAL PHILATELIC PUBLICATIONS
ON RAILWAY CANCELLATIONS
AND LETTER STAMPS FROM £6.00

VARIOUS McKAY BOOKS
ON POSTAL HISTORY ENGLAND,
IRISH AND WELSH
FROM £25.00

MANY GREAT FAMOUS
AUCTION CATALOGUES
EMAIL ME - FROM £10.00

THE FARTHING POST
GUIDE LINES TO THE PENNY BLACK
LITCHFIELD'S FAMOUS WORK
FROM £29.00 SOFT OR HARD BACKED

THE PLATING OF ALPHABET III
WIGGINS AND TONNA £37.50
ASK FOR COPIES OF ALPHABET II

PARCEL POST LABELS
VARIOUS COUNTIES AVAILABLE

THE STORY OF THE
PENNY BLACK
Rigo de Righi £13.99

SPECIAL EVENT POSTMARKS
VARIOUS EDITIONS
FROM £5.00
LONDON FANCY GEOMETRIC
POSTMARKS - SEVERAL VARIOUS
FROM £8.00
BRITISH POST OFFICE NUMBERS
BY COUNTY £12.00
SQUARED CIRCLE POSTMARKS
SEVERAL AVAILABLE

ALL SUBJECT TO BEING UNSOLD OR ON OFFER

Stanley Gibbons
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Usually Dispatched within 48 hours or as and when available
Full range available, as and when available or in print
Specialised Volumes I to V
Queen Victoria to Decimals
World and Commonwealth
Simplified and others
I also try to carry
Quality Used Items
Copies of the above, in various editions
Prices on application From £4.50
Samples being:-- Used Guide
Simplified Stamps of the World A to K (orange book) RRP £40 USED
£5
Simplified Stamps of the World J to Z (orange book) RRP £40 USED
£5
Simplified Stamps of the World "Commonwealth" £40 USED
£7
The Big Red Book Commonwealth "The Red Peril" USED
Used to be a single volume up to 1991 at £40 USED
Set of 2 newish…VERSIONS FROM USED
Latest version for the 3 set at £39.99 each USED
Current and up to date Commonwealth Book NEW

£9
£20
£35
£45

Scarce and Rare Books
Prices on application, Dependant upon Scarcity and availability
- - - Firstly some Classics - - -All From Prices
 
Guide lines to the Penny Black - Litchfield Originals and Reprints
£35.00
 
Danzig The cancellations of the 1841 penny Available .
POA
 
The Plating of Alphabet II, - Wiggins
plates 1 - 21, Alphabet II
POA.
 
The Plating of Alphabet III, - Wiggins
Plates 22- 68 with Reserve plates R17, Plates 50, 51 Alpha's II and IV
Available
£37.50
 
Scarce Colour Chart to go with the Alphabet III - Please ask
Wiggins and Tonna
As - Available
£27
 
The plating of the PENNY 1840-1864 Volume I
Plates 1a to 45
Price Guide
£65.00
 
The plating of the PENNY 1840-1864 Volume II
Plates 46 to 91
Price Guide
£75.00
 
The plating of the PENNY 1840-1864 Volume III
Plates 92 to 131
Price Guide
£135
 
  • The plating of the PENNY 1840-1864 Volume IV
    Plates 132 to 175
Available
£12.50
 
The plating of the PENNY 1840-1864 Volume V
Plates 176 to 204
Also Covers reserve Plates 1 to 6.
Available
£12.50
 
Repairs of 1841 One Penny Plates 1-40, RARE -Stone
Very scarce as Available
Price Guide
£90
 
Cracked UNITS of Edward VII - Doupe - GBPS
Quite rare spiral bound book about faults on the de la rue d red
£21.00
 
The penny Lilac part I, - Lee, Very scarce
£37.50
 
The Penny Lilac part 2, - Lee, 2nd part study on these stamps independent of part I, Describing illustrating the many minor flaws of this humble stamp, worth pursuing!
£17.50
 
 
POSTMARKS ENGLISH
 
Post marks of England and Wales - Mackay
Typical MacKay format 352 pages Double sided Available
£39.00
 
British Postmarks - (Alcock & Holland Various Re-prints of 250 pages)
The original was of 700 pages, Price guide of £140 Available, some supplements available
£19.00
 
London Postmarks used on printed mater
£6.00
 
Delivery Christmas Day, 1902-1909 (booklet)
a Follow on of a Christmas Story Available
£10.00
  A Christmas Story (booklet)
The cancellations for Delivery on Christmas Day
Price Guide
£10.00
  Hooded Circle Postmarks from 1882 (yellow Cover booklet) Fernau
£8.00
  Collect British Post marks - Whitney
I consider this the best all rounder New and used from £5--£23

  British Post Office Numbers by County
£8
  Squared Circle Postmarks - London Suburban £7
  London Fancy Geometric Postmarks (1880-1909) £7
  Parcel Post Labels of GB Part 1 Berkshire £6
  Parcel Post Labels of GB Part 2 Yorkshire £6
  Parcel Post Labels of GB Part 3 Devon and Gloustershire. £6
     
RAILWAYS CINDERELLA'S AND OTHERS
Railway TPOs GB and Ireland (blue book) Norman Hill
£7
Railway T.P.O. History by Wilson Part 1 (Red) Philatelic Group
£7
Railway T.P.O. History by Wilson Part 2 (Blue) philatelic Grp
£7
Railway T.P.O. History by Wilson Part 3 (Blue) philatelic Group - RARE
£11
Railway and Airway Letter Stamps 1891 to 1971 - Jackson
£12.00
Telegraphs of Victorian London HB
£12
Fight for the Farthing Post J Durham HB
£11
College stamps (pink booklet) -LISTER
£7
Lundy Island - Gage (Green booklet)
£5

Roland Hill "My Post Office Journal" 1847 (thin Booklet)
£4
Dealer's Guide to Restoration of Stamps
£55
POSTMARKS, SCOTTISH
Postal Markings of Scotland to 1808 - Bruce Auckland
£12
Postal markings of Scotland (2nd ed) to 1840 - Bruce Auckland
£16
Harris and St. Kilda No 1---- Mackay
£8
Bute No 6 ---- Mackay
£8
Mull and Iona -Coll and Tiree No 9---- Mackay
£8
Argyll Islands - Jura No 10 ---- Mackay
£8
Scottish islands supplement No 11 ---- Mackay
£8
The Floating Post Offices of the Clyde ---- Mackay getting hard to find
£20
Brunswick Stars - Arundel - Spiral bound Green Book
£11
Additional 1/2 Pence Tax 1813-1839
£8
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