2019 Edition Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps Catalogue(NEW)
2020 Edition Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps Catalogue(NEW)Published Price GBP 89.95.
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Description
Brand New 2020 Edition.This comprehensive catalogue covers Great Britain, Commonwealth and Empire countries 1840-1970. The listings include variations in watermark, perforation, paper and printing methods, major shades, watermark varieties, important plate flaws, errors, government telegraph stamps and booklets (all listed and priced).
Guidance is given throughout the catalogue on subjects such as unusual usages, overprint settings, forgeries and much, much more. More such notes have been added to the latest edition.
The standard work of reference for collectors of Commonwealth stamps all over the world. As usual, there have been a number of additions and improvements to the new edition.
It remains an inescapable fact that, buying or selling, it is vitally important to have the very latest ‘Part 1’ to refer to.IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO THE 2020 EDITION:
- TheRhodesia King George V ‘Admirals’ have been considerably expanded to include afurther head die, as well as varieties such as the ‘Waxed moustache’ and‘Striped collar’. There are clear enlarged illustrations and notes providingguidance on identification and the prices put on some of the newly listedstamps will make this section especially well worth looking at.
- The‘Spaven’ flaw on the King Edward VII low-value ‘Imperium’ key plates is nowlisted under the new name ‘Damaged frame and crown’. This affects the listingsof 13 different colonies and clear illustrations and descriptions are provided.
- Theorientation of sideways watermarks is now specified throughout the catalogue asa helpful guide to collectors.
- In Great Britain the illustrations have been extensivelyimproved and many new ones have been added.
- Moreplate and watermark varieties have been added, along with helpful notes on awide variety of topics.
- Otherimportant changes and additions affect Australia, Iraq, New Zealand, Pakistanand Zululand.
- Two new articles taken from Gibbons Stamp Monthly cover the‘VR’ overprints of Fiji (by David Alford) and the Zululand £5 black printeddouble (by Philip Kinns). If you missed these when they were published, now’sthe opportunity to catch up.
- The list of ‘Numbers added’ to this edition is probablylonger than for any this century – don’t miss out!
- Brand New cover design.
KEY FEATURES:
• The authoritative reference source for GB and Commonwealth information – all stamps from 1840-1970 listed and priced.• To help readers avoid buying forgeries or fakes, or stamps with forged postmarks, there is helpful information on their identification.• Strengthened, case bound binding for extra durability.• Unique listing by SG number.• Full colour illustrations.• Invaluable six-page article on stamp condition.• Helpful guide to valuing stamps on commercial cover upto 1945.
Prices have once again been revised from cover to cover. The market for fine Commonwealth stamps remains buoyant, with increases in most sections, some of them quite substantial (India 31a/Straits Settlements Z64a is up from £250,000 to £750,000). Areas of particular strength include Australia and States, India and States, New Zealand and many African territories, while plate flaws and watermark varieties also see widespread price rises.
• Whether you are an active buyer of Commonwealth stamps, a dealer or an investor, it is vital to be right up to date with this very active market – and there is no more up-to-date reference than the 2020 ‘Part 1’.
International Buyers:Please contact me for shipping charge to your destination country if it is not shown in the table below.
