Sturminster Stamps

NEWS

SPECIALISING IN FINE G.B. LINE-ENGRAVED STAMPS

1d BLACKS, 2d BLUES of all issues, and 1d REDS

***NEWS***

: On the new AUCTION SITES, RELIANT ELITE STAMP AUCTIONS and RELIANT STAMP AUCTIONS, customers will find a goodly number of nice items, from FU PLATED 1d REDS of all issues on RELIANT, up to VFU 1d BLACKS, 2d BLUES, AND 1d REDS, and other choice LATER ITEMS on the RELIANT ELITE site... Enjoy!

A new list coming soon - something for the 'crinkly' collectors next time! As always, all lots start at £4.95... Just CLICK ON THE LINK at the bottom of this page - and GOOD LUCK with your bids...

STAMP FAIRS:
Our next fair is now not until SUTTON COLDFIELD on the 6 MARCH 2010...the full 2010 LIST (with MAPS) is loaded on the FAIRS page - use this link, or click on the FAIRS button above

LATEST UPDATE: 9.2.2010

Not today's date? We update most days - check you're seeing the latest version - right click in space on every page, then scroll down and left click on 'REFRESH'...

NEW STAMPS



B:593 1840 1d Grey-Black Plate 1A 'EF' VERY WORN	B:612 1840 1d Black Plate 1B 'AL' CONSTANT VARIETY SUPERB SOLD	B:610 1840 1d Black Plate 1B 'ID' RE-ENTRY THIN PAPER	B:579 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'PG' MATCHED PAIR STATES 1 AND 2 SOLD	B:601 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 4 'MD' CONSTANT VARIETIES BLEUTE PAPER	B:601 1840 1d Black Plate 9 'JL' RED MX DOUBLE 'L'	B:578 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'JF' SCARCE PLATE THIN PAPER SOLD


Ri:B1:3519 1845 1d Red Plate 55 'HA' KIMBOLTON '416' RARE CANCEL SUPERB SOLD	Ri:B1:3518 1845 1d Red Plate 60 'OK' RARE 'No.1' RECEIVING HOUSE CANCEL SOLD	Ri:B1:3517 1849 1d Red Plate 98 'QF' TAVISTOCK '780' BLUE CANCEL	RP:C2:8348 1854/5 1d Red C1/C2 Plate R4 'DE' MATCHED PAIR	Ri:B2:3507 1852 1d Red Plate 135 'QL' SUPERB SOLD	RP:B2:3506 1852 1d Red Plate 142 'OH' HUGE MARGINS SOLD	Ri:B2:3521 1853 1d Red Plate 173 'MC' SCARCE PLATE SOLD


RP:C2:8280 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 202 'OJ'	RP:C3:8267 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 12 'DF'	RP:C4:8288 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 8 'AJ' GREEN CORK SPOON MISSING IMPRIMATUR	RP:C4:8207 1855 1d Red C4/C6 Plate 15 'GH' MATCHED PAIR C4 VERY RARE PLATE C6 EX WIGGINS SOLD	RP:C6:8269 1855 1d Orange-brown C6(5) Plate 10 'NG' SCARCE SHADE	RP:C9:8295 1857 1d Pale Rose/Toned C9(4) Plate 31 'JE' CONSTANT VARIETY SCARCER PLATE/CANCEL	RP:C9:8297 1857 1d Pale Red/Toned C9(3) Plate 37 'OI' MISSING PERF PIN

NEW STAMPS STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:

Do you fancy spending your Christmas money from SWMBO on a nice 1d Black? If so, look no further! I have just completed loading a spectacular array of new large-margined 1d BLACKS - they include Plates from 1a to 10, with MATCHED PAIRS from Plates 1a and 1b, including the 'PB' MAJOR RE-ENTRY, some on BLEUTE or EXPERIMENTAL THIN paper, many VARIETIES and RE-ENTRIES, a FINE MATCHED PAIR from Plate 6 in STATES 1 & 2, three Plate 9s with DOUBLE LETTERS, and a nice PLATE 10 on THIN PAPER... An accessible PLATE 11 has also gone on recently - with faults, but priced accordingly! As they say in the trade, 'FILL YER BOOTS'! But be quick - five have gone within an hour of loading! Also...

On the 2d BLUES page, an exceptional batch of LARGE-MARGINED MATCHED PAIRS from Plate 3, cancelled with MALTESE CROSS and 1844 numerals...;

An excellent selection of IMPERF 1d REDS, both from the ALPHABET I and ALPHABET II issues, with plates from 36 to 173 represented, including a RARE PLATE 107, some nice shades, COLOURED and other SCARCE CANCELS, UNUSED and HUGE-MARGINED singles...I have now completed a MAJOR RESTOCK of the Alphabet I plates. Also:

A useful batch of 1d 'Stars' from various issues, notably on the C1-C2 page, a useful small batch of C2s, including a lovely MATCHED PAIR from Plate R2... Also:

On the C3-C6 page, a FINE C4 PLATE 15 in a MATCHED PAIR with a C6 ex WIGGINS, and a useful selection of C5s from various plates... and:

On the TRANSITIONALS page, a useful selection of MATCHED PAIRS & TRIOS, including the PLATE 27 'AD' RE-ENTRY, and a RARE UNUSED C9...;

and something a little different! Perhaps more for the cognoscenti! A batch of C10 ROSE-REDS, with many SHORT STAMPS (some VERY SHORT!) from the 'A' Row, in a range of SHADES, most MISSING IMPRIMATURS, including nice examples of the Plate 27 'AD' and 'BD' RE-ENTRIES, and a few C11s with a couple of nice MATCHED PAIRS...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:

At last some more new covers - a veritable cornucopia of covers from 1802 to 1864! The PRESTAMP COVERS include a SEPTEMBER 1815 cover referring to a charity 'to alleviate the suffering of our brave fellows of the Waterloo Army', various 'FREE' FRONTS including one to VISCOUNT ALTHORP, and an 1832 entire referring to the Bristol Queen Square Riot of October 1831. A few fine MALTESE CROSS COVERS include a PLATE 13 PAIR, a lovely PLATE 17, and a SCARCE PLATE 30 cancelled with NO.1 IN MALTESE CROSS. A good selection of LATER IMPERF COVERS include a lovely PLATE 40, a SUPERB PLATE 96 cancelled with an ASHBURTON '29' BLUE numeral, and other plates to PLATE 170. And finally, some more pretty additions to the 1d RED 'STARS' COVERS page, from a C1 PLATE 173 STATE 2 to C13 PLATE R16, and including a nice SCARCE C2 Plate R4...

: I list regularly on Ebay... Click on the link below for my current list - and happy hunting!

PR:72
1813 COVER LEATHERHEAD TO EDINBURGH
ADDITIONAL ½D
FIRST YEAR OF USE

PR:74
1815 COVER OFFCHURCH TO LONDON
WARWICK '107' MILEAGE
MENTIONS BATTLE OF WATERLOO

PR:88
1834 'FREE' FRONT
TO VISCOUNT ALTHORP SIGNED 'DUNCANNON'
PRINCESS DIANA'S ANCESTRAL HOME

C:1118
1842 1d Red
Plate 30 'TJ'
SCARCE PLATE
NO.1 IN MALTESE CROSS

C:1095
1849 1d Orange-brown
Plate 96 'EG'
SCARCE SHADE
BLUE ASHBURTON '29' CANCEL

C:1091
1855 1d Red
C2 Plate R4 'IA'
SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER