SPECIALISING IN FINE G.B. LINE-ENGRAVED STAMPS
A sample of the sort of material I stock...
WE SELL...:
Specialised plated material, both on and off cover:
- - this last link takes you to a choice of no fewer than nine pages of 1d Reds, which together with the 1d Blacks and 2d Blues constitutes one of the most comprehensive fully illustrated stocks of these classic issues in the world...
We also have some:
- GB USED ABROAD
- QV SURFACE-PRINTED
- FOUR KINGS
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And in addition, for those extra special items:
- CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE
Or for budget material:
- BARGAIN BASEMENT
Click on the 'STAMPS' or 'COVERS' buttons above to view the choices... In LINE-ENGRAVED, subject to the availability of rarities, I try to maintain a continuous run of all plates used.
Can't find what you want? Contact me (click on 'HELP' above)...or meet me at STAMP FAIRS...this site shows only about 10% of my stock!
***NEWS***
HOLIDAY: Yes, it's that time again! We're away from Wednesday 24 June to Thursday 16 July - but I promise I'll try not to waste too much time loafing in the sun - lots of plating to be done!
Sad person!
UPDATE OF PLATING CDs: I've just completed a huge update of my PLATING CDs, with hundreds of new images of stamps from the missing imprimatur positions: see 'HELP' PAGE for details...
I will load a new list as soon as possible after we return from holiday in mid-July... 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:
THANKS! Thanks to John and Jane Rice (JRS FAirs) once again, for a superbly organised and well-attended Stafford Philatelic Show - make sure you make a note in your diaries for 18-19 June next year - not to be missed!
Our next fair is at WIMBORNE on 1 August... Marion and I look forward to seeing you at any of our fairs...see the FULL LIST (with MAPS) on the FAIRS button above...
Our 2009 schedule is now loaded, complete with MAPS...although there may be one or two additional dates in due course...
LATEST UPDATE: 22.6.2009
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 STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:
- Some useful odds and ends! A couple of lovely new 1d BLACKS, including a SUPERB MATCHED PAIR from Plate 2, a couple of nice POSITIONAL PIECES including MISSING IMPRIMATUR positions on the 1844 1d REDS page, and a couple of nice C2s, including the VERY SCARCE PLATE 196...
OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:
- A huge RESTOCK of the 1854 1d Reds C1 page, with a FINE BATCH of more than SEVENTY new items, including some fine SHADES, a useful STRIP OF THREE, some nice PIECES including SCOTS LOCALS, a useful BLOCK OF FOUR, and a few useful C2s as well, including a SCARCE PLATE 194...
- On the ALPHABET II IMPERFS page, a RARE UNUSED PLATE 136 ON LAVENDER PAPER, and a VERY FINE MINT PLATE 151...
- A FINE batch of more than THIRTY new 1d BLACKS, including some fine SHADES on plates where the shade is UNLISTED, a SUPERB RUBY MALTESE CROSS, a good RARE BROWN MALTESE CROSS, a couple of examples on BLEUTE PAPER, and MATCHED PAIRS from PLATES 9 AND 10, the Plate 10 1d Black cancelled with the RARE RED MALTESE CROSS...must be something here for everyone!! And for a couple of tasty COVERS, see below...
- A batch of stamps from various issues, selected primarily for the quality of their specialised SHADES: on the C8 PAGE, a selection of various shades including DEEP CLARET, BRICK-RED, BROWN-ROSE and ORANGE-BROWN, and on the TRANSITIONALS PAGE a range of the typical shades of the period. I hope these help!
- Outstanding amongst my recent acquisitions is the HOLLYMOUNT MALTESE CROSS on an 1850 PLATE 95... But also on this page, some other INTERESTING and SCARCE DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES,and some LOVELY LARGE-MARGINED singles...; and finally...
- A FINE batch of SCARCE CUT-SQUARE EMBOSSED...
NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY
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C:1055
1840 1d Grey-black Plate 1a 'RJ'
RARE BLACK MALTESE CROSS
LATE USE 1 MAY 1841 |
C:996
1840 1d Black Plate 2 'QC'
SCARCE EXPERIMENTAL
BLACK MALTESE CROSS |
C:1056
1840 1d Black Plate 7 'SI'
WOLVERHAMPTON-LONDON
10 MAY 1841 |
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C:1064
1852 1d Red
B2 Plate 156 'II' |
C:1061
1862 1d Rose-red
C13 Plate R16 'RI-SJ'
SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR |
C:1065
1854 1d Red
C1 Plate 179 'QF' |
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NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:
- On the 1d BLACKS COVERS page, a very fine Plate 1a on 1 MAY 1841 cover, cancelled with BLACK MALTESE CROSS, a nice Plate 2 on a SEPTEMBER 1840 cover, cancelled with SCARCE EXPERIMENTAL BLACK MALTESE CROSS, and a pretty Plate 7...
- And a couple more nice 'STARS' COVERS, including a SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR from Plate R16...
OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:
- A COMPLETE RESTOCK of the 1d RED 'STARS' COVERS page, with an interesting selection from the early C1s, a RARE C10 Plate 48 with BLUE cancel, right up to C12 Plates 50 and 51, and C13 Plate R16...; and...
- A COMPLETE RESTOCK of the 1d RED IMPERF COVERS page, with a large batch of IMPERF REDS with 1844 numeral cancels, from Plate 46 to Alphabet II Plate 169, including a FINE LAVENDER, a MARGINAL, SHADES, MISSING IMPRIMATURS, and SCARCE CANCELS including an EARLIEST KNOWN USE...; and
- A fine RARE SG23a and a scarce SG34 on cover on the 2d BLUES COVERS page...
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I list regularly on Ebay... Click on the link below for my current list - and happy hunting!
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