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
The SUMMER SALE is now over - if you availed yourself of the August offer, I hope you were pleased with your purchases! I am currently loading NEW STOCK...
STAMP FAIRS:
Our next fair will be the first of the Autumn season's fairs, at LEAMINGTON SPA on Saturday 13 SEPTEMBER 2008. Look forward to seeing you at any of our fairs...
My complete diary for 2008 is available on the 'FAIRS' page, complete with MAPS... Our 2009 schedule is currently in preparation, and next year's dates will be published as soon as possible...
LATEST UPDATE: 6.9.2008
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
RECENT ADDITIONS:
- On the MALTESE CROSS PLATES Plates 12 to 31: Some useful second quality PLATED SINGLES, including a particularly nice batch from the SCARCE Plate 30 - see note below...
- From the later ALPHABET I PLATES, a useful selection of BLUE CANCELLATIONS, including a SUPERB VERY RARE YOXFORD (Suffolk) '692' (sorry! SOLD!) on Plate 127 'CH'...and
- From the ALPHABET II PLATES, a useful selection...
- BARGAIN BASEMENT: A long overdue refill, with useful batches of PLATED and UNPLATED 1d REDS from the MALTESE CROSS plates all the way through to the 1862 ALPHABET II Rose-reds...and even some 2d BLUES!...
- CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE: Many items so fine or rare that they justify inclusion on this 'SPECIALS' page...
- 1d BLACKS: A FINE selection, including a PLATE 11 MATCHED PAIR (and see also MATCHING COVER below), several other MATCHED PAIRS, and a FINE RARE INVERTED WATERMARK...;
- 2d BLUES: Many recent additions in all issues, including a dozen or so 1840 2d Blues, one with 1844 cancel, and some lovely shades including SCARCE, a LOVELY MINT 1841 2d Blue, another 1841 2d Blue with PLYMOUTH MALTESE CROSS, a FINE Violet-Blue on Lavender paper, and several MATCHED PAIRS etc from other issues, including SCARCER...;
- NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: a FINE selection, on both the 1841 1d RED and the much SCARCER 1841 2d BLUE... (NOTE: all now listed together at the end of their respective listings, at the bottom of the Reds page, and after Plate 3 for the 2d Blues)...;
- A RARE MULLINGAR MALTESE CROSS on Plate 19 'DH'...;
- On the C1/C2 and C3-C6 PERF 'STARS' pages, some interesting new additions, including RARE UNUSED and INVERTED WATERMARK singles...;
- 1d RED 'PLATE NUMBERS': Many new items, including some MINT SINGLES and MULTIPLES, and a RARE ½D 'BANTAM' PLATE 9...
- GB USED ABROAD: Some useful new material, including SCARCE...
- EMBOSSED: Several FINE items from all values and of all shades...; and...
- SURFACE-PRINTED: A FINE run on the MISCELLANEOUS LATER ISSUES page, including many of the KEY HIGH VALUES, many SCARCE lower values, including MINT and other RARITIES, and those hard-to-find CDS copies... You will also find some useful FOUR KINGS material on this page - including a LOVELY MINT PUC £1 BLACK... If you have any WANTS amongst this later material, and do not see that elusive item you're chasing, please let me know...! I may have it...
- The MALTESE CROSS PLATES: In order to make MORE STOCK available to internet customers who are unable to attend stamp fairs, I am now listing anything up to fifteen PLATED SINGLES from each plate, according to availability. These will be less than top quality items, but at only about 10% of catalogue value. Look for these as batches at the end of each plate... Condition will vary to a degree, but they will be generally good-to-fine used sound copies, the imperfs with three-to-four reasonable margins, or with four good-to-large margins, but other minor faults...PLEASE SPECIFY Plate and Lettering required in addition to Reference Number...and I may have OTHER LETTERINGS - please ask...
NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY
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C:913
Plate 1a 1d Grey-black |
C:912
Plate 11 1d Red-brown |
C:911
2d Blue Plate 3 with 'LE' in State 2 |
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NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK
RECENT ADDITIONS:
- A couple of LOVELY covers on the 1d BLACKS page, including a VERY FINE PLATE 1A in GREY-BLACK, and a FINE PLATE 11 'EF' red - which also MATCHES a Black/Red MATCHED PAIR off cover...
- A particularly FINE cover from C10 Plate 46 cancelled with a COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE 'POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT' Edinburgh duplex...
- 1d 'STARS' COVERS: some interesting additions, including a LOVELY C10 IRISH COVER with MAJOR RE-ENTRY;
- IMPERF COVERS: a couple of useful items, including a RARE EXCEPTIONALLY LATE (1857) USE of PLATE 170 with INVERTED WATERMARK and a FINE EXAMPLE of the RARE PLATE 174;
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I list occasionally on Ebay... Click on the link below for any current list - and happy hunting!
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