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This is a Website dedicated to good-to-fine used Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1840-to-1951 at sensible prices - typically around 10% of catalogue value. We hope that you will enjoy your visit to this site, and will find that our offerings are not only full of interest (see below for this month's new offerings!), but also represent excellent value for money...

THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY: We wish to reassure our customers that we are complying with all Government instructions regarding personal hygiene, and social distancing, during the course of the current emergency.  At the time of writing a relatively low number of cases has been reported in Dorset, most in the major conurbations, between 20 and 30 miles away from us. We feel relatively safe in our peaceful rural backwater, and are both in good health still! In the meantime, we shall be taking advantage of our 'isolation' to load lots of new material - so if in doubt, KEEP SAFE AND BUY ONLINE!

In order to minimise my exposure to queues, I am now going to restrict my trips to the Post Office to THURSDAYS ONLY (as Royal Mail are suspending Saturday deliveries) as long as the current emergency lasts. I am sure you will understand, and hope you will bear with us for the time being!

PAYMENT METHODS:  I have now made alternative direct methods of payment available to customers. When you arrive at 'Payment Methods', the first two options involve Paypal. The third option enables you to pay by Credit/Debit Card via the Stripe facility, and the fourth option is for customers who wish to pay by direct BACS Transfer. I hope this helps!

MAY MAGIC! Latest work now completed: a useful batch of 30 or so new 2d Blue 'Stars' and 'Plates'... some more Alphabet 1 1d Reds...and a fine batch of the difficult Transitional C9s... We're keeping busy for you!

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS: 

35 items in the 1855 1d 'Stars' SG21-26 (C3-C6) group of issues, including some scarcer plates and shades.

An excellent batch of nearly 50 new Alphabet I 1d Reds from Plate 54 to Plate 123, including several pairs, some useful shades, many varieties, and numerous large-margined examples... 

A useful batch of 30 or so new Alphabet II 1d Reds from Plate 135 to Plate 172...

And a nice batch of 30 or so 1854 1d 'Stars' SG17 (Spec C1) from Plate 162 to Plate R4...ENJOY! 

For more of these wonderful classic issues, including matched pairs of the RARE PLATE 11, please visit our companion Premium website www.sturstamps.com...

If you do not yet see what you want, bear with me - we continue to add new material on a regular basis, so please come back to check again...

Martin Jenkinson
May 2020