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COLLECT BRITISH STAMPS 2008 EDITION
 
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Published November 2007. This unique colour checklist is a simple guide to all British stamps from 1840 up to the date of publication. Designed to provide collectors with an easily understood pricing system. An inexpensive, essential guide for beginners and advanced collectors alike.The scope also includes First Day Covers, Presentation Packs, Year Packs and Year Books and, a priced listing is included for Philatelic Numismatic And Philatelicmedallic Covers produced by Royal Mail in association with the Royal Mint. Prices have been reviewed since the last edition with a number of significant increases to both early issues and to recent commemoratives, as a demand for GB stamps shows no signs of slackening.

 
COLLECT BRITISH POSTAL STATIONERY
 
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This new listing of British postal stationery covers all issues from 1840 to the present day, including Post Office, official and private items. It is illustrated in colour throughout with lists are clearly set out in a logical format so that collectors can easily identify their items.The 14 page introduction gives a definition, and a brief history of the development of postal stationery, with details of how the listing has been constructed. In most cases prices are given against items for mint and used condition, unless there are too few items on the market for realistic prices to be given.
 
 
STAMPS OF THE WORLD SET 2008 (5 VOLUMES) with Free £50 Stamp Voucher
 
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Complete set of volumes 1-5 covering countries A-Z. Since it was first published in 1934, Stanley Gibbons simplified 'Stamps Of The World' catalogue has become accepted as a standard work of reference around the world. With its easy-to-use, simplified listings, mint and used prices for almost every one of its 474,000 plus stamps, colour illustrations and helpful introductory notes, this is the catalogue for the thematic or all world collector. The 2008 edition continues the long tradition of expansion and improvement, which has been the key to the catalogues ongoing succes. The cover has been completely re-designed for this edition. All miniature sheets are now included.
 
 

GREAT BRITAIN CONCISE 2008 EDITION (Bonus Catalogue FREE)

 

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The new 2008 edition in full colour throughout, providing as always, priced listings of definitives and commemoratives, regionals, postage dues, departmental officials, postal ficals, errors, first day covers, booklets, specimens and post office label sheets ('smilers'). Listings complete from May 1840 to March 2008 and a number of new items have been added to earlier issues, as well as the stamps of the past year. There is an updated index and helpful diagrams of the 'X' Machin booklet panes. Includes Free a new full-colour reprint of Rikki C Hyde's 'Great Britain Numbers Issues, 1840 - 1910' last published in 1990.
 
 
 
 
 

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