Due for Publication in September 2024:
The standard work of reference for collectors of Commonwealth stamps all over the world.
It remains an inescapable fact that, buying or selling, it is vitally important to have the very latest ‘Part
1’ to refer to.
KEY SELLING FEATURES:
• The authoritative reference source for GB and Commonwealth information – all stamps
from 1840-1970 listed and priced.
• Listings include variations in watermark, paper, perforation and printing methods, major
shades, watermark varieties, important plate flaws, errors, stamp booklets, officials, postage
dues, government telegraph stamps and booklets (all listed and priced).
• Guidance is given throughout the catalogue on subjects such as unusual usages, overprint
settings, forgeries and much, much more.
• Unique listing by SG number.
• Full colour illustrations.
• Invaluable six-page article on stamp condition.
• Helpful guide to valuing stamps on commercial cover up to 1945.
• Strengthened, casebound binding for extra durability.
• Whether you are an active buyer of Commonwealth stamps or a dealer, it is vital to be right
up to date with this very active market – and there is no more up-to-date reference than the
2025 ‘Part 1’.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO THE 2025 EDITION:
• A new priced listing of Cape of Good Hope stamps used in Basutoland complements the similar
listing of Transvaal used in Swaziland which has been in the catalogue for some years.
• The listings of the 1910-1913 ‘Double Head’ definitives of Rhodesia have been reviewed with
the help of the Rhodesian Study Circle. New shades have been added and some descriptions
have been revised to make correct identification for the non-specialist collector.
• The listings of British stamps used in Ascension has been checked and a number of amendments
made, including the separate listing of the two Edward VII 1⁄2d. values.
• New varieties include the ‘Jibstay’ flaw on the King George VI 11⁄2d. of Ascension, the ‘Hollow S’
on the 1932 official overprints of Australia and the ‘Cigar stub’ on the 3c. ‘Long Coronation’ set
of Newfoundland.
• New notes have been added throughout the catalogue; including one illustrating an additional
identifier of the Die I and Die II 3d. Kangaroo and Map stamps of Australia.
• Two articles repeated from Gibbons Stamp Monthly during the past year provide an insight into
the development of the royal portrait on British stamps and show how a stamp shortage was
tackled in colonial Malaya.
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