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:

• 1d BLACKS, 2d BLUES of all issues, and 1d REDS

  - 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

PLATING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE:
I also provide this service for the modest charge of £1.25 per stamp (£1.50 for stamps on cover) - for more details, click on the 'HELP' button above...

Can't find what you want? Contact me - also use the 'HELP' button...or meet me at STAMP FAIRS...this site shows only about 10% of my stock!

***NEWS***

POSTAGE INCREASES 30 APRIL
Please note that the new postage rates NOW APPLY... See my 'ORDERING' page for details of new rates...

STAMP FAIRS:
Our next fair is the MAJOR TWO-DAY 50-DEALER fair at STAFFORD on Friday & Saturday 22/23 JUNE - this is the Philatelic Exhibition and Fair in the magnificent Ingestre Suite at the Staffordshire County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford ST18 0BD. EASY ACCESS from the M6... Please note times: Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm... MAP.... My full 2012 FAIR LIST (with MAPS) can be found on the FAIRS page... Marion and I look forward to seeing you at any of our fairs...

PLATING CDs:
The new CD8, covering the C7 to C13 issues, Die II Alphabet III, Plates 22-R17, (including Alph II Plates R15 & R16, and Alph IV Plates 50 & 51) is NOW AVAILABLE. Please place your orders via the SECURE SERVER (click on the 'ORDERING' button above), or EMAIL me direct... See my 'HELP' page for details of other plating CDs...

We list occasionally on Ebay - watch this space for the next list... Just click on the link at the bottom of this page... Happy Hunting!

LATEST UPDATE: 18.5.2012

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   B:726 1840 1d Grey-black (VERY WORN) Plate 1A 'IH' ORANGE-RED MX SOLD B:706 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1B 'EJ' RE-ENTRY (ENLARGED & RECUT LETTERS) B:727 1840 1d Black Plate 1B 'GK' TWISTED RE-ENTRY (LETTER POSITIONS ALTERED) B:744 1840 1d Grey-black (VERY WORN) Plate 1A 'KG-KH' CONSTANT VARIETY RARE PAIR B:700 1840 1d Black Plate 1B 'GL' RE-ENTRY SOLD B:701 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1B 'ML' SCARCER SHADE, LARGE MARGINS B:724 1840 1d Black Plate 2 'DC' ABERDEEN RUBY MX SCARCE   B:703 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'BB' CLEAR PROFILE B:720 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'ME' STATE 1, LARGE MARGINS B:745 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'LE' VERY SCARCE PLATE RM:2947 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'FD' MATCHED PAIR STATES 1 & 2, STATE 1 RARE PRE-PROVISIONAL BASAL SHIFT RM:2929 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 2 'AA' SCARCE PLATE HORIZONTAL GUIDE-LINE RM:2930 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 2 'GI' SCARCE PLATE NO RAY FLAWS CV: DOT W/NW RM:2931 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 8 'AG' STATE 1   RM:2934 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'LA' VAST MARGINS SUPERB RM:2934 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'OG' VERTICAL GUIDE-LINE NE SOLD RM:2928 1841 1d Red Plate 13 'RE' VERY SCARCE DOUBLE 'E' SUPERB RM:2932 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'HB-HD' RARE MULTIPLE 'HB': DOUBLE 'H' 'HC': HORIZONTAL GUIDE-LINES RM:2903 1841 1d Red Plate 22 'AI' HUGE MARGINS SOLD RM:2945 1841 1d Red Plate 32 'CF' VERY SCARCE BLUE MX RM:2920 1841 1d Red Plate 35 'NC' SCARCE DUBLIN II MX   RM:2940 1841 1d Red Plate 28 'QH' NO.3 IN MX, CONSTANT VARIETY RM:2950 1841 1d Red Plate 34 'SK' NO.4 IN MX, VERY SCARCE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR RM:2935 1841 1d Red Plate 34 'SG' NO.5 IN MX MISSING IMPRIMATUR SUPERB RM:2936 1841 1d Red Plate 34 'IK-IL' NO.6 IN MX SCARCE PAIR RM:2941 1841 1d Red Plate 36 'LH' NO.9 IN MX CONSTANT VARIETY SUPERB SOLD RM:2956 1841 1d Red Plate 33 'CG' NO.10 IN MX SCARCE RM:2958 1841 1d Red Plate 24 'HF' NO.11 IN MX SCARCE, CONSTANT VARIETY, LATE USE   Ri:B2:4203 1852 1d Orange-brown Plate 135 'IJ' ALPHABET II, SCARCE SHADE Ri:B2:4205 1852 1d Red Plate 146 'PA' ALPHABET II, MARGINAL INSCRIPTION Ri:B2:4211 1852 1d Red Plate 157 'KA' ALPHABET II, MARGINAL ORNAMENT RP:C10:9255 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 33 'OK-OL' VERY RARE PLATE BL:P:1121 1855 2d Blue SG23a Plate 5 'OF' SCARCE, CENTRED RP:C8:9257 1856 1d Red C8 Plate 30 'AA' MAJOR RE-ENTRY, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, SHORT STAMP RP:C8:9269 1856 1d Brick-red C8(2) Plate 42 'AA' MAJOR RE-ENTRY, MISSING IMPRIMATUR

NEW STAMPS STOCK
NEW THIS WEEK:

• A veritable 'CROSSUCOPIA' of more than SIXTY new 1d Reds with Maltese Cross cancellations! We start with some fine 'BLACK' PLATE REDS, including SCARCE PLATE 2s, a RARE PRE-PROVISIONAL PLATE 9 in a MATCHED PAIR, and a VERY RARE PLATE 9 STRIP OF THREE. We then move on to a selection of various MALTESE CROSS PLATES, from the early PLATES 12 & 13, through a large-margined selection as far as PLATE 40, including nice BLUE & DUBLIN MALTESE CROSSES, and end with a SUPERB SELECTION of NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS, with PAIRS, SCARCEST NUMBERS and SCARCEST PLATES...;
• On the 1844 1d REDS page, some interesting MULTIPLES, including a RARE BLOCK OF EIGHT from Plate 112, a RARE BLOCK OF FOUR from the SCARCE PLATE 114, and a STRIP OF FOUR in the ORANGE-BROWN shade...;
• On the C10 1d Rose-reds page, a FINE VERY RARE HORIZONTAL PAIR from the RARE PLATE 33, and a nice BLOCK OF FOUR from Plate 43...;
• On the 'Plate Numbers' page, FINE examples of the RARE PLATES 1d PLATE 225 and ½d PLATE 9...;
• One or two other interesting additions - see above - including some LOVELY C8 SHADES, with a DEEP CLARET, ORANGE-BROWNs and BROWN-ROSEs, a couple of nice RE-ENTRIES, and a VERY RARE STAFFORD '732' ERROR SPOON...; and also:
• On the TRANSITIONALS page, a couple of nice SCARCE C8A RED-BROWNs on WHITE PAPER...

• Other recent acquisitions include on the 1d BLACKS page, a FINE selection from PLATE 1A (including a RARE PAIR) through to PLATE 9, with SHADES, RE-ENTRIES and DOUBLE LETTERS, a RUBY MALTESE CROSS, a FASCINATING MAY 1840 DATED PIECE, possibly from the ORKNEYS, cancelled with EARLY USE BLACK MALTESE CROSSES, and a SCARCE MATCHED PAIR from PLATE 9, the 1d Red cancelled with a MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MALTESE CROSS...;
• On the 2d BLUES page, a LOVELY SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR of the 1840 2d DEEP BLUE from the SCARCER PLATE 2, a stunning STRIP OF THREE from Plate 4, on piece, cancelled (in addition to the Scots numeral) with a RARE NO.5 CHARGE-MARK...
• Recently acquired: a nice batch of more than TWENTY ALPHABET II 1d REDS, including a LOVELY PLATE 135 ORANGE-BROWN, followed by a good run of plates to later...
• On the 1d REDS C1 page, a useful selection of the RAREST PLATES, including 157, 163, 165, 170, 199 and 204, a nice example of the RARE 'FRANK IVES SCUDAMORE' handstamp, and a useful batch of C2s, including a LOVELY SCARCE ORANGE-BROWN from Plate R5...;
• On the C3-C6 page, some notable RARITIES, including a useful example of the RAREST C6 PLATE 3...;
• On the 1d Reds C7/C8 page, some stunning examples of the RARE ABNORMAL SMALL CROWN C7 issue, some RARE C8s, including a CRIMEA O*O CANCEL and a BLUE IRISH BUSHMILLS '83', both on the RARE PLATE 22, and a VERY RARE VIOLET EDINBURGH '131'...;
• On the C9 TRANSITIONALS page, a useful example of the SCARCE PLATE 33...; and...
• On the C10 1d Rose-reds page, a useful selection of DATED PIECES and single stamps with a SCOTTISH theme, with EXPERIMENTAL CANCELS, BRUNSWICK STARS, and a couple of 'POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT' pieces. Also included are a nice copy of the RARE C10 PLATE 45, and a useful batch of 20 C11s from Plate 27 through to Plate 60, including two MATCHED C10/C11 PAIRS and numerous VARIETIES...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:B:1262 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'DH' LONDON LOCAL 17 DECEMBER 1840 BLACK MALTESE CROSS EXPERIMENTAL USE CONSTANT VARIETY: MARK ON 'D' C:B:1259 1840 1d Black Plate 9 'FD' LIVERPOOL-KENDAL 28 APRIL 1841 STATE 1, BASAL SHIFT CONSTANT VARIETY: SCRATCH BELOW SE C:B:1238 1841 1d Greyish-Black Plate 11 'DH', DORCHESTER-SHAFTESBURY 28 APRIL 1841 RAREST PLATE, ON ENTIRE C:B:1257 1841 1d Red-brown 'Black' Plate 2 'AC' SALISBURY-NEWBURY 27 APRIL 1841 VERY SCARCE BLACK PLATE HUGE MARGINS, SUPERB   C:BL:1261 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'KK' London to Barnet 30 AUGUST 1844 HORIZONTAL GUIDE-LINES SCARCE ON SMALL COVER C:RM:1258 1843 1d Red-brown Plate 37 'QK' Greenock to Edinburgh 2 NOVEMBER 1843 GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS SCARCE, TRANSITIONAL PLATE C:Ri:1240 1849 1d Red Plates 81 'BJ' & 85 'OD', London to Warwick 18 JUNE 1849, then Campden to Warwick 21 JUNE 1849 RARE TURNED COVER C:BL:1235 1849 2d Deep Blue Plate 4 'SE-SF', 1847 1s Pale Green Embossed London to PRUSSIA 15 AUGUST 1853 SCARCE MIXED FRANKING   C:C1:1249 1854 1d Red-brown C1 Plate 162 'ND-NF' USED IN THE CRIMEA, via London, to Northampton 9-21 AUGUST 1854 SCARCE USE ON COVER, LONDON INLAND '45' SCARCE TWIN CANCEL C:C2:1233 1855 1d Red-brown C2 Plate R2 'LC' London-Aberystwyth 5 JULY 1855 SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER C:C8A:1268 1856 1d Red-brown on WHITE PAPER C8A Plate 43 'JD' Solva(Pembs)-Haverfordwest 4 NOVEMBER 1856 CONSTANT VARIETIES RPS CERTIFICATE C:C9:1269 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 49 'IH-II', Bristol to Usk 4 JULY 1857 RARE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETIES RPS CERTIFICATE

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK
NEW TODAY:

• On the 1d RED 'STARS' COVERS page, a couple of VERY SCARCE TRANSITIONAL COVERS, both with RPS CERTS: a C8A PLATE 43 on a WELSH NOV 1856 cover, and a RARE PAIR of C9 PLATE 49 on a JULY 1857 cover...

• On the 1d BLACKS COVERS page, a useful example of the RARE PLATE 11, and examples of PLATES 1b, 4, 6, and 9 on cover, the PLATE 1b an EXPERIMENTAL BLACK MALTESE CROSS, and the FINE SCARCE PLATE 9 'FD' in STATE 1, with MATCHING REDS IN STATES 1 & 2 off cover above...also a SUPERB USED huge-margined single in Red-brown from the SCARCE PLATE 2 on an early 1841 cover Salisbury to Newbury...
• A fine selection of 2d BLUE COVERS, including a FINE 1840 2d DEEP FULL BLUE from Plate 1 with an UNLISTED DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS, a single from Plate 3 on a London local cover, an ATTRACTIVE HORIZONTAL PAIR from Plate 3, and a SCARCE MIXED FRANKING cover to PRUSSIA with a PLATE 4 PAIR and a 1s PALE GREEN EMBOSSED...
• TWO FINE and SCARCE examples of the GREENOCK DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS on cover, one on a PLATE 12 in STATE 2, and the other on a SCARCE TRANSITIONAL PLATE 37...
• A fascinating and RARE 1849 TURNED COVER using stamps from Plates 81 and 85, and a lovely trio of RARE LAKE-REDS from Plates 152 and 157...FINE examples of this RARE SHADE...
• On the 1d RED 'STARS' COVERS page, a useful RARE ARCHER PERF on March 1854 cover, a SCARCE USED IN CRIMEA cover, a nice SCARCE C2 Plate R2 on cover, a pretty INTERNATIONAL COVER with a SCARCE C6 PLATE 19 STRIP OF FOUR, and a useful batch of C9 TRANSITIONAL covers, including a LOVELY MIXED FRANKING COVER to BREMEN, and THREE from the RARE PLATE 35, one of which is a VERY EARLY USE (10 January 1857) of a Transitional shade...latest additions include several unusual and attractive Scottish covers, with EDINBURGH ROLLERS, 'POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT' etc...

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