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 - 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***

HOLIDAY OVER! We are now back from our break - though the shock of coming back from mid-20s to -10 degrees is taking a bit of getting used to! It will take take me a few days to deal with the backlog of orders placed while we were away, but I hope that they will all be on their way by the middle of next week. One or two of you have been disappointed by the 'First Come, First Served' rule - but the most desirable items invariably attract the greatest interest! The moral is 'Get your orders in smartly'!

STAMP FAIRS:
Our first fair of 2012 is 3 March at Sutton Coldfield (Fellowship Hall, South Parade, Town Centre). MAP.... My 2012 FAIR LIST (with MAPS) has now been posted on the FAIRS page... Marion and I look forward to seeing you at any of our fairs...

PLATING CDs:
NEW CDs: I am currently working on a new CD8, to cover the C7 to C13 issues, Die II Alphabet III, Plates 22-R17, (to include Alph II Plates R15 & R16, and Alph IV Plates 50 & 51). I am making good progress, and anticipate that it will AVAILABLE IN LATE FEBRUARY. 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: 4.2.2012

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:695 1840 1d Grey-black (VERY WORN) Plate 1A 'PG' VERY FINE B:696 1840 1d Greyish-black (Moderate Wear) Plate 1A 'QB' BL:Imp:1115 1849 2d Blue Plate 4 'DD-DF' NO.5 CHARGE MARK RARE ON PIECE BL:Imp:1116 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'OH' RED MX UB SHIFT SOLD BL:Imp:1117 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 'DJ' HUGE MARGINS   RM:2888 1843 1d Red Plate 31 'AL' NORWICH/PLYMOUTH MALTESE CROSS MISSING IMPRIMATUR RM:2884 1843 1d Red Plate 32 'IC' BLUISH-GREY MALTESE CROSS RM:2872 1843 1d Red Plate 38 'FI-FJ' NO.12 IN MX SUPERB RM:2879 1843 1d Red Plate 35 AJ' MISSING IMPRIMATUR HUGE MARGINS SUPERB SOLD RM:2886 1843 1d Red Plate 39 'CH' EDINBURGH SPECIAL (TYPE 6) MALTESE CROSS SOLD   Ri:4177 1843 1d Red Plate 34 'RI' BLUE SCOTS CULLEN '89', LATE USE OF PLATE SOLD Ri:4183 1843 1d Red Plate 35 'LK' WORN PLATE, BURR-RUB, LATE USE OF PLATE SOLD Ri:4179 1843 1d Red Plate 36 'SC' WORN PLATE (LATE USE), SUPERB IVORY HEAD SOLD Ri:4182 1844 1d Red Plate 44 'DI' 'P' FLAW Ri:4174 1844 1d Red Plate 45 'II' 'E' FLAW, BURR-RUB, HGL VALUE, VAST MARGINS EXCEPTIONAL SOLD   Ri:4155 1851 1d Red Plate 106 'NL' WATERMARK INVERTED Ri:4154 1851 1d Red Plate 107 'AA' RARE PLATE Ri:4126 1851 1d Red Plate 124 'SE-TF' RARE BLOCK LARGE MARGINS SOLD Ri:4168 1852 1d Red Plate 155 'HG' SCARCER PLATE SOLD RP:C1:9148 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 170 'BE' VERY RARE PLATE   RP:C1:9155 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 203 'BA' 'FRANK IVES SCUDAMORE' RARE HANDSTAMP RP:C5:9139 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 13 'AK' RARE PLATE MISSING IMPRIMATUR RP:C1:9151 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 188 'RG-SH' SCARCE BLOCK RARE CANCEL SOLD RP:C6:9160 1855 1d Red C6 Plate 3 'FA' VERY RARE PLATE EX WIGGINS RP:C11:9218 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 45 'LJ' VERY RARE PLATE

NEW STAMPS STOCK
NEW THIS WEEK:

An interesting selection of IMPERFS to start the New Year in style, ranging from some nice TRANSITIONAL MALTESE CROSS PLATES, to a useful copy of the RARE PLATE 107, with an attractive selection en route, including a LOVELY copy of PLATE 34 with a SUPERB BLUE SCOTS CULLEN '87' CANCEL, a PLATE 36 in a VERY WORN LATE state with 1844 cancel and SUPERB IVORY HEAD, some MISSING IMPRIMATURS, HORIZONTAL PAIRS, and a LARGE-MARGINED copy of PLATE 106 WITH INVERTED WATERMARK,...

• On the 1d BLACKS page, a lovely VERY WORN GREY-BLACK PLATE 1A, another PLATE 1A, a VERY SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR from PLATE 9 in RED, and a useful selection of further 1d Reds printed from the 'Black' plates, including examples of the SCARCE Plates 1b & 2...;
• On the 2d BLUES page, a couple of LOVELY 1840 2ds, including a HUGE-MARGINED DEEP BLUE FROM PLATE 2, a useful batch from PLATE 3, with MX CANCELS and 1844 CANCELS, with some nice VARIETIES, and a stunning STRIP OF THREE from Plate 4, on piece, cancelled (in addition to the Scots numeral) with a RARE NO.5 CHARGE-MARK...
• On the 1841 MALTESE CROSS 1d REDS page, a lovely selection of over 70 new stamps from the EARLY PLATES 12-22, including wonderful DEEP SHADES, some DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES and many VARIETIES, a Plate 24 cancelled with a lovely GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS, a Plate 33 with 'P' CONVERTED TO 'R', and a MAGNIFICENT EXHIBITION QUALITY PAIR from Plate 38, cancelled with NO.12 IN MALTESE CROSS...;
• On the 1844 1d REDS page, another tranche of fine LARGE-MARGINED examples, including SCARCER plates (several from PLATE 107), FINE RE-ENTRIES on Plates 57, 64 and 124, an INVERTED 'S' on Plate 124, and a LOVELY SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR from the same plate...SHADES, LAVENDER PAPER (including a PAIR from PLATE 124 in STATE 2 with MARGINAL ORNAMENT added), and a nice single from PLATE 119 cancelled with a RARE DEEP BLUE CDS...;
• On the 1852-3 1d REDS ALPH II page, a useful selection of examples from Plate 141 through to the SCARCE PLATE 173, including two nice examples of the RARE LAKE-RED shade...
• 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, a useful batch of the SCARCE EARLY C2 PLATES, including PLATE 197 WITH BPA CERTIFICATE, and some further C2s from the later plates, including a LOVELY SCARCE ORANGE-BROWN from Plate R5...;
• On the C3-C6 page, some notable RARITIES, including C3s from the RARE PLATES 13, 18, 20 and 21, a LOVELY RARE C5 PLATE 13, and a useful example of the RAREST C6 PLATE 3. I've also added a useful further batch of the SCARCE C5s, and some LOVELY SCARCE GREEN CANCELS...;
• On the 1d Reds C7/C8 page, some stunning examples of the RARE ABNORMAL SMALL CROWN C7 issue, some more nice COLOURED CANCELS on the C8s, including a CRIMEA O*O CANCEL and a BLUE IRISH BUSHMILLS '83' both on the RARE PLATE 22, a GREEN BURTON-ON-TRENT SPOON, and a VERY RARE VIOLET EDINBURGH '131'...;
• On the C9 TRANSITIONALS page, a useful example of the SCARCE PLATE 33, and an ATTRACTIVE PLATE 49 ON PIECE with RPS CERTIFICATE...;
• On the 1d Reds C10-C13 page, a nice copy of the RARE C10 PLATE 45, and a useful copy of the VERY RARE C11 PLATE 45, together with a useful batch of 20 further C11s from Plate 27 through to Plate 60, including two MATCHED C10/C11 PAIRS and numerous VARIETIES...; and last but not least (!)...
• On the MISCELLANEOUS LATER ISSUES page, a LOVELY UNMOUNTED MINT PUC £1 BLACK...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:B:1237 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'JJ' MANCHESTER-SHIFNAL (Cheshire) 22 JUNE 1840 EARLY DATE RECUT SIDELINES C:B:1236 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'QH' To Battle (Sussex) 4 NOVEMBER 1840 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:CE2:1226 1850 1d Red CE2 Plate 98 'MI' ARCHER PERF London-Keighley 21 MARCH 1854 RARE ON COVER C:C2:1233 1855 1d Red-brown C2 Plate R2 'LC' London-Aberystwyth 5 JULY 1855 SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER C:C6:1228 1855 1d Red-brown C6 Plate 19 'BE-BH' Manchester-Le Havre 7 MAY 1856 SCARCER C6 PLATE SCARCE STRIP ON COVER CONSTANT VARIETY 'BH'   C:C9:1193 1857 1d Orange-brown C9(1) Plate 35 'OA' Bedford-Slough 1 APRIL 1857 RARE TRANSITIONAL PLATE C:C9:1230 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 27 'OF' 2d Deep Blue F6 Plate 5 'FE' 6d Lilac J70 Plate 1 London to Bremen 9-11 May 1857 SCARCER C9 PLATE SCARCE MIXED FRANKING C:C10:1234 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 38 'EG' York-Beverley 31 AUGUST 1857 YORK SPOON SOLD

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:

• On the 1d BLACKS COVERS page, examples of PLATES 1b, 4 and 6 on cover, the PLATE 1b an EARLY DATE, and a FINE SCARCE PLATE 9 'OB' on a WELSH cover, in an UNLISTED INTENSE BLACK shade, and showing a FINE DOUBLE LETTER 'B'...
• 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 cover to GUERNSEY, 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...
• A trio of LOVELY LAKE-REDS ON COVER from Plates 152 and 157...FINE examples of this RARE SHADE...
• On the 1d RED 'STARS' COVERS page, a couple of useful RARE ARCHER PERFS on March 1854 covers, 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, and a nice YORK SPOON on a C10 PLATE 38...

: I list regularly on Ebay... Click on the link below for my current list - and happy hunting!

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