Simplified Stamps of the World

About the Latest Edition

General Information

• 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 485,000 plus stamps, colour illustrations and helpful introductory notes, this is the catalogue for the thematic or all-world collector. 
• The 2009 edition continues the long tradition of expansion and improvement, which has been the key to the catalogue’s ongoing success. 
• This year there is a new cover design. 
• All miniature sheets are now included, and over 11,000 new stamps have been added to the five Volumes. 
• Thousands of stamps have been extensively repriced including, British Commonwealth countries, Germany and German States and colonies, Japan, North and South Korea and postindependence Africa. 
• Over 11,660 stamps and miniature sheets and 3,465 illustrations have been added to the listings in this complete set of five catalogues.

About the Editor
Hugh Jefferies has been a keen stamp collector for over 50 years, concentrating on the stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth. He has been editor of Gibbons Stamp Monthly since 1988 and Stanley Gibbons catalogue editor since 2003.

Reviews/Endorsements
“...the 'Simplified' as it has always been known, is an invaluable tool, especially if you are a thematic collector, or perhaps have a sideline 'country' collection..."
Richard West, Stamp Lover

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