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A packet of 1000 Stanley Gibbons peelable folded stamp hinges designed to help collectors quickly and easily attach stamps to album pages. An essential purchase and ready to use.

How to mount your stamps with Stanley Gibbons Stamp Hinges

1. Lightly moisten short end of hinge and allow to dry slightly.
2. Attach top to stamps, immediately below perforation.
3. Lightly moisten lower third of hinge and mount on album page.

Note: do not remove hinge before it is thoroughly dry.

My Collection Online Subscription - 12 months

Now including the latest stamp catalogue listings and prices for 2012

Stanley Gibbons’ My Collection is a revolutionary web-based tool developed by Stanley Gibbons to help you manage, view and value your collection online, giving you the ability to logically organise your stamps based upon the listings contained within the 2012 edition of the world-renowned Stanley Gibbons Stamps of the World catalogue.

With My Collection, you can:

Browse Stanley Gibbons' online catalogue library and catalogue your entire collection 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Add extra details to all of the stamps in your collection including a personal description, a purchase price, alternative catalogue number and more importantly, you can upload your own images of the stamps in your collection.

Organise your collection in to online albums. Replicate your albums online or create additional ones, such as thematic albums.

View and print your collection with images and full descriptions. You can view your collection in its entirety or by distinct countries (and sub categories) or albums.

Summarise your collection, highlighting the value of your collection, sections thereof and individual albums.

Create a definitive spreadsheet of your collection, which could be used for insurance and valuation purposes.

Please note:

Your subscription should be active within an hour after you have placed your order, available by logging into the Stanley Gibbons website.

The subscription does NOT involve the delivery of any physical items as the product is entirely web-based.

My Collection uses the database of our 6 volumes, Stamps of the World catalogues, which are simplified, condensed catalogues designed to give an overall view of the stamps issued by the whole world, and as such will only include the least valuable example of any item within a set of stamps. It does NOT cover specialist items such as variations, plate numbers, FDCs etc.

The online catalogue does not contain an image of every stamp, merely a collection of set images for the stamps in the set.

Finding individual stamps in the catalogue will require you knowing the country of origin and the year of issue or the SG number.

My Collection is intended to supplement, rather than to replace, our printed catalogues or those available via the Apple iStore.

The SG Deluxe Dual Ultraviolet Lamp is both short wave and long wave meaning it detects both phosphor and fluorescence on stamps - it's the only UV lamp you need.

Can be used in daylight - it’s the only philatelic UV lamp that you don’t need to shut yourself in a darkened room to use

Easy to use – a simple push switch saves battery life

Powerful bulb gives a much stronger reaction than most philatelic UV lamps

Designed to be completely safe on the eyes, with a protective cover

Robust, sturdy, handheld, light and portable

The bulb has a life of 50,000 hours – vastly superior to other models

The eyepiece features a high quality lens for accurate viewing

Broad spectrum light (from 254mm to 365mm) allows a wide range of phosphors and flaws to be detected

Designed to make ‘sweeping’ easier – saving hours of hard work as you can look at several stamps in one sweep

Magnifier eyepiece allows detailed inspection of your stamps

"I have to admit that I’m not always too keen on what they like to call ‘embracing new technology’ ...However, now and again something comes along that I feel I just have to have" - Hugh Jefferies, Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Editor.

The presence or absence of phosphor can be a significant feature in assessing the value of a stamp, so having a lamp of
your own and knowing how to use it can be a valuable asset in building up a good collection.

There are a number of lamps on the market, but, to be honest, none that we would be prepared to put the Stanley Gibbons
name on – so we set about developing one ourselves. To do that we looked at what was wrong with all the others and tried
to right those wrongs.

"Terrific...I was able to find the phosphor number of FH14 which I had not found with a standard mains UV lamp. The new SG UV lamp has paid for itself in finding one booklet alone catalogued more than the purchase cost in going through booklets that I had catalogued as p-. Together with the Pro10 I was able to record the phosphor, something I have been unable to do before." - Graham Stirling, very happy customer.

Some lamps may be cheap but they are potentially damaging to the eyes if looked at for a prolonged period – added to which an exposed bulb was susceptible to damage and could require regular replacement.

Other lamps required mains electricity, which was not handy for use away from home and, above all, many had a tricky on-off switch which made them difficult to use. Of course the main problem with most ultraviolet lamps is that they are fine for night-time use, but pretty useless in daylight – which means you cannot use them effectively at stamp fairs, club meetings or shops.

Our Commonwealth & British Empire catalogue, commonly known as Part 1, is the definitive and comprehensive single volume reference to British Commonwealth and Empire Stamps issued between 1840 and 1970. Listings include variations in watermark, perforation, paper and printing methods, major shades, watermark varieties, important plate flaws, errors and booklets (all listed and priced). Postal historians will benefit from listing of cover prices to 1945 and expanding listings of ‘used abroad’ prices.

New for the 2013 Edition

Government telegraph stamps have been added, with extensive new listings of the complex and fascinating stamps of India, Ceylon, Southern Africa and elsewhere, including military telegraph stamps of locations including Bechuanaland and Sudan

New King George VI and QEII plate flaws listed for the first time

Dozens of new watermark varieties added

New listings, footnotes and additional features, making this an essential update

Prices carefully revised throughout reflecting the strength of the current market for Commonwealth stamps of the period

Whether you are an active buyer of Commonwealth stamps, a dealer or an investor, 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 2013 ‘Part 1’.

The Stanley Gibbons UM05 USB Digital Autofocus Microscope is the first USB microscope we have sold that allows you to capture an image of the whole stamp with ease and is ideal as a quick and simple alternative to scanning.

"This has to be one of the best tools I have ever purchased for my business. Since buying this my sales have gone through the roof as a result of stunning grade photos" - Dave Allwright, 'Stamps n All'.

Whether you are creating your own album pages, sharing images of your collection with fellow philatelists, producing an image library for insurance or valuations or want to see your collection in greater detail, this microscope makes the process easier than ever.

The autofocus option allows you to automatically zoom with a magnification ratio of 1-80x, allowing you see any object at 320x on a 22” monitor. This feature removes the hassle of trying to focus in on fine details such as errors, plate numbers and flaws. Once the operating software is loaded on your computer, simply plug in the UM05 and, with one click of the focus button on-screen, you will quickly receive the clearest images automatically.

You can also take photos, record videos and adjust the brightness of the microscope’s 4 inbuilt LEDs from your computer, allowing you set the microscope up on its stand and take multiple images without having to reposition anything. The stand also makes it easier than ever to capture the entire stamp in full detail.

The software provided also has features handy tools, including a useful measurement function to gauge the length, angle and area of anything you place under it.

Contents: Microscope with USB Cable, Software CD, Operation Manual, Stand for Microscope, Calibrator for Measurement Application.
Dimensions: 110 x 38.8 x 47.2mm.
Weight: 90g.
Lens & CMOS sensor: 2M pixels;
Magnification: 1x to 80X, 320x on 22” monitor.
Still Image Resolution: 1600x1200 pixels (JPEG or BMP file);
Video Resolution: 1600x1200 pixels (AVI file);
Frame rate: 30FPS (resolution: 640x480) and 15FPS (resolution: 1600x1200, MJPG).
Software Compatibility: Microsoft Windows XP 32bit SP2, Microsoft Windows XP 64bit, Microsoft Windows
Vista 32bit, Microsoft Windows Vista 64bit, Windows 7 and Linux with UVC driver (open source).

Includes Exclusive £300 Voucher Booklet

Buy the complete set of Stamps of the World 2013 directly from Stanley Gibbons and you will get an exclusive voucher booklet giving you the chance to save over £300 on Great Britain and Commonwealth stamps, catalogues, albums and accessories.

The brand new 6-volume Stamps of the World Catalogue lists stamps from every country with colour illustrations by date of issue with values provided for used and mint stamps and helpful introductory notes to guide the reader through.

This world-leading simplified catalogue provides the perfect reference material for dealers and collectors alike. It is easy-to-use with illustrated descriptions of all the world’s stamps with an accurate assessment of their current market values.

Why buy the set of 6 Stamps of the World catalogues?

Covers stamps of the entire world

Easy-to-use simplified listings

Illustrated in colour throughout with over 170,000 images

Thousands of stamps throughout Stamps of the World have been re-priced, both mint and used

Over 2500 new stamps and 800 images added since 2012 edition

Stamps are now listed in face value order for ease of use

Having problems with stamp identification? Read our extensive article packed with helpful information

Introductory information, including full contents listings and a complete guide to entries giving full detail of what every listing means

Stamps of the World contains helpful information on the currencies appearing on stamps, descriptions of the designs, descriptions of surcharges and overprints, paper colour, stamp colours, se-tenant pairs, miniature sheets, and appendices with brief listings of stamps not fulfilling the conditions for full catalogue listing.

As well as postage stamps, the catalogue lists postage due stamps, parcel post stamps, official stamps, express and special delivery stamps, charity and compulsory tax stamps, newspaper and journal stamps, printer matter stamps, registration stamps, acknowledgement of receipt stamps, late fee and too late stamps, military post stamps, recorded message stamps and personal delivery stamps.

Extensive re-pricing of the following countries has taken place since the previous edition:

• Great Britain
• All Commonwealth and British Empire Countries for the period 1840-1970
• Ireland
• Channel Islands
• Isle of Man
• China, People’s Republic
• China – Taiwan
• Hong Kong
• Macao
• Czechoslovakia
• Czech Republic
• Slovakia
• Poland
• Indian Ocean: British Indian Ocean Territory, Maldive Islands, Mauritius, Seychelles
• Southern and Central Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Leeward Islands: Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis

In addition, all new issues for all countries received since the previous edition are listed and priced.

Simplified full colour price listing of every mint and used British stamp from the 1840 Penny Black to Christmas 2012. Contains all commemorative designs illustrated for ease of use with fully updated listings of the popular Post & Go Stamps and a fully priced list of Royal Mail Philatelic, Numismatic and Medallic covers.

- Provides a straightforward simplified, richly illustrated listing of all British stamps
- Contains latest stamp values
- Features high quality stamp images throughout
- All commemorative designs are illustrated
- Oustanding value

‘To echo a statement on the cover, this is certainly 'the definitive price guide to British stamps'. Canadian Stamp News Aug 2012'

'It really is a superb introduction to GB philately, full of helpful advice on how to build a collection', Antiques Info - July 2012

'When considering stamps of the United Kingdom, there is no question Collect British Stamps, sets the benchmark', Stamps News Online - March 2012

Great Britain 2012 luxury supplement.
2012 Hingeless (with plastic mounts already attached to page) Album Supplement. Number of pages: 20. For use with Davo Albums.