A collectors guide with over 500 full colour illustrations providing a chronilogical index and listing of: Generic Stamp Sheets, Customised Stamp Sheets, Business Customised Stamp Sheets, Themed Customised Stamp Sheets, Commemorative Stamp Sheets, Smilers for Kids packs, Isle of Man Stamp Sheets, Universal Mail Customised Stamp Sheets. The guide includes all stamp sheets issued since they first apperared in 2000 with additional information on special presentation packs, covers and ephemera of this growing area of stamp collecting & study. Includes a guide to market prices in fact everything for the novice and expert collector alike, in one handy comprehensive reference guide.

A detailed listing of all known first day issues including early Channel Isles and most Great Britain overprints.

Released to mark the royal engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This unique publication combines brand new information and specially selected features from the newly released Gibbons Stamp Monthly Archives to provide an anthology of articles featuring the Royal Family. Covering key royal events from 1952 to the present day, this fascinating title offers an unparalleled snapshot of royal philatelic releases over the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, as reported through comtemporary articles in Gibbons Stamp Monthly.

Essential reading for all Channel Island Collectors. Learn about the philately of the Channel Islands - including coverage of postal history during this fascinating period. pProfusely illustrated in colour. Expert contributors Chris Morvan and David Gurney provide a highly readable account of Channel Islands philatelic history.

Available Mid March 2010. The most authoritative international directory and handbook for philately. Essential reading for all those interested and involved in philately, this handbook provides a wealth of up-to-date information on contacts in the area, helping collectors find the right dealers to assist in enhancing their collections. As well as contact details, many listings contain details of dealer specialities and indices to help you find exactly the right dealer in the right location for you. Dealers and Auction Houses are listed, many with their phone and email contact details. Societies list their area of interest as well as current contact information. Organised by geographical region.

Featuring some of the most popular features from the bestselling 'Gibbons Stamp Monthly', this indispensable taster willfascinate all philatelists, from novice to expert. It will show you philately from unusual angles. Here is an entertaining mix of the stories behind attractive and intriguing new stamp issues from around the world, featuring a wide variety of subjects from railways to art. Also featured are the answers to a selection of the most interesting questions to feature in the ever-popular 'Ask GSM' column, where the expert Stanley Gibbons staff wrestle with the queries sent to them by a huge variety of collectors. Also featured are the writings of our very own (fictional) Samuel Creeps who despairs at the folly of dealers and collectors alike in his inimitable way.

Published December 2009. The story, penned in French by G. De Beauregard and H. De Gorsse was translated by Edith C Phillips and charts the adventures of two competing philatelists from the New York Philatelic Society; The Stamp King, William Keniss and young novice, Miss Betsy Scott as they travel the world in search of the rare Brahmapootra stamp. Theft, forgeries, betrayal and espionage abound in this fast-paced novella set in the goklden era of philately.

This highly illustrated book from the experts at the Bath Postal Museum is a must-read for all philatelists, postal historians, and lovers of local history. Ralph Allen was a highly influential postal pioneer who developed the postal network of ‘Cross Posts’ which helped build the postal network in England and Wales. Allen was closely linked with Bath, and this fascinating history traces his links with the City as well as his intriguing personal history. PUBLISHED MAY 2010

A facsimile edition of July 1911 Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal containing an article on the Coronation of King George V and the new stamps of his reign. Published to coincide with the centenary of the coronation and to co-ordinate with the theme of the London Festival of Stamps.