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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.

The only comprehensive catalogue you can buy in English that covers all the stamps of Portugal and Spain in one handy voolume; as well as the Azores, Madeira, French and Spanish Andorra. It also contains all the stamps of the Portuguese and Spanish colonies. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue.

This is the only comprehensive, single-volume catalogue covering the stamps of the Benelux region in English.

Here you will find listed all the stamps from the earliest issues of Belgium, the Netherlands, Netherland Antilles, Luxembourg and Aruba, all major varieties are inlcuded, notably perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors.

The catalogue includes new design indexes and also covers a number of other areas of interest, including German Occupation of Belgium, Belgian Congo, Ruanda-Urundi, International Court if Justice in the Hague, Netherlands Indies, Netherlands New Guinea and Surinam (up to independence).

Collectors of Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey will welcome the arrival of this new edition, the first for nearly 14 years. Although Afghanistan has managed without any new stamps for several years, the recent issues of Iran and Turkey now included. Revisions have also been made to earlier issues input from a number of collectors and members of the trade. Prices have been carefully checked and brought into line with today's market. Notable increases have been made to those of earlier issues in particular.

The first edition of this catalogue to be published for 10 years, now in a new larger format with colour illustrations.

This is the only catalogue published in English which covers the stamp issues of the Balkans in a single volume. A detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in the Balkans.

All major varieties are included, notably perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors. Booklets are listed and notes are provided on Machine labes. Includes issues upto mid/late 2008. Covers, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia.

The only catalogue that provides detailed price listings for mint and used stamps of the United States of America and associated states in a single volume.

The catalogue contains detailed and up to date listings of all current stamp issuing countries (United States, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and United Nations (New York)) as well as many other areas of interest including United States Commemorative Panals, Confederate States, Canal Zone, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Philippines and Puerto Rico.

This comprehensive colour stamp catalogue lists and prices stamps from Italy & Switzerland (and local areas) and contains updated design indexes for Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and San Marino to aid the collector in researching and finding stamps.

It also contains complete listings of all the international organizations located within Switzerland, Machine labels and Booklets. Apart from the stamps of the current issuing counries, the Stanley Gibbons Italy & Switzerland catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest, including Italian States, Castelrosso, Dodecanese Islands, Fiume, Trieste, Eritrea, Italian Colonies, Italian Post Office in China, Italian Post Offices in Crete, Italian Post Offices in China, Italian Post Offices in Crete, Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, Libya and Somalia.

Major varieties including perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors are all included. Booklets are listed and priced and also notes are provided on Machine Labels (Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Vatican City).

This is a detailed and highly informative colour catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in South America but also of interest to collectors who may have an interest in postal history.

Prices are provided for mint and used stamps from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes. Apart from stamps of the current issuing countries, it covers a number of other areas of interest, including British Post Offices Abroad, Galapagos Islands, SCADTA stamps, machine Labels and Tierra de Fuego. All major varieties are included, notably perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors.

This catalogue lists and prices mint and used stamps from Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the stamps of the Canal Zone are included for the first time.

This comprehensive full colour stamp catalogue provides detailed price listings for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden as well as the Aland Islands, Danish West Indies, the Faroes and Greenland, with all stamps being listed from the earliest issues right up to spring 2008, together with stamp booklets.

New design indexes are included for Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. A lisiting of Danish numeral cancels has been added similar to the existing list for Norway and details of machine labels have been expanded and updated. Prices have been very carefully reviewed and thousands of changes made, mainly in an upward direction!

The stamps of Scandinavian countries have always been popular with collectors. Attractive designs, high production quality and restrained issuing policies by post offices in the area will ensure that this remains the case. The Stanley Gibbons Scandinavia Catalogues is the perfect guide to them.

This full colour stamp catalogue provides detailed price listings for the stamps issued in Japan and Korea. All stamp designs are illustrated for Japan, making stamp identification considerably easier for the collector.

A number of editorial additions and amendments have been made including for the first time, a full listing of the Japanese Prefecture issues from 1989 to date. The Japanese Occupation issues of World War II have also been added, alongside those of the 'Foreign' post offices in both Japan and Korea.

The only catalogue you can buy in English that lists and prices all the stamp issues of France and her Colonies in a single volume.

This colour catalogue contains detailed and up to date price listings of all current stamp issuing countries (France, French Polynesia, Mayotte, New Caledonia, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna, Monaco, Spanish Andorra and French Andorra) as well as many other areas of interest including French Colonies Vichy issues and all French Colonies.

A detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specializes in either country.

The Stanley Gibbons Austria & Hungary Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers the stamp issues of both Austria & Hungary in a single volume. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in either country.

Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stam issues and currency changes. Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the Stanley Gibbons Austria & Hungary catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest. Major varieties including perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors are included

The latest edition of this extremely popular colour stamp catalogue provides detailed price listings for mint and used stamps from the countries in the Middle East.

Design indexes have been improved and updated for Bahrain, Israel & UAE while design indexes have been included for the first time for Egypt, Jordan, Oman & Syria. More colour illustrations have been added throughout the catalogue especially for Aden (including Kathiri State of Seiyun and Qu'aiti State in Hadramaut), Bahrain and Iraq.

Countries listed:

Abu Dhabi

Aden

Ajman

Bahrain

British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia

Dubai

Egypt

Fujeira

Gaza

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Muscat

Oman

Palestine

Palestinian Authority

Qatar

Ras al Khaima

Saudi Arabia

Sharjah

South Arabia

Syria

Trucial States

Umm al Qiwain

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

A complete set of full colour stamp catalogues covering all countries from A-Z. Stamps of the World lists commemorative, definitive, air-mail, postage dues, official stamps and miniature sheets with prices for mint and used examples.

All stamps have the universally recognized and individual Stanley Gibbons (SG) catalogue number and are set out according to date of issue of the stamps, by country.

Helpful introductory notes guide the reader through.

Now including extra introductory information, including full contents listings and expanded indices.

Thousands of stamps have been repriced, and over 1950 stamps and 460 images added in full colour throughout.

Includes tax stamps, newspaper and journal stamps, printed matter stamps, registration stamps, acknowledgement of receipt stamps, late fee and too late stamps, military post stamps, recorded message stamps, personal delivery stamps.

This catalogue has been redesigned in an easier to use style and is illustrated in colour for the first time. All stamps and miniature sheets are now individually priced mint and used. Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering geography and relevant currency changes.

Straightforward and easy to use, Stanley Gibbons range of thematic stamp catalogues has proved popular ever since 'Collect Birds' was released in 1983. These black and white catalogues provide illustrated country by country listings with detailed thematic descriptions. All issues, including overprints and surcharges, depicting the title theme are included, as listed in the Stamps of the World catalogue. This is the first edition of the 'Collect Motor Vehicles on Stamps' catalogue.

Third edition of this helpful catalogue. Published Nov 2009.The popularity of collecting and investing in autographs continues to rise and rise. Find out from a variety of experts what makes an attractive autograph, and what makes it valuable to others as well as you. How can you tell whether it's a 'fabulous or fake'? David Lowenherz, renowned dealer in Autographs, shares his knowledge and experience. Autograph collecting is an exciting alternative investment, where many autograph prices continue to rise, and collectors remain passionately keen to increase their holdings, but there are relatively low cost barriers to entry. Full colour over 3,000names, prices and images of collectable personalities. Read our analysis of key price changes over the past year and Fraser's 100 autograph index. Buying sports autographs? Read our insider tips. Discover the top ten factors which determine an autograph's value. Find out the fascinating stories behind some of our key items.

The first King George V catalogue published by Stanley Gibbons lists and prices mint and used stamps from Great Britain and the British Commonwealth during King George V's reign.

This colour catalogue includes perforation and watermark varieties, selected plate flaws, postage dues and officials and booklets, including those of Great Britain.

The King George VI Commonwealth colour stamp catalogue provides detailed listings and prices for all used and mint stamps issued by Great Britain and British Commonwealth countries between 1936 and 1952.

Redesigned and easy to use with over 760 full colour images, this hardback stamp catalogue is ideal for all collectors of Commonwealth stamps from this popular era.

The second edition of this full colour catalogue now also includes the British Colonial and Japanese Occupation issues of Burma and provides a comprehensive priced listing of the mint and used stamps of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

'This is probably the most authoritative and widely available priced listing for Pakistan collectors. I am happy to recommend this catalogue to all our readers as being good value for money and a handy size to take to stamp fairs.' - George Rab, Pakphil (Pakistan Study Circle Journal).

This comprehensive colour catalogue lists and prices the mint and used stamps of Cook Islands, Aitutaki, Penrhyn Island, Niue, Pitcairn Islands and Samoa from the early issues of Cook islands, Niue and Samoa to date. Watermark varieties, plate flaws, major errors, perforation changes, shades, official stamps and booklets are all listed and priced. Includes stamps of the german Post Office in Samoa and also German stamps cancelled in Apia.

This colour stamp catalogue edition lists and prices the mint and used stamps of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, including British East Africa and Zanzibar. It also includes British Somaliland and the pre-independence issues of Egypt and Sudan, and all issues for use in occupied Italian colonies during World War II. Listings for issues up to 1970 have been extracted from our Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps 1870-1970. Later issues have been revised and updated especially for this catalogue.

This colour catalogue lists and prices the mint and used stamps from the earliest colonial issues of Trinidad (1847), British Guiana (1850) and British Honduras (1865) up to late 2008, to the level of detail familiar to users of our Commonwealth & Empire catalogue.

Watermark varieties, shade, plate flaws, major errors, postage due stamps, official stamps and booklets are all included, along with helpful notes on stamp identification and a guide to prices of stamps on cover to 1945.

Countries listed:

British Honduras

Belize

British Guiana

Guyana

Trinidad, Tobago and Trinidad & Tobago.

This colour stamp catalogue provides detailed price listings for the mint and used stamps of Bahamas, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands (including Jamaica used in The Caymans), Jamaica (including Great Britain used in Jamaica) and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Major plate flaws, watermark varieties and booklets are all listed and the catalogue is complete to June 2009, November 2008 for Jamaica, Turks and Caicos.

The Stanley Gibbons India & States colour catalogue lists and prices the mint and used stamps of India from the earliest issues of Sind Province (1852) and the East India Company (1854-64) up to the end of 2008, to the level of detail familiar to users of our British Commonwealth & Empire catalogue.

The catalogue includes details of Indian stamps used abroad, with fully priced listings in several cases, also the stamps of Indian Expeditionary and Custodian forces overseas and the issues of the Indian Convention and Feudatory States.

Major plate flaws, watermark varieties, shades, official stamps and booklets are all listed.

The Indian Ocean colour catalogue provides price listings for the used and mint stamps of British Indian Ocean Territory, British Post Offices in Madagascar, Maldive Islands, Mauritius and Seychelles. Major plate flaws, watermark varieties and booklets are all listed and the catalogue is complete to spring 2006. Prices for issues up to 1952 have been taken from our Commonwealth and Empire Stamp Catalogue.

The West Africa colour stamp catalogue provides detailed price listings for the mint and used stamps of Cameroon (Commonwealth issues only) Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone plus the issues for the British Agencies in Morocco, the Anglo-French Occupation of Togo and postmarks of the british Post Office Fernando Poo. Watermark varieties, major errors and booklets are all included.

The Leeward Islands colour catalogue contains detailed price listings for the mint and used stamps of Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, The British Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Montserrat and St Kitts Nevis. Major plate flaws, watermark varieties and booklets are all listed and the catalogue is complete to the end of 2006. Prices for issues up to 1952 gave have been taken from our Commonwealth and Empire stamp catalogue.

The second edition of this colour catalogue lists and prices the mint and used stamps from Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore along with the earliest colonial issues of Brunei (1895), Straits Settlements (1867), Federated Malay States (1900), Johore (1876), Kedah (1912), Kelantan (1911), Sungei Ujong (1878), Negri Sembilan (1891), Perak (1878), Selangor (1881), Trengganu (1910), Labuan (1879), North Borneo (1883) and Sarawak (1869).

Over 900 new stamps listed since the last edition. Watermark varieties, important plate flaws, major errors and booklets included. Improved explanatory notes make entries much more accessible.

This full colour catalogue provides a comprehensive priced listing of mint and used stamps issued by Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot Posts, Gibraltar and Malta, as well as the former British colonies of Heligoland and the Ionian Islands and also the British Post Offices in Crete.

Full colour stamp catalogue containing detailed price listings for the mint and used stamps of Southern and Central Africa.

Following extensive research into collector's requirements, the former Central and Southern Africa volumes in the Commonwealth Catalogue series have been amalgamated in this new title. The commonwealth issues for Mozambique, which joined the organization in 1995 have been included for the first time.

A full colour price listing of all mint and used Canadian stamps from the early colonial stamps of Canada, British Columbia & Vancouver Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, followed by the issues of the Dominion of Canada to date.

"This volume provides a wealth of information to satisfy the most specialized of collectors but is easily used by beginner collectors as well. Since it is published only every three years or so, it is easily affordable by libraries and would make a valuable addition to library shelves as well as to the collections of individual stamp enthusiasts. With its sound foundations, superb scholarship and high standard of production, I have no hesitation in recommending this title." - Aileen Wortley, Manitoba Library Association

This full colour catalogue provides a comprehensive priced listing of the mint and used stamps of Ireland from the 1922 Provisional Government overprints on the stamps of Great Britain right up to the latest issues.

Prices have been carefully revised throughout, to give an accurate picture of current stamp values.

The Stanley Gibbons Western Pacific colour catalogue lists and prices the mint and used stamps of Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Kiribati, New Hebrides, Papua New Guinea (including New Guinea and Papua from SG1), Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga (and Niuafo’ou), Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

A new and exciting colour stamp catalogue based on "Stamps of the World" bringing together key issuing countries of Asia, including India, Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Russia, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Turkey. The catalogue contains colour illustrations and prices for used and mint stamps.

Countries listed:

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Russia

Turkey

Iran

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

The Commonwealth Simplified Catalogue lists and prices the mint and used stamps of the British Commonwealth from 1840 to 2010 in one convenient volume.

New organization of information - Territories and States are now with their main country listings.

Helpful introductory, historical, geographical and currency notes.

Detailed decriptions ideal for the thematic collector.

Ilustrated in full colour.

Lists commemorative, definitive, air-mail, postage dues, official stamps and miniature sheets.

All stamps have been universally recognised and individual Stanley Gibbons (SG) catalogue number and are set out according to date of issue of the stamps by country.

A new and exicting catalogue for Stanley Gibbons bringing together the stamp issuing countries of North America. The catalogue contains up to date prices and listings of the following countries; Bermuda, Canada, St. Pierre et Miquelon, United States of America and United Nations (New York). The catalogue also covers a number of other areas of interest, including: Hawaii, Confederate States of America and the Canal Zone. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specializes in any of the countries contained within this volume.

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.

A new and exciting catalogue from Stanley Gibbons bringing together the stamps issued on behalf of the United Nations. The catalogue contains up to date listings of the United Nations (New York), United Nations (Geneva) and United Nations (Vienna). Also incuded are the International Organizations based in Switzerland, United Nations issues for Kosovo, EastTimor and West New Guinea as well as the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) stamps issued by France, International Court of Justice in the Hague and finally the Indian UN Indian Forces in Gaza and the Congo.