The ideal catalogue for any Great Britain stamp collector - an illustrated full colour price listing of all mint and used Great Britain stamps from the famous Penny Black of 1840 up to the end of 2010, with all commemorative designs illustrated for ease of use.

The catalogue now includes "Post and Go" and Service Specific Stamps. Every stamp value has been reviewed with significant price increases recorded, especially for pre-1935 stamps and more recent issues.

This colour catalogue provides a comprehensive priced listings of the mint and used stamps of the Channel islands and the Isle of Man, including Wartime occupation issues of Guernsey and Jersey, the British Post Office "Regional" issues and the stamps of the independent postal administrations of Guernsey (including Alderney), the Isle of Man and Jersey. Over 270 stamps, miniature sheets, booklets have been added since the last edition. First Day Covers, presentation packs, yearpacks, postage dues and booklets are listed and priced.

Published November 2009. The ideal catalogue for any Great Britain collector - a simplified listing of stamps from the famous Penny Black of 1840 up to the 2009 Christmas stamps. The listings inlcude all stamps with different watermark or perforation, visible plate numbers on the Victorian issues, graphitelined and phosphor issues, including in the numbers of phosphor bands. The catalogue includes first day covers for definitives from 1936, regionals and all special issues, presentation packs, post office yearbooks, war occupation stamps of Guernsey and Jersey, Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man stamps issued before postal independence, postage due and(BSEL)tive gutter pairs and traffice light gutter pairs. This new edition contains a wealth of new material to help collec tors enjoy their hobby. New features include sections covering all the basics of collecting (what to collect, how to obtain stamps, how to store them, what special equipment is available). Are you keen to understand the Sg numbering system? All is explained in this catalogue (BSEL)

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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.

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).

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 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.

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.

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 detailed colour stamp catalogue provides price listings for the mint and used stamps issues by countries located in South-East Asia including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Countries listed:

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Myanmar (Burma)

Netherland Indies

The Philippines

Thailand

Timor

Vietnam

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.

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.

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.

Published in 1997. 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 'Collect Fungi On Stamps' covers approximately 1400 stamps which depict around 575 different species and includes an additional section covering lichens. Priced either individually or as a complete set.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.