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Stamps
UK delivery on orders under £25 are £3.95
Worldwide delivery on orders under £25 are £5.60
Publications under £15
UK publications orders either £3.95 or £5.00 based on weight
Europe publications orders are priced in bands based on weight
Worldwide publications orders are priced in bands based on weight
All UK Orders over £15 are sent Post Free
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We have done all we can to ensure that you pay as little as possible for the delivery of your items. Delivery charges are based on the total weight of your order. If you are ordering any of the smaller accessory items within the UK you will only pay the lowest charge of £3.95.
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For your information, here is a basic breakdown of popular products by weight
0 - 750g
Stamps
Stamp hinges and mounts
Smaller accessories such as magnifiers, tweezers etc
Hagner stocksheets
750g - 1kg
SG Collect British Stamps catalogue
Album supplements and leaves
8 &16 side stamp stockbooks
Some larger accessories such as Detectamark
SG Commonwealth One Country Catalogues
SG Binders
1.1kg - 2kg
32 side stamp stockbooks
Single stamp albums
Some larger accessories such as T1 Signoscope
SG Great Britain Concise catalogue
2kg & over
Commonwealth & Empire stamp catalogue
Stamps of the World set of catalogues
Sets of stamp albums such as Printed Commonwealth or SG Luxury
Exhibition Binders & Cases
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Kent
CT20 3UH
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Key Selling Features
New first edition of this catalogue.
Specimen stamps from Belgium and Belgian Congo included for the first time.
Belgium Machine labels updated
Updated design index for Belgium to aid the collector in identifying and cataloguing their collection.
Revised version of the International Philatelic Glossary in five languages (English, French, German, Spanish and Italian).
Prices fully revised with advice from specialist dealers to reflect current market conditions.
Many newly listed and priced varieties added.
Detailed Contents/Countries Covered
Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes.
Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the Stanley Gibbons Belgium and Luxembourg Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest, including:
