SPECIALISING IN FINE G.B. LINE-ENGRAVED STAMPS

A sample of the sort of material I stock on this Premium Quality website...

IF YOU LIKE THIS, WHY NOT TRY...
Our 'Budget Classics' Shopping Cart

I promise you will be pleasantly surprised!

WE SELL...:
Specialised plated material, both on and off cover:

• 1d BLACKS, 2d BLUES of all issues, and 1d REDS

  - this last link takes you to a choice of no fewer than nine pages of 1d Reds, which together with the 1d Blacks and 2d Blues constitutes one of the most comprehensive fully illustrated stocks of these classic issues in the world...



We also have some:

• GB USED ABROAD
• QV SURFACE-PRINTED
• FOUR KINGS
.

And in addition, for those extra special items:

• CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE

PLATING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE:
This service is now ending (see below), but see my 'HELP' page for PLATING CDs for those who wish to take the DIY route...

Can't find what you want? Contact me via the 'HELP' button...

***NEWS***

***AWAY AGAIN!***

Yes, sorry, we're away now until late on WEDNESDAY 18 MAY - all orders placed in our absence will be acknowledged by email as soon as possible, and dealt with on our return on the usual 'FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED' basis...

POSTAGE CHANGES

With effect from MONDAY 4 APRIL 2022, some postage rates have changed, notably the ordinary First Class rate, on which Royal Mail have slapped a swingeing 10p increase! I have to react accordingly...sorry! A modest rise in some other rates, and no change in others, mean that I can maintain most rates - but please note the changes - see "ORDERING" on toolbar button above...

LATEST UPDATE: 22.5.2022

Not today's date? We update most days - check you're seeing the latest version - right click in space on every page, then scroll down and left click on 'REFRESH'...

NEW STAMPS STOCK

A FINE selection of nearly SEVENTY new C1s & C2s of EXCEPTIONAL quality, including MULTIPLES, SCARCE cancels, and SCARCER plates and shades, with three C1s - PLATES 178, 193 & 200, and a FINE C2 PLATE 202 in LOVELY examples of the RARE PLUM shade...

NEW STAMPS   B:1004 1840 1d Grey-black (VERY WORN) Plate 1a 'IH' BLEUTE PAPER £295.00 B:1084 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 2 'IF' NO RAY FLAWS £225.00 B:1097 1840 1d Black Plate 3 'BB' SCARCER PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £225.00 B:1111 1840 1d Black/1841 1d Red-brown Plate 5 'RC' MATCHED STATES, INCLUDING RARE PRE-PROVISIONAL RED IN STATE 1 HGL VALUE £495.00 B:1001 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'SL' MANCHESTER FISHTAIL MX £395.00 B:1031 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 5 'CL' CONSTANT VARIETY £165.00 B:1004 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'EB' LARGE MARGINS £225.00   B:1065 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'FD' VGL NE £185.00 B:1064 1840 1d Black Plate 8 'CL' VGL NE SUPERB £235.00 B:1088 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 8 'GH' THIN PAPER, CV HUGE MARGINS £275.00 B:1106 1840/41 1d Black/Red Plate 11 'CH' EXCEPTIONAL BLACK (BRANDON CERT), MATCHING RED ON COVER £2,250 B:1087 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 8 'HG' VGL NE LARGE MARGINS £250.00 B:1089 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 9 'FA' BASAL SHIFT LARGE MARGINS £295.00 B:1072 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 9 'LI' THIN PAPER £325.00   RM:4244 1841 1d Red Plate 1b 'BA' SCARCE PLATE £75.00 RM:4237 1841 1d Red Plate 2 'KA' SCARCE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £85.00 BL:1743 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 1 'FH' SCARCER SHADE, ORANGE MX £250.00 BL:1731 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'FJ-FK' SCARCE PAIR RED MX, VGLs NE £585.00 BL:1728 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'MJ' RARE 1842 DORCHESTER TOWN CANCEL £2950.00 RM:4384 1841 1d Red Plate 5 'BJ' LONDON II MX, CONSTANT VARIETY £40.00 RM:4297 1841 1d Red Plate 5 'DI' FINE & SCARCE £35.00   RM:4382 1841 1d Red Plate 5 'PH' DOUBLE 'H' LONDON II MX £85.00 RM:4051 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'MJ' HANDSWORTH PENNY POST 'PyP NO 15' in BLUE £95.00 RM:4276 1841 1d Red Plate 10 'EB' RARE BLUE MALTESE CROSS £375.00 RM:4060 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'IB' LEEDS 'SPECIAL' DEBRIS-CLOGGED MX £125.00 RM:4062 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'BL' MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £285.00 RM:4067 1841 1d Orange-Brown Plate 26 'IK' RARE BLUE MX £195.00 RM:4376 1841 1d Red Plate 32 'DE' SCARCE SMALL NO.1 IN MX £20.00   RM:4379 1841 1d Red Plate 34 'RI' BASAL SHIFT SUPERB £22.50 RM:4357 1841 1d Red Plate 39 'MF' SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £125.00 RM:4326 1844 1d Red Plate 50 'LB' SCARCE LATE USE OF MALTESE CROSS £35.00 BL:1768 1851 2d 'Violet'-Blue SG15aa/ES16 Plate 4 'QG-QJ' RARE STRIP ON LAVENDER PAPER BRANDON CERTIFICATE £1500.00 Ri:6180 1847 1d Red Plate 74 'KC' WATERMARK INVERTED, RARE CANCEL £95.00 Ri:B2:6182 1852 1d Orange- brown B2(3) Plate 144 'IH' FINE SCARCE SHADE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £65.00 Ri:B2:6181 1853 1d Lake-red B2(2) Plate 163 'AC' MISSING IMPRIMATUR RARE SHADE £200.00   RP:C1:13849 1851 1d Red CE2 Plate 98 'EA' ARCHER PERF VERY FINE & SCARCE £225.00 RP:C1:13805 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 163 'HE' SCARCE PLATE Ex PAUL WITHAM £60.00 RP:C1:13737 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 170 'GD' RARE PLATE £350.00 BL:1771 1854 2d Deep Blue SG19/F1p,Z7 Plate 4 'PF-PH' RARE STRIP USED IN CRIMEA 'O*O' CANCELS ON DATED PIECE UNPRICED SG £850.00 RP:C1:13738 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 170 'SD' RARE PLATE £300.00 RP:C1:13815 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 178 'NI' RARE SHADE VERY FINE £325.00 RP:C1:13831 1854 1d Orange-red C1(5) Plate 184 'LH' SCARCE SHADE RARE CANCEL £100.00   RP:C1:13827 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 193 'KC' RARE VERY DEEP SHADE £150.00 RP:C1:13832 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 199 'OH' SCARCE PLATE Ex WITHAM LONG STAMP £125.00 RP:C1:13830 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 199 'PL' SCARCE PLATE Ex WITHAM WORN PLATE £120.00 RP:B2:C1:13798 1852/54 1d Red B2/C1va Plate 167 'IE' MATCHED PAIR C1 BLUE MANCHESTER SPOON DATED PIECE, EARLY USE £125.00 RP:C1:13279 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 204 'SG' SCARCE PLATE, FINE IMPRIMATUR £425.00 RP:C2:13782 1855 1d PLUM C2(4) Plate 202 'AI' RARE SHADE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £350.00 RP:C3:13585 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 16 'AG' RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, SHORT STAMP, MW CERT £325.00   RP:C3:13645 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 18 'EE' VERY RARE PLATE, EX WIGGINS £200.00 RP:C3:13477 1855 1d Deep Red-brown C3(2) Plate 20 'TG' RARE PLATE SCARCER SHADE £135.00 RP:C3:13777 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 21 'BB' EX WIGGINS RARE PLATE MW CERT £150.00 BL:1772 1855 2d Blue SG23/F2 Plate 4 'NG-NH' SCARCE ISSUE SUPERB RARE PAIR £150.00 RP:C4:13641 1855 1d Red C4c Plate 5 'EH' SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED, Ex WIGGINS £75.00 RP:C4:13657 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 15 'BB' RAREST C4 PLATE £225.00 RP:C4:13778 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 15 'LE' RAREST C4 PLATE, MW CERT £225.00   RP:C5:13475 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 13 'EF' RARE PLATE (MW CERT) £225.00 RP:C6:13772 1855 1d Dull Orange- brown C6(5) Plate 20 'JD' SCARCE SHADE, SCARCER PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, EX WIGGINS £50.00 RP:C7:13686 1856 1d Red C7 Plate 22 'TJ' RARE ISSUE, VERY RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £750.00 RP:C8:13706 1856 1d Brown-rose C8(4) Plate 25 'GI-GJ' SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £45.00 RP:C7:13790 1856 1d Red C7 Plate 26 'NC' RARE ISSUE, SCARCE PLATE, BRANDON CERTIFICATE £375.00 RP:C8:13656 1856 1d Plum C8(3) Plate 26 'DI' SCARCER PLATE, RARE SHADE £200.00 RP:C8:13779 1856 1d Red C8(var) Plate 48 'TE' SCARCE IMPERF IMPRIMATUR SOLD   RP:C9:13246 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 31 'IG' SCARCER PLATE, SHADE AND CANCEL £45.00 RP:C9:13605 1857 1d Bright Red C9(4) Plate 47 'KD' SCARCE SHADE, VERY RARE CANCEL £65.00 RP:C9:13266 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 49 'HF' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £95.00 RP:C9:C11:13325 1857 1d Pale Red/Rose-red C9(3)/C11 Plate 45 'FG' VERY RARE C9/C11 PLATE, MATCHED PAIR £285.00 RP:C9:13204 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 55 'CG' CVs VERY RARE PLATE, SCARCE CANCEL £395.00 RP:C10:13116 1857 1d Rose- red C10 Plate 45 'MJ' RARE PLATE £125.00 RP:C11:12576 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 45 'GC' VERY RARE PLATE £215.00   RP:C11:12580 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 58 'JD' SCARCE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY SOLD Misc:QV:953 1847 1s Green Embossed SG55 SCARCE £250.00 Misc:QV:979 1867 2s Milky Blue SG120b Plate 1 'MF' RARE SHADE £225.00 Misc:GV:985 1913 £1 Green 'SEAHORSE' CHELTENHAM CDS 4 SEPTEMBER 1913 SCARCE SO FINE £595.00 Misc:QV:959 1878 10s Greenish- Grey SG128 'GOLDSMITH ST' E.C. LONDON CDS 2 FEB 1883 RARE SO FINE £950.00 Misc:QV:964 1884 10s Ultramarine SG183 'HB' LONDON E.C. CDS 27 NOV 1891 SCARCE SOLD Misc:QV:981 1886 6d Dull Green SGO62 'HJ' 'GOVT PARCELS' OFFICIAL RARE PTS CERT £300.00

OTHER PHILATELIC MATERIAL:

A STUNNING group of THREE C1 PLUMS ON COVER: all three from the same correspondence a few days apart, from the same plate with consecutive letterings, and same centering - undoubtedly from the same sheet! LOVELY...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:PH:1728 1841 Mulready Envelope MANCHESTER LOCAL 30 APRIL 1841 £65.00 C:B:1745 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'RD' SHEFFIELD TO BUXTON, 25 AUGUST 1840 LARGE MARGINS RECUT W FRAME-LINE £250.00 C:B:1755 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 11 'PJ' IRISH LARNE TO MOIRA, VIA BELFAST, 5 JULY 1841 HUGE MARGINS CONSTANT VARIETY & BASAL SHIFT £125.00 C:RM:1606 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 34 'PJ-PK' LONDON LOCAL 1 FEBRUARY 1844 SCARCE '10' IN MX PAIR CONSTANT VARIETIES £295.00 C:RM:1651 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 42 'IA-JA' LIMERICK-LONDON 15 MAY 1844 RARE LIMERICK MALTESE CROSS BOXED 'TOO LATE' £385.00   C:C1:1681 1854 1d PLUM C1(4) Plate 178 'RL' WINKFIELD (Berks)-WEYMOUTH (via Bracknell, Farnborough Station and Dorchester) 5 OCTOBER 1854 SCARCE 'WINFIELD' (sic) UDC FINE RARE SHADE £385.00 C:C8:1737 1856 1d Deep Claret on Very Blue paper C8(6) Plate 36 'NB', Greenock to Ottery St Mary 3 MAY 1856 RARE SHADE £75.00 C:BL:1654 1855 2d Blue SG23a(F3) Plate 5 'KH-KI' IRISH Derry to Letterkenny 28 JULY 1855 SCARCE ISSUE, RARE PAIR SCARCE IRISH USE £225.00 C:C9:1639 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 27 'GC' Lewes to London 9 MAY 1857 Savoy Street Transitional SCARCER PLATE £40.00 C:C9:J51:1653 1857 1d Red-orange/SG66 4d Rose C9(2) Plate 35 'AJ'/ J51 Large Garter, White paper Scarce Mixed Franking London to Paris 25 APRIL 1857 Scarce Shade/Plate Pre-fire Transitional MISSING IMPRIMATUR SCARCER RARITY 'E' CANCEL £120.00   C:C9A:1637 1857 1d Rose-red C9A(3) or C10(?) Plate 38 'AF' Burton on Trent to Ashby de la Zouch 31 AUGUST 1857 Late Savoy Street or early Fleet Street? 'BURTON ON TRENT' SPOON FIRST 1857 RECORD MISSING IMPRIMATUR £25.00 C:C9A:1726 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 40 'DJ-GJ' Birmingham to Coventry 9 OCTOBER 1857 Savoy Street Transitional (Late Use) SERIOUSLY RARE MULTIPLE OF A VERY RARE PLATE ON COVER MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £750.00 C:C10:1759 1857 1d Rose-red C10(1)c Plate 68 'EK-EL' London to Darlington 17 AUGUST 1862 RARE LONDON INLAND '46' TWIN NUMERALS SCARCER PLATE £20.00 C:BL:1640 1857 2d Deep Blue F7 Plate 6 'KJ' IRISH Dundalk to Drogheda 20 NOVEMBER 1857 SCARCE IRISH USE £45.00 C:Misc:QV:1725 1857 1d Rose-carmine SG66/J51 London to St Etienne (Loire) via Calais and Paris 30-31 MAY 1860 Entire Letter in French £55.00

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

• A useful batch of MALTESE CROSS covers includes a nice 'Black' Plate 9, a LOVELY Plate 12, a VERY SCARCE PAIR WITH NO.10 IN MX, and a RARE PLATE 42 PAIR WITH LIMERICK MALTESE CROSS...
  
  
• A lovely batch of 1d 'STARS' COVERS from the C3-C6 GROUP, including SCARCER plates and nice cancels. Also a couple of useful C9/C10 COVERS and a very nice 2d BLUE SG35 - SCARCE on cover...
  
  

---

---

: I list regularly on Ebay... Click on the link below for my current list - and happy hunting!

Current eBay Material

home ¤ about ¤ contact ¤ stamps ¤ covers ¤ fairs ¤ ordering ¤ help

Copyright © 2015 [Sturminster Stamps]. All rights reserved.
All information is subject to change without notice.
Web site design by the late Wayne Robbins