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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
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And in addition, for those extra special items:

• CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE

PLATING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE:
I provide this service for the modest charge of £1.25 per stamp (£1.50 for stamps on cover) - for more details, click on the 'HELP' button above... Most of my regulars also know that I supply PLATING CDs for those who wish to take the DIY route...see my 'HELP' page for details...

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***NEWS***

'BUDGET CLASSICS' UPDATE... JUST COMPLETED: An upgrade of the content of the 1d 'Stars' C1-C9, with more than 220 NEW ITEMS, the C10s complete to Plate R17, with another 80+ items now loaded...C11-C13 to follow soon! Why not try a visit to the new site at sturstamps.co.uk - I promise you will be pleasantly surprised!

SCAN SIZE UPGRADE
The upgrade in size of scans from 360dpi (the size in use since 2003!) to 600dpi continues. I think the larger size is much better, and enables a potential buyer to see significantly more detail. With many hundreds of stamps to rescan and upload, this will take some time! Working through from 1840 to 1857 so far, up to the 1d Red 'Stars' C9 have been mostly completed... Next job: C10-C13...making progress! Needless to say any new items loaded during this period of transition will have the larger scans!

PLATING SERVICE
My current backlog of plating is now climbing again! Around the 250 mark at the moment, so please do not send any plating without speaking to me first - and nothing more before the middle of August (after our return from holiday) will be considered anyway! Unsolicited plating, sent without prior contact, will be automatically relegated to the bottom of the heap, in the 'Maybe One Day' basket...

The last EBAY LIST has long since finished - hopefully I will be able to find time to load a new list soon! Just click on the link at the bottom of this page...and HAPPY HUNTING!

LATEST UPDATE: 25.9.2016

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NEW STAMPS   B:827 1840 1d Grey-black Plate 1a 'CG' WORN PLATE, FAINTLY BLEUTE PAPER, HGL VALUE £195.00 B:794 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'HF' HUGE MARGINS, CONSTANT VARIETIES £185.00 B:835 1840 1d Black/Red-brown Plate 1b 'RE' MATCHED PAIR BURR-RUB AT BASE SCARCE 1d RED SUPERB USED £265.00 RM:3562 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 1b 'RF' VERY SCARCE PLATE RECUT SIDES SOLD RM:3557 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 2 'HI' SCARCE PLATE NO RAY FLAWS £95.00   RM:3559 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 8 'MI' DOUBLE 'M' SOLD RM:3555 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'HG' SCARCE NO.9 IN MALTESE CROSS £150.00 BL:1248 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'JB' WATERMARK INVERTED MAGENTA MALTESE CROSS VERY RARE COMBINATION £1850.00 BL:1337 1841 2d Deep Full Blue Plate 3 'DA' MX CANCEL, VGL NE £65.00 RM:3230 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 10 'GA' DEEP SHADE, HUGE MARGINS £55.00   RM:3246 1841 1d Red Plate 20 'DJ' NO.5 IN MX LATE USE OF PLATE, CV, 'J' FLAW £50.00 Ri:5278 1853 1d Red Plate 176 'TH' VERY RARE PLATE SOLD BL:1375 1849 2d Blue Plate 4 'EG-EI' SCARCE LARGE-MARGINED STRIP OF THREE £85.00 RP:CE2:11450 1851 1d Red CE2 Plate 93 'SG' SCARCE ARCHER PERF £150.00 RP:C1:11464 1854 1d Red C1o Plate 155 'HG' SCARCE STATE 3 £35.00   RP:C1:11591 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 163 'QC' SCARCE PLATE £65.00 RP:C1:11489 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 170 'DE' VERY RARE PLATE MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £95.00 Ri:B2.C1:4844 1852/54 1d Red (shades) B2(2)/C1 Plate 157 'DJ' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, IMPERF RARE LAKE-RED, SUPERB HUGE MARGINS, C1 SCARCE PLATE £300.00 RP:C1:10814 1854 1d Orange- red C1(5) Plate 176 'PF' RARE SHADE, STATE 2 £125.00 RP:C2:11678 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 196 'BG' RARE PLATE SOLD     RP:C5:11634 1855 1d Red-brown C5 Plate 11 'AL' SCARCER PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £32.50 RP:C9:10862 1857 1d Red- orange C9(2) Plate 31 'BJ' SCARCE SHADE £50.00 RP:C9:11427 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 27 'BD-BE' SCARCE PAIR INC 'BD' MAJOR RE-ENTRY £55.00 RP:C9:11041 1857 1d Red-Orange C9(2) Plate 37 'EF' SCARCE SHADE £50.00 RP:C9:11685 1857 1d Orange-brown C9(1) Plate 40 'ED' RARE PLATE SCARCE SHADE MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £95.00   RP:C9:11043 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 49 'JE' RARE PLATE, LIVERPOOL SPOON £110.00 RP:C10:11374 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 36 'IL' MISSING IMPRIMATUR £7.50 RP:C10:11636 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 39 'SJ' SCARCER PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY DATED CHELTENHAM PIECE OF 29 DECEMBER 1862 £6.50 RP:C10:11351 1863 1d Pale Rose-pink C10(6) Plate 39 'AI' SCARCER LATE SHADE, LC TYPE II MISSING IMPRIMATUR SHORT STAMP £13.50 RP:C10:11680 1857 1d Rose-red C10ea Plate 39 'OD' SCARCE WATERMARK TYPE II INVERTED £17.50   RP:C10:11361 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 45 'KJ' RARE PLATE £75.00 RP:C10:11399 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 56 'AL' MISSING IMPRIMATUR SCARCE CANCEL '321' GRANTHAM RARITY 'F' £5.00 RP:C10:11667 1857 1d Deep Rose-red C10(4) Plate 46 'AB-AC' MISSING IMPRIMATURS SHORT STAMPS CONSTANT VARIETY 'AC' CDS 2 OCTOBER 1858 £10.00 RP:C10:11683 1857 1d Rose-red C10/Z27 Plate 57 'HI' 'A25' MALTA USED ABROAD SOLD RP:C10:11684 1857 1d Rose-red C10/Z12 Plate 57 'KH' SCARCE 'M' MALTA USED ABROAD SOLD   RP:C10:11496 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 60 'EI' SCARCER PLATE MULLINGAR SPOON £8.50 RP:C10:11668 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 67 'FA' SCARCER PLATE MISPERF IN PRINTING PROCESS £8.50 RP:C10:11502 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 48 'AC' VERY RARE IMPERF, MINT WITH SOME GUM, MATCHING NORMAL C10 MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £500.00 BL:P:1377 1857 2d Deep Blue F7/Z152 Plate 6 'FK' SCARCE 'M' MALTA USED ABROAD £25.00 RP:C12:10139 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 50 'QH' WATERMARK LC TYPE I £11.50   PN:352 1871 1d Rose-red G1(1)/Z15 Plate 150 'FE' RARE 'F83' ARROYO (PORTO RICO) USED ABROAD SOLD PN:355 1877 1d Lake-red G1(2)/Z15 Plate 198 'BD' SCARCE 'A26' GIBRALTAR USED ABROAD £7.50 RP:C10:11681 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 59 'BJ-BL' 'A25' MALTA USED ABROAD CONSTANT VARIETIES £22.50 PN:275 1879 1d Rose-red SG43 Plate 225 'JJ' RAREST PLATE £325.00 PN:351 1870 1d Lake-red G6(2)/Z56 Plate 3 'TC' SCARCE 'C30' VALPARAISO (CHILE) USED ABROAD £20.00

NEW STAMPS STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:

• Some nice large-margined 1d Reds from 'Black' Plate 1b, including a MATCHED PAIR in Red and Black...and a highly collectable example of the VERY RARE Plate 176 (Sorry! Sold...)...
• A useful small batch of RARE C9 PLATES with Mike Williams Certificates...
• An interesting and varied selection of GB USED ABROAD, including later 2d BLUES, various 1857 1d Rose-red C10s, and a few 1864 1d Red 'Plate Numbers' with some SCARCER cancels...
• Some nice LARGE-MARGINED 1d Reds on the Alphabet II page, with 20 or so examples from Plates 132 to 173, including some B2/C1 MATCHED PAIRS, and a nice SCARCE PLATE 155 'TD' STATE 2...
• A useful selection of 2d BLUES, ranging from a useful pair from PLATE 3 cancelled with NO.12 IN MALTESE CROSS, a nice imperf STRIP OF THREE from PLATE 4, a decent SCARCE SG27, up to a PLATE 9 with MISSING PERF PINS...

• The major re-stock of the 1857 1d Rose-red C10s has now been completed - nearly 100 NEW ITEMS up to Plate R17, including a VERY RARE IMPERF SINGLE, some useful examples of the RARE PLATE 45, a dozen or so of the PLATE 55 RE-ENTRIES, a number of useful HORIZONTAL PAIRS, a little collection of ATTRACTIVE and INTERESTING DATED PIECES, and various other VARIETIES...
• A useful mixed batch of allsorts, including some nice new large-margined 1d Blacks and a couple of nice SCARCE 'Black' Plate 1d Reds; a decent SCARCE Plate 93 ARCHER PERF on the C1 PAGE, together with a selection of MATCHED PAIRS from the late Alphabet II and early C1 plates, including the SCARCE C1 PLATE 157; and a lovely C9(4) Plate 27 pair including the 'BD' MAJOR RE-ENTRY...
• On the 1844 IMPERF 1d REDS page, a useful batch of 60+ mostly LARGE-MARGINED 1d Reds cancelled with 1844 numerals, ranging from Plate 52 to 77, and on the later plates from Plate 114 to 131, including several FINE ORANGE-BROWN shades, one with a BLUE cancel, some nice WORN PLATE examples, and a goodly selection of mostly minor VARIETIES...
• Some useful additions on the C1-C2 page, with a selection of RARE C1 PLATES including Plates 157, 163, 165, 170, 199 and 204, many supported by Mike Williams Certificates...
• On the C3-6 page, a nice C3 PLATE 19, and a small but useful batch of a dozen or so decent examples of the DIFFICULT Large Crown, Perf 16, C5 issue...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:B:1430 1840 1d Black Plate 2 'GJ,JL' TWO SINGLES JEDBURGH TO MELROSE, 8 AUGUST 1840 NO RAY FLAWS £425.00 C:B:1437 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'QI' ABERDEEN TO MUIR OF RHYNIE, 13 NOVEMBER 1840, CANCELLED RARE ABERDEEN RUBY MALTESE CROSS (MIKE JACKSON CERTIFICATE), BASAL SHIFT £1750.00 C:B:1434 1840 1d Black Plate 9 'IF' SCARCER PLATE OXFORD TO STROUD, 22 MARCH 1841 £295.00 C:B:1435 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'EB' RARE PLATE ON COVER HUDDERSFIELD TO LONDON, 1 APRIL 1841 £1250.00 C:B:1436 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 10 'SC' RARE PLATE ON COVER UNUSUAL UNLISTED SHADE, WARWICK TO STOURBRIDGE, 7 MAY 1841 £365.00 C:B:1353 1841 1d Red-brown 'Black' Plate 8 'SE' MAYFIELD (KENT)-BATTLE 21 DECEMBER 1841 IN SCARCE STATE 3 'MAYFIELD PENNY POST' £120.00 C:RM:1406 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 32 'LH' Norwich to Bungay 21 SEPTEMBER 1843 CONSTANT VARIETY, CANCELLED NORWICH MALTESE CROSS, RARE ON COVER £450.00 C:BL:1235 1849 2d Deep Blue Plate 4 'SE-SF', 1847 1s Pale Green Embossed London to PRUSSIA 15 AUGUST 1853 SCARCE MIXED FRANKING £325.00 C:CE2:1388 1850 1d Red 'Archer Perf' Plate 98 'LC' on Sheffield local Mourning Envelope 11 MAY 1854, RARE ON COVER £475.00   C:C1:1335 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 165 'TI' London to Hull 1 APRIL 1854 (EARLY USE), VERY RARE PLATE £250.00 C:C2:1334 1855 1d Red C2wc Plate 202 'AE' Edinburgh to Colinsburgh 2 JULY 1855 SCARCE ISSUE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, TIED WITH GREEN RECEIVER £85.00 C:C7:1336 1855 1d Red-brown C7wc Plate 24 'GI' Brighton-Hertford 2 APRIL 1856 CANCELLED WITH GREEN HERTFORD RECEIVER, RARE ISSUE ON COVER RPS CERTIFICATE £1250   C:C9:1370 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 40 'NH', Newcastle to Sunderland 14 JULY 1857 CONSTANT VARIETY, RARE PLATE, RPS CERTIFICATE £225.00 C:C9:1452 1857 1d Red-orange C9(2) Plate 47 'HK', York local, 13 MAY 1857 SCARCEST SHADE, CONSTANT VARIETY, YORK SPOON £100.00 C:C12:1409 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 50 'CC', Stonham (Suffolk) to Bishop's Lydeard (Somerset) 25 MARCH 1862 ALPHABET IV SCARCE CANCEL £18.50

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK
LATEST ADDITIONS:

• A FINE batch of 1d BLACK COVERS, including a RARE ABERDEEN RUBY MALTESE CROSS cover (Mike Jackson Certificate), and two RARE PLATE 10s on cover...

• A VFU single from PLATE 32 on cover, cancelled with SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS...
• A couple of useful and attractive later TWOPENNY BLUE COVERS, including one with two singles from the SCARCER PLATE 8, with a LATE FEE 1d Rose-red from the SCARCER PLATE 63...
• A FINE and RARE 'ARCHER' PERF ON COVER...
• A REMARKABLE selection of FINE and SCARCE 1857 TRANSITIONAL COVERS, including examples from the RARE PLATES 40, 49 AND 52, a SCARCE VERTICAL PAIR in the RED-ORANGE shade, and a couple in an EARLY DEEP ROSE-RED shade, printed at SAVOY STREET...
  
• An interesting and varied batch of other covers: a nice 'BLACK' PLATE RED from Plate 8 in STATE 3, and a useful example of the RARE C1 PLATE 204 on cover...

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