Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue: Queen Elizabeth II Pre-decimal Issues

Awarded a Gold in the Philatelic Literature category at Stockholmia 2019. This thoroughly researched catalogue provides a detailed listing of all British pre-decimal postage stamps, from the first definitives showing Her Majesty The Queen, issued in December 1952, up to the end of 1970.

New For This Edition:

• New articles charting the introduction of the Wilding and Machin designs have been written for the catalogue by Frank Walton RDP and Douglas Muir RDP, respectively.
• The catalogue is illustrated in colour for the first time, with new clear pictures of the plate and cylinder flaws which are currently enjoying such a resurgence of popularity with collectors.
• New expanded and fully-priced listings of the imprimaturs now released from the archives of the Postal Museum have been included in all sections, including varieties and cylinder blocks.
• Coil leaders are now priced for the first time.
• The booklet sections have been transferred out of the Appendix to follow their relevant booklet pane sections, and expanded with additional production notes.
• The notes on the Postage Due watermarks have been improved, with clear new illustrations.
• The Postage Rates appendix has been expanded to meet the needs of the growing number of collectors interested in the postal history of this period.
• The catalogue has been carefully repriced throughout, following consultation with specialist collectors and dealers.

Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 13th
Publication Date: February 28, 2019
Size: 7x9.8
Pages: 244