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JANUARY 2004 NEWSLETTER 

ALL SAFE PRODUCTS LISTED IN THEIR BROCHURE INCREASED BY 10% FROM JANUARY 1ST 2004

STANLEY GIBBONS CATALOGUES

NEW:   Stanley Gibbons  2004 COLLECT BRITISH STAMPS   £9.95  

VOL. 1 (A/D) 

VOL. 2 (E/J)        

VOL. 3 (K/R)         

VOL. 4 (S/Z)

Individual volumes are    £34.95         

 THE COMPLETE SET OF 4      £109.95            

GIBBONS 2004

Full Colour Commonwealth & British Empire Catalogue 1840-1952

Formerly Part 1 this new volume contains stamp issues of the Commonwealth and British Empire 1840 – 1952 from Queen Victoria to George VI. 1^st FULL COLOUR EDITION.        £44.95

SG SIMPLIFIED COMMONWEALTH CATALOGUE 2003.

Simplified listing of British Commonwealth Stamps in full colour throughout. Extracted from the 2003 edn. of the popular Stamps of the World Simplified Catalogue. Bound in a durable yellow laminated cover.  Format as Stamps of the World, 800 pages in full colour.          £39.95

GIBBONS PHILATELIC TERMS ILLUSTRATED

4 th edn. Completely revised by James Mackay.  Illustrations throughout in colour.

Now in stock.         £14.95

S.G. SECTIONAL No. 8  6th Edition. ITALY & SWITZERLAND   £29.95

S.G. GB SPECIALISED. VOL. 1  13th Edition VICTORIA      £29.95

S.G. NEW ZEALAND (COLOUR) BOUND    £12.95  

S.G. COLLECT BRITISH COINS 2004. B/W from Celtic period to the present day incl. Scotland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man. Due January.        £9.95   

MICHEL CATALOGUES

German/English translation in each catalogue. Listing of contents for most available if required. Below are listed only the new and future catalogues

YVERT & TELLIER CATALOGUES  2004

SCOTT 2004 CATALOGUES – All in stock

If you order the set of 6 volumes (to be sent as issued) the price will be £32.00 per volume + P/P

CONNOISSEUR MACHIN ALBUM

UPDATE AND NEW STRUCTURE

 ALL FROM THE CATALOGUES SPECIALISTS.

AUSTRIA. Netto 2003/4. 400 pp. Colour. Now in stock. £20.00

AUSTRALIAN  V.S.T. POCKET STAMP CATALOGUE 27^thedn  2003. The 280 pages of information cover all Australian issues, up to the Christmas issues of 2002, in full colour. Includes Australian Antarctic Territory; with all issues, up to the most recent AAT issues. All prices updated.     £6.50      

AUSTRALIAN  V.S.T Comprehensive colour catalogue. 2004. Due November.        £17.50                                                                          

SEVEN SEAS AUSTRALASIA STAMP CATALOGUE. 29^th edn. Full colour. Includes FDCs. Replica cards, stamps packs, stationery, definitive reprints. Much useful information on each stamp incl. Issue date, perforations designer, printer, and many background notes.

Vol. 1. 288 pp.  Australia, AAT, Christmas, Cocos Islands

Vol. 2. 224 pp.  Nauru, Norfolk Is, PNG, Pitcairn Islands

Each volume.               £15.00      

Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 together             £27.50       

AUSTRALIA - SEVEN SEAS COMPACT 2004 CATALOGUE. Colour. Thematic index. Australian decimal FDC’s + AAT.312 pp.£8.00   

BELGIUM OFFICIAL. 2004   £24.00      

CANADA. Unitrade 2003. In stock again.      £20.00      

CHILE Catalogo de Sellas de Chile 2002/3 by Heise. Colour. 175 pp. spiral edition. In Spanish, all issue 1853-2003 includes Airmails, officials, telegraphs, souvenir sheets etc. 2^nd edn.     £25.00    

CHINA. The Postage Stamp catalogue of the People’s Rep. of China. 2003 edn. Full colour. 330 pp. English headings.      £10.00       

CUBA. Specialised catalogue. 1855-1996 (EDIFIL)   £30.00   

CYPRUS 2003 PRICED ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF STAMPS – POSTAL HISTORY In full colour. 1845-2002. 340 pp. 1^st edn.     

 (We are UK & Ireland Distributors).                       £18.00    

CZECHOSLOVAKIA. POFIS 1945–1992 (B/W)        £12.50      

CZECH–SLOVAK REPUB. SIMPLIFIED 1993–2004. £12.00    

DENMARK. AFA 2004. Full colour, 440 pp. incl. Free stamps. Slesvig, Faroes, Greenland, Thule, D.W.I. now in stock.        £18.00     

FALKLAND ISLANDS. HEITJZ specialised. 4^th edn. £29.00     

FINLAND. 2004. LAPE includes ALAND. App. 720 pages, full colour 1856-2003. In English, Finnish and Swedish.      £25.00     

Complete Deegam MACHIN HANDBOOK. 3^rd edn. Completely revised, 1260 pp. in 2 loose-leaf vols.     £59.00      

 GREECE. Vlastos Greece 2003. Two volumes, about 750pp. plus (as gift) a pocket catalogue and the study of Antony Virvilis, about the Greek bibliography. In Greek and English.    £20.00    

Hellas 2004 full colour cat.  by KARAMITSOS. A superb catalogue. Vol. 1 Regular issues, 446 pp. Vol.2 New Territories, Cancellations & Postal Stationery 330pp. Can only be sold as a pair.  £24.00     

Hellas 2003 Concise Pocket Catalogue. In Greek& English. (1861-Oct 2002) 240 pp. Airpost, Charity, Postage Due, National Resistance& new Territories, Cancellations & F.D.C. 200pp. Full colour a total 440pp. A superbly produced catalogue at        £5.00     

HUNGARY. The Postage & Revenue Stamps. 2004 Full colour + CD Rom + FREE gift.              £20.00      

IRAN +2001  supplement.      £21.00     

 ITALY

Vol.1: Kingdom of Italy 1863-1943 & Occupations.      £24.00    

Vol.2: Social Republic (RSI). Royal Government (Luogotenenza) & Partisan Issues.             £18.00     

Vol. 3: Vatican & San Marino. 2004/5 edn.        £24.00     

ITALY – LOLLINI 2004 CONCORDE Catalogue.       £20.00     

JAPAN – SAKURA. 2004. Colour. Headings in English. £8.00   

JAPAN 2004 Specialised catalogue.            £25.00 

KOREA. 2003. Full colour. 1884 to date. 245 pp. English translation guide. Index and headings in English. Airmail proofs, Presentation sheets, Postal cards, Aerogrammes, Xmas seals.        £11.00    

LUXEMBOURG. PRIFIX 2004. 480 pages.      £15.00   

MALTA. The J.B. catalogue of Malta Stamps and Postal History. 2004. Airmails, Min. sheets, Year packs, Booklets, Maximum cards. Major varieties, many postmarks, zeppelins. Conversion tables with Michel, Yvert, SG etc. Full colour. 222 pages.              £9.00      

MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, BRUNEI stamps, 2003.   £20.00   

MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, BRUNEI revenues & posta; stationery.     £10.00       OR THE PAIR   £25.00 

N.V.P.H.–NETHERLANDS & COLS. 2004.         £20.00   

NEW ZEALAND. ACS catalogue 2004. Colour. 100 pages.   £4.00      

PORTUGAL & COLS. (AFINSA). 2004       £24.00    

SCANDINAVIA. AFA. 2004. B/W. 640 pp. + 2 free stamps.      £18.00     

SCANDINAVIA. FACIT.  2004.       £36.00     

SOUTH AFRICA. 2004.               Due shortly.

SPACE. LOLLINI        £37.50   

SPAIN. EDIFIL. 2004. Colour.       £10.00    

SPAIN & COLS. EDIFIL 2004. Colour.           £20.00   

SWITZERLAND. Multipress 2004. Full colour.      £18.00   

SWITZERLAND LIECHTENSTEIN. ZUMSTEIN 2004. Incl. CD, now Hotelpost, Important Varieties, UNO Geneve, Yvert & Michel catalogue No. 5. German / English vocabulary. Full colour. Always a superb catalogue.      £13.50  

TURKEY. OTTOMAN Empire & Republic of Turkey. 2003 Full colour. 320pp. Prices in Euros.        £20.00    

U.S.A. Postal Service Guide 29^th edn. Colour. 590pp.£15.00   

YANG HONG KONG & CHINA catalogue.       STILL NO NEWS.

BOOKS - BOOKS - BOOKS
NEW - IN STOCK AGAIN

AUSTRALIA COMMONWEALTH: (B.S.A.P. Publications).
AUSTRALIA: A Study of all Three Plates of the 2d Grey of the Kangaroo and Map Series by Greg Pope. 2002. 86 pp. spiral bound. The watermarks, Paper, Printings & Volumes and a detailed layout of all the plates with enlarged pictures of the varieties. Profusely illustrated in colour.               £25.00    
AUSTRALIA: The 2½d Indigo Kangaroo and Map Series by Greg Pope. 2003. 120 pp. spiral bound. The watermarks, Paper and shades, Die state, Preparation of the Plates, Volumes, Printer's Imprints and a detailed layout of all the plates with enlarged pictures of the varieties. Profusely illustrated in colour.           £25.00 

Also Available. (B.S.A.P. Publications).

George V Half Penny. 3rd Ed. by Dix & Rowntree.       £17.75    
George V One Penny. 3rd Ed. by Finlayson.                £19.00    
George V Two Pence. Die I by Parsons & Sandy.        £24.00    
George V Three Pence. 2nd Ed. by Davidson & Dix.    £14.00    
George V Four Pence. 2nd Ed. by Davidson & Dix.      £11.75    
George V Five Pence. 2nd Ed. by Davidson et Al.        £13.25    
George V One Penny "The Redhead" by Beech.          £14.75    
The 1913 Penny Kangaroo Flaw List by Sluman.         £20.00    
The 1913 Penny Kangaroo by Bell.                              £  9.95    
QEII. 7c Checklist with Supplement by Tapp et Al.       £13.60    
Australian Aboriginal Town Meanings by Ray.              £14.00    

BELGIUM. The 1935 State Seal Issue by J. Barry Horne. 57 pp. S/B. A complicated subject  which has been excellently tackled, the production of the basic stamps, then surcharges, overprints, official stamps, booklets, se-tenant advertisements, postal stationery and pre-cancels. Included are the Postal Rates, private overprints and sheet marginal markings. Many useful summary tables,  Black and White illustrations.        £12.00  

BRUNEI. The Secret Life of the Brunei Locals. (Being the Background to the Brunei Stamp Issue of 1895). by Brian J.H. Cave FRPSL. 2003. Pub. by the Sarawak Specialists' Society. 124 pp. S/B. The Bruneo Stamp Issue of 1895, William Clarke Cowie, Concessionaires, the Issued Stamps, News of the Stamp Issue, Cinderella's, but BOGUS or LOCAL ?. With charts and profusely illustrated.            £15.00

FRANCE: Mythical Stamps of France – The Fayette Collection by Michele Chauvet of the French Academy of Philately. 330 pages, hard back and dust cover with 140 illustrations in colour. The Ceres issue, both imperforated and perforated including the design, printing, Tete-beche pairs, essays, varieties, “Specimen” overprints and their use on covers including mail from the Siege of Paris. Also the cancellations and handstamps used. A fine work detailing the treasurers contained in this world famous Fayette collection, including the provenance of each item. The text is in French.          Due Shortly.    £50.00