Description
Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840 – 1970
Stanley Gibbons 2026 Edition
This Stanley Gibbons comprehensive catalogue covers Great Britain, Commonwealth and Empire countries 1840-1970.
The listings include variations in watermark, perforation, paper and printing methods, major shades, important plate flaws, errors, government telegraph stamps and booklets (all listed and priced).
Guidance is given throughout the catalogue on subjects such as unusual usages, overprint settings, forgeries and much, much more.
Additional notes have been added to the latest edition.
Key Features
- The authoritative reference source for GB and Commonwealth information – all stamps from 1840-1970 listed and priced.
- Listings include variations in watermark, paper, perforation and printing methods, major shades, watermark varieties, important plate flaws, errors, stamp booklets, officials, postage dues, government telegraph stamps and booklets (all listed and priced).
- Guidance is given throughout the catalogue on subjects such as unusual usages, overprint settings, forgeries and much, much more.
- Unique listing by SG number.
- Full colour illustrations.
- Invaluable six-page article on stamp condition.
- Helpful guide to valuing stamps on commercial cover up to 1945.
- Strengthened, casebound binding for extra durability.
- Whether you are a buyer of Commonwealth stamps or a dealer, it is vital to be up to date with this very active market – and there is no catalogue more up-to-date than the 2026 ‘Part 1’.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO THE 2026 EDITION:
- Indian stamps used in the Aden sub-offices now have a full, numbered listing (without prices at present).
- The new listing of Cape of Good Hope stamps used in Basutoland, added last year, has been significantly espanded.
- Booklet listings have been improved in a number of places, most notably Straits Settlements and Ceylon, while there is a completely new section covering those of the India State of Idar.
- Details of postmarks used in Ascension prior to the introduction of its own stamps have been expanded.
- In Egypt, the 1872 ‘Penasson’ stamps have been extended to include further watermark varieties.
- The 1871-1909 stamps of Hyderabad see improved notes and illustrations as well as some additions to the listings.
- Several new plate and watermark varieties have been added and there are new notes and information throughout the catalogue, including helpful aids to identification.
- Prices have been checked and revised throughout. There are many increases, but also some significant reductions, so it will be important to have the new edition to refer to.
- Two invaluable articles, repeated from GSM during 2025, will be of particular interest to collectors of Papua and North Borneo.
