Stanley Gibbons - China - 12th Edition

Published by Stanley Gibbons. Colour. English - 388 pages
The Stanley Gibbons Germany Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers all the stamp issues of Germany in a single volume. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specializes in any aspect of German stamps.

The history of Germany is both complex and interesting making it an exciting area of philately for anyone interested in both social history and philately. The Stanley Gibbons Part 7 Germany catalogue is the only one published in English that contains all the stamps of Germany from the early States, through the two World Wars, the reunification in 1990 up to modern-day Germany.

Specimen stamps now added as well as the Germany flower series rewritten and now using Y prefix to make adding further additions easier for the collector.

KEY SELLING FEATURES:

• Revised version of the International Philatelic Glossary in five languages (English, French, German, Spanish and Italian).
• Prices revised.
• Updated Germany design index.
• Germany Flowers series revised and now using Y numbers to make adding additions easier.
• Specimen stamps now included.
• A helpful guide included to aid the collector in using the catalogue.
• Contact details are provided for societies with an interest in Germany.
• Major varieties including perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors are included.
• Booklets are listed and priced and notes are provided on Machine Labels.

DETAILED CONTENTS/COUNTRIES COVERED:

The Stanley Gibbons Germany Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers all the stamp issues of Germany in a single volume. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specializes in any aspect of German stamps.

Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes.

Modern Germany new issues updated to February 2018.

Apart from the stamps of the current issuing country, the Stanley Gibbons Germany Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest, including:
• German States
• North German Confederation
• Alsace and Lorraine
• Germany, 1871--45
• Allied Occupation of Germany
• Berlin (Western Sectors)
• German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
• German Occupation Issues, 1914--18
• Allenstein
• Danzig
• Marienwerder
• Memel
• Saar
• Schleswig
• Upper Silesia
• German Occupation Issues, 1939--45
• German Occupation of the Channel Islands
• Cameroun
• Caroline Islands
• German East Africa
• German New Guinea
• German Post Offices in China
• German Post Offices in Turkish Empire
• German South West Africa
• Kiachow
• Mariana Islands
• Marshall Islands
• Samoa
• Togo

The fourth edition of the Stanley Gibbons East Africa catalogue lists and prices the stamps of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, including British East Africa and Zanzibar.
It also includes British Somaliland and the pre-independence issues of Egypt and Sudan, and all issues for use in occupied Italian colonies during World War II.

Listings for issues up to 1970 have been extracted from the 2018 Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1870–1970, more recent issues have been specially repriced for this volume.

Later new issues have been revised and updated especially for this catalogue:

1. Kenya – updated to September 2017
2. Tanzania – updated to October 2017
3. Uganda – Uganda 2015

KEY SELLING FEATURES:
• Includes British Somaliland and pre-Independence issues of Egypt and Sudan, as well as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and British East Africa.
• All issues for use in occupied Italian colonies during World War II are included, rather than just those used in East Africa.
• Illustrated throughout and in colour and clear descriptions for easy identification.
• Telegraph stamps for Sudan and Uganda and Egyptian Military Telegraphs are listed for the first time
• Watermark varieties, shades, plate flaws, major errors, a guide to prices of stamps on cover to 1945, booklets, postage dues and official stamps are all included.
• Fully priced listings are provided for Indian stamps used in Mombasa and Zanzibar and British stamps used in Egypt and there are extended notes on Egyptian stamps used in Ethiopia, Sudan and the Turkish Empire. The stamps of German East Africa are also included

NEW FOR THIS EDITION

• Military Telegraph stamps used in Sudan now listed.
• A number of new watermark and plate flaws have been added, with the second setting of the BMA Eritrea 5s. now recognized and new illustrations of the previously listed varieties on the British Somaliland overprints on India.
• A supplementary listing of previously appendixed issues of Tanzania, subsequently put into use by the postal authority.
• Prices have been extensively revised, with a number of significant increases.
• New illustrations and additional notes appear throughout the catalogue.

DETAILED CONTENTS/COUNTRIES COVERED:
The Stanley Gibbons East Africa Catalogue lists and prices the stamps of British Empire and Commonwealth countries in the area from the earliest issues to date, to the level of detail familiar to users of the Part 1 British Commonwealth listings.

The catalogue contains:

• British Occupation of Italian Colonies including Middle East Forces (M.E.F. overprints), Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia (includes E.A.F. overprints), Tripolitania
• Egypt (up to 1922)
• Egyptian Post Offices Abroad
• British Forces in Egypt (1932–9)
• Suez Canal Company
• Kenya
• Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
• British East Africa
• East Africa and Uganda Protectorates
• Kenya and Uganda
• Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
• Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
• Somaliland Protectorate
• Sudan (up to 1954)
• Tanzania
• German East Africa
• Mafia Island
• Nyasaland–Rhodesian Force (N. F. overprints)
• Tanganyika
• Zanzibar
• Tanzania
• Uganda

This is the only comprehensive, single-volume catalogue of the stamps of Russia, the ex-Russian states and Mongolia.
Here you will find listed all the stamps from the earliest issues of Russia, through the break-up in 1991 forming the Russian Federation and the separate countries.
All varieties are included, notably perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors.
The Stanley Gibbons Russia Catalogue also covers a number of other areas of interest, including: Russian Civil War Issues, Russian Post Offices Abroad, German Occuaption issues, Karelia, Nakhichevan Autonomous Region, Nagorno-Karabakh, North Ingermanland, Tuva and West Ukraine.
808 Pages - Paperback

The Stanley Gibbons Italy & Switzerland Catalogue is the only catalogue published in English which covers the stamp issues of both Italy and Switzerland in a single volume. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specializes in this popular field.
Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the Stanley Gibbons Italy & Switzerland Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest, including:
•Italian States,
•Castelrosso
•Dodecanese Islands
•Fiume
•Trieste
•Eritrea
•Italian Colonies
•Italian East Africa
•Italian Post Offices in China
•Italian Post Offices in Crete
•Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire
•Libya
•Somalia
International Organizations located in Switzerland who issue stamps are also covered:
•League of Nations
•International Labour Office
•International Education Office
•World Health Organization
•International Refugees Organization
•World Meteorological Organization
•Universal Postal Union
•United Nations
•International Telecommunications Union
•World Intellectual Property Organization
•International Olympic Committee
Major varieties including perforation, watermark and shade variations, overprint types and major errors are included. Booklets are listed and priced and also notes are provided on Machine Labels (Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Vatican City).
Stamp issuing countries covered in this book include:
•Italy (updated to May 2013 )
•Liechtenstein (September 2012)
•San Marino (February 2013)
•Switzerland (November 2012)
•International Organizations located in Switzerland
•United Nations (Geneva) (February 2010)
•Vatican City (June 2013)
Information is provided at the beginning of each country covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes.
Updated Design indexes included for the following countries:
•Italy
•Switzerland
•Liechtenstein
•San Marino
New design indexes provided for the following country:
•Vatican City
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons
Topic: Stamps
Type: Foreign
Country/Countries: Switzerland;Italy
Level of Detail: Comprehensive
Year: 2013
Edition: 8
Printed in: Colour
Cover Type: Softback
Unit weight: 1.072 kg
Page Count: 522

*NEW RELEASE 6TH EDITION*

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• Prices have been extensively revised throughout the catalogue with hundreds of increases throughout all periods from the Chalon heads to modern issues. Some very significant increases have been recorded, making this catalogue a vital acquisition for all New Zealand collectors.

• A comprehensive index of commemorative and pictorial stamps since 1946 will allow individual stamps to be easily identified.

• The Crowned Circle ‘Paid at’ handstamps in use at offices prior to the arrival of the first stamps are listed and priced.

• A fully priced listing is provided for New Zealand stamps used on Pitcairn Island prior to the issue of its own stamps in 1940 and there is a detailed list of stamps known used at the New Zealand postal agencies on Fanning and Washington Islands.

Watermark varieties, shades, plate flaws, major errors, booklets, express delivery stamps, postage dues, Life Insurance Department stamps and postal fiscals are all included.

• As well as New Zealand itself, the catalogue lists the stamps of the Antarctic Expeditions, the dependencies of Tokelau and Ross and the pre-independence issues of former dependencies; Cook Islands, Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Niue and Western Samoa.

• Colour illustrations throughout.

• The listings for issues up to 1970 have been extracted from the 2016 edition of the Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970. Later issues have been revised and updated especially for this volume.

• A comprehensive introduction gives a full guide to the catalogue and provides helpful information to collectors at every level.

• An easy-to-use ‘on-cover’ multiplier table allows the value of stamps on cover up to1945 to be assessed.

NEW FOR THIS EDITION

• A number of varieties have been added, including three new constant flaws on the 1d. ‘Dominion’, which, alone, provide 23 new listings. Others include missing colours, inverted watermarks and perforation varieties on earlier issues.
• The overprints on the Antarctic Expeditions stamps are all now illustrated.
• New notes added throughout – from the ‘General Introduction and Guidelines’ onwards – including one on identifying the chalk-surfaced paper varieties on the 1969 Life Insurance Department stamps and another on the multiple ‘Kiwi’ printings.
• The listing of the 2009 ‘Kiwistamps’ has been revised to show the sheet, coil and booklet stamps separately.
• There is an expended note on the Customised Advertising Labels (CALs).

Apart from the stamps of the current issuing country, the Stanley Gibbons New Zealand Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest:

• New Zealand Stamp Design Index from 1946
• New Zealand Stamp Booklets and Premium Booklets
• Express Delivery Stamps, Postage Due Stamps, Official Stamps, Life Insurance Department and Postal Fiscal Stamps
• Antarctic Expeditions (Victoria Land)
• Ross Dependency
• Tokelau Islands
• Aitutaki (New Zealand Dependency, 1903–27)
• Cook Islands (British Protectorate, 1892–9)
• Cook Islands (New Zealand Territory, 1901–65)
• Niue (New Zealand Dependency, 1902–74)
• Penrhyn Island (New Zealand Dependency, 1902–29)
• Western Samoa (Independent Kingdom, 1877–1900)
• Western Samoa (New Zealand Occupation, 1914–19)
• Western Samoa (League of Nations Mandate, 1920–46)
• Western Samoa (United Nations Trust Territory, 1952–8)

New issues are updated:

• New Zealand (updated to July 2016)
• Ross Dependency (updated to November 2015)
• Tokelau Islands (updated to ??)

This catalogue provides a comprehensive priced listing of the stamps of Australia, the Australian States, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the pre-independence issues of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Listings up to 1970 are extracted from the 2019 Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps catalogue.

Later issues have been updated and priced for this edition.

KEY SELLING FEATURES:
• This best-selling catalogue is the most authoritative and up to date single volume listing of Australian stamps on the market.
• Includes Stanley Gibbons detailed listings of the increasingly popular ‘States’ stamps, recognised worldwide as the standard reference work.
• Fully priced listings of Booklets, Postage Dues and Official stamps, including the ‘OS’ perforated stamps of New Guinea, Papua and the Commonwealth of Australia. The Telegraph stamps of the Australian States are also now included.
• On-cover ‘multipliers’ are provided for all stamps to 1945.
• Includes British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan), Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Nauru (to 1968), New Guinea (including German New Guinea), Norfolk Island, Papua and Papua New Guinea (to 1975).
• Updated design index for Australia.
• Thousands of price changes since the previous edition, particularly in the Australian States, with increases also in the early stamps of the Commonwealth, officials, postage dues and errors and varieties. Some of the increases in States pricing are very substantial, with a basic mint set of ‘Sydney Views’ up from £25,000 to £35,000 and the 4d. Western Australia ‘Inverted frame’ going from £140,000 to £180,000. There are many changes, both up and down, to more recent and more modestly priced stamps as well, so if you continue to rely on the 10th edition, you will be at a severe disadvantage.
• Fully updated with Australia new issues listed to early 2018.

NEW FOR THIS EDITION

In Australia there is a new note giving assistance in distinguishing between the three single Crown over A watermarks found on the Kangaroo and Map definitives. There are new illustrations, notably in the New South Wales ‘Sydney Views’ and Papua ‘Lakatois’ and a number of additions have been made to the listings of booklets and watermark varieties. New plate varieties include the ‘Falling mailbag’ on the 1931 3d. Airmail stamp of Australia and the ‘Halo’ flaw on the 1d. Coronation stamp of Papua.

DETAILED CONTENTS/COUNTRIES COVERED:

The Stanley Gibbons Australia Catalogue is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in the stamps of this area.

Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the Stanley Gibbons Australia Catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest:

• Australian States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
• Australia
• British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan)
• Australian Antarctic Territory
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Nauru (1916-1966)
• German New Guinea (1888-1914)
• New Guinea (Australian Occupation, 1914-1923)
• New Guinea (Mandated Territory, 1925-1939)
• Norfolk Island
• Papua (British New Guinea, 1901-1941)
• Papua New Guinea (1952-1975)

New issues updated as follows:
• Australia – up dated to August 2018
• Australian Antarctic Territories – March 2018
• Christmas Island – August 2018
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands – June 2018
• Norfolk Island – July 2018