Philatelic Societies for Collectors of GB Stamps and GB Postal History
The
Great Britain Philatelic Society (UK)
The GBPS was founded in 1955 by a small but enthusiastic
group of collectors in order to promote, encourage, and contribute to the
advancement of the philately of Great Britain. Since then it has grown steadily,
and now has more than 700 members in the UK and abroad.
Great
Britain Collectors Club (USA)
The Great Britain Collectors Club (GBCC) brings
together collectors of Great Britain stamps and related items. It offers
something for everyone, regardless of level of experience or years of collecting.
The Association of Great Britain FDC Collectors (UK)
The Association of Great Britain First Day Cover Collectors
(GBFDC) was formed by collectors in 1994, to promote GB First Day Cover Collecting.
Machin
Collectors Club (UK)
The idea of the Machin Collectors Club
was born in the mind of its administrator, Melvyn Philpott in 1971 when he
became interested in Machin cylinder blocks. However it was not actually
launched until July 1995 from where it has since attracted over 2000 members
worldwide.
Modern British Philatelic Circle (UK)
MBPC was
inaugurated on 1 January 2006. It came about as the result of a merger
between two eminent specialist societies, the Great Britain Decimal
Stamp Book Study Circle (GB DSB SC) and the British Decimal Stamps
Study Circle (BDSSC).
GB DSB SC
was founded in 1971 and,
since then, has been concerned with the study, reporting and
cataloguing of decimal stamp books. Its reputation is such that its
cataloguing nomenclatures are now widely accepted as the standard
worldwide.
BDSSC was founded in 1975 and dealt
primarily with the collating and reporting of information on the
decimal stamp sheet issues.
GB Overprint Society (UK)
The GBOS provides a focus for the study of GB Overprinted stamps and postal stationery and their use, publishing a quarterly journal,
study papers and books which are an essential reference for anyone collecting GB Overprints. For more information see the website
or contact the Secretary at
British Postmark Society
The British Postmark
Society exists to promote and to co-ordinate the study and collection
of British postal markings, particularly of the 20th century and
subsequently, and the means and mechanisms by which they are applied,
and to publish and disseminate the results of its studies.
Commercial Overprint Society of Great
Britain
The Commercial Overprint
Society of Great Britain (COSGB) is an online association of people who
share an interest in commercial overprints.
New Stamp Issues for Collectors of British Stamps
Guernsey Post Office
Isle of Man Post Office
Jersey Post Office
UK Post Office
Get all the very latest new issues direct from the Philatelic Bureau
Pages on Stamp Domain on GB Stamps and GB Postal History
Edinburgh
Official Paid Handstamps
Edinburgh
Newspaper Branch (NPB)
Postal
Stationery cut-outs used on cover
1889 Inland Letter & Parcel Postage Rates
Notice issued by the General Post Office in January 1889
Specimen Envelope for Proposed Algarsson Flight
1925 Algarsson proposed North Pole Dirigible Flight printed envelope
1805 Petition to the Treasury for establishment of a Stamp Office in Edinburgh
Sir Rowland Hill, the Story of a Great Reform
as told by his daughter. Eleanor Caroline Smyth
Chapter VI reproduced from the book, by Eleanor Caroline Smyth, published in 1907.
Chapter VI is perhaps the most important from the point of view of philatelists.
Biography of Sir Rowland Hill
as told by
his
daughter. Eleanor Caroline Smyth
From the book, "Sir Rowland
Hill, the Story of a Great Reform" by Eleanor Caroline Smyth, published
in 1907.
Selected Pages for Collectors of GB Stamps and GB Postal History
Penny Black
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penny Black First Day Covers
The Plating of the Penny - 1840-1864
by John A. McCulloch
This page accesses an Index to the marvelous work by Mr. Harold W. Fisher based on themeasurement system devised by Roland Brown.
The Penny Black Plating Project
by Ian Wright
contains scans of penny black stamps, that are searchable for plating purposes
"My goal here is to get a complete set of scans of all the 1840-41 Penny Black and Red printings of the Penny Black!"
GB 1840 "Penny Black" - Plate Number help
from StampBoards.com - Postage Stamp Chat Board & Stamp Bulletin Board Forum
Lots of information on plating the penny black and if you are stuck there is no shortage of experts to help you.
Problems of the Penny Plates
A brief study by John A. McCulloch
Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)
Focusing solely on Great Britain’s imperforate issues, the 1d black and red, and the 2d blue.
by Chris Jones
My Victoria
Imperforate Line Engraved Stamps of Great Britain from Plate Position 'CG'
QV Line Engraved Issue
by Wm F Blank
Wide ranging discussion on the GB 1882 £5 Orange QV stamp
Stampboards.com Postage Stamp Chat Board & Stamp Bulletin Board Forum
GB KGV 1d "Downey Head" stamps. A Detailed look & Discussion
from Stampboards.com Postage Stamp Chat Board & Stamp Bulletin Board Forum
Great Britain Machins
by Robin Harris
Royal Mail Horizon Postage Labels
Here you can read more about this new phase of modern postal history.
GB Postal Rates
Information about the postal rates in force is frequently vital for understanding and writing-up covers, but sometimes (or often!) this can be
difficult to track down. The current section is intended as a general resource for GB collectors, listing as many British postage rates as possible.
Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks
by Tim Burgess
Maltese Cross Cancellations
(archive copy on Way Back Machine)
Professor S. David Rockoff & Mike Jackson
GB Postmark Database
by Allan Oliver
The Largest Database of British Postmarks on the net. There are 14,790 British Postmarks listed with 11,868 illustrated.
G.B Postal Towns
by John A. McCulloch
Have you ever wondered about which town a partial CDS came from? For the Victorian Period of Great Britain ... here's a chance to find out.
Protective overprints and underprints
by Andy Donaldson
W H Smith 1882 SS F precancel
Early Precancels of Great Britain
by Steve Panting
The aim of this web site is to consolidate information on early GB precancels.
Before the Penny Black (1st Series)
by Ken Lawrence
Before
the Penny Black Revisited (2nd Series)
by
Ken Lawrence
Before
the Penny Black part 1 by E and R Shanahan
Before
the Penny Black part 2 by E and R Shanahan
Before
the Penny Black part 3 by E and R Shanahan
Before
the Penny Black part 4 by E and R Shanahan
Before
the Penny Black part 5 by E and R Shanahan
The Establishment of the Post Office in Great Britain, 1656
by Adam Miller
Transcription of the 1656 "Act for the Setling of the Postage of England, Scotland and Ireland".
This 9 page Act, of Cromwell's Parliament, passed on 17th September 1656, deals with the rules, rates
and routes within England, Scotland and Ireland, plus Europe.
GB Postal Stationery Newspaper Wrappers
Stamped to Order GB Newspaper Wrappers
W H Smith Newspaper Wrappers
Maury Newspaper Wrapper used in GB
GB Postal History
LINCOLNSHIRE POST OFFICES ALPHABETICAL ARCHIVE
by Sonia and Andrew Reynolds
The Postal History of the Kingdom of Carrick
by Tom Fowler
Maritime Markings of Great Britain
by Ron Shanahan
200 Years of British Postal Markings, 1660-1860
by Eunice Shanahan and Ron Shanahan
Polish Field Post Offices during WW2 - Poczta Polowa
During World War II GB stamps were used by the Polish Armed Forces
Below is a patriotic cover censored and postmarked Poczta Polowa 122 (Field Post Office 122)
Books and Literature on GB Stamps and GB Postal History
Great Britain Philatelic Bibliography
a listing of books on GB Stamps, GB Postal History and GB Postal Stationery
Articles in Magazine on GB Stamps and GB Postal History
June 1950 issue of Gibbons Stamp Monthly p 115
GB CRACKED PLATE ½d VERMILION 1887 STAMP
by C P Rang
June 1950 issue of Gibbons Stamp Monthly pp 120-121
GB THREEPENCE VICTORY by A A Whitworth
Details of the cylinder numbers
used with descriptions of flaws and varities of the stamp. The initial
order was for 24 million stamps, but following suggestions that
speculators were active with this stamps a further 18 million stamps
were printed. The most notable variety being the "7 berries" flaw.
December 1951 issue of Gibbons Stamp Monthly p 44
GB WATERMARK FLAWS by C P
Rang
Illustrations and details of
some flaws on the "single cypher" watermark in the 1912-1924 isuues of
George V. Missing "v"; missing "R"; missing "G"; "P" for "R"; and
combinations of flaws.
Museums
Bath Postal Museum
8 Broad Street, Bath BA1 5LJ
tel: + 44 1225 460333
Lots
of Penny Blacks and a replica Victorian Post Office. Housed in the
building
where the first recorded used 1d Blacks were issued in 1840.
National Postal Museum
King Edward Street, London EC1A 1LP
tel:
+44 20 7776 3636
British Library Philatelic Collections
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
tel: +44 20 7412 7635
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