The Stanley Gibbons China Stamp Catalogue 12th Edition contains detailed and up to date listings of all current stamp issuing countries (China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) as well as many other areas of interest including Japanese Occupation of China, Kiachow, Kwangchow, Manchukuo and Tibet. Prices have been thoroughly revised throughout by leading experts in the field.

It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in the stamps of this area.

Information is provided at the beginning of each country, covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes, this information is designed to aid the collector in identifying their stamps and also to provide an historical reference for the stamp listings.

KEY FEATURES:

Prices have been thoroughly revised by leading experts in the field
Revised version of the International Philatelic Glossary now including Chinese (traditional) and Chinese (simplified) as well as English, French and German
A helpful guide included to aid the collector in using the catalogue
Contact details are provided for societies with an interest in China
Updated design indexes for China, People’s Republic, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to aid the collector in identifying their stamps

DETAILED CONTENTS/COUNTRIES COVERED:

The Stanley Gibbons China Stamp Catalogue 12th Edition is the only catalogue published in English which covers all the stamp issues of China in a single volume. It is a detailed and highly informative catalogue, ideal for any collector who specialises in the stamps of this area.

Information is provided at the beginning of each country, covering history, early stamp issues and currency changes, this information is designed to aid the collector in identifying their stamps and also to provide an historical reference for the stamp listings.

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

Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports
Chinese Empire
Chinese Imperial Post
Chinese Republic
Chinese Provinces
Communist China
Japanese Occupation of China
British Post Offices in China
China Expeditionary Force
French Post Offices in China
German Post Offices in China
Indo-Chinese Post Offices
Italian Post Office
Japanese Post Offices
Russian Post Offices
United States Postal Agency in Shanghai
Chinese Post Offices in Korea
Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong
Kiachow
Kwangchow
British Post Office in Macao
Manchukuo
Tibet

Current stamp issuing countries listed and updated in the catalogue include:

People’s Republic of China (listed to April 2018)
Hong Kong (May 2018)
Macao (May 2018)
Taiwan (May 2018)

About Stanley Gibbons Catalogues

Stanley Gibbons is the world’s longest established rare stamp merchant. The world-famous Gibbons Catalogue was first published by Edward Stanley Gibbons in 1865 and sold for 2d., post free. The main catalogue now comprises several parts and is intended for the more advanced collector. Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840–1952 includes all stamps of this area from the earliest issues up to the end of George VI’s reign and additionally lists and illustrates many of the better varieties popular with collectors. A series of single country or limited area catalogues covers Commonwealth countries from their first issues to date. Of the remaining parts, ten are devoted to European countries and eleven to ‘overseas’ countries. Thematic Catalogues are also published covering stamps featuring Aircraft; Birds; Butterflies and Insects; Chess; Fish; Fungi; Mammals; Motor Vehicles; Railways; Shells and Ships. Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840–1952 and Stamps of the World are published, fully updated, each year, new editions of the others are published as required.

About Stamp Catalogs

The stamp catalogue, basically a dealer’s price-list, is a most essential work of reference for the stamp collector. It provides complete, detailed lists of all the postage stamps issued by every country in the world from the earliest days, with information about dates of issue, commemorative events, face values, colours and designs, and – if it is a fairly new catalogue – the current prices of the stamps, unused and postally used. For the beginner and general collector the most useful catalogue is the Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue of Stamps of the World published in five volumes. This catalogue contains all the details – except perforations, watermarks, designers, printers and varieties – the average collector needs for every country.