The Stanley Gibbons Cyprus, Gibraltar & Malta Stamp Catalogue 5th Edition provides a comprehensive priced listing of stamps issued by Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot Posts, Gibraltar and Malta, as well as the former British colonies in Europe of Heligoland and the Ionian Islands and also the British Post Offices in Crete. Listings for issues up to 1970 have been extracted from the 2019 Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1870–1970, more recent issues have been specially repriced for this 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currency changes, this information is designed to aid the collector in identifying their stamps and also to provide an historical reference for the stamp listings.

KEY  FEATURES:

• Comprehensive priced listing of stamps from the early issues of Cyprus (1881), Gibraltar (1886) and Malta (1860) to date
• Includes stamps of the former British colonies of Heligoland (1867-90) and the Ionian Islands (1859)
• Includes British Post Offices in Crete and the stamps of the Turkish Cypriot Posts
• Handy format
• Illustrated in colour
• On cover “multipliers” provided for all stamps to 1945, to allow calculation of prices for stamps on cover
• Watermark varieties, shades, plate flaws, major errors, postage due stamps and booklets are all listed and priced
• Includes Great Britain stamps used in Cyprus, Gibraltar and Malta before their stamps became available and the ‘Crowned Circle’ markings of the Ionian Islands

New for this edition:

• Design indexes for the pictorial stamps of Gibraltar and Malta allow individual stamps to be easily identified.
• Prices have been extensively revised throughout the catalogue with increases in most periods, notably among errors and varieties

DETAILED CONTENTS/COUNTRIES COVERED:

The Stanley Gibbons Cyprus, Gibraltar and Malta 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 Post Offices in Crete (1898-99) • Cyprus (1880-2014)
• Turkish Cypriot Posts (1974-2014)
• Faroe Islands under British Occupation (1940-1941)
• Gibraltar (1866-2014)
• Gibraltar stamps used in the Morocco Agencies (1886-1898)
• Heligoland (1867-90)
• Ionian Islands (1859)
• Malta (1860-2014)

New issue listings updated as follows:

• Cyprus - up to November 2018
• Turkish Cypriot Posts – July 2018
• Gibraltar – November 2018
• Malta – November 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.