Stanley Gibbons Hong Kong Stamp Catalogue 5th Edition

This new edition of the Hong Kong catalogue, lists all stamps of the former British colony and the Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China, inaugurated on 1 July 1997.
Prices have been carefully revised to reflect the strong market for this area. New issues are now listed up to April 2015.

KEY SELLING FEATURES:

• This edition of the Hong Kong Catalogue lists and prices all stamps, from the first stamps issued in 1862, to the level of detail familiar to the users of the British Commonwealth & Empire Stamps Catalogue
• Prices up to 1970 have been extracted from the British Commonwealth & Empire Stamps Catalogue 2016. Later issues have been extensively revised and updated specially for this edition
• Colour illustrations throughout
• Watermark varieties, shades, plate flaws, major errors, booklets, postal fiscals and postcard stamps are all included; There is a helpful guide to prices of stamps on cover up to 1945 and the Crowned Circle ‘Paid At’ handstamps, in use before the arrival of the first stamps, are listed and priced
• Details of issues up to 1970 have been extracted from Stanley Gibbons 2016 Commonwealth and British Empire Catalogue. Later issues have been revised and updated especially for this edition
• Listings are now complete to April 2015
• A design index is provided for all commemorative and pictorial stamps issued since 1935
• Prices have been extensively revised. Valuations for classic issues and errors and varieties have been marked up significantly in many cases

NEW FOR THIS EDITION

There are new watermark varieties in King Edward VII and King George V The two shades of the 1946 King George VI $10 are now separately listed and there are over a dozen additions to the listings of British Post Offices in China

DETAILED CONTENTS/COUNTRIES COVERED:

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

The Stanley Gibbons Hong Kong Catalogue covers a number of areas of interest including:

• Postage dues
• Postcard stamps
• Postal fiscals
• Stamp booklets
• Premium booklets
• Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong
• British Post Offices in China (Hong Kong stamps)
• British Post Offices in Japan (Hong Kong stamps)

Guidance is also given on valuing stamped covers prior to 1945.

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.[1]

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.

[1: Stanley Gibbons Blog: How to use Stanley Gibbons Catalogues]

Title: Stanley Gibbons Hong Kong Stamp Catalogue 5th Edition
ISBN10: 0852599463
ISBN13: 9780852599464
Format: 10x243x169 mm Paperback
Pages: 86