English
will be published September/October
128th edition, hard back, specialised catalogue of the postage stamps Great Britain & British Commonwealth 1840-1970, edition 2026, includes varieties, 780 (A4) pp in colour, in English, published 2025
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO THE 2026 EDITION:
• Indian stamps used in the Aden sub-offices now have a full, numbered listing (without prices at
present).
• The new listing of Cape of Good Hope stamps used in Basutoland, added last year, has been
significantly espanded.
• Booklet listings have been improved in a number of places, most notably Straits Settlements
and Ceylon, while there is a completely new section covering those of the India State of Idar.
• Details of postmarks used in Ascension prior to the introduction of its own stamps have been
expanded.
• In Egypt, the 1872 ‘Penasson’ stamps have been extended to include further watermark
varieties.
• The 1871-1909 stamps of Hyderabad see improved notes and illustrations as well as some
additions to the listings.
• Several new plate and watermark varieties have been added and there are new notes and
information throughout the catalogue, including helpful aids to identification.
• Prices have been checked and revised throughout. There are many increases, but also some
significant reductions, so it will be important to have the new edition to refer to.
• Two invaluable articles, repeated from GSM during 2025, will be of particular interest to
collectors of Papua and North Borneo.
