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Isle of Wight
Top Row, L to R:
Godshill (C52), Newport (560), Ryde (666)
Bottom Row, L to R:
Shanklin (B89), Ventnor (971)
Isle of Man
Douglas (407) x2; Ramsey (036)
Channel Islands
Guernsey (324); Jersey (409)
Cheers,
Peter
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05:48:27pm
Peter
I also collect QV of the UK and have often wondered about the cancels. Where did you find the information (website, book, catalog, ...)?
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The source I use is Gibbons' "Collect British Postmarks" (2013, 9th Ed.).
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07:41:42pm
Thanks, Peter. I'll try to find a copy.
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I see one on Amazon for about $40 plus shipping; on eBay, older editions are available at auction, but this newest edition is over $50.
Just be careful to buy this one by Gibbons; there is a paperback one by Dr. J. T. Whitney of the same title (see image below) but it is not as "user friendly" to find postmarks as this Gibbons edition is. I have both and find I use the Gibbons almost exclusively since I got it.
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Hi Peter,
These two are basically editions of the same catalogue.
I have the 7th edition (still with Dr Whitney's name but edited by Peachey & Crookes and published by the British Postmark Society) and the 8th edition published by Stanley Gibbons. These two editions use the same type numbers.
The 7th edition (1997) was priced at £16.50 (so a big increase from your £4 version!) and the 8th edition (2011) was priced at £29.95.
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It comes down to a preference in presentation; I find the newer edition to be better laid out. I used the older edition for a while, until I upgraded and haven't gone back.
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http://www.gbps.org.uk/information/po-numbers/london.php
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04:59:25pm
An area I'm very slowly developing is a study of cancels on GB stamps, particularly of the QV era. I am new to this but I'm enjoying the research aspects (once a nerd ... ). Anyway, I have found some interesting ones. Here are some from a late uncle's collection that I finally got around to adding to mine.
Isle of Wight
Top Row, L to R:
Godshill (C52), Newport (560), Ryde (666)
Bottom Row, L to R:
Shanklin (B89), Ventnor (971)
Isle of Man
Douglas (407) x2; Ramsey (036)
Channel Islands
Guernsey (324); Jersey (409)
Cheers,
Peter
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03 Nov 2015
05:48:27pm
re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
Peter
I also collect QV of the UK and have often wondered about the cancels. Where did you find the information (website, book, catalog, ...)?
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06:40:36pm
re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
The source I use is Gibbons' "Collect British Postmarks" (2013, 9th Ed.).
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They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
03 Nov 2015
07:41:42pm
re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
Thanks, Peter. I'll try to find a copy.
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07:47:50pm
re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
I see one on Amazon for about $40 plus shipping; on eBay, older editions are available at auction, but this newest edition is over $50.
Just be careful to buy this one by Gibbons; there is a paperback one by Dr. J. T. Whitney of the same title (see image below) but it is not as "user friendly" to find postmarks as this Gibbons edition is. I have both and find I use the Gibbons almost exclusively since I got it.
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re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
Hi Peter,
These two are basically editions of the same catalogue.
I have the 7th edition (still with Dr Whitney's name but edited by Peachey & Crookes and published by the British Postmark Society) and the 8th edition published by Stanley Gibbons. These two editions use the same type numbers.
The 7th edition (1997) was priced at £16.50 (so a big increase from your £4 version!) and the 8th edition (2011) was priced at £29.95.
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08:22:19pm
re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
It comes down to a preference in presentation; I find the newer edition to be better laid out. I used the older edition for a while, until I upgraded and haven't gone back.
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re: British island cancels on GB QV stamps
http://www.gbps.org.uk/information/po-numbers/london.php
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