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dealers of Great Britain stamps & covers for over 25 years

We specialize in material from Queen Victoria, Postal History, Line Engraved issues, including the 1840 1d Black, 1840 2d Blue, 1841 1d Red, and 1841 2d Blue, to Embossed and Surface printed stamps, with a special interest and stock in the 1887 Jubilee issues.

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About Elstree Stamps

Here at Elstree Stamps, we pride ourselves on handling the finest quality Great Britain, unusual and specialist philatelic material.

As specialists in Great Britain stamps we have handled many major rarities and continue to do so, and have supplied fine philatelic material for some major collections around the world.

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Below, is a small selection of the kind of material we keep in stock. Click on any image below to see new stock added this month in our shop.

19059

1870 SG48 1/2d ROSE PLATE 12 SUPERB EXHIBITION MARGINAL BLOCK OF 12 EX CHILD Ex Tony Childs collection, this has to be one of the finest example of a multiple of these we have handled in over 30 years. Each cancelled by a light Edinbough CDS. Full plate number "12" in the corner, part inscription in margin "PRICE 1/2d Per Label 1/-" Take a look on eBay, unused blocks are common, used blocks of this size very rare. A georgous exhibition item.

18976

1852 B2 ALPH2 SG8 1d RED BROWN PLATE 157 SUPERB QUALITY BLOCK OF 8 VERY RARE In nearly 30 years as a GB dealer, this has to be the best block of B2's we have handled. Good to large margins all round, each struck by an upright London Inland "5" in diamond. Multiples of B2's are scarce, but rare so fine. An exhibition quality item. Ex. Tony Child collection. SG Cat £900.00 as 2 fine used blocks of 4.

17880

1840 SG3 1d GREYISH BLACK PLATE 1a MAY 7th 1840 ON PIECE (FK) A VERY FINE USED 4 MARGIN EXAMPLE, PERFECTLY TIED TO PIECE BY A CRIMSON MALTESE CROSS, WITH MATCHING TOWN CANCEL OF SLEAFORD FOR THE SAME DAY. LISTED IN ALCOCK & HOLLAND.

18523

1864/79 SG43/44 1d RED PLATE 130 MARGINAL INSCRIPTION FULL ORNAMENT BLOCK OF 4 A superb unmounted mint block from the right siide of the sheet with full marginal ornement. Rare to see it as such as the sheets were divided across at this position on the sheet of 240 stamps. Margin right out to deckled edge as well. An exhibition item. SG Cat £300.00 as hinged singles. Checkout our SHOP for more interesting 1d reds from this collection.

18514

1841 SG8 1d RED BROWN PLATE 113 V.FINE USED BLOCK OF 6 WATERMARK INVERTED RARE A very fine used block of 6 with inverted watermark. Margins clear to large all round, each neatly struck by a London District "65" in circle cancellation. Rare in multiples and uncatalogued as a block. In over 25 years dealing, we have never handled the like. A very rare exhibition quality item. SG Cat £2400.00 as singles. Estimate for block of 6 @ £5500.00

18397

1866 SG98 9d STRAW WMK EMBLEMS & 1d RED ON COVER LONDON TO CALCUTTA INDIA RARE A fine example, tied with 1d red plate 87 making a 9d rate by London Duplex for March 10th 1866 to Calutta India. Via Marseilles - nice red scroll handstamp, Calcutta receiving on reverse for April 11th 1866. Note - date 1866 confirms SG98 wmk Emblems and NOT SG110 wmk Spray which was not printed until 1867. A very rare stmp on cover, espedially so fine. SG Cat £1400.00

18395

1867 SG118 2s DULL BLUE WATERMARK SPRAY ON COVER LONDON TO GUATEMALA (KF) RARE A fine example, tied to folded lettersheet by a London Duplex cancellation for March 16th 1876 to Guatemala. via Panama and "8" in blue handstamps. Just look at that adress - no street - no postcode - just a country! This issue is very rare on cover - at time of listing it is the only one on eBay! SG Cat £700.00

1867 SG113 10d PALE BROWN WMK SPRAY RARE HENRY S KING & CO CANCEL (IF) READ

1887 JUBILEE SG197 1/2d VERMILION RARE PRINTED ON GUM SIDE INV WATERMARK @ CERT

1840 SG5 2d BLUE PLATE 1 SUPERB RED MALTESE CROSS 4 MARGINS VERY FINE (PD)

1900 JUBILEE SG214 1s GREEN & CARMINE UNMOUNTED MINT MARGINAL BLOCK OF 4

1852 ALPH2 SG8 1d RED BROWN PLATE 150 ENORMOUS MARGINS SUPERB CORNER (TL)

1841 SG8 1d RED BROWN PLATE 34 LONDON "4" IN MALTESE CROSS 4 MARGIN VFU (QG)

1840 SG2 1d BLACK PLATE 9 FINE USED RED MALTESE CROSS 4 MARGINS (PE)

1892 SG206 41/2d Deep Green & Deep Carmine block of 4 with Variety "dot in SE corner" Cert.

1841 1d RED IMPERF PLATES

1864/79 1d RED MINT PERF PLATES NEW STOCK BEING LISTED

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