GREAT BRITAIN Classic philately emphasized the study of minute varieties on classic stamps and the early stamps of Great Britain are among the most specialized in the world. Nearly every one of the thousands of stamps in this wonderful 83 volume (!) collection (in five large cartons) is identified by the Stanley Gibbons Victoria specialized catalog number, along with identifying characteristics (the vast majority of the stamps are different Gibbons varieties, not just quantities of the same stamp). The quality is excellent and the collector spent thousands of hours researching, mounting and neatly annotating this collection (and he spent over $100,000 on it as well). Neatly cataloged by the 2006-2008 Gibbons catalog, the collection has a Gibbons value L585,000= $790,000). We flat scanned one volume just as a taste of what you get (remember the collection is 83 volumes). One of the nicest, specialized Great Britain collections in existence offered completely intact, at a very attractive price. This is a specialist's collection. The collector spent a loving lifetime on his stamps selecting thousands of stamps from Penny Reds to early twentieth century highly specialized by Gibbons plate numbers, shades, "Black Plates" on Penny Reds and all sorts of more arcane GB items. Included are some stamps that catalog up to $2500 each but expect the real value of the collection to be a student's rendering of what highly specialized nineteenth and early twentieth century GB philately can look like. Everything is neatly annotated and mounted and can be easily broken down by volume (SG catalog value over 590,000 pounds= $800,000) (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (Scan e) (Scan f) (Scan g) (Scan h) (Scan i) (Scan j) (Scan k) (Scan l) (Scan m) (Scan n) (Scan o) (Scan p) (Scan q) (Scan r) (Scan s) (Scan t) (Scan u) (Scan v) (Scan w) (Scan x) (Scan y) (Scan z) (Scan a1) (Scan b1) (Scan c1) (Scan d1) (Scan e1) (Scan f1) (Scan g1) (Scan h1) (Scan i1) (Scan j1) (Scan k1) (Scan l1) (Scan m1) (Scan n1) (Scan o1) (Scan p1) (Scan q1) (Scan r1) (Scan s1) (Scan t1) (Scan u1) (Scan v1) (Scan w1) (All Scans)

Estimated Net Value...50,000-60,000

GREAT BRITAIN - PRESTIGE BOOKLETS Very nice selection of 21 prestige booklets mostly from the late 1980s and 90s. The selection includes two examples of 1972 £1 Wedgwood booklets and then a whole list of other premium more modern booklets like Christian Heritage, The Times, British Rail and many others, VERY FINE, og, NH (Scan a) (Scan b) (Scan c) (Scan d) (All Scans)

Catalog Value...949.00