ALL SEASONS PRICE LIST

Blocks, se-tenants, interesting covers and postcards -- and much more

I have been slowly but surely gathering a wide variety of unusual and even exotic stamps and covers over the last 20 years or so. I try to have all items listed available at all times, but it might not always be possible because of heavy demand or difficulty in restocking. Therefore I suggest you give several alternatives when placing an order. You might notice that the unit price usually goes up on larger lots. This is because they include more elusive items.

Note that many lots include choices of several countries or regions. Specify which you want, or ask for a mixture.

Don’t see what you want? Let me know what you are looking for and I will try to help.

Note also that I give details of what I am buying at the end of this list.

STAMPS

• 1. 20 different postally used blocks. Your choice of world-wide, GB, Machins (QEII definitives), US, Canada, Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Scandinavia or South America £5

• 1B. 40 different used blocks from any of the above £10.50

• 2. 15 different high-value GB or high-value US blocks £5

• 2B. 25 different HV GB or HV US blocks £9.50

• 3. 50 different blocks -- GB, Machins, US or Canada £15

• 4. 100 different world-wide blocks £25

• 5. 15 different fine used blocks (neat circular date stamp cancels) £8

Se-tenants – different stamps attached. I have long collected postally used se-tenants and have one of the largest stocks in the world. Se-tenants are very attractive and add a lot to a country collection. They also are a lot of fun and something of a challenge to collect on their own.

• 6. 15 different used se-tenant pairs -- world-wide, US, South Africa or GB Machins £2.50

• 6B. 25 different used se-tenant pairs from any of the above £5

• 7. 15 different used se-tenant blocks – world-wide, US or Canada £5

• 7B. 25 different se-tenant blocks – world-wide, US or Canada £10

• 8. 15 different se-tenant blocks from GB, Scandinavia or South Africa £6

• 8B. 25 different se-tenant blocks from GB, Scandinavia or South Africa £12.50

• 9. 15 different used coil pairs – world-wide, US, Canada or Scandinavia £2.50

• 9B. 25 different used coil pairs -- world-wide, US or Canada £5

• 10. 15 different used coil strips (three or more stamps) – world-wide or US £3.50

• 11. 25 different used overprinted or charity single stamps (not blocks) £2.25

• 12. 15 different used singles with selvedge markings (plate numbers, printer marks, etc) £2.50

• 13. 15 different singles with socked-on-nose cancels (central date stamp cancels) £2

• 13B. 25 different socked-on-nose singles £4

• 13C. 10 different postally used mini-sheets £6

• 13D. 50 different used horizontal pairs – your choice of world-wide, GB, US definitives, US special stamps, foreign or Commonwealth. This is just 2.5p per stamp. £2.50
  

• 13E. 100 different used horizontal pairs -- your choice of world-wide, GB, US definitives, US special stamps, foreign or Commonwealth £5
  

• 13F. Set of five different unmounted mint 1970 decimal training stamps that were issued to train post office staff in the same colour as the new decimal Machin (QEII) of 1971 (2p, 2.5p, 3p, 3.5p and 4p) £1

• 13G. Same but in mint blocks of four £3.75

• 13H. 25 different stamps on Scottish subjects £2

• 13I. 40 different stamps on Scottish subjects £3.50

COVERS

I can offer a large selection of postally used (except where stated) and collectible covers in good to fine condition. Again these are from stocks I have amassed over the last 20 years or so. Most are modern (1960s on) and no bigger than A5 size.

• 14. 15 different covers from small countries, small island countries, ex-USSR (some of these might not have stamps on them), Russia (not all have stamps on them), Baltic States or Canadian centennial (statehood) issue £5
• 14B. 25 different from any of the above £9.50
• 15. 15 different with art stamps, stamps on stamps, Europa stamps, better usages of Machin (QEII) stamps, Christmas theme or Europa first-day covers (FDCs) £5.50
• 15B. 25 different with better usages of Machin stamps £9.50
• 16 15 different United Nations theme or hotel covers £7
• 16B. 25 different UN theme or hotel covers £14
• 17. 25 different FDCs – world-wide, GB or US £6
• 18. 15 different postally used covers with joined se-tenants on them £6
• 18B. 25 different joined se-tenant covers £12
• 19. 15 different used se-tenant covers -- US, Canada or GB or world-wide better (blocks, scarcer pairs, etc) £10
• 19B. 25 different US joined se-tenant covers £20
• 20. 15 different covers with ordinary blocks (not se-tenants) on them £7
• 20B. 25 different covers with blocks £14
• 21. 15 different postal stationery items – world-wide, GB, mint US or used US £5
• 21B. 25 different from any of the above £9
• 22. 15 different plate number coil (PNC) covers from the US. (Every 50^th or so of these coil stamps have a tiny number at the bottom of the stamp, and these are a challenge and a lot of fun to look for.) £6.50
• 22B. 25 different US PNC covers £12
• 23. 15 different covers with coil pairs or strips on them £12
• 24. 15 different covers with charity stamps (surcharged) £10
• 24B. 25 different charity stamp covers £19
• 25. 15 different covers with overprinted stamps on them £9
• 25B. 25 different covers with overprinted stamps £18
• 26. 15 different covers sent registered, with cinderellas, framas and other postal labels or pictorial meter marks £7
• 26B. 25 different covers with any of the above £14

POSTCARDS, SUPPLIES AND MISCELLANEOUS

• 27. 15 used postcards from small countries, smaller island countries or pre-WW2 US £5

• 28. 15 different used cards from Asia £4

• 28B. 25 different used cards from Asia £7.50

• 28C. NOW AVAILABLE AGAIN! 15 Mexican postcards with different exporta definitive series frankings £12

• 28D. 25 different Mexican postcards with different exporta definitive series frankings £20

• 29. Scotland and Philately handbook No 13, Edinburgh, by Stanley Brown and Ken Norris £1.50

• 30. Stamp hinges: 100 for 25p

• 30B. Stamp hinges, 1,000 for £1.25

• 31. Postcard protectors per pack of 100, small size £4 (Don’t forget that for buyers in the UK postage for these is free if your total order exceeds £25, making this excellent value for postal customers.)

• 32. Postcard protectors per 100, large size (for modern cards) £4.50

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE UP YOUR MIND

If you can’t make up your mind or want a large starter collection to get you going, I suggest trying a bargain package. You can choose stamps, covers or postcards, or a mixture of all three. These offer better value than the smaller selections and I always throw in a bonus or two. Give me your preferences and I will make up a packet especially for you.

• 33. Texas bargain package, post free to the United Kingdom £25

• 34. Alaska bargain package, post free to the UK and Europe £50

Terms and postage and packing. Orders of £25 or more are post free to United Kingdom addresses; for orders under £25 add £1. Orders of £50 or more are post free to anywhere in Europe; for orders under £50 add £2. Orders of £100 or more are post free, international signed-for service, to anywhere in the world; for under £100 add £5. (I do not recommend sending larger packets by ordinary post beyond Europe.) I try to use better stamps on your envelopes. I accept payment by cash in pound sterling, euros and dollars sent at your risk; pound sterling, dollar and euro cheques; and PayPal; inquire for the current exchange rate before paying in euros or dollars. Undamaged GB full-gum mint stamps valid for postage are accepted in payment at 80 per cent of face value to a maximum of £25. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

BUYING!

I have a large show stock, sell lots of material by mail (and e-mail) order and list all sorts of items on eBay, which means I need to do a lot of buying. Last year I spent some £5,000, and I would spend more if I could find the right material.

Below are a few examples of the sorts of things I am almost always buying. Please get in touch if you have such covers, cards or stamps. You can send the material to me for an offer or price it yourself. I will pay and return any unwanted items within two or three days.

Postcards

-- Better Scottish topographical and social history cards, especially from towns and villages and most especially Fife and Angus. I do not need cards showing "empty" scenes of lochs, mountains and seaside, nor of the city centres. Cards of suburban Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen often are of interest, however. Some towns and villages of little interest are Oban, Callander, Luss, Braemar, Ballater and Inverness. Generally the older the better but good modern cards can be of interest.

-- Cards on the subjects of golf, football, speedway, whisky, Judaica, Scottish military, coal, quarries and volcanoes

-- GB cards with clear, scarcer (thimble, squared circle, skeleton, etc) postmarks, and U.S. cards with neat hand cancels of villages and small towns posted overseas. Also I can use cards with missent markings, auxiliary markings, postage due labels and the like. Ialso always am looking for cards with anything highly unusual about them -- messages in Braille for instance.

-- Used cards from the Cayman Islands (any era) and Egypt, and used and mint cards from Sudan.

-- US airmail postal stationery cards properly used overseas. Even very ordinary-looking modern cards can be worth several pounds.

Stamps

-- Used blocks, especially se-tenant ones (different stamps attached), mini-sheets and booklet panes.

-- More advanced collections, especially on leaves that can be broken up and added to my worldwide fair stock of these.

Covers

-- Virtually anything but basic first-day covers from the Caymans and Sudan.

-- Mexican covers bearing "exporta" definitive stamps and Canal Zone covers -- both of these to any destination except the US.

-- U.S. covers overseas with marks of the receiving country, especially small countries, and auxiliary markings. If you find an envelope that is highly unusual in some way I probably can use it.

-- Covers with good small town and Scottish handstamp cancels, but generally not double circle ones, and covers from overseas places with Scottish names. Also Scottish cinderellas, tied labels and the like.

-- I specialise in out-of-the-ordinary material, not necessarily older, so if you find an envelope that is highly unusual in some way I probably can use it. I'm always looking for covers with postage due labels on them, tied cinderellas and the like, and interesting advertising covers, especially from Scotland and the US.

If in doubt -- get in touch!