GBPS Publications Distributor

Mike Jackson Publications, 3 Cottesmore Avenue, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0HY, England.
Tel: +44 (0)1664 859199
E-mail: gbps@mjpublications.com

John McCulloch's site

Index to Plating the Penny - John A. McCulloch has developed a remarkably effective tool for creating a short-list of possible plates from a set of Brown/Fisher measurements. Postmark town finder - John also has a useful search tool which lists possible towns from just a few letters on a 19th century postmark.

    Index to Plating the Penny

GB dealers (GBPS members)

Bill Barrell Ltd: http://www.barrell.co.uk/

Candlish McCleery Ltd: http://www.candlishmccleery.com/

David Shaw: http://www.davidshawpostalhistory.com

Elstree Stamps: http://www.elstreestamps.com specialising in Queen Victoria with specific knowledge and specialization in the 1887 Jubilee Issue. Mike Rogers.

K&C Philatelics: http://www.kcphilatelics.co.uk specialising in Queen Victoria and Postal History.

Mike Holt: http://www.mike-holt.com/

My Penny Blacks: http://www.mypennyblacks.com/ I specialize in the line-engraved imperforate issues of 1840 and 1841, with a particular (but not exclusive) interest in Scottish items. My aim is to provide a personal service. Doug McGill.

QV Pennies: http://www.qvpennies.com/

Sturminster Stamps (Martin Jenkinson): http://www.sturstamps.com/. Martin has collected GB Line-Engraved since the 1960s, specialising in the 'Black' plates. He has been dealing in these issues and other Line-Engraved categories since June 2001, and carries a very substantial stock of all issues 1840-1870.

Tony Bellew: http://www.tonybellew.com/

Windsor Philatelics (Great Britain postage stamps and postal history) http://www.windsorphilatelics.com/

MJ Publications – Penny Black first day covers

Penny Black First Day Covers

Although issued on 1 May 1840 in London, the Penny Black (together with the Twopenny Blue and Mulreadys) was not valid for postage until 6 May 1840, which is thus not the first day of issue but rather the first day of official use. This link will take you to a listing of 86 covers and pieces ostensibly used on 6 May 1840. Some of these are of doubtful authenticity. Of those which seem genuine 71 have recorded towns of origin: 52 are from London, 7 from Liverpool, 10 from the rest of Britain and 2 from Scotland.

Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland

The Maltese Cross Web site is a companion presentation to the forthcoming encyclopædic reference publication, ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, by Professor S. David Rockoff and Mike Jackson, expected to appear in 2006.

http://www.maltese-cross.co.uk

Philatelic directories and other resources

Joseph Luft's Philatelic Resources - one of the most (if not the most) comprehensive philatelic sites: http://www.execpc.com/~joeluft/resource.html

Tom Cusick, KGVI Stamps, PO Box 3297, Lisle, IL 60532, USA has a useful list of links to philatelic Web sites at http://www.ameritech.net/users/tomq/KGVIlinks.htm

UK250.co.uk has a list of UK sites devoted to stamps at http://www.stampwebsites.co.uk

PhilaGuide: The Golden Guide for Philatelists
Philatelic Resources, Postal History, Philatelic Dictionaries, Philatelic Specials and
. . . much more.

Stamp Auction Network: http://www.stampauctionnetwork.com/

Stamp and Philatelic Links - Free resource for stamp and philatelic collectors http://www.stamp-links.com

The Philatelic Database - a worldwide philatelic resource http://www.philatelicdatabase.com

GB-related societies

Great Britain Collectors' Club: http://www.gbstamps.com/gbcc/

Machin Collectors' Club: http://www.machins.org/

Larry Rosenblum's GBStamps.com: http://www.gbstamps.com/

Great Britain Decimal Stamp Book Study Circle: http://www.gbdsbsc.kabsi.at/

Machin Interest Group: http://www.tip.net.au/~albfar/mig.htm

UK Philately (ABPS, BPT, NPS): http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/

King George VI Collectors Society: http://www.kg6.info/

Philatelic Computing Study Group: http://www.pcsg.org/

Philatelic Writers' Society: http://www.stamps.org.uk/sites/pws/index.htm
Although now disbanded, the PWS site may still be accessible.

Finding out-of-print books

HH Sales Ltd, The Barn, Heaton Royds, Shay Lane, Bradford BD9 6SH, England.
Tel: +44 (0)1274 544446 Fax: +44 (0)1274 545634
E-mail: sales@hhphilit.com
http://www.hhphilit.com

abebooks.com: http://www.abebooks.com/

Bibliofind: http://www.bibliofind.com/

BookFinder.com: http://www.bookfinder.com/

Museums and institutions

The British Library: http://www.bl.uk/collections/philatelic/

The British Postal Museum and Archive (the public identity of the Postal Heritage Trust): http://www.postalheritage.org.uk

Bath Postal Museum: http://www.bathpostalmuseum.org/

The American Philatelic Society Research Library: http://www.stamps.org/TheLibrary/lib_AbouttheAPRL.htm

The Post Office: http://www.postoffice.co.uk/

Royal Mail: http://www.royalmail.co.uk/

Conservation and archival supplies

Conservation Resources: http://www.conservationresources.com/

Preservation Equipment Ltd: http://www.preservationequipment.co.uk/

Frank Godden (albums): http://www.fgalbums.com
E-mail: sales@fgalbums.com

Secol: http://www.secol.co.uk/

Light Impressions (USA): http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/

Conservation by Design: http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk/

Bosham Industries (producers of Hagner sheets): http://www.stampcarriers.com/

Sites devoted to Great Britain stamps and postal history

Tim Burgess has a very useful site on Queen Victoria issues, and lots of GB links: http://home.earthlink.net/~pennyred/ with a mirror site at http://members.tripod.com/~pennyreds/

Robin Harris's Machin site: http://www.adminware.ca/machin.htm

Postal History: http://philatelyandpostalhistory.com/ph/