Great Britain Philatelic Displays
This section contains scans of displays on a wide range of subjects within Great Britain philately, supplied as a resource for members of the GBPS. The introduction pages may be read by anyone, but to view the displays themselves you must be logged in. The page images are resized to fit roughly into the height of the average screen, but if you click on one it will open the full size image, whatever size that may be. You can page through the display by clicking the arrows in the sidebar or by using the left and right arrow keys.
Most displays are also downloadable as a single file – listed in the "Files" column with the file format, typically PDF. (If only available as a download, the page count is shown in grey italics.)
A letter "w" or "d" after the number of sheets indicates that the display is on "wide" or "double" size sheets respectively (displays on normal size sheets may include the occasional larger sheet too, of course).
Many of the 16-sheet displays were submitted as entries in one of the GBPS competitions (years as noted in the third columns below).
The examples here obviously represent only a selection of possible material; further scanned displays are actively solicited. Please see the "How to provide a display" page for more details, or contact the for further information.
Copyright for these displays is retained by the original owners.
POSTAGE STAMPS
Queen Victoria – Line Engraved
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Development and Usage of the World's First Postage Stamps | Simon Beresford-Wylie | 272 | |
One Penny Plate 1 | Graham Wylde | 2022 | 9 |
1d Black Plate 5 Repairs | Kevin Maunder | 2022 | 16 |
Repairs of the 1d Imperf Plate 8 and a Revised Print Record | Kevin Maunder | 2024 | 16 |
The 1841 Provisional Black Printing and Repair Characteristics | Kevin Maunder | 2021 | 16 |
A Review of Repaired Penny Black Plates | Tony Wells | 2023 | 16 |
The Repaired Impressions of Die I Penny Red Plate 17 | Kevin Maunder | 16 | |
The Repaired Impressions of Die I Penny Red Plates 12-40 | Kevin Maunder | 20 | |
The 2d Blue 'with lines' Plates 3 and 4 | Mark Wrigley | 2024 | 16 |
Penny Red Stars 1850-1864 | Juan Farah | 2021 | 16 |
Evolution of British Stamp Perforation 1840 to 1880 | Ray Simpson | 80 |
Queen Victoria – Surface Printed
King Edward VII
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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King Edward VII Essays and Proofs | Graham Horton | 128 |
King George V
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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King George V Downey Head – Selected Sheets from a Plating Study | Mike Jackson | 12 w | |
Great Britain's First Commemorative Postage Stamp | David Ogden | 2021 | 16 |
British Empire Exhibition - A Study of the 1924 Stamps with Sheet Serial Numbers | David Ogden | 2022 | 16 |
George V Commemorative Stamp Issues | Mary Pugh | 80 | |
The 1929 Postal Union Congress Stamps from Inception to Issue | Colin Davies | 2024 | 16 |
Introduction to the Silver Jubilee Stamp Booklets of 1935 | Harvey Russell | 16 | |
Harrison Dummy Stamps of King George V | Glenn Morgan | 2023 | 16 |
King Edward VIII
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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King Edward VIII: A Study of the ½d Green Cylinder 15 | Robin Restall | 32 | |
King Edward VIII 1d Red | Robin Restall | 48 | |
King Edward VIII 1½d Red-Brown, Control A/36, Cylinder 2: The Case of the Curious Coif | Robin Restall | 24 | |
King Edward VIII 2½d Blue: The Study of an Incomplete Collection | Robin Restall | 64 |
King George VI
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Pre‑Release Covers | Robin Restall | 24 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 2 | Robin Restall | 36 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 4 | Robin Restall | 27 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 6 | Robin Restall | 70 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 7 | Robin Restall | 112 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 8 | Robin Restall | 18 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 16 | Robin Restall | 22 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 19 | Robin Restall | 12 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 23 | Robin Restall | 38 | |
The 1937 Coronation Stamp of King George VI: Cylinder 30 | Robin Restall | 25 |
Queen Elizabeth II – Machins
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Pre-Decimal Machins | Tony Walker | 375 | |
Pre-Decimal Machins (Spring Stampex 2017 Special Display) | Tony Walker | 128 | |
'Britain's Marvelous Machins' – Varieties of the Denominated Printings 1967‑2017 | Steve McGill | 128 | |
NVI Machins 1989-2017 | Steve McGill | 128 | |
Machin Definitives – Design, Technology and Production | Scott Kibby | 240 | |
Machin Dummy Books | Glenn Morgan | 64 | |
Machin Greetings Card Sheets ('Boots' Sheets) | Glenn Morgan | 16 |
Queen Elizabeth II – General
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Wilding Low Values from Sheets | Frank Walton | 120 | |
Preparation of the First Queen Elizabeth High Values | Peter Shaw | 56 | |
Wilding Castles | Peter Shaw | 128 | |
Unadopted Designs by Robert Sellar | Glenn Morgan | 16 | |
Unusual Usages of QEII Pre-Decimal Commemoratives | Maurice Buxton | 2024 | 16 |
Encapsulated Stamp Cards | Glenn Morgan | 16 | |
The Decimal Castle High Values 1988-1999 | Peter Shaw | 96 | |
The Wales 1st Class Dragon Definitive Since 1999 | Mike Mood | 2022 | 16 |
An Olympic Effort – The Story of Royal Mail's overnight Gold Medal Winner postage stamps | Glenn Morgan | 12 w | |
Jersey Stamp Issues, 1975-79 – An Issue is Born | Glenn Morgan | 48 |
Multiple Reigns
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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High Values – Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II | Max Melrose | 215 | |
Controls Used on Cover | James Heal | 84 | |
Mixed Frankings of the 20th Century | Maurice Buxton | 192 | |
A Study of GB Low Value Definitives 1934 to 1971 | John Gowland | 80 |
POSTAL HISTORY
(an area with many possible subdivisions – those below are based on what displays we currently have)
General Postal History
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Sir Rowland Hill's Postal Reform | Zhang Huadong | 32 | |
Sealed with a Stamp – QV Line Engraved Used As Seals | Norman Watson | 2024 | 16 |
Single Frankings Used for Existing Rates in QV Era | Olaf Groth | 2024 | 16 |
Mail from the UK to the Italian Peninsular from the Late 18th Century to the General Postal Union | Kenneth Burr | 16 | |
Moveable Box Mail Under the Anglo-French Postal Conventions | Doug McGill | 80 | |
Pre-GPU Late Fee Mail To and Through France | Alan Kelsall | 2021 | 16 |
15 Decades of Mail from Britain to Canada 1850-1999 | Dave Russum | 2022 | 16 |
The Bombay-Aden Sea Post Office Service | Zubin Kabraji | 2021 | 16 |
Red Cards: Mail Deemed Unacceptable at the Postcard Rate in the UK | Maurice Buxton | 16 | |
Troubles and Transition – Ireland 1900 to 1930 | Peter Wood | 162 | |
Open and Damaged Mail | Mike Mood | 2024 | 16 |
Field Post Offices of the British Expeditionary Force 1939-40 | Ingo Egerlandt | 80 |
Pre-Stamp
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Evolution of the British Franking System | Robert Galland | 64 d | |
Aspects of Pre-1840 Postal History | Leon Barry | 2021 | 16 |
Undeliverable Mail and the Returned Letter Offices During the 18th and 19th Centuries | Robert Galland | 64 d | |
Genesis | Nick Amor | 2021 | 16 |
The First Step – Uniform Fourpenny Post | Nick Amor | 2024 | 16 |
Local Postal History
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Barnet Penny Post Receiving House Numbers | Leon Barry | 2021 | 16 |
Ipswich Postal History and Postmarks 1720-1877 | Stephen Teuma | 2023 | 16 |
Sheffield Postal History | Frank Walton | 93 | |
Mail Between Shropshire and the USA 1849 to 1874 | Brian Atkins | 2023 | 16 |
The Maverick Deputy Postmaster of Stockport | Garrie Naden | 2024 | 16 |
Suffolk Postal History | Tom Slemons | 132 | |
Postmark Development in the Provinces: 19th century Weston-super-Mare | James Heal | 2024 | 16 |
Postal Markings of Woodbridge and its Receiving Houses 1779-1855 | Stephen Teuma | 2024 | 16 |
Maltese Crosses
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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The Maltese Cross | Howard Hughes | 264 | |
Multiple Strikes of the Maltese Cross | Chris Hibbert | 2021 | 16 |
The Maltese Cross Cancellation in Scotland | Martin Kirkbride | 2024 | 16 |
Various Aspects of the Maltese Cross Obliterator | Mike Jackson | 2022 | 16 |
The Transition from Maltese Cross to Barred Numeral Obliterators | Chris Jones | 2021 | 16 |
Cancellation of the Imperforate Line Engraved Issues (1840-1854) | Chris Jones | 80 |
Other Cancellations
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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District Office Cancels | Dave Simmons | 187 | |
Suburban Office Cancellations: An Illustrated Trip Through London Districts | Olaf Groth | 2024 | 16 |
Spoon Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland | Graham Booth | 139 | |
The Sideways Experimental Duplex 1854-1858 | Ray Barton | 116 | |
British Empire Exhibition – The Cancellations | David Ogden | 2021 | 16 |
Registered Mail
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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'Money Letters' and Other Inland Registration Forerunners | Maurice Buxton | 64 | |
Overseas Registration pre-1841 | Maurice Buxton | 16 | |
Registration Labels in the UK: Forerunners and Introduction | Maurice Buxton | 2023 | 16 |
Foreign Registered Letters – Jubilee Stamp Period 1887-1902 | David Leathart | 2024 | 16 |
British Empire Exhibition Registered Mail | David Ogden | 2022 | 16 |
Insured Mail Irregularities | Maurice Buxton | 16 | |
Guaranteed Delivery Rates 1993-98 | Duncan Barber | 2024 | 8 d |
Express Mail
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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The Origins of Express Mail | Alan Holyoake | 16 | |
Post Office Express Delivery Inland Mail from 1891 | Austin Davis | 96 | |
Inauguration of the Airmail Express Service between London and Paris 1919‑20 | René Paschke-Güstrow | 16 | |
Registered Express Mail | Austin Davis | 24 |
Postal Mechanisation
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Machine Cancellations and Postmarks Produced in Great Britain During the Early Trial Period 1857-59 | Tim Schofield | 2021 | 16 |
Experimental and Early Machine Postmarks of England 1857-1912 | Jerry H. Miller | 159 | |
Boston Machine Cancels Used in Great Britain 1897-1907 | Michael Mather | 2024 | 16 |
Postal Mechanisation | Steve McGill | 112 | |
Meter Franking: First Type Meter Marks | Mike Jackson | 60 w | |
Neopost Meter Mark Specimen Impressions (1927-59) | Jack Zhang | 2024 | 16 |
The New Modern Meter Mail | George King | 16 | |
Development of British Postage Printed on Site to 2011 | Glenn Morgan | 16 |
"Modern" Postal History
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Britons Adjust to Decimal Postage | Duncan Barber | 2022 | 16 |
The 1971 Postal Strike | Maurice Buxton | 64 | |
Royal Household Mail – The Vidler Years 1990-2002 | Glenn Morgan | 2023 | 12 w |
Santa Mail Services of Britain and the Channel Islands | Glenn Morgan | 2023 | 16 |
The Basic Letter Rate to Europe 1986-2010 | Mike Mood | 2021 | 16 |
Printed Postage Impressions – The 2003 Series | George King | 16 | |
The Ends of the whistl | George King | 16 | |
Digital Stamps | George King | 16 | |
C9 Zones! – Back to distance charging? | George King | 16 |
POSTAL STATIONERY
(stamped stationery, and for convenience other printed private and Official stationery is included here)
Stamped Stationery
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Maltese Crosses on Mulready Postal Stationery | Chris Hibbert | 2023 | 16 |
The Mulready and its Advertisements | Tom Slemons | 16 | |
Mulready Stationery | Chris Jarvis | 2024 | 16 |
Queen Victoria Post Office Postcards 1870-1900 | Stephen Teuma | 2024 | 16 |
Proofs and Specimen Overprints of Newspaper Wrappers 1870-1901 | Simon King | 2024 | 16 |
Queen Victoria ½d Pink Stamped to Order Postcards | Maurice Buxton | 2021 | 16 |
The "Foreign Rate" Cards of 1883 | Maurice Buxton | 2024 | 16 |
King George V Postal Stationery in "Postcard Format" | Maurice Buxton | 80 | |
King George VI Stamped to Order Postal Stationery | Maurice Buxton | 32 d | |
QEII Registered Envelopes of the Tudor Rose Design | Frank Walton | 60 w | |
First Recorded / Only Known Copy or What? | George King | 15 |
Other Stationery
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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The Post Magazine Address Panel and its Decorative Border | Phil Cheetham | 16 | |
Mulready Caricatures | Chris Jarvis | 2024 | 16 |
Propaganda Envelopes of the 19th Century | Richard Hobbs | 80 | |
The Furniss Envelope | John Davies | 60 | |
Elliot's Imitation of the Jubilee Envelope | John Davies | 16 | |
The 9th Postal Union Congress Official Stationery | Colin Davies | 2021 | 16 |
Not all Crown Official Paid is boring black! | George King | 16 |
"BACK OF THE BOOK"
Revenues
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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British Revenue Stamps 1671-1853 | Chris Harman | 96 w | |
Sample and Specimen Revenue Stamps from William III to Queen Victoria | David Leathart | 2023 | 16 |
Embossed Duty Stamps – Cypher Labels | Denis Noe | 32 | |
Bank Note Duty – Congreve Compound Plate Printing | Chris Harman | 12 w | |
Embossed Adhesive Revenue Stamps Overprinted "Inland Revenue" 1860-74 | Chris Harman | 12 w | |
The Stamps that Built the Welfare State: United Kingdom Health Insurance Stamps 1912-1948 | Matthew Healey | 2023 | 16 |
Other Subjects
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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Protective Overprints and Underprints | Andy Donaldson | 180 | |
The Post Office Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain 1875-1881 | Ian Pinwill | 312 | |
Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain and the British Empire | Chuichi Ota | 80 | |
Railway Pre-Paid Newspaper, Parcel and Railway Letter Stamps (Pre 1923) | James Muldoon | 2022 | 16 |
GENERAL SUBJECTS
(for cross-disciplinary exhibits, and those tending towards the "Open Class")
Exhibitions
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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A Jubilee Reminiscence | John Davies | 128 | |
The Jubilee Exhibitions of 1890 | Stephen Teuma | 2022 | 16 |
The Uniform Penny Post Exhibition at South Kensington 1890 | Stephen Teuma | 2024 | 16 |
British Empire Exhibition – Wembley Park 1924-25 | David Ogden | 128 | |
British Empire Exhibition – Promotional and Advertising Labels | David Ogden | 80 | |
On the Way to Wembley - Advertising the British Empire Exhibition of 1924 | Stephen Teuma | 2023 | 16 |
Used Abroad
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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British Postal Service in the Levant 1857-1923 | Alexios Papadopoulos | 128 | |
British Post Offices in the Levant – Victorian and Edwardian Periods | Tony Stanford | 112 | |
British Post Offices in the Levant – The Georgian Period | Tony Stanford | 107 |
Miscellaneous Subjects
Title of display | Provided by | Comp. | Pages |
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British Philatelic Automation | Glenn Morgan | 16 d | |
Celebrating the First UK Aerial Post | Mike Mood | 2022 | 16 |
Congreve and Whiting - from red rockets glare to stamps | Mark Wrigley | 2023 | 16 |
COVID - The First Two Years (illustrated by mail from GB to Canada) | Dave Russum | 2023 | 16 |
Elections and the Post in the Great Reform Act Era | Maurice Buxton | 8 d | |
Hand-Painted Covers | Paul Ramsay | 244 | |
Learning How to Decimalise (with the Post Office) | Maurice Buxton | 2023 | 16 |
Northward Ho! The British Arctic Expedition 1875-76 | Norman Watson | 2024 | 16 |
'Passed by British Philatelic Association' | Maurice Buxton | 112 | |
The Pools and the Post | Maurice Buxton | 2022 | 16 |
The Post Office Savings Bank | Maurice Buxton | 27 | |
Stamp Dealer Mail | Edward Caesley | 188 | |
The Story of Advertising Through the Post | Colin Baker | 192 | |
The Story of a Wayward Cover – GB to Canada, 2015 | Dave Russum | 2021 | 16 |
'Supermarket Philately' | Jean Alexander | 148 |