GBPS Books in print
From time to time, the GBPS publishes important reference works on aspects of GB philately. These can be obtained directly from us or via the usual retail channels for philatelic literature. Those currently available are listed below (click on a link for more details of each work). GBPS members are entitled to a discount of 10% for one copy of any of these publications. See the orders page for details of methods of payment and postage and packing costs.


Queen Victoria |
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'Rainbow Trials' David Rowse |
180 | 2000 | £75 | £67.50 | |
Joshua Bacon 1790-1863 David Rowse |
74 | 2000 | £25 | £22.50 | |
The Line-Engraved Halfpenny W. de L. M. Messenger |
52 | 2005 | £15 | £13.50 | |
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GB Surface Printed Postage Stamps 1855–1883 Bob Galland and Karl Louis |
236 | 2009 | £60 | £54 |
The Penny Lilac, Part 2 R. A. G. Lee |
97 | 1989 | £15 | £13.50 | |
Four Kings |
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King George V Printing Plates: Stamping Department: Movement of Printing Plates for King George V Stamps 1911–1934 Douglas N. Muir |
210 | 2015 | £60 | £54 | |
King George V Stamps Issued in Rolls Leslie Wilkinson |
47 | 1998 | £10 | £9 | |
King Edward VIII A. J. Kirk |
31 | 1974 | £5 | £4.50 | |
Great Britain KGVI Low Value Definitive Stamps Peter Worsfold |
40 | 2001 | £10 | £9 | |
Queen Elizabeth II |
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The Dollis Hill Find: Great Britain: Mechanisation of the Mail and Phosphor Trials on Wilding Portrait Stamps Edward Klempka |
42 | 2013 | £20 | £18 | |
Postmarks and Postal History |
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Uniform Penny Post: Handstruck Paid Postage Stamps of England and Wales 1840-1853 Steve Walker |
32 | 2013 | £15 | £13.50 | |
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English and Welsh Spoon Cancels 1853-70 Richard Arundel, revised by Russell Taylor |
174 | 2015 | £35 | £31.50 |
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Brunswick Star Cancels Richard Arundel, revised by Russell Taylor & Howard Hughes |
45 | 2012 | £15 | £13.50 |
Ocean Penny Postage David Duncan Turner |
416 | 2014 | £70 | £63 | |
Booklets |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 1: History and Series 1 Trials Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
20 | 1987 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 2: Series 1, Series 2 Trials and Series 2 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
16 | 1988 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 3: Series 3, Series 4 and Series 5 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
28 | 1989 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 4: Series 6 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
28 | 1990 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 5: Series 7 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
20 | 1991 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 6: Series 8 and Series 9 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
24 | 1992 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 7: Series 10 and Series 11 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
16 | 1993 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 8: Appendix A and Appendix B Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
24 | 1994 | £4 | £3.60 |
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British Stamp Booklets, Part 9: Appendix C, Addenda & Corrigenda and Index Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
18 | 1997 | £4 | £3.60 |
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Complete set (all 9 parts) | 194 | 1987‑97 | £30 | £27 |
Postal Stationery |
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The Mulready Postal Stationery Alan Huggins and Alan Holyoake |
216 | 2015 | £40 | £36 | |
Special Categories |
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Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain Marcus Samuel and Alan Huggins |
254 | 1980 | £40 | £36 | |
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The Post Office and the Colleges Vincent West |
76 | 2004 | £20 | £18 |
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Cumulative Index to the British Philatelist J. W. M. Stone |
24 | 1983 | £3 | £2.70 |
The GB Journal |
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Back numbers (subject to availability) (each) | £4 | £3.60 | ||
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Cumulative Index to Vols 1–10 | 32 | 1977 | £3 | £2.70 |
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Cumulative Index to Vols 11–20 | 32 | 1984 | £3 | £2.70 |
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Cumulative Index to Vols 21–36 | 34 | 1998 | £4 | £3.60 |
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Combined offer of first two indexes | 64 | 1977‑84 | £5 | £4.50 |
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Combined offer of all three indexes | 98 | 1977‑98 | £8 | £7.20 |