One shilling green stamp books

Great britain 1937 king george vi coronation fine used. Anyway, ive got an old green stamp catalog from 1975 and thought id share it with you for posteritys sake. I imagine a lot of you reading this dont even know what a green stamp is so, consider this a lesson in 1970s history. World stamp cataloguenew zealand wikibooks, open books. A forged 1 shilling stamp on part of a telegraph form. The 21st century version is called greenpoints, and registration is free. Green stock book uk middle east forces stamps etc mostly mint. The idea was to paste them in special green stamp books, which could be redeemed for merchandise at the companys redemption centers. One of the earliest countries to use postage meters, the first meter was put on public trial in 1904. Some values, notably the 1 shilling green value sg 11517 plates 5, 6 and 7 are. Most popular whats new price low to high price high to low name a to z name z to a.

Shoppers could then exchange filled books for premiums, including housewares and other items, from the local green stamps store or catalog. The postage and revenue stamps of the united kingdom issued in 1887 are known as the. British stamps from the regin of king george vi listed in. So, if you have 50 total green stamps, they will be converted to 50 greenpoints. Get the best deals on british george vi stamps 1 12 d denomination when you shop the largest online selection at.

From wikibooks, open books for an open world one penny design, in pale bistre, was issued to replace the existing green stamp duty in may 1880. Great britain uk queen victoria 1 shilling postage stamp embossed green. Postage stamps of great britain queen elizabeth ii pre decimal. Rare 1932 australian stamps 55 shilling green harbour bridge pre. Find one shilling stamp from a vast selection of stamps. When a trader or other agent wanted to send a telegram, the procedure involved filling out a form and affixing one or more oneshilling green stamps to it before submitting it to a clerk. International postage meter stamp catalognew zealand. Filter by product type to get more specific product results. As you can see there are letters in the top and bottom corners. Great britain 1937 king george vi coronation fine mint. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Forged stamps of great britain queen victoria stampforgeries of the world old stamps, rare. They would immediately cancel the stamp using a dated postmark and send the message. From 1 january 1900, the halfpenny value was reprinted in bluegreen, and the oneshilling value went to a twocolour scheme of carmine rose and green from 11 july 1900.

With the australian green one shilling lyrebird stamp, how can you tell if the stamp is a 1932 or a 193743 edition. The stock exchange forgery was a fraud perpetrated at the london stock exchange during the. Home fine british commonwealth stamps postage stamps of great britain great britain queen elizabeth pre decimals 1952 1969 queen elizabeth pre decimal definitive isues keep in touch with our free. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Used stamps, one shilling coin, five shillings, shilling note, british. King george v stamps 19101936, whether you are looking to price guide, read news articles, browse our online stamp catalogue or find new issues, you are just one click away from anything you desire in the field of philately. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Find one shilling stamp from a vast selection of great britain. We convert green stamps to greenpoints using a one to one ratio. Buy it now grenada used one shilling early stamp ref. Buy it now one shilling green stamp used ref 767 add to watch list.

Last edited by global administrator on sat may 09, 2015 05. Showing 99 of 7 in great britain king george vi 1937 1952. New zealand is the only country to use meters on a commercial, nonexperimental basis from 1905 to late 1920. In 1865, printers ran one sheet each of the western australian 4d stamp in carmine. Unfollow one shilling stamp to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The books contained 24 pages and filling a page required 50 points, so each book contained 1,200 points.

These are watermarked v1 sideways and perforated 12 or 12 electrotype printing. British george vi stamps 1 12 d denomination for sale ebay. Certain clerks realized they could forge the stamps. Find 10 shilling uk from a vast selection of stamps. The below image shows you what a genuine one shilling green stamp looked like. There is a double print on the top and sides of the stamp which is easy to spot, and they rarely come up at an auction. Each premium was assigned a value expressed by the number of filled stamp books required to obtain it.