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      This section contains information which is not covered by one of the other button links below. The range of reference material in this section is fairly wide covering the Line Engraved stamps of GB Queen Victoria through to thematics with Lighthouses on stamps. Scroll down for more details

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Details on all the Line Engraved printing plates

Line Engraved Statistics DataBase
Full details on all the Line Engraved issues of Great Britain
Includes scans of earliest known covers and imprimatur sheets. Click here for a quick overview on how to use the data

Put to press dates       Sheets and large multiples       Watermarks illustrated       Pictorial covers for the 1937 coronation

Put to Press dates
Details of when some of the early line-engraved plates were put to press, withdrawn and destroyed
A basic overview of the first plates used for the production of the 1d black stamps
For more detailed information on all the Line Engaved Plates we suggest you use the "Line Engraved Statistics" Database above

Sheets and large multiples
An illustrated reference showing complette sheets of stamps from the Penny black onwards.
Included in this section are large multiples and specially prepared stamps for various reasons.

Watermarks illustrated
An illustrated guide to watermarks shown as seen from the front and rear of the stamp to aid identification

Imprimatur sheets
Illustrations of the impimiture sheets with links to some of the missing impressions.

Coronation 1937
An illustrated guide to the known pictorial covers issued for the coronation in 1937

British Postal rates       On this day       Perpetual Calendar       Lighthouses on stamps       Coins on stamps

British Postal rates
A quick guide to the postal rates in force a various times

On this day in philatelic history
Find out what philatelic events happened on this day in history

Perpetual Calendar
Find out which day of the week a letter was posted or delivered on (Useful for finding Sunday dates)
Covers all dates from 1582 to 2019

Lighthouses on stamps
An illustrated guide to Lighthouse on stamps arranged by country

Coins on stamps
An illustrated guide to Coins on stamps arranged by country

History of this site
A short history of this website showing the development stages

 

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