DLR 2 1/2d'S + 3d'S

SUMMARY PRICE GUIDE TO THE TWO PENCE HALFPENNY AND THREEPENCE STAMPS OF EDWARDV11th, GB .

 PRINTED BY  DE la RUE  , 1902-1910 .

SG.230 TO 234  .  ALL PRICES IN GB.POUNDS.

THE SPECIALS detail pairs {PR}, blocks {BLK/S}, shades and all items other than singles or sets.

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE SUMMARY PRICE GUIDES.

1. SG=STANLEY GIBBONS CATALOGUE NUMBER.
2. Mnn[nn]=STANLEY GIBBONS SPECIALISED CATALOGUE NUMBER.
3. SC#=SCOTT CATALOGUE NUMBER.                              
4. £=GBP BRITISH POUNDS. 
5. TI=TOTAL ITEMS SOLD.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
6. TB=TOTAL BIDS ON TOTAL ITEMS.
7. TS=TOTAL STAMPS.
8. TC=TOTAL COST.                                             
9. TSP=TOTAL SELLING PRICES.        
10. ASP=AVERAGE SELLING PRICE.                        
11. HSP=HIGHEST SOLD PRICE.             
12. LSP=LOWEST SOLD PRICE.              
13. IA=INTERNET AUCTIONS.                                                                
14. PA=PUBLIC AND POSTAL AUCTIONS.
15. RS=RETAIL SELLING PRICE.
16. RB=RETAIL BUYING PRICE.
17. UM/MNH=UNMOUNTED MINT/MINT NEVER HINGED.
18. VF.LM=VERY FINE LIGHTLY MOUNTED MINT-SMALL SINGLE REMNANT OR TRACE.
19. MM=MOUNTED MINT WITH HINGE REMAINDER/S.
20. UNU=UNUSED MINT NO GUM ..
21. VFU=VERY FINE USED -CLEAR CIRCULAR DATE  STAMP-NO FAULTS.
22. FU=FINE USED WITH PART DATE OR TOWN STAMP.
23. G.FU=GOOD TO FINE USED-LESSER CANCEL-NO DAMAGE-MAYBE OFF CENTRE.
24. SU.GU=SOUND USED OR GOOD USED-NO DAMAGE WITH UNCLEAR CANCELS OR PARCEL CANCELS.
25. SFM=SPACEFILLER UM OR MINT.
26. SFU=SPACEFILLER USED.
27. TSS=TOTAL NUMBER OF SOURCES OF RETAIL BUYING DATA.
28. TBP=TOTAL BUYING PRICES.
29. TSS=TOTAL SOURCES[FOR BUYING PRICES]. 
30. ABP=AVERAGE BUYING PRICE.
31. HBP=HIGHEST BUYING PRICE.
32. LBP=LOWEST BUYING PRICE. 
33. GRANDTOT[MINT]=GRANDTOTAL OF ALL MINT STAMPS.
34. GRANDTOT[USED]=GRANDTOAL OF ALL USED STAMPS.
35. ALLTOTAL=SHOWS THE ITEMS [STAMPS] SOLD MINT AND USED, THE TOTAL BIDS, AND THE COST TOTAL.
36. SPECIALS= ITEMS WHICH ARE NON-STANDARD OR RARER OR MORE COMPLEX TO DESCRIBE.
37. MINITOT=THE TOTALS OF THE SPECIALS ITEMS: TOTAL ITEMS ; TOTAL BIDS ; TOTAL STAMPS AND TOTAL COST.
38. ALLTOTALPLUS=THE COMPLETE TOTALS OF ALL THE STAMPS SOLD OF THIS CATALOGUE NUMBER.
39. MARGINAL STAMPS
40. TM=TOP MARGINAL.
41. TMIS=TOP MARGINAL INTERPANE SELVEDGE [PRINTED IN THE COLOURS OF THE STAMP].
42. TRCM[nn]=TOP RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL, [WITH NUMBER OF STAMPS IN BRACKETS].
43. RM[nn]=RIGHT MARGINAL.
44. RMS[nn]=RIGHT MARGINAL WITH INTERPANE SELVEDGE.
45. BRCM[nn]=BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL .
46. BRC[nn]=BOTTOM RIGHT CONTROL [IN BOTTOM MARGIN].
47. BM[nn]=BOTTOM MARGINAL.
48. BLCM[nn]=BOTTOM LEFT CORNER MARGINAL .
49. BLC[nn]=BOTTOM LEFT CONTROL [IN BOTTOM MARGIN].
50. LM[nn]=LEFT MARGINAL.
51. LMIS[nn]=LEFT MARGIN INTERPANE SELVEDGE.
52. TLCM[nn]=TOP LEFT CORNER MARGINAL 
53. BLK[nn]=BLOCK .
54. IPS=INTERPANE SELVEDGE {PRINTED WITH THE COLOURS OF THE STAMP/S}  
55. HZ=HORIZONTAL.
56. VT=VERTICAL
57. STR[nn]=STRIP OF NUMBER OF STAMPS.
58. VAR=VARIANT OR VARIETY.
59. BKP=BOOKLET PANE.
60. CHP=CHALKY PAPER-PAPER WITH A CHALK SURFACE TO ENHANCE THE ABSORPTION OF INK.
61. ORD=ORDINARY  PAPER.
62. O/C=OFF-CENTRE.
63. SON=SQUARE ON THE NOSE, CENTRALLY PLACED CIRCULAR DATE STAMP{CDS}.

EXPLANATORY  NOTES.

THE TABLES CONTAIN A LOT OF INFORMATION -THAT'S WHY THE ABBREVIATIONS ARE A BIT LONGWINDED!

 TO REDUCE THE COMPILATION TIME  REPEAT VALUES  FOR SINGLE ROW  ENTRIES ARE OMITTED WHEN UNNECESSARY.

THE RETAIL SELLING VALUES ARE GENUINE BUT ONLY A GUIDE AS THERE IS MUCH PRICE VARIANCE . TO CORRECTLY BALANCE THE TOTALS, THE TABLES ASSUME

1 ITEM AND 1 BID FOR TOTAL ITEMS{TI} AND TOTAL BIDS{TB}.

THE PUBLIC AND POSTAL AUCTION {PA} ROWS ASSUME 1 FOR {TI} AND 1 FOR {TB} AND SHOW AN ESTIMATED PRICE[USUALLY REALISING +/- 5% OF ESTIMATE}.

THE PRICES ARE UP TO DATE FOR  4 MONTHS TO 31st MARCH 2008.

 OTHER INFORMATION ON RETAIL AND PUBLIC/POSTAL AUCTIONS WILL BE ADDED IN DUE COURSE. E&OE.

SG.230				£	£	£	£		SG.231				£	£	£	£
2 1/2d		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		2 1/2d   {M16[3]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
ULTRAMARINE	IA	4	26	35.21	8.80	15.50	5.50		PALE ULTRAMARINE	IA	12	71	88.99	7.41	19.00	2.99
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	15.00		15.00			UM.MNH	RS	1	1	15.00		15.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
VF.LM	IA	3	5	7.82	2.61	3.94	1.31		VF.LM	IA	3	7	13.46	4.48	9.99	1.21
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
MM	IA	18	49	55.28	3.07	10.86	0.99		MM	IA	9	22	34.76	3.86	8.00	0.99
	RS	1	1	4.80		4.80				RS	1	1	2.40			2.40
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		27	82	118.11	5.37	15.50	0.99		GRANDTOT[MINT]		26	102	154.61	5.94	19.00	0.99
VFU	IA	1	6	4.11		4.11			VFU	IA
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
FU	IA	6	10	8.60	1.43	2.40	0.99		FU	IA	4	13	12.34	3.08	5.54	0.99
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
G.FU	IA	3	3	2.97	0.99	0.99	0.99		G.FU	IA	2	3	2.11	1.05	1.11	1.05
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
SU.GU	IA	1	1	1.04			1.04		SU.GU	IA	1	3	1.77			1.77
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[USED]		11	20	16.72	1.52	4.11	0.99		GRANDTOT[USED]		7	19	16.12	2.30	5.54	0.99
ALLTOTAL		38	102	134.88	--	15.50	0.99		ALLTOTAL		33	121	170.73	--	19.00	0.99
SPECIALS					BIDS	COST	ASP		SPECIALS					BIDS	COST
	IA	UM CNRM	BLK4	2 ITEMS	19	27.00	13.50
'SPECIMEN'	IA	OVPT	UNU		5	14.25
	IA	UM	DEEP SHADE		10	15.49
	IA	MM	3SHADES		1	4.99
MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST					MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST
	5	35	13	61.73		HSP	LSP
ALLTOTALPLUS	43	137	51	196.61	---	27.00	0.99		ALLTOTALPLUS
SG.230									SG.231
RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP		RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP
UM.MNH	RB	1	1	6.00		6.00			UM.MNH	RB
VF.LM	RB	1	1	3.20		3.20			VF.LM	RB
MM	RB	2	2	3.70	1.85	2.50	1.20		MM	RB	1	1	2.50		2.50
VFU	RB								VFU	RB
FU	RB								FU	RB
G.FU	RB								G.FU	RB
SU.GU	RB								SU.GU	RB

SG.232   ORDINARY PAPER      {20 MAR 1902}				£	£	£	£		SG.232a  CHALKY PAPER {1906}				£	£	£	£
3d  {M19[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		3d   {M20[2]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
DULL PURPLE/ORANGE-YELLOW	IA	3	21	137.65	45.88	90.00	21.10		DULL PURPLE/ORANGE-YELLOW	IA
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	56.00	56.00	56.00			UM.MNH	RS	1	1	225.00		225.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
VF.LM	IA	1	9	8.50		8.50			VF.LM	IA
	RS									RS	1	1	95.00			95.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
MM	IA	8	34	34.65	4.33	10.39	2.20		MM	IA	2	11	125.00	62.50	84.00	41.00
	RS	1	1	18.00		18.00				RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		14	66	254.80	18.20	90.00	2.20		GRANDTOT[MINT]		4	13	445.00	111.25	225.00	41.00
VFU	IA	1	1	0.99			0.99		VFU	IA	3	25	31.01	10.33	12.00	7.50
	RS									RS	1	1	16.50		16.50
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
FU	IA	4	8	15.55	3.88	7.45	0.99		FU	IA	2	6	8.90	4.45	5.70	3.20
	RS									RS	1	1	9.90		9.90
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
G.FU	IA								G.FU	IA	2	2	8.50	4.25	5.00	3.50
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
SU.GU	IA								SU.GU	IA	1	1	4.85		4.85
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[USED]		5	9	16.54	3.31	7.45	0.99		GRANDTOT[USED]		10	36	79.66	7.96	16.50	3.20
ALLTOTAL		19	75	271.34	--	90.00	0.99		ALLTOTAL		14	49	524.66	--	225.00	3.20
					BIDS	COST								BIDS	COST
SPECIALS	IA	VFU	SON		6	5.36			SPECIALS
MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST					MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST
	1	6	1	5.36		HSP	LSP
ALLTOTALPLUS	20	81	20	276.70	--	90.00	0.99		ALLTOTALPLUS						HSP	LSP
SG.232									SG.232a
RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP		RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP
UM.MNH	RB	1	1	24.00					UM.MNH	RB	1	1	24.00
VF.LM	RB								VF.LM	RB
MM	RB	1	1	5.00					MM	RB	1	1	5.00
VFU	RB								VFU	RB
FU	RB								FU	RB
G.FU	RB								G.FU	RB
SU.GU	RB								SU.GU	RB

SG.232b   ORDINARY PAPER {1902}				£	£	£	£		SG.232c {CHALKY}            {1907}				£	£	£	£
3d   {M19[2]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		3d   {M20[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
DEEP PURPLE/ORANGE-YELLOW	IA	2	17	70.00	35.00	49.00	21.00		PALE RED PURPLE/ORANGE-YELLOW	IA	1	6	67.00		67.00	67.00
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	58.00		58.00			UM.MNH	RS	1	1	190.00		190.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
VF.LM	IA	3	12	21.08	7.02	8.28	5.00		VF.LM	IA
	RS	1	1	21.00		21.00				RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
MM	IA	8	27	64.90	8.11	16.00	3.25		MM	IA	1	10	37.00			37.00
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		15	58	234.98	13.66	58.00	3.25		GRANDTOT[MINT]		3	17	294.00	98.00	190.00	37.00
VFU	IA	1	1	4.60		4.60			VFU	IA	1	7	17.00		17.00	17.00
	RS	1	1	1.20			1.20			RS	1	1	13.50			13.50
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
FU	IA	3	12	9.74	3.24	5.50	1.04		FU	IA	2	12	21.58	10.79	11.88	8.70
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
G.FU	IA	2	4	2.74	1.37	1.75	0.99		G.FU	IA	4	10	13.65	3.41	3.75	3.30
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
SU.GU	IA	2	2	1.65	0.82	0.99	0.64		SU.GU	IA	1	1	3.75		3.75
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[USED]		9	20	19.93	2.21	5.50	0.64		GRANDTOT[USED]		9	31	69.48	7.72	17.00	3.30
ALLTOTAL		24	78	254.91	--	58.00	0.64		ALLTOTAL		12	48	363.48	--	190.00	3.30
					BIDS	COST								BIDS