DE LA RUE 1/-'S

SUMMARY  PRICE  GUIDE  TO  THE  ONE SHILLING  STAMPS OF EDWARD V11th, GB .

 PRINTED BY  DE LA RUE  & COMPANY , 1902-1911 .

SG.257 TO SG. 259   .  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. Mi[nn]=MICHEL [DEUTSCHE] GERMAN PRODUCED CATALOGUE NUMBER. 
3. Mnn[nn]=STANLEY GIBBONS SPECIALISED CATALOGUE NUMBER.
4. SC#=SCOTT CATALOGUE NUMBER {USA}.
5. YT{nn}=YVERT & TELLIER {FRANCE} CATALOGUE NUMBER.                              
6. £=GBP BRITISH POUNDS. 
7. TI=TOTAL ITEMS SOLD.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
8. TB=TOTAL BIDS ON TOTAL ITEMS.
9. TS=TOTAL STAMPS SOLD. 
10. TC=TOTAL COST.                                             
11. TSP=TOTAL SELLING PRICES.        
12. ASP=AVERAGE SELLING PRICE.                        
13. HSP=HIGHEST SOLD PRICE.             
14. LSP=LOWEST SOLD PRICE.              
15. IA=INTERNET AUCTIONS.                                                                
16. PA=PUBLIC AND POSTAL AUCTIONS.
17. RS=RETAIL SELLING PRICE.
18. RB=RETAIL BUYING PRICE.
19. UM{MNH}=UNMOUNTED MINT/MINT NEVER HINGED.
20. VFLM=VERY FINE LIGHTLY MOUNTED MINT-SMALL SINGLE REMNANT OR TRACE.
21. MM=MOUNTED MINT WITH  MEDIUM TO LARGE HINGE REMAINDER OR 2 OR MORE HINGES REMAINING.
22. HH=HEAVY HINGE-BEING SUCH AS TO DISTORT/BUCKLE THE STAMP .    
23. UNU=UNUSED MINT NO GUM .
24. VFU=VERY FINE USED -CLEAR CIRCULAR DATE  STAMP-NO FAULTS.
25. FU=FINE USED WITH PART DATE OR TOWN STAMP.
26. G.FU=GOOD TO FINE USED-LESSER CANCEL-NO DAMAGE-MAYBE OFF CENTRE.
27. SUGU=SOUND USED OR GOOD USED-NO DAMAGE WITH UNCLEAR CANCELS OR PARCEL CANCELS.
28. SF/M=SPACEFILLER UM OR MINT.
29. SF/U=SPACEFILLER USED.
30. WI=WATERMARK INVERTED. 
31. TSS=TOTAL NUMBER OF SOURCES OF RETAIL BUYING DATA.
32. TBP=TOTAL BUYING PRICES.
33. TI=TOTAL ITEMS. 
34. ABP=AVERAGE BUYING PRICE.
35. HBP=HIGHEST BUYING PRICE.
36. LBP=LOWEST BUYING PRICE. 
37. GRANDTOT[MINT]=GRANDTOTAL OF ALL MINT STAMPS.
38. GRANDTOT[USED]=GRANDTOTAL OF ALL USED STAMPS.
39. ALLTOTAL=SHOWS THE ITEMS [STAMPS] SOLD MINT AND USED, THE TOTAL BIDS, AND THE COST TOTAL.
40. SPECIALS= ITEMS WHICH ARE NON-STANDARD OR RARER OR MORE COMPLEX TO DESCRIBE.
41. MINITOT=THE TOTALS OF THE SPECIALS ITEMS: TOTAL ITEMS ; TOTAL BIDS ; TOTAL STAMPS AND TOTAL COST.
42. ALLTOTALPLUS=THE COMPLETE TOTALS OF ALL THE STAMPS SOLD OF THIS CATALOGUE NUMBER.
43. MARGINAL STAMPS
44. TM=TOP MARGINAL.
45. TMIPS=TOP MARGINAL INTERPANE SELVEDGE [PRINTED IN THE COLOURS OF THE STAMP].
46. TRCM[nn]=TOP RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL, [WITH NUMBER OF STAMPS IN BRACKETS].
47. RM[nn]=RIGHT MARGINAL.
48. RMIPS[nn]=RIGHT MARGINAL WITH INTERPANE SELVEDGE.
49. BRCM[nn]=BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL .
50. BRC[nn]=BOTTOM RIGHT CONTROL
51. BM[nn]=BOTTOM MARGINAL.
52. BMIPS[nn]=BOTTOM MARGINAL INTERPANE SELVEDGE.
53. BLCM[nn]=BOTTOM LEFT CORNER MARGINAL .
54. BLC[nn]=BOTTOM LEFT CONTROL .
55. LM[nn]=LEFT MARGINAL.
56. LMIPS[nn]=LEFT MARGIN INTERPANE SELVEDGE.
57. TLCM[nn]=TOP LEFT CORNER MARGINAL 
58. BLK[nn]=BLOCK .
59. IPS=INTERPANE SELVEDGE {PRINTED WITH THE COLOURS OF THE STAMP/S}  
60. HZ=HORIZONTAL.
61. VT=VERTICAL
62. STR[nn]=STRIP OF NUMBER OF STAMPS.
63. VAR=VARIANT OR VARIETY.
64. BKP=BOOKLET PANE.
65. CHP=CHALKY PAPER-PAPER WITH A CHALK SURFACE TO ENHANCE THE ABSORPTION OF INK.
66. ORD=ORDINARY  PAPER.
67. OC=OFF-CENTRE PRINTING RELATIVE TO PERFORATED  MARGINS.

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 CURRENT TO FEBRUARY 29th  2008.  E&OE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

SG.257               24th MAR 1902				£	£	£	£		SG.257a                 1906				£	£	£	£
1/-  {M45[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		1/- CHALKY {M46[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
DULL GREEN+CARMINE	IA	3	24	68.51	22.83	31.00	26.00		DULL GREEN+CARMINE	IA	1	9	52.00	52.00	52.50	52.50
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	135.00	135.00	135.00			UM.MNH	RS	1	1	135.00	135.00	135.00	135.00
	PA	1	EST	85.00						PA
TOTALS		5	26	288.51	57.70	135.00	26.00		TOTALS
VF.LM	IA	3	14	46.55	15.55	18.01	13.03		VF.LM	IA
	RS	1	1	30.00	30.00	30.00				RS	1	1	32.00	32.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS		4	15	76.55	19.13	30.00	13.03		TOTALS
MM	IA	4	28	33.59	8.39	13.38	2.21		MM	IA	6	45	102.00	17.00	21.50	14.50
	RS	1	1	16.00	16.00					RS	1	1	16.20	16.20
	PA									PA
TOTALS		5	29	49.59	9.92	16.00	2.21		TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		14	70	414.65	29.61	135.00	2.21		GRANDTOT[MINT]		10	57	371.20	3.71	135.00	14.50
VFU	IA	1	7	13.01	13.01				VFU	IA	2	10	8.83	4.42	5.51	3.32
	RS	1	1	6.00	6.00					RS	1	1	12.00	12.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS		2	8	19.01	9.50	13.01	6.00		TOTALS		3	11	20.83	6.94	5.51	3.32
FU	IA	2	8	6.71	3.35	4.64	2.07		FU	IA
	RS	1	1	4.50	4.50					RS	1	1	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50
	PA									PA
TOTALS		3	9	11.21	3.73	4.64	2.07		TOTALS		1	1	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50
G.FU	IA	2	3	2.42	1.21	1.43	0.99		G.FU	IA	4	9	24.25	6.06	10.50	0.99
	RS									RS	1	1	3.00	3.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS		2	3	2.42	1.21	1.43	0.99		TOTALS		5	10	27.25	5.45	10.50	0.99
SU.GU	IA	4	8	6.65	1.66	2.00	0.99		SU.GU	IA	4	4	11.80	2.95	3.00	2.90
	RS	1	1	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00			RS	1	1	3.00	3.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS		5	9	8.65	1.73	2.00	0.99		TOTALS		5	5	14.80	2.96	3.00	2.90
GRANDTOT[USED]		12	29	41.29	3.44	13.01	0.99		GRANDTOT[USED]		14	27	70.38	5.02	10.50	0.99
ALLTOTAL		26	99	455.94	--	135.00	0.99		ALLTOTAL		24	84	441.58	--	135.00	0.99
					BIDS	COST								BIDS	COST
SPECIALS									SPECIALS	IA	UM	TLCM		1	60.00
MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST					MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST
										1	1	1	60.00		HSP	LSP
ALLTOTALPLUS									ALLTOTALPLUS	25	85	25	501.58	--	135.00	0.99
SG.257									SG.257a
RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP		RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP
UM.MNH	RB	1	1	50.00					UM.MNH	RB	1	1	40.00	40.00
VF.LM	RB	1	1	10.00					VF.LM	RB	1	1	10.00	10.00
MM	RB								MM	RB
VFU	RB	1	1	1.50					VFU	RB	1	1	1.50	1.50
FU	RB								FU	RB
G.FU	RB								G.FU	RB
SU.GU	RB								SU.GU	RB

SG.259 SEP 1910				£	£	£	£
1/- CHALKY {M46[3]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
DULL GREEN+SCARLET	IA	1	1	100.00	100.00
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	135.00	135.00
	PA	1	EST	85.00	85.00
TOTALS		3	3	320.00	106.66	135.00	85.00
VF.LM	IA	2	9	59.88	29.94	40.00	19.88
	RS	1	1	36.00	36.00
	PA
TOTALS		3	10	95.88	31.36	40.00	19.88
MM	IA	8	55	101.33	12.66	26.00	6.00
	RS	1	1	18.00	18.00
	PA
TOTALS		9	56	119.33	13.29	26.00	6.00
GRANDTOT[MINT]		15	69	525.31	35.02	135.00	6.00
VFU	IA	4	12	17.80	8.90	5.55	3.50
	RS	1	1	17.50	17.50
	PA
TOTALS		5	13	35.30	7.06	17.50	3.50
FU	IA
	RS	1	1	11.50	11.50
	PA
TOTALS		1	1	11.50	11.50
G.FU	IA
	RS	1	1	4.75	4.75
	PA
TOTALS
SU.GU	IA	3	9	6.18	2.06	3.99	0.99
	RS
	PA
TOTALS		3	9	6.18	2.06	3.99	0.99
GRANDTOT[USED]		10	24	58.16	5.81	17.50	0.99
ALLTOTAL		25	93	583.48	--	135.00	0.99
					BIDS	COST
SPECIALS
MINITOT	ITEMS	BIDS	STAMPS	COST
ALLTOTALPLUS
SG.259
RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP
UM.MNH	RB
VF.LM	RB
MM	RB
VFU	RB
FU	RB
G.FU	RB
SU.GU	RB