HV'S 2/6d to £1, DLR+S/H

                             SUMMARY  PRICE  GUIDE  TO  THE   HIGH  VALUE  STAMPS   {2/6d-£1}  OF  EDWARD V11th, GB .                    

                                                       PRINTED  BY  DE  LA  RUE   AND  SOMERSET  HOUSE, 1902-1913 .                                                   

SG.260-266, 315-320 . 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. SF/M=SPACEFILLER UM OR MINT. {BASICALLY PERFINS OR DAMAGED OR BADLY CANCELLED STAMPS}
26. SF/U=SPACEFILLER USED. {ditto}
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= PRINTED OFF-CENTRE.
63. SON=SQUARE ON NOSE CANCELLATION.

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  SOMETIMES  OMITTED WHEN REPETATIVE.

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}. 

THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PAGES ADDED LATER THIS YEAR INCLUDING A GUIDE TO ASSESSING  THE  CORRECT CONDITION OF YOUR STAMP/S, AND SOME INTERESTING SUMMARIES FOR ESTABLISHING THE SCARCITY OF ITEMS ON THE OPEN MARKET.THE PRICES ARE CURRENT FOR THE 3 CALENDAR MONTHS TO 29th FEBRUARY 2008. E&OE

SG.260              {5 APR 1902}				£	£	£	£		SG.261   CHALKY  {1906}				£	£	£	£
2/6d   {M48[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		2/6d    {M49[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
LILAC	IA								PALE DULL PURPLE	IA	2	2	449.99	224.99	350.00	74.99
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	450.00		450.00			UM.MNH	RS	1	1	425.00		425.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
VF.LM	IA	2	18	121.67	60.84	73.67	48.00		VF.LM	IA	1	1	75.10		75.10
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
MM	IA	4	35	217.17	54.29	92.50	39.00		MM	IA	1	1	199.99		199.99
	RS	1	1	155.00		155.00				RS	1	1	155.00		155.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		8	55	943.84	117.98	450.00	39.00		GRANDTOT[MINT]		6	6	1305.08	217.51	425.00	74.99
VFU	IA								VFU	IA	2	19	41.19	20.59	30.65	10.54
	RS	1	1	38.00		38.00				RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
FU	IA	6	25	88.97	14.82	40.99	16.00		FU	IA	2	5	24.20	12.10	19.95	4.25
	RS	1	1	24.00		24.00				RS	1	1	30.00		30.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
G.FU	IA	22	114	287.69	13.07	29.99	3.20		G.FU	IA	7	3	89.11	12.73	17.76	4.99
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
SU.GU	IA	47	184	222.85	4.74	26.26	1.26		SU.GU	IA	17	33	81.67	4.80	12.75	2.20
	RS	1								RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[USED]		78	325	666.51	8.48	40.99	1.26		GRANDTOT[USED]		29	61	265.67	9.16	30.65	2.20
ALLTOTAL		86	380	1605.35	--	450.00	1.26		ALLTOTAL		35	67	1570.75	--	425.00	2.20
SPECIALS					BIDS	COST	ASP		SPECIALS					BIDS	COST	ASP
	IA	M48[2]	FU	SLATE-PURPLE	4	9.99				IA	MM	O/C		12	83.67
	IA	PERFIN	4 ITEMS	SU.GU	15	15.44	3.86			IA	PERFINS	SFU	3  ITEMS	12	12.91	4.23
MINITOT		TI	TB	TS	TC				MINITOT		TI	TB	TS	TC
		2	19	5	25.43	HSP	LSP				2	24	4	96.58	HSP	LSP
ALLTOTALPLUS		88	399	91	1630.78	450.00	1.26		ALLTOTALPLUS		37	91	39	1667.33	425.00	2.20
SG.260									SG.261
RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP		RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP
UM.MNH	RB								UM.MNH	RB
VF.LM	RB								VF.LM	RB
MM	RB	1	1	80.00		80.00			MM	RB
VFU	RB								VFU	RB
FU	RB								FU	RB
G.FU	RB								G.FU	RB
SU.GU	RB								SU.GU	RB
SF/M	RB								SF/M	RB
SF/U	RB								SF/U	RB

SG.262       CHALKY {1906}				£	£	£	£		SG.263          {5 APR 1902}				£	£	£	£
2/6d    {M49[2]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		5/-    {M51[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
DULL PURPLE	IA	1	10	160.00		160.00			BRIGHT CARMINE	IA	1	10	108.00		108.00
UM.MNH	RS	1	1	475.00		475.00			UM.MNH	RS	1	1	145.00		145.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
VF.LM	IA	1	4	83.87			83.87		VF.LM	IA	2	14	99.45	49.72	56.78	42.67
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
MM	IA	2	29	118.99	59.50	67.99	51.00		MM	IA
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		5	44	837.66	167.53	475.00	51.00		GRANDTOT[MINT]		4	25	352.45	88.11	145.00	42.67
VFU	IA	2	19	49.26	24.63	28.50	20.76		VFU	IA	1	10	11.50			11.50
	RS	1	1	42.00		42.00				RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
FU	IA	1	2	15.00			15.00		FU	IA	8	60	135.94	16.99	33.00	7.05
	RS	1	1	27.50		27.50				RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
G.FU	IA	5	15	74.23	15.84	16.00	9.49		G.FU	IA	27	163	338.22	12.52	29.50	4.45
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
SU.GU	IA	14	63	72.89	5.20	12.50	1.04		SU.GU	IA	53	233	415.22	7.83	29.99	1.45
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[USED]		24	101	280.88	11.70	42.00	1.04		GRANDTOT[USED]		89	466	900.88	10.12	33.00	1.45
ALLTOTAL		29	145	1118.54	--	475.00	1.04		ALLTOTAL
SPECIALS					BIDS	COST			SPECIALS					BIDS	COST
										IA	MM	OVPT SPECIMEN		1	12.21
MINITOT		TI	TB	TS	TC				MINITOT		TI	TB	TS	TC
						HSP	LSP				1	1	1	12.21	HSP	LSP
ALLTOTALPLUS									ALLTOTALPLUS		90	466	90	--	145.00	1.45
SG.262									SG.263
RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP		RETAIL BUYING		TI	TSS	TBP	ABP	HBP	LBP
UM.MNH	RB								UM.MNH	RB
VF.LM	RB								VF.LM	RB
MM	RB								MM	RB
VFU	RB								VFU	RB
FU	RB								FU	RB
G.FU	RB								G.FU	RB
SU.GU	RB								SU.GU	RB
SF/M	RB								SF/M	RB
SF/U	RB								SF/U	RB

SG.264      {1902}				£	£	£	£		SG.265          {5 APR 1902}				£	£	£	£
5/-    {M51[2]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP		10/-  {M53[1]}		TI	TB	TSP	ASP	HSP	LSP
DEEP BRIGHT CARMINE	IA	1	1	450.00		450.00			ULTRAMARINE	IA
UM.MNH	RS								UM.MNH	RS	1	1	1100.00		1100.00
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
VF.LM	IA								VF.LM	IA	2	16	420.12	210.06	255.12	165.00
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
MM	IA	1	12	52.00		52.00	52.00		MM	IA	1	13	93.06		93.06	93.06
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[MINT]		2	13	502.00		450.00	52.00		GRANDTOT[MINT]		4	30	1613.18	403.29	1100.00	93.06
VFU	IA	1	4	29.50		29.50	29.50		VFU	IA	2	21	155.06	77.53	90.00	65.06
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
FU	IA	3	48	71.50	23.83	28.50	16.00		FU	IA	6	33	390.09	65.01	115.00	100.00
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
G.FU	IA	5	20	58.19	11.63	16.51	8.16		G.FU	IA	14	143	575.01	40.35	77.00	20.30
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
SU.GU	IA	11	80	99.03	9.00	20.00	1.70		SU.GU	IA	10	63	275.04	27.50	47.99	11.43
	RS									RS
	PA									PA
TOTALS									TOTALS
GRANDTOT[USED]		20	152	258.22	14.91	29.50	1.70		GRANDTOT[USED]		32	260	1395.20	43.60	1