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Specialised
Stamp Catalogue of the
Including Postal History, Postmarks, Cancellations, Postal Stationery, and Aerogrammes Edited by
Giorgio Migliavacca, this is the first ever specialised publication
on these most fascinating and popular stamps. The research draws
from well over 130 bibliographic references as well as original
research from a variety of sources, including the British Library
Philatelic Collections, the Royal Collection, and all the major
and accessible Virgin Islands collections. Detailed
listing of 1935 Silver Jubilee varieties
George VI: many previously unlisted items & varieties
Announcing
the first ever The BVI Philatelic Society, under the aegis of the "Millennium Project" Committee, has announced the publication of the first ever Specialized Stamp Catalogue of the British Virgin Islands This Specialized Catalogue is of interest to many philatelists including postal historians and thematic collectors. Printed on archival-quality paper, A4 size, 312 pages, 16 colour plates, maps, over 1200 illustrations and 5000 prices. The hardbound Catalogue with a most attractive colour cover provides compact, and exhaustive technical data, some of which is the result of 30 years of research, making this handsomely produced Catalogue a standard reference for many years to come. Specialists will be pleased to find an unprecedented number of detailed illustrations of positional and plate flaws, including substantial new discoveries and information. The Catalogue includes postal stationery, aerogrammes, a standard listing of postmarks and other valuable information. Many illustrations have never been published before including rarities from the Royal Collection, the British Library Philatelic Collections, Crown Agents Archives, a "Private Collection" of major rarities, and from collections of leading specialists in Europe and USA.
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