GBPS Books in (reverse) order of publication date
From time to time, the GBPS publishes important reference works on aspects of GB philately. These are listed below in reverse order of publication date, most recent first – click on a link for more details of each work. Prices are given for those still in print – GBPS members are entitled to a discount of 10%. See the orders page for payment details.



Title and Author(s) | Pages | Date | Price | ![]() |
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Books of Stamps with Invalidated Panes 1904-1943 Ian Harvey |
60 | 2022 | £15 | £13.50 | |
The Mulready Postal Stationery Alan Huggins and Alan Holyoake |
216 | 2015 | £40 | £36 | |
King George V Printing Plates: Stamping Department: Movement of Printing Plates for King George V Stamps 1911–1934 Douglas N. Muir |
210 | 2015 | £60 | £54 | |
English and Welsh Spoon Cancels 1853-70 Richard Arundel, revised by Russell Taylor |
174 | 2015 | £35 | £31.50 | |
Ocean Penny Postage David Duncan Turner |
416 | 2014 | £70 | £63 | |
The Dollis Hill Find: Great Britain: Mechanisation of the Mail and Phosphor Trials on Wilding Portrait Stamps Edward Klempka |
42 | 2013 | £20 | £18 | |
Uniform Penny Post: Handstruck Paid Postage Stamps of England and Wales 1840-1853 Steve Walker |
32 | 2013 | £15 | £13.50 | |
Brunswick Star Cancels Richard Arundel, revised by Russell Taylor & Howard Hughes |
45 | 2012 | £15 | £13.50 | |
GB Surface Printed Postage Stamps 1855–1883 Bob Galland and Karl Louis |
236 | 2009 | £60 | £54 | |
Collect British Postal Stationery Alan Huggins and Colin Baker |
164 | 2007 | |||
Discovering Seahorses [reprinted 2008] Bryan Kearsley |
278 | 2005 | |||
The Line-Engraved Halfpenny W. de L. M. Messenger |
52 | 2005 | £15 | £13.50 | |
The Post Office and the Colleges Vincent West |
76 | 2004 | |||
The Telegraph Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain Peter Langmead and Alan Huggins |
190 | 2003 | |||
Great Britain KGVI Low Value Definitive Stamps Peter Worsfold |
40 | 2001 | |||
'Rainbow Trials' David Rowse |
180 | 2000 | £75 | £67.50 | |
Joshua Bacon 1790-1863 David Rowse |
74 | 2000 | £25 | £22.50 | |
GB Journal: Cumulative Index to Vols 21–36 | 34 | 1998 | £4 | £3.60 | |
King George V Stamps Issued in Rolls Leslie Wilkinson |
47 | 1998 | £10 | £9 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 9: Appendix C, Addenda & Corrigenda and Index Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
18 | 1997 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 8: Appendix A and Appendix B Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
24 | 1994 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 7: Series 10 and Series 11 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
16 | 1993 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 6: Series 8 and Series 9 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
24 | 1992 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 5: Series 7 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
20 | 1991 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 4: Series 6 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
28 | 1990 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 3: Series 3, Series 4 and Series 5 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
28 | 1989 | £4 | £3.60 | |
The Penny Lilac, Part 2 R. A. G. Lee |
97 | 1989 | £15 | £13.50 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 2: Series 1, Series 2 Trials and Series 2 Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
16 | 1988 | £4 | £3.60 | |
British Stamp Booklets, Part 1: History and Series 1 Trials Jean Alexander & Leonard Newbery |
20 | 1987 | £4 | £3.60 | |
The Plating of the Penny 1840-1864: Vol. 5, Die 1 Plates 176 to 204; Reserve Plates 1 to 6 Roland Brown and Harold Fisher |
136 | 1984 | |||
GB Journal: Cumulative Index to Vols 11–20 | 32 | 1984 | £3 | £2.70 | |
Cumulative Index to the British Philatelist J. W. M. Stone |
24 | 1983 | £3 | £2.70 | |
The Newspaper & Almanac Stamps of Great Britain & Ireland John H. Chandler & Harry Dagnall |
302 | 1981 | |||
Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain Marcus Samuel and Alan Huggins |
254 | 1980 | £40 | £36 | |
The Plating of the Penny 1840-1864: Vol. 4, Die 1 Plates 132 to 175 Roland Brown and Harold Fisher |
154 | 1980 | |||
The Plating of the Penny 1840-1864: Vol. 1, Die 1 Plates 1a to 45 (revised edition) Roland Brown and Harold Fisher |
156 | 1979 | |||
The Plating of the Penny 1840-1864: Vol. 3, Die 1 Plates 92 to 131 Roland Brown and Harold Fisher |
152 | 1976 | |||
GB Journal: Cumulative Index to Vols 1–10 | 32 | 1977 | £3 | £2.70 | |
King Edward VIII A. J. Kirk |
31 | 1974 | £5 | £4.50 | |
The Plating of the Penny 1840-1864: Vol. 2, Die 1 Plates 46 to 91 Roland Brown and Harold Fisher |
153 | 1972 | |||
The Plating of the Penny 1840-1864: Vol. 1, Die 1 Plates 1a to 45 Roland Brown and Harold Fisher |
156 | 1972 | |||
List of Books on the Postal History, Postmarks and Adhesive Postage and Revenue Stamps of Great Britain (2nd edition) Arnold Strange |
48 | 1971 | |||
British Postal Stationery [reprinted 1971] Alan Huggins |
188 | 1970 | |||
Queen Victoria: The Plating of the Half Penny 1887–1900 G. C. Akerman |
81 | 1970 | |||
Index to principal plate varieties in one penny imperforate. Abstracted from the text of the third edition of The postage stamps of Great Britain, Part 1 compiled by G. C. Akerman |
1968 | ||||
Catalogue of Official Perfins; Section 1: Great Britain Mary Thornton |
16 | 1967 | |||
Late Fee and Too Late Stamps W. G. Stitt Dibden |
61 | 1966 | |||
List of Books on the Postal History, Postmarks and Adhesive Postage and Revenue Stamps of Great Britain (1st edition) Arnold Strange |
32 | 1964 | |||
The Penny Lilac, Part 1 R. A. G. Lee |
71 | 1963 | |||
Great Britain Cracked Units H. S. Doupé |
125 | 1962 | |||
King George V: A Study of the Provisional Issues of 1934 and 1935 J. B. M. Stanton & K. G. Rushworth |
32 | 1960 | |||
King Edward VIII J. B. M. Stanton |
13 | 1958 |