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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BARBADOS BARBADOS   Standard Perforations
Varieties
 
1873 SG 64 (5/- dull rose) Scott 43 1 BAR1 £300
1876 72a (red handstamp) 50 1 BAR1 £95
1876 72aa (black handstamp) 50 1 BAR1 £130
1876 73a (red handstamp) 51 1 BAR1 £95
1876 73aa (black handstamp) 51 1 BAR1 £130
1878 75 (black handstamp) 52 1 BAR1 £140
1878 76 (black handstamp) 53 1 BAR1 £130
1876 79a (black handstamp) 55 1 BAR1 £140
1876 81a (red handstamp) 56 1 BAR1 £140
1882/6 95 to 103 ex 97 63, 65 to 68 5 D12 £400
1892/1903 105 to 115 70 to 80 11 D12 £225
1897/8 116 to 124 81 to 89 9 D12a £170
1906 145 to 151 102 to 108 7 D12a £160
1906 152 (1d tercentenary) 109 1 D12a £65
1909/10 163,165 to 166,168 to 169 91, 94 to 95, 98, 100 5 D12 £140
1912/16 170 to 180 116 to 126 11 D12 (1d-6d) D12a (rest) £150
1916/19 181 to 191 127 to 133, 135 to 138 11 D12a £200
1917 197 (1d War Tax) MR1 1 D12 £55
1918 199 to 200 134, 139 2 D12a £130
1920/21 201 to 212 140 to 151 12 D12a £225
1921/24 213 to 228 152 to 164 12 D12 £180
1925/35 229 to 239 165 to 171, 173 to 175, 177 to 179 13 D16x D19 (1½d, 2/6d) £200
1927 240 (1d tercentenary) 180 1 B7 £50
Jubilee 241 to 244 186 to 189 4 W8 £100
Coronation 245 to 247 190 to 193 3 D20 £75
1938/47 248 to 256a 193 to 201A 16 D20 D21(½d bistre, 1blue-green, 2d carmine, 3d blue, 8d) £300
1939 257 to 261 202 to 206 5 D20 £170
Victory 262 to 263 207 to 208 2 D21 £65
1934/47 D1 to D3 J1 to J3 3 19 D21 (3d) £85

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BASUTOLAND BASUTOLAND   Standard Perforations  
1933 SG 1 to 10 Scott 1 to 10 10 W8 300
Jubilee 11 to 14 11 to 14 4 D19 £110
Coronation 15 to 17 15 to 17 3 D20 £80
1938 18 to 28 18 to 28 11 W8a £250
1947 32 to 35 35 to 38 4 W9 £90
1933/52 D1 to D2 J1a/J2 2 D19 £45

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BECHUANALAND BECHUANALAND   Standard Perforations
Varieties
 
  British Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland      
1887 SG 9 (½d vermillion) Scott 10 1 BEC2 £85
1887 10 to 21 11 to 22 12 BEC2 £900
1891 31 to 32 31 to 32 2 BEC2 £130
1891/1904 33 to 36 33 to 36 4 BEC2 £170
  Bechuanaland Prot.        
1888 40 (½d vermillion) 52 1 BEC2 £85
1888 46 (1/- green & black) 54 1 BEC2 £110
1889 53 (4d on ½d ver) 68 1 BEC2 £130
1897/1902 59 to 65 69 to 75 7 D12 GB15(60) £225
1905 68 (1d scarlet) 77 1 GB17 £60
1913 71 (1/- green & carmine) 79a? 1 GB23 £95
1913/24 82 (1/- bistre) 91 1 GB23 £75
1913/24 83 to 84 (2/6d, 5/)- 92 to 93 2 GB23 £275
1932 99 to 110 105 to 112 12 W8 £275
Jubilee 111 to 114 117 to 120 4 B9 £100
Coronation 115 to 117 121 to 123 3 D20 £85
1938/52 118 to 128 124 to 136 11 W8a, W8 (½d, 1d) £225
1947 132 to 135 143 to 147 4 W9 £90
1932/58 D4 to D6 J4 to J6 3 D19 £70

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BERMUDA BERMUDA   Standard Perforations  
1883/98 SG 21,26,29 Scott 18a, 21a, 25a 3 D12 £375
1901 30 (¼d/1/- dul grey) 26 1 D12 £80
1902/4 31 to 33 28 to 30 3 D12 £140
1906/10 34, 36, 38 to 40 31, 33, 35 to 39 7 D12 £375
1910/25 44 to 51 40 to 48 9 D12(¼d-1/-) D12a(rest) £400
1910/25 51b/55 49 to 54 6 D12(¼d-1/-) D12a(rest) £800
1920/21 59 to 67 55 to 60, 67 to 69 9 D12a £375
1921 68 to 76 71 to 79 9 D12a £325
1922/34 76b to 87 81 to 92 12 D12(½d,1d, 2d, 2½d) £500
  88 to 93 high values 94 to 97 4 D16(¼d,2½ ultramarine, 3d ultramarine, 3d purple/yellow, 4d, 6d, 1/-2/-, 2/6, 10/-)  
        D19(1½ red brown,12/6) £500
Jubilee 94 to 97 100 to 103 4 W8 £200
1936/47 98 to 106 105 to 108, 110 to 114 9 B9 £275
Coronation 107 to 109 115 to 117 3 D20 £170
1938/53 110 to 121 118 to 128 (14) + two miss 2d!! 16 B9(1d-1/-) D20(rest) £1,700
Victory 123 to 124 131 to 132 2 D21 £110

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2006
  BRITISH EAST AFRICA (see Kenya)    

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BRITISH GUIANA   Standard Perforations
Varieties
 
1867 104 (48c crimson) 69 1 BG2 H/S £225
1867 104 (48c crimson) 69 1 BG3 stamps_overprints.phped £180
1876 126 to 132, 134 72 to 78, 80 8 BG2 £750
1876 131 to 132 77 to 78 2 BG3 £200
1882 170 to 174 107 to 111 5 BG3 £300
1889 193 to 205 130, 132, 135, 137, 139, 141 to 143, 146 to 147 10 D12 £140
1890/91 213 to 215 131, 136, 140 3 D12 £60
1898 216 to 221 152 to 156 5 D12x D12a(2,10c) £110
1900/7 233 to 238 131A, 133 to 134, 138, 144 to 145 6 D12 £95
1905 243 (5c dull purp/black) 163 1 D12 £21
1905 250 (96c black & verm/yell) 170 1 D12 £32
1905 251 ($2.40) 171 1 D12 £75
1907 253 to 257 172 to 177 5 D12 £75
1913/21 259 to 269a 178, 179a, 180 to 188 11 D12 £140
1916 269b (96c lemon) 189 1 D12 £32
1921 269c (96c pale yellow) 189 variety 1 D12 £32
1921/27 272 to 282 191 to 201 11 D12 D16 (2vi,48c,60,96c) £160
1931 283 to 287 205 to 209 5 W8 £90
1934/51 288 to 300 210 to 222 13 W8 £170
Jubilee 301 to 304 223 to 226 4 D19 £100
Coronation 305 to 307 227 to 229 3 D20 £80
1938/52 308 to 319 230 to 241 12 W8a W8(24c,36,60,$1)
W9($2,$3)
£250
Victory 320 to 321 242 to 243 2 D21 £70
1940/55 D1 to D2 & D4 J1 to J2, J4 3 D20 £65

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BRITISH HONDURAS BRITISH HONDURAS   Standard Perforations
1884 18 (1c rose) Scott 14 1 D12 £200
1887 22 (1/- grey) 17 1 D12 £75
1888/91 36 to 42 28 to 32, 36, 47 7 D12 £350
1891/01 51 to 65 38 to 46 & 52 to 57 15 D12 £350
1902/4 80 to 83 58 to 61 4 D12 £55
1904/7 87 to 93 65 to 71 6 D12 £225
1908/11 96 to 100 62, 72 to 74 3 D12 £70
1913/21 101 to 110 75 to 84 10 D12 £225
1915 111 to 113 85 to 87 3 D12 £100
1918 119 to 120 MR4 to MR5 2 D12 £100
1921 121 (2c Peace) 89 1 D12a £48
1921 122 (1c green) 91 1 D12a £45
1922 123 (4c slate) 90 1 D12 £48
1922/33 124 to 137 92 to 104 13 D12 (25c MCA ,5c, 10c, $2) £275
        D16 ($5 MCA, 2c brown, 2c carmine, 25c, 50, $1)  
        D19 (1c, 3c, 4c)  
1922 25cMCA Script 5c &$2 103, 97, 102 3 D9  
1932 138 to 142 B1 to B5 5 D19 £110
Jubilee 143 to 146 108 to 111 4 B9 £100
Coronation 147 to 149 112 to 114 3 D20 £75
1938/47 150 to 161 115 to 126 12 B9 £200
Victory 162 to 163 127 to 128 2 D21 £70
1923/64 D1 to D3 J1 to J3 3 D16 £60

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BRITISH LEVANT BRITISH OFFICES ABROAD   Standard Perforations
Varieties
 
1902/5 SG 9 to 11(80pa on 5d to 12pi on 2 to 6) Scott 9 to 11 3 GB17 £150
1909 21 (5 piastres on 1/-) 31 1 GB17 £60
1921 47 to 50 61 to 64 4 GB26, GB23 (18¾pi on 1/-) £275
1921 L23 (1/- bistre brown) 53 1 GB26 £65
1921 L24 (2/6d chocolate brown) 54 1 GB26 £140

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BRI. OCC. OF ITAL. COL. BRITISH OFFICES ABROAD   Standard Perforations
Varieties
 
1943/47(MEF) SG M18 to M21 (1/- to 10/-) Scott 8 to 9 14 to 15 4 GB23 GB30 (5/-,10/-) £550
1942 (MEF) MD5 (1/- deep blue) J5 1 GB23 £160
1943/46(EAF) S8/9 (1/- & 2/6d) 8 & 9 2 GB23 GB30(2/6) £275

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS   Standard Perforations  
1908/11 SG 8 to 17 Scott 8 to 18 11 D12 £250
1913 18 to 21 19 to 22 4 D12 £70
1914/23 22 to 38 28 to 41 14 D12 £400
1922/31 39 to 52 43 to 56 (14), miss 1½d scarlet 15 D16 D19 (4½d) £350
Jubilee ½3/6 60 to 63 4 D19 £110
Coronation 57 to 59 64 to 66 3 B9 £85
1939/42 60 to 72 67 to 79 13 W8 W8a (10/-) D20 (2d, 3d, 2/-, 2/6d) £375
Victory 73 to 74 80 to 81 2 D21 £75
1940 D1 to D8 J1 to J8 8 B9 £170

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  BRUNEI BRUNEI   Standard Perforations  
1907/10 SG 23 to 33 Scott 13 to 21 (odds), 24, 27 to 33 (odds), 36 11 D12a £275
1908/20 34 to 48 14 to 22 (evens), 25, 28 to 34 (evens), 37 to 39 13 D12a £550
1921 42a (10c on pale yellow) 28a? 1 D16 £48
1916 49 to 50 23 & 26 2 12a £110
1924/37 60 to 72,74 to 78 43 to 53 & 55 to 61 18 D16 D19(2gr, 4or, 5gr, 5br, 6scar, 8grey, 25, 30, 50, $1) £375
1947/51 79 to 92 62 to 75 14 D21 £250

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2006
  CANADA CANADA   Varieties  
1897 SG 133 to 40 Scott 59 to 65 7 1, 2(20c) £1,800
1903 186 (20c deep olive green) 94 1 1 £75
  Newfoundland Newfoundland      
1935 Jubilee 226/229 4 B9 £140
1937 Cornation 230/232 3 B9 £90

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Date Stanley Gibbons Cat. Numbers Scott Cat. Numbers No. Overprint/Perf type Cat 2008
  CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYMAN ISLANDS   Standard Perforations  
1900 SG 1 to 2 Scott 1a to 2a 2 D12 £140
1902/3 3 to 7 3 to 7 5 D12 £200
1907 13 to 16 13 to 16 4 D12 £200
1907/9 25 to 34 ex 31 21 to 26 & 28 to 30 9 D12 £325
1908 38 (¼d brown) 31 1 D12 £85
1912/20 40 to 4, 46 to 7, 48a, 49 to 51, 52a 32 to 36, 38 to 39, 46, 41 to 43, 47 13 D12 £375
1918 45b (3d on lemon) 37a? 1 D12 £65
1916 48 (1/- green back) 40 1 D12 £65
1914 52 (10/- green back) 44a 1 D12 £95
1917 56 (1½d/2½d War) MR4 1 D12 £120
1919/20 57,59 MR5 to MR6 2 D12 £110
1921/22 60 to 67 64 to 68 5 D12 £200
1921/26 69 to 83 50 to 63 14 D12 (¼d - 2½d, 6d, 2/- ,3/-) £350
        D16 (3d, 4½d, 1/-, 5/-, 10/-)  
1932 84 to 95 69 to 80 12 W8 £550
1935 96 to 107 85 to 96 12 W8 £300
Jubilee 108 to 11 81 to 84 4 D19 £140
Coronation 112 to 14 97 to 99 3 B9 £120
1938/48 115 to 26 100 to 111 & 114 to 115 14 W8a D20(½d, 2d, 6d, 10/-) £475
        W9(2½ orange, 3d blue)  
Victory 127 to 8 112 to 113 2 D21 £100

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