AMERICAS - Stanley Gibbons Belize, Guyana, Trinidad;and Tobago Commonwealth 2009

Published by Stanley Gibbons. 183pp. Colour. English

Inc British Honduras, British Guiana, miniature sheets, booklets, parcel post, officials, postage dues, stamps on cover, English/French/German/Spanish/Italian glossary;

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Philatelic Exporter review, courtesy of David Rennie (September 2009):

This is the latest new title in the range of sectionals, published in the smaller paperback format as the GB Concise, with 183 catalogue pages plus 22 pages of notes etc. in the more spacious two-column style.

The prices for British Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago issues to 1970 appear to remain at the 2009 "red book" levels, however those for British Guiana for the same period show numerous reductions from the early classics through to 1952, mostly for mint items.

For issues after 1970 there has been major re-pricing, the first full revision of these since 2001.; For Belize there are persistent rises, particularly for the more popular themes and miniature sheets, and especially for mint where numerous items are increased by as much fifty percent, and some even more, but also for used.

Guyana for the same period also shows persistent increases, though there are some reductions in the 1970s, and again it is the popular themes and series, including some of the overprinted issues such as Baden Powell, which see the largest increases, often up to fifty percent or more for mint.

For Trinidad & Tobago the pattern is far less consistent, with some issues unchanged, but although there are also many increases, these tend to be on a smaller proportion than the other countries.

New issues for Belize are included up to early 2009, while the other countries are to the middle of 2008.