GREAT BRITAIN - Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Vol 2 - King Edward VII to King George VI 2010

Published by Stanley Gibbons. 278pp. Black and white. English

Inc essays, proofs, specimens, controls, trials, officials, coils, watermark; and cylinder varieties, major plate flaws, bookets,;FDCs, forgeries, postage dues, booklet pane precancellations, postage rates, protective underprints, Channel Islands;German occupation

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Philatelic Exporter review, courtesy of David Rennie (January 2010):

This volume has been completely revised and reset into the larger "Concise" size, now in a basic two-column format, with a clearer sans serif font, and is now hardbound with printed board covers.; This means that at 278pp it is over 200pp less than the previous edition published in 2005 (see Exporter September 2005), however as always new information is included.

This is particularly true of the section for the popular Seahorses, which incorporates and draws on the researches of Bryan Kearsley, with better diagrams for distinguishing the differences between the printers, and some new shades.; There are other additions in the Edward VII section, as well as more proofs, trials and essays in the Georges sections.; The booklets and booklet panes listings throughout have been expanded with more explanatory notes etc.

Prices have been thoroughly revised and reflect the continuing popularity of the issues for each of these reigns, especially for varieties and rarities, but also for Controls, booklets and panes etc., where there have been many, and often significant increases.

The usual Appendices relating to Perforators, Pre-cancels, Specimen & Cancelled overprints, Postage Rates and Channel Islands issues have also been updated or revised as necessary.

The publisher has introduced blue coloured backgrounds to the tables of many of the listings, particularly the basic price sections, the checklists for booklet panes, Controls and Cylinder Numbers etc.; With alternating light and dark shades, this makes reading the prices across the column easier.