QVStamps Collector Library
Collector Resources
Free guides, identification tools and specialist references for Great Britain and British Empire stamp collectors.
Most Popular Resources
Start with our most frequently visited collector guides and identification tools.
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GB Mini Collector Guides
Stamp Collector Guides
Clear, concise mini guides covering useful subjects
for Great Britain stamp collectors.
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Popular Tool
Identification Tool
Watermark Viewer
Compare watermark orientation and identify common
Great Britain watermark varieties.
Open the watermark viewer
Popular Specialist Resources
Specialist Reference
Rare GB Line-Engraved Stamps
Explore some of the rarest and highest catalogue-value
Queen Victoria line-engraved stamps.
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Identification Tool
Numeral Postmark Lookup
Identify Victorian numeral cancellations from England
and Wales, Scotland or Ireland by entering the number.
Look up a postmark
Identification Tool
1d Stars Identification
Narrow down and compare Great Britain One Penny Stars
issues using their principal identifying features.
Identify a stamp
More Collector Resources
Developing Reference Library
GB Line-Engraved Guides
Detailed articles about production, plating, Penny Red
development, corner letters and line-engraved collecting.
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External Resources
Useful Philatelic Links
A selected collection of external websites and online
resources useful to stamp collectors.
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