Here are the grades we offer...

U.M. / U.m. / u.m. / Unmounted mint
Stamps in 'Post Office' issued condition, which is with the gum intact as when issued by the Post Office. These stamps will have no mount mark, gum disturbance or other 'damage' to the gum, aside from modest cracking on some Queen Victoria issues.

M.M. / M.m. / m.m. / Mounted mint
As for unmounted mint, but with a mark or hinge reminder from a philatelic mount formerly applied to the stamp.

Av.m. / Average mint. / Good mint.
Mounted mint, but possibly heavily so, or with other small fault(s) such as short perforation(s), gum crease(s), natural paper flaw.

Poor Mint
Unmounted or mounted mint, but with actual damage such as tear(s), thin(s), paper crease(s), missing or clipped perforations.

Superb used
Used stamps in particularly excellent condition, the cancel a pristine steel CDS (usually readable as to town and date) or particularly fine strike of an alternative scarce cancel contemporary with the stamp issue period.

Very fine used
Used stamps with clear circular date-stamp or clear strike of another postmark of the period of the stamp issue, no faults.

Fine used
Used stamps with good strike of postmark of the period, such as Maltese cross, numeral, C.D.S. or machine cancel, but the cancel not necessarily readable as to town or date. No faults.

Average used
As fine used, but heavier cancel, or with other small fault(s) such as short perforation(s), gum crease(s), natural paper flaw.

Poor used
Defective used, but very heavy cancel, clear damage such as tear(s), thin(s), paper crease(s), missing or clipped perforations.

Covers
The stamps on franked covers will be described within the above criteria, with other features of the covers as given in item descriptions.

Most stamps on the Tony Bellew web site are in stock. So please order with confidence.

The Specialised Items listings are revised regularly when orders are received, so this is the most accurate record of stock available.

The General Issues listings are revised regularly according to stock position, acquisition of fresh stock, cost of fresh stock and market prices. It is impossible for every stamp listed to be in stock at all times.

Any items not in stock on receipt of an order will be taken as a wants list. Items offered later from new stock, in response to such a wants list, would be offered at the prices quoted, or as near as possible to the quoted prices, depending on stock replacement costs. There will be no obligation to accept any items so offered.

Tony Bellew is always in the market to purchase fine Great Britain philatelic material. Dealing in GB material up to but excluding the decimal issues, any issues excluding decimal issues might well be of interest. You are invited to send collections, 'swaps' or single stamps, for our best cash or credit offer.

As a general rule faulty stamps will be of no interest, except in the context of a collection or lot where the majority are in fine condition, or except in the case of rarer sets or single stamps where a faulty copy might represent an opportunity for our collector customers to fill an 'expensive gap' at a modest price.

Tony Bellew buys material for prompt cash settlement, or for credit against purchases from existing stock. A 'Credit Offer' is normally higher than a 'Cash Offer' for the same material, in recognition of the mutual business.

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