Robert Murray Stamp Shop, Edinburgh
KILOWARE

We stock kiloware of the whole world, often in a number of different categories.
Stocks vary from week to week, and from day to day - personal customers at our shop are always most likely to see the new lines first, or the small batches not worth listing here.

Weights are average net contents.

A NOTE REGARDING THE PRESENT STATE OF KILOWARE;
Things have changed in recent years. Going back a decade or two, most of the stamps charities were given would be from current or recent mail, but they would always have some that people had from clearing out an old house, or going through old family papers. They might therefore have gathered in a year, say, 19kg of generally new mix plus 1kg of older, so the mix looked like new stuff and was a good source of recent stamps.
The current situation is that people actually get very few stamps in the mail. Charities get smaller amounts handed in (although prices are much better than they were some years ago). So the same charity might now be getting only 2kg of new mix, but they are still getting the 1kg of older stamps, and the mixture appears less appealing to the collector looking for newer issues.
Almost everything we get now is like that, with a fair number of older stamps included, and I'm afraid collectors will just have to get used to it !

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CURRENT STATE OF WINDING DOWN THE RETAIL SHOP ?;
We have had much less material coming in, although for a while we continued to get new material from some of our regular charities.
However, while going through all our stock we've been finding odd bags, packets, and boxes of kiloware here and there, which is all being gathered together so that we can make some final offerings.
Our previous list is cancelled, and will be updated as we process stock. Quantities are very varied - there are some categories where we'll only have one bag available, yet others where we'll have hundreds. Everything is being reviewed; categories, content, packet sizes, and prices.
(In the price list below, old weights and prices will be hidden by making the text grey, and only weights and prices in black are valid.)

ORDERING;
The fact that something is listed and priced here means that we had stocks when this page was updated.
We don't always have all bags in all sizes already made up, so if you are intending to collect from our shop please contact us first so that we can have it ready for you.

Code	Country	Description	*Weight per bag**	Price per bag
Capital 1	United Kingdom	Our "Capital Mix" is our most popular UK mix. This is material received from charities, sometimes with some added that we have stored for a while, and sometimes also with some older stuff mixed in, giving a wider variety of content than often found. All types included - definitives, country stamps, commemoratives, greetings, and Christmas issues. Scottish country stamps ("regionals") are found in good numbers.	1kg 5kg 20kg	£16. £75. £280.
Small 1	United Kingdom	Small stamps only (except for sometimes some of the Castles high values), mixed definitives of the general UK issue and the Scottish, sometimes with a small number of Wales and Northern Ireland. Current mix is all at least a few years old.	500g	£3.50
Large 1	United Kingdom	Commemorative and Christmas (we try to keep the Christmas content within 25%, but cannot guarantee it).	100g	£3.75
Large 2	United Kingdom	Commemorative and Christmas (as above)	200g 500g	£6.75 £16.00
Castles	United Kingdom	Decimal Castles stamps on paper. Mixed issues, mixed cancels, very occasional other stamps attached. Made up "as it comes".	200g	£12.50
CSD	United Kingdom	"Charity Stamps Direct" box, where people have sent stamps directly to us as donations to charity. Most packages are not opened by us, and these boxes are therefore a bit of a gamble ! We do not entertain returns or complaints on these, as you are probably as likely to get a marvelous box as a terrible one. Available to shop customers only, as a disclaimer form has to be signed.	4kg	£50.
Pre	United Kingdom	Pre-decimal (i.e. everything should be before 1971 - mainly Queen Elizabeth issues, but some older also).	100g 500g 1.8kg	£4.75 £21.00 £71.
GB Off	United Kingdom	Off-paper mix, as gathered from charities (usually modern/recent) and from the bottom of boxes in which we have bought collections (often older), plus sometimes masses that people have soaked off over the years.	25 grams 100g 500g 1.8kg	£2.25 £7.50 £29. £79.
GB FDC	United Kingdom	First Day Covers by weight ! We get so many of these we are always looking for ways to dispose of our excess stocks. Absolutely as they come, probably nearly all typed or handwritten addresses, usually a bit of duplication. Excellent source of used sets.	1 kilo 10 kilos	£15. £140.
World 1	Foreign	"Superior Grade" World Kiloware. One of our most popular bags - we sell loads of this ! A whole-world mix, containing little or no UK. When material comes in to us, simply if it looks better it goes into the Superior mix, and if it looks less exciting it goes into the Standard. Many of our shop customers make regular repeat purchases.	120g	£5.25
World 2	Foreign	"Superior Grade" as above but in big bags.	1kg	£37.75
		"Superior Grade" - if you are giving us a mail order for two or more items coming to 2kg, we can make up an 800g bag of this so as to make a 1.8kg order which fits within the 2kg weight band and makes the postage cost more sensible. This might take a little longer as we don't keep any pre-made bags.	800g	£30.20
		"Superior Grade" as above but in VERY BIG bags.	8kg	£290.
World 3	World	"Standard Grade" whole-world mix with just a little U.K. Still a decent mix, but simply not as good as the Superior. Excellent value for the number of stamps for the price.	120g	£2.75
World 4	World	"Standard Grade" as above but in big bags.	1kg	£19.75
		"Standard Grade" - see note about Superior Grade 800g bags above.	800g	£15.90
		"Standard Grade" as above but in VERY BIG bags.	8kg	£149.00
World Off	World	Off-paper mix, as obtained from charities (usually modern/recent) and from the bottom of boxes in which we have bought collections (often older), plus bulk or excess material we sometimes purchase or gather. Usually contains a smaller number of UK, will usually have duplication to some degree, and might include a few damaged stamps, as we do not check these stamps individually (which also gives the chance of an occasional "find"). Sorry, that description doesn't do the mix justice ! Another of our popular sellers in our shop, with constant repeat sales.	25g 100g 500g 1.8kg	£4.25 £14. £49. £149.
Bar.	Barbados	Seldom seen kiloware, with surprisingly good variety.	50g	£4.75
Islands	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	General mix. Tends to have a mix of definitives and Christmas/commemoratives, and with material included sometimes going back a few years. The mix between the islands is not always equal ! NB; Current stock is of just Guernsey and Jersey (sometimes a few Alderney) with probably little or no Isle of Man.	50g 500g 5kg	£3.25 £28. £215.
Ger.	Germany	Collected by a charity in Leipzig over a number of months leading up to mid-2008. Very high proportion of modern Germany, with some older, and often a reasonable scattering of other countries. Occasional excess paper.	100g 1kg 5kg	£2.50 £17.50 £75.
EI	Ireland	General mixture - range of recent years with a scattering of older now and again.	100g 500g 1kg	£3.25 £15. £28.50
USA	United States of America	General mix - some collected in USA, some in UK. Various ages.	100g 1kg	£2.75 £25.00

	Some of the following are only available in very small numbers (some we've got loads !).
Code	Country		Weight * per bag	Price per bag
	Australia		120g	£3.50
	Commonwealth. A mix of numerous countries, spanning many years, and not too much of the "big" countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or South Africa. Occasionally just a little UK and Ireland included, and sometimes an odd stray non-Commonwealth. Nice mix !		120g 500g	£6.75 £24.75
	Hong Kong		100g	£4.75
	Spain		120g	£4.50
	Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden - seldom Finland, and only rarely will there be Aland, Faroes, Greenland or Iceland)		120g 250g	£4.75 £9.25
	Ceylon/Sri Lanka		50g	£7.50 now reduced to £3.75
	Israel		60g	£4.25
	Asia (Non-Commonwealth)		60g	£7.50
	Zimbabwe		100g 500g 1kg	£4.75 £21.75 £39.
	Denmark	Off-paper	20g	£4.00
	Canada		120g	£3.50
	Malaysia/Singapore		150g 500g	£6.25 £18.00
	Switzerland		120g	£4.75
	Italy		120g	£4.75
	Turkey		120g	£5.50
	Mauritius		50g	£3.95
	New Zealand		120g	£4.25 out of stock
	South Africa. General mix, some years old.		100g	£3.50

	United States of America. Off-paper.

		COINS - see full list of wholesale coins at www.stamp-shop.com/coins-wholesale.html
Coin 1	World Coins	Bags of mixed world coins, generally quite modern "dross" (low denominations, or out-of-date, etc.) but with occasional older or more unusual bits. (Note that postage on coins is quite expensive.)	900g	£6.
Coin 2	World Coins	Same mix as above, bigger bags.	9kg	£50.
Nostalgia Bag	UK Coins	A bag with a selection of British pre-decimal coins, comprising; 20 x penny, 15 x halfpenny, 10 x brass threepence, and two each of farthing, sixpence, shilling, florin, and half crown. We call them "Nostalgia Bags".	-	£3.
	UK Pennies	Pre-decimal pennies, mainly KG5 to QE. Subject to stock - please check before coming in.	900g 9kg	£6.75 £60.
	UK Halfpennies	Pre-decimal halfpennies, mainly KG5 to QE. Subject to stock - please check before coming in.	900g 9kg	£6.75 £60.
	UK 1d/½d	Pre-decimal pennies and halfpennies, mainly KG5 to QE. Subject to stock - bags of mainly pennies with some halfpennies included.	900g	£6.75

Remember, postage and handling are charged on top of these prices if they are to be sent out. See our "How to Order" page for details.
* Weights are approximate but honest !

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