Great Britain postage stamps year 1897/1900 Jubilee Set to 1/-

📮 Great Britain — Queen Victoria Jubilee Issue (1887–1900)

🕰️ Background

The Jubilee Issue was introduced in 1887 to replace the unpopular Lilac & Green stamps of 1883–1884 and to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year.
These stamps continued in use through 1890s and up to 1900 (some catalogue lists extend to 1901), and are known for multiple colours, designs, and values.
They were surface-printed, and many values exist with colour/shade variations, watermark varieties, and printing multiples.

📦 Standard Set to 1 Shilling

The “to 1-shilling” part usually refers to the principal values collectors aim to complete up to the 1 s denomination. A typical full set to 1/– includes around 14 distinct values (½ d up to 1 s), though exact lists and catalog numbers vary slightly by catalogue edition.

📌 Typical Values in the Jubilee Issue (up to 1 Shilling)

Value	General Description
½ d	Smallest denomination, often in a blue-green shade.
1 d	Penny value — various shades (e.g., rose/red).
1½ d	Lilac & other colours.
2 d	Double penny values.
2½ d	Mid-denomination, uncommon shades exist.
3 d	Tripenny values (various tones).
4 d	Frequently in combinations of colours.
4½ d	Introduced later in the issue run.
5 d	Mid-high value.
6 d	Six pence values with classic Jubilee design.
8 d	Higher mid-value often less common.
9 d / 10 d	High-value definitives below 1 s.
1 s (both colours)	The top of the basic set — two versions: Green and Green & Carmine.

Collecting all these up to the 1 shilling values forms the core Jubilee set to 1/– that many philatelists focus on.

📊 Catalogue & Identification

In Stanley Gibbons cataloguing, these are commonly listed as SG197–SG214 (or similar numbers depending on catalogue edition) for the full 14-value set to 1/–.
These values exist in used, mint hinged, and mint unmounted conditions — value varies substantially with condition.
Some stamps have multiple shades or subtle print variations that make particular items more sought-after.