Queen Vic On Piece, Assistance Required.

Whilst helping a golf buddy to sort through his stamps we came across this piece.! Are these S.G. numbers correct and if so is this just a little bit special.!
(Trying hard to put a smile on his face), whilst understanding the total scruffiness overall.! Thanks in advance.!

I checked Gibbons, and those designs are, in fact, issued numbers 71, 75 and 79. Which is, I suppose, one way to identify them.

Special is probably a stretch.

Thanks for your prompt reply, have arrived home to my Gibbons, I will investigate further.!

On the odd chance this is not an April 1 post, someone writing on the piece used the design designation numbers instead of the catalogue numbers.

Looks like a rubber parcel cancel, which is not a disaster, but not a particular plus, either.

It's always risky replying to a post on 4/1 (and apparently 3/31, based on some of the other recent posts.)

The S.G. number would be... from left to right..
213
208
203
The combination on the piece would certainly be a big sum of money back then... you could post a parcel of 11 pounds for a shilling so your one shilling and fourpence rate is worth investigating. The parcel post cancel is LEAMINGTON SPA

as stated by CJD... "it's always risky replying to a post on 4/1 (and apparently 3/31, based on some of the other recent posts.)"

I believe the UN have proposals to rectify any confusion regarding the day/date/time thing as, when it is April 1st in the UK, it is still March 31st in other places. Anyway, I pulled this piece of information off the UN website which they believe is a workable solution for the future. I'm not sure it will be universally popular...

I assure you that this was a legitimate thread. Thanks for the information, my buddy will be happy.!
He is losing his sight so I am assisting him to sort through his old albums.!
We also discovered a 6d S.G.(208) perforated with a company name of AO& Co. postmarked 27 FE 99.

Cheers.

Perfins can be tricky blighters,robster so far better to post a scan of the stamp involved. Perfin stamps are identified by not only the letters involved but the number of pin holes making up the individual letters... and if the perfins are in more than one line...
for example..
AO&Co. might be unusual to be in only one line, more often than not the letters are arranged AO/&Co with the / indicating a new line. Also the . (dot) after the Co matters as some companies used it and some not
So, the possible arrangements of perforated initials could be many within the AO&Co list.
After all that, I don't have an ID for you but nigelc might work his magic by consulting his book if you could post a scan. We already know the stamp is a Victoria 6d Jubilee issue.

Interesting article about time zones. Always be suspicious of anything like this (or missing UK commemorative issues...) around 1st April, especially with some poor spelling and grammar in it. Like the pylons, though :-)