Great Britain : On Steiner Pages.

Hi Rod,

The penny pink probably has a DUNOON postmark.

G'day Nigel,



Really? I would have wagered 1 denarius, as LONDON.

A tough little fellow to find in Scott. (I suppose the livery should have given me a hint)
Sc#C2 Air Post Stamp (£1.12) "Worldwide"
Up to 40 Grams
(As of 30th April 2015...this stamp is valid up to 100 Grams )

Recipe for the Red Cancelling ink, used on the Penny Black.

"Droppings of sweet oil" = Olive Oil (at that time around 1/- a pint.)

Not earth shattering but possible EFO (Error Freak or Oddity)
Sc#MH23A 1d Magenta Machin
Possibly "1B" partially covered by Pmk.

King George 6.
Beginner's sorting Guide.

Beginners guide to the KG5 Sc# Type A82.

How they arrive.......



There is a degree of complexity here, so where to?
1. Separate the Engraved (1912) from the Typo (1924)
You are going to need a lot of watermark fluid.



We can separate visually (In general) by visiting the top right corner
The Engraved has clearer lines, the outer frame line is thinner.
The Typo is more smudged print in the corner, outer frame line is thicker



After that, is into the watermark tray for varieties.... a plethora
Have fun.

Postmarks:
New discovery Postal Hammer. Sc#206 1929
Greenwich SO SE10 Code 5 bottom.
Previous Greenwich SO was duplex (Barred 20) 1896

Edwardian Proofs and Essays.
Robson Lowe Thursday 16th December 1976

King Edward Vll
The Fuchs Head.

(Like the way Mr. Fuchs, combined the A and the F in his signature.)

The Penny Black.
Who knew ? ....Perkins Bacon and Petch. Jacob Perkins was an American.

Image by P L Chadwick
Sign of the Penny Black pub, 58 Sheep Street, Bicester, Oxfordshire





(Not where the stamps were printed)

There is another pub in Singapore.

My local village post office closed down, and the building was taken over by a barber...

Great images...Thank you.

The 1841 One Penny Red "Plate 77" and "Plate 77B" Imprimatur prints.

Ex Harold Fisher Collection 1983

£1500

£2600

Nice pair Rod. I didn't know there was a plate 77b.

My 1977 SG Specialised catalogue gives a price of £65 for an imprimatur stamp from either plate but that's not specifically for this key AA position with the plate number.

Only 22 stamps were removed from each of these two imprimatur sheets.