Great Britain : On Steiner Pages.

NP - Pies were the sub-units of Annas. Is it possible that there was a currency change in the number of Pie to the Anna, in which case NP would mean New Pies?

Should have googled before rather then after submitting the above. There used to be 12 pies or 4 paise to the Anna and 16 Anna's to the rupee. With decimalization, there were 100 new paise to the rupee.

Itma,

Correct: Naye Paise.

Great Britain Officials.
Generally out of my budget, collecting these.
A few just came in from overseas.

Note: The Sc#O57, Halfpenny in striking Bright Blue (Colour changeling)

Very nice officials, Rod.

Earlier this year, Stanley Gibbons compiled a brochure of the "Michael Astley Collection of Officials" they acquired.

As you state, the bright blue h'penny Jubilee is a colour changeling. It has the yellow zinc-chromate pigment washed away,

Wow!
Thanks NSK, downloaded (Circa 25Mb)
https://www.stanleygibbons.com/fixe...4&groutmp=no

To date just consulted Scott,
need to dig out Mr. Gibbons, check dot under "T" of Govt

That is some collection, just a cursory view right now.

I think the left of the two 1½d Govt. OFFICIAL stamps is L24c, with the dot that should be below the small "T" in "Govt." to the left of "T." The right one appears to have the dot under the "T" (L24). It looks like it is there, but partly obscured by the cancel. This stamp has left of "T," below "T" (normal), to right of "T," and no dot below "T." My 2001 prices the varieties lower than the one with the dot under the "T" mint but all about double the "normal" price used.

I used to collect these GB Overprints many years ago. I assume that you know there a very many forgeries of the official overprints out there. I have seen estimates that up to 90% are wrong. I am in no way implying that the above are in that category but just a comment. The higher priced ones of these issues certainly need a good modern cert.

Also from memory that BRENTWOOD squared circle on the colour changeling is quite a scarce cancellation. You may want to check on that. There were at least three ink formulations used for that halfpenny stamp and only one used the soluble zinc chromate - highly toxic by the way - so not all soaked stamps show this effect.

Thanks NSK




Not at all, feel free to opine on any posts I make
I learn from others experience.
Thank you for your contribution

Indeed, I found BRENTWOOD to be as you say, used only 29 Days !
(Caveat here, my strike is just a good guess at Brentwood)

Squared Circle, 4 rings 3 broken, NO CODE. TIME AT TOP
Looks like the real thing !
(Missing year "05" which may put a spanner in the works)
The "B" cut off is a Big Tick

Used 31st March 1905, to 28th April 1905



Ink Formulations....News to me... again Thank you

Ack: Brentwood Postmark courtesy of "The Philatelic Database"

Est Value : Unknown

Oops
cannot be Brentwood ..May Pmk is too late
That was fun whilst is lasted !

Ex Specialised vol. 1:

The original blue-green used poisonous lead chromate. It was replaced by a mixture of Prussian blue and zinc chromate. Its unstable colouring was eliminated by the use of a non-soluble pigment.

Long wave uv-light can distinguish between the three inks.

What a knowledgeable Forum we have here !
Bravo.

Checked database for towns BREN
(Most seemed to be down my way...Somerset/ Devon)

Only one I saw was BRENTFORD No image available for this Pmk

Unusual Postmark.
114 FARRINGDON Rd EC (London)
Sc#148 1911 2.5d KE7
Oops, Year Numerals decide it must be Sc#131 1902 KE7
REGISTERED (Blue cross in crayon)

I don't recall an address in a Postmark before.

Extends Known use to 1909 ?
Usage 6th June 1910 to 28th September 1910

Possible a Branch office in a group of shops
Nos 114–152, a long, not entirely regular, terrace of bay-fronted houses, was erected in 1874–5 by a Notting Hill builder, Walter William Wheeler (Ill. 538). Wheeler was for a time in partnership with two other builders from Notting Hill, Arthur Mazzini Wheeler and William Warren, and all three took and developed other plots of clearance land near by.

Nos 114–152 (Nos 142–152 demolished). 1874–5, houses and shops. Walter William Wheeler, builder. No. 114 altered and extended by London County Council 1896 to provide shop fronting Rosebery Avenue



114 Farringdon Road, at 6 o'clock top corner
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/s...-384#h2-0003

http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/.../22972/rec/1

Third column half way down: 114 Farringdon Rd. in 1910 housed Mrs. Hannah Augusta Marshall's grocery shop, and a post office (money order office & post office savings bank.

Spectacular research !
Thanks NSK.

Postmarks : Parcel Post.
Rubber Dual ring obliterator, with bridging town location.

Sc# 89 1881 1d Queen Victoria. (16 Pearls)
WDO = Western District Office.


Sc# 150 1911 4d King Edward 7.
STOCKWELL SO / S.W. = Sorting Office, South West London.