Search Results for: 2d blue

p. 2: KA-LD a block of eight, AG-AI, a strip of three and pairs (7), some with Scottish cancellations. Also 2d plate 5, S.C.16 CE

p. 4: A sheet bearing line-engraved ½d (2), 1d (6), 1½d (3) and 2d (5) cancelled 'LONDON E.C./APR 1878', this cancellation not postally used until 1879.

With serif typeface lettering and slightly modified Seaforth Highlanders design. Printed from cylinder before chrome facing. The new version was proofed in five colours on 11 May 1936, together wit...

p. 49: General Duty embossed adhesive 1887-1888, impressed in blue 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 9d and 1/-.

p. 6: BB-BH, a strip of seven, PE-PI, a strip of five, FI-FJ, a pair and singles (2).

p. 7: RE-RJ, a strip of six which includes the RI shifted transfer, SG-SK, a strip of five, SI-SJ, a pair and TJ single.

p. 8: DA-DC, a strip of three, EI-EJ, OB-OC and SG-SH pairs (3), AD, BL and GA singles (3).

p. 15: ED-FF, a block of six which includes the ED re-entry, QB-RC, a block of four and RC-RD, a pair.

p. 16: BF-BH and SC-SE, strips of three (2) and HK-IL, a block of four.

p. 18: Unusual shades (4), one on piece and others cancelled with black Maltese Crosses (3).

p. 19: AH re-entry (3), one included in AG-AH pair, NC re-entry (3), two included in NB-NC and NC-ND pairs and RI shifted transfer.

p. 21: Basal shifts included in AI-AK, a strip of three, CA-CE, a strip of five, CA-CB and CE-CF pairs (2) and CB single.

p. 22: Double letters included in FA-FC, a strip of three, EK-EL, FA-FB, IL-JL and LC-LD pairs (4) and in singles (2).

p. 23: Horizontal guide lines included in JA-JB and MD-ME pairs (2) and in singles (5).

p. 24: Vertical guide lines included in SA-TA, a vertical pair and in singles (3), examples with guide dots (3) and another.

p. 25: PI re-touch (3), two included in PG-PI, a strip of three and PH-PI pair.

p. 26: EA and EF (2) first state. Also EF-EG pairs (2) with letter 'G' doubled, stated to be second states, GJ-GK pair and QI (2).

p. 27: RI-RJ, a pair, both showing shifted transfers and LA-MB, a block of four which includes LA double letter.

p. 28: GE-GH, a strip of four used on cover, QG and QL used together on another cover and IA used on a third cover.

p. 29 a,b: AA, ED, MA, MB and MG, a severed pair and singles (3) used on covers.

p. 32: CH-CI, DG-DH, EE-EF, HF-HG and KJ-LJ pairs (5); also singles (5).

p. 36: MC-MF, a strip of four, IA-IC, a strip of three and MB-MC pair.

p. 37: PG-PJ, a strip of four and GE-GF pair, two stamps with misplaced check letters.

p. 39: MC-NF, a block of eight cancelled in black and AG-AJ, a strip of four cancelled in red.

p. 40 a,b: Plate 1 IH, IK and OK and plate 2 OJ used on covers (4).

p. 41: Plate 1 EA, EB, FA, IJ-IL, IL, OB and SG, a strip of three and singles (6), all with matched letterings from plate 2.

p. 44: Plate 1 IB-IF, a strip of five matched with a similar strip from plate 2, both cancelled in red.

p. 12: A wrapper in which thirteen sheets printed in blue, including the two on the previous page, made as trials for the 2d stamp, were forwarded by J B Bacon to Rowland Hill on 2nd November 1840.

p. 3: Various shades cancelling 1d black, a pair and singles (7). Also 1840 2d blue, a vertical pair cancelled in red-purple.

p. 4: Clear impressions cancelling 1840 2d blue, strips of four (2) and a single used with 1d black on a front addressed to Italy.

p. 37: Leamington on 1841 2d blue on piece.
Northallerton on 1d black (2), on cover dated 11.4.1841.

p. 38: Kilmarnock Cross Type I on 1d red (2).
Type II on 1d red on cover dated 9.5.1844 and on 1841 2d blue on cover dated 27.4.1844.

p. 41: Greenock Cross on 1840 2d blue, a pair on cover dated 18.3.1842, and on 1d red (3), one on piece.

p. 4: Proofs unused (No.9) and postally used (No.11) with Maltese Cross, (No.4) with 1844 numeral cancellation and (No.8) with 1866 London datestamp.

p. 5: Proof (No.10) used on a cover from Skiberdeen dated 1.9.1841, believed to be the only example recorded on cover.

p. 13: QC-TE, a marginal block of twelve and QB-RC, a block of four, third state.

p. 14: EG-GI, a block of nine, GC-HF, a block of eight and GH-HH, a vertical pair.

p. 15: HK-HL-IA-OL, a block of eighty-six which includes seven complete rows of the sheet, believed to be the largest recorded block of issued stamps from this plate.

p. 16: LA-NL-OJ-OL, a block of thirty-nine and MA-MF, a strip of six, both with numeral cancellations.

p. 17: NJ-PL, a block of nine, OB-PC, a block of four and QA-RD, a block of eight, all cancelled with Maltese Cross.

p. 19: CJ-DK and GK-HL, blocks of four (2) cancelled with Maltese Cross and JI-KJ, OK-PL and QI-RJ, similar blocks with numeral cancellations.

p. 21: Double letters on BJ, GD (2), HK (2), JD (2), KD and SD (2), also included in BI-BJ, two pairs and SD-SE pair.

p. 24: Extended frame lines, various early impressions (8) with matched letterings of late impressions (8).

p. 25: LE in various states including repaired impressions included in LE-LG, a strip of three, LD-LE pairs (2) and singles (4).

p. 26: QC in various states (5), one the earliest EA, the variety with spot on cheek, early and late impressions (4).

p. 27: PB early and late states included in PA-PB and PB-PC (2) pairs and singles (5), one on piece dated 2.6.1845.

p. 29: BA (2), CF, IA, KK, MI, OF, QA (2) and SI, selected shades cancelled with Maltese Cross.

p. 31: AB-AC, MH-MK, NA-NB, OJ-OK and SD-SF, strips of four, three and pairs (3), all cancelled with Maltese Cross.

p. 32: AB, AL, BH, IA, JA, JF, JH, NK, PE and TA, selected shades all with numeral cancellations.

p. 33: DA-DB, LD-LE, LF-LH, RH-RI and SH-SK, strips of four, three and pairs (3) with numeral cancellations.

p. 34: CJ-CK, EJ-EK, JA-JD, QJ-QL and SH-SI, strips of four, three and pairs (3) with numeral cancellations.

p. 36: AD-AF, HA-HF, NE-NF, NG-NH, QJ-QL and TA-TD, strips of six, four, three (2) and pairs (2).

p. 37: JA-JL, row of twelve, JA-JC, KF-KG, MH-ML, RE-RF and SH-SI, strips of five, three and pairs (3), all with London numeral cancellations.

p. 38: GA-GL, row of twelve, HA-HD, IG-II, MH-MJ and TA-TF, strips of six, four and three (2), all with English provincial numeral cancellations.

p. 40: Numerals in Maltese Crosses, examples of Nos. 1, 3, 7, 8, 9 (on a strip of three and on a strip of four used with a single on piece), 10 and 11.

p. 41: Numeral '12' in Maltese Cross on strips of six, four and three and pairs (3).
Note: There is no page 42.

p. 42: Numerals '4' and '5' in Maltese Crosses on MD-ML, a strip of nine, strips of four and three and singles (4).

p. 43: Numeral cancellations of London Districts, Nos. 55 on a pair, 60 on a pair, 61, 66, 67, 70 and 71 on a pair.

p. 44: Numeral cancellations of the City of London (5), London District (5), England (5), Scotland (5) and Ireland (3).

p. 45: Scottish numeral cancellations of Aberdeen on a pair and singles (2), Elgin on pairs (2), Edinburgh on pairs (3), Peterhead on pairs (2) and Stonehaven on a strip of three.

p. 47: AK-AL, matched pairs and plate 3 LA-LD matched with plate 4 LA-LC.

p. 48: AE, AH, AI, DF, DG, DK, JB, JC, JI, OE, OF, OL, PC, PG and PL matched.

p. 49: AD, AH, BA, BB, BF, BL, CG, CH, DB and EJ matched.

p. 50: EK, FA, FB, IA, NJ, OF, OK, PB, PK and SH, matched singles.

p. 54: BK-BL and TA-TB plate 3 pairs matched with plate 4 imperforate and perf.16.

p. 55: KH-MH and KJ-KL, matched strips of three and KK-KL, matched pairs; also KJ-KK and KK-KL, additional pairs.

p. 60: HD-HF and MG-MI, matched strips of three and IG-IH and NC-ND, matched pairs.

p. 2: AD-AE, BC-BE, FF-FG and KA-KC, strips of three (2) and pairs (2).

p. 5: AA-BE, a corner block of ten showing marginal inscription (£2 per sheet) and plate number.

p. 6: AG-DL, a corner block of twenty-four showing marginal inscription and plate number, including BH in its first state. Also BH second state, the 'spectacles' variety.

p. 7: AA-CF-DA-DE, a corner block of twenty-three showing marginal inscription and plate number, including the CE re-entry.

p. 20: Extended frame lines, singles (7) with perforated matched letterings (8).

p. 21: Re-cut side-lines, pairs (3) and singles (13), several perforated.

p. 22: Re-cut side-lines, a strip of four, pairs (6) and singles (4), mostly perforation 16.

p. 24: BH first state used on cover; also BH second state, the variety, included in BH-CH, a pair used on cover with another pair and single.

p. 25: Plate flaws on FB, FE, JF, JL and TF in pairs (2) and singles (4); also perforated matched letterings in a pair and singles (6).

p. 26: Inverted watermarks, a pair and singles (2) both imperforate, perforation 16 and perforation 14.

p. 28: Misplaced perforations shown on pairs (3) and singles (8), two on a piece.

p. 29: Errors of the comb perforation 14, two examples. 1d red-brown showing the same variety.

p. 30: 'Superb' shades, GA, GI, JA, KI, LA, MG, NA, PD, TD and TI.

p. 31: Various shades on various types of paper, BA, EL, FH, GG (2), KI, LB, MC, ME, OC, OD, PK, SD and SG.

p. 36: EG-EI, FD-FF, HA-HC, KD-KF, OJ-OL and QD-QH, strips of five and of three (5), varying degrees of inking.

p. 41: Unusual cancellations comprising a Maltese Cross, a green Scottish '114', a Liverpool duplex 'spoon' on a pair and another with red Spanish arrival mark.

p. 42: City of London on CA-CI, DE-DH, FB-FD and KI-KK, strips of nine, four and three (2), also on a pair and singles (2).

p. 43: Numeral cancellations of the City of London (5), London District (2), England (5), Scotland (5), Ireland (3) and Wales (2).

p. 44: London District numerals 52, 53, 57, 72, 73, 76 and 78 on strips of four and three (2), a pair and singles (3).

p. 45: London District on perforated stamps, numerals 71, 72, 73, 74, 78 and 79 on pairs (3) and singles (8).

p. 46: Scottish numerals 1, 131, 159 and 281 on strips of three (2) and pairs (5).

p. 48: Perforated 16, CA-DB, a block of four, RG-RJ, a strip of four, pairs (6) and singles (4).

p. 53: Imperforate IK-JL and SC-TD, perforation 16 SB-TC and perforation 14 AD-BE and MA-NB, all in blocks of four.

p. 54: Faulty alignment illustrated on IA-JE, a block of ten. Also on perforation 16 KD-LI, a block of twelve.

p. 59: TB, TC and TD, examples of each both imperforate, perforation 16 and perforation 14 with duplicates (4). Also TA-TB, a pair showing repair.

p. 60: TC perforation 16, an extremely worn impression used on cover dated 18.6.1855.

p. 61: SA-TF perforation 14, an unused block of twelve, the bottom row showing heavy wear, particularly on TC.

p. 62: TA-TD perforation 14, a strip of four extremely worn impressions used on cover dated 4.5.1855.

p. 1: Pieces (5) bearing a strip of four, two pairs and a single, two pairs and 1841 1d red-brown, a pair and a single respectively.

p. 2: Pieces (5) bearing strips of three (3), a pair and a single, each piece showing a coloured datestamp.

p. 6: A part cover bearing a strip of five and 1841 1d red-brown. Also a piece bearing three singles and 1841 1d red-brown.

p. 21: A cover bearing a strip of six. Also an 1852 part front bearing a strip of three and 1841 1d red-brown.

p. 3: ME-MF, GH, IK and PE, a pair cancelled in green and singles (3).

p. 5: LI-LJ, a pair with London cancellation. Also L.C.16 1d, a pair on Scottish cover and a single.

p. 8: FA to HL, different letterings, GA to HL complete.

p. 14: AF-BG and FK-GL, blocks of four (2), strips of four (2) and three (4).

p. 16: TF-TG, similarly lettered pairs (2), one with inverted watermark.

p. 17: CB re-entry (2), DB re-entry in a pair and various shades (7).

p. 20: IA-IC and ND-NF, strips of three (2) and singles (4).

p. 21: BA-BB, a pair sharing a single cancellation and singles (21), one with inverted watermark.

p. 22: CG-CH, a pair sharing a single cancellation and singles (19) including the DB re-entry on piece and some with Scottish cancellations.

p. 23: AF, IE, NE, OE, PE and QE re-entries (6) and others (9).

p. 24: Various showing constant marks (8) and perforation varieties (2).

p. 27: OE re-entry, PE re-entry, QE re-entry (2), RE re-entry and SE re-entry, two included in pairs, two items on pieces.

p. 29: AA to GF, a part reconstruction which includes eleven pairs.

p. 31: HA to NF including two strips of three and six pairs.

p. 32: HG to NL including a strip of three and seven pairs.

p. 33: OA to TF including a strip of three and three pairs.

p. 34: OG to TL including a strip of three and four pairs.

p. 36: Strips of three (2), one including the LE re-entry, pairs (4), one including the PE re-entry and singles (11).

p. 37: Pairs (4), one including the NE re-entry and singles (21), including the AF and QE re-entries.

p. 38: KH-KJ, a strip of three and singles (8) including the NE, OE and RE re-entries.

p. 3: Plate 9 AL imprimatur showing plate number, AA-BD, a corner block of eight showing plate number, a block of four, pairs (3) and a single with inverted watermark.

p. 6: Plate 12, TA imprimatur showing plate number and issued singles (3).
Plate 13 AA imprimatur showing plate number and issued pairs (3).

p. 8: Plate 14, AA imprimatur showing plate number, a strip of three, pairs (2) and singles (3).

p. 18: Plate 7, a strip of three and a pair.
Plate 8, a strip of five on piece, a strip of three and a pair.

p. 20: Plate 8, two strips of three used on 1859 cover to New York.
Plate 9, two singles used on an under-franked cover to Paris.

p. 22: Plate 9, blocks of four (2), strips of four (2), a strip of three and pairs (4).

p. 27: Plate 12, a strip of three, pairs (2) and singles (12), one showing a re-entry and others re-cut frame lines.

p. 32: Perforation varieties including double, blind and misaligned perforations, a strip of four and singles (11), two together on a piece.

p. 34: Cancellations of the City of London, London District, Spider's Web, Star, Newspaper Branch, 'K' private handstamp, etc.

p. 44: Original artist's drawings for the issued 1½d in red and 2d in blue, officially signed and dated '25 JUNE 1880'.

p. 31: 1871 (Feb) die proofs made for the Postmaster-General on the instructions of Ormond Hill, proofs on thin wove paper from the 1d Die I in royal purple marked 'OLD ORIGINAL' and '1', from the ...

p. 45: 1878-79 Perkins, Bacon imperforate plate proofs on watermarked paper of the ½d plate 14 in rose-red, cancelled in manuscript, ½d plate 19 in rose-red (vertical pair), ½d plate 20 in green...

2d blue with four corner letters, plate 15, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed) in two pieces, the two left hand columns (BA-TA; BB-TB ve...

p. 41: February 1840 water-colour sketches in black and in blue made for Rowland Hill to show the effect of inserting crosses in the upper corners. A photograph of the similar sketches in the Royal...

p. 49: Ayr in blue on 1d red on piece.
Bideford on 1840 2d blue on piece.
Hayle on piece with 1d red cancelled with a red Maltese Cross.
Mere on 1d red.
Pontypool on 1d red.

p. 40: Coloured cancellations on perforated stamps comprising English, Scottish and Irish in blue on pairs (3) and singles (4); also Scottish and Irish in green on singles (4), three on pieces.

p. 11: A foolscap sheet, dated 17th October 1884 and signed by J S Purcell, bearing hand-painted bi-coloured essays for hexagonal 2d and 3d values lettered BH and rectangular 4d, 5d and 9d values l...

KEVII definitive 2d dull blue-green and carmine, 'Levant' overprint. Great Britain currency, registration sheet of 239 stamps (two panes, arranged vertically, each comprising ten rows of 12 stamps ...

p. 1: 1841 (February) Edinburgh Post Office Circulars bearing 1d red-brown plate 5, 2d. blue proof without corner letters and two 1d pink embossed envelopes with 'SPECIMEN' overprints.

At the begi...

p. 24: 1887 ½d vermilion and 1900 ½d blue-green 'Jubilee' issue postage stamps, overprinted 'ARMY TELEGRAPHS'.
1895 Army Telegraphs from unappropriated dies 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d, 8d, 1/-, 2/6 and 5/- u...

p. 20: DJ first state without re-entry (2), one included in DI-DJ pair.
DJ second state with re-entry (4), three included in DG-DJ, a strip of four, DH-DJ, a strip of three and DI-DJ pair.

p. 38: Six concentric circles with a solid centre, strikes on one impression of a corner pair of the fourth state in red-brown and on one impression of a similar pair in blue (the colours used for ...

p. 42: Trials on Dickinson silk thread paper, single impressions from the small trial plate of the 2d in red-brown and in blue, made on 9.3.1841.
Trials on similar paper from the 1d plate 11 in red...

p. 52: '2', '3' and '4' on 1d black plates 4, 2 and 1b respectively, the last on piece.
Also '12' on 1d black plate 4 and on 1840 2d blue plate 1 RG-RK and TG-TH, a strip of five and a pair.

p. 26: Single cancellations shared by two stamps of the following items - 1841 1d red, a block of four and a pair; 1841 2d blue, a block of five, strips of three (2) and a pair; 1855 1d Die II pair...

p. 2 and 3: Single proof on an Edinburgh Post Office Circular dated February 1841, together with 1d red-brown as issued and two 1d pink embossed envelopes overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.

p. 7: Proofs from the small trial plate with the top right corner voided, made on Dickinson silk-thread paper on 9.3.1841, an example of No.8 on the plate in red-brown.
Also proof on Dickinson pape...

p. 20: OG re-entry (4) included in OF-OH, a strip of three, OG-OH pairs (2) and a single. EK showing basal shift (3) included in EJ-EK and EK-EL pairs and a single. MD flaw (3) included in MC-ME, a...

p. 35: BE-BF, CE-CL, HE-HF, HF-HH, IG-IL, QA-QB, RA-RB and TG-TH, strips of eight, six, three and pairs (5), cancelled with Maltese Cross.

p. 39: AD-AE, CC-CD, DB-DE, EE-EF, OH-OL, PG-PI, PH-PI and RC-RD, strips of five, four, three and pairs (5), all with numeral cancellations.

p. 51: HL, IB, LG, LH, LL, NC, RH, SH, TE and TK plate 3 matched with plate 4 imperforate and perf.16.

p. 52: AK, CA, DD, KI and OD plate 3, early and late states, matched with plate 4 imperforate, perf.16 and perf.14.

p. 53: PA, QH, RL, SK and SL plate 3, early and late states, matched with plate 4 imperforate, perf.16 and perf.14.

p. 56: HJ-HL plate 3 matched with HI-HK and HJ-HL plate 4 imperforate, all strips of three, also with HJ-HK plate 4, a pair perf.14. Also SA-SC, strips of three (2) matched with SA-SD, a strip of f...

p. 57: IA-IC plate 3, strips of three (2) matched with plate 4 imperforate. Also RI-RK plate 3, a strip of three matched with plate 4, imperforate and perf.16.

p. 58: OH-OJ, OH-OI (2) and OI-OJ (2), an imperforate strip of three and pairs (4) matched with OG-OJ, OG-OI and OI-OJ, strips of four and three and a pair perf.16 and OH-OI, a pair perf.14.

p. 59: PG-PL, a strip of six, PJ-PL, a strip of three and PK-PL pair, all plate 3, matched with PG-PK, PJ-PL and PK-PL plate 4 imperforate and PJ-PL perf.14.

p. 8: TA-TL, the bottom row of the sheet with marginal inscription (£1 per sheet) and plate number, including the TH re-entry.
Also the TH re-entry perf.14 and overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.

p. 9: AC-BF, a block of eight showing marginal inscription (£1 per sheet).
Also AA-AC, a strip of three, TC-TD pair and GA, GL (2) and NA singles, all used marginal items.

p. 10: AA and AF attached to part of sheet margin showing inscription and plate number. Also GK-GL pair and TC single used and perf.16 TB-TF, a used strip of five.

p. 11: Marginal ornament at left, HL-JL, a strip of three before the ornament was engraved and HA-JA, JA and KA-LB, a strip of three, a single and a block of four showing the ornament.

p. 12: Marginal dividing lines at top and bottom, TF-TG pair, TF and TG singles. Also perforated AF-AI, an unused strip of four, AF-AG and TE-TG pairs and TF (2), TG (2), also KL.

p. 13: Faulty alignment illustrated on AI-AL, CH-CJ, DK-DL, FC-FE, GA-GB, MG-MH, QA-QB and RJ-RK, strips of four, three (2) and pairs (5).

p. 14: Roller flaw, LK-NK, LK, MK, NK, OK and PK, a strip of three and singles (5).
Also perforated JK, KK, LK, MK and NK.

p. 15: Re-entries CE (3) and another in CD-CE pair. perforation 16 CE and another in CE-CF pair. perforation 14 CE and another in CD-CE pair.

p. 16: Re-entries TH (6) included in TE-TH, TG-TI and TH-TI, strips of four, three, a pair and a single and in perforation 16 TG-TI, a strip of three and a single.

p. 17: Re-entries, BK, HG, HK-HL, IG, IK and KI, a pair and singles (5), early impressions without re-entry.
Also BJ-BK, HG-HH, HK and IJ-IK, pairs (3) and a single, and perf.16 IG-IH and KI-KJ, pa...

p. 18: Double letter PC (the only double letter on plate 4), included in the PB-PF-QE-QF, a block of seven, PA-PD, a strip of four and PA-PC and PB-PD, strips of three (2).
Also singles perforation...

p. 23: BH 'spectacles' variety (3) and another included in BH-BI pair; also the same variety perforation 16 (2) and two others included in AH-BH and BH-BI pairs.

p. 27: Inverted watermark, KG-LL, a block of twelve with a rejoined pair MG-MH at foot. Also 1841 1d red BF-CI, a block of eight with inverted watermark.

p. 38: CA-CC, CB-CD, FH-FJ, LC-LD, OB-OF, QG-QL, QG-QI and TJ-TK, strips of six, five, three (4) and pairs (2).

p. 51: Imperforate KA-KE and KC-KD, a strip of five and pair with matched items perforation 16. Also JB-JC, pairs perforation 16 and perforation 14.

p. 52: Imperforate BE-BF, GA-GB, GD-GE, HE-HF, LE-LF, PK-PL, SD-SE and SG-SH matched pairs (8) with similarly lettered perforated pairs (8).

p. 56: AA-AC imperforate, matched strips of three early and late impressions.
AA-AB and AC perforation 16, early impressions, matched with a pair and single perforation 14, late impressions.

p. 57: AA-BD and AA-AD (2), an imperforate block of eight and strips of four (2); also AA-AD, a strip of four perforation 16, illustrating early repairs to the plate.

p. 58: TA-TG first state imperforate, a strip of seven and TA-TD second state imperforate, a strip of four. Also TB, TF, TG and TH imperforate with matched letterings perforated.

p. 3: Pieces (4) bearing a block of six with 1841 1d red-brown pair, a strip of three with 1841 1d red-brown pair and singles (2), three pieces with 'More to Pay' handstamps.

p. 1: BJ-BL and HC-HE, strips of three (2) and singles (6) including the TH re-entry. Also S.C.16 1d, a strip of four and singles (2).

p. 4: CK-CL and KG-KH, pairs (2) and singles (4).
Also S.C.16 1d and S.C.14 1d (3), one on cover and two with inverted watermarks.

p. 6: CF-CH and PE-PG, strips of three (2), the last on front with 1d Die II, pairs (2) and singles (4), one with inverted watermark. Also plate 5, S.C.14, singles (2).

p. 12: FK-GL, a block of four, QA-QD, a strip of four, pairs (4) and singles (6) including the CB and DB re-entries and one cancelled in green.

p. 25: GD-HE, a block of four, QA-QD and SH-SK, strips of four (2), a strip of three, a pair and singles (6), some showing plate varieties.

p. 26: JH re-entry (2), KE re-entry, LE re-entry, ME re-entry and NE re-entry, one in a strip of three and one in a pair. Also BL showing broken 'B'.

p. 35: PD-PE, PI-PJ and QG-QH pairs (3), one including the PE re-entry and singles (2).
Also L.C.16 1d, a pair and singles (6).

p. 2: Plate 7 AA imprimatur showing plate number, SK-TL, a corner block of four showing plate number and a single.
Plate 8 AA imprimatur showing plate number, a pair and singles (4).

p. 37: 1/- green, a vertical pair used with a strip of three 1841 2d blue on an 1853 registered cover to China; also 1/- pale green Die 1, a strip of four used with 1854 1d red-brown perforation 16...

p. 47: 10d brown, a vertical strip of three used with pairs of the 1841 1d red-brown and 2d blue on a June 1852 prepaid Ship Letter to Philadelphia. 6d purple used on a July 1856 Ship Letter (privi...

p. 49: 6d purple with white gum used with 1855 L.C.14 1d red-brown on a February 1856 cover to Bagshot; also 6d violet with green gum used with 1855 L.C.14 2d blue on a Februay 1856 cover to Hamburg.

p. 19: Five rows of six different designs for the 1d reconstructed from a strip of six and blocks of four (6) in three different colours; also essays for the ½d, 1½d and 2d (three different) in b...

p. 26: A sheet comprising three rows of eight essays for the ½d (12), 1½d (6) and 2d (6) in blackish purple on laid batonné paper, stated to be an unrecorded setting.
A corner block of six compr...

p. 17: W Adam's Scheme (figure of value external to the design), a foolscap sheet dated 4th December 1884 and signed by J S Purcell, bearing hand-painted essays for the ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d,...

Essays of Willmot frame B, with the Seaforth Highlanders photograph of Edward. The value (4d) remained the same but the legend was altered from 'POSTAGE/REVENUE' to 'POSTAGE' alone. Four colours we...

On watermarked paper to a further modified Seaforth Highlanders design, with Gills Sans lettering. Both forms of essay were shown to the King on 21 May but he rejected them and on 5 June he chose t...

One of 19 colour essays for the 4d value in Mackennal's 'wreath' design using the 2d die prepared at Somerset House. Sent to the Post Office on 19 November 1912. In Turquoise Blue, E 105.

One of 19 colour essays for the 4d value in Mackennal's 'wreath' design using the 2d die prepared at Somerset House. Sent to the Post Office on 19 November 1912. In Brilliant Rhone Blue, E 103.