Blue bound volume containing a subject index to board papers, board papers BP 1 - 32 (45), copy minutes of Post Office Board meetings Nos. 1 - 9 (2nd February - 14th December), and progress reports...
Newspaper cuttings relating to the Post Office, telegraph and telephone services. The volume contains reports relating to the organisation and services of the Post Office, with particular reference...
Photocopies of newscuttings collected by the Post Office Newsroom, most of them from October-November, with some items from May-August. Reports include plans to privatise the Post Office; the closu...
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. 48 and 48a: Specimens: General Duty Embossed Issues in Adhesive Form (by Lionel Jones)
Colourless embossed duty dies were put into use as from 1694 and impressed directly on to the paper or parc...
p. 49: General Duty embossed adhesive 1887-1888, impressed in blue 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 9d and 1/-.
p. 65a: A half sheet (120 stamps) of the 1854 S.C.16, 2d blue plate 4, each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.
p. 65: Notes: Specimens: Two Pence, Plate 4, Third State of Marginal Inscription (by Lionel...
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. 20: 1d hand-painted envelope dated 18.5.1840.
2d envelope addressed to Malta, dated 7.11.1840 and bearing a strip of five 2d blue plate 1.
p. 37: January 1840 proof in black of the approved background for the 1d and 2d with space cleared for the head.
p. 39: February 1840 proof in black from the approved die for the 1d and 2d, after the head had been engraved but before the tablets and corner squares had been added. (Bacon's No. 17).
p. 40: February 1840 proof in black of the accepted background for the 1d and 2d with space cleared for the head and with the letters 'B' and 'R', and 'V' and 'R' added in stars in the upper and lo...
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. 44: April 1840 proof in black from the completed die of the 2d, inscribed in ms. 'Specimen of what the stamps are to be. 1840' and 'This was prepared for the Cabinet'.
p. 1: Press notice to the public (28.4.1840) announcing the issue of postage stamps on 6th May.
'Athenaeum' advertisement (18.7.1840) for the sale of postage stamps.
1d black and 2d blue unused and...
p. 2 a,b: 1d black and 2d blue cancelled with red Maltese Crosses on fronts.
p. 6: 1d black plate 1b QA-RF, a mint marginal block of twelve.
2d blue plate 1 QA-RF, a matched marginal block of twelve.
Note: see also Volume VII, page 3 for a block of the 1d. plate 1b.
p. 1: First Issue of Twopence Imperforate, Plates One and Two (by R M Phillips)
May 8th 1840. Die I. Roman Type Check Letters. Alphabet I.
Paper Grey-white, Watermark Small Crown, Imperforate
Perma...
p. 2: Plate One
This was registered on the 2nd May 1840, but the imprimatur sheet no longer exists. It was missing when the records at Somerset House were examined by Wright and Creeke before 1899....
p. 3: SA-TD, a corner block of eight showing plate number.
1d black plate 1b SA-TF, a corner block of twelve showing plate number.
Note: see also Volume III, page 6 for a block of the 2d plate 1.
p. 4: DH, GE-GF and RI, a pair and singles (2).
p. 5: FA-GD, a marginal block of eight and FH-GI, a block of four.
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. 9: Characteristic impressions (8), two marginal, deep to pale shades.
p. 10: Pale shades in pairs (3) and singles (3).
p. 11: Deep shades, GG-GI, a strip of three and singles (7).
p. 12: Dark to milky blue shades (11).
p. 13: GA-GD, a strip of four, HK-HL, a pair and singles (7).
p. 14: OE-QE and RJ-TJ, vertical strips of three in greenish blue and TG-TI, a strip of three in violet blue.
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. 17: Various cancelled in red (5) with matched letterings cancelled in black (5).
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. 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. 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. 30: Two Pence, Plate 2
This was put to press on the 21st July, 1840, and its use continued to the end of August. The stamps were not immediately issued, and the earliest recorded date is the 2nd...
p. 31: HA-NB, a marginal block of fourteen which includes several double letters.
p. 32: CH-CI, DG-DH, EE-EF, HF-HG and KJ-LJ pairs (5); also singles (5).
p. 33: BE-BG, a strip of three, JD-JE, a pair and singles (7).
p. 34: QL and TA re-entries, the first on piece.
p. 35: Double letters, PA-PB, a pair and 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. 38: PI-QJ, a block of four in greenish blue cancelled in black and SG-TI, a block of six in bright blue cancelled in red.
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. 42: Characteristic impressions (16) including inverted watermarks and three with 1844 numeral cancellations.
p. 43: Strips of three (4), pairs (6) and singles (2).
p. 44: Plate 1 IB-IF, a strip of five matched with a similar strip from plate 2, both cancelled in red.
p. 45: Pieces (4) with 1840 1d (2) and 2d (2); 1840 2d (2) and 1841 1d; 1840 2d and 1841 1d (2); 1840 1d and 1841 1d.
p. 46: Covers (2) with 2d blue plate 1 RI-RL, a strip of four and 1d black plate 7 RB-RI, a strip of eight respectively.
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. 20: Blue shades (6) on paper with and without Prussiate of Potash, stuck down on an annotated sheet which was forwarded to Rowland Hill.
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. 41: Proof in blue on watermarked paper from the small trial plate of twelve impressions of the 2d stamp without check letters, made on 15.1.1841, a complete sheet.
Note: see also Volume XVIII, p...
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. 43: A letter from J B Bacon to Rowland Hill, dated 9.3.1841 which enclosed 2d 'rainbow' trials.
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. 20 a,b: 1840 2d blue cancelled in a dark shade on a cover from Preston and 1d black similarly cancelled off cover.
1d red cancelled in dull blue on an 1843 cover from Truro.
1d black cancelled i...
p. 23: 1841 2d blue plate 3, a strip of four cancelled in deep blue on a front from Marlborough dated 7.11.1843.
p. 25: Manchester Type I on 1d black plates 1b, 4 (2), 6, 8 and 10 (2), on 1840 2d blue plate 1 (pair) and on 1d red plate 10.
Type II on 1d red (4) and on 1841 2d blue.
p. 26: Ashton-under-Lyne on 1d Mulready envelope dated 4.3.1841, on 1d black on piece and on 1840 2d blue (2).
p. 27: Melksham on 1841 2d blue, a pair on cover dated 22.3.1844.
p. 32: Solid Centre of Welshpool on 1d black.
Solid Centre of Oxford, three strikes on a 2d Mulready envelope with additional 1841 2d blue dated 8.12.1843.
'Solid' Cross on 1d black (2) and on 1d red.
p. 33: Smaller local types: York Cross on 1d red, a strip of four, a pair and on 1841 2d blue, a pair and single.
Norwich Cross on 1d red, a strip of four and on 1841 2d blue.
Coventry Cross on 1d ...
p. 36: Leeds Type I on 1840 2d blue, also on 1841 1d red on cover dated 27.6.1841.
Type II on 1d red on cover dated 31.8.1843, also on 1841 2d blue off cover.
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. 42 a,b: Perth Cross on 1840 1d black and 2d blue on pieces, on 1840 2d blue, a pair on cover dated 23.2.1842, on 1d red, a pair on cover dated 30.6.1841 and on 1841 2d blue, a pair on cover.
p. 43: Belfast Cross on 1d red (2) and on 1841 2d.
Cork Cross on 1d red.
Dublin Cross on 1d red pairs (2) and on 1841 2d blue pairs (2) and singles (2).
Hollymount on 1d red pair.
Mullingar on 1d red.
p. 47: Birmingham in red on 1d black.
Bridport on 1840 2d blue.
Brighton duplex of 1871 on 1d black.
Horsham in yellow on 1d black on piece and duplex of 1881 on 1d black on piece.
Ware in red on 1...
p. 48: Hounslow on 1d black.
London on 1d black (2) showing early and late usage.
Lyme on 1840 2d blue, a strip of three.
Malvern on 1840 2d blue.
Southampton on 1d red.
Totnes on 1d red.
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. 51: Bampton on 1d red on an 1847 cover.
Birmingham on 1d red.
Bournemouth on 1d red on piece.
Swansea on 1d red on piece.
Liverpool on 1854 2d blue perf.16.
Hull on 1854 2d blue perf.14.
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. 53: '6' and '9' on 1840 2d blue (2) on separate covers.
p. 54: English Provincial cancellations on 1d black plate 1b (2) and plate 5 (pair), and on 1840 2d blue plate 1 KG-KL, a strip of six cancelled '127'.
Scottish cancellations on 1d black plates 1b ...
p. 55: London '63' on 1d black plate 1a, '70' on 1840 2d blue plate 2 on a piece dated 1846, and '79' in blue on 1840 2d blue plate 10.
p. 57: English '147' on 1840 2d blue on an 1845 cover from Bungay.
'177' on 1840 2d blue on an 1846 cover from Cheltenham.
p. 13 a,b: 'V Crown R' handstamps on covers bearing 1d black and 1841 1d red, and on a piece with 1840 2d blue (2).
p. 18: 'Charing Cross' cancelling a Mulready envelope, 1d black plate 5 on a cover and 1840 2d blue plate 1 on a cover, all dated June-July 1840.
p. 22: 'Leigh P.P.' cancelling 1840 2d blue plate 1 on a cover.
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. 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. 40: Plate 122 AA-AL, the rare printing on lavender paper, the complete top row showing marginal inscription and plate number.
Also 2d violet-blue plate 4 on lavender paper unused and used.
p. 17: 1d red-brown: Unofficial machine separation, the cutting greatly misplaced, an example cut to a diamond shape on an 1847 cover.
Also 1841 2d blue cut in such a manner as to show the halves o...
p. 19: 1d red-brown: Strips of nine and of five, pairs (3) and singles (7) cancelled in numerals in Maltese Crosses, mostly '12'.
Also 1841 2d blue, strips of seven and three (2) used with a single...
p. 22: 1d red-brown: Various with numeral cancellations (6), one in blue.
Also 1841 2d blue (3) with numeral cancellations, all London District.
p. 41: 1d red-brown: CK cancelled '80' in blue. Also 1841 2d blue affixed with wax to an 1850 cover.
1841-54 imperforate 2d blue plates III and IV unused and used.
p. 1: Proof in blue on watermarked paper from the small trial plate of twelve impressions without check letters, made on 15.1.1841, complete sheets (2) in different shades, one with watermark inver...
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. 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. 6: A Warrant for printing 2d stamps from the Board of Stamps and Taxes to Perkins and Bacon dated 26.2.1841.
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. 8: 2d plate 3 TA imprimatur and plate 4 AA imprimatur, corner copies showing plate numbers. Also the issued unused plate 3 AI and plate 4 AK for comparison.
p. 9: AA, BB, FB, LL, RJ and SH, various shades.
p. 10: EA, FA, JD, LE and OG-OH pair, OG the re-entry.
p. 11: MG-NL, a marginal block of twelve and QH-QJ, a strip of three.
p. 12: BJ-DL, a marginal block of nine and DC-ED, a block of four.
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. 18: AI-BL and SA-TD, blocks of eight (2) in shades of bright blue with numeral cancellations.
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. 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. 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. 22: Guide lines, various letterings (14).
p. 23: Guide dots, TK-TL pair and singles (13).
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. 28: Characteristic impressions and shades, all cancelled with Maltese Cross.
p. 29: BA (2), CF, IA, KK, MI, OF, QA (2) and SI, selected shades cancelled with Maltese Cross.
p. 30: BD-BE, EA-EB, IC-IE, IH-IJ, LE-LF and MB-MD, strips of three (3) and pairs (3) in deep full blue, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 46: Blue Maltese Crosses on a pair and singles (2).
Numeral cancellations on a strip of six, pairs (2) and singles (4).
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. 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. 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. 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. 60: HD-HF and MG-MI, matched strips of three and IG-IH and NC-ND, matched pairs.
p. 1: CE re-entry, EJ, FH, HF, IE, QK, RK, SA and TK, selected shades, three in violet-blue. Note: See also pages 34, 37 and Volume XIV, page 40 for the 2d violet-blue on lavender paper.
p. 2: AD-AE, BC-BE, FF-FG and KA-KC, strips of three (2) and pairs (2).
p. 3: CA-DC, a marginal block of six and RE-SF, a block of four.
p. 4: QF-QL-RD-SL, a marginal block of twenty-five showing faulty alignment.
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. 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. 19: Extended frame lines, singles (16).
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 32: Deep blue shades, BF, EA, GB, GI, HH, MA, ME, OI, PH (2), RI and SI.
p. 33: Medium blue shades, AG (2), BC, DI, DJ, GC, IL, JK, OA, PK, RE, RI, SG and SJ.
p. 34: Violet-blue JB-JD and NI-NK, strips of three (2), SD-SE pair and AF, BE, DC, DJ, SE, SL and TF singles (7).