Search Results for: 2d blue

p. 22: 'Leigh P.P.' cancelling 1840 2d blue plate 1 on a cover.

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. 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. 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.

2d Mulready envelope, registration sheet printed in blue, endorsed on front of sheet, above and below envelope.

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. 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. 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. 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. 38: Ormond Hill proofs from Die II of the 2d on medium card in black, blue, green and orange with uninked 'NEW DIE' and '1'.

p. 46: 2d block of four, 3d block of twelve and 1900 ½d blue-green, a marginal block of ten.

p. 5: Pieces (2) bearing pairs.

p. 25: A cover bearing a single.

p. 31: A cover bearing a single.

p. 41: A cover bearing a pair.

p. 42: A cover bearing a pair.

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. 14: 2d blue plate 5 AA and AL imprimatur showing plate numbers and L.C. perforation 14 NK-OL, an unused marginal block of four.
2d blue plate 6 AA imprimatur showing plate number and L.C. perfor...

p. 7: BC-BG, a superb strip of five used on a registered cover. Also an 1851 registered cover franked by imperforate 1d red-brown (2) and 2d blue, a strip of three.

p. 12: Dark to milky blue shades (11).

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. 12: S.C. perforation 16 1d Die I (3), 1d Die II and 2d plate 4.
S.C. perforation 14 1d Die I (2), 1d Die II, Alphabet II (2) and Alphabet III (2) and 2d plate V.
L.C. perforation 16 1d Die II an...

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. 14: OE-QE and RJ-TJ, vertical strips of three in greenish blue and TG-TI, a strip of three in violet blue.

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. 46: Blue Maltese Crosses on a pair and singles (2).
Numeral cancellations on a strip of six, pairs (2) and singles (4).

p. 39: Blue cancellations on FH-FL, CI-CL, JA-JC and LD-LF, strips of five, four and three (2) and on singles (4).

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. 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. 6: A Warrant for printing 2d stamps from the Board of Stamps and Taxes to Perkins and Bacon dated 26.2.1841.

p. 13: 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/-, 5/-, 10/- and £1 in blue.

p. 16: 1½d, 2d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 5/-, 10/- and £1 in blue-green and in yellow-green.

2d Mulready lettersheet, registration sheet in blue, endorsed above and below impression on front of sheet. Dated 1840 Apr 07 above and 1840 Apr 27 below.

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. 3: Wyon head type 1, impressions in black and in green on thin and on thick paper respectively.
Type 4 without curl, without inscription, struck in blue on thick card.
Type 12 with curl, inscrib...

p. 53: Variety imperforate S.C. 1d red-brown plate 14 PK.
L.C. 1d rose-red plate 27 BD re-entry.
L.C. 1d red-brown (transitional), plate 43 PA-PB, a pair on piece.
L.C. 1d rose-red plate 46 LE.
L.C...

1d pink and 2d blue embossed envelope, registration sheet comprising 5 impressions of 1d pink and 1 impression of 2d blue, drilled for date plugs, endorsed above and below stamps on front of sheet....

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. 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. 13: GA-GD, a strip of four, HK-HL, a pair and singles (7).

p. 17: Various cancelled in red (5) with matched letterings cancelled in black (5).

p. 31: HA-NB, a marginal block of fourteen which includes several double letters.

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. 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. 27: Melksham on 1841 2d blue, a pair on cover dated 22.3.1844.

p. 53: '6' and '9' on 1840 2d blue (2) on separate covers.

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. 22: Guide lines, various letterings (14).

p. 23: Guide dots, TK-TL pair and singles (13).

p. 28: Characteristic impressions and shades, all cancelled with Maltese Cross.

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. 19: Extended frame lines, singles (16).

p. 47: Perforated 16, selected shades (14).

p. 49: Perforated 14, selected shades (14).

p. 55: AB-AL, an imperforate strip of eleven.

p. 4: Pieces (11) bearing pairs (2) and singles (9), seven pieces showing coloured datestamps.

p. 7: A front bearing a strip of three cancelled '12' in Maltese Cross and a cover bearing a pair.

p. 8: Covers (2) bearing singles.

p. 9: Covers (2) bearing a pair and single.

p. 10: Covers (2) bearing two singles and a single respectively.

p. 11: A cover bearing a strip of six.

p. 12: A front bearing a strip of four and showing a Ship Letter marking. Also an 1849 cover with a single.

p. 13: Covers (2) bearing pairs.

p. 14: Covers (2) bearing a pair and single.

p. 15: Covers (2) bearing singles.

p. 16: A cover bearing an irregular block of seven. Also an 1844 cover with a strip of six and a single.

p. 17: Covers (2) bearing strips of three.

p. 18: Covers (2) bearing pairs.

p. 19: Covers (2) bearing pairs.

p. 20: Covers (2) bearing singles.

p. 22: Covers (2) bearing a strip of three and a pair.

p. 23: Covers (2) bearing a pair and single.

p. 24: Covers (2) bearing singles.

p. 26: A cover bearing a strip of three.

p. 27: Covers (2) bearing a pair and single and a pair respectively.

p. 28: Covers (2) bearing a strip of three and a single.

p. 29: Covers (2) bearing pairs.

p. 30: Covers (2) bearing pairs.

p. 32: Covers (2) bearing a pair with two singles and a single respectively.

p. 33: Covers (2) bearing a strip of three and a pair.

p. 34: Covers (2) bearing a strip of three and a single.

p. 35: Covers (2) bearing pairs.

p. 36: A cover bearing a pair and an 1849 cover bearing a single.

p. 37: A cover bearing a pair and showing a straight-line 'Needham Market'.

p. 38: A cover bearing a single and showing a straight-line 'Chief Office'.

p. 39: A piece bearing a block of four.

p. 40: A cover bearing two singles and showing coloured datestamps of Norwich, Ipswich and Needham Market.

p. 43: A cover to Germany bearing a strip of three and single and showing a large number of transit marks.

p. 44: A registered cover bearing a strip of three and pair.

p. 45 a,b: Covers (2) bearing singles.

p. 46: A cover bearing a strip of three and 1841 1d red-brown.

p. 47: A part cover bearing pairs (2) and singles (2).
A cover bearing a single.

p. 48: Covers (2) bearing singles (2) and a single respectively.

p. 49: A mourning envelope bearing a pair, very late usage.

p. 9: IA to JL, almost complete.

p. 10: KA to LL, almost complete.

p. 11: MA to NL, complete.

p. 13: Pairs (15).

p. 15: Pairs (13), one vertical.

p. 18: Various showing constant marks (8).

p. 28: A strip of three and pairs (11).

p. 30: AG to GL including nine pairs.

p. 4: Plate 9, a block of four and singles (12).

p. 5: Plate 9, a block of twelve late impressions.

p. 7: Plate 13, a marginal block of twelve, a block of four and singles (4).

p. 9: Plate 15, AA imprimatur showing plate number, pairs (2) and singles (7).

p. 11: Pairs (4) and singles (10) on thin to stout paper, all unused.

p. 12: Pairs (2) and singles (2) on slightly blued paper, all unused.

p. 13: A block of eight, a block of four, a pair and singles (4), all unused.

p. 14: Plates 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15, one of each.

p. 15: Plate 7, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 16: Plate 7, CB, FB (2), GB (2), JB and KB, all re-entries.

p. 17: Plate 7, HG, IG, NB and OB re-entries.

p. 19: Plate 8, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 21: Plate 9, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 23: Plate 9, fresh entries (2) and shadow entries (8).

p. 24: Plate 9, double letters (11).

p. 25: Plate 9, extended frame lines (11).

p. 26: Plate 12, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 28: Plate 13, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 29: Plate 14, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 30: Plate 15, various impressions and shades (18).

p. 31: Inverted watermarks, examples from seven different plates.

p. 13: L.C. perforation 14, blued paper, 1d Alphabet II (6) and Alphabet III (3), 2d plate 5 (3) and 2d plate 6 (2).
L.C. perforation 16, white paper, 1d Alphabet III.

p. 15: 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 5/-, 10/- and £1 in Prussian blue.
2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/-, 5/-, 10/- and £1 in purple-brown.

p. 35: AG-AH, LE-LF and LG, pairs (2) and a single in violet-blue on stout cartridge paper.
CJ, QD and RI in greenish blue on stout blued paper.
DH, GB, IJ and KA in bright blue on medium blued pap...

p. 37: NF-NJ, IA-JB and FJ-FL, a strip of five, block of four and strip of three in bright blue.
PD-QE, a block of four in greenish blue.
CJ-DK, a block of four in violet-blue.
SJ-TJ, a pair in dee...

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. 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. 18: AI-BL and SA-TD, blocks of eight (2) in shades of bright blue with numeral cancellations.

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. 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).

p. 10: Plate 15, FA-HE and IA-JB, adjoining marginal blocks of fifteen and four in a deep violet-blue shade, each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.

p. 33: Coloured cancellations, a block of four, a pair and singles (6) cancelled in blue; registered, paid and 'P.D.' (2) and another in red and registered in violet.

p. 15: 1867 (April) colour trials for the 2d stamp, impressions from a single transfer taken from the roller of the 1d Die II, plate 75, with top left corner voided, in rose-red on blue diagonally ...

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 14: 1867 (April) Paris Exhibition proofs on card from the 1d plate 103 in black and in rose-red in pairs and from the 2d plate 9 in black (1) and in blue (2).

p. 26: 1870-71 plate proofs on Dr Perkins' experimental blued paper, perforated 1d plate 121, a marginal strip of three with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' overprints. Also 2d blue plate 13 AD imprimatur and ...

p. 44: 1878-79 Perkins, Bacon trials for fugitive colours made on Star watermarked paper from the dies of the 1d in purple and in blue, of the 1½d in violet and of the 2d in lilac.
Similar die pro...

p. 19: CA-DC, a block of six which includes the CB and DB re-entries and a single DB re-entry.
Also plate 6, L.C.14 JH re-entry, KE re-entry, LE re-entry, ME re-entry (2), NE re-entry, OE re-entry,...

p. 4 a,b: 1d pink Die 1 cancelled with a red Maltese Cross on an envelope from Belfast dated 15.2.1841.
1d pink Die 4 cancelled 'EXETER/OCTOBER/1841' on an envelope.
2d blue Die 1 cancelled with a ...

p. 38: 1/- deep green, a pair used with 1854 1d red-brown perforation 16 and 2d blue perforation 14 on a July 1855 cover to Cuba; also 1/- green used with 1841 1d red-brown and 1854 2d blue perfora...

2d blue, die I, alphabet III, plate 6, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; GK; GL; HG-HL; TL.
Image note: I...

2d blue, four corner letters, plate 7, registration sheet of 218 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 22 removed)
Missing check letters AA-AL; BE-BL; CL; TL.
Image note: Image ...

2d blue, with four corner letters, plate 8, registration sheet of 218 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps with 22 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; BE-BL; CK; TL.
Image note: I...

2d blue, with four corner letters, plate 9, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; BF-BL; CK; TL.
Image note: ...

2d blue, with four corner letters, plate 12, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed).
Missing check letters AL; SE-SL; TA-TL.
Image note: Ima...

2d blue, with four corner letters, plate 13, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; BF-BL; CK; TA.
Image note:...

2d blue, with four corner letters, plate 14, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; BF-BL; CK; TA.
Image note:...

2d blue embossed envelope, registration sheet showing one impression, endorsed above and below stamp on front of sheet.
Marked 'Impressions from the first embossed die' in pencil at left-hand side ...

2d blue, die I, alphabet I, plate 3, with white lines added, registration sheet of 217 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps with 23 removed).
Missing check letters AL; SC-SL; TA-TL.
...

2d blue, die 1, alphabet I, plate 4, registration sheet of 218 stamps, (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps with 22 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; HE-HL; IK; TL.
Image note: Image t...

2d blue, die I, alphabet II, plate 5, registration sheet of 219 stamps (single pane comprising 20 rows of 12 stamps, with 21 removed).
Missing check letters AA-AL; BA-BH; TA.
Image note: Image take...

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. 3: A sheet bearing line-engraved ½d (3), 1d (5), 1½d (3) and 2d (3) used for cleaning tests.
Note: In this experiment the stamps (with the exception of the 1d lettered AF and DK) have been cle...

p. 13: De La Rue coloured paper scheme, a foolscap sheet, dated 21st November 1884 and signed by J S Purcell, bearing hand-painted multi-coloured essays for 1½d, 2d, 4d, 5d and 9d values, perforat...

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. 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. 43: A letter from J B Bacon to Rowland Hill, dated 9.3.1841 which enclosed 2d 'rainbow' trials.

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. 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. 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. 50: Perforated 14, OA-OJ, a strip of ten, BC-BE and GG-GI, strips of three (2) and pairs (4). Note: See schedule of large items for 2d plate 4, S.C.14, a half sheet of 120 overprinted 'SPECIMEN'.

p. 27: 1870-71 plate proofs on Dr Perkins' experimental blued paper, perforated 2d plate 13 AA-BL, CA-CF, CG-FL and DA-FF, adjoining blocks of twenty-four (2) and eighteen and a strip of six, showi...

p. 30: 1871 (Feb) die proofs made for the Postmaster-General on the instructions of Ormond Hill, proofs in black on thin wove paper from the 1d Die I marked 'OLD ORIGINAL' and '1', from the 1d Die ...

p. 32: 1871 (Feb) die proofs made for the Postmaster-General on the instructions of Ormond Hill, proofs from the die of the ½d in black and in rose on card, from the die of the 1½d in carmine-ros...

p. 33: 1871 (Feb) die proofs made for the Postmaster-General on the instructions of Ormond Hill, proofs from the 2d Die II in black on thin wove paper inscribed 'NEW DIE', '1' and '34', only the la...