Hi GbBouv,
Your item is a 1d Pink, it is classified as Postal Stationery. The envelope came together with the stamp image already printed on the front. They were mass produced around the
1840s.

Hi Rustical
Your stamp looks like Plate 108, i cannot find any reason why it isnt this plate.
The check letters appear to match with the imprimatur exactly.

Hi Ikfman,
I have consulted The Cancellations Of The 1841 Penny Red and The Postmarks Of Great Britain
and Ireland and they do not mention a distinctive Maltese Cross for Banff. It is still a nice item.
They look like crosses used in Edinburgh, but not distinctive enough for separate classification.

Hi all, Does anyone know who first named the shades of this stamp? I have found Lake Red, Orange Red and Red Brown in an Edwardian Stamp Catalogue. In a late Victorian stamp album i found Red Brown, and Brown. I have looked only as far as my own book collection, im sure there are earlier sources out...

Hi Orchidman, I know one specialist who believes that there is no range of shades of Plum and that is an intense shade. Ive heard that once seen that it is unmistakeable. I have reason to believe that it is pretty scarce in its true colour and that many so called Plum stamps are very dark red browns...

Hi Scillymoos
In my previous reply i stated that the Medieval cachet was not official it is the postmark that is not official , i do not know if the cachet is official or not.

Hi Scillymoos, I am not a Queen Elizabeth specialist but i have found some information about this set of stamps . Your stamp is part of a set of four values all issued on 17 June 1986, the other values being the 22 Pence, 31 Pence, and 34 Pence. They were issued as a first day cover and as a present...

Hello J Bodan I personally consider it unacceptable to remove any collectable stamp from its original cover. I assume that we are talking about stamps of some value or of historical interest. I think that specialists and discerning collectors would frown upon this as it would mean that the stamp wou...

Hi Manfred Hope you have found some help with your query, i strongly recommend this book The Alphabets of the British Line Engraved Stamps, published by R C Alcock in 1936.There was one available on Bill Barrells web site, a well known philatelic dealer, if you still require assistance i have been i...