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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Postal Rates
- Topic: When was QV 1880 1d Venetian Red invalidated for postage ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3773
Re: When was QV 1880 1d Venetian Red invalidated for postage ?
Have you looked in the GB Journal? There were some articles on this including by Douglas Muir I believe. (I’m on holiday at present so a bit awkward to check). Best wishes, Mike
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Scottish Postal History Society
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9309
Re: Scottish Postal History Society
Lyn Robinson (lyn@myreton.com) has apparently been having some email problems. The SPHS treasurer, Stephen Parkin (stephenrhparkin@aol.com) suggests you email Lyn again and copy him in so that he can ensure your enquiry gets dealt with.
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:21 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Postal History
- Topic: T.P. Walworth Postmark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1716
Re: T.P. Walworth Postmark
AFAIK these old pre-1840 handstamps were issued to the receiving offices by the Post Office but were never intended to be used as cancellations (although a few offices did so use them). Many are recorded in the official Impression Books. Stitt Dibden's London Date Stamp Codes is the main source for ...
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Postal History
- Topic: T.P. Walworth Postmark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1716
Re: T.P. Walworth Postmark
'T.P' does mean twopence; the handstamp was originally used in the London Twopenny Post, which became the London District Post. After the reforms of 1839/40, many old Penny Post and Twopenny Post handstamps were kept in use as namestamps, as in this case. Your letter was posted at the Walworth recei...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:56 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Type 1844 Identification help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3313
Re: Type 1844 Identification help
William, not sure if this helps but Bill Barrell has this on a Saxmundham cover on his website
Tom Slemons has a picture of 690 in his Suffolk book but the serif of the 6 doesn't show.- Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:57 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Type 1844 Identification help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3313
Re: Type 1844 Identification help
What about 890 (Windsor, 1844-1962) with a badly printed 8?
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:36 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Newsprint Triangular Postmarks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3191
Re: Newsprint Triangular Postmarks
Richard, according to Mackay's book, ' Hastings and Worthing were unusual in having triangles with the letters and numerals in script '. He illustrated the Hastings triangle which has 'HS' over the numeral '1'. Since writing the above I've thought of another book on my shelves which might help: Harr...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:17 am
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Scotland postmark question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3514
Re: Scotland postmark question
There was an earlier book, Numbered Postmarks of Scotland (1967) by James Douglas, but Mackay's work probably supersedes it. Both books give the recorded dates of use of all the Scottish numerals but Douglas gives only the year; Mackay the full dates. Mackay's book is quite comprehensive, although n...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:03 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Newsprint Triangular Postmarks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3191
Re: Newsprint Triangular Postmarks
Telegraphic Codes of the British Isles 1870–1924 by James A. Mackay, published by the author in 1981.
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:26 pm
- Forum: Postal Rates
- Topic: 1852 rate to Geneva ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7968
Re: 1852 rate to Geneva ?
From Raguin: Instructions No. 32, 1845: 'On and after the 1st December next . . . Switzerland . . . sent by way of France . . .': 11d under ¼ oz (as in Oxley), but the next step is 1s 5d (5d British plus 1s foreign). (These particular rates were confirmed in Instructions No. 13, 1852.)
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:24 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Postal History
- Topic: Need ship Information
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3320
Re: Need ship Information
Martin, following Maurice's suggestion of looking at newspaper archives, Lloyd's List is available on the British Newspaper Archive. Here's a clipping of some vessels departing for New York to give an idea of the advertising on the front page. There's lots of various listings inside. I believe the t...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:35 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Edinburgh 131 Postmark:
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2873
Re: Edinburgh 131 Postmark:
This is from James A. Mackay's Scottish Numeral Postmarks (1987).
- Wed May 24, 2023 1:15 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Help with Cancel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3907
Re: Help with Cancel
Hi William,
Yes, the Leeds 447 1844C dated SEPT1845 in Parmenter (Vol. 6, p. 152) looks correct, and consistent with a Plate 61 stamp (put to press in Aug. 1845), which is what I believe your stamp is.
Yes, the Leeds 447 1844C dated SEPT1845 in Parmenter (Vol. 6, p. 152) looks correct, and consistent with a Plate 61 stamp (put to press in Aug. 1845), which is what I believe your stamp is.
- Sat May 20, 2023 11:06 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Punch Marking in Re Engraved Sea Horse
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3128
Re: Punch Marking in Re Engraved Sea Horse
Hi Johan, apparently the stamps were clipped to destroy their philatelic value. See short article by Leslie Wilkinson in GBJ, Vol. 24, No. 3, p. 45 (available to download on the GBPS website).
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:08 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Postal History
- Topic: Airgraphs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3549
Re: Airgraphs
Hi Mike, I have a few, mainly to complement my collection of meter franking (some airgraph envelopes were postmarked using converted franking machines - see attached PDF).
- Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:42 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Help with London Receiver "AR" and "Miss Bagust" publication
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5922
Re: Help with London Receiver "AR" and "Miss Bagust" publication
The entry in the list in F. Bagust's book is: A.R - Abel Roper - Fleet-street - Post Office advertisement 1652 It's the only AR listed, although the list is not claimed to be anywhere near complete. According to the Ipswich Journal of Sat. 5 Feb. 1726, ' Saturday last died, Mr. Abel Roper, formerly ...
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:14 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Help with London Receiver "AR" and "Miss Bagust" publication
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5922
Re: Help with London Receiver "AR" and "Miss Bagust" publication
I have Miss Bagust’s book but am on holiday for another week or so. If you still need me to check it I will when I get back
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:30 pm
- Forum: King Edward VII
- Topic: Rarity of 'Malformed Large 2' on King Edward 7th 2.5d (M16h)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17555
Re: Rarity of 'Malformed Large 2' on King Edward 7th 2.5d (M16h)
A bit more information: The variety was first listed in the 9th edition of the SG Specialised Catalogue in 1993. Reg Powell had this vertical pair in his collection showing co-extensive rules, so must be Plate 11/210 or 12/211 (this could well be the piece that SG based its listing on). Michael Astl...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:53 am
- Forum: Queen Victoria
- Topic: 1900 halfpenny blue-green plates
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13592
Re: 1900 halfpenny blue-green plates
I've put PDFs of the two articles on my website:
http://www.mjpublications.com/print_fil ... 011013.pdf
http://www.mjpublications.com/print_fil ... 012018.pdf
http://www.mjpublications.com/print_fil ... 011013.pdf
http://www.mjpublications.com/print_fil ... 012018.pdf
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:17 pm
- Forum: Queen Victoria
- Topic: 1900 halfpenny blue-green plates
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13592
Re: 1900 halfpenny blue-green plates
Just noticed a reference in Wiseman's 1988 book to articles concerning marginal rules in GSM April and May 1986.
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: Queen Victoria
- Topic: 1900 halfpenny blue-green plates
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13592
Re: 1900 halfpenny blue-green plates
Some work has been done on the QV halfpenny, but not as advanced as for the KEVII and KGV issues. The GBPS published a book by Clive Akerman in 1970 entitled The Plating of the Half Penny 1887–1900, focusing on printing flaws; and in 1988 Tony Wiseman published A Guide to 1887 ½d Controls which incl...
- Sat May 20, 2017 4:09 pm
- Forum: King Edward VII
- Topic: Straight Line "date stamp" appli4ed to ED VII issues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12890
Re: Straight Line "date stamp" appli4ed to ED VII issues
Murray, could it be the date a collector bought it from the post office? I've not come cross dates being stamped on sheets by the printer. (I was going to ask you to post a scan of the block in question but I've found it on my computer and have attached it to this post.)
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:38 pm
- Forum: King Edward VII
- Topic: Information on KEVII 4d. with Queen Victoria -White 4- variety
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20893
Re: Information on KEVII 4d. with Queen Victoria -White 4- variety
Reg Powell had two KEVII examples (see below) but I believe only these two on chalky paper, none on ordinary paper. The QV examples are what I have in my collection. I've always thought that this variety was a printing, not a plate, variety; rather like the Downey Head no cross on crowns, probably d...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:28 pm
- Forum: King Edward VII
- Topic: Quantities of certain British Official stamps produced
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22439
Re: Quantities of certain British Official stamps produced
The three departments you mention were included in Tony's GB Departmental Stamps 1882–1914 , published in association with SG in 1994 (A4, 67 pp.). A quick look revealed some information on numbers, but it's buried in the text and does not appear to be presented in convenient table form. If you can'...
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:01 am
- Forum: Surface Printed
- Topic: Victoria Jubilee issue layout
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16365
Re: Victoria Jubilee issue layout
As far as I can gather from Wiseman (DLRY2, pp. 351–362) and the TPM (was BPMA), the 4½d was printed 320-set from 160-set head plates (combined with eight 20-set duty plates). This resulted in left and right sheets of 160 each. But I can find no mention of the size of PO counter sheets. Akerman (GBJ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:05 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: 2015 dumb cancel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10001
2015 dumb cancel
This arrived today. Instead of being pen-cancelled, the stamps appear to have been handstamped. Is this cancel old, new, or is it a pen cancel made with a five-nibbed pen?! Best wishes, Mike
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:06 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Postal History
- Topic: Compulsory Registration of Letters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12410
Re: Compulsory Registration of Letters
Harvey, try the GBPS Newsletter 353, May/June 2015, p. 22; and 343, Sept/Oct 2013, pp. 27-28.
Best wishes, Mike
Best wishes, Mike
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:43 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Help with a Scottish triangle
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14791
Re: Help with a Scottish triangle
Hi Ron and Eunice I disagree with Hendy on two counts: I believe the datestamp was steel; and the symbol was a stamper's code (or at least an identifying code of some kind), the right-hand letter indicating the time of day. According to Alcock & Holland and Mackay, most (but not all) of the lett...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:11 pm
- Forum: Pre-Stamp
- Topic: Information needed on Windsor postmark 1794
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12172
Re: Information needed on Windsor postmark 1794
Hi Ron and Eunice
The mark is listed in Willcocks & Jay, BCC, Vol. 4, p. 12 as convex (although it's not clear which way is convex and which way is concave!).
WINDSOR convex 41 x 5 Black 1794–00 D
Hope that helps.
Best wishes
Mike
The mark is listed in Willcocks & Jay, BCC, Vol. 4, p. 12 as convex (although it's not clear which way is convex and which way is concave!).
WINDSOR convex 41 x 5 Black 1794–00 D
Hope that helps.
Best wishes
Mike
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:01 am
- Forum: King George VI
- Topic: Gerry Bater Photographs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16388
Re: Gerry Bater Photographs
Hello all The GBPS library has just acquired a series of photographs in 11 films covering flaws in the arms and festival high values. These photos were originally sold by Gerry with notes describing each photo. These notes are missing from the library set. Could anyone supply us with a copy? Regard...
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:33 pm
- Forum: Downey Heads
- Topic: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17333
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:19 pm
- Forum: Downey Heads
- Topic: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17333
Re: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
Reply with quote.Mike Jackson wrote:750-pixel-wide image as part of the post itself.
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:03 pm
- Forum: Downey Heads
- Topic: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17333
Re: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
750-pixel-wide image as part of the post itself.
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:46 pm
- Forum: Downey Heads
- Topic: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17333
Re: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
Same image, but placed
inline.- Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:35 pm
- Forum: Downey Heads
- Topic: SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17333
SG Spec. N7i – plate flaw or make-ready flaw?
[Test post on new Board] SG Spec. N7i, 1d Die 1a, Philatelic Plate 9. Was this variable flaw caused by damage to the plate or another fault in production, specifically faulty make-ready on the impression cylinder?
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:15 pm
- Forum: Postal Rates
- Topic: 1867 Book Post Rate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31646
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Alexious, here are the three pages devoted to Greece.
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:05 pm
- Forum: Postal Rates
- Topic: 1867 Book Post Rate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31646
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Hi Alexios, Oxley's British Postal Rates to Europe 1836–1876 (p. 84) states for 1 January 1866 to Greece: 'Packet of printed papers other than newspapers 5d. not exceeding 4ozs.'.
Since 1 January 1863 it had been 4d not exceeding 4 oz for 'prepaid packet of other printed papers'.
Best wishes
Mike
Since 1 January 1863 it had been 4d not exceeding 4 oz for 'prepaid packet of other printed papers'.
Best wishes
Mike
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: Downey Heads
- Topic: Elusive N1e
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13928
Elusive N1e
Fred, the Four Kings is not in error; it is a co-incidence. The attached is a scan of my example of N1e, and is the very stamp illustrated in SG (although SG retouched the flaw before publication). Your strip is from Philatelic Plate 8, the same plate which has N2g. If your strip had been a block of...
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:05 pm
- Forum: Pre-Stamp
- Topic: Help needed with Two Py Post 1813
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11621
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Ron and Eunice, I believe it's Holborn Hill. Best wishes, Mike
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:05 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Postal History
- Topic: Economy envelopes and Reuse labels
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14884
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Robin, I can't think of any reference material on economy labels. I have a handful, 1944—1953, but all with definitives.
Mike
Mike
- Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:05 pm
- Forum: 1912-24 Royal Cypher
- Topic: Additional Medicine Duty
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13760
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Mike, Candlish McCleery have an F15 corner pair on their Web site, but not H16. Best wishes, Mike
- Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: Wilding cancellation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7865
Wilding cancellation
Bob Galland would like to know whether anyone knows what this is or has seen another.
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:20 pm
- Forum: Postal Markings
- Topic: British Post Offices in Brazil
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10708
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Theo, according to Parmenter's GB Used Abroad (1993), it was 30 June 1874 (and he gives two contemporary references - see image).
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:05 pm
- Forum: Pre-Stamp
- Topic: "THWAITE" straight line handstamp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12918
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PS. The early THWAITE mark is described as 45 x 5 mm in black.
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:00 pm
- Forum: Pre-Stamp
- Topic: "THWAITE" straight line handstamp
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12918
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Hi Alexios
W and J (2nd edn) record two Thwaite stamps. The first (presumably yours) is not given any dates, but the second (a mileage mark) is 1819-44.
The earlier THWAITE (yours) is rated G on a scale of A to H+
Best wishes, Mike
W and J (2nd edn) record two Thwaite stamps. The first (presumably yours) is not given any dates, but the second (a mileage mark) is 1819-44.
The earlier THWAITE (yours) is rated G on a scale of A to H+
Best wishes, Mike
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: King Edward VIII
- Topic: Commercial advertising on booklet interleaves
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15284
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Ron, the following is from Ian Harvey: The adverts in each edition of any booklet have to be all the same because that is the contract between the advertiser and the Post Office. Thus, all adverts for all books are proofed for each book, a dummy paste-up made for each edition and the interleaves pre...
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:10 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: S.P.G. BICENTENARY EXHIBITION
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17813
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Harvey, the following 1923 book by Charles Frederick Pascoe and Louis Duchesne is available as a modern reproduction. (Have no idea if it's of any use to you!). Try http://used.addall.com/Used/ Two Hundred Years of the S.P.G. : an Historical Account of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel i...
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:00 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Detection of watermarks on cover
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16290
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The Morley Bright Roll-a-Tector and spare sachets of ink are advertised for sale on Vera Trinder's Web site.
I've found the device quite useful. Attached is a short piece about it that I wrote for the GBCC's Chronicle in 1998.
Best wishes
Mike
I've found the device quite useful. Attached is a short piece about it that I wrote for the GBCC's Chronicle in 1998.
Best wishes
Mike
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:10 pm
- Forum: 1912-24 Royal Cypher
- Topic: Paper production
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16750
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PS. There's a bug in the Discussion Board program which adds unwanted characters to the link. Click on the link to open your browser, then remove the unwanted characters
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from the address, and press Return (Enter).
Mike
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from the address, and press Return (Enter).
Mike
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: 1912-24 Royal Cypher
- Topic: Paper production
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16750
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Sorry Richard, I've put my article on my Web site at
http://www.mjpublications.com/downey/kg ... 06-114.pdf
Best wishes, Mike
http://www.mjpublications.com/downey/kg ... 06-114.pdf
Best wishes, Mike