Great Britain Philatelic Society

Lennox

Rather belatedly I have picked up your message regarding stamp magazines on the GBPS website. I have virtually a complete run of Stamp Magazines for the period mentioned. The same applies to The Philatelic Magazine. They are available if you ate still interested. I am disposing of items as I am now ...

Lennox

The Machin high values were due to be released in March 1968 but due to difficulties the issue date was postponed until September 1968. This is the issue date your press release relates to. The difficulties were not resolved and the issue date was postponed until March 1969. As a consequence printin...

Lennox

Another 5s 2nd De La Rue inverted watermark used has turned up. The postmark is Orange Tree Dartford and the stamp was cancelled on 2 December but the year is unknown. All known used copies are from London, Surrey and Kent. This makes 32 used copies I have recorded, although there are almost certain...

Lennox

I would not have though that “new shade” referred to a new stamp.
Is it not more likely that it refers to the change in 1965 when the deep ultramarine was introduced (SG S90)?

Lennox

The maximum available would be one sheet, i.e. 40 stamps. It is not known how many of the 40 have been issued. There are registration sheets (imprimaturs) for all issues: Waterlow, 1st De La Rue, 2nd De La Rue, Bradbury Wilkinson watermarked, Bradbury Wilkinson unwatermarked and 2s6d coated as well ...

Lennox

You said “It would be interesting to find out just how many was sold for use in comparison to its predecessor.” I am aware of precisely the information contained in the files as I have taken images. It would be possible to have a fair idea of the numbers issued by a combination of statistics from va...

Lennox

There is a file at The Postal Museum which gives the numbers issued on a periodic basis for all pre decimal issues.

Lennox

I do not have the ledger. The image is from a file held at the Postal Museum. There are around 1,250 sheets on several files and it is from these that the details of “QEII Cylinder and Plate Data from The Postal Museum” on this website are based. The postage dues are not included but are in the Post...

Lennox

The records were created after the introduction of the earlier postage due plates.

That is why the dates of when they were placed into stock have not been entered.

It would appear the 5d plate 8/1 initially had the control number N30 and the registration sheet is dated 28 October 1930.

Lennox

The number in the left margin is the plate number. This can be confirmed from the Postal Museum website. Some of these plates go back to at least 1930. Sheets with a change in the watermark would be registered. There is an image previous to the one attached which gives the other values. The postage ...

Lennox

One further point. If you want to know the plate numbers, then you need to visit the Postal Museum to view the registration sheets. The images on the web site only show part of the sheet. This is certainly the case of the Wilding Castle issue. Only parts of the sheets are on the website but I have s...

Lennox

I have not studied the postage due issue. All I have included is the GPO record made at the time. Three of these plates date back to at least 1946, having previously been at Somerset House. From other records on this site the plate number was usually in the far left margin of all pre decimal issues....

Lennox

I have details of the plates of the 5d postage due but I do not know if it helps very much.

However please find attached the details.

Lennox

I have a letter written by De La Rue regarding the Wilding Castle issue which is relevant. “Stamp manufacturers look upon their product in an entirely different manner. So long as we turn out a sheet of stamps which is correct to the naked eye we have done our job.” Harrisons would not be concerned ...

Lennox

The difference in shade on the £1·50 Castle stamp has been known from when the stamps were issued. Plate 2K was particularly affected. Different shades occurred on the £2 1988 issue. Harrisons acknowledged the differences but stated the shades were within the permitted tolerance limits. Harrisons en...

Lennox

My items have been included in “Preparation of the First Queen Elizabeth High Values” which has just been added to the Displays section.

Lennox

There was no requirement in the first stage of the preparation of the QEII high values that the Wilding portrait of the Queen had to be used. The instructions issued on 19 February 1953 stated: “The design should include a space for the representation of the Queen’s effigy which, on the reduction of...

Lennox

Enid Marx used drawings of the Queen on her first essays from the first stage of the QEII high value preparation apart from the Wilding portrait. The attach essay has a similar portrait to your copy and could have been taken from the same tracing. I have other essays by Enid Marx that do not use the...

Lennox

The problem with the issue dates of the Wilding Castles is that the GPO did not regard printings on unwatermarked paper as new issues. The GPO considered it had enough stocks of printings on watermarked paper to last until March 1968 when the Machin high values were due for release. The printing of ...

Lennox

As I mentioned on 6 October 2020, unrecorded copies keep turning up.
There is a fourth copy of the 1st De La Rue 2s6d watermark inverted used.
I have examined the stamp and I can confirm its existence.

Lennox

Thanks for the images. As you say, the postmarks are indistinct and cannot be pinned down to copies I have recorded. You have also to consider the stamps may be 2nd De La Rue. As you are apparently resident in Canada, the comment by Lord Spens in the G B Journal May - June 1991 regarding the 2s6d in...

Lennox

I assume you mean this card.

It was issued in 1968.

The stamps were printed on unwatermarked paper.

Lennox

I have images of all copies.

If you upload the images I will let you know and possibly give you a history.

Lennox

I can assure you the explanation given is correct I specialise in the Wilding Castles. There is a file at the Postal Museum that gives instructions to postmasters. The instructions state that the Machin high values were to be put on sale for two weeks, then withdrawn and replaced by the Wilding Cast...

Lennox

Originally of course there would be at least 80 mint copies. The list of those that have known to have survived is: 2s6d 1st De La Rue - 3 used 2s6d 2nd De La Rue - 10 used 5s 2nd De La Rue - 2 mint; 31 used (more probably exist used) £1 2nd De La Rue - 4 used 2s6d Bradbury Wilkinson - 21 mint; 3 us...

Lennox

I have three copies of this cylinder block which all have the variety you describe.

Lennox

I specialise in the Wilding Castles and I have carried out considerable research into this issue. See my Stampex exhibit in the display section which was awarded a Large Gold. The SG catalogue value the 2s6d plate 13A is an error and should read £5. I have been asked numerous times over this value. ...

Lennox

Just to sort out the 2s6d plates: 46725 This was the original plate which has been scrapped. Printings from it can be checked to the registration sheet at the BPMA which was printed from this plate 46936 was not a printing plate but a master plate 46959 and 46992 These were printing plates taken via...

Lennox

Another way is to examine the existing printing plates and by a process of elimination the markings could be linked to specific plates

Lennox

Lord Spens and Gerry Bater tried to link various marginal markings to plates. Unfortunately they did not know how many plates there were or the numbers. Now these are known and the perforation guide markings have been linked to specific plates it is now possible. However you will need the corner tri...

Lennox

This is not really an area I have delved in to any extent. From my rummages at the BPMA (as Tony Walker puts it) I may have some information. See my article in the July /August newsletter. In the 10p booklet with the 2p (cylinder B7) the negative was 155/0. In the 25p booklet with advert (cylinder b...

Lennox

The answer to your query is: 1. Originally two dandy rolls were prepared, one with the Tudor watermark and one with the St Edward’s Crown watermark 2. The Tudor watermark was used first but was damaged in 1955 3. The dandy roll with the St Edward’s Crown watermark was then used 4. In 1958 the Scotti...

Lennox

mozzerb Thanks for your response. I should pay more attention to the Newsletter! It is interesting we have independently reached the same conclusion. I will include two Wilding Castles in my presentation on 29 October so members can see examples first hand. I have labelled the items as jokes or poor...

Lennox

Does anybody have information on items cancelled at the Edinburgh Postal Training School that have started appearing on eBay? Some of the items strike me as strange. For example there is a £1 Wilding Castle which was withdrawn in 1970 cancelled on a 1979 Rowland Hill PHQ card. Also there are King Ed...

Lennox

The book is from the British Postal Museum and Archive and available for public inspection. If required I can give you the file reference.

I have other records from the Archive which may be of assistance. It will take some delving but I will see if there is anything relevant.

Lennox

I do not know if this helps but it lists specimen and cancelled stamps. It refers to 2s6d booklets.

I also have other records which lists the distribution of these type of stamps.

Lennox

The rate of 7p was the Zone B air mail rate for printed papers and small packets, introduced on 26 April 1976.

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Re: Stamp Collecting Weekly

Re: Pre-decimal High Value Machins

Re: Wilding Castle inverted watermarks

Re: 4d Parcel Labels

Re: Pre Decimal Castles

Re: THE 1/6d MULTIPLE CROWN PHOSPHOR STAMP PAPERS.

Re: THE 1/6d MULTIPLE CROWN PHOSPHOR STAMP PAPERS.

Re: The 5d postage due with printing error.

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Re: Stamp paper variations

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Re: Enid Marx Line-Engraved QE2 Essay?

Re: Enid Marx Line-Engraved QE2 Essay?

Re: Enid Marx Line-Engraved QE2 Essay?

Re: Castles

Re: Wilding Castle inverted watermarks

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Re: British Philatelic Bureau

Re: Wilding Castle inverted watermarks

Re: Replacing the 1/- Wilding with the 1/- Machin in 1967

Re: Wilding Castle inverted watermarks

Re: Variety on KEVIII Tangier overprint

Re: Bradbury Wilkinson Castles plate blocks

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Edinburgh Postal Training School

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