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I was recently reading an article published by the BBC on the current status of the postal strike currently in operation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63732421 It will be interesting to see what develops under the circumstances, as charges for postal services have rocketed over the last few y...

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It would now appear that the Royal Mail have made further compensation for holders of non-barcoded stamps as per this swap-out article by "Money saving expert" placed on the website on the 14th of November 2022. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/11/nonbarcoded-stamps-summer-2023-...

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I can now report the finding of two different papers used to print the 1'3d Scotland blue phosphor variety first printed on the 29th January 1963, of all of the 1'3d Scottish regionals, the blue phosphor version printed on whiter paper is by far the scarcest of the bunch being SG specialised No. XS2...

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More paper variations. <><><><><><><><><>< Here are some more 4d Wildling values for which to contemplate on Winston, they concern the 4d ultramarine issued for Jersey between 1966 (plain) and 1967 (phosphor). Frontal view. ~~~~~~~~~ IMG_20220924_161552.jpg It can be clearly seen that these stamps ...

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Here is the history relating to Stanley Gibbons as per Wikipedia giving various details of the company since its formation in 1856. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Gibbons Stanley Gibbons has changed hands many times and is synonymous with stamp collecting, but what of its future ? I have al...

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Result of the Stanley Gibbons EGM 30⁸/22. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Following the result of the EGM of Stanley Gibbons on Tuesday the 30th August, the last day of dealings in the Company's Ordinary Shares on AIM will be Tuesday 6 September 2022 and the Cancellation will become effective at 7.0...

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LATEST NEWS . <><><><><><><> It would appear that Stanley Gibbons are going private again after a terrible time on the stock market as per this report by "This is money" https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-11040325/Stamp-dealer-Stanley-Gibbons-plans-delist-stock-market-Lon...

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Good morning Winston, I have previously stated in this topic of discovering three basic papers being used to print the non-regional 4d deep ultramarine stamps both plain and violet phosphors. The paper that was used in 1966 to print the 4d Guernsey (plain) was sourced from the same paper mill as wit...

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The 4d Guernsey (plain) printed on cream paper ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Guernsey 4d (plain) apparently has also been printed on a cream paper. This particular stamp was first issued on the 7th of February 1966 and according to the information given in the catalogue with reference to...

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Lennox: I am aware of precisely the information contained in the files as I have taken images.

It would seem that having this information and not sharing it with others, is what you appear to have in mind !

Have a nice day, Lennox.
WM

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I fail to see what that information would accomplish Lennox, as it would only be records of standard issues at best.

Do you have a link to the file in question ?

Thanks WM.

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Here are 3 different papers used to print the 1'6d multiple crown phosphor stamps, as seen under longwave ultraviolet light. From the front. ~~~~~~~~~~ IMG_20220719_102200.jpg From the reverse. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ IMG_20220719_102049.jpg Can you see a difference ? Some of the paper used to print this parti...

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Thanks for the update petrod.

It would appear that these plates were not up to scratch, so to speak

WM

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Having looked at your attachment of the damaged penny red Tony, I decided to produce my own magnified images of this stamp in question, and came to the conclusion that both sides show the number 123 and not as you have suggested. IMG_20220704_134859.jpg IMG_20220704_145336.jpg The stamp appears to b...

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Another anomaly I mentioned earlier is to be found on the reverse of the Burnley cover in that the Oldham receiving postmark does not correlate to the Burnley dispatch mark. The Burnley forwarding mark depicts "JY" for July, yet the receiving office (Oldham) has a faint marking of "JA...

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POINT TAKEN !!!!

No doubt the post office made similar errors when cancelling these covers at the time.

We all make mistakes, no one is infallible. WM

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Reference your statement made petrod. Once again, I must concur with admin - it is definitely 1866 on the Burnley item. To my eye there is even a very faint impression of the curve which Mike has accentuated, I am not joining the dots together petrod, as this has already been done by the post offic...

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On looking at the Burnley cover with the date stamp being 1853, the 1, 8 and 5 appear to be evenly spaced as does the 3, but when you convert the 3 into a 6 the spacing is then irregular between the 5 and the 6, therefore I must disagree with your imaginary 6. Burnley.png With the Bury cover you are...

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The last of the watermarked Wildings was probably printed sometime around the end of 1967, that was 55 years ago, and ever since then these variations of stamp papers have been in the hands of collectors and philatelic dealers during that period of time, it's quite possible that these variations in ...

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Go on then petrod if you insist! 5½ WM.

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Thank you both for pointing out that the OE is from plate 91, you have used a section of the adjoining stamp OF which has an extension line to verify its plate number : 5 brownie points . WM

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Hmm! There's no mention of any special markings for check letters OE on plate 91 in my SG part 1 specialised. WM

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On trying to trace the plate numbers of these two stamps I thought it would be easy as they both appear to have individual markings, the Derby one has what looks like a finger under the check letter 'R' and the Retford one has a blurred 'M' or is it an "H" ? IMG_20220515_154212.jpg Any cha...

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When you think about it Lennox the design of the postage due never really changed right from the word go, back in 1914 terminating with the no watermarked fluorescent (Chalky) papers. The main differences of course being the change of watermarks and colour changes, therefore some of the plates could...

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This ledger that you have Lennox, when did you acquire it, and from what date does it begin ?

WM

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From what I can ascertain from this post office ledger. IMG_20220506_163245.jpg Is that there are five 5d PD's, three of which are ex Somerset House with the first two being Harrison and sons, but there is a problem with specific identification as to which issue the plates refer to having no issue d...

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I have recently come across an autobiography written by a Mr. JOHN N. BARCOCK, part of which covers a period between 1956 to 1966 when he worked at Harrison and sons of High Wycombe. http://jnbarcock.co.uk/My%20Times%20at%20Harrison%20&%20Sons%20Ltd..html The report is of a personal nature but i...

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The postal museum site has already been visited to no avail.
But thanks anyway Lennox, perhaps if you are in communication with Douglas he may be able to give you an answer, as I believe there is sometimes information written on the reverse of these sheets (so I have been told).
WM

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Thank you for your explanation, I will pass the information given on to Vincent @ SG.
WM.

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Thanks for the attachment Lennox, however I am a little perplexed regarding the date of the 4th October 1974, hadn't we gone decimal by then, plus I cannot see any specific plate numbers that you speak of.
Please enlighten me, thanks WM

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I have now had a reply from Vincent Cordell the new editor at Stanley Gibbons regarding the multiple crown 5d postage due and he has supplied me with further details obtained from the postal museum that show part sheets of imperforated copies sent for approval. His comments are as follows :- What is...

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I have notified Vincent Cordell at SG today with reference to the differentials found, so that if "need be" an amendment can be made in the relevant catalogue accordingly. WM

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It would seem that the closure date for the Stamp Magazine forum given by the editor of Stamp Magazine as being the 1st of May has been and gone, this was the statement made by Guy Thomas on the 19th of April, yet the forum still appears to be open. As Tonto would have said in the lone ranger "...

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With a thirst for knowledge, I feel that I can whet your appetite with this wonderful site produced by the Royal Philatelic society of London that covers a myriad of subjects that goes by the name of "Meeting-Handouts". Check it out !!!! As I feel that there will be something there of inte...

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It is with regret that I have recently learned of the passing of Frank L Walton RDP FRPSL and my sympathy goes to his wife, relatives and friends with many of his colleagues being philatelists the world over. Additional information, acknowledgements and tributes can be found on the following site > ...

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Thank you for your input J U C It would seem that not as much relevance has been paid to PD's quite the same as definitives. The curl on the letter D in my opinion is more prominent than the tadpole flaw on the 2d Wilding and the S&T flaw should be listed as a variant as it does not occur on all...

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I was browsing a dealers 'for sale' list when I came across this particular stamp SG D62 first issued 6¹¹/61. > IMG_20220428_232847.jpg Have you ever seen this particular printing error before, as it does not seem to appear in the SG specialised. I have asked this because I decided to have a look at...

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I have recently come across a book that covers Italian stamps by the name of Fluorescence in Italian postage stamps (1944-1994) Hardcover - August 1, 1995 by Giovanni Riggi Di Numana (Author) https://www.amazon.it/fluorescenza-nei-francobolli-dItalia-1944-1994/dp/8885335136 If only there was one for...

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Adrian,
The only book that I can find regarding the author George Dodd and the Crimean war can be found for sale on this Amazon site which contains 626 pages. >

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pictorial-Hist ... 116981624X

Other than that Adrian I am at a loss.
Keep searching, WM.

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Good morning Adrian, I have been unable to find the article that you are specifically looking for, but came across this article by the Royal society journal of the history of science, you may already have this in your repertoire but if not, additional information always comes in handy ! https://roya...

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Good afternoon doubting Thomas (Winston), when I said a straight line on the 3, I was comparing it with the other cover as that particular 3 appears to have a more circular appearance to its top. Let it be clear, nobody is shooting anybody in the foot. In your previous posting you stated " From...

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The number 3 in the Burnley postmark/date stamp has a straight top ! How can you compare this to being a 6 ?
The second remark is also hypothetical of the number three in the Bury strike being an eight.
Sorry Maurice & petrod I think you are both mistaken. WM

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Good evening Winston At the time Howard was the go-between with Ray, Mike and myself and I did refute Rays suspicion in replying to Howard with the following > "These 2 covers are certainly a mystery, I can assure you that both stamps were in situ when originally found and have not been replace...

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A lot of controversy has been made regarding the early trial perforations conducted by Henry Archer, especially governmental trial perforations, the like of which was produced before the 28th of January 1854 with stamps on cover which are not thought to exist using die 1 alphabet ll printings. Shoul...

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Notification of the closure relating to the open forum of the Stamp Magazine was given by Guy Thomas (editor of Stamp Magazine) on the 5th of April. His statement is as follows > IMG_20220410_082004.jpg No specific date has yet been given, only that by the end of April the forum will cease to exist....

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UPDATE......... The Swap Out forms are now available on the RM website: https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps Apparently there are two versions. One for up to £200 to a Freepost address. You stick the stamps with normal gum to the back of the form (more than one form can be used), self a...

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From what the people at De La Rue have said then Lennox, is that they are not collectors of stamps or their varieties, but are predominantly printers of stamps and are therefore not concerned with other incidentals that may prevail, in other words they are not philatelists. Fair enough, I can live w...

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Thank you Lennox for the update given on visual shades to be found along with the £2 1988 issue. Has there been any mention previously of the difference found relating to the inks response when seen under L/W UV such as the orange and yellowish ones portrayed in my previous attachments, or are they ...

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Another thing that I noticed on inspecting these stamps was a slight variance in some of the shading found, just a few appeared to be of a more reddish nature when comparing them with the more regular ones which tended to be slightly brownish in appearance, I have taken a scan of the difference in o...

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It's always nice to know that some people respond to requests relating to specific philatelic finds, as after seeing this particular topic relating to the 3d Wales plain found to have been printed on fluorescent watermarked paper Mr David Allen, a member of the Welsh postal history society contacted...

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