Great Britain Philatelic Society

AA Black State 2; Red State 1
AB Red State 1
AC Red States 1 and 3; Black State 2
AD Red State 1; Black State 2
AE Red State 3
AF Red States 1 and 3; Black State 2
AG Red State 3
AI Black State 1
AJ Red States 1 and 3; Black State 2
AK Red State 1
AL Red State 1
BB Red State 1
BD Red State 2
EC Black and Red State 1; Black State 2; Red State 3
ED Black States 1 and 2
FA Red State 2
FC Black State 2
FD Black State 2
FE Black and Red States 1 and 2
GB Black and Red State 1
GD Black State 1

Please reply to tkb@dr.com

I wish you luck finding some of those 1d Red A row 1st state stamps.

VERY rare, but no harm in looking and if lady luck comes your way, then it might be worthy of an article in the GBJ.

Thanks, Winston.

Hi,
I have a very large collection of plate 9, including most (not all) of the state 2 and state 3 impressions. I have never seen a state 1 of any of the A row stamps in red except for a mint block comprising the top 3 rows (which has now been divided in half) which had some examples. I have an image of the right hand block of 18. which has AG, AH and AI in state 2 and AJ, AK and AL in state 1. State 1s of the A row stamps in red are extremely rare.
However, a caveat. About 10 years ago, I found a copy of AB on ebay showing a clear O flaw. I naturally bought it.
When it arrived, I discovered that the O flaw had been faked and sent it back. So be careful!
The only state 1s I have which also exist in a later state are BC, DG, GB and GD.
Best wishes
Tony

Thank you, Tony. This is much appreciated. Like you, I have been very careful, and I too have returned stamps to their vendors, some being well-known dealers. Best regards, Trevor