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Queen Victoria - Surface Printed
The introduction of perforating machines in 1854, was to
change the evolution of stamp design. The printing of the embossed issues was slow and
unsuitable for perforating, whilst the original recess-printing still presented problems as a
result of paper stretch due to the moistening of the paper during printing. In relief or
surface printing, the design is raised instead of being recessed into the plate or die. Only
the raised portions of the plate receive ink and it is unnecessary for the paper to be
moistened. Thomas De La Rue & Co. were awarded the contract for printing the new stamps.
1855-1857 NO CORNER LETTERS
SG 62 & SG 63
1855 4d Carmine, watermark small garter, and 4d Carmine watermark
medium garter on thick highly glazed blued paper, tied to small
envelope from London to Barmeu - Rhenish Prussia - now Germany.
Red transit cancellation over SG62. A unusual combination and
destination.
Order: 6353 - £155.00 |
SG 63
1855 4d Carmine. Watermark Medium Garter UNRECORDED watermark
REVERSED. Cancelled by a Dublin Type A4 spoon, this being very
scarce on the 4d SG63, and more commonly seen on the line engraved
issues. Small nick at the top. Extremely rare.
Order: 6246 - £295.00 |
SG 66
1857 4d Pale Rose. Watermark Large Garter UNRECORDED REVERSED.
Neat Belfast 62 cancellation. Very scarce.
Order: 6247 - £135.00 |
SG 66
1857 4d Pale Rose. Watermark Large Garter. A very fine used wing
margin example, struck by part Charles Rideout machine cancel.
Scarce on this issue. Spec J51(2).
Order: 6117 - £35.00 |
SG 69
1856 6d Deep Lilac. A very fine used trimmed wing margin example,
watermark Emblems INVERTED. Lightly cancelled in Gibraltar - A26.
Also showing split frame with damage at base. Scarce as such.
Order: 6354 - £135.00 |
SG 69
1856 6d Deep Lilac. Watermark Emblems. A very fine used wing
margin example, lightly struck by Aberdeen duplex.
Order: 5741 - £30.00 - SOLD |
SG 70
1856 6d Pale Lilac. Watermark Emblems REVERSED. An
extremely rare very fine used variety, un-priced by Gibbons. Far
scarcer than the "Azure" from our experience.
Order: 6250 - £250.00 |
SG 71
1856 1s Deep Green. Watermark Emblems REVERSED bottom
marginal pair with inscription. A fine attractive lightly used
pair, London Mar 19 1862, showing various frame damage at the
right and in the SE corner of the right hand stamp. The wing
margin trimmed, or possibly guillotined before issue. Believed to
be the only marginal inscriptional multiple of this rare variety.
Catalogues at £2200.00 as two singles.
Order: 6251 - £795.00 |
SG 72
1856 1s Green. Watermark Emblems INVERTED & REVERSED. A
fine used example of this rare stamp, unpriced by Gibbons.
Order: 6252 - £495.00 |
| Queen Victoria | Line Engraved
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