Great Britain: Queen Victoria Issues

and I think an even nicer one! (I can't believe I missed these...  tired eyes....)
not quite as dark as the previous, but much clearer detail in the corners

Nice stuff. Is that 1 shilling a stationary cut-out or the embossed stamp? I could need some more insight on how to make out the differences.

blaamand  yes One Shilling is embossed and as @beryllium_Guy noted the 6 pence is postal stationary- I have other stationary items
a couple of postcards






and a letter (envelope) maild from South Cliff, Scarborrough August 10-1899



arriving in New York 10 days later August 20-1899 ( any ideas as to the post office or area indicated  in front of N. Y.?)



nothing but fun!

Thanks Beryllium Guy - that was easy! I had the impression the differences between stamps and cut-outs were less obvious than that, thanks for pointing it out. Until now I've been reluctant to buy the embossed stamps as I've been afraid to get cut-outs that were wrongly identified. Not so anymore 

Details for the 1/- green ...

Die No.     Put to Press Registered    DefacedDestroyed Sheets Printed     Earliest Known



W.W.1       21 Jun 47    25 Jun 47     May 1862              40,000              18 Sept 1847

                1850                                                          16,000

                1851                                                          32,000

                1852                                                          46,000               15 May 1852

                1853                                                                                   16,000

W.W.2       23 Feb 53    8 Feb 53                                   48,000

                1854                                                          84,771               22 Jun 1855




The final printing of 84,771 sheets was made prior to the end of October 1856. Most reference sources show die WW2 as being put to press in 1854. I believe this to be incorrect as official records show the years and the quantities produced. These also give a total production figure for each of the dies, (WW1 at 150,000 sheets and WW2 at 132,771 sheets). By comparison of these figures it is clear that 48,000 sheets were printed from die 2 in 1853, as shown in the table above, but it is unlikely that any impressions from this printing were released prior to 1854. In order to enable specimens of the new value to be forwarded to the various postmasters, 4,000 stamps were supplied to the General Post Office early in the month of issue.



The first consignment for sale to the public consisted of 230 sheets, of twenty stamps each, distributed among six post-offices, on the 8th September; but the General Post Office did not receive a stock until the following day, when 3,000 sheets were delivered.


Three working dies were prepared, but only the first two were used for producing the adhesive stamps. No. 1, registered on the 25th June, 1847, was put to press four days previously, and was condemned in May, 1862, as being worn out and unfit for use. Dies 2 and 3 were approved on the 8th February, 1853, but the former alone was put to press, on the 23rd February, for the adhesives: both of these dies were subsequently furnished with dale-plugs, and used for stamping envelopes and telegram forms.



The impressions from the three dies, preserved in the official archives, are on a sheet of plain white wove paper, having been struck, as appears by the endorsement, on the 8th February 1853.



The above is part of the details on this issue taken from my plate life book ....

Hope this helps .....

With the 1/- green ..... look at the base of the neck and using a glass you should be able to see the letters and number ... WW1 or WW2

Both plates produced almost the same number ... WW2 being slightly less ... but not enough to make a difference ...

and another request for another set of eyes- the plate # on Sc# 58 is in the backroung field to the right of the left 1  and also to the left of the right 1

I'm not convinced I'm seeing a 9, a 6, or maybe even a 10...  everyone loves a challenge right 

I keep saying I'm done for the night


Sc# 70 plate 17.....what color do you see? gray brown or pale olive green?  I've spent the better part of  an hour trying to match my eye to the scanner... or is this a forgery?



and now, off to a well deserved glass of red...and away from stamps and scanners til tomorrow

feebletodix  Thanks!  It's a 10! and greenish is good!

and some more fun!

1865 Sc# 43a  plates 8 and 9





and then small corner letters, corner hair lines,  and no plate number (Oct) .  SG indicates 1863 versions SG# J53... Scott doesn't make any note regarding large letters /small leter



anyone with some additional knowledge, please share!

Hi Stan

Regarding your 4d and the sets they belong too

Small white letters on coluored background issued 1862, hair lines added 1864 (SG lists these in the same set)
Large white letters on coloured background issued 1865 (SG new set)
Large coloured letters on white background issued 1873 (SG new set)


I am more inclined to think the 6d is SG125 6d grey, do check to see if the watermark is inverted. SG list it at the end of the brown shades.

Hope that helps to confuse.

The SG concise I keep to hand has them listed as 'sets' for lack of a better description eg the middle set from 1865:-

Ooops that looks naf at 150dpi, but I hope you get the idea.

Stan stainlessb - great thread and discussion between you and feebletodix, Gavin 

However, in this type of catalog/impressions discussion, the image of the stamp should follow the discussion and be included (for the reader)  Thanks !

René

René  photo's are back a few..I'm trying not to get another 'talking too" for making htread slonger than they need to be 

Hi resolution scan indicates no hairline...not sure what i thought I saw.... so looks like  Plate 3


Thanks tallanent