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GREAT BRITAIN QUEEN VICTORIA
1841 TO 1879 1D ONE PENNY RED STAMPS, LINE ENGRAVED, SG 7 - 44.
1d RED.
1841 TO 1879 THE 1D ONE PENNY RED STAMPS LINE ENGRAVED.
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IN 1841 THE 1D ONE PENNY RED STAMP WAS INTRODUCED BECAUSE THE RED STAMP COULD BE CANCELLED CLEARLY AND BE VISABLE, WITH BLACK CANCELS ON, AGAIN IMPERFORATE WITH A SMALL CROWN WATERMARK. THE FIRST 7 PLATES USED TO PRINT THIS STAMP WERE FROM THE PENNY BLACK PLATES.
SG 7. THE PLATES USES WERE; 1A, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, AND 11.
PLATES 12 TO 177 WERE THEN USED TO PRINT FURTHER IMPERF PENNY REDS WITH ALPHABET I & II.
1841 ALPHABET 1 WAS USED FROM PLATE 12 UNTIL PLATE 132 THEN ALPHABET II WAS USED FROM PLATE 133 TO PLATE 177
IN 1848 TRIALS OF THE FIRST PERFORATED STAMPS WERE INTRODUCED. HENRY ARCHER TRIALS. THE PLATES USED WERE 70 AND 71. THEN IN 1854 HENRY ARCHER USED PLATES 90 TO 101. THESE AGAIN ARE IDENTIFIED USING THE 4 CORNERS (CHECK LETTERS AND STARS).
IN 1854 THE FIRST OFFICIAL PERFORATED STAMP WAS INTRODUCED WITH EITHER SMALL OR LARGE CROWN DIE I OR DIE II PERF 14 OR PERF 16 AND AS IN THE 1841 IMPERF, CHECK LETTERS AND STARS ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE PLATES. MANY SHADES EXIST IN THESE ISSUES. VARIOUS INK SHADES AND PAPERS WERE EFFECTED BY CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND THIS RESULTED IN MANY DIFFERENT SHADES.
THESE ARE THE SG NUMBERS AND THE SHADES PERFS AND WATERMARKS DIE ETC.
SG 17. RED BROWN, SMALL CROWN, PER 16 DIE I
SG 18 YELLOW BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 16 DIE I
SG 21 RED BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 16 DIE II
SG 22 RED BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE I
SG 24 RED BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 24a DEEP RED BROWN VERY BLUE PAPER SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 25 ORANGE BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 26 RED BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 16 DIE II
SG 29 RED BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 30 BRICK RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 31 PLUM LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 32 BROWN ROSE LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 33 ORANGE BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 36 ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 16 DIE II
SG 37 RED BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 38 PALE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 39 PALE ROSE LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 40 ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 41 DEEP ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 42 ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
IN 1858 STAMPS WERE INTRODUCED WITH LETTERS IN ALL 4 CORNERS. THE PLATE NUMBERS WERE ENGRAVED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS. THE PLATES USED WERE 71 TO 225. 225 BEING MUCH RARER. PLATE 77 WAS PREPARED FOR USE BUT DISCARDED BECAUSE IT HAD TOO MANY IMPERFECTIONS, THOUGH A FEW GOT THROUGH AND ARE VALUED HIGHLY.
STANLEY GIBBONS ARE ABOUT TO SELL A COPY AT AUCTION SHORTLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO FETCH IN EXCESS OF £500,000, LET'S SEE. LESS THAN A DOZEN COPIES ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.
FULL ORDER OF ISSUE IN SG ORDER
DATE SG CAT NO DESCRIPTION SC/LC PERF DIE PLATES
FEBRUARY 1841 7 RED BROWN SC IMP I I-II
FEBRUARY 1841 8-12 RED BROWN SC IMP I 12-131
FEBRUARY 1852 8-12 RED BROWN SC IMP 11 132-177
ROULET TRIAL PERFORATIONS
1848 16A RED BROWN SC ROULET 1 70/71
1850 16B RED BROWN SC 16 1
1853 16C RED BROWN SC 16 II
1854 16D RED BROWN SC 14 1
FEBRUARY 1854 17/18 RED BROWN SC 16 I 155-204
MARCH 1855 21 RED BROWN SC 16 II 1-15
JANUARY 1855 22 RED BROWN SC 14 I
FEBRUARY 1855 24/25 RED BROWN SC 14 I 1-21
MAY 1855 26 RED BROWN LC 16 II 1-15
AUGUST 1855 29/33 RED BROWN LC 14 II
DECEMBER 1857 36 ROSE RED LC 16 II
NOVEMBER 1856 37/41 ROSE RED LC 14 II
FEBRUARY 1861 42 ROSE RED LC 14 II 50-51
APRIL 1864 43/44 RED LC 14 II 71-225
Shades of the 1841 penny red stamp.
Red brown
red brown on very blued paper
pale red brown (worn plates)
Deep red brown
Lake-red
Orange-brown.
Plate wear and storage of these stamps can alter the true colour. All stamp collections should be stored in a damp free environment and away from heaters and direct sunlight. The attic is not suitable.
SG 7. THE PLATES USES WERE; 1A, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, AND 11.
PLATES 12 TO 177 WERE THEN USED TO PRINT FURTHER IMPERF PENNY REDS WITH ALPHABET I & II.
1841 ALPHABET 1 WAS USED FROM PLATE 12 UNTIL PLATE 132 THEN ALPHABET II WAS USED FROM PLATE 133 TO PLATE 177
IN 1848 TRIALS OF THE FIRST PERFORATED STAMPS WERE INTRODUCED. HENRY ARCHER TRIALS. THE PLATES USED WERE 70 AND 71. THEN IN 1854 HENRY ARCHER USED PLATES 90 TO 101. THESE AGAIN ARE IDENTIFIED USING THE 4 CORNERS (CHECK LETTERS AND STARS).
IN 1854 THE FIRST OFFICIAL PERFORATED STAMP WAS INTRODUCED WITH EITHER SMALL OR LARGE CROWN DIE I OR DIE II PERF 14 OR PERF 16 AND AS IN THE 1841 IMPERF, CHECK LETTERS AND STARS ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE PLATES. MANY SHADES EXIST IN THESE ISSUES. VARIOUS INK SHADES AND PAPERS WERE EFFECTED BY CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND THIS RESULTED IN MANY DIFFERENT SHADES.
THESE ARE THE SG NUMBERS AND THE SHADES PERFS AND WATERMARKS DIE ETC.
SG 17. RED BROWN, SMALL CROWN, PER 16 DIE I
SG 18 YELLOW BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 16 DIE I
SG 21 RED BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 16 DIE II
SG 22 RED BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE I
SG 24 RED BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 24a DEEP RED BROWN VERY BLUE PAPER SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 25 ORANGE BROWN SMALL CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 26 RED BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 16 DIE II
SG 29 RED BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 30 BRICK RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 31 PLUM LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 32 BROWN ROSE LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 33 ORANGE BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 36 ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 16 DIE II
SG 37 RED BROWN LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 38 PALE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 39 PALE ROSE LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 40 ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 41 DEEP ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
SG 42 ROSE RED LARGE CROWN PERF 14 DIE II
IN 1858 STAMPS WERE INTRODUCED WITH LETTERS IN ALL 4 CORNERS. THE PLATE NUMBERS WERE ENGRAVED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS. THE PLATES USED WERE 71 TO 225. 225 BEING MUCH RARER. PLATE 77 WAS PREPARED FOR USE BUT DISCARDED BECAUSE IT HAD TOO MANY IMPERFECTIONS, THOUGH A FEW GOT THROUGH AND ARE VALUED HIGHLY.
STANLEY GIBBONS ARE ABOUT TO SELL A COPY AT AUCTION SHORTLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO FETCH IN EXCESS OF £500,000, LET'S SEE. LESS THAN A DOZEN COPIES ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.
FULL ORDER OF ISSUE IN SG ORDER
DATE SG CAT NO DESCRIPTION SC/LC PERF DIE PLATES
FEBRUARY 1841 7 RED BROWN SC IMP I I-II
FEBRUARY 1841 8-12 RED BROWN SC IMP I 12-131
FEBRUARY 1852 8-12 RED BROWN SC IMP 11 132-177
ROULET TRIAL PERFORATIONS
1848 16A RED BROWN SC ROULET 1 70/71
1850 16B RED BROWN SC 16 1
1853 16C RED BROWN SC 16 II
1854 16D RED BROWN SC 14 1
FEBRUARY 1854 17/18 RED BROWN SC 16 I 155-204
MARCH 1855 21 RED BROWN SC 16 II 1-15
JANUARY 1855 22 RED BROWN SC 14 I
FEBRUARY 1855 24/25 RED BROWN SC 14 I 1-21
MAY 1855 26 RED BROWN LC 16 II 1-15
AUGUST 1855 29/33 RED BROWN LC 14 II
DECEMBER 1857 36 ROSE RED LC 16 II
NOVEMBER 1856 37/41 ROSE RED LC 14 II
FEBRUARY 1861 42 ROSE RED LC 14 II 50-51
APRIL 1864 43/44 RED LC 14 II 71-225
Shades of the 1841 penny red stamp.
Red brown
red brown on very blued paper
pale red brown (worn plates)
Deep red brown
Lake-red
Orange-brown.
Plate wear and storage of these stamps can alter the true colour. All stamp collections should be stored in a damp free environment and away from heaters and direct sunlight. The attic is not suitable.
CANCELS/OBLITERATIONS OF THE LINE ENGRAVED STAMPS
ALL THESE STAMPS WERE OBLITERATED TO ENSURE THEY WERE NOT REUSED. THIS HAS A VAST EFFECT ON THE VALUE OF A STAMP.
THE PENNY BLACK WAS OBLITERATED BY RED MALTESE CROSSES, THEN CHANGED TO BLACK. HERE IS A LIST OF COLOURS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN USED TO CANCEL THESE STAMPS, SOME ARE VERY RARE AND CAN INCREASE THE VALUE OF A STAMP BY A HUGE AMOUNT.
ID BLACK CANCELS BY MALTESE CROSS COLOURS.
RED, BLACK, BLUE, MAGENTA YELLOW, WHITE.
2D BLUE CANCEL COLOURS
RED, BLACK, BLUE, MAGENTA.
1D RED CANCEL COLOURS.
RED, BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, VIOLET.
OTHER COLOURS ARE KNOWN BUT ARE NOT LISTED. COLOURS ARE SOMETIMES MIXED TOGETHER WHEN THE HAND STAMP HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED AFTER USE. AND THEREFOR THESE ARE NOT TRUE COLOUR VARIATIONS OF CANCELS. IE. RED AND BLACK = BROWN!!!! ETC,.
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THE PENNY BLACK WAS OBLITERATED BY RED MALTESE CROSSES, THEN CHANGED TO BLACK. HERE IS A LIST OF COLOURS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN USED TO CANCEL THESE STAMPS, SOME ARE VERY RARE AND CAN INCREASE THE VALUE OF A STAMP BY A HUGE AMOUNT.
ID BLACK CANCELS BY MALTESE CROSS COLOURS.
RED, BLACK, BLUE, MAGENTA YELLOW, WHITE.
2D BLUE CANCEL COLOURS
RED, BLACK, BLUE, MAGENTA.
1D RED CANCEL COLOURS.
RED, BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, VIOLET.
OTHER COLOURS ARE KNOWN BUT ARE NOT LISTED. COLOURS ARE SOMETIMES MIXED TOGETHER WHEN THE HAND STAMP HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED AFTER USE. AND THEREFOR THESE ARE NOT TRUE COLOUR VARIATIONS OF CANCELS. IE. RED AND BLACK = BROWN!!!! ETC,.
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Further Reading Un The 1d Red From wikipedia. Click Below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Red
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Red