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1858 February 4d Rose-Carmine Horizontal Pair. Entire London to Montova in Italy dated February 26th 1858. The cover has a total postage rate of 9d consisting of a horizontal pair of 4d rose-carmine SG 66a (spec J51(1) or deep rose J51 (3) and a 1d rose red, (GA) perf 16, Large crown watermark SG 36 (spec C11). Each stamp is cancelled with a somewhat blurred London district horizontal oval with 15 in a diamond (CBP 7/1) for Woodford, Highbury. The front of the cover also has a paid hand stamp P-D in red oval mark (CBP 9/63). Backstamped single ring London cancel in blue BE LONDON FE 26-58. There is a single black receiving mark for ?Montova MONTOVA 2/3 and a commercial cachet for the Zizinia Brothers company ZINNIA BROT BS LONDON.
1858 P.16 LC 2d dark blue plate 6 (FE) fine used neat 21 numeral cancel well centred & fine, SG 36a Cat £375.
1858-1879 1d red plates run mainly complete 71 to 224 many fine used, (no plate 77), mainly nice numeral cancels, plus few pairs, strip of 4 on piece with ½d bantam, plate 81 used with C61 of Puerto Rico etc. Good cat value.
1859 February, 4d Rose, Horizontal Pair. Cover London to Paris dated February 9th 1859. The cover has a horizontal pair of 4d rose SG 66a (spec J51 (2) with the right hand stamp having a wing margin. Tied with a duplex with London Inland section LONDON 5 FEB9 59 and SW 15 in the oval. Obverse paid hand stamp PD in red oval mark (CBP 9.63). On the front of the cover this is also a transit mark for Calais ANGL AMP Calais 10 FEVR 59. There are rather indistinct arrival marks for Paris on the back of the cover and an impressive red wax seal.
1859 June, 4d Rose. Cover St. Andrews in Scotland to Paris, France dated June 11th 1859. On the 11th June 1859. Mourning cover with a 1855-77 4d rose stamp SG 66a (specialised cat. J51 (2). Tied Scottish horizontal bars (CBP 7/22) with the numeral 300 for St Andrews. Obverse double ring transit mark for Calais ANGL AMB CALAIS 13 JUN 59 and a red 'PD' mark in a red circle (CBP 9.63). Backstamped St Andrews in black ST ANDRES JU!! 1859 and a London single ring transit mark in red VY LONDON JU13 1859.
1859 November 6d Pale Lilac pl.1 envelope sent from Inverness in Scotland to Berlin, then in Prussia, dated November 30th 1859. The env. has an 1856 6d Pale Lilac stamp SG70, Plate 1 (specialised J70(2) and a 1d red perf 14 Die II SG 37-41 (specialised C10) making a total franking of 7d. Both stamps have a duplex cancel with a CDDD with numeral 183 for Inverness and INVERNESS NO3059 (CBP 9/64). Reverse with single ring London transit mark in red NJ LONDON DE1 59 & two receiving marks in black dated 3rd December in Berlin.
1860 1½d rosy-mauve prepared but not issued - overprinted SPECIMEN (SG Type 2) wmk large crown on blued paper mint part original gum, SG Spec. G5s Cat £2250, normal cat £7000.
1862 4d bright red fine used with Sunderland 761 cancel, fine, SG 79 Cat £170.
1862 6d lilac fine used with Manchester 498 cancel, fine, SG 84 Cat £140.
1862 April, 4d Pale red, Plate 3. Cover Chatham in Kent to Boulogne Sur Mer, France dated April 21st 1862. Bearing 1862-64 4d pale red SG 80 (specialised cat J52(2) lettered JI with no hairlines from Plate 3. Tied circular and horizontal town mark Chatham numeral 173. Single obliterator numeral 12 for Bow London District (CBP 7/7). Obverse has a red paid 'PD' mark in an oval (CBP 9/63) & a receiving mark for Boulogne in red ANGL 22 AVRIL 62 BOULOGNE. Backstamped London in red LONDON.S.E B4 AP21 62. And a second , rather indistinct receiving mark for Boulogne.
1862 July, 4d Rose. Cover Hertford to Pau in the Pyrenees in France dated July 3rd 1862. Bearing 4d rose stamp SG 66a (specialised J51 (2). Tied F duplex with a circular numeral town cancel for Hertford 359 (CBP 7/19). Obverse with double ring transit mark for Calais ANGL AMB CALAIS 4 JUL 62 and a red 'PD' mark in a circle (CMP 9/63). Backstamped London cancel in red LONDON CA JY4 62 and a double ring receiving mark for Pau PAUL (54) 5 JUV 62.
1862 March, 4d Bright Red, Plate 3. Cover London to Millau, (a small town in the Averyon Department in the Occitaine region of southern France) dated March 31st 1862. Bearing 1862-64 4d bright red SG 79 (specialised cat J52(1) lettered PD with no hairlines from Plate 3. Tied numeral 12 for the London District (CBP 7/7). Obverse with transit mark for Calais ANGL AMB CALAIS 1 AVRIL 62 and a red 'PD' mark in an oval (CBP 9/63). Backstamped London indented square transit mark LONDON MAR31 62, A Paris transit mark PARIS 1 AVRIL 62 and double ring receiving mark MILLAU 3 AVRIL 62.
