Strip of 2d Blues on piece from Plate 4 with Warwick cancellation
Strip of 2d Blue stamps on piece lettered R-D, R-E and R-F, identified as coming from plate 4 using British Line-Engraved Stamps. Twopence Blue. Studies Of Plates 1 to 15 by H. Osborne.
Period of use: Plate 4 was completed on November 29th, 1849 and put to press early the following month - the Imprimatur Sheet in the official collection is dated December 6th, 1849. Initially issued in the imperforate condition, official perforation of stamps from plate 4 came into operation on January 31st, 1854. Plate 4 is the only Two Pence plate from which stamps were issued both perforated and imperforate.
Colour: Blue.
Cancellation: Warwick '848' numeral in black (numerals are usual on this plate after the Maltese Cross obliteration was superseded in 1844).
Main identification clues:
- Irregular allignment of stamps - the stamp lettered R-F appears lower than its neighbours in the row (causing later irregularity of perforation in plate 4).
- Ray flaw in the left star - missing no. 8 (counting clockwise).
- Vertical guideline in the right lower corner of RF (guidelines otherwise rare in plate 4).
- Broad letter D (narrow in plate 3).
 |
 1841 2d Blue Plate 4 A Fine Strip Of Three $147.60 Time Remaining: 17h 18m Buy It Now for only: $147.60 Buy It Now |
 1841 2d Deep Blue SG 15 Plate 4 $141.18 Time Remaining: 17h 18m Buy It Now for only: $141.18 Buy It Now |
 1841 2d Blue Plate 4 A Lovely Pair $102.68 Time Remaining: 17h 18m Buy It Now for only: $102.68 Buy It Now |
 1841 2d Blue Plate 4 A Lovely Pair $141.18 Time Remaining: 17h 18m Buy It Now for only: $141.18 Buy It Now |
 1841 2d Deep Blue Plate 4 A Pair $89.84 Time Remaining: 17h 18m Buy It Now for only: $89.84 Buy It Now |
 1841 9 2d Blue Matched Spec ES11 ES14e SA SC Pl 3 4 Plate 4 Shifted Transfer $141.18 Time Remaining: 19h 6m Buy It Now for only: $141.18 Buy It Now |
 1841 SG14 2d BLUE PLATE 4 SCARCE MARKET DRAYTON 509 CANCEL IN BLUE MJ $288.78 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 59m Buy It Now for only: $288.78 Buy It Now |
 1841 SG14 2d BLUE PLATE 4 FINE USED STRIP OF 3 RARE PEMBROKE 604 CANCELS SJ SL $146.96 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 54m Buy It Now for only: $146.96 Buy It Now |
 1841 SG15 2d DEEP BLUE PLATE 4 FINE USED 4 MARGINS LIVERPOOL 466 CANCEL BK $37.86 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 23m Buy It Now for only: $37.86 Buy It Now |
 1841 2d blue PAIR SG 14 plate 4 RH RI fine used Cat 280 $6.40 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 47m Bid now |
 U37 GB QV 1841 2d BLUE PLATE 4 SG14 PB FU 4 MARGINS $38.50 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 32m Buy It Now for only: $38.50 Buy It Now |
 1841 2d Blue MF MG Plate 4 SUPERB Four Margin Pair on Thin Paper Ex Chartwell $352.95 Time Remaining: 3d 21m Buy It Now for only: $352.95 Buy It Now |
{ 0 comments… add one now }