Imperforate & Perforated stamps

Used in combination

     

Within this section I hope to provide details of the known covers that show imperforate and perforated stamps used together. As far as I know, there is no listing of these items and this section I hope start to provide this information. Click on the pictures to see the full size image It has been suggested by at least one specialist collector that the length of the imperf / perf transitional period might have been from February 1854 to August 1854 and a shorter period for the 1d red combinations. Anything significantly outside this time band would, it has been stated, be little more than a curiousity items, being late use of the imperforate stamps rather than general use of the two issues together as they were available. The items presented below are shown in date order

Imperf 1d reds - BE-BF plate 167 Perforated 1d reds - JD & JC plate 169 Brought crica 1985 at Acton stamp fair, London - £10 Cover used locally in London with the 4d rate - the letter notes three documents enclosed - hence the higher rate Dated 4 April 1854 Bottom right corner stamp has the SE corner missing and this has been repaired - (This should be stamp JC not JE) The missing piece would have been on the left of the stamp JD where the cancellation stops short of the cover

Imperf 2d blues - CD-CE plate 3 Perforated 1d red - CC plate unknown Wrapper used from Stockton to Glasgow dated 27 April 1854 1d red damaged at bottom left Sold by Paul Dauwalder on ebay on the 4 July 2008 for £68=00

Imperf 1d red - LJ plate 175 Perforated 1d red - check letters and plate unknown Ex Danzig collection Used on cover from Hastings dated the 8 June 1854 Offered by Mark Bloxham on ebay ending the 29 June 2008 for £4,455=00 Ended with no bids

Imperf 1d red - plate 164 Perforated 1d red - plate 175 Dated the 12 June 1854

Imperf 2d blues - JG-JH-JI plate 4 Perforated 1d red - plate 179 Used on cover paying 1d postage and 6d registration fee Dated the 12 July 1854

Imperf 2d blue - AB plate 4 Perforated 1d red - plate unknown Used on cover paying 3d single rate to officer aboard HMS Bellerophon at Constantinople Dated the 11 August 1854

Imperf 2d blue - plate 4 Perforated 2d blue - plate 4 Used to pay quadruple postage rate Dated the 22 August 1854

 

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