Sturminster Stamps GB Queen Victoria: 1857-63 1d Rose-red (shades) on White Paper SG38-41 (Spec. C10-C13)

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NOTE: What are described as CONSTANT VARIETIES in the listings for these issues are generally features described and illustrated in 'Penny Red Stars', Parts 1 and 2, by Wiggins and Tonna.

Item No.	SG/Spec	Plate/Letters	Description	Price	Key
RP:C10:8251	40 C10f	27 AD	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on a small neat 1858 piece, lightly cancelled with a neat Lincoln '458' duplex. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, and the sought-after 'AD' MAJOR RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£12.50
RP:C10:7511	40 C10	27 ED	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Brighton '132' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. E blurred, E margin narrow, and 'E' misplaced right. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C10:7513	40 C10	27 EK	A VFU single, centred slightly low left, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. GOTHIC 'K', and letters misplaced right and low right. (Note: the 'constant variety' noted by Wiggins, a spot on nose, is ABSENT.) Cat.£15+.	£4.50
RP:C10:7512	40 C10	27 MG	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a London District '72' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark SW, and also large 'M', and 'G' misplaced right. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:7515	40 C10c	27 SH	A VFU single in a pale shade approaching the scarce 1863 Pale Rose-pink, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Cambridge '258' numeral. Watermark LARGE CROWN TYPE II. W frame-line weak, and 'S' misplaced left. Cat.£15+.	£4.50
RP:C9:8962	29/40 C8/C10	27 TL	A F-VFU MATCHED PAIR in Red-brown on blued, and Rose-red on white paper. Both are WELL-CENTRED (the C10 particularly so), with FULL PERFS (one or two slightly 'nibbled' on the C8), cancelled respectively with a London Inland numeral, and a London District 'W.C.8' duplex. MISSING IMPRIMATURS, showing upper W weak, and short 'L' misplaced right. Cat.£33+.	£7.50
RP:C10:8407	40 C10	34 CD	A VFU single, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled low right with a London Inland numeral, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. NE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C8:6003	29/33/33/33(var)/40 C8(1)/C8(5)/C8(5), C8(7)/C10	34 SA	A good-VFU VERY SCARCE MATCHED QUINTET, all ex WIGGINS, the C8s in four different shades, including Red-brown, two shades of the SCARCER ORANGE-BROWN (the first on VERY BLUE paper), and the VERY SCARCE ORANGE-RED shade, matched with a C10 Rose-red on White paper, all WELL-CENTRED, but with some minor faults (including a tiny pinhole on the second C8(5)). They are cancelled with a range of London and Regional numerals and duplexes, including an IRISH numeral in BLUE. Blur below SE, base-line weak, 'S' misplaced low left, and 'A' blind. Cat.£313+.	£65.00
RP:C10:8839	40 C10	36 AG-EH	A G-VFU SPECTACULAR RARE BLOCK OF TEN from this SCARCER plate, centred somewhat high, with mostly FULL PERFS, but some faults as one might expect from such a large multiple, neatly cancelled with London 'N.W.15' duplexes, dated 19 JULY 1861, some FOUR MONTHS after the introduction of the Type II watermark, but in fact with watermark LARGE CROWN TYPE I. Both 'AG' and 'AH' are MISSING IMPRIMATURS. Several CONSTANT VARIETIES: 'BG': blur SW; 'DH': blur on 'D'; 'EG': blur over 'G'; and also 'DG': NE corner frame-line extending N. An IMPORTANT PIECE... Cat.£200++ (as 10 singles).	£75.00
RP:C10:8414	40 C10	36 BD	A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a SCARCE JERSEY '409' duplex. Blur lower E, and 'B' misplaced left. Cat.£20+.	£6.50
RP:C10:8415	40 C10c	36 MG-MH	A VFU HORIZONTAL PAIR from this slightly SCARCER plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with Coventry '223' duplexes. WATERMARK LARGE CROWN TYPE II. Large 'M's misplaced left, and 'G' misplaced right. Cat.£40+.	£10.00
RP:C10:8419	40 C10	39 GI	A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a pale Rose-red shade typical of this plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Weston-super-Mare '871' numeral. NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced low right. Cat.£20.	£5.00
RP:C10:8424	40 C10	41 GE	A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Wantage '4' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SW, and also NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and blur E. Cat.£20+.	£5.50
RP:C10:9095	40 C10	41 JK	A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, centred somewhat low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a RARE LONDON DISTRICT '93' numeral (Dubus Type 2, Parmenter RARITY 'H'/'F' - 'VERY FEW EXIST ON COVER' or 'RARE OFF COVER'). CONSTANT VARIETY: mark SE. Also lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'K' misplaced high right. Cat.£20++.	£10.00
RP:C10:7907	40 C10	41 OE-OF	A good-to-VFU HORIZONTAL PAIR from this SCARCER plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS except at SW corner of 'OF' where a single perf is missing, lightly cancelled with two neat strikes of the Yarmouth (Norfolk) '927' duplex, including TWO CDS for 1 JULY 1862. Lower E frame-break, and pronounced NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£40+.	£8.50
RP:C10:8944	40 C10	42 AI-AJ	A VFU HORIZONTAL PAIR, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with RARE NEW ROMNEY (Kent) '566' numerals (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). Both MISSING IMPRIMATURS, showing a CONSTANT VARIETY on 'AI': heavy blur SE. Also lower E frame-break. Cat.£30++.	£10.00
RP:C10:8428	40 C10	42 PG	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. Lower E frame-break, and NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C10:8450	40 C10	43 AG	A FU+ single, centred slightly high, with FULL PERFS, somewhat heavily cancelled with a HINKLEY (Leics.) '365' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). A MISSING IMPRIMATUR and SHORT STAMP from the 'A' Row, showing CONSTANT VARIETY: mark on cheek. W frame-line and 'G' weak. Cat.£15++.	£4.50
RP:C10:6040	40 C10	43 BK	A VFU single in a dull Rose-red shade typical of later printings, WELL-CENTERED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an Ivybridge '408' numeral. Watermark LARGE CROWN TYPE II. Lower E frame-break, base-line weak, tall 'B', and letters misplaced high right. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:8451	40 C10	43 CB	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with HYTHE (Kent) '398' numerals (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). CONSTANT VARIETY: blur over 'C', and also NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£15++.	£4.50
RP:C10:7010	40 C10	45 AI	A SUPERB VERY RARE UNUSED single from this RARE PLATE, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS. No gum, but the suggestion of a faint wrinkle on the back suggests that this was the victim of the old-time collector's habit of washing the gum off, because of the inevitable gum crinkling. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, with CONSTANT VARIETIES: vertical scratch above 'I', and base of 'I' thick (illustrated in Tonna's 'Penny Red Stars'). SG do not separately price unused examples of the various plates, but pro rata the basic cat.£45:£10 for unused:used unplated singles in the commonest shade, a conservative estimate of value for this must be £2,000++.	£500.00
RP:C10:9164	40 C10	45 QL	A VFU single from this RARE PLATE, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Gosport '320' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and 'L' with extended serif. Cat.£450.	£115.00
RP:C10:8452	40 C10	46 EE	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Staplehurst (Kent) '939' duplex. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and W frame-line weak. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C10:8453	40 C10	46 FB	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat Bath '53' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C10:8383	40 C10	46 QA	A FINE UNUSED single, centred somewhat high, with FULL PERFS, but no gum. Lower E frame-break, SE corner frame-line extending E, blurs SW, and 'A' blind. Cat.£45.	£7.50
RP:C10:8432	40 C10	47 CJ	A VFU single, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a London 'S.16' duplex. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, 'C' tilted E, and 'J' misplaced low left. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C10:8455	40 C10	47 DE	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat Liverpool '466' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£15.	£3.50
RP:C10:6058	40 C10	47 GE	A VFU single, WELL-CENTERED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Ludlow '479' numeral. Watermark LARGE CROWN TYPE II. Lower E frame-break, NE recut, SE corner frame-line extending E, 'G' misplaced right, and tall 'E'. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:8435	40 C10	48 FF	A VFU single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark SW, and also E 'F' misplaced right. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:8437	40 C10	48 KJ	A VFU+ single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a Manchester '498' numeral. Lower E frame-break, 'K' misplaced high left and tilted E, and 'J' tilted W. Cat.£15.	£4.50
RP:C10:8458	40 C10	52 BI	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (a couple of tips trimmed NE), lightly cancelled with a London 'E.11' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dot above NE, and dot SE. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:8440	40 C10	52 EE	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an IRISH DERRY '172' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETIES: blurs over both 'E's, which are short and both misplaced right. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:7464	40 C10f	55 DB	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Hurst Green '428' numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£7.50
RP:C10:7462	40 C10f	55 EC	A VFU single, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a 'DUKE ST LEITH' (Edinburgh) SCOTS LOCAL. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£8.50
RP:C10:7459	40 C10f	55 KA	A FU single, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS (minor perf faults), lightly cancelled with a neat Scots Irvine '186' numeral,leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:7460	40 C10f	55 KC	A VFU single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled centre right with a neat IRISH BALLYMENA '46' numeral,leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£8.50
RP:C10:7461	40 C10f	55 LC	A FU+ single, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Scots numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:7467	40 C10f	55 NA	A FU+ single, off-centre high left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat IRISH BELFAST '62' numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£6.50
RP:C10:7468	40 C10f	55 NB	A FU+ single, off-centre high, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a London District '73' duplex. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:7469	40 C10f	55 NC	A GU+ single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, but pinhole, lightly cancelled with a neat BRISTOL SPOON. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£3.50
RP:C10:7470	40 C10f	55 QB	A FU+ single, off-centre high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a London oval,leaving slender CLEAR PROFILE. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:7472	40 C10f	55 QC	A FU+ single, off-centre high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Plymouth '620' numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:7474	40 C10f	55 RB	A VFU single, centred slightly low left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat Hull '383' numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£7.50
RP:C10:7475	40 C10f	55 RC	A GU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but thin NW, cancelled with an IRISH BELFAST '62' duplex. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£3.50
RP:C10:8823	40 C10f	55 RD	A VFU single, centred slightly high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Liverpool '466' numeral. MISSING PERF PINS Variety 18 State 2, D/E 13,14, D13. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£10.00
RP:C10:7476	40 C10f	55 SA	A VFU single, off-centre low, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled low with an English Provincial numeral,leaving COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£7.50
RP:C10:7477	40 C10f	55 SB	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Chester '180' numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£7.50
RP:C10:7478	40 C10f	55 SC	A VFU single, centred slightly high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a SCARCE WIMBORNE '882' numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£8.50
RP:C10:7479	40 C10f	55 TA	A VFU single, centred a whisker high left, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with an IRISH DUBLIN '186' duplex. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
RP:C10:8446	40 C10	56 AF	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Workington '921' numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, with upper E blurred, 'A' blind, and 'F' misplaced high left. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:6085	40 C10	56 AH	A VFU+ single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Dover '258' numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, with upper E blurred, SW corner frame-line extending S, 'A' blind, and small 'H' with lower serifs meeting. Cat.£15+.	£4.50
RP:C10:8445	40 C10	56 DF	A VERY FINE UNUSED single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (some perf tips slightly trimmed lower E), but no gum. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in S margin (faint on this copy). Also SE corner frame-line extending E, letters misplaced right and high right, and E of SW concave. Cat.£45+.	£9.50
RP:C10:8460	40 C10	56 KG	A VFU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a neat London 'N.W.12' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETIES: marks SE and SW, and below base-line. Cat.£15+.	£4.50
RP:C10:8459	40 C10g	56 NI	A FU single, centred slightly right, with FULL PERFS, slightly heavily cancelled with a London 'S.E.17' duplex. In STATE 2, showing weak base-line and thinned check-letters. Cat.£15++.	£10.00
RP:C10:8444	40 C10	56 PA	A FINE MOUNTED MINT single, slightly off-centre low left, but with FULL PERFS, and much ORIGINAL GUM. 'P' with small loop misplaced right, 'A' blind, and blur SW. (NOTE: this stamp does not show 'constant varieties' described by Tonna for this unit, which may account for its incorrect plating as 64 by a previous owner. Although 64 is somewhat similar, I am satisfied that it is correctly plated as 56. Interestingly the Imprimatur does not show the 'constant varieties'!). Cat.£45+.	£9.50
RP:C10:7480	40 C10f	57 BJ	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat London 'N.16' oval. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£7.50
RP:C10:6100	40 C10h	57 EH	A VFU single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a BIRMINGHAM SPOON. Dramatic DOUBLE LETTER 'H', and both letters small and misplaced right. Cat.£15++.	£4.50
RP:C10:6106	40 C10	58 JH	A VFU single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an English Provincial numeral, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot NE, and also lower E frame-break, and small 'H' misplaced high right and tilted W. There are also a number of marks in 'POSTAGE' and the NW corner strongly suggestive of an UNRECORDED RE-ENTRY. Cat.£15+.	£4.50
RP:C10:6110	40 C10	59 AD	A VFU single, centred a whisker high left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Peterborough '612' numeral. MISSING IMPRIMATUR. Lower E frame-break, and NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:7484	40 C10f	59 QG	A FU+ single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, but with perf-tips toned, cancelled with a neat Scots numeral. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:7486	40 C10f	59 TF	A VFU single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a RARE LEIGH (Lancs) '958' numeral (Parmenter MAXIMUM RARITY 'H'. Both Leigh and Fence Houses (Durham) used this number, but the cancellation used by Fence Houses has a sloping '5', whereas the Leigh numeral has an upright '5'. By 1858 however, Fence Houses was using '092' as its numeral, so this one is undoubtedly Leigh.) A FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY. Cat.£80 (Parmenter for cancellation on cover).	£15.00
RP:C10:7487	40 C10f	59 TF	A FU+ single, off-centre high, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Manchester '498' numeral. A FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:6118	40 C10	60 AB	A VFU single in a PALE Rose-red shade (often seen in later printings), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled high right with a London Duplex, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. MISSING IMPRIMATUR, and watermarked LARGE CROWN TYPE II. Lower E frame-break, 'A' blind, and small 'B'. Cat.£15+.	£3.50
RP:C10:7488	40 C10f	60 AI-BI	A G-VFU VERTICAL PAIR, centred a whisker low, 'BI' very fine with FULL PERFS, 'AI' with trimmed perfs upper W, cancelled with Newcastle '545' numerals. 'AI' is a MISSING IMPRIMATUR showing a CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SW, and 'BI' is a FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY. Cat.£45+.	£9.50
RP:C10:7489	40 C10f	60 FB	A FU single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS except at SE corner where a couple of tips are trimmed, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an English Provincial numeral, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£3.50
RP:C10:8376	40 C10	60 SK	A FINE UNUSED single in an UNUSUAL DEEPISH shade, off-centre high, but with FULL PERFS (some tips slightly trimmed at base), and no gum. E margin narrow, SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'K' tilted W with lower serifs joined. Cat.£45.	£9.50
RP:C10:8462	41 C10(4)	61 CE	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, in the DEEP ROSE-RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat Rochdale '648' numeral. Blur E, and 'C' misplaced right. Cat.£25+.	£6.50
RP:C10:8448	40 C10	61 NK-OL	A FU+ SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR from this SCARCER plate, centred somewhat low right, with FULL PERFS (one short SE), cancelled with indistinct English Provincial numerals. Centre margin narrow, and on 'OK', NW corner frame-line extending W. Cat.£100+.	£22.50
RP:C10:7499	40 C10f	62 PJ	A GU+ single, off-centre low, with FULL PERFS, but pinhole, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled high with a London numeral, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. A FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£3.50
RP:C10:7500	40 C10f	62 QJ	A FU+ single, centred slightly low left, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Manchester '498' numeral. RE-ENTRY and 'J' RECUT BY HAND. Cat.£30+.	£6.50
RP:C10:7493	40 C10f	62 SJ	A FU+ single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, but slight wrinkle NW, lightly cancelled high with a Bolton '92' numeral. A FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY and with LETTERS RECUT BY HAND. Cat.£30+.	£6.50
RP:C10:7495	40 C10f	62 TJ	A FU single, centred slightly high left, with FULL PERFS, but thins and minor faults, cancelled with a Liverpool '466' numeral. A FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY and LETTERS RECUT BY HAND. Cat.£30+.	£6.50
RP:C10:7496	40 C10f	62 TK	A FU+ single, off-centre high left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat London 'W.C.10' duplex. RE-ENTRY. Cat.£30.	£6.50
RP:C10:8466	40 C10	63 CK	A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, centred slightly right, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. W weak, 'C' weak, and 'K' tilted E with serifs joined. Cat.£45.	£11.50
RP:C10:8580	40 C10	63 ID	A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a deeper than normal shade for this plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Scots Wick '339' numeral. Letters misplaced right. Cat.£45.	£11.50
RP:C10:8837	40 C10	63 OE-PF	A G-FU RARE BLOCK OF FOUR from this SCARCE plate, in a PALE shade typical of the period, centred somewhat high, with mostly FULL PERFS, but some separation, and a horizontal wrinkle and corner fault SE on 'PF', lightly cancelled with Scots Brechin '57' duplexes, dated JUNE 1860. Small 'E' and 'P', and 'F's misplaced high right. Cat.£180++ (as 4 singles).	£35.00
RP:C10:8945	40 C10	66 AI	A fine apparently UNUSED single, centred somewhat high right, with FULL PERFS (some slightly 'tired' at top), with no gum. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR. 'A' blind, and 'I' misplaced left. Cat.£45+.	£8.50
RP:C10:8475	40 C10	68 CH	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. W weak with blurs, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£20.	£5.00
RP:C11:9117	36 C11	27 HE	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate on the PROVISIONAL PERF.16 issue, centred somewhat low, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with an IRISH DUBLIN '186' duplex. Lower W weak upper E blurred, and 'H' misplaced high right. Cat.£100+.	£25.00
RP:C11:9165	36 C11	27 PA	A FU+ single from this SCARCER plate on the PROVISIONAL PERF.16 issue, off-centre left, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Colchester '210' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: scratch in second 'N' of 'PENNY'. Also 'P' with large loop, and 'A' blind and misplaced low left. Cat.£100+.	£22.50
RP:C11:9116	36 C11	27 PL	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate on the PROVISIONAL PERF.16 issue, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with an IRISH numeral. 'P' with large loop, and short 'L' misplaced right. Cat.£100+.	£25.00
RP:C11:9115	36 C11	27 RE	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate on the PROVISIONAL PERF.16 issue, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with an IRISH numeral. 'R' misplaced low, and 'E' sloping left. Cat.£100+.	£25.00
RP:C11:9219	29/36 C8/C11	34 ME	Both ex WIGGINS, a VFU SCARCE MATCHED PAIR (the C11 a slightly SCARCER plate), both reasonably WELL-CENTRED, both with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with a Bristol '134' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX, and a rather SCARCE COWES (I.O.W.) '225' numeral. Large 'M', and 'E' tilted slightly E. Cat.£93+.	£25.00
RP:C11:9118	36 C11	36 LD	A FU+ single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a DEEP shade (slightly oxidised), centred somewhat low left, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Scots numeral. E margin narrow, 'L' tilted W, and 'D' misplaced well right. Cat.£75+.	£16.50
RP:C11:9166	36 C11	37 CC	Ex WIGGINS, a VFU single from this SCARCER plate on the PROVISIONAL PERF.16 issue, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a London Inland '50' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'D' - 'Not Common'). NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced left and right respectively. Cat.£120+.	£30.00
RP:C11:9167	36 C11	37 IA	A FU single from this SCARCER plate on the PROVISIONAL PERF.16 issue, in a DEEP ROSE-RED shade, off-centre low left, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London 'W.C.*' duplex. E margin narrow, lower E frame-break, NE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£120+.	£25.00
RP:C11:7548	36 C11	43 ED	A VFU single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Basingstoke '52' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and 'D' misplaced right. Cat.£70.	£17.50
RP:C11:9119	36 C11	43 SJ	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Newcastle '545' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and W frame-line weak. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:7532	36 C11	44 DD	A VFU single, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Dewsbury '253' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and W 'D' misplaced left. Cat.£70.	£17.50
RP:C11:9218 RP:C11:9218a	36 C11	45 LJ	A FU single from the joint (with 49) RAREST PLATE of this issue, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London Inland '21' numeral. This stamp was actually originally (incorrectly) plated by WIGGINS as 36, but the attached imprimatur images (RP:C11:9218a) show the difference. Whilst the letter positions are similar in both, the relative alignment of impressions is crucial: on 36 the W margin is narrow, and 'KJ' above aligned slightly to the right; in 45 the W margin is slightly wider, and 'KJ' above aligned slightly to the left. 'L' misplaced low right and tilted W, and the 'J' misplaced high. Cat.£750.	£165.00
RP:C11:9120	36 C11	46 IG	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Hertford '359' numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9122	40/36 C10/C11	46 II	A FU+/VFU MATCHED PAIR, the C10 centred rather low, but the C11 WELL-CENTRED, both with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with Scots Leith '221' and English Provincial numerals. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing lower E frame-break, and E 'I' tilted slightly W. Cat.£85+.	£22.50
RP:C11:9223	36 C11	46 NK	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a London District '76' duplex. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'K' misplaced right and tilted W. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9125	36 C11	47 CG	A VFU single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Kelvedon '410' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETIES: blurs around both letters, and also W margin narrow. Cat.£70+.	£16.50
RP:C11:9124	36 C11	47 HA	A VFU single, centred slightly high left, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a London Inland '26' numeral. Lower E frame-break, NE frame-line extending E, letters misplaced right and low left, and the 'A' blind. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9126	36 C11	47 HD	A VFU single, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Bath '53' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9127	36 C11	47 NJ	A VFU single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Portsmouth '625' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, and W frame-line weak. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9224	36 C11	48 HG	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Southampton '723' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. CONSTANT VARIETY: faint blur below 'H'. Also letters misplaced right. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9128	36 C11	48 PE	A VFU+ single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat IRISH BELFAST '62' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark on the toe of the 'E', and also lower E frame-break, 'P' with small loop, and tall 'E' (a combination present only on Plates 48 and 49). Cat.£70+.	£18.50
RP:C11:9129	36 C11	48 QH	A VFU single, centred a whisker right, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Birmingham '75' numeral. Showing a MOST UNUSUAL PERFORATION VARIETY, in which the top of the stamp is narrower than the bottom, because the right-hand vertical row of perforations slopes to the left. Simpson and Sargent suggest that this is caused by twisting or wrinkling of the sheet as the perforating machine passes through it (Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years, pp197-199). 'Q' misplaced low. Cat.£70+.	£20.00
RP:C11:9130	40/36 C10/C11	52 EF	A VFU MATCHED PAIR, both WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with London Inland '21' and English Provincial numerals. CONSTANT VARIETIES: blurs SE and SW, and also the 'E' with extended serif. Cat.£85+.	£22.50
RP:C11:9225	36 C11ya	55 CF	A FU+ single, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with the somewhat UNUSUAL 'STOCKBRIDGE' (Edinburgh) SCOTS LOCAL. Letters misplaced left and high respectively. Cat.£70+.	£15.00
RP:C11:7554	36 C11	55 FE	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a SCOTS LOCAL. Both letters tilted W, and 'E' misplaced right. Cat.£70.	£17.50
RP:C11:9135	36 C11	55 FI	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a South Petherton '725' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SE. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9133	36 C11h	55 KG	A VFU single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. DOUBLE LETTER 'K'. Cat.£90.	£22.50
RP:C11:9132	36 C11	55 KI	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Manchester '498' numeral. 'K' misplaced right, and foot of 'I' sloping downwards to the right. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9131	36 C11	55 LD	A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Scots numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur over 'D', and also blur outside NE. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:7556	36 C11	55 LG	A VFU single, centred somewhat low, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a Basingstoke '52' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark SW, and also blur SE, and W weak. Cat.£70+.	£17.50
RP:C11:7557	36 C11	55 OL	A VFU single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a London 'S.E.8' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dot by 'L', and dots in S margin, and also blur round 'O' (unrecorded by Wiggins and Tonna). Cat.£70+.	£18.50
RP:C11:7558	36 C11	55 QF	A VFU single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Liverpool '466' numeral. NW corner frame-line extending W, and letters misplaced right and high right. Cat.£70.	£17.50
RP:C11:3653	36 C11uf	56 OB	A VFU+ single, centered slightly low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a RARE FAZELEY (Staffs) '297' NUMERAL (Parmenter Rarity 'F' - in BLACK) in a DISTINCT BROWN - UNRECORDED from Fazeley, and LATE for a brown cancel (mostly discontinued in 1856). CONSTANT VARIETY: dots SE either side of small 'B'. 'O' misplaced to right. Cat.£950+.	£195.00
RP:C11:9134	36 C11	57 EE	A VFU single, centred a little low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London Inland '26' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SW, and also letters misplaced right, with the E 'E' tilted W. Cat.£70.	£16.50
RP:C11:9226	36 C11	60 AB	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat London District '81' duplex. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, 'A' blind and misplaced low, and small 'B'. Cat.£90.	£22.50
RP:C11:9136	36 C11	60 QG	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, centred a smidgeon low right, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Manchester '498' numeral (probably a SPOON). CONSTANT VARIETY: blur over 'Q', and also letters misplaced right. Cat.£90+.	£22.50
RP:C12:7906	42 C12c	50 FC-FF	A good-to-VFU VERY SCARCE STRIP OF FOUR from this ALPHABET IV plate, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, but damage at NW corner of 'FC', cancelled CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS with TWO strikes of the Scots Ecclefechan '130' numeral. With SCARCER WATERMARK LARGE CROWN TYPE I. Cat.£160+.	£35.00
RP:C12:7594	42 C12	50 JH	A VERY FINE RARE UNUSED single from this ALPHABET IV plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but no gum. Lower E frame-break (Plate 50 only). Cat.£225.	£55.00
RP:C12:3443	42 C12	50 PD	A FINE RARE UNUSED single, WELL-CENTRED, but with some frayed perfs and no gum. Lower E frame-break (Plate 50 only). Cat.£225.	£35.00
RP:C12:3441	42 C12	50 QB-QC	A FINE RARE LIGHTLY MOUNTED/UNMOUNTED MINT HORIZONTAL PAIR in the PALE ROSE-RED shade, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Lower E frame-break (Plate 50 only). Cat.£450+.	£75.00
RP:C12:8372	42 C12	51 GF-HF	A VERY FINE and RARE LIGHTLY MOUNTED MINT VERTICAL PAIR from this SCARCER ALPHABET IV plate, in the PALE ROSE-RED shade, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. 'F's misplaced high left. Cat.£500+.	£125.00
RP:C12:7587	42 C12	51 GK	A VFU+ single from this slightly SCARCER ALPHABET IV plate, in a BRIGHT shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (one perf slightly short below SW), EXTREMELY LIGHTLY cancelled with a VERY FAINT English Provincial numeral. Cat.£40.	£11.50
RP:C12:4405	42 C12	51 IF-KG	1d Pale Rose-red A VERY FINE RARE UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCK OF SIX, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. RARE and ATTRACTIVE... Cat.£1800+ (as a block of four and two singles).	£350.00
RP:C13:7618	- C13	R15 GA	A FU+ single from this ALPHABET II plate, off-centre high left, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a neat SCARCE DOUGLAS (Isle of Man) '407' duplex. 'A' blind, and letters misplaced low left and low right. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
RP:C13:4225	- C13(1)d	R15 LG-MI	A good-to-FU SCARCE BLOCK OF SIX, off-centre low, and with some very slight wrinkling, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled Rochdale '648' numerals, leaving CLEAR PROFILE on 'MG'. SCARCER WATERMARK LARGE CROWN TYPE I. Cat.£260++.	£45.00
RP:C13:7612	- C13	R16 AB-BB	A FU+ SCARCE VERTICAL PAIR from this ALPHABET II plate, off-centre high left, but with FULL PERFS (some re-inforced separation between), neatly cancelled with two Birmingham '75' duplexes, including CDS of 7 AUGUST 1862. 'AB' a MISSING IMPRIMATUR. 'B's misplaced high left. Cat.£60+.	£15.00
C:C13:1061	- * C13	R16 RI-SJ	1862 1d Rose-red, a good-FU VERY SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR from this ALPHABET II plate, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS (one or two minor faults, creases etc), on a somewhat rumpled long envelope Winchester to Romsey on 24 February 1863, lightly cancelled with Winchester '888' numerals. Horizontal filing fold. 'RI': 'R' tilted E, and all letters high. Cat.£200++ (as block of four OFF COVER).	£50.00