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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Related lotRelated to Lot 8830 · Same country / area · Imperforate · Similar period · Same classification
QV 1841 1d. Red-Brown plate 10 (Die I, wmk small crown imperforate) lettered H-A, fine used large margins example socked on the nose by full oblique red maltese cross. PTS 2015 Expert Committee Photo-Certificate harshly states is genuine, soiled, in our opinion - slightly. In fact the 'bluish' image of the stamp shows through to the reverse. Used 1d. Reds cancelled by red maltese cross are rare. SG Concise CV £2,250=. Socked on the nose (SON) with large margins is exceptionall RARE. PTS Certificate 2015
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
imperforate — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8830 · Same country / area · Imperforate · Similar period
QV 1d. Red-brown Plate 118. Superb unused bottom left-hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered T-A, showing part inscription and plate number '118'. Gibbons retail card accompanies, priced at £6,000=. The significance of an imprimatur in stamp collecting is the very first sheet of stamps printed from a new, approved printing plate. Derived from the Latin word for 'let it be printed', these sheets serve as official physical records and colour proofs before a stamp is printed for public service. Typically imprimaturs realise between £500 to £1,000. Gibbons SG specialised 1st edition - November 2020 prices imprimaturs from £900 (pp155). By their nature all imprimaturs are unique, however the top-left, and in this instance the bottom left (S.W.) position letters T-A (Page 224 details stamps removed from the imprimatur sheet includes T-A PL118) bear the proving Plate number, and marginal inscription. Naturally, proving plate examples are unique and potentially x 10 to x 20 times rarer. Accordingly Gibbons, not unreasonably priced this rare piece (Ex. Clark collection 1946) at £6,000. What price today. Rare. Unique (Provenance Clark. SG. UPA)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
imperforate — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8830 · Same country / area · Imperforate · Related period · Same classification
ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION (SG16b) 1d. Red-brown PAIR PL.96 LETTERED P-K - P-L MATCHEDWITH 1d. IMPERFS (SG8). A fine to very fine used 1850 Archer 1d. Plate 96 HORIZONTAL PAIR lettered P-K P-L centred slightly N.W., cancelled London '29' Inland Office corner letters matched with 1d. Imperfs - both 4 margins. As you may expect - PAIRS OF ARCHER PERFORATION PRINTINGS ARE RARE, in our opinion a 100% premium therefore estimated catalogue value up to £2,400+. It is lovely to see the matching corner lettering perfectly researched (4v.)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8830 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1d black, plate 6, block of 4, QA-RB, small margins all around except QA just touches at left, each stamp appears to have been cancelled twice by black MC, very fresh, fine used. RARE.
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8830 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1d black, plate 7, CF, close at SE corner o/wise 4 very good margins, with listed CONSTANT VARIETY in 'F' square, neat red MC, fine used. SG Spec. AS46d
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8830 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1d black, plate 9, JL, 4 margins, huge at right, others tiny, with DOUBLE LETTER 'L' design shows through slightly owing to THIN PAPER, light red MC, fine used. SG Spec. AS57cf. Cat. pro rata approx. £850
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
