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;) | MONTSERRAT - PREPARATION SHEET on UNISSUED VERTICAL LAID PAPER Montserrat 1866 QV 1d pale rose INLAND REVENUE on unissued vertical laid paper, a fine and fresh gummed and perforated sheet numbered "251" showing the two units of six stamps misaligned. Contemporary ink blobs noted on stamp seven and to the right of stamp twelve. The lower selvedge deliberately removed both to indicate spoilage and to ensure the grammatically incorrect "Each" sheets did not get into circulation. Minor perf. splitting at margin edges. Note: The initial delivery is thought to be Sheets 1 to 250 making a total of 3,000 stamps being issued on horizontal laid paper with base inscription reading One Penny each - One Shilling per Sheet. - the change from Each to each being made at preparation stage due Victorians being fussy about incorrect grammar. Only three imperforate sheets (numbered 256,257,258) are currently known with the original "Each" setting, and each showing differing adjustments to the lining up of the two units. Morley in 1910 reported the existence of these stamps on vertical laid paper but both Britnor (1965) and Robson Lowe (1990) were unable to confirm their existance in their handbooks. Sheets 251 to 260 are therefore printer’s unissued preparation sheets. The "Each" error was not noticed by philatelists until 2001 (135 years later!). £825 |
;) | MONTSERRAT postal history 1d Badge UPU Post Card ovp'd SPECIMEN with design handstamped purple "ULTRAMAR", small fault. £65 |
;) ;) | MONTSERRAT postal history: Nederland self-addressed 75c AEROGRAMME pmk'd 17.V.76 to Plymouth b/stamped D/24 MY 76 with three purple "UNCLAIMED" on address panel. £30 |
;) | PAQUEBOT maritime postmark on Montserrat stamps str. line on shared horiz. pair KGV ½d, 1d (SG.64,66). £5 |
;) | THE BAFFLING INTAGLIO "A" MAILBAG SEAL, Montserrat and St. Kitts postal history 1916 small mourning envelope piece possibly mailed from Basseterre with ST. KITTS C/MR 10 16 cds with Montserrat 1d Badge (SG.36) isolated by small red crayon circles so as to identify as unacceptable postage within St. Kitts, and boldly "killed" by "A" intaglio mailbag seal. Believed unique, the use of this mailbag seal not seen before, and "A" obviously suggests the possibility that it was prepared for sealed bags from Anguilla as it is almost certainly a mark of local origin, the only other suggestion might be "A" for ANULLED. £250 |
;) ;) | LADY NELSON, Montserrat postal history purple cachet on col. ppc to New York off-loaded Boston, Mass. AUG 3 1936, rounded corners. £35 |
;) | S.S. LINGUIST, Montserrat postal history purple cachet on QE2 3c rate cover pmk'd Plymouth */JU 4 58. £14 |
;) | MONTSERRAT stamps: 1935 Silver Jubilee set (SG.94/97) fine m.m. perforated "SPECIMEN". £60 |
;) | S.S. ALCOA CAVALIER, Antigua and Montserrat postal history purplish-black cachet on mixed country franking with Antigua KG6 2d tied St. Johns 18 JU 48 and Montserrat KG6 3d tied Staten Island JUL 10 1948 machine cancel. Unusual. £60 |
;) | MS "HERMANN LANGREDER", Montserrat postal history blue cachet on QE2 3c rate cover dated Plymouth */JY 28 59. £12 |
;) | SALEM, Montserrat postmark */AU 1 34 on re-united horiz. pair KGV ½d (SG.64), right stamp with tear/fault at lower left which could be improved with care. £40 |
;) | OFFICIAL PAID, Montserrat postmark dated */-- 9 32 on KGV 1d (SG.85), stain. £7 |
;) | REGISTERED str. line, MONTSERRAT postmark on QV 1d (SG.1) used as a killer, small faults, seldom seen. £32 |
;) | HARRIS, Montserrat postmark */MY 19 32 on KGV 1d (SG.85). £36 |
;) | A UNIQUE PREPARATION SHEET Montserrat 1866 QV 1d pale rose INLAND REVENUE on unissued vertical laid paper, a generally fine and fresh IMPERFORATE sheet (on the provided cut ungummed and unwatermarked paper) showing a misaligned printed impression of the unit of six stamps and sheet numbered 259 at top left. Slight creasing but the only printers preparation sheet known as such. Sheets 1-250 made up the actual consignment of 3,000 stamps (250 x 12) on horizontal laid paper, Sheets 251 to 259 are the printer's preparatory or set-up sheets and the stamps thereon, with vertically laid lines, were never issued. Their survival represents a near unique opportunity to see how a classic issue was born £1500 |
;) ;) | INCORRECT VICTORIAN GRAMMAR on PREPARATION PROOF SHEET with UNISSUED VERTICAL LINED PAPER 1866 QV 1d pale rose INLAND REVENUE on unissued vertical laid paper, a generally fine and fresh IMPERFORATE complete sheet of twelve stamps showing the two units of six stamps laid down but BADLY ALIGNED within the full marginal inscriptions including One Penny Each - One Shilling per Sheet. at base (changed on issued sheets) on gummed paper sheet numbered 256 at top left. Trace of rusty paper clip at top which probably had a note attached re the two corrections required. Some slight creasing. Note: The initial delivery is thought to be Sheets 1 to 250 making a total of 3,000 stamps being issued on horizontal laid paper with base inscription reading One Penny each - One Shilling per Sheet. - the change from Each to each being made at preparation stage due Victorians being fussy about incorrect grammar. Only three imperforate sheets (numbered 256,257,258) are currently known with the original "Each" setting, and each showing differing adjustments to the lining up of the two units. Morley in 1910 reported the existence of these stamps on vertical laid paper but both Britnor (1965) and Robson Lowe (1990) were unable to confirm their existance in their handbooks. Sheets 251 to 260 are therefore printer’s unissued preparation sheets. The "Each" error was not noticed by philatelists until 2001 (135 years later!). £1500 |
;) | MS HERMAN LANGREDER in blue, 3 x QE2 1c tied Plymouth */JY 22 59 despatch. £10 |