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GREAT BRITAIN, Queen Victoria 1855-1886 (Small sizes), part 2

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Inscription 'Postage', Coloured letters in the corners

1870 Coloured letters in the four corners

1/2 p red platenumber
1/2 p red and platenumber '13' and '8' see second image)

  1/2 Pence brown (small size)
  1 1/2 Pence red

These stamps are perforated 14 and have watermark 'half penny' (1/2 p) or 'Crown' (1 1/2 p).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 p	***	*	Plates 1 to 20 (2 does not exist?)
1 1/2 p	R	**	Plates 1 and 3 (difficult to distinghuish)

A non-issued 1 1/2 p in the colour violet exists (RRR):

Non issued 1 1/2 p violet, front and backside (watermark Crown)

1873 Large coloured letters in the four corners

Unissued 8 p brown stamp.

  1 Pence red (1880)
  2 1/2 Pence lilac
  2 1/2 Pence blue
  3 Pence red
  4 Pence red
  4 Pence green
  4 Pence brown
  6 Pence grey
     (6 p brown; RRR, 5 sheets accidentally issued, used with cancel '477')
  8 Pence orange
     (8 p brown; RRR, non-issued)
  1 Shilling green
  1 Shilling orange

Surcharged (1883)

  3 d. on 3 Pence lilac (platenumber 21)
  6 d. on 6 Pence lilac (platenumber 18)

Watermark 'Globe with cross' seen from the backside of a 2 1/2 p lilac stamp.

These stamps are perforated 14 and have watermark 'Rose', 'Anchor', 'Globe with cross', 'Crown' or 'Chain'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'Rose'
3 p	RR	***	Plates 11 to 20 (13 does not exist?)
6 p	R	***	Plates 15 to 17 6 p brown: RRR
1 Sh green	RR	***	Plates 8 to 14 (14: RRR)
1 Sh orange	RR	RR	Plate 13
Watermark 'Anchor'
2 1/2 p lilac	RR	***	Plates 1 to 3
Watermark 'Globe with cross'
2 1/2 p lilac	RR	*	Plates 3 to 17
2 1/2 p blue	R	*	Plates 17 to 20
Watermark 'Chain'
4 p red	RR	RR	Plates 15 and 16
4 p green	RR	***	Plate 15 to 17
4 p brown	RR	RR	Plate 17
8 p	RR	R	Plate 1
Watermark 'Crown'
1 p	*	c	No plate numbers
2 1/2 p blue	***	*	Plates 21 to 23
3 p	R	***	Plates 20 and 21
4 p brown	R	***	Plates 17 and 18
6 p	R	***	Plates 17 and 18
1 Sh orange	RR	***	Plates 13 and 14
'3d' on 3 p	***	***
'6 d' on 6 p	R	***

Fournier forgery of the 1 p in blue with printed perforation as found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'. I believe this 'forgery' was merely used to illustrate his pricelists and not to be sold as a forgery.

Card with images of stamps. On the back an advertisement in French for 'Fleur de Froment' (flower for use in the kitchen) in Orleans (France).

The above card has been used to create forgeries (or has inspired another forger?), since the following forgery is clearly based on the above card, possibly the others were also forged:

Also an 'inverted' forgery, apparently made by the stamp forger Zechmeyer. See https://philahistorica.de/Dokumente/PhilaHistorica_2020_04.pdf

Inscription 'Postage & Revenue', letters in the four corners

1883 Inscription 'POSTAGE AND REVENUE', letters in the four corners, colors purple and green, different types

  1 1/2 P lilac
  2 P lilac
  2 1/2 P lilac
  3 P lilac
  4 P green
  5 P green
  6 P green
  9 P green
  1 Sh green

These stamps are perforated 14 and have watermark 'Crown'

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 1/2 p	***	*
2 p	***	***
2 1/2 p	**	c
3 p	***	**
4 p	R	***
5 p	R	***
6 p	R	***
9 p	RR	RR
1 Sh	RR	***

The 9 p is known to have been forged on a bleached out cheap genuine 2 1/2 p.

Forgeries made by bleatching out the design of a 2 1/2 p stamp and printing on it a forged 9 p design with 'BA' corner letters. The paper, watermark and cancel are genuine. It is thought that these forgeries were made by Lucian Smeets of Belgium.

Another forgery produced in the same manner, now with 'OH' corner letters. This forgery might have been made by made by Lucian Smeets of Belgium as well.

'Postage & Revenue', no letters in the corners

1881 Inscription 'Postage and Inland Revenue'

  1 Penny lilac

Two types of this stamp exist: with 14 and with 16 pearls in the corners. They have watermark 'Crown' and are perforated 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 p	***	*	14 pearls
1 p	*	vc	16 pearls

For the 1887 issue click here. For stamps with Queen Victoria, but larger sized, click here, Queen Victoria 1887 jubilee issue click here or Penny Black and similar stamps click here.

Essay

1879 1 p red.