The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers, post cards, and telegraph stamps of the British colonies, possessions and protectorates in Africa - Softcover

Philatelic Society.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1130549372 ISBN 13: 9781130549379

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com, 2012

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...of the 3d., printed in alternately reversed rows. (2) Printed in pale bright sky-blue on similar paper to the above. These are not so well printed. The ink seems to be more abundant. (3) Printed in a pale sky-blue on paper inferior to the other varieties. It is softer, and shows a webbed grain. I possess an obliterated specimen, but unfortunately it shows only part of the date of the postmark, which is a year in the seventies, the figure "7 " alone being visible I have seen specimens on a distinctly closer ribbed paper; but from the dull shade of the blue I gather that they are reprints. These stamps are rouletted 15J, 16, but Mr. Tamsen has recently recorded a variety imperforate horizontally. These stamps constitute Issue V. of the Reference List. I may mention that in a letter of 7th November, 1874, now in my possession, written by Mr. Jeppe to Herr Adolph Otto, the former complained of the damaged condition of the consignment of the 6d. of the new type, and instructed Otto to make a new plate of the 6d. of the old type, such plate to contain forty impressions. He further directed Otto to print stamps from such new plate to the nominal value of £1,000, the sheets to be perforated by a roulette machine (Radmesser), and forwarded to him (Mr. Jeppe) by book-post. Attached to this letter is a sample 6d. stamp of Borrius in Prussian blue, on paper F above-mentioned. Evidently this order of Mr. Jeppe's was never executed. Mr. Tamsen (vide supra, p. 387) gives an extract from an official receipt dated the 2nd November, 1874, being an acknowledgment by the acting TreasurerGeneral (Mr. H. F. Stiemens) of the delivery by the Postmaster-General of the eight plates of the Id., 3d., 6d., and Is., two tins of printing ink (lilac and green), and £85...

About this edition

• Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1130549372
• ISBN 13: 9781130549379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186