BARBADOS, DOMINICA,
s. d.
1897-¼d. to 2/6 25 0 1903-½d. to 1/-
1904-¼d. to 2/6 22 0 2/- and 2/6
1912-¼d. to 3/- 45 0 5/-
1907-6d.
B. BECH UANALAND. 5/-
1887-2;-2/6 7 0 7 6 FALKLAND ISLANDS,
5;- 16 6 1898-2/6
10/- 22 0 5/-
1904-½d. to 1/-
B. EAST AFRICA. 3.i-
1896-½ a. to 5 r. ... 35 0 51-
1897-1 and 2 rupees 17 6
GAMBIA.
3 rup@es 15 0
4 rupees 22 0 1898-½d. to 1/-
5 rupees 25 0 1902-½d. to 3/-
B. GUIANA. 1904-½d. to 1/-
2/- 1905-2 dols. 40 C. 40 0 1906--½d. on 2/6
B. HONDURAsi· ld. on 3/-
1909--½d. to 3/-
1891-1 dol. 7 0
2 dols. 20 0 N. NIGERIA,
5 dols. 35 0
1907-1 dol. 7 6 1900-½d. to 1/-
2 dols. 18 6 2/6
5 dais. 38 0 10/-
1S02----.-ld. to 2/6
CAYMAN ISLANDS. 1905-½d. to 1/-10/-
1901-½d. to 1/- 15 0 2/6
1905-½d. to 1/- 15 0 1910-½d. to 5/-
1907-4d., 6d., 1/-. 15 0 10/-
5/- 30 0 1912-½d. to 10/- ...
½d. on 5/- 45 0 20/-
ld. on 5/- 35 0
1908-10/- 24 0
s.
NIGERIA,1912---10/-, vV.B. 25 0
1901-½d. to 2/6
CEYLON. 5/-10/-
1910-10 r . ... 33 0 1902-½d. to 2/6
5/-
E. A. and UGANDA. 10/-
20/- 190H a. to 8 annas 16 0 1904-½d. to 5/-
1 and 2 r. lo 0 10/-
3 r. 11 0 20/-
4 r. 15 0 1907-½d. to 5/-.
5 r. 17 0 10/-
10 r. 35 0 20/-
1906-½ to 8 annas ... 11 0 1913---½d. to 5/-
1 to 5 r. 42 0 10/-
10 r. 30 0 20/-
Remittance with orcler, which will be executed per 1·eturn mail.
A. LINDSAY,
s. d.
12 0 10 0 30 0 25 0 15 0
25 0 18 6 10 6 7 0 20 0
15 0 45 0 38 0 25 0 15 0 20 0 40 0
20 0.
20 0 55 0 18 0 17 0 12 0 10 0 20 0 18 0 32 0 32 0
26 0 17 0 23 0 16 0 14 0 17 0 95 0 30 0 32 0 65 0 25 0 ' 22 0 63 0 20 0 18 0 35 ~
"Southlands,'' 99, GIPSY HILL, LONDON, S.E.19.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHILATELIST.
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.
NOTES ON PLATE NUMBER~
BY G.
w.
REYNOLDS.163
There i.i not much to be said on the subject of Plate Numbers, but this short article has been written in response to a few requests for information in general, and particularly ai, to which Plate Numbers are obsolete, and which current.
The ½d, Value,-The following Plate Numbers have so far appeared, viz.:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. At the time of writing Plate Numbers 5 and 6 can be obtained at practically any Post Office. Reg;a:rding Plate Number 7, a few i,heets with ihis Plate Number were recently issued in Frankfort, O.F.S., but sheets with this control are not yet a general issue. Regarding the earlier Plate Numbers, Plate Number 2 is pa:rticularly difficult to acquire, especi&lly in corner blocks of six. As a matter of fact, I only possess three corners in blocks of six, and am !!till patiently waiting to acquire the upper right corner. Plate Number 1 is also very scarce. The finit two Plate Numbers were in issue up to the end of 1916, plates 3 and 4 were first issued m 1917, plate 5 in 1919, and pla{e 6 in 1920. Regarding Plate Numbers with inv()rted watermarks, I possess the four corners of the sheet of plates 4, 5, ,and 6, plate 4 being particularly rare. I have never seen or heard of plates 1, 2 and 3 with inverted watermark. Plates 4 a:nd 5 are known with an error of perfori:rtion, i.e., top margin plain and bottom margin perforated- vice versa, of course, being normal. Plate 4 is a great rarity with this error of perforation; in fact, I only know of the one set of corners, possessed by Mr. C. E. Donne, Benoni.
The 1d, Value,-The first sheets issued bore no Plate Number, then followed pla.tes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. the last two mentioned being current.
It is rather strange thlrl the first i,heets issued should have been without a Plate Number, but this may be deemed as having been printed from Plate Number 1. Regarding Plate 2, a few special remarks are necessary. I a:m assured by Mr. Chas. Hand, of Pretoria, that Plate 2 was on sale the same time as sheets with no Plate Number. I ha·ve no reason to doubt Mr. Hand's information, but apart from what he kindly tells me, I must say that I ha:ve never yet seen a specimen, nor have I ever heard of anvone else who either possesses one or who has seen one. Plates 3 and 4 are rather scarce, and, strange to say, Plate 5 ii, pa:rticularly difficult to pick up. I am confident only a few sheets were printed from this plate. It is possible that early in use the plate might have been damaged, and a new one (Plate 6) ma:de.
Rega:rding inverted watermarks, sheets from Plate Numbers 3, 6 and 7 have been found with waterma:rk inverted; all three Plate Numbers are scarce with invert0d watermarks, Plate 3 being particularly so. Some sheet!'\ with
110 Plate Number are shown shewing the error of perforation, viz.: top margin plain and l0wer margin perforated-vice versa: is, of course, normal. Plates 3 and 4, also the no Plate Number, are known with a variety of perforation, consisting of the one perforation being absent between the break in the ma1·ginal lines at both ends of all horizontal rolVs.
The 1½d, and '2d, Val'Ues have been appeared from Plates 1 and 2. Both Plate Numbers of each value are still current, out the l½d. will soon be obsolete. It will be remembered that since this value is no longer required, postmasters were instructed to use up l½d. stamps on everything possible, such as parcels, telegrams, etc. Both Plate Numbers of the l½d. value. are known with watermark inverted, and both are particularly rare. Regarding the 2d., Plate 1 i!! known with waterrna:rk invertea, but is very scarce, while { luive never seen or heard of Plate 2 with watermark inverted. Both Plate Nurnbers of the 2d. have appeared with the error of perforation described .above, but neither is very plentiful.
The Remaining Values up to the £1 have appeared from Plate 1 only, and all. of course. are current. Inverted watermarks are obtainable in all :values except the 2s. 6d., 5s., and £1. .
164 THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHILATELIST.
THE STAMP MARKET.
Ha:ving arranged with the principal London Philatelic Auctioneers to be- furnished ;·egularly with catalogues a"!1d prices realised, we extract i,uch items as are thought will be of most interest to South African collectors.
Messrs. Harmer, Rooke & Co., Ltd,
£ s. d.
BECHUANALAND: 1888, ½d. vermillion, double overprint (S.G. 52). mint
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1861, Id. vermillion, brilliant copy ...
Ditto, Id. carmine, unused, very deep colour Ditto, 4d. blue, fine colour, and good margins 1863-64, Id., magnificent mint block of 14 ...
Ditto, magnificent used block of four 1887, Anchor, 5s., mint block of four
CA Y~L\N ISLANDS: War stamp, l½d. on 2½d., complete mint pane of 120, with all the errors
GA1\1BJ.-\.: 1869, 4d. pale brown, fine used copy Ditto, 1869, 6d. blue, superb unsued ...
Ditto, 1886-87, 2d. yellow-buff, used, unpriced
NATAL: 1857, Id. buff, clear embossing, full size, superb copy Ditto, 1857, 6d. green, used copy, fine embm1sing
Ditto, 1857, ls. buff, unused and extremely rare Ditto, 1895, ½d. on 6d. violet, mint pane (60)
Ditto, 1908-09, £1, purple and black on red, superb used Ditto, ditto, mint . . . . . . . . . . ..
ORANGE RIVER COLONY: 1905-7, 4d. error, "1IOSTAGE,"
used on piece
TRINIDAD: April, 1847, the Lady McLeod, used ZULULAND: ½d. green, mint, inverted overprint Ditto, 1894-6, £5, purple and black, fine used Ditto, 1888, 5s., mint and superb
Messrs. Glendining & Co., Ltd.
CEYLON: 1857-8, 8d. brown, S.G. 13, fine pmk.
Ditto, 9d. purple brown, S.G. 14, good copy
Ditto, 2s. blue, S.G. 30, light pmk., well centred ...
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1861, woodblock, Id. carmine, sm11I:
margins ... . ..
RHODESIA: 1891, ½d. on 6d., and 2d. on 6d., both bright unused copies, the two
Ditto, 1891, 4d. on 6d. blue, mint ...
Ditto, 1891, 8d. on ls. brown, mint
Ditto, 1896, Id. on 3d., S.G. 51, superb mint Ditto, 1896, Id. on 4s., S.G. 52, superb mint TRANSVAAL: June, 1900, £5, deep green,· mint The Gibbens' Catalogues.
19 0 22 0 0 16 10 0 4 0 0 19 10 0 10 0 0 114 0 116 0 1 10 0 112 0 13 0 6 5 O·
l 16 0 I 14 0 1 10 0 2 17 0 4 4 0 18 0 30 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 118 0 7 10 0 4 10 0 5 5 0 6 6 0 l 4 0 1 1 O·
1 1 0 3 0 0 114 0 10 0,
We learn from the "Monthly Journa:l" for November that the British Edition will not be ready for some months, and that Part H. is out of print so far as the English Edition is concerned. There is not likely to be a new Foreign Ca:talogue on sale till about June or July next.
RARE BRITISH COLONIALS.
I make a speciality of Rare British Colonials and hold a very fine stock of AFRICANS.
Selections sent on approval against references.
T. A L L E N,
"Craigard," Blake Hall Road, Wanstead, London, E. 11, England
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