Lot 310 Great Britain - Horizontal Numeral London District Inland Section Duplex Cancels SC#3 1d Red Brown 1841-1854 1d Imperf Penny Red Issue, #3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 6 Ungraded Used Singles, Estimated Value $35

6 Ungraded used examples of the 1d red brown from the 1841-1854 1d Imperf Penny Red Issue, #3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14. #3 has 2 bars at top and 9 bars at the sides, a flat diamond (type I), and is used on a plate 45, if the notation on the back is correct. It is curious though, because the cancel was supposedly in use for one month in 1857. It is rated as very rare. #5 has 2 bars at the top and bottom, and 9 bars at the sides, as well as a relatively flat diamond (type H). Again, this and other similar cancels were only in use from 1856 onwards, and consequently it is also quite scarce. #6 has three bars at top and bottom, and 6 bars at the sides making it type B. It was in use from Decembr 1847 to September 1848, and is rated as scarce. #12 I thought was #2, but I can see remnants of a 1. Unfortuately it is not sufficiently clear to discern the type. #13 has 2 bars at top and bottom and 7 on the sides, making it type E. It is rated as difficult. Finally #14 has three bars at top and bottom and 6 bars at the sides, making it type D, which is rated as very scarce. 2022 Scott Classic Cat $195. Our estimate of the value based on the condition is $35.

The information about the cancellations for this week's auction is taken from two sources, both of which are available on the Royal Philatelic Society of London's website. The first publication is titled: Barred Numeral Cancellations of London, by John Parmenter. The second is titled: Inland Office Cancellations 1844-1868, The Horizontal Diamonds, by Brian Smith. Because the emphasis this week is on the cancellations, rather than the stamps, some stamps may have faults that are not specifically identified where we give the overall grade of the lot as either "ungraded" or "VG and below" or any grade below fine. Where we are grading stamps as fine or better, and in many cases VG, we will try to mention specific condition issues. It was common practice in the late 1800's to make streamers out of penny reds, so pinholes are a common occurrence with the used stamps. Corner or diagonal creases are the next most common fault. Our estimates reflect these issues though, with most of our estimates being in the $1 range for common cancels, $2 for uncommon cancels, $3 for difficult cancels, $4 for scarce cancels and $5-$10 for very scarce to very rare. For posterity we do mention the Scott and Gibbons catalogue values, but these generally only apply in instances where the stamps grade at least VG, and in most cases fine. So, most of the values we state are estimates based either on the cancellations, the condition, or both. For fine stamps we use 50% of the Scott or Gibbons values in our estimates, and 25% for VG, and 12% for good.