Lot 342 Great Britain - Dubus Type 3, 3R, 4-5B Vertical Numeral London Duplex Cancels SC#20-79 1857-1880 1d Red Stars, Large Crown, White Paper, Perf. 14, Various Districts, Different From Other Lots, 12 Good, VG, & Fine Used Singles, Est. Value $30

12 good, VG, & fine used singles from the 1857-1880 1d Red Stars, Large Crown, White Paper, Perf. 14 Issue. SW #15, 31 & 32, SE #7-9, NE #9 & 18, W #22, 32 & 37. The Scott numbers range from 20 to 79, and include 20, 79. NE is northeast district. #18 is Dubus type 3, which is very scarce. SE is southeast district. #7 is Dubus type 5A and is rated as common. A pencil notation on the back indicates this is plate 42, but we have not verified this. It is also on cream tinted, rather than white paper. As such, it may be a Saville St. printing, as the later Fleet St. printings are on white paper. This lists in Gibbons specialized as C9A(3), with a value of 80 GBP. It is Dubus type 5B, and is rated difficult. This stamp is also printed in the better pale rose red shade, which lists in Gibbons specialized as C10(3), with a value of 35 GBP. #9 is Dubus type 5, and is rated as common. It is also on the better pale rose red shade. SW is southwestern district. #15 is Dubus type 3, and is rated as common. #31 is Dubus type 3R, and is rated as difficult. #32 is type 3R and is rated as common also. There are two examples of this cancel included here. W is western district. #22 is Dubus type 4 and rated as difficult. #32 is Dubus type 5 and is rated as difficult. #37 is also Dubus type 5 and rated as difficult. The last cancel is a bit of a mystery as there is a letter in front of an E that looks like a K, but there is no such listing. 2022 Scott Classic Cat $138. Our estimate of the value based on the condition is $30.

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.