A selection of stamp articles, philatelic notes and interesting examples from Apollo’s Lots Stamps.
Articles & Notes
Ribbed Paper on the 3p Scottish Machin
A closer look at horizontal ribbed paper on the Scotland 3p ultramarine Machin (SG S16), with oblique-light photographs and discussion of its possible production origin.
The 1993 24p Chestnut Machin Forgery
A 1993 24p chestnut Machin postal forgery, identified by weak printing and coarse line perforations, and associated with the Lavender Hill Mob criminal gang.
The Malta “A25” on an Imperforate Penny Red
SG Z24 (SG8) Plate 41 imperforate Penny Red on piece with a Malta A25 numeral cancellation, and the questions surrounding its authenticity.
Read Investigating a Malta “A25” on an Imperforate Penny Red
The Unissued £5 Sepia Brown Machin
A scarce unissued £5 Machin in sepia brown, with some background on the colour and why it wasn’t approved.
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GB QV SG O45 6d Army Official with ‘Splayed Y’ variety
A clear example of the splayed ‘Y’ in ARMY variety in fine unmounted mint condtion.
GB 10p Machin Misperf Error – SG U189
A subtle perforation shift on the 10p orange-brown Machin, with the perforations noticeably displaced downwards.
GB QV GOVT PARCELS SPECIMEN with Open Top “S” Variety
SG O71s L26s/c, combining the SPECIMEN Type 9 overprint with the SG Specialised open top to “S” variety.
GB QV SG36 Penny Red Stars Large Crown Perf 16 Mint
A scarcer mint example of a Die II Alphabet II Penny Red Stars issue on white paper, catalogued at £2,800.
GB KEVII SG268 ½d Dull Green Spectacular Misperf Pair
A striking Harrison printing error, with the horizontal perforations running through the stamp design and the vertical perforations substantially displaced.
GB QV SG8 1d Red with Norwich Maltese Cross – Plate 30
A four-margin imperforate Penny Red showing around two-thirds of an identifiable Norwich Maltese Cross cancellation.
GB KGV 1910 Hentschel Essay 3d Brown – Eve ‘Wreath’ Design
An unissued small-format 3d essay on white paper, showing the Eve ‘wreath’ design and annotated ‘MB4’ in pencil.