Imperforate Penny Reds For Sale

The Penny Red imperforate begins at the Penny black plates some of which were used to print the first 1d reds and goes on to Plate 12 which was the first red only printing up until the last of the imperforate stamps with Plate 175. Within this range of plates is a very large area for collection and study.

Plates 12-45 are a group of plates usually cancelled by a Maltese Cross.

Plates 46-131, is a group which is Alphabet I most commonly cancelled by the "1844" cancellation.

Plates 132-175 are all Alphabet II.

I have duplicate copies of many of the plates.

SG8 BS32b Plate 131 - 1 o'clock roller die flaw

This stamp has 4 margins and no faults and shows the the gross enlargement of the 1 o'clock ray of the NE corner star caused by a faulty roller die. SOLD

1d red imperf SG8 spec BS29 Plate 79 - SI. This stamp has a malformed "S". This is the norm on plate 79 and is thought to occur as when the plates were prepared they weren't softened adequately meaning that the workman punching in the letters had to punch particularly hard causing additional depressions which then trapped slightly too much ink. This stamp has a light crease under the queen's head so is only £3.50 including postage and packaging.