2-1/2d rosy-mauve, small anchor watermark, Stanley Gibbons specialized* list the three #s:
Plate 1 , #138-39;
Plate 2 138-140;
Plate 3 #138-39;
but I cannot locate any detail on what sets these apart
*8th edition (also have 3rd edition, but no descripive difference...)
I would be greatly appreciative if someone could shed some light on this?
Thank you
Stanley
SG 138 - 140 ???
Re: SG 138 - 140 ???
They're the regular Part 1/Concise numbers -- 138 is for the ones on blued paper, 139 the white paper, and for some reason (probably it seemed like a good idea at the time in the 1890s or thereabouts) the LH-FL error on plate 2 is given its own number, 140.
The modern preference is to just use one number for the basic stamp and then list paper and plate varieties as a, b, c etc numbers. That's basically what they've done with the Specialised numbering -- they then have these lists saying which numbers from the regular catalogue they correspond to.
The modern preference is to just use one number for the basic stamp and then list paper and plate varieties as a, b, c etc numbers. That's basically what they've done with the Specialised numbering -- they then have these lists saying which numbers from the regular catalogue they correspond to.