Stamporama Discussions: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

General Philatelic/Identify This? : 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

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seastamp

24 Jan 2014
09:27:00pm

Can anyone ID this stamp that was in my Great Britain collection? I can't find anything like this anywhere in the Scott Classics catalog for GB, official stamps or any colonies, etc. Postmark clearly 1903 putting it in the era of the Edward VII series 1902-11. Odd things are (1) the color - blue or blue grn, (2) imperforate, and (3) in contrast to all other normal GB stamps says "postage" only and not "postage & revenue". I don't see a watermark, the paper is pretty thin. Again on the postmark, not sure what city in England ends with "-pon". Could this be from an envelope?

Thanks!

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roy

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24 Jan 2014
09:57:00pm

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

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cocollectibles

25 Jan 2014
05:34:57am

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

The "PON" cancel is most likely from "Ripon" (north of Leeds).

Peter

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seastamp

30 Jan 2014
12:58:04am

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

Great, thanks. From a half-penny postcard. Interesting how they called that a "card" but the paper is so thin. Do you know if this was also printed as postal stationary?

roy

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30 Jan 2014
04:39:43pm

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

No, I think it was only used for postal cards. The only Edward envelopes I see listed used an oval indicia, and wrappers used a taller rectangular image with rounded corners.

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seastamp
24 Jan 2014
09:27:00pm

roy

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24 Jan 2014
09:57:00pm

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

This is what you have:

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Roy

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cocollectibles
25 Jan 2014
05:34:57am

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

The "PON" cancel is most likely from "Ripon" (north of Leeds).

Peter

"TO ERR IS HUMAN; TO FORGIVE, CANINE."

seastamp
30 Jan 2014
12:58:04am

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

Great, thanks. From a half-penny postcard. Interesting how they called that a "card" but the paper is so thin. Do you know if this was also printed as postal stationary?

roy

BuckaCover.com - 80,000 covers priced 60c to $1.50 - Easy browsing 500 categories
30 Jan 2014
04:39:43pm

re: 1903 Edward VII half penny blue imperf, not A66 type

No, I think it was only used for postal cards. The only Edward envelopes I see listed used an oval indicia, and wrappers used a taller rectangular image with rounded corners.

Roy

"Over 7,000 new covers coming Wednesday March 20. See my homepage for details."