London II

London II plate blocks: lower left plate block (overprint A1; under-inked plates) of 15x (5 x 3) 1m stamps in sepia (Ba 71) with left margin (imperforated as typical for plate A), featuring overprint arrangement variety for positions (from left to right) 205-209, 217-221, 229-233: damaged plate 221 (far right 2nd row) with frame-patch over 2nd 'E' in upper EEF + missing stop in lower panel, plate ...

London II plate blocks: lower left plate block (overprint A2) of 15x (5 x 3) 1m stamps in sepia (Ba 71) without left margin, featuring overprint arrangement variety for positions (from left to right) 205-209, 217-221, 229-233: damaged plate 221 (far right 2nd row) with frame over 2nd 'E' in upper EEF + missing stop in lower panel, plate 206 with missing stops in upper & lower panels, plate 208 wit...

London II plate blocks: lower left plate block (overprint B) of 15x (5 x 3) 1m stamps in deep brown (Ba 71a) with left margin, featuring overprint arrangement variety for positions (from left to right) 205-209, 217-221, 229-233: plate 221 (far right 2nd row) without frame-patch over 2nd 'E' in upper EEF + missing stop in lower panel, plate 206 with missing stops in upper & lower panels, plate 208 ...

London II overprint paper discovery - 2 mils stamp in yellow, 14:14 perforation (Ba #72), on thin transparent paper - this unrecorded; mint lightly hinged. The last picture in the display shows a comparison between this stamp and a mint London II 5m stamp pressed on a printed background - the 5m paper is not transparent....

London II overprint paper discovery - 5 mils stamp in orange, 14:14 perforation (Ba #75), on thin transparent paper - this unrecorded; used. The last picture in the display shows a comparison between this stamp and a mint London II 5m stamp pressed on a printed background - the 5m paper is not transparent....

Mandate mixed franking cover: 11 Aug 1927 postmarked commercial cover on imprinted business postal stationary, sent from HAIFA to brewery in HANNOVER Germany, franked 13 mils per the period base postage rate for surface mail letter using 1m & 2m stamps of the London II overprint series + 3m pictorial, newly entered use on 1 June; one stamp is missing (eg. 7m of the London II series, only the 3m an...