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NOTES: 1: The most recent research into this period, primarily by Mike Williams and David Slattery, but with contributions from other experts, has established that the 'Transitional' issues can be loosely broken down into three groups, all printed on UNBLUED paper (paper is not necessarily 'toned', and not usually 'thicker'):

I am delighted to see that the most recent edition (2021) of the SG Specialised Catalogue Vol I Part I, now primarily treating Line-engraved issues, has at last got to grips with these difficult issues!

C8A, the Red-brown on 'White' paper shades, occurred both in early and late 1856, and may be found used as late as early 1857 - the use of unblued paper at these times being almost certainly entirely accidental. In effect, this should be regarded more as a 'variety' than an 'issue' as such. In early 1856 Plates 23-26, 28 and 30 were so affected, and then in late 1856 and early 1857, Plates 27, 29, 31-38, 40 and 42-46 appear on white paper. Plates 47 and 48 have now been removed from SG's list of plates known with this variety, as they were put to press too late to be so affected (stamps said to be C8As from these plates should be re-examined, as they are either misplated, or very faintly blued);

The C9 shades are now correctly classified in two groups, the first consisting of what are best termed the 'Pre-fire' shades: C9(1) Orange-brown, C9(2) Red-orange, C9(3) Pale Red, C9(4) Bright Red (formerly listed in error by SG as 'C10(1) - March 1857'), and C9(5) Dull Red appeared in February and March 1857, printed at Perkins Bacon's Whitefriars Fleet Street premises. Plates 27, 31, 33-38, 40 and 42-48 were at press during this period.The new 'Bright Red' shade is closely related to the other pre-fire shades, with no 'Rose-red' in it, the true Rose-red shades not appearing until July. The unblued paper arose as a result of changes in the chemical ingredients of the ink, which were probably not designed to reduce the blueing - there is no evidence to suggest that the removal of the blueing was as a result of any deliberate attempt to achieve this effect.

The C9A shades: In mid-March 1857, Perkins Bacon's Fleet Street premises suffered a major fire, as a result of which much of the prepared stock of stamps (and ink ingredients) was destroyed. The printing operation moved to temporary premises in Savoy Street, at which time, as a result of the use of a temporary 'make do' mix of ink ingredients, the Pale Rose shades (C9A(1)) appeared, giving rise to complaints by the authorities of 'thin and gritty' ink. During the middle of the Savoy Street period, slightly deeper shades appeared (C9A(2) Rose), which are very similar to some pre-fire Pale and Dull Red shades, though lacking the faint orange ingredient. Plates 27, 31, 34, 36-38, 40, 43, 44, 47, and 49-55 were used at Savoy Street. Stamps from plates other than these in 'Pale Rose' shades are probably from printings in the early 1860s, approaching the 1863 Pale Rose-pink, and will usually be found to have the Type II Large Crown watermark - an important distinguishing feature. If not, later postmarks may help to determine these difficult 'wanderers'!

Towards the end of the Savoy Street period, around 26 June 1857, the true 'Rose-red' shades (including a rich Deep Rose-red) appeared, but these are indistingishable from the shades produced on the return to Fleet Street in July 1857, and can only be definitely identified from dated pieces or covers used prior to 21 August 1857 (a Saturday). The current earliest date of use known of a plate not at press until the return to Fleet Street (Plates 56 onwards) is Plate 57, used on 25 August 1857 (a Wednesday), which is exactly 6 weeks after the plate was put to press (14 July 1857). This seems from evidence currently available to be the usual minimum gap between PTP and EDU. Such definite Savoy Street printings are now legitimately regarded as C9s for historical reasons, and are listed as C9A(3).

2: What are described as CONSTANT VARIETIES in the listings for these issues are generally features described and illustrated in 'Penny Red Stars', Parts 1 and 2, by Wiggins and Tonna.

Item No.	SG/Spec	Plate/Letters	Description	Price	Key
SG37, SPEC.C8A (Die II Alph III, Large Crown, Perf.14, Red-brown on White Paper)
SG-, SPEC.C9 and C9A SHADES (Die II Alph III, Large Crown, Perf.14, Transitional Printings on Unblued Paper)
RP:C9:14599	- C9(4)va	27 MD	A VFU single in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE BRIGHT RED shade, centred somewhat low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a neat IRISH CORK '156' SPOON (Irish type). Upper E blurred, and large 'M' misplaced low. Cat.£250+.	£65.00
RP:C9A:14601	- C9A(1)	27 ME	A VFU single in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with an IRISH DERRY '172' duplex. Blur outside SE, and 'E' misplaced left. Cat.£50+.	£13.50
RP:C9A:14975	- C9A(1)	27 ME-NF	A VERY FINE and VERY RARE LIGHTLY MOUNTED (top pair)/UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCK OF FOUR in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, off-centre left, but with FULL PERFS, and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Watermark Large Crown Type I. Blurring in upper left margins extremely faint, large 'M', and 'F' of 'MF' misplaced high right. Cat.£2500.	£650.00
RP:C9A:14602	- C9A(1)	27 NE	A VFU single in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred a smidgeon low left, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Scots numeral. Upper E blurred. Cat.£50.	£12.50
RP:C9:C10:14922	-/40 C9(5)/C10	27 NF	A FU+ single in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE DULL RED shade, centred slight low, but with FULL PERFS (a couple slightly 'nibbled' top left), in a MATCHED PAIR with a VFU C10 Rose-red, cancelled respectively with London Inland '15' and VERY LIGHT IRISH numerals. Lower W weak, and 'N' misplaced left and tilted W. Cat.£283+.	£65.00
RP:C9:14929	- C9(2)	31 DJ	A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a (slightly questionable - see note below) PRE-FIRE RED-ORANGE shade, centred a whisker high left, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Rochdale '648' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Letters misplaced low to centre. NOTE: To my eyes, the shade falls somewhere between the pre-fire Red-Orange shade, and the VERY RARE much later SAVOY STREET C9A(3) ROSE-RED shade. But for now: Cat.£200+.	£50.00
RP:C9A:14258	- C9A(1)	31 EJ	A VFU single, in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but tiny production wrinkles NE, lightly cancelled with a Salisbury '683' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SE; also letters misplaced high right and low left, with the 'E' tilted E. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
RP:C9A:14210	- C9A(1)	31 KF	A FU+ single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a London District '72' duplex. GOTHIC 'K', and upper E blurred. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
RP:C9A:14209	- C9A(1)	31 MJ	A VFU single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred a whisker high, and with a couple of 'nibbled' perf-tips at SW corner, lightly cancelled with a London Inland '13' numeral. Large 'M'. Cat.£50.	£12.50
RP:C9:14813	- C9(4)	31 OD	A FU+ single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE BRIGHT RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, but with a couple of 'nibbled' perfs, cancelled with a London District '73' duplex. Letters misplaced low to centre. Cat.£250.	£55.00
RP:C9A:14397	- C9A(1)	31 OE	A VFU single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a Southampton '723' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Letters misplaced right. Cat.£50.	£12.50
RP:C9:14923	- C9(4)	31 PF	A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a FINE SCARCE PRE-FIRE BRIGHT RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London District '74' duplex. Letters misplaced low and low left, and tilted W. Cat.£250.	£65.00
RP:C9A:14212	- C9A(1)	31 QB	A VFU single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London District '73' duplex (Dubus Type 8 - a LATE C9 USE IN 1862 - Plate 31 not at press in 1862). CONSTANT VARIETY: mark SE (very faint), and letters misplaced right. Cat.£50+.	£15.00
RP:C9:14924	- C9(3)	33 LB	A FU+ single from this SCARCER plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade, off-centre low left, but with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an English Provincial SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Letters misplaced low right, with the 'L' tilted W. Cat.£125.	£32.50
RP:C8:C9A:14814	29/29(var)/- C8(1)/C8(9)/C9A(1)	34 FG	The C8s ex WIGGINS (from his personal collection of Plate 34); a VFU INTERESTING MATCHED TRIO, the C8s in Red-brown and the SCARCER LATE PALE RED shade of January 1857, on blued paper, matched with a C9A(1) PALE ROSE from the same plate. All three are reasonably WELL-CENTRED and with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with Scots Fort William '148' and Crediton '229' numerals, and a London District '79' duplex. Letters misplaced right. Cat.£197+.	£50.00
RP:C8:C9A:14617	29/- C8/C9A(1)	34 LA	The C8 ex WIGGINS (from his personal Plate 34 collection), a VFU MATCHED PAIR in Red-brown on Blued paper, and a Savoy Street PALE ROSE shade, both reasonably WELL-CENTRED, and with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with an English Provincial numeral, and a London District '73' duplex. Letters misplaced low right, with the 'A' blind. Cat.£72+.	£18.50
RP:C8:C9A:14629	29/33/- C8(1)va/C8(5)/C9A(1)	34 MG	All three ex WIGGINS (from his personal Plate 34 collection), a F-VFU SCARCE MATCHED TRIO in Red-brown and the SCARCER ORANGE-BROWN (with a hint of BROWN-ROSE) shades on Blued paper, and a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, reasonably WELL-CENTRED as seen, with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with a DUBLIN SPOON (English type), a Brighton '132' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX, and a London District '72' duplex. Lower W weak, and distinctive large 'M' misplaced left. Cat.£132+.	£35.00
RP:C8:C9A:14797	29/- C8(1)va/C9A(2)va	34 MH	The C8 ex WIGGINS (from his personal collection of Plate 34); a VFU SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, the C9A in the SCARCER LATE SAVOY STREET ROSE shade, both WELL-CENTRED and with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with BRISTOL and MANCHESTER SPOONS. Large 'M' misplaced low left, and 'H' tilted W. Cat.£122+.	£35.00
RP:C8:C9:14798	29/- C8(1)/C9(1)	34 MK	Both ex WIGGINS (from his personal collection of Plate 34); a GU+/VFU SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, the C9 in the SCARCER PRE-FIRE ORANGE-BROWN shade, both WELL-CENTRED, but the C8 with perf-tips trimmed lower W, the C9 with FULL PERFS, cancelled respectively with a Manchester '498' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX and a London Inland '16' numeral. Large 'M' misplaced low left, and 'K' with extended serif. Cat.£272+.	£65.00
RP:C8:C9A:14628	29/33/- C8(1)/C8(5)/C9A(1)	34 ML	All three ex WIGGINS (from his personal Plate 34 collection), a F-VFU SCARCE MATCHED TRIO in Red-brown and the SCARCER ORANGE-BROWN shades on Blued paper, and a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, reasonably WELL-CENTRED as seen, with FULL PERFS (one or two tips slightly trimmed), cancelled respectively with a London District duplex, a Braintree '112' numeral, and an unidentifiable English Provincial SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. E of SW concave, and letters misplaced right and low right, with the distinctive large 'M'. Cat.£132+.	£35.00
RP:C9A:C10:14925	-/40 C9A(1)/C10	34 NC	A VFU single in an EARLY SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (one slightly 'nibbled' at SW corner), in a MATCHED PAIR with a VFU+ C10 Rose-red, cancelled respectively with a BARNSTAPLE '50' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX (Barton Rarity 'D' - 'Not Common') in a slightly BLUE-BLACK shade, and an EXTREMELY FAINT unidentifiable cancellation, leaving virtually the COMPLETE STAMP CLEAR. Letters misplaced low left, with the right upright of the 'N' thin. Cat.£58+.	£16.50
RP:C9A:14398	- C9A(1)	34 OD	A FU single in a Savoy Street PALE ROSE shade, off-centre left, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a VERY SCARCE HOWDEN (Yorks) '382' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). E margin narrow, base of SE weak, and letters misplaced low left and low right, with the base of the 'D' weak. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
RP:C8:C9A:14626	29/- C8/C9A(1)	34 OF	The C8 ex WIGGINS (from his personal Plate 34 collection), a VFU MATCHED PAIR in Red-brown on Blued paper, and a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, both WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, and lightly cancelled respectively with a London District '79' duplex, and an OLDHAM '591' numeral (Parmenter Rarity 'E' - 'SCARCE'). Lower W weak with blurs, and letters misplaced low to centre. Cat.£72+.	£20.00
RP:C9:14877 MW CERT	- C9(1)	35 AH	A FU single from this SCARCE plate, in a FINE SCARCE PRE-FIRE ORANGE-BROWN shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but one or two minor faults (see Cert), cancelled with a London Inland numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing letters misplaced low and high right, with the 'A' blind and the 'H' tilted E. MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE. Cat.£250+.	£65.00
RP:C8:C9:14926	32/38 C8(4)/C9(3)	35 CB	A VFU single from this SCARCER TRANSITIONAL plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade, centred slightly low, but with FULL PERFS (a couple slightly 'nibbled' centre right), in a MATCHED PAIR with a VFU C8 in a LOVELY BROWN-ROSE shade, cancelled respectively with a York '930' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX, and a neat SCARCE BRADFORD-ON-AVON '106' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'E' - 'SCARCE'). CONSTANT VARIETY: blur over 'C'; also 'B' misplaced right. Cat.£280++.	£85.00
RP:C9:C10:14927	-/40 C9(4)va/C10	36 AF	A VFU single in a FINE SCARCE PRE-FIRE BRIGHT RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, but with FULL PERFS (one or two slightly 'nibbled' at top and bottom), cancelled with a FINE HULL SPOON, in a MATCHED PAIR with a FINE UNUSED C10 Rose-red, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but no gum. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SW; also upper E blurred, letters misplaced low and high left. Cat.£290++.	£75.00
RP:C9A:14820	- C9A(1)	36 BL	A FU+ single in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, but with odd short perfs top and bottom, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled low with an English Provincial numeral, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. 'B' misplaced low right. Cat.£50.	£10.00
RP:C9:14819	- C9(4)	36 PF	Ex WIGGINS, a VFU single in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE BRIGHT RED shade, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Manchester '498' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. 'P' misplaced right. and 'F' tilted W. Cat.£250.	£65.00
RP:C9:14743	- C9(2)	36 SL	A FU single in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE RED-ORANGE shade, centred slightly right, with FULL PERFS, but faint diagonal crease, cancelled with a SCARCE WELSH BRIDGEND '120' numeral (Parmenter Rarity 'E' - 'SCARCE'). NW corner frame-line extending W, W margin narrow, and 'L' misplaced low left. Cat.£200+.	£35.00
RP:C9A:14928	- C9A(2)	37 CI	A VFU single in a FINE SCARCER mid-period SAVOY STREET ROSE shade, centred a whisker high left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled high with an English Provincial SIDEWAYS DUPLEX, leaving much of the HEAD CLEAR. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, blur outside NE, and 'C' misplaced low right. Cat.£100.	£25.00
RP:C9A:14639	- C9A(1)	38 AG	A VFU+ single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled low with a London 'W.*' duplex, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR and VERY SHORT stamp (two perf holes), showing lower E frame-break, and letters misplaced low and right respectively. Cat.£50+.	£15.00
RP:C9A:14683	- C9A(1)	38 CA	A FU+ single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred slightly low left, and with one short perf S, cancelled low with a SCARCE LEATHERHEAD (Surrey) '445' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'E' -'SCARCE). Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, blur SE, and letters misplaced left and low respectively. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
C:C9A:1739	- * C9A(1)	38 NC	1857 1d Transitional Pale Rose on Unblued paper, a FU single, in an early Savoy Street PALE ROSE shade, centred somewhat high left, but with FULL PERFS, on clean neatly folded entire letter (to simulate an envelope - unusual) London to Pwllheli on 25 May 1857, cancelled with a London Inland '21' numeral. 'TOO LATE G.P.O.' on front. Lower E frame-break, and E margin very wide. Cat.£140+.	£27.50
RP:C9A:12424	- C9A(1)	38 OG	A FU+ single, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred slightly low left, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Chipping Norton '195' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot in 'G'; also lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and E margin narrow and blurred. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
RP:C9:14919 MW CERT	- C9(1)	40 DA	A FU+ single from this RARE plate, in a SCARCE PREFIRE ORANGE-BROWN shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (one 'nibbled' centre top), cancelled with a Scots Glasgow '159' numeral. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced low to centre. MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE. Cat.£400+.	£85.00
RP:C9A:14937 MW CERT	- C9A(1)	40 NL	A VFU single from this RARE plate, in the SCARCER SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS, on neat small DATED PIECE of 21 MAY 1857, cancelled with a Stafford '730' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, and 'L' misplaced low right. MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE of 2016, before the new C9/C9A listings were published in the 2020 catalogue. Cat.£450+.	£125.00
RP:C9A:14606	- C9A(1)	40 RB	A VFU single from this RARE plate, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, a good example of the 'THIN AND GRITTY' printing complained about by the authorities, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a SCARCE LONDON DISTRICT 'W.7' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'R' misplaced low. Cat.£450+.	£125.00
RP:C9A:C10:14930	-/40 C9A(2)/C10	42 DI	A FU single in a mid-period SAVOY STREET ROSE shade, centred a little low, but with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Manchester '498' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX, in a MATCHED PAIR with a C10 Rose-red, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (one or two slightly 'nibbled'), cancelled with a VERY RARE LONDON INLAND '72' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'H*' - 'RECORDED ON STAMP ONLY'). Lower E framebreak, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced low right and right, the 'I' with extended top right serif. Cat.£130+.	£25.00
RP:C9A:14742	- C9A(1)va	43 AL	A VFU single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a BRISTOL SPOON. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR and SHORT STAMP, showing lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced right, with the 'A' nearly blind. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
RP:C9A:14931	- C9A(2)	43 FG-FH	A VFU HORIZONTAL PAIR in a FINE SCARCER mid-period SAVOY STREET ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with IRISH GALWAY '232' numerals. Lower E frame-break (faint), and 'H' misplaced left. Cat.£200+.	£55.00
RP:C9A:12974	- C9A(1)	43 JE	A FU single, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, off-centre left, and with perf-tips trimmed SE, lightly cancelled with a neat Glasgow '159' numeral. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'J' misplaced low right. Cat.£50.	£12.50
RP:C9A:14219	- C9A(1)	44 GA	A FU+ single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, off-centre low left, but with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Bath '53' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, NE corner frame-line extending E, and 'G' misplaced right. Cat.£50.	£11.50
RP:C9A:14403	- C9A(1)ub	44 NI	A GU+ single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred slightly high right, and with FULL PERFS, but some staining, lightly cancelled with a BLUE IRISH numeral. 'N' misplaced low left, and 'I' with extended serifs. Cat.£180++.	£25.00
RP:C9A:13323	- C9A(1)	44 OB	A FU+ single, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred rather low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a St Helens '679' numeral. Lower e frame-break, and NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£50.	£11.50
RP:C9A:14932	- C9A(2)	44 OD	A FU+ single in a FINE SCARCER mid-period SAVOY STREET ROSE shade, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with an Arundel '27' numeral. Lower E frame-break, NE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced right and low respectively. Cat.£100.	£22.50
C:C9A:1742	- * C9A(2)	44 PF	1857 1d Transitional Rose on Unblued paper, a FU+ single, in a mid-period Savoy Street ROSE shade, off-centre high, but with FULL PERFS, on entire letter London to Bradford (Wilts) on 9 July 1857, cancelled with a London Inland '44' numeral. Lower E frame-break, and 'P' with large loop. Cat.£140++ (for cheapest shade on cover).	£35.00
RP:C9A:14611	- C9A(1)e	44 RJ	A VFU single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred somewhat high, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London Inland '44' numeral. DOUBLE LETTER 'J', and CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in top of SE letter-square; also 'R' misplaced low left. Cat.£90+.	£22.50
RP:C9A:14610	- C9A(1)	44 SJ	A VFU single in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled low with an English Provincial SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'S' misplaced left. Cat.£50.	£12.50
RP:C9:14377	- C9(5)	45 AB	A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE DULL RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Portsmouth '625' numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'A' misplaced low. Cat.£300+.	£85.00
RP:C9:14376	- C9(3)	45 AC	A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, with virtually FULL PERFS (some minor faults), lightly cancelled with a Brighton '132' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced low and left respectively. Cat.£300+.	£55.00
RP:C9:14935 MW CERT	- C9(1)va	45 BE	A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a SCARCE PREFIRE ORANGE-BROWN shade, centred a whisker left, with FULL PERFS (a couple of trimmed perf-tips at SW corner), lightly cancelled with a BRISTOL SPOON. CONSTANT VARIETY: scratch outside SE; also lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, NE corner frame-line extending N, and 'B' misplaced low right. MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE. Cat.£300++.	£100.00
RP:C9:14415	- C9(3)	45 CL	A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Cheltenham '177' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. 'L' misplaced low. Cat.£300.	£75.00
RP:C9:14416	- C9(3)	45 HC	A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London District 'W.2' numeral (Dubus Type 1A - Parmenter Rarity 'E' - 'SCARCE'). CONSTANT VARIETY: marks in 'Y' of value. Cat.£300.	£75.00
RP:C9:14414	- C9(3)	45 TL	A GU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), WELL-CENTRED, with one or two shortish perfs and a corner crease SW, rather heavily cancelled with a London Inland '14' numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing lower E frame-break, and letters misplaced low right and low. Cat.£300.	£35.00
RP:C9:C10:14933	-/40 C9(1)va/C10	46 AA	A FU+ single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, in a FINE SCARCE PRE-FIRE ORANGE-BROWN shade, off-centre left, and with some short perfs, cancelled with a FINE SCARCE BIRKENHEAD '74' SPOON, in a MATCHED PAIR with a VFU C10 Rose-red, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a part Scots numeral, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD within. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR (the C9 also a SHORT STAMP), showing lower E frame-break, and letters blurred or blind, and misplaced low and low left. Cat.£258++.	£85.00
RP:C9:14741	- C9(5)	46 DB	A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a SCARCE PRE-FIRE DULL RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled low with an English Provincial SIDEWAYS DUPLEX (probably Bradford, Yorks.) Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'D' misplaced low. Cat.£275+.	£85.00
RP:C9:14405	- C9(3)	46 HA	A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Stourbridge '750' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced high right and low left, with the 'A' blind. Cat.£250.	£65.00
RP:C9A:14223	- C9A(1)	47 BK	A VFU single from this SCARCER Transitional plate, in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with an English Provincial SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, 'B' misplaced high right, and 'K' tilted W. Cat.£80.	£20.00
RP:C9A:12441	- C9A(1)	47 DA	A VFU single from this SCARCER Transitional plate, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred slightly low left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a London District '75' duplex. Lower E frame-break, and letters misplaced to centre, with the 'A' nearly blind. Cat.£80.	£20.00
RP:C9:14934	- C9(2)	47 DF	A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, in a FINE SCARCE PRE-FIRE RED-ORANGE shade, centred a whisker right, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London District '74' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETIES: blurs SW and outside NW; also letters misplaced low left and high right. Cat.£200+.	£65.00
RP:C9A:14685	- C9A(1)	47 DJ	A VFU single from this SCARCER Transitional plate, in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a VERY SCARCE LONDON INLAND '16' numeral (Parmenter TYPE 16J, RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SE (very faint); also lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and NE and SE corner frame-lines extending E. Cat.£80+.	£25.00
RP:C9A:14686	- C9A(1)	47 IK	A VFU single from this SCARCER Transitional plate, in a SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Glasgow '159' numeral. A useful example of the 'THIN AND GRITTY' printing complained about by contemporary authorities. Letters misplaced high, with the 'K' tilted W. Cat.£80+.	£15.00
RP:C9:14839	- C9(3)	48 AC	A FU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), centred rather high right, but with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing a weak W frame-line, and 'A' misplaced low. Cat.£275+.	£65.00
RP:C9:14936 MW CERT	- C9(4)	48 GF	A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a LOVELY SCARCE PREFIRE BRIGHT RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (a couple slightly 'nibbled' lower left), lightly cancelled with a Sheffield '700' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Lower W weak, and 'G' tilted E. MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE. Cat.£275++.	£100.00
RP:C9:14407	- C9(3)	48 KE	A FU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a PRE-FIRE PALE RED shade (this plate not at press at Savoy Street), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but rather firmly cancelled with a London District 'W.C.3' numeral (Dubus Type 1B, Parmenter Rarity 'D' - 'NOT COMMON'). 'K' misplaced right. Cat.£275+.	£60.00
RP:C9A:C10:13237	-/40 C9A(1)/C10	49 BL	A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE C9 plate, in a nice early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade on unblued paper, centred a whisker left, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London Inland numeral, MATCHED with a FU Rose-red on White paper, off-centre low left, but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a Manchester '498' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur below the 'L'; also lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and letters misplaced low right, with the 'B' tilted E. Cat.£308+.	£80.00
RP:C9A:9848	- C9A(1)	49 JI	A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, centred a whisker left, with FULL PERFS, but somewhat heavily cancelled with a London Inland '27' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: blurs SE. Also lower E frame-break, E margin narrow, and 'J' misplaced right. Cat.£300+.	£65.00
RP:C9A:9851	- C9A(1)	49 NF	A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, off-centre high right, but with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Brighton '132' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. A good example of the 'THIN AND GRITTY' INK complained about by contemporary authorities. CONSTANT VARIETY: diagonal mark SW from corner of letter-square to below 'O' of 'ONE'. Also lower E frame-break. Cat.£300+.	£65.00
RP:C9A:13267	- C9A(1)	49 TF	A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in an early SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, but with rounded perfs SE and SW, cancelled with a neat RARE KINGSTON '422' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX (Barton RARITY 'G' - 'VERY RARE'). CONSTANT VARIETY: marks in 'P' and 'S' of 'POSTAGE'; also lower E frame-break, and 'F' misplaced high left'. Cat.£300+.	£75.00
RP:C9A:14802	- C9A(2)	52 DC	A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a late Savoy Street ROSE shade, centred slightly high left, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Rotherham '655' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur over 'C'; 'D' misplaced low right. Cat.£100+.	£28.50
RP:C9A:14804	- C9A(2)	52 HH	A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a late Savoy Street ROSE shade, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a London Inland '20' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETIES: scratch above 'TA' of 'POSTAGE', and marks around left upright of W 'H'; also both letters misplaced right. Cat.£100+.	£28.50
RP:C9A:14803	- C9A(2)	52 PE	A FU single from this SCARCE plate, in a late Savoy Street ROSE shade, centred a whisker high, and with one or two minor perf faults, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: scratch SW; also 'E' misplaced high, and both letters tilted W. Cat.£100+.	£18.50
RP:C9A:14972 RPS CERT (1976) MW CERT (2026)	- C9A(2)	53 OL	Ex ALCOCK and Lady Mairi BURY, a SUPERB USED single from this VERY RARE plate (one of the RAREST of the Penny 'Stars'), in a late Savoy Street ROSE shade, (UNUSUALLY for this plate) PERFECTLY CENTRED,, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with an Edinburgh '131' duplex, showing the CDS 1 OCTOBER 1857, a lateish use for a C9/C9A. W weak, blur SW, and short 'L' misplaced low right. RPS CERTIFICATE (of 1976 - before the Transitional shades were properly recognised and re-classified, and certifying the original (and unique) vertical pair from which this stamp has sadly been separated), and MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE (2026). Cat.£4500+.	£1950.00
RP:C9A:C10:14805	-/39 C9A(1)/C10(3)	55 AK	A VFU/FU RARE MATCHED PAIR: the C9A in the RARE C9A(1) EARLY SAVOY STREET PALE ROSE shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a DUBLIN '186' numeral. It is matched with a later C10(3) PALE ROSE-RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, with one or two minor perf faults, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a London 'W.C.8' numeral (a type dated post-1858 according to Parmenter). Both stamps have Watermark Large Crown Type I. This is a MISSING IMPRIMATUR, with the C9A a SHORT STAMP, showing CONSTANT VARIETIES: mark in 'N' of 'ONE', and blur SE; also 'A' misplaced low right, and 'K' tilted E. NOTE: whilst these C9 and C10 shades are notoriously difficult to distinguish, it will be seen that though the difference between these two is subtle, it is quite clear. Cat.£1285+.	£350.00