K & C PHILATELICS
The Queen Victoria & Postal History Specialists.
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We specialise in the stamps and postal history of Great Britain
covering
the pre-stamp era and the reign of Queen Victoria (1840-1901).
Our service, whether you are a newcomer to this fascinating
period of our social and philatelic history,
a Specialist Collector or an Exhibitor is based on
more than 40 years experience as Specialist Dealers
handling rare and unique items.
The emphasis has been, and always will be,
on quality and rarity.
Our stock contains quality items:
the unusual; the exceptional and the unique.
Rather than risk missing an item,
we are always pleased to discuss deferred terms
at no additional cost.
Having helped to build many fine Collections,
which is ongoing today,
we are always pleased to give advice on developing a Collection.
If you have for sale an individual item, or a Collection, from the
pre-stamp and/or the Victorian period, please make contact
as we are always interested in purchasing such material.
We look forward to receiving your WANTS LIST.
Items can be reserved by phone or E-mail.
Please see our Terms of Business.
The following are a few examples from each Section of the website.
152208
Rideout Machine Number 1: Early Machines Section
152425
Rideout Number 2 Machine: Early Machine Section
151529
Very early usage of Boston Trial: Early Machines Section
152557
Front to Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy: Battle of Trafalgar fame
Prestamp and Stampless Section
152155
Letter from Earl CARDIGAN:
father of Lord Cardigan of the Charge of the Light Brigade fame
Prestamp and Stampless Section
15194
Liverpool spoon: Prestamp and Stampless Section
152196
'Madeleine Smith' Glasgow Experimental Duplex in GREEN:
Scottish Postal History Section
152160
1/2d Plate 8: Scottish Postal History Section
151678
1d Plate 55 Lisnaskea 306: Irish Section
1204.
Salisbury Crosses and uprated with a 1d red: Mulready Section
15137
Contrary to Regulations: Mulready Section
15093
Unusual folding and cancellations on Advert Sheet
15140
2d Letter Sheet OHMS Gloucester Double Lined Cross: Mulready Section
151689
1/2d postcard 1877 hand drawn and painted:
Hand Drawn and Pictorial Envelopes Section
151787
Hand illustrated Envelope:
Hand drawn and Pictorial Envelopes Section
151785
1d lilac Die 2 hand painted Front:
Hand drawn and Pictorial Envelopes Section
151206
Plate 1a pair: 1d Black Section
152171
Plate 1b: 1d Black Section
151444
Plate 1b: 1d Black Section
151503
Pair 1d Plate 9 'PC-PD' on cover: 1d Black Section
151427
1d Plate 2 with 1d imperf and 1d venetian red 1901,
last day before all became invalid for postage.
LATEST KNOWN DATE for a 1d Black on COVER:
1d Black Section
151801.
1d Plate 10 with Leeds Distinctive Cross on cover:
1d Black Section
SUNDAY MAY 31st 1840, Plate 3 on Bristol entire: 1d Black Section
15143
IRISH COVER with Mixed Plates, 6 and 8: 1d Black Section
151512
Plate 8 Re-entry: 1d Black Section
151443
Plate 10 with RED cross with varieties: 1d Black Section
151851
Plate 1b INVERTED Watermark: 1d Black and Watermark Varieties Sections.
151440
Plate 6, BLUE cross with Certificate but faults:
1d Black Section.
1109
Plate 1: 2d Blue (1840) Section
151547
Plate 1 Worcester numeral: 2d Blue (1840) Section
152206
Greenock Cross with RPS Certificate:
2d Blue (1840) Section
151383.
Earliest Known Date for Plate 1 with Experimental Black Cross:
2d Blue (1840) Section
1110
Plate 2: 2d Blue (1840) Section
15195
Plate 2 DUBLIN Cross with outer break:
2d Blue (1840) Section
152162
1d Plate 70, NOTTINGHAM '583' in GREEN, RPS Certificate:
Other Line-Engraved Section
152490
Red numeral 466? of Liverpool:
Line-Engraved Section
152409
Envelope SLOUGH to Toronto: Line-Engraved Section
15141
Dr Perkins Experimental Blued Paper
a gummed unprinted block with Cert:
Line-Engraved Section
1039
1d Plate 44: Line-Engraved Section
309
2d Plate 9: Line-Engraved Section
152414
'Price 1d Per L(abel)': Line-Engraved Section
151380
RED Numeral Cancellations Plate 158 with BPA Certificate:
Other Line-engraved Section
15012
FIRST DAY OF USAGE: Line-Engraved Section
152095
Very Rare Forwarding Agent cachet on a Pair of Entires: Other Line Engraved Section
152108
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company one of the first sailings: Other Line Engraved Section
15196
Plate 3 DUBLIN cross with outer break: Other LIne-Engraved Section
151220
2d Plate 3: Line-Engraved Section
SS7
Plate 3 Aberdeen Numeral: Other Line Engraved and Scottish Sections
1040
1/2d SG48 PLATE 9: Line Engraved-Section
151726
Newspaper Branch: Line-Engraved Section
15005
1/-SG55 and 4d SG63 Scots Local: Embossed Section
151403
10d on Entire: Embossed Section
15002
One shilling pair Liverpool Floating Receiving House (FRH) cds on reverse:
Embossed Section
151608
Embossed Section
152223
SG130 Plate 4 the famous UNIQUE Missing Design:
Surface Printed Section
152186
4d SG62e White Paper Variety: Surface Printed Section
152032
4d SG66a with RPS Cert: Surface Printed Section
4d SG66 INVERTED watermark:
Surface Printed and Watermark Varieties Sections
151344
6d SG85 IRISH usage: Surface Printed Section
6d SG84d, Plate 3, 'TF', Error of Watermark, 3 roses and a thistle:
Surface Printed and Watermark Varieties Sections
6d SG84c, Plate 3, 'TF', Watermark Error, MISSING SHAMROCK:
Surface Printed and Watermark Varieties Sections
152515
9d SG87 RED PD only: Surface Printed Section
WM10
4d SG153 Plate 16 INVERTED watermark:
Watermark Varieties Section
151464
4d SG152 variety LARGE 5 in plate number:
Surface Printed Section.
151345
6d SG122a plate number damage:
Surface Printed Section
152030
6d Plate 12 ABNORMAL ON COVER with RPS Cert: Surface Printed Section
151204
3d Plate 8: Surface Printed Section
151464
6d SG108 Plate 8 used before official issue date: Surface Printed Section
152508
SG 162 6d on 6d: Surface Printed Section
152452
Surface Printed Section
151381
Imperf Control E with Certificate:
Surface Printed Section
152147
1d Lilac Control U Pair 1896: Surface Printed Section
152031
Stock Exchange Forgery with Genuine: Surface Printed Section
152473
3d SG 191: Surface Printed Section
152513
1/2d INVERTED Watermark:
Jubilee Issue and Watermark Varieties Sections
152372
Mint Block of 40 INVERTED WATERMARK:
Jubilee Issue Section
151576
Jubilee Issue Section
151669
CITY of DUBLIN perfin with top row INVERTED: Jubilee Issue Section
151388
Imprimatur: Jubilee Section
151644
2d INTENSE CARMINE Shade: Jubilee Section
151272
4d Jubilee: Jubilee Section
152215
SG206a Deep Bright with Certificate:
Jubilee Issue
151396
1d Imperf on Envelope: 1890 Penny Post Jubilee Section
15060
Furniss Caricature Envelope: 1890 Penny Post jubilee Section
151537
William Elliott Caricature with Insert:1890 Penny Post jubilee Section
152107
3d UPU card to Australia from the Exhibition: 1890 Penny Post jubilee Section
1069
1d Fiscal used at the Exhibition: 1890 Penny Post jubilee Section
1d Pink Envelope Number 4 in Cross: Stationery and Registered Section
152271
1848 Registered Letter: Stationery and Registered Section
151272
SECOND DAY of usage: Stationery and Registered Section
To see a selection from our stock click on the links below.
SECTIONS.
Early Machine Cancellations and Trials
Postal History of Scotland, Ireland and Wales
The 1d and 2d Mulready
Hand Drawn & Pictorial Envelopes
1d Reds, 2d Blues and other Line Engraved
Surface Printed, High Values, Lilac and Greens and 1d Lilac
Stationery, Registered Envelopes and Printed Adverts.
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K & C Philatelics
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