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Gambia

by Frederick John Melville

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About this eBook

Author
Melville, Frederick John, 1882-1940
Credits
Produced by Simon Gardner, Sankar Viswanathan, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at www.tpdlp.net, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Subject
Postage stamps -- Gambia
Category
Text
eBook-No.
26601
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26601
Release Date
September 12, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Gambia — By
  2. 2.Fred J. Melville, — President of the Junior Philatelic Society. — MDCCCCIX—PUBLISHED—BY—THE — MELVILLE—STAMP—BOOKS, — 47,—STRAND,—LONDON,—W.C.
  3. 3.INTRODUCTORY NOTE.
  4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS. — Gambia.
  5. 5.The Colony and Its Posts. — POST OFFICE NOTICE. — Reduction of Postage, &c. — POST OFFICE. — Ordinance No. 6 of 1897.
  6. 6."Cameo" Issue of 1869.
  7. 7.Issue of 1874.
  8. 8.Issue of 1880. — Single line perforation. Note the crossing of perforated lines. — Comb perforation. Compare crossing of perforated lines with illustration on page 29 .
  9. 9.Issue of 1886-87.
  10. 10.Queen's Head Series, 1898.
  11. 11.King's Head Series, 1902-1906.
  12. 12.Provisional Issue 1906.
  13. 13.Bibliography. — Index to the Chief Printed Articles and Papers in Philatelic Periodicals.
  14. 14.Check List.
  15. 15.Notes on the Postmarks. — By Douglas Ellis . — Plate I.—6d. Imperforate. — Plate II.—½d. Single line perforation. — Plate III.—½d. First comb perforation (points down). — Plate IV.—1d. First comb perforation. — Plate V.—2d. First comb perforation. — Plate VI.—2½d. First comb perforation (points up). — Plate VII.—3d. First comb perforation. Three guide dots to right. — Plate VIII.—3d. Second comb perforation. Three guide dots to left. — Plate IX.—4d. First comb perforation. — Plate X.—6d. First comb perforation (sloping label stamps, 1 and 5). — Plate XI.—6d. Second comb perforation (sloping label stamps, 1 and 5). — Plate XII.—Diagram of an uncut sheet of "Crown C.A." paper. — Plate XIII.—Diagram showing method of cutting the "Crown C.A." paper for the "Cameo" stamps. — Plate XIV.—6d. New plate. Without defective top row. — Plate XV.—1s. First comb perforation. — Plate XVI.—2½d. Complete Sheet, shewing arrangement of panes, fitting half sheet of watermarked paper, which shews through the page from the back.

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