The Circular Delivery Company Limited. |
Forgery 1. |
The Circular
Delivery Company Limited was the last of the Brydone Companies and was
formed and registered on 22 February, 1868. New stamps were prepared for
the seven cities which had previosly had stamps, and two new cities. The
stamps were printed in sheets of 81 (9X9) having nine rows of stamps, each
row being for a different city. There were four values only, farthing,
green, halfpenny, blue, three farthings, brown, and one penny, pale
scarlet. A vertical column from each sheet of values would thus produce a
complete set of the four values from all nine cities. The Cities, in their
oder in the sheet, were Dundee, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Aberdeen,
Birmingham, London, Metropolitan and Edinburgh & Leith. Only one
printing was made of these stamps, though they were later extensively
forged, indeed the first forgery was noted by Dr Magnus in
"Le
Timbrophile" in October,
1868. Following prosecution against them, the Circular Delivery Company Limited went out of business on 2 June, 1869 The original stamps had the letters T N D and C inserted into the four corners of the design. Rgere is no evidence available to show that these stamps ever saw actual usage, and it is more likely that they were produced for sale to collectors, which is exactly what happened. They are not uncommon, although they are far outnumbered by supplies of some of the forgery types. Copies with a blue pencil line across them are from the Lincoln stock, he being under the impression that it was illegal to sell them unused. The first forgery appeared in 1868 and is dangerous, as it also has the letters in the corners. It is only known in imperforate condition. Genuine. |
Coloured dot in
left
Value reads
ONE
FARTHINGS
Coloured dot in E leg of H of FARTHING HALFPENNY evenly spaced of ONE |
No coloured dot
in
Value reads
HALF
HIN of
FARTHINGS
No coloured dot H of FARTHING PENNY crushed together in E of ONE |
Genuine. |
Letters of ONE
FARTHING Value reads
ONE
THREE FARTHINGS Three dots in white
frame equally spaced. HALFPENNY one word evenly spaced over N of ONE |
Letter of ONE smaller Value reads HALF Space between THREE No dots in white frame than FARTHING PENNY and FARTHINGS over N of ONE |
Forgery 1. |
Genuine. |
ONE FARTHING
letters
Value reads
ONE
Normal H and well Value
tablet broader. ONE thinner and smaller. O HALFPENNY formed G in PENNY taller. Small broken at left FARTHINGS between Y and tablet end |
ONE FARTHING
letters
Value reads HALF
Left lower limb of H of Value tablet narrow, and
taller and thicker. Narrow PENNY FARTHING missing & ONE PENNY letters O and broad G G is deformed shorter. Space between Y and tablet end |
Forgery 1. |
Mark to left of O
of
Coloured flaw
in
Coloured line
under Coloured
bracket shape ONE bracket shape upright of E of PENNY RTHINGS of FARTHINGS to left of O of ONE |
Genuine. |
No bracket
shaped
No coloured
flaw
No coloured line under No
coloured bracket mark RTHINGS of FARTHINGS shape |
Forgery 1. |