Penny Red Stamps for sale
Original Penny Red stamps for sale. The Penny red, along with the Penny Black is one of the most famous postage stamps from the reign of Queen Victoria and every stamp collection must surely include at least one penny red. Browse some fine examples of this world famous stamp below for sale and auction. The Penny red had the same general design as the penny black and it also has a wide range of varieties which make it interesting for the stamp collector who will distinguish between valuable and not so valuable examples depending on the very fine distinctions in the condition of the stamps, for example, any cancels that appear on the stamp, the number and size of the margins, and the general overall condition of the stamp itself.
Believe it or not, 21 billion Penny Reds were printed by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. Initially, like the penny black, the stamp had no perforations, and had to be cut from the sheet using scissors. Perforations, (experimental gauge 16), first came into use in 1850 and were officially adopted in 1854, (in the same size as the experimental issue). The experimental issue can be distinguished from the general issue as the later was applied to stamp which used a different alphabet type for the letters in the lower corners. Each stamp has unique corner letters AA, AB, AC ... AL etc., so its position on the plate can be identified.
In January 1855, the perforation size was changed from 16 to 14 as it was found that the sheets were coming apart too easily. The reduced size allowed the sheets to remain intact until pressure was applied to force the separation.
The stamps were printed in sheets of 240 (20 rows of 12 stamps), so one row cost 1 shilling and a complete sheet one pound. This, 240 stamps per sheet, configuration continued with all British postage stamps issued until 1971 when decimal currency was introduced when the sheet size was changed to 200, (20 rows of 10 stamps) making the lowest value denomination, (half pence), one pound per sheet.
Penny Red stamps for sale
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 1841 Penny Red PA PB Plate 1b c MINT part Gum The UNIQUE PAIR $94,842.00 Time Remaining: 12d 13h 6m Buy It Now for only: $94,842.00 |
 1841 Penny Red PA PB Plate 1b c MINT part Gum The UNIQUE PAIR $94,842.00 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 41m Buy It Now for only: $94,842.00 |
 1841 Penny Red IE IF Plate TWO creased Un used no gum The UNIQUE PAIR $42,678.90 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 38m Buy It Now for only: $42,678.90 |
 1841 Penny Red CB CG Plate 1b Penny Black Pair on Front to Sydney A Rarity $37,936.80 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 38m Buy It Now for only: $37,936.80 |
 1841 Penny Red KA KH Plate TWO Strip of 8 on Cover $28,452.60 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 38m Buy It Now for only: $28,452.60 |
 Penny Black FI GJ Plate 1b Block of Four minor crease with red crosses $18,968.40 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 41m Buy It Now for only: $18,968.40 |
 1841 Penny Red JK On Cover USED in BADEN UNIQUE $18,905.17 Time Remaining: 9d 19h 40m Buy It Now for only: $18,905.17 |
 Penny Black LC LH Plate 1b Strip of Six on Cover pressed crease Red Crosses $15,174.72 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $15,174.72 |
 Penny Black CA DB Plate 2 Block of Four minor crease with red crosses $15,174.72 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $15,174.72 |
 Penny Black BJ Plate 1b on Cover re directed with 1841 Red BC Plate 8 $9,484.20 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $9,484.20 |
 Penny Black EL Distinctive Leeds Maltese cross IN RED on COVER BPA cert $8,219.64 Time Remaining: 22d 12h 5m Buy It Now for only: $8,219.64 |
 Penny Black PF Plate 2 Used as a Seal with a Pinkish Red MX on the 8th of May $7,587.36 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $7,587.36 |
 RED 1909 S VDB LINCOLN CENT ANACS MINT STATE 65 STRONG STRIKE ON A VDB PENNY $6,500.00 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 50m Buy It Now for only: $6,500.00 |
 1922 NO D PENNY PCGS MS 62 RED WEAK REVERSE EXTREMELY RARE $6,500.00 Time Remaining: 12d 5h 22m Buy It Now for only: $6,500.00 |
 1922 WEAK D PENNY NGC MS 64 RED BROWN WEAK D EXTREMELY RARE $6,500.00 Time Remaining: 12d 5h 28m Buy It Now for only: $6,500.00 |
 Penny Star OL Plate 53 C10 in Rose red Ex Alcock RPS Cert $6,243.77 Time Remaining: 21d 12h 8m Buy It Now for only: $6,243.77 |
 1909 S VDB ICG MS 65 RD Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny Red Key Date GORGEOUS $5,950.00 Time Remaining: 25d 19h 22m Buy It Now for only: $5,950.00 |
 1909 VDB DDO FS 1101 12 PCGS MS 65 RED Ron Bozarth Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny $5,250.00 Time Remaining: 14d 16h 52m Buy It Now for only: $5,250.00 |
 1841 Penny Red TB Plate 2 Inscriptional on Cover Possibly Unique $4,995.01 Time Remaining: 22d 10h 41m Buy It Now for only: $4,995.01 |
 Penny Star OA on Cover with a Mere 1844 cancel in RED $4,109.82 Time Remaining: 22d 10h 41m Buy It Now for only: $4,109.82 |
 1953 LINCOLN PENNY NGC PROOF 69 RED BEAUTIFUL FINEST KNOWNEXTREMELY RARE $3,850.00 Time Remaining: 22d 3h 14m Buy It Now for only: $3,850.00 |
We hope you have found a nice penny red to add to your stamp collection today.
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