Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. All you need is the book, the stamp, care and possibly a magnifying glass. Shop for penny black page 3 and other related products. Penny wanawake is a globetrotting photographer, six feet of outraged black female, daughter to a diplomat, lover to an art thief, and a strong, courageous and intelligent investigator. Very easy to plate penny blacks using this book a must for any penny black collector. This book has very detailed information about the characteristics of the penny black plates, including illustrations, charts, and a listing of the measured check letter positions and constant flaws and varieties applicable to each stamp. Some are expensive but poorly described by the book sellers. Another useful book is guide lines to the penny black by p. Penny blacks most popular book is the book of potpourri. Diagnostics of fake and genuine unplated zinc cents coneca. That will give you the penny black pictures that you need to see if your penny reds are off the black plates.
Hard to get but an invaluable guide to plating penny blacks. Black arrows show the different sheen observed to the surfaces. Plating the 1d black is not easy but it is a most rewarding and worthwhile pastime that can be polished to. Jamc no actual book data is available on these pages. For those owning a penny black we can offer a fine range of publications detailing much about this stamp. There are several publications to assist plating, however, charles nissen, in collaboration with bertram mcgowan, produced by far the most widely used photographic. Caswell downloadable plating manual ebook books and. Penny black books list of books by author penny black. Plating the 1d black book plating the 1d black book. Comparison of the penny black with all uk definitives issued since shows a printed image of a very similar type in size, design and concept even absence of the name of the issuing country. This was first published in 1922 and this iconic work remains a firm favourite with collectors of penny blacks to this day. A detailed description of each one of all the 2880 stamps and the plates from which it was printed.
The metal salt contains positively charged metal ions which are. There are other differences between the plates which are beyond the scope of this exhibit and can be found in the references for those interested. Plating how it works an introduction for students, explaining the principles and offering demonstrations what is electroplating. Buy the plating of the penny black postage stamp of great britain 1840 from waterstones today. Very little in the way of mechanical aids had yet been developed, and as a result, most of the plates show markings which aid in assigning a copy to its printing plate. The books may occasionally be found at auction and some volumes are still available through booksellers. Penny black is very much of its time, with the 80s oozing from every designer pore. Electroplating easy diy nickel, copper, zinc plating. Great britain stamps 185879 1d red plates very fine used examples. There are several publications to assist plating, however, charles nissen, in collaboration with bertram mcgowan, produced by far the most widely used photographic plating guide. From the beginning of the penny black plate 1, through plate 1, the creation of the plates depended entirely upon the skill of the platemaker. For those just wanting the mx plates or alph ii imperforate its not too much of a job to manually check the single volume for matches. Plating something without any indication of which plate it is from. See all books authored by penny black, including the complete book of pressed flowers, and the book of potpourri.
In 1837, british postal rates were high, complex and. Introduction to the the penny black of great britain 1840. Following are some shots of various altered or fake unplated lincoln cents that had the plating removed along with photos of genuine examples. I mostly stock out of print titles but act as agent for the british west indies study circle and the british caribbean study group. Includes information on every plating and anodizing process we sell, surface prep, safety and much, much, much more. The term penny stars is often used for this incomparably complex series of stamps which. Buy the plating of the penny black postage stamp of great britain 1840 3rd revised edition by nissen, charles isbn.
Electroplating often just called plating is the deposition of a metal coating onto an object by putting a negative charge on it and putting it into a solution which contains a metal salt. The penny black, how to determine its value the stamp echo. Fortunately, the plate run naturally breaks up into groups, though some of them are still large enough to be intimidating. The plating of the penny black postage stamp of great. The huge popularity of specialised collections relies on the ease of identifying stamps from these different plates. Books by penny black author of the book of potpourri. Pages in category penny black plating the following 494 pages are in this category, out of 494 total. The penny black was printed from 11 plates numbered 1 to 11, many having more than one state due to repairs and reentries. There are, in effect, twelve different plates of the penny black.
Showing items in philatelic books books on philately for sale. Normally you match up the positioning of the corner letters. It was first issued in the united kingdom referred to in philatelic circles as great britain, on 1 may 1840, but was not valid for use until 6 may. The plating of the penny black stamps of great britain, 1840, chas. Fisher, the publishers, and myself, no copies of the original programmed database are available sorry. Litchfields guide lines to the penny black, also available as vol. Make sure it comes with the photo plates, which come separately the book is useless without the plates. The plating of the penny black postage stamp of great britain 1840, charles nissen 1922. Good luck, have fun and dont forget that early printings of the penny red were made from black plates. Sandafayre stamp auctions and sales every week 6,509 views. Penny black has 42 books on goodreads with 370 ratings. As the worlds first, the penny black has probably been the subject of more prolonged and detailed study than any postage stamp issued since and rightly so. A philatelic bibliography for great britain stamp domain.
There were only 11 plates used for penny blacks, and so are mostly easy to. Fisher based on the measurement system devised by roland brown. It contains an encoded version of all the relevant positional data for the five volumes of the the plating of the penny 18401864. All about plating the penny black stamp 1840 1841 plates 1a to 11. This is a pioneering study of the penny black plates, and contains photographic plates of all of the plates and stamp positions through reconstruction. The penny black was the worlds first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. The plating project click here to begin my goal here is to get a complete set of scans of all the 184041 penny black and red printings of the penny black. Penny blacks and the reds that were printed from the black plates, the worlds largest online source of images of penny black plates penny black plating project contains scans of penny black stamps, that are searchable for plating purposes. In 1841, for a variety of reasons, mostly having to do with fraudulent reuse of postage stamps, the color of the one penny was changed from black to red. Plating the 1d black is not easy but it is a most rewarding and worthwhile pastime that can be polished to a fine art.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Expect to pay a lot more now though than when it first came out at 25 shillings, but it will be worth every penny or pound. Ormond plating cards in folder give a good break down with most flaws listed, but by far the best book is guide lines to the penny black by litchfield, with almost 100% success every time. Still considered by many to be the most attractive ever issued, it is certainly the one. Genuine 1995 left and the plating removed by electrolysis is 1995 right. Many of the best metal finishing books are out of print and hard to find. And also you can download free, the plating penny black book by litchfield as well that describes the varieties of each plate. The plating of the penny black postage stamp of great britain, 1840. Nissans plating of the penny black is the one to own. Undoubtedly litchfields greatest contribution to the study of the penny black, as the title suggests, is in his guide lines to identifying and plating individual stamps.
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