The Electric Telegraph Company Checklist


RH1 under 50 miles.	RH6 1s, plate 2	RH7 1s, plate 1

RH #	Hisc.	1854-61 - Distances	Rarity	Mint	Used
RH1	H1	20 words under 50 miles	R4	1200.00	-
RH1a		' ' ' No control		800.00	-
RH2	H2	20 words under 100 miles	R4	1000.00	-
RH2a		' ' ' No control		800.00	-
RH3	H3	20 words above 100 miles	R4	1000.00	-
RH3a		' ' ' No control		800.00	-

RH #	Hisc.	1855 - face values	Rarity	Mint	Used
RH4	H4	3d Black on pale yellow	R4	400.00	-
RH4a		no control		200.00	-
RH6	H6	1s Black on buff (Plate 2)	R4	300.00	-
RH6a		no control		200.00	-
RH7	H7	1s Black on pink (Plate 1)	-	1200.00	1000.00
RH8	H8	1s6d Black / pink (plate 1)	R4	600.00	-
RH8a		no control	-	400.00	-
RH9	H9	2s Black on green	-	-	-
RH9a		no control		400.00	-
RH10	H10	2s Black on blue-green	R4	500.00	-
RH10a		no control		350.00	-
RH11	H11	2s6d Black on blue	-	-	-
RH12	H12	3s Black on bright blue	-	-	-
RH12a		no control		-	-
RH13	H13	4s Black on white	R4	500.00	500.00
RH13a		no control		350.00	-


3d. RH14	4s. RH20	4s. RH21


1s plate 1	1s plate 2

Electric Telegraph Co. Checklist.

RH #	Hisc.	1860 - Perforated	Rarity	Mint	Used
RH14	H14	3d Black on pale yellow	R5	1000.00	-
RH15	H15	1s Black / yell-brown	-	-	-
RH16	H16	1s6d Black on pink	R5	-	-
RH16a		Imp. control top-right		-	-
RH17	H17	2s Black on dull blue	R5	-	-
RH18	H18	2s Black on green.	-	-	-
RH19	H19	3s Black on bright blue.	-	-	-
RH20	H20	4s Black on white	R5	1000.00	-
RH21	H21	Imp. control top-right	-	1000.00	-

Waterlow printings.

RG / JSF 1861 - 1864


1s. RH24	1s. white tablet	2s. RH26


3s. RH28	4s. black tablet	4s. RH39

Perf.12

Perf.12½

RH #	Hisc.	RG / JSF 1861 - 1864	Rar.	Mint	Used
RH22	H22	3d Ochre (plate 1)	R2	50.00	45.00
RH22a	H22	plate 2	-	150.00	135.00
RH23	H23	6d Scarlet (reported)	-	-	-
RH24	H24	1s Orange (plate 1)	R1	45.00	40.00
RH24a	H24	plate 2	-	150.00	135.00
RH24b	H24	plate 3a	-	45.00	40.00
RH24c	-	pl 3a, imperf. no serial.	-	25.00	-
RH25	H25	1s6d Rose	R3	45.00	40.00
RH25a	-	imperf, no serial.	-	100.00	-
RH26	H26	2s Green (plate 1)	R2	45.00	40.00
RH26a	-	plate 1, imperf, no serial.	-	30.00	-
RH27	H27	2s6d Brown	R3	80.00	70.00
RH28	H28	3s Blue	R2	35.00	30.00
RH29	H29	4s Black (plate 1a)	R3	100.00	90.00
RH30	H30	4s Blk (White tablet, pl 1b)	R3	80.00	70.00
RH31	H31	5s Purple (White tablet)	R3	150.00	135.00

RH #	Hisc.	RG / JSF 1861 - 1864	Rar.	Mint	Used
RH32	H32	3d Ochre (plate 2)	R3	60.00	55.00
RH33	H33	6d Scarlet (plate 1)	R4	70.00	60.00
RH34	H34	1s Org. (White tablet, pl 3b)	R2	65.00	58.00
RH34a	H34a	with letter A in serial (pl 3c)	R3	50.00	45.00
RH35	H35	1s6d Rose	R3	90.00	80.00
RH36	H36	2s Green (plate 1)	R3	130.00	120.00
RH36a	H36	plate 2	-	150.00	135.00
RH37	H37	2s6d Brown	R3	150.00	135.00
RH38	H38	3s Blue	R2	65.00	58.00
RH39	H39	4s Black (White tablet, pl 1b)	R2	75.00	67.00
RH40	H40	5s Purple (White tablet)	R3	200.00	180.00
RH41	H41	10s Purple-brown.	R3	130.00	120.00

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RG / HW 1864 - 1870

3d. RH47	6d. RH48	1s. RH49

RG/HW Description	Perf.12½					Perf.10					Perf.11½
RG/HW Description	RH #	Hisc.	Rarity	Mint	Used	RH #	Hisc.	Rarity	Mint	Used	RH #	Hisc.	Rarity	Mint	Used
3d Buff	RH42	H42	R1	30.00	50.00	RH47	H47	R2	40.00	60.00
6d Scarlet	RH43	H43	R1	25.00	50.00	RH48	H48	R2	50.00	60.00	RH53	H53	Unlisted	100.00	-
1s Orange	RH44	H44	R2	30.00	50.00	RH49	H49	R1	40.00	60.00	RH54	H54	Unlisted	100.00	-
1s6d Rose	RH45	H45	R1	50.00	-	RH50	H50	R2	65.00	-
2s Green.	RH46	H46	R1	65.00	-	RH51	H51	R2	70.00	-
3s Blue						RH52	H52	R2	70.00	-

RG/HW Description	Perf. 12½ x 11½
RG/HW Description	RH #	Hisc.	Rarity	Mint	Used
1s6d Rose.	RH45a	H45a	Unlisted	-	-


RH58	RH62

Type-I
Type-II

RH #	Hisc.	Continental Service 1861 - 1870	Rarity	Mint	Used
RH55	H55	3d Black.	R5	-	-
RH55a	H55a	with vertical centre band	R5	-	-
RH56	H56	1s6d Black ?	Unknown	-	-
RH56a	H56a	with vertical centre band	Unknown	-	-
RH57	H57	4s Blue	Unknown	-	-
RH57a	H57a	with vertical centre band	Unknown	-	-
RH58	H58	8s Black.	R5	-	-
RH58a	H58a	with vertical centre band	R5	-	-

Directors' Message franks

J.L.R. - J.S.F. prior to 1859

R.G. - J.S.F.
1859-1863

R.G. - H.W. 1864

RH #	Hisc.	Director	Rar.	Mint	Used
RH59	H59	Robert Grimston	-	-	-
RH60	H60	"G.P. Bidder"	R5	750.00	-
RH61	H61	"Thos. Brassey"	R5	-	-

These
may
exist.

RH #	Hisc.	Director	Rar.	Mint	Used
RH62	H62	"Captn. Huish" Type I (even)	R3	150.00	-
RH62a	H62	"Captn. Huish" Type II	R3	150.00	-
RH63	H63	Charles W. Earle	R5	-	-
RH64	H64	"Lord Alfred Paget"	R5	-	-


1s. Perf.15	4s. Perf.15

RH #	Hisc.	Samples 1875? Perf.15	Mint	Used
RH65	-	3d Buff.	50.00	-
RH66	-	1s Orange	50.00	-
RH67	-	1s6d Rose	50.00	-
RH68	-	2s Green	50.00	-
RH69	-	3s Blue	50.00	-
RH70	-	4s Black	50.00	-

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