1877 £1 BROWN-LILAC - used example, short perfs at base. SG T17 £950 (Image)

PRIVATE TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE COMPANY STAMPS: A small study of mainly mint stamps mounted on well-written-up pages inc. the "Universal Private Telegraph Company" 6d (3, mm, inc. error "Telegrapn") & 1/- (mm); a 4/- stamp (black with white tablet, no gum) of the "Electric Telegraph Company"; the "London District Telegraph Company" 3d black on yellow (2, 1 no gum, 1 mm) & 6d black on rose (used); the "United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company" 3d orange-yellow (2, 1 mm, 1 no gum), 6d rose (used) & 1/6d green (mm); "BONELLI'S ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COY. LIMITED" 3d brown (2 no gum), 6d black (2, 1 umm, 1 mm) & 9d light blue (mm); the "ENGLISH & IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY" 1/6d mauve (umm) & 2/6d blue (mm); and the "NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED" 1d to 1/- set (all mm, 7 stamps). Plus a set of nine 1879 Cuban telegraph stamps (mm or no gum). (35) (Image)