Type 63                            Type 64

These underprints are believed to be from the firm Francis Peek, Winch & Co. (known previously as Peek Brothers & Co. and Peek Bros. & Winch Ltd.) a firm of Tea Brokers & Merchants.

They operated from:

    3 & 4 Fenchurch Street,
    London E. C.

at the time the underprint was in use.

A Post Office Commercial Directory of 1865 has two consecutive entries for them as:

“Peek Bros. & Co. who. tea, coffee & spice dealers, 20 & 21 Eastcheap EC; 31 Love lane EC, and 4 St. Mary-at-hill EC

Peek Bros. & Winch (of L’pool), tea merchants, 23 Rood la EC”

1868. Unofficial underprint type 63 (over the gum) in black.

a) Vertical underprint, reading upwards 

PP208 1d lake-red (SG 43 or G1)
Plates 106, 107, 108 and 114

PP209 2d blue (SG 46 or G3)
Plate 13

b) Vertical underprint, reading downwards 

PP210 1d lake-red (SG 43 or G1)
Plates 106 and 114

1868. Unofficial underprint type 64 (over the gum) in black.

a) Vertical underprint, reading upwards 

PP211 1d lake-red (SG 43 or G1)
Plates 111, 113, 118, 121, 124, 127, 132, 134, 135, 137, 147, 150, 152, 160, 162, 174, 177, 184, 187, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 208 and 211

PP212 1 1/2d lake-red (SG 51 or G6)
Plate 3

PP213 2d blue (SG 46 or G3)
Plates 14 and 15

PP213A 3d rose (SG 103 or J30)
Plate 5

b) Vertical underprint, reading downwards 

PP214 1d lake-red (SG 43 or G1)
Plates 106, 107, 114, 117, 118, 122, 124, 130, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 140, 144, 149, 150, 151, 155, 156, 158, 165, 170, 171, 175, 182, 186, 188, 192, 193, 194, 195, 198, 202, 203, 205, 206 and 209

PP215 1 1/2d lake-red (SG 51 or G6)
Plate 3

PP216 2d blue (SG 46 or G3)
Plates 13, 14 and 15

PP216A 2 1/2d rosy mauve (SG 139 or J3)
Plate 3

PP217 4d vermilion (SG 94 or J58)
Plate 11

PP217A 4d sage-green (SG 153 or J65)
Plate 16