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I Need Help Identifying A Great Britain Stamp 1887, 5-D

 
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Posted 04/30/2026   2:52 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Bluegalic to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Could someone tell me if this stamp is SC 118 type 1 or 2?
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Posted 04/30/2026   3:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Germania to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like you have Die II.
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Posted 04/30/2026   4:16 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Bluegalic to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you very much
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Posted 05/01/2026   04:00 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NSK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is die II. Stanley Gibbons misses one of the simplest identifiers. They, even depict it. The square dots and lines are never exactly that. However, the numeral "5" in die I touches the bottom frame. In die II, it does not. It is best visible in the righthand value.

Your stamp does not have the numeral touch the bottom of the frame.

I have written the catalogue editor pointing at this: they replied they would look at it. I never heard from him again.
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Edited by NSK - 05/01/2026 04:04 am
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Posted 05/01/2026   04:03 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NSK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply



As you can see, the "square" dots are more rectangular than square.
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Edited by NSK - 05/01/2026 04:10 am
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Posted 05/01/2026   04:27 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Bluegalic to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
This is much clearer than the dots.
Thank you very much
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