1841 Penny Red Plate Number

NSK - thanks for the info about the flaw, so likely plate 12 then

I'm still going with plate 5, guessing same for your TC.

azstampguy, already, pointed out that the 'D' is standing to straight up for plate 5. The D in the Penny Red from plate 5 slants a little. Also, the arched part of the 'D' pretty consistent on plate 5 and thicker at the bottom than at the top in plate 12.

Furthermore, if you take the small white dot-like area in the lower part of the frame as a point of reference, the vertical of the 'D' from plate 5 lines up just inside that white dot, whereas it lines up just outside that dot on plate 12.

Below picture claims to be of a plate 5 Black and Red.

http://maltesex.com/cgi-bin/doctarr...1753.JPG~~~~

It looks rather like the red is a plate 12 example

This looks like it is a plate 5

http://maltesex.com/cgi-bin/doctarr...5939.JPG~~~~

Yup that is a plate 5 and it's a match :)

No, you can even see the doubling of the 'T' not repeated in the 'D' that shows your overlay does not match.

Edit: the stars also give me a headache because they show doubling due to the lack of a match.

plate 5 no?

The other was your plate 12

Again doubling of the 'T' and stars due to overlaying the 'D' and making the posted stamp prevail.

So, your usual trickery shows what it is, trickery.

By the way, in your second picture, the 'D' also shows doubling.

There are two states of the TD stamp in the plate 5 printings.

I agree with NSK's first post on page 3, in that the two side by side stamps are different plates.

The second link NSK provides shows State 2.

The image below shows state 1, and is from the same site:

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May I get some thought on this for a plate no.? I was thinking its TA but others say IA. I know its badly cut so I did a negative scan and it does look like a T. I think.... Not at all sure on the Plate no - 28??

Tks for looking.

Assuming it is a TA then plate 28 is a candidate.

Thank you for looking. Seems to me that there is a downward hook on the right side of the upper vertical of the " T ". To me the I 's are straighter and no downward curve. However, not the best candidate due to wear and tear.

I wonder how wide the bottom margin is. It appears very wide and shows no trace of an adjoining stamp. That would suggest a bottom-row stamp, hence TA.