One Penny Stamp - Details Resembling Plate Number.

Hello,

I would like to ask, for your assistance on a one penny red stamp with two letters at base tath have's a difference in it's design.
It appears to have a unusual detail on it's left field, resembling very much the number "2".
I would be obligated if some gives
his oppion on the stamp .

The stamp is badly damaged by cutting the left side straight. It also is badly toned at the top.
I agree you see a '2' and there appears to be a '4' to the left. That would make it plate 142. This was put to press 7 October 19701870. It is one of the less common plates.
The number also appears in the opposite margin.
Maybe you can scan that side as well to confirm it is plate 142.

Edit: incorrect century as noted below by Petert4522.

It looks like a "2", but there shouldn't be a number there on the stars issue, should there?

Yes your right tath the stamp is damage at left side. I agree tath there is something which looks very much like number "2 " and possibly" 4" as you mentioned this
it's clearly seen in left ,but there is no trace of any number on the other margin .
I'm a bit little puzzled, isn't it normal to have plate numbers on left and right side of the stamp, and as GeoffHa suggested it's not suppose to have any plate numbers at this issue.

Yes, there are numbers on both sides. However, overinking may cause the numbers to become invisible. These stamps were printed in large amounts causing plates to wear down. Plate wear may be another reason the plate number becomes invisible.

if there are the numbers '42' it must be plate 142, as there was no plate 42 and the highest plate number used was 225. This leaves '142' as the only combination that includes '42.'

But you are correct remarking there should not be a plate number on the 'stars' stamps. Together with that cut-straight left side, a possibility is someone attached the left margin of a 'plates' nr. 142 to a damaged 'stars' stamp.

It would explain the strange colour difference at left if that was not caused by lighting.

NSK, please check the date in your first answer. It says 1970, rather than 1870


Peter

Thanks Peter. I corrected the post.
It looks like it is a combination of two stamps, so the date would apply to the plate 142 stamp if it would have been one of the Penny Reds with plate number.

It would be nice if the OP could post a scan - it could answer a lot of questions


Peter

GeoffHa is correct

Being a penny star, the plate number is not part of the design, as it is in later stamps with letters in all four corners.

Whatever it is that is resembling a 2 is there by accident or some other reason, but it is not part of the original design.

NSK, Petert4522 l would like to apologize, for posting a image made only from close range.
I tink the reason for the difference, could be the reflection, made from the cellphone band in the album.
Of course I can't be certain whether this is the reason for the difference in color.

There is similarl stamp with a detail which is on the same position, but it's not so clearly distinguished as the one with "2" at left side. The image which is posted for comparison is from ,"Great Britain line engravet plate repais 1840 to1855" ,
issued by RPSL but it's not mentioned as a seperate variety .

I have technical problems and can't post a image . Please chek the link below :
https://www.alo.bg/8389266?eact=i