Pei Plate Proofs

Trying to get better detail on a set of 6d plate proof that I have (pic below).
They are from PEI, and are various colours of the 6d set. I have seen different explanations from when and where they are from, but each seems to contradict the other.

For example I have seen on-line that that they are:
- Red Cross reprint from the early 1990's ( ebay lot)
- 1940's reprint die proof set for a charity from the 1860's dies found in England ( ebay again)
- #7DP - Harmer Die proofs.
- in 1962 H.R. Harmer org sent out a season's greetings card with customers, which contained a reprint from the original die (Essays and Proofs of BNA)

So as you can see with the detail on-line it is easy to get confused on what the real pedigree is on this set.

Any help you might be able to provide would be greatly appreciated. I am a regular over on the coin side, and a lurker here for quite a while.

from Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada (used with permission):

"Nearly all the stamps of Prince Edward Island were printed by Charles Whiting of London, England, the exception being the 4½d which was printed in Canada by the British American Bank Note Company. In 1892, the effects of Charles Whiting were sold, including certain dies and plates used to print the P. E. I. stamps, some of which were later presented to the Royal Philatelic Society, London and defaced. However four dies remained in private hands, including that for the 6d stamp. According to Kasimir Bileski, private reprints of the P. E. I. 6d stamp were made about 1940 in England and sold publicly to raise funds for the British Red Cross. The original die was thereafter turned over to the Royal Philatelic Society. The unsold remainders were later acquired by the H. R. Harmer auction firm of New York, which included some reprints in their Season's Greetings cards from 1962. Bileski acquired the remaining stocks from Harmer in 1971 and offered them for sale as singles or complete sets. The reprints were printed onto thick card stock using the original die and come in 10 different colors: blue green (a), dark blue (b), dark brown (c), light blue (d), light brown (e), magenta (f), purple (g), vermilion (h), yellow green (i), and yellow (j). They are referred to sometimes as die proofs, but are technically reprints."

Hope that helps!

CindyCan2;

Thanks helps a lot, it gives a much better description of what happened and when. They were my brothers and he did not give me details on how he acquired them, but Knowing this gives me an understanding of where they actually came from (I suspect in a Bileski lot, either from Saskatoon Stamp or from Vances auctions)

Appreciate your assistance