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I can't seem to see the plate number along the sides.
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That's the next issue, with letters in all four corners. You have to work harder with this group! |
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GeoffHa - That's the next issue, with letters in all four corners. You have to work harder with this group! Please excuse my ignorance on this matter, but I always thought that the plate number was printed along the side design of these stamps, as is the case with other GB issues of this era. GeoffHa, for this not the same with this issue? Please advise... Regards, Stampalotapus |
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| Edited by Stampalotapus - 09/04/2015 1:44 pm |
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Pulled up from the web... Quote:
1840 2d watermark small crown imperforate Pl 1. Issued 8th May 1840. Number issued 3,977,280. (16,572 sheets). PL2. Put to press July 27th 1840. Earliest known date used is August 18th 1840. Number issued 2,485,680. (10,357 sheets). A total of 623 from both plates spoilt in printing and destroyed. 1841 2d Watermark small crown imperforate Pl 3. First used 17th March 1849. Number issued 45,960,000 (191,500 sheets). Pl 4 put to press at the beginning of 1850. Number issued 42,000,000. (175,000 sheets). I have not located any reference to a plate 5. The above quote is from this link... http://stevenallenstamps.com/news/e...-plating-aidStill searching the web for info. Regards, Stampalotapus |
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No excusing needed - I have plenty of ignorance, believe me.
The plate numbers are incorporated in the design of the later line-engraved issues - the 1/2d rose-red, 1d red, 11/2d rose-red and 2d blue, all of which have letters in all four corners.
Plating the earlier issues requires a knowledge of the characteristics of each plate, eg differences in the letters in the lower corners of the design - as possessed by some here, but not me!
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Dagnabbit - Just realized your's is perforated.
Revamping the search.
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| Edited by Stampalotapus - 09/04/2015 2:00 pm |
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On your second comment, you're looking at the imperforate issues. The 2d blue, perforated, with stars in the top corners, was issued from 1854. It's found with plates 4, 5 and 6. |
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GeoffHa - Plating the earlier issues requires a knowledge of the characteristics of each plate, eg differences in the letters in the lower corners of the design - as possessed by some here, but not me! Thank you for this information. The more I am pulling up online the more I am finding this to be the case with this issue. So far what I have been finding leads me to believe that garypage may be in possession of a plate 5 issue, but at this moment I have no true certainty. Regards, Stampalotapus |
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Hopefully someone can add more on this so that garypage has more definitive information, I seem to be stymied at the moment.
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The alphabet and white lines look consistent with plate 5 but we have some real experts here who can make that call, so I'll let it ride for now... |
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This stamp was printed using three plates... 4,5,6
If your stamp has a Small Crown watermark then rule out plate 6 (leaving 4 and 5)
If your stamp has a Large Crown watermark then rule out plate 4 (leaving 5 and 6)
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plate 4 has alphabet 1 letters
plate 5 has alphabet 2 letters
plate 6 has alphabet 3 letters |
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OOps...I looked at the wrong SL before... this is the one I should have referred to and it is plate 5.  |
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