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I have been asked a question regarding the plate number of a 1841 Penny Red imperforated Stamp I'm currently selling on Declampe and Hipstamp (see image). Could someone help me please and give me some help in identifying the plate number. *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Looks like 123 to me, but my screen resolution on the laptop is not that great. |
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Dear Bobby,
I have a lot more Penny Browns and few penny blacks, is they any way you could seen me a scan of the relevant pages of the GB QV specialized cat with the details of the plate numbers?
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I have just noticed that I have attached the wrong scan, although the one originally shown is one of the others I have. Have attached the correct scan  |
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That one is not so easy without the original and a magnifier I'd hedge toward 83,88 183 or 188, but cant really tell for sure |
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Hi Maiden,
I had a look at the registration sheets and I'm not sure the stamp is from any of the four plates you mentioned. The position of the O didn't match, to my eyes at least. |
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I've taken another look, and I think you were right with plate 58 Bobby de to the 'O' position.
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I have one I could use help with. Just getting into the area. I think it is Alphabet A. It looks like there is a break on the E in "One" and a white fleck by the "O" of "One" as well, but I could not find an example of this in the SP Spec Catalog.  |
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Hi azstampguy,
Yours looks like a plate 69 to my eyes. |
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Edited by Bobby De La Rue - 09/19/2022 8:56 pm |
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Is it IC or IG? It looks like IG to me. Much of the horizontal stroke of the bottom loop to the G is weak and the downward stroke is almost missing. The imprimature for plate 69 shows the I in IG very high. If it is IC, the bottom loop is very short. The imprimature shows it long. @azstampguy You can compare your example with those in the imprimatur sheets. https://www.gbps.org.uk/information...phabet-I.phpEdit: If it is IG, the I disqualiffies it as plate 69. If it is IC, the bottom loop of the C looks quite different from that in the imprimature of plate 69. I also have my doubts about the break in the E that appears more pronounced in the imprimature. I would expect it to become more pronounced on an issued stamp, unless the plate was repaired. Consequently, I doubt it is plate 69. |
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Edited by NSK - 09/20/2022 03:19 am |
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