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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: World Classic Stamps Mint and Used

British 3d Stamp Question

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Posted 04/21/2022 4:47 pm

can anyone tell me what the "6" means in each of the side circles? I have a SG Commonwealth & British Empire catalog, but dont see anything. Tks

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Posted 04/21/2022 4:51 pm

Printing Plate 6

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Posted 04/21/2022 4:57 pm

thats what I guessed. but the catalog says all Stamps from no. 75 to 163 have the plate no. in the design.

Duh, I thought they were referring to the stamp no. and not the SG no.

Im going to take a nap - this covid booster is killing me. Thank you

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Posted 04/21/2022 5:25 pm

No problems

clangers can be looked upon in humour
we all make them.

I once asked for an ID on an Italian "postage Due"
the stamp was actually a postage stamp with a value of 2 Lira

...and was politely corrected by a gentleman at an auction
sitting next to me, that the lot I was excited about, was cut outs from a magazine.

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Posted 04/21/2022 5:31 pm

im going to take a nap. Thanks!!

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Posted 04/21/2022 6:12 pm

I'd say it's rose.

Most likely the stamp is found in both shades for each plate. This negates repeating the plate number information twice for each shade.

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Posted 04/21/2022 6:15 pm

Plate 6 is SG 103, issued in 1870.

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Posted 04/21/2022 6:23 pm

Yes , thank you. I had the wrong ID.

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Posted 04/21/2022 7:18 pm

Your smudgy cancel is hiding the puppy face. Not the same stamp but it's cousin.

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Edited by Casey Magoo - 04/21/2022 7:22 pm

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Posted 04/21/2022 8:44 pm

Here's my copy of plate 6. Trying it from my IPad, so please excuse, in advance.

I never noticed the top design.

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Posted 04/21/2022 9:55 pm

These are pretty stamp.

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Posted 04/22/2022 03:00 am

Postmark 258
DOVER Duplex 4-2-2-4
Usage 1877 1878
Codes known at top (of CDS) D and L

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Edited by rod222 - 04/22/2022 03:01 am

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