GB 1870 One and Half Penny

From Stamps of the World
Three Half Pence
Three Half Pence Proof in blue

Plates

Plate 1
  • Plates 1 or 3.
    • Plate 1 showing no number and Plate 3 showing 3 above bottom check letters.
  • Date of Issue : 1st October 1870
    • Watermark : Large Crown
    • Print process: Recess
    • Printer: Perkins, Bacon & Co
    • Perforations : 14
Plate 3



Varieties

  • Watermark Inverted
  • Imperf
  • OP-PC for CP-PC
OP-PC for CP-PC
Imperforate block showing the error.

Specimen

Specimen block of 4
Specimen on Dr. Perkins paper
Overprinted Specimen and Imperf
Specimen type 2 on plate 1 Rosy-mauve unissued
Specimen type 6 on plate 1 unissued

Proof

Coloured Proof without corner letters