GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown

• Issue Date : 1880 - 1881
• Printed by : De la Rue
• Print Process : Typo
• Perforations : 14
• Watermark: Imperial Crown
• Catalogue N°s: Michel 55-64, Yvert 67-73, SG 157-169

Some new designs.

Unused stamps

File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown ua.jpg 1/2d green (yellow-green) SG164-165	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown ub.jpg 1d Venetian red (red-brown) SG166	11/2 d Venetian red SG167	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown ud.jpg 2d lilac-rose SG168
File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown ue.jpg 21/2 d blue (cobalt) 1881 SG157	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown uf.jpg 3d rose-lilac 1881 SG158	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown ug.jpg 4d grey-brown, plate 18 (1882), registered oval, perfin SG160
File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown uh.jpg 5d indigo (black blue) (1881) SG169	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown uha.jpg 5d indigo duplex used SG169	File:Great Britain 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown ui.jpg 6d grey, duplex used, SG161	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown uj.jpg 1 sh orange-brown 1881 SG163

1d Venetian red (red-brown) SG166 - block of 12 with sheet margin

See also: Great Britain Penny stamps from 1840-1879 - Franz Zehenter (German)

Used stamps

File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown a.jpg 1/2d green (yellow-green) SG164-165	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown b.jpg 1d Venetian red (red-brown) SG166	11/2 d Venetian red SG167	2d lilac-rose SG168
File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown e.jpg 21/2 d blue (cobalt) 1881 SG157	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown f.jpg 3d rose-lilac 1881 SG158	4d grey-brown, plate 18 (1882), registered oval, perfin SG160
5d indigo (black blue) (1881) SG169	5d indigo duplex used SG169
6d grey, duplex used, SG161	File:GB 1880-1881 wmrk Imperial Crown j.jpg 1 sh orange-brown 1881 SG163

Proofs

1d Venetian red (red-brown) SG166 - Complete design printed in black on white glazed card with void corner letters. Dated Aug 14 1879 and endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" Exhibit sheet