GB 1883-1884 Green and Lilac Issue

• Date of Issue : 1st August 1883 - 9d, 1st April 1884 others
• Watermark : Imperial Crown
• Imperf Variety : ½d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 1s
• Watermark Inverted : ½d, 1½d, 2½d, 3d, 6d, 9d, 1s
• Catalogue N°s: Yvert 76-85, Michel 72-81, SG187-196

Set - Mint

½d Slate-blue	1½d Lilac	2d Lilac	2½ Lilac
3d Lilac	4d Green	5d Green	6d Green
9d Green More Images	1s Green

Set - Used

Complete set postally used copies

Lilac used

File:GB 1883-84 Green and Lilac Issue bu.jpg 1½d

File:GB 1883-84 Green and Lilac Issue cu.jpg 2d

2½

3d

Green used

Caution: the dull green colour changes (runs) when soaked in water.

4d yellowish, duplex cancel

5d, DC at PERTH C in 1885.

6d

9d More Images

1sh

Covers etc

½d paper rated wrapper.	1½d Uprating a penny pink stationery envelope 1884 MORE Images	2d Cover MORE Images
2½d on cover with the 2d to make the 4½d rate, Registered to Hamburg See for MORE Images	3d	4d Pair on cover MORE Images
5d	6d MORE Images	9d Single used on Registered cover MORE Images
One Shilling cover MORE Images

Colour Trials

2d Colour trial Lilac on Pink

2d Colour trial Lilac on Yellow