GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10
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Plate 10
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- Put to Press Date: 11 April 1855
- Destroyed: 8 May 1856
- Sheets printed: Estimated at 80,000
- Alph II letters
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Both Perf 16 and 14 used on both Small Crown and Large Crown watermarked papers. All combinations possible; Perf 16LC being the rarest type.
- Fresh Re-entries were needed in a couple of units as the initial impression was rolled in at the wrong alignment, so were redone before printing commenced.
These are KK, KL and QE re-entry marks are noted below. Other units although placed slightly incorrect were allowed to remain giving closeness to neighbouring stamps these are also noted below where seen.
| A Row | | B Row | | C Row | | D Row | | E Row | | F Row | | G Row | | H Row | | I Row | | J Row | |
| K Row | | L Row | | M Row | | N Row | | O Row | | P Row | | Q Row | | R Row | | S Row | | T Row | |
A Row
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B Row
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C Row
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D Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 DL.jpg Burr rub through TAGE of POSTAGE More Images |
E Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 EG.jpg Small dot outside the South West corner of the G square More Images |
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F Row
G Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 GC.jpg G has a small dot inside its upper curve More Images |
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H Row
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I Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 IK.jpg Entry placed too high close margin with HK and wide margin with JK More Images |
J Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 JA.jpg Entry placed too high close margin with IA and wide margin with KA More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 JB.jpg Small dot in margin below the South West Corner of the B square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 JG.jpg Small dot in margin below the South West Corner of the G square More Images |
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K Row
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L Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 LA.jpg Small dot below second N of PENNY in margin More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 LJ.jpg Spot in front of the G above the end of the loop More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 LK.jpg Both L & K squares have a small dot below their South West corners More Images |
M Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 MC.jpg Entry placed too high compared to neighbouring units More Images |
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N Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 NH.jpg H has been incorrectly punched and appears faint towards its South East portions More Images | |||
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O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 OF.jpg Dot in upper margin above TA of POSTAGE More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 OI.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the I square More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 OJ.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the O square More Images |
P Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 PB.jpg Large dot inside the c frameline just under the foot of the P More Images |
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Q Row
 Fresh Entry - Faint marks of which are sometimes visible. Mark in the margin below E square, Q and E have been recut by hand to strengthen them More Images |
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R Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 RI.jpg Large scratch above R just below the squares top line, upper left serif of I deformed More Images |
S Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 SK.jpg Large dot in the margin outside the South West corner of the K square More Images |
T Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 TG.jpg Diagonal scratch on neck and small mark attached to the corner of the T square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 10 TK.jpg Very large spot at the base of the neck More Images |
