GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16
From Stamps of the World
Plate 16
- Put to Press Date: 15 May 1855
- Destroyed: 22 June 1857
- SHeets Printed: Estimated to be 40,000
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Alph II
- Watermark Small Crown and Large Crown.
- Perforation 14 ONLY
- SC14 being rarest type
- Fresh Entries on NG OE and TD
- North West corner often weak, later printings show some weakness in the POSTAGE and North East square.
| 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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 Numerous small dots in the North West Square in the upper right. Burr rubb affecting ONE and P of value. The bottom frameline has been recut by hand and strengthened. Base of ONE has been 'flattened' in doing so More Images |
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B Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 BC.jpg Numerous small dots above the top frameline More Images |
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 Burr rub through ONE and P of value, baseline recut by hand resulting in the base of ONE being reduced. More Images |
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C Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 CE.jpg Dot on shoulder and large dot next to the upper arm of the E to its right. More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 CL.jpg A of Postage has a small diagonal mark above it in the margin More Images |
D Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 DB.jpg S of Postage has a small upright mark in the top loop at left More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 DD.jpg Burr rub through Postage and North West star More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 DE.jpg Large dot attached to margin to left of P of POSTAGE More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 DF.jpg Burr rub through ONE PENNY More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 DL.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the B square More Images |
E Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 EB.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the B square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 EF.jpg Burr rub through ONE PENNY More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 EH.jpg Small dot inside the South West corner of the H square More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 EI.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the I square. Small vertical scratch attached to the baseline of the South West corner. More Images |
F Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 FK.jpg Burr rub through POSTAGE. Small dot in the margin below the South West corner of the K square More Images |
G Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 GG.jpg First G is larger possible recut second G is left and central More Images |
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H Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 HB.jpg Small dots and small horizontal scratch inside the H square at the top More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 HG.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the G square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 HJ.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the J square More Images |
I Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 IG.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the G square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 II.jpg Small dot in front of the first I More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 IK.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the K square More Images |
J Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 JH.jpg Large mark in hair below the base of the crown North East of the eye More Images | |||
K Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 KB.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the K square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 KJ.jpg Small dot close to the North West corner of the J square More Images |
L Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 LD.jpg D is wider than the other D's on the plate due to a different punch being used. More Images | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 LJ.jpg J incorrectly punched and faint More Images |
M Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 MD.jpg D is wider than normal due to a different punch used More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 ME.jpg Small scratch above right of M square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 MK.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the K square More Images |
N Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 ND.jpg D is wider than normal due to a different punch used More Images | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 NE.jpg Both N and E punched too light and are very faint More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 NG.jpg Co-incident re-entry position. Resulting in N being faint due to pushing up of the metal around it and the G has had to have been recut resulting in it looking larger than normal More Images |
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O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 OB.jpg Small vertical scratch in O square at its North West corner. Punch used for B is different to the normal for the plate showing it to be larger than expected More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 OD.jpg Thin diagonal scratch across the front base of the bust More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 OE.jpg Fresh Entry - marks in the south margin below value. Most notable below ONE and NNY More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 OG.jpg G has been recut by hand making it larger than expected More Images |
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P Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 PB.jpg Different punch used for B with it being larger than normal for the plate More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 PH.jpg Loop of P has been enlarged by hand H is very faint due to incorrect punch pressure More Images | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 PJ.jpg Bottom frameline extends to the West More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 PK.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the P square More Images |
Q Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 QG.jpg G has been recut by hand enlarging it More Images |
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R Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 RD.jpg Small dot below the South West corner of the R square More Images | |||
S Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 SD.jpg c frameline is weak in the South South East More Images | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 SG.jpg Mark inside the South West corner of the S square More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 SH.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the S square More Images | ||
T Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 TA.jpg Framelines on the North East square are weak More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 TB.jpg Framelines of the North East square are weak and frameline above POSTAGE is weak/thinned More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 TD.jpg Fresh Entry - affecting Postage and ONE PENNY as well as all squares. T and D both thinned by the process More Images | |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 TG.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the G square More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 TI.jpg Dot below the South East corner of the T square More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 16 TJ.jpg Dot below the South West corner of the T square More Images |
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