GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17
From Stamps of the World
Plate 17
- Put to Press Date:15 May 1855
- Destroyed: 22 June 1857
- Sheets Printed: Estimated at 80,000
- Alphabet II
- Watermarks Small Crown and Large Crown, Perforation 14 only. SC14 are rare
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- The T row has three distinctive punches used for 'T' these are noted on the plate units below.
- Small 'T' on TB and TI
- Medium sized 'T' on TA, TC, TJ, TK and TL
- Large 'T' on TD, TE, TF, TG AND TH (This 'T' resembles that of Plate 6)
- The T row has three distinctive punches used for 'T' these are noted on the plate units below.
| 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
C Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 CK.jpg C square has a small horizontal line below the frame of its North East corner caused by the punch More Images |
D Row
E Row
F Row
G Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 GB.jpg Letter G has a dot inside its loop at the top right near the serif. B has a small faint break in its top loop at the top More Images |
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H Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 HL.jpg G of POSTAGE has a very thin scratch running through the loop midway More Images |
I Row
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J Row
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K Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 KK.jpg First K square has a small dot in its South East corner More Images |
L Row
M Row
N Row
O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 OE.jpg Small (plate) dot under the South West corner of the O square More Images |
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P Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 PJ.jpg J square shows a mark below the South West corner in the margin More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 PK.jpg K has a small dot above its right upper serif More Images |
Q Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 QG.jpg G square shows a mark below the South East corner in the margin More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 QH.jpg G square shows a dot below the South West corner in the margin More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 QK.jpg Large coloured mark on the ear at rear More Images |
R Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 RK.jpg West frameline shows a small extension to the North. R has been punched in very high and to the right of its square More Images |
S Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 SI.jpg The North frameline has a large dot on it just to the left of the North East square More Images |
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T Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 TC.jpg Medium sized 'T' punch used More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 TH.jpg Large 'T' punch used More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 17 TK.jpg Medium sized 'T' punch used. Small dot below the T squares South West corner in the margin More Images |
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