GB 1d Red Die II Plate 22

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Plate 22

  • Registration Date: 1 Aug 1855
  • Destroyed: 22 Jun 1857
  • Constant Plate characteristics:
    • Perforation 14 only
    • Small Crown and Large Crown Watermarks
    • Characteristic Letters:
Large S (tall)





E is small with more pronounced serifs than normal

H is squat shaped and almost square in appearance

Semi-Gothic K





L is tall and thin and leans backwards slightly compared to the base line of the L
One of 2000 sheets printed on the experimental Neale's printing press in August 1855 for Perkins, Bacon Co. - See also HJ-ML for another mint block from this printing
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

B Row

C Row

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Fresh Entry in the upper squares and through POSTAGE and ONE PENNY and below
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D Row

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F Row

G Row

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G broader having been enlarged by hand and with extended central serif; The E has also been retouched by hand and is not as tall as other E's on the plate
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H Row

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H showing doubling (re-punched)
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K Row

L Row

M Row

N Row

O Row

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P Row

Q Row

R Row

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South framline extends East to base of RC
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S Row

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T Row

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