GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23
From Stamps of the World
Plate 23
- Registration Date: 17 Nov 1855
- Destroyed: 22 Jun 1857
- Sheets printed 62,000
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- All K's are Gothic
- Perforation 14 only
- Small Crown and Large Crown Watermarks, Small Crown considerably scarcer.
- Distinctive letters: L is tall like plate 22 but in this plate its foot and upright are at right angles; K is Gothic throughout; S is tall (as per plate 22).
| 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
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AA.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AD.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AE.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AF.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AG.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AJ.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 AL.jpg Missing imprimatur position Bottom left serif of L has a small dot which faded with printing. L high and central in square More Images |
B Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 BC.jpg Dot below first N of PENNY in margin midway between BC-CCMore Images |
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C Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 CF.jpg North frameline showing weakness More Images |
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D Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 DL.jpg North frameline showing weakness More Images |
E Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 EL.jpg Small horizontal scratch below L visible in early printings, it wore as the plate printed, visible on the imprimatur More Images |
F Row
G Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 GL.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
H Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 HL.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
I Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 IG.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 II.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 IJ.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |
J Row
K Row
Gothic K Heavy blurred vertical scratch extends from the South East corner of the F square down to North East corner of LF below More Images |
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L Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 LF.jpg Heavy blurred vertical scratch extends from the North East corner up to the South East corner of KF above More Images |
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M Row
N Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 NG.jpg Later printings show blurring of 'ON' of ONE More Images |
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O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 OD.jpg O double punched showing at bottom left More Images | |||
P Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 PE.jpg Large mark on neck below the jaw-line More Images |
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Q Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 QH.jpg North frameline showing weakness above POSTAGE More Images | |||
R Row
S Row
T Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 23 TL.jpg Missing imprimatur position More Images |




























































