GB 1d Red Die II Plate 25

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Plate 25

  • Put to Press Date: 12 Nov 1855
  • Destroyed: 22 Jun 1857
  • Sheets printed: This was a very small printing of only 45,000 sheets. Copies are thus considered scarce.
  • Constant Plate characteristics:
    • All K's are Gothic
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    • Perforation 14 only
    • Small Crown and Large Crown Watermarks, Small Crown were only a small percentage of the total printing and so are very scarce.
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

Missing Imprimatur position
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Missing Imprimatur position
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Missing Imprimatur position
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Missing Imprimatur position
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Missing Imprimatur position
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Missing Imprimatur position
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B Row

C Row

D Row

E Row

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F Row

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Both letters are very weak and value tablet compressed due to almost coincident re-entry. Burr rub in margin at south part of West margin.
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Re-Entry in the upper squares and POSTAGE and lower squares and Value; blurring outside upper East margin
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G Row

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Small dot above top loop at upper right
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H Row

I Row

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Fresh Entry in all squares and value; Marginal blurring to East and West of squares
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J Row

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K Row

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South East square skewed out to East
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D faint at top. South East square skewed out to East
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L showing possible signs of doubling at top - questionable.
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L Row

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L misplaced in its square high and to the right
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M Row

N Row

O Row

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P Row

Q Row

R Row

S Row

T Row

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Fresh Entry in the upper and lower squares and in POSTAGE and Value.
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