GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3

Plate 3

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Alcocks Plate 3 Die II Block Ex-Meredith

Alcocks Plate 3 Die II reference notes

• Put to Press Date: 22 Jan 1855
• Destroyed: 8 May 1856
• Estimate sheets 34,000

• Constant Plate characteristics:
  • Letters are often found punched very low in the squares, except those noted.
  • P is blind throughout.
• Perf 16 & 14 used. SC and LC used. LC perf 14 being the rarest
• CRange 3-6

Please note some that additional images appear courtesy of Maltesex, Alcock, Bill Barrell.
Any known amendments will be noted.

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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Small scratch below front of bust	More Images
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B Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 BA.jpg			File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 BD.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 BE.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 BF.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 BG.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 BH.jpg
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C Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 CA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 CB.jpg		C4 More Images
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 CI.jpg	More Images	More Images	More Images

D Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 DA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 DB.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 DD.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 DE.jpg Dot below the SE corner of the E square.	More Images		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 DH.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 DI.jpg	More Images	More Images	More Images

E Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EC.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 ED.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EE.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EF.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EG.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 EH.jpg
			Both letters are misplaced E low and right L high and left of centre

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F Row

	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FC.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FD.jpg
	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FF.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FH.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FI.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FJ.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 FL.jpg

G Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GB.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GD.jpg More Images
'Top extends East More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GF.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GH.jpg More Images
GE of Postage largely blocked by large coloured area More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 GL.jpg Large spot on cheek between nose and ear More Images

H Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 HA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 HB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 HC.jpg	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 HF.jpg	Marks in both O and N of ONE More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 HH.jpg
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I Row

Co-incident Re-Entry * both letters thinned More Images	Different punch used for B larger than others on plate.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 IC.jpg	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 IF.jpg O of One has a large coloured dot on the left		More Images
			File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 IL.jpg

J Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 JA.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 JC.jpg	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 JF.jpg
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K Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KC.jpg
	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KF.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KG.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KI.jpg East extends North	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KJ.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 KK.jpg	(C6 shown)

L Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LA.jpg Coincident Re-Entry, both letters are faint	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LB.jpg	Lower left of L has a scratch ex tending to the south frame	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LD.jpg
	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LF.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LG.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LH.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LI.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LJ.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 LL.jpg

M Row

	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 MB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 MC.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 MD.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 ME.jpg		More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 MI.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 MJ.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 MK.jpg

N Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NC.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 ND.jpg Vertical line near D square
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NE.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NG.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NH.jpg
Marks in bottom margin between NI and OI. Marks affect N in One and below			File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 NL.jpg

O Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OC.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OE.jpg NE main ray of NW star has a coloured mark making it look large.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OF.jpg Small coloured spot at front of neckline	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OG.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OI.jpg Marks in top margin between NI and OI. Blotch in top left of S in POSTAGE	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OJ.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OK.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 OL.jpg

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P Row N.B. ALL P's Blind

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PA.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PB.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PC.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PE.jpg Different punch used for E, larger than others on the plate	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PF.jpg	Small scratch above on forehead below hairline.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PH.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PI.jpg			File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 PL.jpg

Q Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QA.jpg	B is slightly doubled at top		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QD.jpg
Different punch used for E, larger than others on the plate, base of E faint.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QF.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QG.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QH.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QI.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QJ.jpg	Co-incident Re-Entry, both letters faint and Burr rub in left margin	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 QL.jpg

R Row

	B defective at base, coloured mark in right margin ⅔ down	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 RD.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 RE.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 RG.jpg Coincident Re-Entry both letters are faint, Burr rubbs on both sides 100% of left side and 75% top down on the right side	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 RH.jpg
			File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 RL.jpg

S Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 SA.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 SC.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 SD.jpg Mark opposite mouth on West frameline
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 SE.jpg	More Images		Central bar of H is faint
Misplaced letters S is low and left I is High and left	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 SJ.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 SL.jpg

T Row

More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 TB.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 TE.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 TF.jpg	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 TG.jpg
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 TI.jpg		File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 3 TK.jpg	Spot on cheek

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