GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41

Plate 41

• Put to Press Date: 7 April 1856
• Destroyed: Not known or recorded but was showing as withdrawn 7 March 1864, as this is a long period for a plate it may have been held in reserve for some periods.
• Sheets printed 361,609
• Constant Plate characteristics:
  • Not seen on blued paper OR in transitional shades, which suggests printing from the plate occurred a while after it had been registered
  • LC perf 14
  • A repair to the plate was noted, however it is not known when or how the repair was made. Many re-entries are known and described below.
  • Re-entries were made to almost all the A,B,C & D rows stamps.
  • One o'clock main ray is weak on all stamps except those having been re-entered.
  • Main North East Ray of North East square is generally short. (Plates 37-49 & 52-60)
  • Most units showing the ⅔ break in East frame (Plates 37-49 & 52-60)

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

More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are weak, no repair noted	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AB.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AC.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, burr rub through ONE PENNY, mark on the bust. NE of ONE joined at base.	More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AE.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AF.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are very weak, no repair noted	More Images Missing imprimatur position Re-entered unit, North East square and right hand side are very strong, short vertical stroke in the North West corner of the A square, G has been recut by hand and is mishapen (elongated) in its top arc	More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AI.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AJ.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, left margin shows a burr lines	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AK.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 AL.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position North East square weak, right hand side appears strong, no repair noted

B Row

More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 BB.jpg More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, first B has been hand recut	More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand	More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand, small spot on bust
More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been resut by hand, both B & E have been recut	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 BF.jpg More Images North East square strong but right hand side showing weakness, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand, F has also been recut and shows the alteration of its position also	More Images North East square and right hand side strong , showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand, G has also been recut and shows the alteration of its position also	More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand
More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand small dot in front of its lower serif	More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 BK.jpg More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand	More Images North East square and right hand side are strong, showing signs of re-entry, B has been recut by hand also showing since of an altered positioning in the square

C Row

More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin
More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 CF.jpg More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin, burr outside North West square in the margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin
More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin	More Images Re-entered unit showing strong North East square and fairly strong right hand margin, large mark attached to the top of the K upright	More Images No repair noticed, North East square is weak however the right hand side is strong

D Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 DA.jpg More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 DB.jpg More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 DC.jpg More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 DE.jpg More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 DF.jpg More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry
More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry	More Images North East square is strong and the right hand frameline is fairly strong, signs of re-entry

E Row

More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 EC.jpg More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 EE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 EF.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
More Images Small vertical mark attached to South West main ray of the North West square extends to the baseline of the square	More Images	More Images	More Images

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F Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FE.jpg More Images very small (often faint) horizontal scratch near the South East corner of the F square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FF.jpg More Images Blurred mark running alongside and below the main South West ray of the North West corner star	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FH.jpg More Images
More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 FL.jpg More Images

G Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GB.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GH.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GI.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 GL.jpg More Images

H Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HH.jpg More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 HK.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position	More Images Missing imprimatur position L mis-shapen on upright widens at top

I Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IB.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 ID.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IG.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IH.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 II.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position	More Images Missing imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IK.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 IL.jpg More Images Missing imprimatur position

J Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JA.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JD.jpg More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JG.jpg More Images	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JJ.jpg More Images Large dot in the margin below the South East corner of the first J square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 JL.jpg More Images

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K Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 KA.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 KC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 KD.jpg More Images
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 KI.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 KK.jpg More Images	More Images

L Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LA.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LE.jpg More Images East margin of North East square almost absent, top frameline of North East square is very weak	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LG.jpg More Images	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LJ.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 LL.jpg More Images

M Row

More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MD.jpg More Images Small mark on baseline of M square running in a slightly North West direction
More Images M suare has a small dot in its South West corner	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MH.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 MI.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 ML.jpg More Images

N Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NC.jpg More Images	More Images
More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NG.jpg More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 NL.jpg More Images

O Row

More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 OC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 OD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 OE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 OG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 OH.jpg More Images
More Images	More Images Small vertical mark on the back of the neck	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 OL.jpg More Images

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P Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PC.jpg More Images Marks in the North East squarenear and around the South East main ray	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PF.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PJ.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 PL.jpg More Images

Q Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QB.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QG.jpg More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QI.jpg More Images	More Images Large blurred mark in the North East corner of the J square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 QL.jpg More Images Mark below baseline between the E and P of value, baseline weak below E and P also

R Row

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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 RE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 RF.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 RI.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 RK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 RL.jpg More Images

S Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SA.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SD.jpg More Images Vertical scratch in the North east corner of the North West square
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SE.jpg More Images Blurred mark in the S square attached to the bottom left serif and touching the margin below	More Images Small mark above the F	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SH.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 SL.jpg More Images

T Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TA.jpg More Images	More Images Top frameline of the North East square is very weak	More Images	More Images Long vertical scratch running through the base line of the T square at the South West
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TG.jpg More Images Long scratch 3/4 the way up the O of POSTAGE on the right hand side	More Images Large blurred mark at lower left of the T running through the baselin, dot in margin above right of E of POSTAGE
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TJ.jpg More Images Scratch in the middle right of the S of POSTAGE	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 41 TK.jpg More Images	More Images Missing imprimatur position

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