GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44
From Stamps of the World
Plate 44
- Put to Press Date: 19 July 1856
- Destroyed: 29 October 1861 (However had already been taken off the presses on 20 April the same year)
- Sheets printed: 601,500
- Transitional shades exist
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Large Crown Wmk
- Perf 14 (The plate was used for a temporary perforation of Perf 16 in late Dec 1857-March 1858)
- NE is always weak
- No repairs have been noted
- 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
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 More Images Missing Imprimatur position Thick oblique mark below R leg of N of ONE. Blur top right of B square |
 More Images Missing Imprimatur position Later Rose-red printings show a coloured rectangular mark on the crown |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 AE.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 AF.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 AI.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 AL.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position |
B Row
 More Images Base line weakness under NE PENN, burr line from BB may be seen in upper third of right margin |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 BB.jpg More Images Burr line found in the upper third of West margin |
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C Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 CG.jpg More Images South frameline extends East |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 CH.jpg More Images Dot within the mouth of the C, South frameline extends East slightly | |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 CI.jpg More Images Dot below the Southwest corner of the C square and faint scratch below the C in the margin |
D Row
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E Row
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F Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 FE.jpg More Images Lower right serif of E extends left |
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G Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 GK.jpg More Images Central bar of G strengthened by hand |
H Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 HB.jpg More Images Small dot below the Southeast corner of the B square |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 HE.jpg More Images North frameline extends East |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 HK.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position |
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I Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 IJ.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position |
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J Row
 More Images Similar to JD Plate 33 but no mark in square. Late printings show a small scratch across the Northeast square | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 JI.jpg More Images South frameline extends slightly East |
K Row
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L Row
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M Row
 More Images North frameline extends East and small dot in Northeast corner of the Northeast square below the main ray |
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 More Images Small dot attached to the M at bottom left, small dot on the South margin in the Southeast corner of the M square. Small dot above the top left serif of the F |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 MK.jpg More Images Large dot in the Southwest corner of the M square |
N Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 NI.jpg More Images Upper right serif of I extends |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 NL.jpg More Images North frameline weak above GE of POSTAGE |
O Row
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P Row
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 More Images K doubled at bottom left serif, left side of K square concaved due to punching too close. |
Q Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 QC.jpg More Images Later printings in Rose-red shades show a small dot on the nose |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 QH.jpg More Images Vertical but faint thin guideline in right side of the Northeast square. | |
R Row
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 More Images J doubled showing near the ball of the base and a small blurr under the north frame of the square at left |
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S Row
 More Images Later Rose-red printings sometimes show a small dot in the Southeast corner of the S square, some later impressions may also show a small dot in O of POSTAGE |
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T Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44 TA.jpg More Images Later Rose-red printings show a large horizontal scratch extends from the Northeast corner of the T square to over halfway before moving diagonally towards the top left serif of the T |
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 More Images The A of POSTAGE has a large dot in its apex. Small scratch above the left of the punched H | |||
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