GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45
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Plate 45
- Put to press date: 26th Aug 1856
- Destroyed: 29th Oct 1861
- Sheets printed: 111,000
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Large Crown perf 14 (A short period of prints were perforated 16 between Dec 1857 and Mar 1858 but are rare)
- 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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B Row
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C Row
 Horizontal line/scratch through the F square and the Full Stop. *Later Rose-red shades show a scratch across the shoulder. More Images |
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D Row
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E Row
F Row
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G Row
 North East corner has 2 spots in the east side of the star. vertical scratch runs through the T of POSTAGE vertical scratch through the hair also. More Images | |||
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H Row
 'Y of Penny has marks in the base and the top. There is a Full stop attached to the south east corner of the C square. Top extends east. More Images |
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I Row
J Row
 Blur in mouth of C. Corrosional Scratch and dots in margin between the C square and the J square of JD in later prints. More Images |
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K Row
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 Blurred scratch horizontally between left foot of H and margin. (K is central~ cf Plate 37) More Images | |||
L Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 LH.jpg Horizontal scratch below left foot of H above margin More Images | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 LI.jpg L showing doubling below More Images |
M Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 MI.jpg I blurred at base More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 MJ.jpg Later printings show a small dot on the tip of the bust More Images |
N Row
 Later printings ~ Short vertical mark attached to the main North East ray of the North West star. dots in O of POSTAGE More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 ND.jpg Small within the D More Images | ||
O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 OB.jpg Arching blur over the top of the O More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 OC.jpg Small mark inside the O and another faint to the NW of the O More Images |
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P Row
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Q Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 QC.jpg large dot within the C More Images |
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 Thick scratch from the front of the forhead/crown running eastwards and slightly upwards to the end of the crown jewels and hairline. More Images | ||
R Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 RE.jpg Both R and E showing blurred marks to their left from overstriking of the punch More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 RH.jpg Blurred mark above the left top serif of R. R punched high in square More Images | |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 RK.jpg R punched high in square More Images |
S Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 SA.jpg Weakness in frame of base below E of PENNY (less so cf plate 33) More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 SB.jpg Top margin very weak More Images |
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T Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 TA.jpg NY of Penny has small dots. T tilted west More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 45 TE.jpg Marks in upper portions of NNY of PENNY More Images |
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 Large dot above left of the T and between the upper right serif and value. Lower right serif of T extends east. Foot of I blurred possibly doubled. More Images |
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