GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49

Plate 49

• Put to press Date: 3 April 1857
• Defaced: 29 October 1861
• Watermark Large Crown
• Perforation 14 (Although perf 16 is known from the December 1857 - March 1858 temporary perf 16 issue, whilst the perf 14 gauge was out of service. Specimens of which are very scarce.)
• Constant Plate characteristics:
  • Plate suffered from excessive corrosion (see HG OB PC QC examples) These occured after the imprimatur was printed and effected mostly the O P Q R S & T rows. The resultant corrosion led to the early withdrawal of the plate in 1861.
  • 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 Triple Perforated sides	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 AB.jpg More Images	More Images C has a blurred appearance, large scratch in the East quadrant of the North West square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 AD.jpg More Images Fresh Entry showing in POSTAGE, most notable in the back of P and G, marks in North West star and small marks in both letter squares (left of A and right of D)
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 AE.jpg More Images West frameline is very weak, both letters have blurs around them	More Images Both letters have blurred marks around them	More Images	More Images Very small dot to right of right foot serif of H
More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 AK.jpg More Images	More Images Missing Imprimatur position

B Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BA.jpg More Images Large dot below South East main ray of North East square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BB.jpg More Images Dot in bottom right serif of E of POSTAGE, large mark above and right of the same E in the margin	More Images Large dot above South East main ray of North East square, marks above each of the same squares corners in the margin	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BE.jpg More Images Both letters showing blurrs around them. Scratch near E square in margin, blur in east margin in top half	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BF.jpg More Images Both letters showing blurrs around them. North frameline extends East	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BG.jpg More Images Both letters showing blurrs around them. Minute dot above the main North East ray of the North East square	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BJ.jpg More Images Impression rolled in slightly skewed anti clockwise, resulting in thin margins at left, light blur above B on frame	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 BL.jpg More Images Light blurr below the L

C Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 CA.jpg More Images Light blur in margin above the NE square. Blur on frame above the C	More Images The main South East ray of the North East square has two small dots above it, later prints.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 CC.jpg More Images Small marks in the North East square and a dot near the corner in the margin, both letters have blurrs around them more notably in the first C	More Images Blur marks around both letters
More Images Heavy blur around the C	More Images Heavy blur around the C	More Images Heavy blur around both letters	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 CH.jpg More Images Heavy blur around the C
More Images	More Images	More Images	More Images C punched very low and right in its square

D Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DA.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DC.jpg More Images	More Images
More Images Very small dot attached to the lower right serif of the E	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DH.jpg More Images Very short vertical scratch in North West corner of the H square
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 DK.jpg More Images	More Images

E Row

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More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 EJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 EK.jpg More Images Small dot in left hand side of O of POSTAGE	More Images Small dot at right of lower right serif of L

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F Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FA.jpg More Images Marks on margin below E P of value	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FH.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 FJ.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images Lower left serif of L extends through square and into the full stop of value

G Row

More Images Small dot in margin above left serif of P of POSTAGE	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GB.jpg More Images Dot in margin above E of POSTAGE, blur over G	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GG.jpg More Images Small mark below South West corner of North West square seen in later prints.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GH.jpg More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 GK.jpg More Images	More Images

H Row

More Images Small dot on East side frame of North East square, small dot in margin below O of ONE, later prints showing a dot in front of G	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 HB.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 HD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 HE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 HF.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 HH.jpg More Images
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I Row

More Images	More Images Blur in left Quadrant of North West square	More Images	More Images
More Images Early printings show blur in the left side of the E square	More Images	More Images Missing Imprimatur position East margin extends North, blur in front of G	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 IH.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position
More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 IJ.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 IK.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 IL.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position

J Row

More Images	More Images	More Images	More Images Heavy curved blur in front of D
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 JI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 JJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 JK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 JL.jpg More Images Short vertical scratch in North West corner of the L square

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K Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 KA.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images Small dot in front of the K opposite the intersection with the upright (in later prints), Blurs around the C	More Images Small horizontal scratches below the bottom margin not always visible in early prints, K tilted slightly West
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 KE.jpg More Images	More Images Blur below right foot of K	More Images Blurs around K & G more so around G	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 KH.jpg More Images K tilted West
More Images K tilted and right foot touching the frame	More Images Blur above K	More Images Diagonal scratch attached to the underside of the upper arm of the first K	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 KL.jpg More Images L tilted West

L Row

More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 LB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 LC.jpg More Images	More Images
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M Row

More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MC.jpg More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 ME.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MH.jpg More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 MK.jpg More Images	More Images L placed far right in its square

N Row

More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 NC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 ND.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 NE.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 NH.jpg More Images
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O Row

More Images	More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety Mark in Right quadrant of NE square, Blurs in 'O' sq, Various marks in bottom margin.
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 OE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 OG.jpg More Images	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 OJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 OK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 OL.jpg More Images

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P Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 PA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 PB.jpg More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety
More Images Major corrosion variety Blur left of 'P', Various blurs in Value	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 PF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 PG.jpg More Images	More Images2/3 break, Dot in North West quadrant of North East square. Faint dot in base of 1st N of PENNY, South frameline weak.
More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 PK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 PL.jpg More Images

Q Row

More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 QE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 QG.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 QH.jpg More Images
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R Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 RA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 RB.jpg More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety	More Images Major corrosion variety
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S Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 SA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 SB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 SC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 SD.jpg More Images
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T Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TA.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TB.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position	More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TD.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TE.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position Major corrosion variety	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TF.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position	More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TH.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position
More Images Missing Imprimatur position	More Images Missing Imprimatur position	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 49 TK.jpg More Images Missing Imprimatur position	More Images Missing Imprimatur position

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