GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51
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Plate 51
- Registration Date:
- Destroyed:
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Alphabet IV - Hand Engraved letters
- 2/3rd break as seen on the plate range 37-49, 52-60 also persists.
- Plate dots are well defined in many area's of the plate (fainter in others) and are found around and in the letter squares.
Because Plates 50 & 51 were both engraved by hand the lettering is fairly easy to distinguish from all other plates.
The notes below mainly refer to the differences between Plate 50 & Plate 51, so that they can be used to differentiate between these two plates.
Where they directly distinguish between the plates then they are marked with a ♦
Compare GB 1d Red Die II Plate 50
| 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
 ♦ Left A has large burr rub in South East corner of square in later prints.' More images or goto Plate 50 |
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B Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 BE.jpg ♦ E sits high and left in its square compare to plate 50 which is central More images or goto Plate 50 |
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C Row
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 ♦ Top right serif of I extends. C is central and low Cf. to plate 50; Some prints can show a small dot attached to the left middle of the C but this is not always constant. More images or goto Plate 50 |
D Row
 Both D & E are positioned further left of their squares when compared to Plate 50 More images or goto Plate 50 |
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E Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 EF.jpg ♦ F is smaller than Plate 50 and sits higher and left in its square. Bottom left serif of F almost touching the frameline of square. More images or goto Plate 50 |
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F Row
 F sits higher and left of its square compared to Plate 50. Bottom left serif almost touches left frameline of square. More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 G is slightly thinner than Plate 50 and sits slightly more left in its square More images or goto Plate 50 |
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G Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 GA.jpg A is very high almost touching the top frame of the square at its apex, G is very open compared to 50 More images or goto Plate 50 |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 GB.jpg ♦ Blur in the SE quadrant of the North-east star below theain ray. Both check letters are placed to the left of their squares whilst Plate 50 are more central. More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 ♦ E is slightly more left than Plate 50. Later prints show a small faint mark in the North-west star at 3 o'clock' More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 Strong burr rub on the East side. Left G is placed more to the left than on Plate 50 More images or goto Plate 50 |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 GI.jpg G is larger in height but thinner than plate 50 and placed more left in its square. More images or goto Plate 50 |
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H Row
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 D slightly more left in its square than Plate 50, bottom loer serif of D almost touching the frame at left More images or goto Plate 50 | ||
 H thinner than Plate 50. Bottom left serif of E extended and almost touching frameline at left. More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 Missing Imprimatur position H is thinner and placed higher and left in its square than on Plate 50 More images or goto Plate 50 |
I Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 IC.jpg C is slightly lower than plate 50, no sign of a break in the left side of the Northwest star at the South west corner More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 ♦ Long diagonal scratch extends from mid way down the I through the SE corner of its square Missing Imprimatur position More images or goto Plate 50 |
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J Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 JA.jpg J is much smaller than plate 50 and is slightly square footed (no dot after the J) More images or goto Plate 50 |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 JD.jpg D is larger than on Plate 50. Upright of J has a strengthened appearance. Later prints show the fullstop after PENNY breaking into the D square More images or goto Plate 50 | ||
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 JL.jpg ♦ L smaller and placed further left in its square, NW main ray of NE star doesn't hit corner. More images or goto Plate 50 |
K Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 KD.jpg ♦K much higher than Pllae 50. Small dot on margin attached to frameon line with base of back of bust. More images or goto Plate 50 | |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 KE.jpg E is larger than Plate 50. Right hand top of unit is slightly lower than Plate 50 More images or goto Plate 50 |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 KL.jpg Bottom and top right serifs of K closer to the right frame line of square. (N.B. Inscription D of HAND in marginal inscription starts at bottom of frameline of unit) More images or goto Plate 50 |
L Row
 Small diagonal line above A of POSTAGE in margin. B is placed left in its square More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 L & D both placed left in their squares, D is smaller than Plate 50; Some later prints show a diagonal scratch below P of Penny More images or goto Plate 50 | |
 L is placed high and left in its square compared to Plate50, E is larger and also high and left in its square. Mark in O of Postage seen in some later prints More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 G is more central than on Plate 50, 'normal' inter-margin distance to LH, which is very narrow on Plate 50 More images or goto Plate 50 |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 LH.jpg L is slightly further left than on Plate 50, faint blur in East margin halfway down More images or goto Plate 50 |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 LI.jpg Baseline is weaker on this plate compared to plate 50, East side of I square blurred More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 The Northeast stars NE main ray hits the corner, whilst on Plate 50 it does not. More images or goto Plate 50 |
M Row
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 Later prints show a large mark in the Northwest star attached to the Northeast main ray and frame at top. n.b. not on Imprimatur More images or goto Plate 50 | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 ME.jpg M is more central in its square. The base line of the E is extended and the upright of the E leans backwards More images or goto Plate 50 |
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N Row
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O Row
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P Row
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Q Row
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R Row
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S Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 51 SK.jpg K is gothic in appearance and squat shaped, positioned to the upper left of its square More images or goto Plate 50 |
T Row
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 H is shorter than plate 50 and placed higher in its square Missing Imprimatur position More images or goto Plate 50 |
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 Smalll mark on bottom right of South frame of the J square (weak) and also weak marks in the NW star Missing Imprimatur position More images or goto Plate 50 |
 T is placed high and left in its square. Some printings show a mark on the face but is not constant. Missing Imprimatur position More images or goto Plate 50 |
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