GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6
From Stamps of the World
Plate 6
PREVIOUS PLATE 5 or NEXT PLATE 7
- Put to press Date: 3 Feb 1855
- Destroyed: 8 May 1856
- Estimated sheets: 120,000
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Large Crown and Small Crown Watermarks and both perf 14 and 16 combinations. LC being the most uncommon.
- A few of the 'G's are smaller than usual.
- Some units letter squares were damaged when the letters where punched in.
- The S is tall and thin as was used on Plate 5 SA-SB-SC It was ever only used on this plate apart from those three of plate 5.
| 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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 L is placed far to the right of its square, the effect of such misplacement has caused the frame line to break where it touched. More Images |
B Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 BJ.jpg Later printings show a mark in the right hand side of the O of POSTAGE. More Images |
C Row
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D Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 DA.jpg Two vertical lines occur on this unit, the first is inside the NE square close to the frame, the second is in the D square to the left hand side frame. More Images |
 First D square has a small faint scratch at top above the loop of the D and the bottom left of the same square looks double punched/re-entered. More Images | ||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 DG.jpg Small faint dot in the G squares South West corner. More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 DL.jpg Like the AL variety, the D has been punched too low and has hit the corner frameline causing a break to occur. More Images |
E Row
 Different punch used for E larger than normal for the plate. Dot in South West corner of G square (minute G). More Images |
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F Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 FG.jpg Small dot outside of the SW frameline of the G square. More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 FK.jpg Centre portion of the East frameline of K square weak/broke. More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 FL.jpg L punched too far right impacting on the frameline causing a break. More Images |
G Row
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H Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 HG.jpg Large dot inside the G and small dot in the south west corner of the same square More Images |
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I Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 IH.jpg H square has a small dot in the south west of its square More Images | |||
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 IK.jpg Base of I square has been weakened when the I was punch causing it to bulge slightly and break More Images |
 The L has been punched too high and right causing it to break the d frameline at right. (cf. HL) More Images |
J Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 JB.jpg B doubled shown bu a thin line in front of it, the B is also a larger type than usually found on this plate. More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 JH.jpg Dot touching the c frameline at the south west corner. More Images | |||
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K Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 KB.jpg Large B punch used compared to normal More Images |
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L Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 LE.jpg b frameline is weak/broken below L More Images |
 Base of P and the left hand side of the O in POSTAGE had a blurring that developed with use of the plate More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 LH.jpg H square has a dot in its south west corner More Images | |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 LK.jpg Small dot in margin below E of ONE More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 LL.jpg First L punched low weakening the b frameline. Second L punched too far right breaking the d frameline More Images |
M Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 MF.jpg Small dot in the south west corner of the M square More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 MH.jpg Small dot in the south west corner of the H square More Images | ||
N Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 NI.jpg Small faint dot in the north east corner of the N square More Images |
O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 OE.jpg Mark below frame of the south west corner of the O square More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 OF.jpg Large mark below the F towards the south west corner More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 OG.jpg Mark below frame of the south west corner of the G square More Images |
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P Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 PB.jpg Taller than normal P for plate used, B low and central More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 PK.jpg Large looped P used instead of normal P More Images |
Q Row
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 Left leg of A of POSTAGE has two marks in it and one mark in the right leg. Dot in margin below second N of PENNYMore Images |
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R Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 RB.jpg O of POSTAGE dameged at top left More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 6 RG.jpg Small scratch in the margin below the south west corner of the G square. More Images |
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S Row
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T Row
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 T punched high causing the top of the square to bulge upwards. T is tall compared to plate 4 and 5 More Images |
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