GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7
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Plate 7
PREVIOUS PLATE 6 or NEXT PLATE 8
- Put to Press Date: 7 Feb 1855
- Destroyed: 8 May 1856
- Sheets printed: Est 90,000
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Alph II
- Perf 16 and 14 used and both Large Crown and Small crown wmks. All possible combinations with both perf 16 varieties being the least common.
- The plate has a letter B that tends to look like its base line curves back in on itself on all uses except QB SB and TB in which case a different (normal) punch was used. The B is not always distinctive to the eye in later prints.
- D and E columns are both close together compared to normal.
| 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
 Outside west blurred greater to left of NW star and from 50% downwards. Blurring extends beyond towards CE More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 BI.jpg Large dot in the foot of T of POSTAGE and a large dot in the centre of the north east star More Images |
C Row
D Row
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E Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 EB.jpg small scratch on the lower loop of the B More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 EL.jpg Small dot on the frameline of the northwest corner of the E square More Images |
F Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 FA.jpg F has a small vertical scratch to its left More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 FC.jpg Small dot at the front edge of the bust also on EC More Images |
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 Dot in lower loop of S next to serif and large dot in margin just below the NE star corner More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 FI.jpg Small dot in the loop of the P of PENNY More Images |
G Row
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 GD.jpg Small dot below NY of PENNY, midway between GD and HD sometimes unseen due to perforations. More Images | ||
H Row
 Small dot above E of POSTAGE, midway between GD and HD sometimes unseen due to perforations. More Images | |||
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 HK.jpg Large mark below the b frameline of the H square More Images |
I Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 IB.jpg Top loop of P of POSTAGE appears indented More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 IL.jpg Both letters misplaced in squares, I is low and central, L is low and right frames not affected. More Images |
J Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 JA.jpg dot in front of the J More Images |
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 JB.jpg Small spot on shoulder and mark attached to left hand side of B square frame ¾ up More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 JG.jpg Very large dot attached to the top of G clear prints also showing one smaller dot attached at each side of the large dot. More Images |
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K Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 KB.jpg Two dots on neck and shoulder, O of POSTAGE is indented More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 KI.jpg Small mark on the c frameline of K square directly below the right foot of the K More Images |
L Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 LB.jpg Large spot on cheek More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 LK.jpg K is blurred at the top More Images |
M Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 MB.jpg Lower right serif of M extends and touches the frameline at right. B square has two dots, one below the South West corner in the margin More Images |
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 MF.jpg Inverted colored V shaped mark above the ear, also seen on NF More Images |
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N Row
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O Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 OC.jpg Large spot below the lobe of the ear More Images |
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P Row
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Q Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 QB.jpg B has a flat base (different punch to normal for plate) More Images |
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R Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 RA.jpg Spot on cheek between mouth and earlobe More Images |
 Vertical small scratch on neck and small dot below the South West corner of the B square More Images | ||
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S Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 SB.jpg large dot attached to the corner of the S square at left and triangular mark below E of ONE. B has a flat base (different punch to normal for plate) More Images |
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T Row
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 7 TB.jpg B has a flat base (different punch to normal for plate) More Images |
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