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PREVIOUS BLACK PLATE 5 or NEXT BLACK PLATE 7
- Registration Date: 17th June 1840
- Date of final printing: 22nd December 1840
- Number of sheets printed: 39,900
- Destroyed: January 1842
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Re-Entries: OB, QJ, QK, SA
- Double Letters: BG, FK, LB, MK, PF
- Repairs:
- Plate 6 was repaired on two occasions late in 1840.
Missing Imprimatur positions courtesy of [1]
State 1 (SG AS 40-42)
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
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First Repair (Late 1840) - State 2 (SG AS 43)
The first repair to plate 6 occurred at some point late in 1840
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 State 2SE State 2, showing weaker NE star |
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 State 2TE State 2, showing weaker check letters and NE star, burr line RHS |
Second Repair (Later 1840) - State 3 (SG AS 44)
The second repair to plate 6 occurred at some point later in 1840
 State 3More ImagesMD state 3 showing increased thinning of stars and check letters, burr line LHS |
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 State 3PD state 3 showing thinning of stars and check letters |
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