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RED PLATE 9
- Registration Date: 9th November 1840
- Date of final printing: 3rd February 1841
- Number of sheets printed in black: 17,009
- Destroyed: 7th October 1843
- Constant Plate characteristics:
- Re-Entries:EH, NK
- 'O' flaw stage 2 on all units in original state
- Double Letters: BE, BL, CK, DC, EB, HB, JL, LB, LL, MA, OA, OB, TB
- Basal Shifts: FA to FG, FI, FL
- Repairs:
- An early repair (late 1840) was made to units AE, AG, AH and AI.
- The second (provisional) repair took place in January 1841.
- The third and final repair occurred late in 1841 during the red printing period.
Missing Imprimatur positions courtesy of [1]
State 1
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 (Late 1840) Repair - State 2 (SG AS58)
The first repair to plate 9 occurred to the following four letterings during Nov or Dec 1840 prior to printing in red ink. The 'O' flaw is obliterated and the SE ray of the NE star is generally now faint. Therefore no red prints of these letterings showing the 'O' flaw exist.
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 AG Plate 9 State 2 Showing faint NE start and strong RHS |
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 AI Plate 9 State 2 Showing thinner check letters and faint stars, strong RHS No 'O' Flaw |
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State 1 in Red (Units later repaired - SG AS57)
These units all show the 'O' flaw which was obliterated after the later repair
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State 1 in red (Pre - Provisional printing - SG AS62/63)
These units all show the 'O' flaw which was obliterated after the later repair. They are characterised by having a later state in black. The 'A' row pre-provisionals are extremely rare, few examples being known.
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Red printings following the First Repair - State 2 (SG AS59)
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 State 2 with no 'O' flaw, weaker NE star |
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The Second (Provisional) Repair- State 2 (SG AS 60)
The second repair to plate 9 occurred early in January 1841 after the first printings in red had begun, but prior to the last (provisional) printing in black, resulting in units in red (the pre-provisional printings) existing in an earlier state than the final printing in black ink. The 'O' flaw was obliterated and many letterings show fainter check letters and weakness to the stars.
 AA Plate 9 State 2 Showing thinner check letters, faint stars, strong RHS & no 'O' flaw |
 AB Plate 9 State 2 Showing thinner check letters, faint stars, strong RHS & no 'O' flaw |
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 AD Plate 9 State 2 Showing faint check letter 'D', faint stars, strong RHS & no 'O' flaw |
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 AJ Plate 9 State 2 Showing thinner check letters and faint stars, strong RHS & no 'O' Flaw |
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 AL Plate 9 State 2 Showing thinner check letters, faint stars & no 'O' Flaw |
 BB Plate 9 State 2 Showing thinner check letters, faint stars, strong RHS & no 'O' Flaw |
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Red printings following the Provisional Repair State 2 (SG AS 61)
These letterings show similar characteristics as the state 2 black impressions.
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 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, SE ray of NE start faint |
 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, letters thinner, SE ray of NE star faint |
 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, 'D' faint, SE ray of NE star faint |
 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, SE ray of NE star faint |
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 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, SE ray of NE star faint |
 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, SE ray of NE star faint |
 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, SE ray of NE star faint, burr line outside right |
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 State 2, No 'O' Flaw, 'C' thinner |
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Red printings following the late 1841 Repair - State 2 (SG AS 65)
The 'O' Flaw is obliterated.
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Red printings following the late 1841 Repair - State 3 (SG AS 64)
The 'O' Flaw remains obliterated and the SE ray of the NE star is restored and now strong.
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