SG126
London Bridge 1880
SG126
1867 5/- Rose PLATE 1 - Perforation 151⁄2 × 15
Specimen
Hand stamped
Watermark
Maltese Cross
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Plate #
Issued
Plate 1
3,920,000 stamps
1867 126 5/- FA-FC horizontal strip of three used with 4d. (2), 1/- and 2/- blue on legal wrapper registered from Liverpool to New York dated 15 Aug. 1874, "466" duplex cancellations, arrival (26.8) on reverse; one 4d
Printing Dates
Plate 1
18th April 1867 - 28th March 1874
Earliest date of use
1st Julyr 1867
Notification
Notification sent to postmasters along with a specimen example of the 6d grey
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
18-Apr-67
Essay
Essay on white card with inked in design. The head is from the die for the 4d
Proof
Die proof on glazed card, used for plates 1 and 2
Proof
Die proof on matt card in purple-brown
Proof
Die proof on matt card in blue
Proof
1870 die proof on matt card in dark brown
Proof
De La Rue die proof printed in black on white matt card (92x60mm), produced by De La Rue for the 1871 London International Exhibition
Colour Trial
Colour trial in orange
Colour Trial
Colour trial in emerald green
Colour Trial
Colour trial in mauve
Colour Trial
Colour trial in prussian blue
Colour Trial
Colour trial in purple brown
Colour Trial
Colour trial in blue-green
Colour Trial
Colour trial in yellow-green
Colour Trial
Colour trial in rose-pink
Colour Trial
Colour trial in red-brown
Colour Trial
Colour trial in olive-yellow
Colour Trial
Colour trial in slate-grey
Colour Trial
Colour trial in greyish-purple
Panes
This production was in sheets of 80, (four panes of 20)
Surface Printed High Value Issues - 1867-1883
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