SG129
Swansea 1880
SG129
1878 £1 Brown-lilac - 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
242,000 stamps
Printing Dates
Plate 1
6th August 1878 - ?
Earliest date of use
26th September 1878
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
6-Aug-78
Essay
Essay on white card with inked in design. The head is from the die for the 4d
Essay
1878 Essay on white card with Prince Albert
Proof
Die proof on glazed card, used for plates 1 and 2
Colour Trial
Colour trial in blue
Colour Trial
Colour trial in orange
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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