SG141
Taplow 1873
SG141
1876-79 2½d rosy mauve, white paper
Watermark
Orb
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Plate #
Printed
Plate 3
2,880,000 stamps
Plate 4
6,719,040 stamps
Plate 5
6,719,040 stamps
Plate 6
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 7
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 8
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 9
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 10
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 11
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 12
6,720,000 stamps
Plate13
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 14
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 15
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 16
6,720,000 stamps
Plate 17
960,000 stamps
1876, 2½d rosy mauve (SG 141), paying forwarding postage on a cover originally sent from Setauket N.Y. to Liverpool, England; franked with an 1875 5¢ blue Taylor (179), postmarked blue Setauket (Aug 7), red New York (Aug 8) and red Liverpool (Aug 19) circular datestamps, redirected back to Setauket with 2½d G.B. stamp placed over the U.S. stamp and tied by bold Liverpool duplex, Aug 28, with red "New York, Paid All, Sep 10" receiver
Printing Dates
Plate 3
1875 - 21st April 1876
Earliest date of use
27th October 1875
Plate 4
21st April 1876 - 3rd July 1876
Earliest date of use
20th December 1876
Plate 5
3rd July 1876 - 7th September 1876
Earliest date of use
n/k
Plate 6
7th September 1876 - 20th March 1877
Earliest date of use
9th January 1877
Plate 7
16th February 1877 - 5th June 1877
Earliest date of use
13th July 1877
Plate 8
4th January 1877 - 13th September 1877
Earliest date of use
23rd October 1877
Plate 9
14th September 1877 - 7th December 1877
Earliest date of use
5th December 1877
Plate 10
7th December 1877 - 19th March 1878
Earliest date of use
26th November 1878
Plate 11
19th March 1878 - 25th July 1878
Earliest date of use
15th June 1878
Plate 12
25th July 1878 - 30th September 1878
Earliest date of use
11th September 1878
Plate 13
30th September 1878 - 11th February 1879
Earliest date of use
n/k
Plate 14
11th February 1879 - 8th May 1879
Earliest date of use
21st June 1879
Plate 15
8th May 1879 - 15th August 1879
Earliest date of use
15th September 1879
Plate 16
15th August 1879 - 22nd October 1879
Earliest date of use
1st November 1879
Plate 17
23rd December 1879 - ?
Earliest date of use
?
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 3
30 Mar 75
Plate 4
13 Jul 75
Plate 5
13 Jul 75
Plate 6
3 May 76
Plate 7
11 Sep 76
Plate 8
5 Apr 77
Plate 9
11 Jul 77
Plate 10
20 Sep 77
Plate 11
13 Dec 77
Plate 12
30 Apr 78
Plate 13
22 Aug 78
Plate 14
15 Nov 78
Plate 15
19 Mar 79
Plate 16
26 Junl 79
Plate 17
19 Sep 79
Proof
Die proof on glazed card
Panes
This production was in sheets of 192, (two panes of 96)
Surface Printed Issues - 1871-1880
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