SG156
Cardiff 1881
SG156
1876 8d Orange
Specimen
Watermark
Garter
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Plate #
Issued
Plate 1
4,800,000 stamps
Plate 2
1,200 stamps
(No recorded copies)
1876 8d. orange, CI, on 1880 (3 June) wrapper to Buenos Ayres cancelled by a strike of London E.C. 55 duplex and, on the reverse, Buenos Ayres arrival c.d.s. (4.7)
EDU
Earliest date of use
19th October 1877
Essays and Proofs
Essay
Hand drawn frame
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
7 Jul 76
Plate 2
11 Sep 76
Specimen
Trial printing handstamped specimen
Proof
Die proof on white glazed card
Proof
Die proof on white glazed card
Colour Trial
Orange-brown, stamped specimen
Colour Trial
Pale orange, stamped specimen
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240, (four panes of 60).
Surface Printed Issues - 1871-1880
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