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SG159

1882-83 3d on 3d Lilac
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Specimen

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Watermark

Imperial Crown
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Watermark

Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
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Plate #

Issued
Plate 21
14,400,000 stamps

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Cover detail
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1883 3p on 3p violet, tied by Dundee cds on locally sent, registered "Juror's Citation," with red "Registered at Dundee" 1884 datestamp in oval

Printing Dates

Plate 21
Put to press
Winter 1882/83
Earliest date of use
6th February 1883

Essays and Proofs

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Imprimatur

Registration Dates

Plate 21
23rd November 82

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Panes

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This production was in sheets of 240, (two panes of 120).

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