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SG162

1882-83 6d on 6d Lilac
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SG162a

Sloping dots below the letter D of the 6d overprint
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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 18
9,600,000 stamps

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2 x SG162, lettered M/F & M/G with slanting Dots in overprint (SG162a) 1/- rate, JEDBURGH Scotland to John or James Robson-Scott, Mackay Post Office, Queensland, Australia, re-directed to Glenparaire, Marlborough.

Printing Dates

Plate 18
Put to press
1882
Earliest date of use
3rd January 1883

Essays and Proofs

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Imprimatur

Registration Dates

Plate 18
23rd November 82

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Panes

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

Surface Printed Issues - 1871-1880

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