GB stamps Queen Victoria SG166

SG166

1879 1d Venetian Red

Specimen

Watermark

Imperial Crown

Watermark

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

Printed
1,462,584,000 stamps

Earliest date of use
6 Apr 80

Ad

Printed advertisement on the reverse

Ad

Printed advertisement on the reverse

Cover Detail

Printing Dates

Plate 1
Put to press
28 Oct 79
Plate 2
Put to press
21 Jan 80
Plate 3
Put to press
Spoilt preparing a matrix
Plate 4
Put to press
21 Jan 80
Plate 5
Put to press
28 Oct 79
Plate 6
Put to press
Registered but never put to press
Plate 7
Put to press
31 Oct 79
Plate 8
Put to press
31 Oct 79
Plate 9
Put to press
31 Oct 79
Plate 10
Put to press
31 Oct 79
Plate 11
Put to press
Not registered
Plate 12
Put to press
9 Dec 79
Plate 13
Put to press
1Dec 79
Plate 14
Put to press
1 Dec 79
Plate 15
Put to press
9 Dec 79
Plate 16
Put to press
Registered but never put to press
Plate 17
Put to press
3 Feb 80
Plate 18
Put to press
3 Feb 80
Plate 19
Put to press
3 Jun 80
Plate 20
Put to press
3 Jun 80
Plate 21
Put to press
Registered but never put to press
Plate 22
Put to press
Registered but never put to press
Plate 23
Put to press
20 Apr 81
Plate 24
Put to press
20 Apr 81
Plates 25-33
Put to press
Registered but never put to press

Essays and Proofs

Imprimatur

Registration Dates

Plate 1
28 Oct 79
Plate 2
15 Nov 79
Plate 3
Spoilt preparing a matrix
Plate 4
17 Nov 79
Plate 5
28 Oct 79
Plate 6
9 Dec 79
Plate 7
31 Oct 79
Plate 8
31 Oct 79
Plate 9
15 Nov 79
Plate 10
17 Nov 79
Plate 11
Not registered
Plate 12
9 Dec 79
Plate 13
1 Dec 79
Plate 14
1 Dec 79
Plate 15
9 Dec 79
Plate 16
22 Jan 80
Plate 17
9 Dec 79
Plate 18
9 Dec 79
Plate 19
9 Dec 79
Plate 20
21 Jan 80
Plate 21
22 Jan 80
Plate 22
18 Feb 80
Plate 23
22 Mar 80
Plate 24
2 Jan 80
Plate 25
2 Jan 80
Plate 26-33
22 Mar 80 to 18 Jun 80