SG167
London 1880
SG167
1879 1½d Venetian Red
Specimen
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Printed
Plate 1 and 2
49,248,000 stamps
1882 fcover from Lower Dorset Street, Dublin to Upper Gardiner Street in the city and franked with 2x 1 1/2d SG167. Cancelled by a 2x Irish Diamond '186' Dublin numerals. UPPER DORSET ST CDS 'DE 6/82'. OHMS Registrar of Marriages. Endorsed 'Refused'.
Printing Dates
Plate 1
Put to press
24th August 1880
Earliest date of use
25th November 1881
Plate 2
Put to press
24th August 1880
Earliest date of use
n/k
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
23 Aug 1880
Plate 2
23 Aug 1880
Essay
De La Rue's first scheme. Hand painted
Essay
De La Rue's second scheme. Hand painted
Essay
De La Rue essay. Hand painted on card
Essay
De La Rue essay. Hand painted on card
Essay
De La Rue essay. Hand painted on card
Essay
De La Rue essay. Hand painted on card
Essay
De La Rue essay. Hand painted on card
Essay
DLR head type B and frame type 1 tender essay die proof, printed in rose on white glazed card
Essay
Essay
DLR head type B and frame type 1 tender essay die proof, printed in carmine on white glazed card
Essay
Essay printed in black on white glazed card
Proof
Die proof on glazed card
Color Trial
Rose
Color Trial
Blue
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240, (two panes of 120).
Surface Printed Issues - 1879-1881
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