SG170
Derby 1881
SG170
1881 1d Lilac - 14 dots
Specimen
Specimen
Cancelled
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Printed
495,984,000 stamps
(SG170 and SG171 combined)
Earliest date of use
August 1881
1881 Mulready facsimile of the Whitakers Almanac advertising envelope, used with the 1d lilac(14 dots) from London (sq. circle cancel) to Bristol
Printing Dates
Plate 1
Put to press
25 May 81
Plate 2
Put to press
25 May 81
Plate 3
Put to press
26 May 81
Plate 4
Put to press
9 Jun 81
Plate 5
Put to press
26 May 81
Plate 6
Put to press
9 Jun 81
Plate 7
Put to press
15 Jun 81
Plate 8
Put to press
15 Jun 81
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
25 May 81
Plate 2
25 May 81
Plate 3
30 May 81
Plate 4
9 Jun 81
Plate 5
30 May 81
Plate 6
9 Jun 81
Plate 7
15 Jun 81
Plate 8
15 Jun 81
Essay
1884 hand painted essay from W Adam's Scheme
Essay
De La Rue's first scheme
Proof
Die proof on glazed card cut down to stamp size
Proof
Proof printed on gummed and unwatermarked paper
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240, (two panes of 120).
Surface Printed Issues - 1879-1881
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