SG181
London 1881
SG181
1883 5s Crimson on white paper
Specimen
Watermark
Anchor
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Printing Dates
Printed
13,884,640 stamps
(SG180 and SG181 combined)
Earliest date of use
1 Apr 84
Put to press
1890
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Essay
Hand painted in red and chinese white
Essay
Hand painted in brown and chinese white
Essay
DLR lithographed fourth scheme essay
Proof
Essay die proof, printed in black on white glazed card
Panes
This production was in sheets of 112 (two panes of 56).
High Value Issues - 1883-1884
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