SG188
Manchester 1889
SG188
1883 1½d Lilac
SG188a
watermark sideways
Specimen
Specimen
Multiple
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
1885 1 1/2d wrapper London to Leek. Perfins "G&Co". S.G. 188. Postmarks: London duplex, Stoke on Trent transit and Leek arrival CDS
Printing Dates
Printed
57,240,000 stamps
Earliest date of use
14 Aug 84
Plate 1
20 Oct 83
Plate 2
20 Oct 83
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
5 Oct 83
Plate 2
20 Oct 83
Essay
Artist's drawing on card
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Perkins Bacon Essay
Proof
DIe proof, printed in black on white glazed card
Colour Trial
On coloured paper
Colour Trial
On coloured paper
Colour Trial
Orange
Colour Trial
Pale Grey
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240 (two panes of 120).
Unified Series- 1883-1884
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