SG189
Buckinghamshire 1885
SG189
1883 2d Lilac
SG189b
watermark sideways
Specimen
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Loudon Brothers London embossed flap envelope to Glasgow; manuscript “late letter”; Queen Victoria 2d SG No.189 franking, 2d for overweight letter; London geometric cancel; Glasgow Sorting Tender railway TPO on the back.
Printing Dates
Printed
27,240,000 stamps
Earliest date of use
2 Mar 85
Plate 1
3 Nov 83
Plate 2
3 Nov 83
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
30 Oct 83
Plate 2
30 Oct 83
Essay
Artist's drawing on card
Essay
Hand drawn
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Hand drawn
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Hand drawn
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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
On coloured paper
Colour Trial
On coloured paper
Colour Trial
Green on unwatermarked paper
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240 (two panes of 120).
Unified Series- 1883-1884
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