SG190
Shropshire 1883
SG190
1883 2½d Lilac
SG190a
watermark sideways
Specimen
Specimen
Multiple
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
France 1886 (25 Nov.), envelope franked 1883 or 1884 2½d. lilac, HE, dated 25 Nov. 1886, by a strike of the Ethridge type London Duplex cancellation;
Printing Dates
Printed
111,960,000 stamps
Earliest date of use
17 Dec 83
Plate 1
4 Dec 83
Plate 2
4 Dec 83
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
5 Oct 83
Plate 2
6 Oct 83
Essay
Artist's drawing on card
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Proof
DIe proof, printed in black on white glazed card
Colour Trial
On coloured paper
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On coloured paper
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On coloured paper
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On coloured paper
Proof
Imperforate plate proof
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Imperforate on buff paper
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On coloured paper
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Blue on blue paper
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Green on buff paper
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Panes
This production was in sheets of 240 (two panes of 120).
Unified Series- 1883-1884
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