SG196
Belfast 1883
SG196
1883 One shilling Dull Green. Note 80%+ were used as either revenue stamps or for telegrams
SG196 var
Line perf 12
Specimen
Specimen
Line perf 12
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
1883-84 1/- dull green tied to envelope with Stanley Gibbons imprint on flap, registered to Paris and redirected to Brussels, a variety of transit and arrival markings on reverse
Printing Dates
Printed
54,000,000 stamps
Earliest date of use
19 July 84
Plate 1
8 Feb 84
Plate 2
8 Feb 84
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
20 Nov 83
Plate 2
5 Dec 83
Essay
Hand drawn
Essay
Hand drawn
Proof
Essay die proof, printed in black on white glazed card
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240 (two panes of 120).
Unified Series- 1883-1884
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