SG59
Weymouth, 1854
SG59
March 1, 1854 - Dull lilac - without silk threads - issued stamp (H3(2))
SG59var
Cut to shape - this reduces the stamp to a fraction of its value
Specimen
Multiples
Envelope Stamp
Often confused with SIX PENCE embossed stamps, however three various key marks have been added to SOME of the envelope stamp. Other envelope stamps were prrinted from the same die as the embossed stamp and bear no distinguishing markers. These are sometimes sold off as being embossed stamps. An examination of the paper and absence of a watermark will give the identity of the stamp away.
Watermark
The watermark is embossed into the paper, it is known to exist inverted and reversed. There are no die numbers
Pendants
Essays
The die for the embossed stamps was engraved by William Wyon, and based on his Wyon City Medal of 1834 which depicted a fifteen-year-old Victoria
Essay
Die essay, note the absence of the hair pendant curls
The Embossed Issues
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