SG64
Dover, 1855
SG64
1855 - Carmine - thin WHITE glazed paper
Plate 1
480,000 stamps
Watermark
Medium Garter
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Specimen
Specimen
Multiple
1856 Overseas mail. A mourning envelope sent from Bury St Edmunds to St Peray, France bearing a 4d rose (Wmk. Medium garter) neatly cancelled by a crisp Bury St Edmunds "97" sideways duplex for DE.11.1856, and a red "PD" handstamp with a Calais transit cds for DE.12.1856 alongside. Backstamped by a Bury St Edmunds "97" sideways duplex and London, Paris, Paris to Lyon & Lyon to Marseille transit datestamps for DE.12-13.1856. and a St Peray arrival cds for DE.14.1856.
Bury St. Edmunds, 1860
Printing Dates
4th August 1856 - ?
A change of watermark
The reason for the change from small to medium garter was because it was thought that the watermark would interfere with the image of the Queens head. It was thought that the larger size of garter would solve this issue, however it was still not satisfactory and the garter watermark was changed to the emblem watermark which pushed out to each corner, away from Her Majesty's head.
Essays and proofs
Imprimatur
Essay
Vignette essay
Essay
Vignette essay
Essay
Essay
Proof
Vignette die proof on glazed card
Panes
Wing margin stamps come from the center part of the sheet. In the pane shown above the left column of stamps have wing margins, There is no such thing as a straight edge perforated stamp in GB stamps.
Surface Printed - without letters
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