SG71
Salisbury, 1856
SG71
1856 - Deep Green
Plate 1
12,120,000 stamps (including sg72, sg73)
Watermark
Emblems
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Multiples
Specimen
Type 4
1859 Overseas mail. A wrapper sent from Manchester to Madrid, Spain endorsed "Via France/ Per 1/-" prepaid with a 1s Deep green (SG 71, Wmk. Emblems) tied by a Manchester "498" spoon cancellation (Type C Recut) for JA.18.1859. Backstamped with a red London transit cds for the JA.19.1859 and a black Madrid arrival cds for JA.23.1859.
Madrid 1860
Printing Dates
12th October 1857 - 20th August 1862
Essays and proofs
Imprimatur
On glazed blue safety paper (rejected)
Registration Date
Plate 1
27th June, 1856
Proof
Die Proof
Essay
with suggested ornaments
Essay
With hyphen
Colour Trial
Carmine-red imperforate colour trial on white glazed paper, with white cross below chin, with trial cancellation “39“ in diamond obliterator
Postal Notice
1856 Postal Notice from GPO, dated 29th October 1856 to Postmasters announcing the forthcoming issue bearing 4d rose (wmk garter) and 1/- green (wmk emblems) optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type 4,
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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