SG79
Ventnor, 1862
SG79
1862 - Bright red, without hair lines - plate 3
Specimen
Specimen
The specimen stamp was created for this circular
Watermark
Large Garter
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Secret marks
#79 comes from plate 3
Plate 3
13,800,000 stamps
Plate 4
16,200,000 stamps
Hair lines
#79 comes from plate 3, it does not have a hair line
1863 Registered mail. A double rate cover from Liverpool to Paris, prepaid at the 1s4d per ½oz rate (8d postage plus 8d registration) by a strip of three and single 4 bright-red Pl.3 (SG79) all neatly tied by Liverpool '466' numerals and a red REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL datestamp for MR.21.1863. Red London 'Crown/REGISTERED' handstamp and REGISTERED/LONDON datestamp for the 23rd at right. Black Calais transit cds for the 23rd and red 'CHARGÉ' handstamp at left, Paris receiving cds on reverse also for the 23rd.
Channel steamer "Calais-Dovres", reloading the mail to train
Printing Dates
Plate 3
30th November, 1861 - 8th June, 1863
Plate 4
7th September 1863 - ?
Wing margins
Wing margin stamps top left, or bottom right letter will be the letters G or F.
A change of colour
The previous four pence stamp had been printed in carmine. Due to the new 3d stamp was also printed in carmine it was felt that the colour of the four pence stamp should be changed. The new reddish colour was largely made of vermilion. This presented a problem as copper plates decomposes vermillion so the new four pence plates had a silver sulphate surface.
Essays and proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 3
29th November 1861
Plate 4
27th June 1862
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 - with small letters
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