SG81
Osbourne House, IOW, 1863
SG81
1863 - Bright red with hair lines - plate 4
SG81a
1863 -IMPERFORATE Bright red with hair lines, the color of the imperforate differs from the Imprimatur.
Watermark
Large Garter
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Secret marks
#81 comes from plate 4
Plate 3
13,800,000 stamps
Plate 4
16,200,000 stamps
PLATE #'s
#81 comes from plate 4 and has hair lines
1864 British Post Offices abroad. A single rate entire from Malta to Marseille prepaid by a 4d bright red Pl.4 (SG81) neatly tied Malta 'A25' type Z4 duplex for FE.21.1864. Red 'PD' in circle and Marseille arrival cds alongside adhesive for the 25th.
Malta in the 1860's
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.
Essays and proofs
Proof
Die proof on glazed card
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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