1856-70
Watermark LARGE Crown
LETTERS IN ALL CORNERS
PERF 14

1d Red-brown - Die II
1856 SG43
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14



All SG43's and 44's carry a plate number, from number
71 thru to 225 (#77 is exceedingly rare). The number
can be found in the engraving on the right and left
center of the border design. In the instance above the
plate number of the stamp is 196.

1d Lake-red - Die II
1856 SG44
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14
(plate 171 shown)

(From the collection of G. Holmes)
1d Lake-red - Die II
1856 SG44a
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - Imprimatur

2d Blue
Thick lines below 'Postage'
and above 'Two Pence"
1858 SG45
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14


2d Blue
Thin lines below 'Postage'
and above 'Two Pence"
1869 SG46
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14


2d Deep Blue
Thin lines below 'Postage'
and above 'Two Pence"
1869 SG47
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14

½d Rose-red
1870 SG48
Line Engraved - Wmk Halfpenny - P14
(plate 19 shown)

Both SG48 and SG49 had plate numbers
engraved into the design. They can be
found on both the left and right of
the vignette. Plate numbers range from
1 to 20, with plate 8 being shown above.

½d Rose
1870 SG49
Line Engraved - Wmk Halfpenny - P14
(plate 11 shown)

There is no SG #50

1 ½d Rose-red
1870 SG51
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14
(No plate numbers on SG51)

1 ½d Lake-red
1870 SG52
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14
(Plate #3 shown )

Of the 1 ½d 's only the SG52 had a plate number
engraved into the design. The only plate number
used was the number '3' and is located at the
bottom right and left sides of the design. If there
is no plate number on SG52 then it can be
assumed to be plate number 1.

1 ½d Rose-red
1870 SG53
Letters OP at top and PC at bottom
(this was an error in printing,
the letters at top should have been PC)
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14
(No plate numbers on SG53)

1 ½d Rosy Mauve
1860 SG53a
(not issued)
Line Engraved - Wmk Large Crown - P14

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