SG104
Holborn Viaduct, 1867
SG104
1867 - Lilac - Watermarked spray of rose - WITH HYPHEN
SG104
1867 - Bright Violet - Watermarked spray of rose - WITH HYPHEN
Watermark
Spray of Rose
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Plate #
Printed
(SG 104 to 107)
Plate 6
17,880,000 stamps
of which 5,28,000 were in bright violet
Plate 7
0 stamps (Defective plate)
1868 Overseas Mail. Entire to Patras, Greece 'Voie Marseilles' prepaid by a 6d lilac Pl.6 tied by a London '48' double barred oval. Two strikes of the red oval 'PD' (Paid to Destination) have been applied in error and overstruck by London Chief Office '50' numerals. Greek Hermes heads for 10l, 20l and 80l at lower left tied by Patras cds's for JY.20.1868 (Julian Calendar). London despatch datestamp on reverse for JY.23.1868 (Gregorian Calendar). Mail to Greece could only be pre-paid to the frontier at this time, the stamps indicating a postage due charge of 110l for delivery
Printing Dates
Plate 6
5th December 1867 - 21st November 1868
EDU 24/2/69
On 22/7/68 there was a special printing in bright violet
Plate 7
Defective
Proofs
Colour Trial
On thin paper
Registration Dates
Plate 6
5-Dec-65
Proof
Plate proof printed on thin ungummed, unwatermarked paper
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 Issues - 1867-1880
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