SG156a
London 1876
SG156a
1876 8d Purpe Brown
Watermark
Garter
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Plate #
Issued
Plate 1
60 stamps
(10,000 were printed, just one pane of sixty survived)
Essays and Proofs
Essay
Hand drawn frame
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 1
7 Jul 76
Plate 2
11 Sep 76
Proof
Die proof on white glazed card
Proof
Die proof on white glazed card
Colour Trial
Orange-brown, stamped specimen
Colour Trial
Pale orange, stamped specimen
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240, (four panes of 60).
Surface Printed Issues - 1871-1880
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