SG163
London 1881
SG163
1881-83 1/- Orange-Brown
Unissued
Sloping dots below the letter D of the 6d overprint
Specimen
Specimen
Watermark
Imperial Crown
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Plate #
Issued
Plate 13
31,920,000 stamps
Plate 14
27,600,000 stamps
1881 1s Orange-brown Pl.13 (Wmk. Crown).Used horizontal strip of three lettered RF-RH, tied to a small piece by two Grey-Town type 16 cds's for AU.15.1881
Printing Dates
Plate 13
Put to press
Early 1881
Earliest date of use
20th March 1883
Plate 14
Put to press
1881
Earliest date of use
22nd May 1882
Essays and Proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 13
21 Oct 1881
Plate 14
21 Oct 1881
Imprimatur
In unissued color
Proof
Die proof on glazed card
Color Trial
Color Trial
Panes
This production was in sheets of 240, (two panes of 120).
Surface Printed Issues - 1871-1880
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