SG54
Greenwich, 1847
SG54
September 11, 1847 - Pale Green - Die I - with vertical blue silk threads - issued stamp (H1(1))
SG54var
Cut to shape - this reduces the stamp to a fraction of its value
Envelope Stamp
Often confused with one shilling embossed stamps, however three various key marks have been added to the envelope stamp.
Specimen
Multiples
Die #'s
Die number for SG54;
1
(WW1 is embossed at the base of the neck)
The WW stands for William Wyon, the engraver. These letters and numbers can be faint or even invisible.
Pendants
The Engraver
William Wyon by William Brockedon, in pencil and chalk, 1825
William Wyon engraved the head of Queen Victoria at the starting when she was 13 and finished when she was 18. His engraving was used on the line-engraved postage stamps of 1840–79, beginning with the Penny Black, the embossed stamps of 1847–54 and the postal stationery 1841–1901. His design also influenced the surface-printed stamps first printed in 1855
Essays
The die for the embossed stamps was engraved by William Wyon, and based on his Wyon City Medal of 1834 which depicted a fifteen-year-old Victoria
Essay
Die essay, note the absence of the hair pendant curls
Proof
Die proof of the head taken before the pendant curl was added
Essay
Ormand Hill's pen and ink, on a white relief, original design
Essay
Postal Notice
1847 Postal Notice from the G.P.O. in Dublin dated September 1847 - relating to the issue of the new 1/- stamps bearing a horizontal pair of SG55
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