SG55
Peebleshire, 1847
SG55
September 11, 1847 - Green - Die II - with vertical blue silk threads - issued stamp (H1(2))
Note: Stamps from the edge of the sheet were sometimes missing the silk thread
SG55var
A silk thread each side of the stamp (two known to exist)
SG55var
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
Overprint in black
Multiples
Die #'s
Die number for SG55;
2
(WW2 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
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
The Embossed Issues
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