SG72
Chester, 1856
SG72
1856 - Green
Plate 1
12,120,000 stamps (including sg71, sg73)
SG72a
1856 - Green - Azure paper
SG72b
1856 - Green - THICK paper
Watermark
Emblems
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Specimen
1860 Transatlantic mail. An envelope sent from Mullingar to Brooklyn, New York, United States of America endorsed "Via Galway, Paid" paid by a 1s Green (SG 72, Wmk. Emblems) tied by a crisp Mullingar '345' Irish spoon cancellation for MR.28.1860. with a red New York arrival datestamp at left and a red "5 Cents" credit handstamp below. Backstamped by a Liverpool transit datestamp for MR.29.1860.
Brooklyn 1860
Printing Dates
12th October 1857 - 20th August 1862
Essays and proofs
Imprimatur
On glazed blue safety paper (rejected)
Registration Date
Plate 1
27th June, 1856
Proof
Die Proof
Essay
with suggested ornaments
Essay
Colour Trial
Carmine-red imperforate colour trial on white glazed paper, with white cross below chin, with trial cancellation “39“ in diamond obliterator
Postal Notice
1856 Postal Notice from GPO, dated 29th October 1856 to Postmasters announcing the forthcoming issue bearing 4d rose (wmk garter) and 1/- green (wmk emblems) optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type 4,
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 - without letters
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