SG82
Liverpool, 1863
SG82
1863 - Pale red with hair lines - plate 4
SG82a
1863 -IMPERFORATE Pale red with hair lines, the color of the imperforate differs from the Imprimatur.
Watermark
Large Garter
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
Secret marks
#82 comes from plate 4
Plate 3
13,800,000 stamps
Plate 4
16,200,000 stamps
PLATE #'s
#82 comes from plate 4 and has hair lines
1864 British Post Offices abroad. A single rate cover from Malta to Messina prepaid by a 4d pale red Pl.4 (SG82) tied by a strike of the Malta 'A25' type Z4 duplex for NO.15.1864. Black boxed 'Piroscafi/Postam/Francesi' handstamp at left and a Messina arrival datestamp on reverse for the 20th
Malta in the 1860's
Printing Dates
Plate 3
30th November, 1861 - 8th June, 1863
Plate 4
7th September 1863 - ?
Wing margins
Wing margin stamps top left, or bottom right letter will be the letters G or F.
Essays and proofs
Proof
Die proof on glazed card
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 3
29th November 1861
Plate 4
27th June 1862
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 - with small letters
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