SG84
Canterbury, 1862
SG84
1862 - Lilac without hair lines - plate 3
SG84a
1862 - Lilac without hair lines - plate 3 - on AZURE paper
SG84b
1862 - Lilac without hair lines - plate 3 - on THICK paper
Watermark
Emblems
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
PLATE #'s
#84 comes from plate 3 and has no hair lines
Plate 3
11,040,000 stamps
Plate 4
5,080,000 stamps
1863 Overseas mail. An envelope from London to Melbourne, Australia bearing a 3d Bright carmine-rose Pl.2 (SG76) and a 6d Lilac Pl.3 (SG 84) neatly tied by London City "3" numerals. Backstamped by a London dispatch datestamp for AP.27.1863 and a Melbourne arrival
Melbourne, 1860
Printing Dates
Plate 3
9th September 1862 - 11th April 1864
Plate 4
11th April 1864 - ?
Essays and proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Dates
Plate 3
17th October 1861
Plate 4
15th April 1862
Essay
Unadopted design on card
Proof
Plate 3 die proof on on glazed card with incorrect plate number
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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