SG73
Post Office, London, 1856
SG73
1856 - Pale green
Plate 1
12,120,000 stamps (including sg71, sg72)
SG73a
1856 - Pale green - Azure paper
Plate 1
120,000 stamps
SG73b
1856 - Pale green - THICK paper
Watermark
Emblems
Watermark
Showing the watermark as seen on the reverse of the stamp.
1857 Transatlantic mail. An envelope bearing a 1s Pale green tied by a crisp Enniskillen "214" spoon cancellation for JY.21.1857. with red "PAID" and "5 Cents" handstamps. Backstamped for JY.22-23.1857.
Enniskillen 1860
Printing Dates
12th October 1857 - 20th August 1862
Essays and proofs
Imprimatur
Registration Date on blue safety paper (rejected)
Plate 1
27th June, 1856
Proof
Die Proof
Essay
with suggested ornaments
Essay
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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