2d Blue Plate 2
2d Blue stamp lettered K -D, identified as coming from plate 2 using British Line-Engraved Stamps. Twopence Blue. Studies Of Plates 1 to 15 by H. Osborne.
Period of use: Plate 2 was completed on July 18th, 1840 and put to press three days later. In daily use, barring Sundays and one other day (18th August 1840) until August 29th, 1840.
Colour: Deep full blue.
Cancellation: Maltese Cross cancellation in black (usual on this plate).
Main identification clues:
- Ray flaws in the right star which has four shorn rays common to all stamps from this plate - nos. 2, 10, 11 and 12 (counting clockwise).
- Ray flaw in the left star - missing no. 1 (counting clockwise).
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 GB 1840 2d BLUE FROM PLATE 2 LETTERED JA FINE USED SG 5 REFE14 $130.10 Time Remaining: 12h 53m Buy It Now for only: $130.10 Buy It Now |
 1840 Sg 5 2d Blue PA Plate 1 fine used TT1192 19 $143.10 Time Remaining: 1d 12h Buy It Now for only: $143.10 Buy It Now |
 SG4 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 KA Black Maltese Cross $500.87 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 56m Buy It Now for only: $500.87 Buy It Now |
 1840 Sg 5 2d Blue NJ Plate 2 fine used $325.24 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 41m Buy It Now for only: $325.24 Buy It Now |
 SG 4 1840 2d deep full blue plate 2 lettered TE Fine used black Maltese cross $29.92 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 22h 4m |
 SG 5 1840 2d blue plate 2 lettered LE Fine used with a black Maltese cross $88.04 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 22h 6m |
 SG 5 1840 2d blue plate 2 lettered QF Good used 4 margins reverse thin at $9.76 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 22h 9m |
 GB 1840 2d BLUE NH FROM PLATE 1 4 MARGINS FINE USED SG5 REFE14 $325.24 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 5m Buy It Now for only: $325.24 Buy It Now |
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