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).
 |
 SG6 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 1 NA Printed Wrapper c250000 $1,241.46 Time Remaining: 2h 46m Buy It Now for only: $1,241.46 Buy It Now |
 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 IK IL 4m Very Fine Used Pair Large Margins Cat 200000 $1,038.91 Time Remaining: 3h 34m Buy It Now for only: $1,038.91 Buy It Now |
 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 LD LE 4m Superb Pair Black Maltese Cross Cat 200000 $849.42 Time Remaining: 3h 35m Buy It Now for only: $849.42 Buy It Now |
 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 LD LE 4m Pair Superb MANCHESTER CROSSES Cat 350000 $1,143.45 Time Remaining: 3h 37m Buy It Now for only: $1,143.45 Buy It Now |
 1840 SG5 2d Steel Blue Plate 1 3 Margins D15 BA Good Used Cat 1900 cpjf $219.93 Time Remaining: 13h 44m Buy It Now for only: $219.93 Buy It Now |
 1840 SG5 2d Steel Blue Plate 1 D15 RA Red MX Good Used Cat 1900 cpjd $437.71 Time Remaining: 13h 44m Buy It Now for only: $437.71 Buy It Now |
 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 QV 2d blue plate 1 cat 900 $224.99 Time Remaining: 1d 40m |
 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 QV 2d pale blue Plate 1 PHOTO CERTIFICATE SG cat 48000 $6,749.99 Time Remaining: 1d 42m |
{ 0 comments… add one now }