DP43 - Two Pence small plate trial of 1841
New 1841 Two pence stamp with white lines added
Corner letters blanked out
This was on a small plate of twelve impressions and was required because the large plate was not ready and specimens were required for distribution with the announcement of the forthcoming issue. You can see thin vertical guide lines in the bottom right hand corner square.
| May 1840 | March 1841 |
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| Plate 1 with no white lines 1840 | Plate 3 with white lines added 1841 |
| The issued stamp has letters in the bottom corner squares | |
Plate of 12 below
Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol VIII Pg 41.
For the 1840 1d Rainbow Colour Trial go here
For even more Small Plate Trial of 1841 plus the Rainbow Trials see Vol VIII of the R M Phillips Collection