L237s Five Pound Telegraph 1877 - imperf colour trial

Showing current number 526 (below DN)

five pound telegraph

Image source British Library


Plate layout of the £5 telegraph
Two panes of 28 stamps (7 rows by 4)
The lettering is the reverse of the usual, the top row going from AA, BA, CA, DA
Normally the row goes AA, AB, AC, AD and the column goes AA, BA, CA etc
The current number is 526 but it is not marked on the selvage, neither is the plate number. The current number 526 is shown on the £5 telegraph but cnot on the £5 orange.

AA BA CA DA
AB BB CB DB
AC BC CC DC
AD BD CD DD
AE BE CE DE
AF BF CF DF
AG BG CG DG
AH BH CH DH
AI BI CI DI
AJ BJ CJ DJ
AK BK CK DK
AL BL CL DL
AM BM CM DM
AN BN CN DN

Current numbers study (illustrated)

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