Summary of 1d line-engraved stamps

Date SG Description Wmk Perf Die Alpha Plate Value V Fine Used*
Blued paper, Imperforate            
May 1840 1-3 1d black SC Imp I I 1-11 80
Feb 1841 7 1d red-brown (black plate) SC Imp I I 1-11 24
Feb 1841 8-12 1d red-brown SC Imp I I 12-131 3
6 Feb 1852 8-12 1d red-brown SC Imp I II 132-177 3
Trial perforations            
1848 16a 1d red-brown (Archer) SC Roul I I 70/71
1850 16b 1d red-brown SC 16 I I   95
1853 16c 1d red-brown SC 16 I II  
1854 16d 1d red-brown SC 14 I I    
Officially perforated            
Feb 1854 17-18 1d red-brown SC 16 I II 155-204 3.5
Jan 1955 22 1d red-brown SC 14 I II   12.5
28 Feb 1855 24-25 1d red-brown (die II) SC 14 II II 1-21 14
1 Mar 1855 21 1d red-brown SC 16 II II 1-15 6.5
15 May 1855 26 1d red-brown LC 16 II II 1-15 22
Aug 1855 29-33 1d red-brown LC 14 II III   1.5
white paper            
Nov 1856 37-41 1d rose- red LC 14 II III   0.5
26 Dec 1857 36 1d rose- red LC 16 II III   12.5
1861 42 1d rose- red LC   II IV 50/51 3
Letters in all four corners, plate number included in design        
1 April 1864 43/4 1d LC 14 II   71-225 0.35
Date SG Description Wmk Perf Die alph plate £

* These are dealer selling prices in £, they are for stamps in very fine used condition
and in most cases the stamp would be worth less than ½ quoted prices.
** these are actually quite rare, less than 1,200,000 were issued

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