Summary of line-engraved 2d stamps

Date SG Description Wmk Perf Die Alpha Plate Value V Fine Used*
  Imperforate            
8 May 1840 4-6 2d blue SC Imp I I 1-2 170
Blued paper            
13 Mar 1841 13-15 2d white lines SC Imp I I 3-4 16
Perforated            
  two pence            
1 Mar 1854 19,20 2d blue SC 16 I I 4 20
22 Feb 1855 23 2d blue SC 14 I I 4 55
5 July 1855 23a 2d blue SC 14 I II 5 55
18 Aug 1855 20a** 2d blue SC 16 I II 5 68
20 July 1855 27** 2d blue LC 16 I II 5 85
20 July 1855 34 2d blue LC 14 I II 5 12
2 July 1857 35 2d blue LC 14 I III 6 12
  white paper              
1 Feb 1858 36a** 2d blue LC 16 I III 6 69
  Letters in all four corners, plate number included in design            
July 1858 45 2d LC 14 II   7-12 2.4
7 July 1869 46/7 2d thinner lines LC 14 II   13-15 4

* 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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