Pane markings on surface-printed stamps
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| pane marking |
pane marking |
pane marking |
pane marking |
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| pane marking |
pane marking |
pane marking |
pane marking |
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| inter-pane marking |
pane marking |
current number
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| showing plate number 14 |
2½d plate 14 1879
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Pane and sheet arrangement
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Pane |
Pane |
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Pane |
Pane |
| Pane |
Pane |
Pane |
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12 Panes to a sheet, each pane consists of
20 stamps in 5 rows of 4 stamps
Only the surface-printed stamps have panes
the line-engraved stamps are printed as a sheet with no panes
Example pane (5 rows of 4 stamps)
Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips
Collection.
Vol
XXXIII Pg 17.
Sheet arrangement
Sheet arrangement for the 3d, 6d, 9d, 10d, 1s or 2s
stamps with watermark emblem or spray. There are 12 panes of 20 stamps
making 240 stamps per sheet. There can be marking on the selvage of the sheet
or on the selvage of a pane. A pane is like a miniature sheet. Stamps with SE
corner letters D, E, H or I will be wing-margin examples.
| AA |
AB |
AC |
AD |
| BA |
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BD |
| CA |
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CD |
| DA |
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DD |
| EA |
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ED |
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| AE |
AF |
AG |
AH |
| BE |
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BH |
| CE |
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CH |
| DE |
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DH |
| EE |
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EH |
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| AI |
AJ |
AK |
AL |
| BI |
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BL |
| CI |
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CL |
| DI |
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DL |
| EI |
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EL |
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| FA |
FB |
FC |
FD |
| GA |
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GD |
| HA |
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HD |
| IA |
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ID |
| JA |
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JD |
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| FE |
FF |
FG |
FH |
| GE |
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GH |
| HE |
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HH |
| IE |
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IH |
| JE |
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JH |
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| FI |
FJ |
FK |
FL |
| GI |
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GL |
| HI |
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HL |
| II |
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IL |
| JI |
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JL |
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| KA |
KB |
KC |
KD |
| LA |
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LD |
| MA |
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MD |
| NA |
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ND |
| OA |
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OD |
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| KE |
KF |
KG |
KH |
| LE |
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LH |
| ME |
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MH |
| NE |
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NH |
| OE |
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OH |
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| KI |
KJ |
KK |
KL |
| LI |
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LL |
| MI |
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ML |
| NI |
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NL |
| OI |
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OL |
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| PA |
PB |
PC |
PD |
| QA |
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QD |
| RA |
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RD |
| SA |
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SD |
| TA |
TB |
TC |
TD |
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| PE |
PF |
PG |
PH |
| QE |
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QH |
| RE |
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RH |
| SE |
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SH |
| TE |
TF |
TG |
TH |
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| PI |
PJ |
PK |
PL |
| QI |
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QL |
| RI |
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RL |
| SI |
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SL |
| TI |
TJ |
TK |
TL |
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For further details see Beaumont &
Easton. The Postage Stamps of Great Britain. Part 3. (1964
edition). Embossed and surface printed (QV and KEVII), : (this contains sheet
and pane marginal markings of surface-printed stamps as well as the
current number),
Vera Trinder Ltd Published by
RPSL,
Amazon
UK
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