Comparison of SG156 and 156a - Eight Pence of 1876Both of these blocks are from Plate 1 - Current number 503 (above stamp AA and below stamp TL), but printed in different colours. The symmetry between the two blocks is also striking (top left hand corner and bottom right hand corner).
Printed in purple-brown but not issued (Five sheets printed) ![]() Printed in orange as issued Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XXXIV Pg 41.
Also shown is the unissued plate 2 in orange. The current number of the two plates also differs (510) as would be expected
Image sources British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XXXIV Pg 41 and Vol XXXIV Pg 40 |